Union has announced that Chris Ardito and Breanne Wilson-Bennett have been named assistant women’s hockey coaches. “I’ve been very fortunate to be surrounded by some great assistant coaches, and I’m really excited to work with Chris and Breanne,” said Union head coach Josh Sciba in a statement. “Going through this process, it was very important … Read more
LIU announced Wednesday the addition of Erica Kromm to the women’s hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kromm, a Long Island native, joins the program after a nine-year professional playing career in Canada and several coaching stints. “We are incredibly excited to have Erica join our coaching staff,” LIU head coach Rob Morgan said … Read more
Brown has announced the addition of Justin Simpson and Makenna Newkirk as assistant coaches for the Brown women’s hockey team. Simpson comes to College Hill after serving the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach for RIT. Prior to coaching the Tigers, Simpson spent two seasons in the same role at Colby. Prior to Colby, Simpson … Read more
A Team USA veteran, Olympic silver medalist and four-time IIHF World Champion, Shelly Picard has joined the Princeton women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach. Picard fills the opening created when Melanie Ruzzi became the head coach at Brown. “I’m thrilled to welcome Shelly to our coaching staff at Princeton,” said Princeton head coach Cara … Read more
The National Women’s Hockey League held its annual draft Tuesday night, featuring collegiate graduates from across North America. A total of 30 players were selected by the league’s six member clubs over the five-round process and were introduced live on Twitch for the first time in league history. “These athletes represent the future of the … Read more
Longtime Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone has been named the recipient of USA Hockey’s 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award. The Watertown, Conn., native has had a storied career at Harvard, a tenure that began with the 1994-95 season. The 2021-22 season will mark her 27th at the helm of the program. Stone has guided the … Read more
After four successful seasons at Clarkson, forward Élizabeth Giguère will join the Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team as a graduate transfer for the 2021-22 school year. Giguère won the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Award as the nation’s top player in women’s college hockey. A three-time All-American selection, Giguère was the 2020 ECAC Player of the Year. … Read more
Dartmouth has announced that Liz Keady Norton has been named head coach of the women’s hockey team. She is the Big Green’s 11th head coach in the program’s 44-year history and sixth in the last 35 years. “Liz brings unique experience to Dartmouth women’s hockey,” Dartmouth interim director of athletics Peter Roby said in a … Read more
Brown has hired Melanie Ruzzi as the Bears’ next women’s hockey head coach. No stranger to the ECAC and Ivy League, Ruzzi comes to Brown with seven years of coaching experience in the conferences. “We are delighted to welcome Mel to the Brown Athletics community,” said Brown vice president for athletics and recreation M. Grace … Read more
Twelve different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Northeastern and Wisconsin lead the way, each placing four players on our lists. First Team F: Daryl Watts, Sr – Wisconsin F: Danielle Serdachny, So – Colgate F: Alina Mueller, Jr – Northeastern D: Ashton Bell, Sr – Minnesota Duluth D: … Read more
ERIE, Pa. – Minnesota Duluth advanced to their first Frozen Four in 11 years thanks to an overtime goal from captain Ashton Bell to give them a 1-0 win over Colgate in the NCAA quarterfinal Monday night. In addition, it was UMD coach Maura Crowell’s 100th win at the school and her first-ever NCAA win … Read more
Note: This is a special, part two, Thursday edition of Wednesday Women. Check out yesterday’s part one that recapped the regular season and conference tournaments before diving in on our thoughts about the NCAA tournament field selection and predictions for how we expect those teams to fare. Arlan: I guess that I could have just … Read more
Arlan and Nicole give their thoughts on the final weeks of the regular season and conference tournament games.
The bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament was announced Sunday evening. Northeastern received the number one overall seed. The other teams, in order, are Wisconsin, Ohio State, Colgate, Minnesota Duluth, Boston College, Providence and Robert Morris. Quarter final games are normally hosted on the campus of the higher seed, but this year, the NCAA consolidated … Read more
Connecticut upset Boston College in the Hockey East Tournament and Wisconsin stumbled against UMD but rallied to capture the WCHA regular season crown.
The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the 10 finalists for the 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
The honor, which began in 1998, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey.
(2) Northeastern at Vermont Megan Carter had a goal and an assist to lead Northeastern to a win on Friday. Tessa Ward scored early in the second to put the Huskies up 1-0. Veronika Pettey extended the lead to 2-0 before the second intermission. In the third, Corinne McCool cut the lead for Vermont, but … Read more
Arlan: Senior Days are being celebrated, so we must be nearing the end of this regular season that has been anything but regular. What have we learned from it? My interest in the sport doesn’t date back to its nascent days, but I’m guessing it was a little like this. Teams likely scheduled each other … Read more
“We Play Free” is more than a social media slogan or team tagline, it’s a program-wide philosophy that eschews rigid systems and has helped Colgate become one of the top teams in the country.
NCAA Division I hockey student-athletes, coaches and administrators unveiled a new initiative Wednesday – College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – that is designed to create positive cultural change in the sport through communication, education, allyship, and advocacy.