Arlan: It’s been about a month since you and I last chatted, and obviously, there have been some changes to the puzzle, although not so much at the top. It still looks like Wisconsin followed closely by Ohio State, and then a bit of a gap to the rest of the pack. Just how that … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at St. Thomas Maddi Wheeler had two goals and two assists and Makenna Webster added a goal and three assists to lead Wisconsin to a 7-1 win on Saturday. Brette Pettet, Casey O’Brien, Nicole LaMantia and Sophie Shirley also scored with the Badgers in the win. Maddie Jurgensen was the goal-scorer for St. … Read more
RIT at (3) Minnesota On Friday, seven different Gophers scored goals, including Emily Zumwinkle, who scored her first career goal. Goalie Makayla Pahl earned her first career point on a goal from Taylor Heise. The Gophers outshot the Tigers 59-12 and earned a 10-0 win. In the second game, Emma Connor scored her first as … Read more
This weekend, the final qualification tournaments for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are happening at sites around the world. A number of current Division I and Division III women’s hockey players are representing their countries at these tournaments. This is the first year the Olympic field will contain 10 women’s teams. The top six teams in … Read more
The NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved expanding the national women’s hockey brackets for the NCAA tournament. The bracket will expand from eight to 11 teams, but the Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has yet to decide whether the new bracket format will be implemented in 2022 or 2023. Once the committee makes … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin On Saturday, Wisconsin out-shot Bemidji 56-14, but a career game from sophomore goalie Hannah Hogeson kept the Badgers off the board and this one ended a 0-0 tie. It was Hogeson’s first career shutout and upped her career high in saves – she had set the number at 52 last … Read more
Rensselaer coach Bryan Vines and graduate student Lauren Severson say their team is focused on the present and enjoying the fact that their team is finally able to return to the ice after 19 months passed between their final game in February 2020 and when they dropped the puck in September this year. But while … Read more
Nicole: Halloween may be over, but we’ve got a special treat this week as Gabriella Fundaro joins me as a Guest Contributor to Wednesday Women. Gabs writes about women’s college hockey at The Ice Garden and has been covering the sport for various outlets for 10 years. Gabs and I both wrote this week about … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Minnesota State Makenna Webster scored on the power play five minutes into the game to give Wisconsin the lead. Brooke Bryant tied it up for Mankato midway through the frame to send the teams into the first intermission tied. Daryl Watts slotted one top shelf early in the third and that would … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced today it is extending its rights agreement with ESPN+ to stream more than 350 games each season through 2028-29. Every regular-season and post-season game (conference and nonconference) hosted at an ECAC Hockey venue will be streamed on ESPN+ with no blackout restrictions. That includes the annual women’s championship, and men’s championship in … Read more
(2) Ohio State at (1) Wisconsin The first series between these teams as the top two ranked squads in the country did not disappoint. On Saturday, the Buckeyes came out strong in the first and headed into the break with a 1-0 lead thanks to a snipe from Gabby Rosenthal. The Badgers picked it up … Read more
Nicole: Welcome back for another women’s college hockey season! Arlan and I are back to volley questions back and forth and share some insight into what we’ve seen so far this season. It’s been an interesting start, to say the least. I definitely felt more lost than normal when I was compiling season previews this … Read more
UMass Boston has named Danielle Blanchard the new head women’s hockey coach for the Beacons. Blanchard, who will begin her new position immediately following an extensive nationwide search, comes to the harbor campus after serving as the assistant coach at Yale. “Danielle’s extensive knowledge of the game of ice hockey, her care and attention to … Read more
RIT’s women’s hockey game scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. against St. Lawrence will change dates and venues. The Tigers will next play Friday, Oct. 22 at St. Lawrence at 6 p.m. to move up an originally scheduled game from Saturday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. The postponed home game against St. Lawrence … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (7) Minnesota Duluth The Badger power play was working well on Friday as Makenna Webster scored in the opening seconds of the player advantage two different times in the game. She opened the scoring midway through the first. Maddi Wheeler doubled the lead and Webster made it a 3-0 win with seconds … Read more
St. Cloud State at (1) Wisconsin It took the Badgers 38 minutes to light the lamp on Saturday, but then the flood gates opened. Maddi Wheeler scored what would prove to be the game-winner at the end of the second. Daryl Watts and Sophie Shirley each scored twice in the third and Sarah Wozniewicz added … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Merrimack Sarah Wozniewicz’s first collegiate goal proved to be the game-winner on Friday afternoon. Casey O’Brien scored twice, to give her eight goals on the year, Daryl Watts added three assists and Makenna Webster had a goal and two assists to lead Wisconsin to a 4-0 win. On Saturday, O’Brien, Webster, Watts … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Lindenwood Casey O’Brien and Maddi Wheeler each scored twice and Daryl Watts added a goal and three assists to lead the Badgers to a 8-1 win in their season opener. Katie Kotlowski scored her first career goal in the win. Megan Wagner was the goal-scorer for the Lions. On Saturday, O’Brien scored … Read more
Only four ECAC teams competed in the abbreviated season last year, so there is a lot of unknown in the conference to start this season. Many of the squads have two years – half the roster – of new players to acclimate. There are some very intriguing rookies that seem to be a bit under … Read more
For the first time in program history, Colgate has earned the top spot in the ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll. Three different programs received first place votes in this year’s poll, making it the second straight (full) season that three programs split the voting at the top. ECAC Hockey 2021-22 Women’s Preseason Poll 1. Colgate … Read more