Former Brown standout Robert Kenneally has been named the head women’s coach at Brown and in doing so, will step down from his position as executive associate director of athletics at the school. “Bob has been a valuable member of the Brown athletic department for over 20 years and I’m pleased that he has accepted … Read more
Minnesota led the way with six selections on the All-USCHO Women’s D-I teams, while Boston College placed five players. Nine other schools are represented.
Minnesota-Duluth revealed Tuesday the three finalists for the Bulldogs’ head women’s hockey coach position – Harvard associate head coach Maura Crowell, UMD assistant Laura Schuler and Mercyhurst head coach Mike Sisti. Crowell has spent the past five years on the Harvard coaching staff, serving as an associate head coach this past season (when it placed … Read more
She led the country in scoring, averaging over two points a game, and captured the Patty Kazmaier Award. Boston College star Alex Carpenter is USCHO’s player of the year for 2015.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Harvard Crimson senior class is a unique group, with multiple players having missed years either due to injury, time with U.S. Olympic team, or both. The struggles they’ve endured helped forge a unique bond and build a core group of players that led Harvard to the Frozen Four and national championship game … Read more
After advancing with wins over Wisconsin and Boston College, Minnesota and Harvard will battle for the national championship, and fight to decide who is the country’s best team.
The quarterfinals turned out to be routs for the home teams; do the semis promise more drama? Candace and Arlan look at that, plus coaching vacancies and more in their final Wednesday Women column of the year.
The Great Alaska Showcase has proven a boon for the Hickel sisters, Zoe, who plays a Minnesota-Duluth, and Tori, who plays at Northeastern. The family inherited a program they participated in growing up.
Candace and Arlan look at the first round matchups of the NCAA tournament, and also ponder the Patty Kazmaier Award Final Three.
The NCAA announced on Sunday the field of eight teams that will compete for the women’s Division I national championship. Quarterfinal games will be played on the campuses of the participating schools, with the 2015 Women’s Frozen Four will be hosted by Minnesota on March 20 and 22, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Four conferences … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced its annual postseason awards at a banquet held Saturday as part of the 2015 ECAC Women’s Hockey Championship weekend at Clarkson University. Cornell’s Brianne Jenner won the league’s Player of the Year Award for the second time during her storied career, as well as the league’s Best Forward honor. She led the … Read more
The first round of the conference tournaments is just one round among six that could lead to a national championship for one of eight teams. Candace and Arlan look a the results from the first weekend, as well as the Patty Kazmaier nominees.
Three players each from Minnesota and Boston College are among the 10 finalists for the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The winner of the award, given to the best player in Division I women’s hockey, will be unveiled at a brunch ceremony at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 21, as part … Read more
Brown women’s coach Amy Bourbeau stepped down on Thursday. “I want to thank Coach Bourbeau for her contributions to the Brown women’s hockey program and its student-athletes,” said Brown director of athletics Jack Hayes in a statement. “I wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors.” Bourbeau coached the Bears from 2011 to … Read more
Arlan takes a look at the four ECAC playoff series, and what each team needs to do to advance.
The regular season is over, and the road to a national championship begins. Candace and Arlan take a look at results from the final weekend in the regular season, and ponder what said results mean for the first round of the conference tournaments.
It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and a lot of teams are battling for playoff position in their conference tournaments, as well as positioning for possible NCAA berths. How it all plays out is anyone’s guess, but Candace and Arlan take a look.
Boston College’s undefeated season came to an end, North Dakota beat Minnesota, Quinnipiac suffered another conference loss, and Mercyhurst took another step toward the CHA regular season title. Candace and Arlan look at that and more.
Harvard held first place for a night, North Dakota is moving on up in the WCHA, several teams, including Colgate and Penn State, have great freshmen, and Minnesota and Boston College have looked a little vulnerable.
