Clarkson shows balance in women’s semifinal win over Mercyhurst
It’s not all about Jamie Lee Rattray for Clarkson.
Women’s D-I: ECAC
Start the music, it’s time for the on-ice version of the Big Dance
Women’s D-I columnist Arlan Marttila previews the NCAA tournament field before Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Rattray, Maschmeyer, Staenz big winners at ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet
Eight individual awards, three all-league teams and an all-rookie team highlighted the ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet on Friday at Clarkson. Clarkson forward Jamie Lee Rattray was tabbed player of the year, while Harvard’s Emerance Maschmeyer was named top goaltender and Yale forward and Swiss Olympian Phoebe Staenz earned rookie of the year laurels. Clarkson’s … Read more
Kazmaier finalists whittled down to three talented forwards
The three finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by USA Hockey. Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray and Cornell junior forward Jillian Saulnier are the final three players up for the top individual honor in women’s hockey. Brandt leads the nation in points (61) and … Read more
Crowell and Harvard aren’t taking the Olympic year off
Olympic seasons tend to be a little strange. It’s like removing the aces from the deck after sitting down to play poker. Eventually, everybody adjusts to the fact that the aces are gone, but in the hockey world, it can be tough on a team that was originally dealt a couple of aces. The 2014 … Read more
Five named as finalists for 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award
Cornell’s Alyssa Gagliardi, Vermont’s Danielle Rancourt, Holy Cross’ Jeffrey Reppucci, Notre Dame’s Joe Rogers and Colgate’s Jocelyn Simpson are up for the award.
ECAC Hockey suspends Cornell women’s forward Campbell one game
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that Cornell senior forward Jessica Campbell has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of her actions in the Big Red’s game at Clarkson last Saturday (Jan. 25) at Cheel Arena. At the 19:55 mark of the third period, Campbell was given a major penalty for hitting from behind … Read more
St. Louis Blues to attend Yale’s “White Out For Mandi” game on Jan. 24
The entire St. Louis Blues team will be attending the Yale women’s game on Friday, Jan. 24 – the “White Out For Mandi” game at Ingalls Rink against Brown to honor the late Mandi Schwartz, who played at Yale and whose brother, Jaden, plays for the Blues. Mandi passed away in 2011 after a two-year … Read more
Eighteen players nominated for 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award
Repeat honorees Jordan Heywood of Merrimack and Jeffrey Reppucci of Holy Cross are among the group.
Yale’s Staenz selected for Swiss women’s Olympic team
Yale freshman forward Phoebe Staenz has earned a spot on the Switzerland women’s roster for the Winter Olympics next month in Sochi, Russia. Staenz, a Zurich native, was one of 21 players selected for Switzerland’s roster and has extensive experience playing with the Swiss National Team, including three appearances in the IIHF Women’s World Championship … Read more
Rattray focused on team success as she nears Clarkson records
Grace Potter says, “Life is a record, playing on repeat.” Followers of women’s NCAA hockey would have little reason to dispute that. The same teams keep winning conference titles. It is a small pool of teams that go to the national tournament, advance to the Frozen Four, or emerge as champion year after year. In … Read more
Princeton and Rensselaer collide as they try to ascend a crowded ECAC ladder
There wasn’t much separating Rensselaer from Princeton in the 2012-13 season. The Engineers were two games and four points better in the standings for ECAC Hockey, but overall, the Tigers won more games and had the better winning percentage. Yet as in most sports, a season is judged by a team’s postseason, and Princeton didn’t … Read more
Harvard women’s coach Stone wins NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
Katey Stone, a 1989 graduate of New Hampshire and current coach of the 2014 U.S. women’s Olympic team, is one of six individuals to earn the NCAA’s 2014 Silver Anniversary Award. The Silver Anniversary Award annually recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their college athletics careers. The Honors Committee, comprised … Read more
Campbell and Fulton are becoming more recognizable at Cornell
It has been said many times in sports: the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back. That is certainly true at Cornell. The Big Red like to rock it old school, and don’t wear any names on the backs of their jerseys. However, certain names have … Read more
Wednesday Women: Early lessons
Candace and Arlan ponder how good Minnesota is, as well as the rest of the contenders in the WCHA,
Playing in Frozen Four not a goal for Quinnipiac but still a dream
The 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Frozen Four will be held at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center, home to Quinnipiac hockey. Bobcats coach Rick Seeley and his team are very aware of that fact. “Anything can happen, but we’re certainly not going into this year saying if we don’t make the … Read more
Princeton Season Preview
Princeton lost out in the playoff race last season as injuries had the Tigers by the tail. “Last year, we played with 14, 15 skaters almost every game, which didn’t bode well for us on the Saturday afternoon games,” coach Jeff Kampersal said. Despite the graduation of leading scorers Corey Stearns and Kelly Cooke, Kampersal … Read more
Colgate Season Preview
Coach Greg Fargo’s introduction to Division I women’s hockey was a trip to Minnesota a year ago with his new team to face the defending national champions. To the credit of Fargo and his players, they were undeterred by being outscored 18-0 in that series and went on to have a successful season, including a … Read more
Harvard Season Preview
Harvard is another team that will have a slightly different look this season due to it being an Olympic year. Coach Katey Stone is on a sabbatical while she coaches the United States team. In her absence, Maura Crowell will serve as interim head coach. “I’ve been working with coach Stone for three years, and … Read more
Quinnipiac Season Preview
Victoria Vigilanti is likely the player that has meant the most to Quinnipiac in its brief history. The Bobcats were 3-26-5 the year before her arrival; that record jumped to 19-10-8 in Vigilanti’s first year of guarding the Bobcats’ net. “The bottom line is with Vigilanti graduating, we have no real experience in net,” coach … Read more