Women’s D-I: ECAC

Harvard Shootout Preview

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Three of the nation’s top five women’s hockey teams converge at Bright Hockey Center this Thanksgiving weekend. USCHO will be there with live broadcasts, including a rematch of the 2004 NCAA final.

Gophers Dominate Women’s Preseason All-USCHO Teams

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Defending champion Minnesota dominated the D-I women’s preseason All-USCHO teams by placing five players across all three teams, including three players on the first team. The three teams, announced by USCHO.com on Monday, include six 2002 Olympic medalists, four of which are on the first team. The previous two Frozen Four MVPs, Minnesota’s Krissy Wendell … Read more

Dartmouth Favored in ECAC Women’s Race

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For the second straight year, Dartmouth is the coaches’ preseason pick to win the ECAC women’s title, while last year’s regular season co-champions Harvard and St. Lawrence are right behind. The three schools, separated by just a single point in last season’s final standings, split the coaches’ 11 first-place votes. Dartmouth led the poll with … Read more

U.S. Earns First-Ever Under-22 Sweep

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When Karen Thatcher helped set up Friar teammate Sonny Watrous in front for the game-winning goal early in the third period of Saturday’s 3-2 U.S. Under-22 women’s victory over Canada, Providence coach Bob Deraney had more reason to be thrilled than anyone else in the crowd of 659 at Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. “Seeing Watrous score … Read more

Stephens Completes the Double-Double

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Kelly Stephens, senior on the defending champion Minnesota Gophers, has left no question that she’ll be leading by example when the college season begins. For the second straight evening, Stephens led the U.S Under-22 team to victory over Canada with two goals, including the game-winner. Her pair was part of a three-goal explosion in the … Read more

Canadian Youth Faces Tall Order Against U.S.

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The United States is in an unfamiliar position entering this week’s annual Under-22 series with Canada-defending champion and favorite. As usual, the three-game series offers glimpses of top U.S. college players from both countries, but what’s been different recently is that the glimpses are of younger Canadians. The average age of this year’s Canadian roster … Read more

Quinnipiac Officially Admitted to ECAC

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Officially ending a four-month process, the ECAC announced today it is adding Quinnipiac to its membership, effective 2005-06. The announcement was officially made today at a news conference on Quinnipiac’s campus. Quinnipiac will be replacing Vermont, which last winter announced its intentions to leave the ECAC for Hockey East following the upcoming season. The ECAC … Read more

Pick Your Poison

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If this afternoon’s game is any indication, U.S. Under-22 team head coach Alana Blahoski will have quite a decision to make when choosing her goaltender for next week’s series against Canada. Colgate’s Rebecca Lahar and Wisconsin’s Meghan Horras took turns putting on a netminding clinic this afternoon, combining to save all 26 shots they faced … Read more

Late Goals From Friars Not Enough in U-22 Defeat

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The U.S. Under-22 team showed considerable spark during a late comeback bid, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Cammi Granato and the U.S. Red Team at the USA Hockey Women’s Festival in Lake Placid Friday night. Granato led the Reds with two goals in their 5-3 victory, and Angela Ruggiero and Minnesota junior Krissy Wendell … Read more

Committee Requests Women’s D-I Autobids

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The newly expanded eight-team NCAA women’s hockey tournament in 2005 will be the first to award automatic bids, pending approval during the Sept. 21-22 meeting of the D-I Championships and Competition Cabinet. The ECAC, the WCHA and Hockey East were the three conferences recommended for automatic qualification, according to the recently released meeting agenda. Women’s … Read more

Gunn Wins NCAA-wide Sportsmanship Award

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Northeastern alum Chanda Gunn, winner of the Hockey Humanitarian Award, was named the 2004 female recipient of the NCAA Sportsmanship Award last weekend. The award was the second Gunn had received this year out of a pool of all NCAA female athletes. She also received the Honda Inspiration Award as part of the Collegiate Women’s … Read more

Shadow Of The Maple

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Dartmouth and St. Lawrence entered this weekend’s Frozen Four handicapped by the loss of three star players to the World Championships.

2004 Women’s Frozen Four Preview

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UMD coach Shannon Miller was back at the NCAA women’s Frozen Four on Thursday, but in an entirely unfamiliar role. She was sitting in the back of the press room watching questions being answered instead of taking them herself. UMD has won all three NCAA championships contested but just missed the NCAA cut this time … Read more

RPI To Move Women’s Hockey To Division I

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With the concern over athletic scholarships now passed, Rensselaer officially announced its intention to elevate the level of its women’s hockey program to the Division I level. A Division III proposal that would have eliminated the ability of schools that “play up” in one sport to give athletic scholarships, was amended at the NCAA Convention … Read more

This Week in Women’s Hockey: Nov. 13, 2003

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The Four Nations Cup’s disruption of the college hockey season is now past. Even though the international tournament ended on Sunday, its impact still extended to the showdown between No. 3 Harvard and No. 6 Providence on Tuesday night. U.S. national team members Julie Chu and Angela Ruggiero, albeit jet-lagged, returned from Sweden in plenty … Read more