St. Lawrence’s Paul Flanagan and Middlebury’s Bill Mandigo have been named the University and College Division Coach of the Year, respectively, by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Saints were 24-8-3 this season under Flanagan, and pulled off a stunning 3-1 win over No. 1-seed Dartmouth in the semifinals of the inaugural NCAA Division I … Read more
Harvard center Jennifer Botterill became the first underclassman, and the first Canadian, to win the Patty Kazmaier Award on Saturday night. Jennifer Botterill accepts her award at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome on Saturday. (photos by Jason Waldowski) Botterill earned the distinction as the best women’s player in the nation by scoring 38 goals and 35 … Read more
Feeling Frozen in Minnesota Well, the debates have been exhausted and the arguing is done. The four-team field for the inaugural NCAA championship is finally set, and the brackets correspond with USCHO.com’s current poll: No. 1 Dartmouth plays No. 4 St. Lawrence in the first semifinal, while No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth takes on No. 3 Harvard … Read more
After a shocking pair of losses by defending national champion Minnesota, it’s anybody’s guess what the NCAA tournament committee will do with its four bids — though one of them is all but guaranteed to go to No. 1 Dartmouth, which goes after the ECAC playoff title this weekend. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
Both the ECAC and the WCHA open the postseason this weekend, but by Saturday only one will have crowned a champion. No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 3 Minnesota — both bidding for slots in the inaugural NCAA tournament — highlight the whirlwind that is the WCHA playoff championship. Zevi Gutfreund runs down the contenders.
The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has picked the University of New Hampshire to host the second NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, in 2002, on campus at the 6,501-seat Whittemore Center.
Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth take to the ice in what might be a preview of the WCHA playoff championship; the ECAC sorts out its final playoff berths; and Zevi Gutfreund breaks out the crystal ball.
St. Cloud and Ohio State duke it out for the right to “home” ice at the WCHA tournament; and No. 3 Harvard completes an impressive trifecta. Zevi Gutfreund rolls through the week in women’s hockey.
It’s a key weekend in women’s hockey as top-ranked Dartmouth engages nationally-ranked rivals Harvard and Brown. Zevi Gutfreund focuses his attention on the Ivy League triad.
Wisconsin continues its home cooking against Minnesota-Duluth, and St. Lawrence gets a wake-up call from Niagara. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
No. 1 Dartmouth gains some revenge; third-ranked Minnesota makes a statement out East; and Zevi Gutfreund picks this weekend’s results.
The field for the 2001 Hockey Humanitarian Award has been whittled to a diverse list of five finalists. The award has been handed out annually since 1996 by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation. It goes to the college hockey player — men’s or women’s, Division I or III — who has “exhibited a strong commitment … Read more
Up-and-coming St. Cloud gives Wisconsin pause in the WCHA, while travel partners make noise out East. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
Question: will there be an undefeated season for No. 1 Dartmouth? Answer: no, thanks to the Northeastern Huskies. Zevi Gutfreund welcomes the New Year.
Dartmouth proves why it’s the number-one team in the nation, and Harvard prepares to brave the frozen tundra … of Duluth, home of the nation’s newest national power. Zevi Gutfreund rounds up the action.
Connecticut and Quinnipiac have been awarded membership into the newly-restructured ECAC Women’s League for 2001-2002 season.
Harvard sticks its head into the national picture again, and a top-two battle in Hanover highlights the calendar. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
No. 8 New Hampshire could be doing more than rebuilding this season; Ohio State and Northeastern see sparks fly; and ECAC powerhouses match up. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
Another week, another week at No. 1 for Dartmouth; also, the WCHA features its freshman snipers. Zevi Gutfreund reports.
Under other circumstances, this would be a great week to explore the individual performances of players like Ambria Thomas of Minnesota or Tara Dunn of Harvard, each of whom recorded a hat trick last weekend. In a different week, two-goal games by players like Dartmouth’s Carrie Sekela, Minnesota’s La Toya Clarke and Nadine Muzerall, Harvard’s … Read more