TD Garden to host consolation, championship games of 2024 women’s Beanpot tournament

Boston’s TD Garden will host the 45th women’s Beanpot championship on Jan. 23, 2024. The annual showcase will include both the consolation and the championship games, featuring Boston’s four major college hockey women’s programs from Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern in a battle for the city’s bragging rights. The consolation and championship games … Read more

Colgate’s Serdachny garners ECAC Hockey women’s player, forward of year, first sportsmanship award, Yale’s Seitz top defender, Yale’s Dukaric best goalie, Brown’s Iginla, Yale’s Ray share rookie honor, Yale’s Bolding top coach

ECAC Hockey has announced the recipients of the league’s major individual award winners for the 2022-23 season ahead of crowning the ECAC Hockey tournament champion this weekend in New Haven, Conn. Awards were determined by a full nomination and voting process involving the league’s 12 head coaches. ECAC Hockey Player of the Year & Forward … Read more

Report: Harvard women’s hockey coach Stone accused of abusive behavior, creating ‘toxic environment’ surrounding team

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In a Boston Globe report, Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone is being accused of racist behavior and abusive behavior towards members of the Crimson team. One incident in the report is how Stone allegedly berated two former players who are North Americans of Indigenous descent. “I had learned to navigate a lot of her … Read more

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Hagwell to retire at end of 2022-23 season

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Hagwell is the longest-serving commissioner of ECAC Hockey, having seen the storied league through its evolution to a single-sport conference and into one of the most competitive leagues in the sport. “Having had the honor, privilege … Read more

ECAC Hockey adjusts format for men’s, women’s postseason tournaments with men starting change in 2023, women in 2024

ECAC Hockey has announced changes to the postseason tournament format for its men’s and women’s conferences. Effective March 2023, the men’s tournament will feature a single-game first-round format the weekend of March 4-6 with seed Nos. 5-8 hosting seed Nos. 9-12. The four winners of the first-round games will advance to the league quarterfinals March … Read more

Boston University-Holy Cross, Harvard-Quinnipiac women’s hockey games announced as part of Frozen Fenway 2023

The city of Boston, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, and Fenway Sports Management announced Thursday that Frozen Fenway 2023 will feature women’s college matchups between Boston University and Holy Cross and Harvard and Quinnipiac on Friday, Jan. 6. The pair of women’s college hockey games will be followed by the previously announced men’s college hockey doubleheader … Read more

Defending conference champion Colgate chosen as women’s ECAC Hockey favorite in 2022-23 preseason coaches poll

Back-to-back ECAC Hockey tournament champion Colgate has been selected by the league’s head coaches to win the 2022-23 regular season in a poll announced on Sept. 14. In addition, a preseason all-ECAC Hockey team was announced. ECAC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-place votes) 1. Colgate (6) 115 2. Yale (3) 98 3. Princeton (1) 97 … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2022-23 ECAC season preview

Two-time defending conference champions Colgate were given the vote of confidence for a three-peat in the coaches preseason poll, but there are plenty of talented teams here that will make that very difficult. The Raiders have some rookies that should make an immediate impact. With their mix of veterans and one of the best incoming … Read more