In this week’s edition of Wednesday Women, Arlan and Candace look at possible NCAA tournament brackets, St. Cloud’s first conference win, second half conference races, and the top position players of the first half.
Providence will host Dartmouth in a women’s game at Fenway Park on Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 31 at Providence. “The team is very excited about getting to play at Fenway,” Dartmouth head coach Mark Hudak said in a news … Read more
Traditionally one of the powers in women’s hockey, New Hampshire is trying to rebuild during a tough season.
This week, Arlan and Candace look at the programs that keep going up and down, and whether they can find consistency in the second half of the season.
Despite extensive Minnesota pedigree, Alison Micheletti went east for her college career, finding success at Providence College. Al Daniel reports.
Reading into the ECAC games during the Four Nations Cup, possible D-III teams going D-I, and whether Bemidji is as good as their current place in the standings indicates.
In this week’s WW, we look at the impact of Minnesota’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, BC’s speed, and how young players help and hurt their teams.
Cornell is off to a fast start, Hockey East is still in transition, and Wisconsin looks in good position to repeat as champions. Candace Horgan and Arlan Marttila discuss in this week’s edition of Wednesday Women.
Ask for a show of hands of any surprised that coach Dave Flint’s Northeastern Huskies are off to a strong start, and all extremities should remain down. The Huskies exited October with records of 5-0-2, 7-1-1, and 6-1-2 in Flint’s first three seasons at the helm, and have jumped out to a 4-0-0 mark halfway … Read more
Lucy Schoedel has been named the new assistant coach for the Brown women’s team. Schoedel, a former player at New Hampshire and Syracuse, spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Wesleyan University. “I am thrilled to have Lucy join our staff,” Brown head coach Amy Borbeau said in a news release. “She is … Read more
Previews and conference picks for the Women’s D-I 2011-2012 season by new USCHO Women’s Columnist Arlan Marttila.
Boston University has been tabbed as the top team in the women’s Hockey East preseason coaches poll. The Terriers received six first-place votes. Boston College, with 51 points, is right behind the Terriers in the poll, garnering two first-place votes. Northeastern’s third place prediction is the highest in team history, while fourth-place Providence is led … Read more
Northeastern women’s coach Dave Flint has agreed to a contract extension to remain head coach through the 2015-16 season. “I am excited to announce this contract extension for Dave,” Northeastern director of athletics Peter Roby said in a statement. “His program has continued to improve each year and competes at a national level. His leadership … Read more
Yale senior goaltender Jackee Snikeris has been named the winner of the 2011 Sarah Devens Award. Given as a joint award between ECAC Hockey and Hockey East, the award is presented annually to a player who “demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice.” Snikeris, the first Yale player to win the award, … Read more
Jackie Barto, the first coach of women’s hockey at Ohio State, has decided to retire from coaching after 12 seasons with the Buckeyes and 27 years overall. Barto was hired at Ohio State in 1999 to start the women’s hockey program after spending five seasons as the head coach at her alma mater, Providence. “It … Read more
Wisconsin’s Meghan Duggan won the 2011 Patty Kazmaier award, becoming the third Badger in recent years to claim the trophy.
The hardest job in hockey? Seems it might be a seat on the Kazmaier selection committee. Each year, the task of anointing just one woman as the best player in women’s hockey seems to get more daunting, with no slam dunk Patty Kazmaier Award winner to merely hand the honor to. That said, we do … Read more
Though they lost 3-1 to Boston College in the Hockey East women’s final, the Northeastern Huskies have a foundation on which to build. Jim Connelly reports.
Has it really been half a dozen years since the BU varsity women’s program came into being? That’s just too hard to believe. Seems like only yesterday that the Terriers were something of an hockey Hubanomaly. The lone club program in the Women’s Beanpot. The last place an elite New Englander would even think about … Read more
The Terriers are shooting for big things in their program’s sixth season. Scott Weighart reports.