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.
The University of Vermont and the city of Burlington will host the 2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship, with Gutterson Fieldhouse being the primary venue. Gutterson, home to the UVM men’s and women’s programs, will will host all U.S. and Canada games, as well as the playoff and medal rounds. Cairns Arena will serve as the … Read more
The New Hampshire-Quinnipiac women’s game scheduled for tonight at Quinnipiac has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn.
Dartmouth and Vermont have postponed their women’s game scheduled for Wednesday in Burlington, Vt., because players on both teams were delayed in returning to school because of the East Coast snowstorm. The game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. A Dartmouth release said the game was postponed “instead of trying to … Read more
Wisconsin forward Madison Packer and Boston University goaltender Kerrin Sperry have been added to the roster for the 2010 USA Hockey Women’s Winter Training Camp, which is set for Dec. 26-31, at the National Sports Center’s Schwan Super Rink, in Blaine, Minn. Packer and Sperry will take the places of Amanda Kessel (Minnesota) and Alex … Read more
Former New Hampshire forward Karyn Bye Dietz was named today to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Class of 2011. “Karyn was a dominating force on the international stage for more than a decade and her play served as an inspiration for young girls, not only in the United States, but across the world,” … Read more
It wasn’t exactly freshman orientation, not the sort that all newcomers to Northeastern University undergo, anyway. It was more of a reorientation for NU coach Dave Flint. After all, a season away to help guide Team USA at the Vancouver Olympics did net Flint a silver medal, but it also left him feeling a little … Read more
UMaine may have polished off one of the most significant wins in its history on Tuesday, a 4-1 upset of New Hampshire. But there was little time to savor it. The Black Bears were back on skates and on the ice early (if not bright) on Wednesday. Still, there wasn’t a grumble to be heard, … Read more
There is not much change in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the top five teams remain the same as last week, with Wisconsin on top having garnered all 15 first place votes. Cornell, Minnesota-Duluth, Mercyhurst and Boston University round out the top five in that order. Minnesota, up a notch to No. … Read more
Not much change in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as Wisconsin is still perched atop the poll and the next five spots remain the same as last week. At the bottom, Minnesota jumps from No. 8 to No. 7, North Dakota flip-flops with Minnesota and Ohio State stays in the ninth spot. Harvard … Read more
Wisconsin remained atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll on Monday after sweeping No. 10 Ohio State over the weekend. Cornell remained at No. 2 after opening its season with two wins against Robert Morris. Little changed from the previous week. Minnesota-Duluth and Mercyhurst switched places, with the Bulldogs climbing to No. 3, and Boston … Read more
Wisconsin is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll released today. The Badgers take over the top spot from Mercyhurst, which falls to No. 3. Cornell stays in the second spot, while Minnesota-Duluth comes in at No. 4 and Boston University rounds out the top five. The top four teams … Read more
Defending champion Boston University is the favorite for the 2010-11 Hockey East women’s regular-season title, according to league coaches. The Terriers received six of the eight first-place votes in the preseason balloting, with second-place Boston College taking the other two. Providence, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine were picked to finish third through eighth, … Read more