Women’s D-I: Hockey East

Never A Dull Moment

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Among the words that could describe Molly Schaus’ tenure in net for Boston College, “boring” isn’t exactly one. Mike Scandura profiles the Eagle ‘keeper.

Wildcat Women Again the Favorite in Hockey East

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Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna announced the preseason women’s coaches poll on Monday afternoon at the conference’s annual media day held in Legends Restaurant at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The seventh season of WHEA regular-season play will begin on September 27, 2008 when Connecticut hosts Sacred Heart at Freitas Ice Forum, while conference … Read more

Skills Challenge Rosters Announced

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The NCAA announced Friday the final rosters for the 2008 Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. For the East team, Will Engasser, Yale, Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire and David Leaderer, Massachusetts were all added to the roster. Meanwhile, Eric Ehn, Air Force, Nino Musitelli, Miami … Read more

Feeling Black and Blue

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Traditional rivals in women’s college hockey are hard to come by, but the enmity between Providence College and New Hampshire goes back as far as any of them. It predates the six-year existence of the Women’s Hockey East Association. And stretching, as it does, all the way back to 1977, it predates the births of … Read more

Keeping It Going

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The Boston College Eagles went to the Women’s Frozen Four last season and then went through a tumultuous offseason. But the 2007-2008 season has shown that the Eagles are keeping the train rolling on the track. As the second half of the season starts, the Eagles are ready to get back to the Frozen Four and look for a National Championship. Candace Horgan reports on the ladies of Boston College.

No Small Goals

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After a 51-point rookie season in 2005-06, Sam Faber’s sophomore slump was hardly noticeable, but the Wildcat junior’s performance in the first half of this year’s campaign is hard to ignore — and has New Hampshire looking toward the post-season. Terese Karmel reports.

Breaking New Ground

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One season removed from a strong start but a disappointing finish, the Connecticut women are back with a vengeance and ready to go deep into the Hockey East and national tournaments. Terese Karmel reports.

UNH Women Favored in Hockey East Preseason Poll

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BOSTON — Commissioner Joe Bertagna of the Hockey East Association announced the preseason women’s coaches poll on Tuesday afternoon at the conference’s annual media day held in Banners Restaurant at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The New Hampshire Wildcats, who have won the last two Hockey East regular-season and tournament championships, earned six of … Read more

Fast Forward

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The expectations were modest for Boston University’s women’s team as it debuted in Division I, but head coach Brian Durocher’s charges have done much more than that. Scott Weighart reports in an exclusive to USCHO Extra.

Hockey Humanitarian Finalists Named

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The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation named the five finalists for the 2007 Hockey Humanitarian Award. This list of five was narrowed down from a list of 13 nominees that were released earlier in January. The Foundation will look at all of the candidates and then announce the winner of the Award on Friday, April 6, 2007, … Read more

NCAA Directive On Rules Enforcement Reinforced

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Frank Cole, the NCAA’s National Coordinator of Officals, along with Col. James Knowlton, the chair of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee and Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liasion to the Ice Hockey Rules Committee recently sent a memorandum to the Conference Commissioners and Hockey Coaches in regards to the Officiating Directive. Below is the text … Read more

Women’s Commissioners’ Cup Inaugurated

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Commissioners from the nation’s four Division I women’s ice hockey conferences have announced a 24-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2006-2007 season. The first annual Women’s Commissioners’ Cup Series faces off with the University of New Hampshire visiting the University of Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 7. Each conference participates in 12 … Read more

Wildcats Favored Again in Women’s Hockey East

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Defending Hockey East champion New Hampshire took the top spot in the league’s preseason poll for good reason. The Wildcats graduated just three seniors from last year’s squad, which was the first from Hockey East to reach the Frozen Four. They return Player of the Year Sadie Wright-Ward, Rookie of the Year Samantha Faber, Coach … Read more

USCHO Announces 2006-07 Women’s Game of the Week Schedule

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Beginning September 30, USCHO will present the third season of the Women’s Game of the Week, the only weekly national Internet broadcast for women’s hockey. Fans will be able to access the live audio feeds through the broadcast schedule linked from the USCHO women’s page. Videocasts of select games will also be available beginning with … Read more

Bowdoin’s Amidon Named Director of USA Women’s Hockey

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Michele Amidon, a former U.S. Women’s National Team player who has spent the last eight seasons of her professional career as the highly successful head coach of the Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team, has been named USA Hockey’s first-ever Director of Women’s Hockey. Amidon has resigned her post at Bowdoin and a search has … Read more

Report On NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee Meeting

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Every year the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee meets to determine how the past season went and to look forward to future seasons. This past meeting is summarized by Ty Halpin, the NCAA’s liaision to the Rules Committee. The Committee reports on rules changes, points of emphasis and future discussions.

Skills Rosters Finalized

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The roster for the 2006 NCAA Skills Challenge is now finalized. Below is the list of student-athletes that will be participating in the Challenge. The Challenge takes place at 8:00ET at the Bradley Center on Friday, April 7. It will be preceded by the Hobey Baker and Humanitarian Award ceremonies. Tickets to the event can … Read more

Tournament Notebook

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Whitt White Out New Hampshire filled most of the longer edges of the Whittemore Center with a 2,061-strong crowd — a new NCAA quarterfinal record, surpassing the 1,619 at Dartmouth a year ago. Jennifer Hitchcock, who scored the goal, looked at the crowd as a source of momentum. “We really fed off the energy of … Read more

NCAA Skills Challenge Participants Announced

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The NCAA has announced the participants for the inaugural NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The competition will be held in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more