Women’s D-I: Hockey East

Shadow Of The Maple

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Dartmouth and St. Lawrence entered this weekend’s Frozen Four handicapped by the loss of three star players to the World Championships.

Common Good

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When the Providence women struggled early in the season, head coach Bob Deraney went back to the drawing board with his players.

Providence Unanimous Favorite Among Hockey East Women

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In the sequel to Women’s Hockey East’s inaugural season, defending champion Providence is once again the consensus pick for the league crown. While the preseason poll might not have changed much from last year’s Media Day, plenty else has. The second Media Day for Women’s Hockey East had a more festive atmosphere than the first, … Read more

Mutch to Coach Boston College Women

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Tom Mutch, an assistant coach with the gold medal winning 1998 U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team, was named the new head coach of the Boston College women’s team. Mutch leaves his post as men’s assistant coach at his alma mater, Northeastern, to take the reins of the Eagles. He succeeds Tom Babson, who retired as … Read more

BC Women’s Coach Tom Babson Retires

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Boston College women’s coach Tom Babson has retired, ending his four year run at the helm of the Eagles. Babson directed BC to a 12-17-3 record in 2002-03, the most Division I wins in the history of the program. The Eagles were an inaugural member of Hockey East this past season. “We are very grateful … Read more

Hockey East Semifinal Notebook

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Old and New This is the inaugural season for women’s Hockey East, and with a 13-1-1 conference record, Providence became the first regular season champion for the new league. The Friars will try to repeat the feat, attempting to become the first Hockey East postseason champion with two wins this weekend. Even though the league … Read more

Brodt’s Long, Strange Trip

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In 1996, she won Minnesota’s first Ms. Hockey. It’s been a strange ride since, but Winny Brodt has earned many plaudits along the way.

Former NU Women’s Captain Says Investigation Results Forthcoming

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Former Northeastern captain Pam Pachal says she the expects the results of a week-and-a-half long investigation by the Northeastern athletic department over concerns about coach Joy Woog to be released later this week, though Woog says she herself knows nothing about it. Pachal and senior classmate Michelle Lorion were both cut from the team by … Read more

This Week in Hockey East Women: Jan. 16, 2003

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For New Hampshire, it’s been a tale of two seasons: winless against the elite of women’s college hockey, the Wildcats are perfect vs. everyone else. David De Remer reports on UNH’s weekend clash with Minnesota, and more.

Providence 2002-2003 Season Preview

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Providence coach Bob Deraney doesn’t want to look at 2002-03 as a whole new season but rather a continuation of the last one. And who can blame him? Providence closed out last season with a run through the ECAC East tournament that included an upset of eventual Frozen Four participant Niagara, followed by a 1-0 … Read more

Connecticut 2002-2003 Season Preview

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Fourteen sophomores and five freshmen make up the bulk of Connecticut’s ever-developing women’s hockey program. There are two juniors as well, and naturally, with no seniors, they’re both captains. Such are the circumstances Heather Linstad faces in her third year as UConn head coach, her second with a full recruiting class. “I wouldn’t have taken … Read more

New Hampshire 2002-2003 Season Preview

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Of the six coaches in Hockey East, five of them have been with their programs for at least two years. The only new guy in town is New Hampshire’s Brian McCloskey, who steps over from the associate men’s coach position to become just the third coach in the 25-year history of the women’s program. McCloskey … Read more