Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2021-22 NEWHA season preview

It’s very difficult to try and parse the small bits of info gathered through fits and starts last season to prognosticate what might shake down in this conference this season. Most of the rosters have had significant turnover since the abrupt end of the 2019-20 season and no one knows how the time off will … Read more

LIU tabs Long Island native, Brown graduate Kromm to women’s hockey coaching staff

LIU announced Wednesday the addition of Erica Kromm to the women’s hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kromm, a Long Island native, joins the program after a nine-year professional playing career in Canada and several coaching stints. “We are incredibly excited to have Erica join our coaching staff,” LIU head coach Rob Morgan said … Read more

Long Island captures second straight NEWHA championship, downs Sacred Heart Thursday for title

Coming from behind for the second consecutive game, Long Island claimed the NEWHA Commissioner’s Cup Thursday with a 5-2 victory over Sacred Heart to conclude the best-of-three series. LIU, in just its second year of competition, moves to 5-8-0 on the season while Sacred Heart drops to 1-10-0. In lieu of a formal league championship, … Read more

NEWHA women’s hockey conference announces intent to return to ice in January

The New England Women’s Hockey Alliance announced Wednesday the league’s intent to return to play, starting in January 2021. “The New England Women’s Hockey Alliance is moving forward with plans to play a condensed conference schedule starting in January,” said NEWHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a statement. “Administrative representatives from each member institution have met … Read more

Women’s DI Hockey: 2020-2021 season preview

In the before times, the best case scenario for season previews was to give somewhat educated guesses. Those guesses came from watching teams last season, watching many of the incoming freshmen in U-18 World Championships and looking at how teams’ schedules might benefit or hurt them. Most of that isn’t available to us this year. … Read more

Weekend wrap: October 21

This weekend’s games featured Bemidji State upsetting Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State tying Ohio State twice and Robert Morris once again pushing a top-ranked team to the limit.