Women’s D-I: Maine

Maine looks to build on heartbreaking loss

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Maine Black Bears USCHO prediction: Fourth Coaches’ prediction: Fourth Last season: Fourth (10-20-3, 9-11-1 Hockey East) The names Both the league coaches and I underestimated Maine last year. The Black Bears may fail to reach the fourth spot, but it won’t be for lack of effort. “I think for the coaching staff, it was a … Read more

Wednesday Women: Finding form

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Dani Cameranesi (Minnesota - 21). ((c) Shelley M. Szwast 2014)

Candace and Arlan review what they learned from the big series between Minnesota and Wisconsin and the first battle between Boston College and Boston University, debate finish orders in the ECAC, Hockey East, and the WCHA, look at players having good and bad seasons, and pick the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Wednesday Women: Wrap it up

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Lyndsey Fry (Harvard - 9) - The Boston College Eagles defeated the Harvard University Crimson 4-2 in the 2012 Beanpot consolation game on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Walter Brown Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

In their final discussion of the first half, Candace and Arlan look at whether Harvard and Cornell are back to being threats, ponder Minnesota’s shellacking of St. Cloud, and look at which teams are in contention and what games are the ones to watch in the second half.

Reichenbachs lead a true team at Maine

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Having entered the November portion of its schedule, Maine sits atop the standings in Hockey East. That may not sound all the impressive, given the Black Bears have played five games and nobody else has played more than four. Vermont has only played one conference game, and along with Boston College, has a perfect record … Read more

Wednesday Women: Finding the pieces

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A lot of teams enter this season missing key cogs from previous years, but the top teams, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Boston College, seem to be off to a great start regardless, while teams in the rung below, such as Vermont and Bemidji State, made some noise in the first weekend of full action. Candace and Arlan take a look in their first Wednesday Women column.

Return of Carpenter may lift Boston College to Hockey East title

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If women’s hockey conferences were equated to television shows, then in recent years, Hockey East would be a program like “Hard Copy” or “Inside Edition,” as teams have taken turns on the hot seat. Vermont, Connecticut, and Maine each endured phases where more news was generated off the ice than on, resulting in coaching changes. … Read more

Report: Maine women’s coach Lewis steps down amid potential violations

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While not made official by Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday that women’s head coach Maria Lewis will resign her position Thursday. Lewis has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 16, when an investigation began focusing on potential NCAA violations. “It’s good to have it resolved,” said Maine athletic director Steve Abbott in … Read more

Maine Season Preview

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After two promising years for Maria Lewis, Maine regressed in the third season under her direction. While some of that was understandable due to the players lost to graduation after the previous season, the talent level threatens to decline further now that the eligibility of primary goaltender Brittany Ott and star forward Brittany Dougherty, who … Read more

Boston College expected on top in Hockey East

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“The Olympic year is an equalizer for all of college hockey, not just Hockey East,” said Providence coach Bob Deraney. “There’s increased parity because some of the marquee players throughout the country are with their national teams at this time. I think that’s a wonderful thing, because it really shows the parity in women’s hockey … Read more

Maine women’s coach Lewis placed on paid leave as school investigates possible violations

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Maine women’s head coach Maria Lewis has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of “potential personnel and NCAA compliance issues,” the school announced Tuesday. Lewis’ leave began on Sept. 16. The school is looking at whether Maine violated NCAA bylaws restricting the number of hours Maine players spent in activities directed or … Read more

Middling teams battle it out

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  No win comes easily for building teams. With a slowing of the action due to the Four Nations Cup, only four games were played in Minnesota last weekend. I was able to catch the front end of a series bringing Maine to Bemidji State, as well as game two of Lindenwood visiting St. Cloud … Read more