(3) Colgate at Dartmouth Sydney Morrow scored her first career hat trick and 14 different Raiders registered a point as Colgate took an 8-1 win over Dartmouth. Kaitlyn O’Donohoe had a goal and two assists and Emma Pais had a goal and an assist in the win. Laura Fuoco ruined the shutout with a power … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin BSU goalie Abbie Thompson surpassed her previous career high in saves (33) before the second intermission, keeping the top-ranked Badgers off the scoreboard. In the third, Wisconsin poured it on with 30 shots on goal. Casey O’Brien opened the scoring :50 into the third period. Katie Kotlowski, Britta Curl and … Read more
There’s an argument to be made that no conference has seen more change in the last six months than the CHA. In the 2023-24 season, they welcome Robert Morris back into the fold after a two year absence. Several of the league’s teams have seen major roster turnover. Lindenwood has a fully new coaching staff … Read more
The CHA has announced its 2023-24 preseason coaches poll and preseason player honors. 2023-24 CHA Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Penn State (5)- 30 2. Mercyhurst (1)- 25 3. Robert Morris- 23 4. Syracuse- 15 5. Lindenwood- 14 6. RIT- 13 CHA Coaches Preseason Player of the Year (Votes) Coaches could not vote for … Read more
Mercyhurst has hired Emily Ach as an assistant coach with the Lakers women’s hockey team. Ach comes to Erie after having spent the past couple of years as a graduate assistant at St. Cloud State. While there, she also spent time on the national stage, working for USA Hockey as a director of hockey operations … Read more
The Division I women’s hockey season is just about five weeks away. It was another busy offseason with a lot of movement through the transfer portal as well as coaching changes. Most every team in the country has experienced changes on their roster beyond graduation and incoming freshman classes. There are also a number of … Read more
Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America will merge operations beginning with the 2024-25 college hockey season. Atlantic Hockey and CHA have shared a commissioner and conference staff since 2010 but have operated as separate entities with their own boards of directors and by-laws. “Merging our two leagues gives us the opportunity to streamline our operations … Read more
The Mercyhurst women’s hockey team will travel soon to Sweden as part of an international summer trip. The Lakers will be the only Division I women’s hockey program to head overseas this summer to compete. From July 22-31, the team will journey to Stockholm to play a slate of games against both the Swedish national … Read more
Following a comprehensive search, Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America have named Eugene Binda, Jr. as their next supervisor of officials. Binda, who retired from officiating following the 2021-22 season, served as an officials observer for Atlantic Hockey during the 2022-23 campaign. He will begin his duties on July 1. “Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the women’s monthly award honorees for February. Co-players of the month are Yale junior forward Elle Hartje and Minnesota graduate forward Taylor Heise, while rookie of the month is Yale freshman forward Jordan Ray and co-goaltenders of the month are Minnesota Duluth graduate Emma Soderberg and Mercyhurst senior Ena … Read more
College Hockey America announced Saturday that the conference’s postseason championship trophy will be renamed the Robert DeGregorio Cup in honor of retiring CHA commissioner Robert DeGregorio. The announcement was made Saturday afternoon as DeGregorio participated in a pre-game puck drop prior to the start of the CHA championship game between Penn State and Mercyhurst at … Read more
It’s conference tournament championship weekend and by Sunday at lunchtime, we’ll know which 11 teams are heading to the NCAA Tournament this season. The ECAC and WCHA still have semifinal games left, while the other three conferences have played everything but the title game. The whole sport shifted their postseason schedules a bit this year … Read more
College Hockey America has announced its 2022-23 player of the year, goaltender of the year, rookie of the year, coach of the year, best defenseman, best defensive forward, individual sportsmanship award winner and scoring champion. CHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR & SCORING CHAMPION Kiara Zanon, Jr., F, Penn State Penn State’s Kiara Zanon leads the … Read more
College Hockey America has announced the 2022-23 All-CHA teams and CHA All-Rookie Team. Mercyhurst has the most representation in the All-CHA First, Second and All-Rookie teams with six players. Penn State is second with five players, Syracuse has three and RIT and Lindenwood each have one player represented. The All-CHA First Team forwards consist of … Read more
There are three weeks left of the regular season, but many teams will either take a bye week or play non-conference opponents in that time, meaning for some teams, they have just four games in which to make their final play for seeding in postseason tournaments. There are tight races in every conference, even if … Read more
Following a thorough national search, Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America have named Michelle Morgan as their next commissioner. “I am honored to be named the next commissioner of Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America,” Morgan said in a news release. “I’d like to thank the search committee for their dedication throughout the process. I’m … Read more
It’s about to be the new year and the second half of the season. Teams have about two months and around 15 games to put themselves in the best position for the postseason. With that in mind, I’ve come up with some New Year’s resolutions for each program to propel them into the final eight weeks of the regular season.
The women’s team competing for Team USA at the World University Games in Lake Placid January 11-22 is set. Coach Brandon Knight’s squad consists of 23 players. Thirteen are currently enrolled in college – 10 at the Division I level, three from Division III schools. The ten 2022 graduates on the roster are split evenly … Read more
College Hockey America on Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Mercyhurst defenseman Sydney Pedersen. The suspension is a result of Pedersen’s slashing of an opponent at the five-minute mark of overtime in Mercyhurst’s home game Dec. 9 against Princeton. Upon review, the infraction was deemed to warrant a suspension. Mercyhurst’s next scheduled Division I game … Read more
College Hockey America has set new dates for the postponed Syracuse-Mercyhurst series and has changed the dates for the Syracuse-RIT home-and-home series originally set for Jan. 27-28. The Syracuse-Mercyhurst series originally scheduled Nov. 18-19, 2022 was postponed due to a severe winter storm. The series will now be played Jan. 28-29, 2023 at Mercyhurst. Both … Read more