Women’s D-I weekend picks Jan. 4: Irish battle between Clarkson and Northeastern
An Irish setting for a battle between No. 3 Northeastern and No. 5 Clarkson is just one of the highlights of the weekend. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
Women’s D-I: Minnesota Duluth
Wednesday Women: A first-half review of top teams (Wisconsin, Minnesota), struggling teams (Boston College, Colgate) and top players
Nicole Haase and Arlan Marttila review the first half, including the strengths of Minnesota and Wisconsin, whether Princeton can take the ECAC crown from Clarkson, the multiteam race in Hockey East and two-team race in the CHA, and top players from the first half.
Women’s D-I weekend picks Dec. 6: Handful of PairWise games, Princeton looks to gain
Minnesota faces off against Robert Morris, Minnesota Duluth looks to hold off a resurgent Minnesota State, Clarkson and St. Lawrence look to right the ship, and Princeton looks to continue its strong play. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Wednesday Women: Holy Cross’ stunner, BC’s collapse, other upsets, and Wisconsin’s power
Candace and Nicole look at Holy Cross’ upset of Northeastern, Boston College’s three-game losing streak, Clarkson getting swept by Colgate and Cornell, and Wisconsin’s dismantling of Syracuse.
Wednesday Women: Offensive production in women’s D-I, top Hockey East squads, and the CHA race
Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s two OT wins over Harvard, the state of offensive production in women’s D-I, Clarkson’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, if Minnesota is fully on track, and the first Boston College-Northeastern clash of the season.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap Nov. 25: Wisconsin survives Harvard, Clarkson rolls
Wisconsin needed overtime twice to beat Harvard, Minnesota won the Windjammer tournament, and Clarkson rolled past Minnesota Duluth. Nicole recaps the weekend action.
Women’s D-I weekend picks Nov. 23: ECAC-WCHA clashes on the dock
Wisconsin hosts Harvard and Clarkson hosts Minnesota Duluth, while several other teams have tournament weekends on the docket. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Wednesday Women: Clarkson, Colgate down, ECAC up, and analyzing Wisconsin
Nicole and Arlan analyze Yale’s stunning upset of Clarkson, Colgate’s slow start, the state of the CHA, Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s overall chances for a championship, Hockey East’s top teams and more this week.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap Nov. 18: Ohio State secures key sweep of Duluth
No. 7 Ohio State swept No. 7 Minnesota Duluth in a huge PairWise series, while Yale stunned No. 1 Clarkson. Nicole Haase wraps the weekend.
Women’s D-I weekend picks Nov. 16-21
The top teams that took last weekend off for the Four Nations Cup are back in action, and a battle between No. 7 Ohio State and No. 7 Minnesota Duluth will have big implications in the PairWise. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
Wednesday Women: Four Nations fumble, and upsets in Bemidji
Candace and Nicole look at the dominant win by the U.S. in the Four Nations Cup and the surprising absences on each team’s roster, Bemidji’s surprise sweep of Ohio State, Northeastern’s red-hot start, and Colgate and Cornell’s early struggles.
Wednesday Women: Analyzing upsets
Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.
Wednesday Women: Has parity finally arrived?
With teams all suffering losses in the first month of the season, and not team having scorers that are lighting the lamp at the expected rate, Nicole and Arlan ponder whether the game finally has the parity that has been on the verge of happening every year. They also discuss the Minnesota-Wisconsin series, why Clarkson is ranked No. 3, the top half of the ECAC, whether Harvard, Ohio State, and Minnesota Duluth can make the NCAA tournament, some of the top freshmen so far, and Northern Michigan’s announcement that it is looking at D-I women’s hockey.
Women’s D-I wrap Oct. 28: Gophers end Badgers’ home unbeaten streak, St. Cloud upsets UMD
Minnesota ended Wisconsin’s 35-game unbeaten streak, St. Cloud State upset No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, and St. Lawrence and Ohio State split a high-profile, nonconference series.
Wednesday Women: Ranked battles and what they tell us
Candace and Nicole look at St. Lawrence’s upset of Clarkson, the early success of Northeastern, the state of rivalry between Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, Boston College’s early offensive struggles, and the upcoming series between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Maddie Rooney back in the groove at Minnesota Duluth
On Wednesday night, Minnesota Duluth goalie Maddie Rooney added one more accolade to her already impressive year as she was named the 2018 Team Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. After stopping four of Canada’s six shootout opportunities and making 29 saves in the Olympic gold medal game at Pyeongchang — including … Read more
Wednesday Women: Early surprises
Candace and Nicole look at teams that have struggled early that more was expected of, expansion and the NEWHA, and preview some of this weekend’s big contests.
Wednesday Women: Early surprises
In their first Wednesday Women of the 2018-19 season, Candace and Nicole look at some early surprises, like Minnesota Duluth’s sweep of Boston College, early defensive struggles from Wisconsin and Clarkson, and the possibility of a new hockey conference.
WCHA season preview: Wisconsin looks to fight off Minnesota in the WCHA
The WCHA has four teams in the USCHO preseason poll. Wisconsin and Minnesota are ranked second and third, while Ohio State comes in at the seventh spot and Minnesota-Duluth earns the ninth slot. The Gophers, Bulldogs, and Badgers all return players from the Olympics and centralization. Last season was the first in the history of … Read more
Minnesota Duluth women’s coach Crowell named head coach of U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Minnesota Duluth women’s coach Maura Crowell has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team for the 2018-19 season (photo: Melissa Wade).