Boston College’s undefeated season came to an end, North Dakota beat Minnesota, Quinnipiac suffered another conference loss, and Mercyhurst took another step toward the CHA regular season title. Candace and Arlan look at that and more.
Harvard held first place for a night, North Dakota is moving on up in the WCHA, several teams, including Colgate and Penn State, have great freshmen, and Minnesota and Boston College have looked a little vulnerable.
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.
The IIHF U-18 Women’s World Championships were won by the U.S. over Canada, and featured plenty of future collegiate stars, including U.S. captain and Ohio State recruit Jincy Dunne, who scored the game-winner in overtime for the U.S.
Minnesota-Duluth’s announcement that it won’t renew Shannon Miller’s contract has sent shock waves through Women’s D-I hockey.
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.
In the past several years, several high-profile women players, including Patty Kazmaier Award winner Amanda Kessel and Wisconsin’s Stefanie McKeough, have lost substantial playing time due to a concussion. Part 1 of a two-part story.
Candace and Arlan ponder whether newly ranked Bemidji State is an NCAA contender, whether anyone can stop Boston College in Hockey East, and debate the explosive volatility in the ECAC and CHA.
Minnesota gained all 15 first-place votes this week to reclaim the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, which sat No. 1 in the Oct. 13 poll, falls back to No. 2 this week. Boston College vaults to No. 3 this week, swapping places with Harvard. Cornell stays fifth, as does Boston … Read more
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.
With 14 first-place votes, Minnesota is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Second-ranked Wisconsin earned the other first-place vote this week. Boston College, Harvard, Cornell and Boston University remain in spots three through six, respectively. Mercyhurst is up two to No. 7 and Quinnipiac is also up a pair to … Read more
It is a season of change in the WCHA. For the first time since the league’s inaugural season of 1999-2000, it doesn’t have the defending national champion. That doesn’t necessarily indicate that its days as the country’s top league are over, however, as half of the WCHA is ranked in USCHO’s preseason poll, including the … Read more
Minnesota has been chosen to finish atop the WCHA women’s standings with six first-place votes in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll. The Gophers have advanced to the NCAA championship game the past three seasons, winning twice. Wisconsin, which finished second in the poll, garnered the other two first-place votes from the league’s head coaches. In … Read more
With 12 first-place votes, Minnesota begins the 2014-15 preseason as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin comes in second, while Boston College sits third. Harvard earned a first-place vote and is fourth, Cornell is fifth, while Boston University took home a first-place vote and is sixth in this week’s rankings. … Read more
Minnesota announced today that forward Amanda Kessel will not return to the Gophers’ lineup this season because of lingering concussion symptoms due to injuries sustained as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. “I’ve had an unforgettable experience at the University of Minnesota thus far, so I’m disappointed that I won’t be able … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Minnesota associate head coach Joel Johnson has been named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team for the 2014-15 season. Assistant coaches are Boston University assistant Katie Lachapelle and Merrimack assistant Brent Hill.
Minnesota is headed back to the national championship game for the third straight season after a 5-3 win over Wisconsin Friday night.
Women’s D-I columnist Arlan Marttila previews the NCAA tournament field before Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Minnesota continues its reign atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers earned all 15 first-place votes in Monday’s rankings. Minnesota has held the top spot the entire 2013-14 season. Cornell jumps three spots to No. 2, while Wisconsin falls one to No. 3, Clarkson drops one to No. 4 and Boston College … Read more
President Barack Obama will honor the 2012-13 Yale men’s hockey and Minnesota women’s hockey teams along with other NCAA champions at a South Lawn ceremony at the White House on Monday. Yale beat Quinnipiac in last season’s men’s Frozen Four championship game for its first national title and to become the lowest-seeded team ever to … Read more