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
The three finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by USA Hockey. Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray and Cornell junior forward Jillian Saulnier are the final three players up for the top individual honor in women’s hockey. Brandt leads the nation in points (61) and … Read more
Minnesota once again nabbed all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, Clarkson and Boston College remain Nos. 2 through 4, respectively. Cornell and Harvard flip-flop, with Cornell moving from No. 6 to No. 5. Quinnipiac remains No. 7, as does Mercyhurst at No. 8, North Dakota at No. 9 … Read more
When the coaches leave the room after a win, the music gets loud. Here’s what teams have picked to listen to and why.
With 15 first-place votes, Minnesota was again a unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, while Clarkson jumped up a notch to No. 3 and Boston College also rose on spot to sit fourth. Harvard remained fifth and Cornell dropped three places to No. 6 this … Read more
Minnesota again earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, as did Cornell at No. 3. Clarkson moved up one notch to No. 4, while Boston College and Harvard tied for fifth this week. BC jumps up up two spots and Harvard one. North Dakota tumbles … Read more
Once again, Minnesota earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. And once again, Wisconsin finished second. After that, teams bounced around from the Feb. 3 poll. Cornell moved up two to No. 3, while North Dakota remained fourth. Clarkson fell two places to sit fifth, Harvard dropped one to … Read more
Minnesota again gets top billing in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after earning all 15 first-place votes. The Gophers have been No. 1 in every poll during the 2013-14 season. Wisconsin stays second, while Clarkson leap-frogs North Dakota for third spot. Cornell jumps up one to No. 5, tied this week with last … Read more
With all 15 first-place votes again, Minnesota keeps its spot at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin and North Dakota remain second and third, respectively. Clarkson moves up two to No. 4, while Harvard keeps a firm grip on No. 5. Cornell falls two places to sit sixth, Boston College remains … Read more
With all 15 first-place votes this week, Minnesota retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin is again No. 2, according to the voters. North Dakota is up one from No. 3, trading places with Cornell. The same thing happens at No. 5 and 6 as Harvard sits fifth this week, … Read more
What has allowed Minnesota to ascend to a two-year reign atop the game with a possibility of extending that run come March? Many of the answers from the past couple of seasons are gone, but others are obvious. In Hannah Brandt, the Gophers possess someone who has eclipsed 80 points in a season, a rare … Read more
Not much changed in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as Minnesota earned all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 as it has all season long. Wisconsin, Cornell and North Dakota remained in spots 2-4, respectively, while Clarkson jumps to No. 5, trading places with Harvard. Boston College stays No. 7 and Robert … Read more
With the first half in the books, Minnesota will head to 2014 as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers again garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The rest of the poll is the exact same as the Dec. 9 poll. Wisconsin sits second, Cornell third, North Dakota … Read more
As it has all season long, Minnesota is the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The next five spots mirror those of last week as Wisconsin sits No. 2, followed by Cornell, North Dakota, Harvard and Clarkson. Boston College, tied with Clarkson in … Read more
Not much changed in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as only one spots is different than the poll from Nov. 25. Minnesota had all 15 first-place votes this week and is again the No. 1 team in the country. Wisconsin stays No. 2, Cornell No. 3, North Dakota No. 4 and Harvard coming … Read more