There are 1119 women rostered to play NCAA DI women’s hockey this season representing 17 countries. Players come from 34 US states, 11 Canadian provinces, 12 European and 3 Asian countries. This data was collected by individually surveying the posted rosters of each NCAA DI team. The US is home to the majority of players … 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
(1) Wisconsin at Lindenwood Lacey Edwards scored twice while Casey O’Brien and Laila Edwards each added a goal and an assist to lead Wisconsin to their first win of the season 6-0 on Thursday. In the second game, the Badgers matched or set several records en route to a 16-1 win. It was the first … Read more
LIU won their first league title and the conference’s first automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament last season. They are the preseason favorite, but Saint Anselm and Stonehill both look poised to make it a tough fight until the end of the season. The Sharks saw a number of players enter the transfer portal and … Read more
Former Minnesota standout and 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner Taylor Heise was the top pick in Monday’s inaugural PWHL Draft, going to the Minnesota franchise. Five other former NCAA players went in the opening round as Jocelyne Larocque (Minnesota Duluth) went No. 2 to Toronto, Alina Muller (Northeastern) No. 3 to Boston, Ella Shelton … 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
The Sacred Heart women’s hockey team has added Abbie Ives as an assistant coach. Ives brings three years of professional and four years of collegiate playing experience with her to the bench. “I’m extremely happy to welcome Abbie to our staff,” said SHU head coach Thomas O’Malley in a statement. “I know she will do … Read more
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Kevin Salinas as the women’s hockey team’s full-time assistant coach. Salinas joins the Purple Knights after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach with the USPHL’s Dells Ducks. “Kevin has varied experiences at the college level and at other hockey levels,” said SMC head coach Chris Donovan. … Read more
Stonehill has named Lee-J Mirasolo as the second women’s hockey head coach in the program’s young history. Mirasolo replaces Tara Watchorn, who was named head coach at Boston University earlier this offseason. “We are excited to welcome Lee-J Mirasolo to Stonehill as the next head coach of our women’s ice hockey program,” said Stonehill assistant … Read more
Former Boston University standout and Olympic gold medalist Tara Watchorn has been named the second head coach of the Terriers’ women’s hockey team. The first alumna of the BU women’s program to serve as a Division I head hockey coach, Watchorn played at BU from 2008 to 2012 and went on to serve as an … Read more
Elven different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Wisconsin leads the way with four players on the list. Ohio State, Minnesota and Colgate each had three players honored, while Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern, Penn State and Yale each had two players make the lists. First Team F: Danielle Serdachny – … Read more
Nicole: Hey Grant and Lindsay! It’s NCAA Tournament time! There was a lot more movement in the Pairwise last weekend than I expected and we really didn’t know the tournament field or where they’d fall into the rankings until things wound down on Saturday. Clarkson made things interesting with their semifinal defeat of Yale and … 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
The New England Women’s Hockey Alliance announced its major end-of-season awards on Friday and also unveiled its all-NEWHA teams, all-rookie team and all-sportswomanship team. Saint Anselm’s Kelly Golini was named player of the year and LIU’s Paula Bergström was tabbed as the league’s defender of the year. Golini becomes the first from Saint Anselm to … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the regular season and while some things have been secured, there’s still a lot on the line with this weekend’s games. Penn State has won the CHA, Northeastern has wrapped up Hockey East and LIU took their first NEWHA regular season title. Each has already secured the top seed in … Read more
The NEWHA announced on Tuesday a one-game suspension for LIU’s Bri Eid, effective for the Sharks’ next game. The suspension is a result of Eid’s major penalty for boarding and game misconduct, which occurred at the 16:23 mark of the third period on Feb. 11 against Sacred Heart. Upon further review, the infraction was deemed … 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
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 27 goaltenders who will vie for the title of 2023 National Women’s Goalie of the Year. The award was created in 2021 to recognize the top female goalie in NCAA Division I hockey. Northeastern’s Aerin Frankel, who graduated in 2022, was the recipient in … Read more
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – The 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships begins Sunday. At press time, 41 of the 46 women on the US and Canadian rosters have already announced their commitment to play NCAA DI women’s hockey. Four players (G Layla Hemp, D Megan Healy, F Bella Fanale for US, F Éloïse Caron on Canada) … 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.