Women’s Division I College Hockey: Weekend Wrap October 4, 2021

(1) Wisconsin at Merrimack Sarah Wozniewicz’s first collegiate goal proved to be the game-winner on Friday afternoon. Casey O’Brien scored twice, to give her eight goals on the year, Daryl Watts added three assists and Makenna Webster had a goal and two assists to lead Wisconsin to a 4-0 win. On Saturday, O’Brien, Webster, Watts … Read more

Former Northeastern hockey players Rice, Thiessen to be inducted into school’s hall of fame

Two former Northeastern hockey players are the newest members of the Northeastern Hall of Fame. Fiona Rice, class of 1990, and Brad Thiessen, class of 2011, will be inducted with both the 2020 and 2021 hall of fame classes on November 11 at Blackman Auditorium on the university’s campus. Rice holds the record for most … Read more

Northeastern the favorite to claim 2021-22 Hockey East regular-season championship

Northeastern garnered nine first-place votes in the women’s Hockey East 2021-22 preseason coaches poll. Providence came in second and picked up the other first-place nod. Hockey East 2021-22 Preseason Coaches Poll Rank — Team — (First-Place votes) — Total points 1. Northeastern (9) 90 2. Providence (1) 75 3. Boston College 70 4. UConn 67 … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2021-22 Hockey East season preview

It sure feels like this is Northeastern’s conference to lose and everyone else is just going to try and keep up. The Huskies had control from start to finish last season and they return all but one player from that squad. They have more experience, more confidence and more drive to win that final game … Read more

Hockey East announces single-elimination tournament format for men’s, women’s postseason in 2022

Hockey East has announced that a new postseason tournament format for the men’s and women’s leagues will be used beginning in 2022. All 11 men’s programs and all 10 women’s programs will compete in a single-elimination postseason tournament for the Lamoriello Trophy and the Bertagna trophy, respectively. “This new format for the Hockey East tournament … Read more

Wisconsin’s Watts, Webster, Northeastern’s Frankel pick up March national awards for 2020-21 women’s college hockey season

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the final monthly honorees for NCAA women’s hockey for the 2020-21 season. Wisconsin senior forward Daryl Watts is the player of the month, joined by teammate and forward Makenna Webster, named the rookie of the month, while Northeastern senior Aerin Frankel is the goaltender of the month. Watts had … Read more

Wisconsin 2, Northeastern 1 (OT): Badger women win program’s sixth national title

Wisconsin Women 2021 National Champion

  ERIE, Pa. – Daryl Watts banked a shot off a Northeastern defender from behind the net in overtime to give the Wisconsin Badgers back-to-back national championships and the sixth title in program history. Watts, who was responsible for the game-winner in three of Wisconsin’s four overtime wins this year, rose to the occasion yet … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Fontaine’s overtime goal sends Northeastern to their first-ever national championship game

Northeastern Women Katy Knoll Frozen Four 2021

ERIE, Pa. – The Northeastern Huskies advanced to their first-ever NCAA championship game with a 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Thursday night at Erie Insurance Arena. Senior defender Skylar Fontaine intercepted a pass at the blue line and skated across the goal before shooting back at the far post to beat UMD goalie … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Northeastern advances to first-ever Frozen Four with 5-1 win over Robert Morris

ERIE, Pa. – The top-seeded Northeastern Huskies extended their unbeaten streak to 21 games with a 5-1 win over Robert Morris in the NCAA quarterfinal Monday afternoon. It’s the first time in program history that the Huskies have advanced to the Frozen Four. “I thought we executed. We were pretty solid defensively. (This was) a … Read more