Wednesday Women: Lessons learned

Maddy Field of Ohio State plays against Minnesota State (www.BigTenPhoto.com / Walt Middleton Photography 2011)

Candace and Arlan talk about the lessons learned from Minnesota’s sweep of Bemidji State and Ohio State’s win over North Dakota, preview the first clash of Alex Carpenter and Kendall Coyne, look at home ice candidates in the ECAC, what Penn State’s series win over Robert Morris does to the CHA, and the use of four-on-four OT in Hockey East.

Wednesday Women: Second tier

Alexa Gruschow (Rensselaer - 11). ((c) Shelley M. Szwast 2013)

Candace and Arlan look at RPI’s upset of Clarkson, the too-hard-to-call CHA and ECAC, the results of Boston College and Boston University, what Bemidji’s win over Ohio State does for the Beavers, and what players are standing out that might not normally get accolades.

Wednesday Women: Inside tracks

Gracen Hirschy of North Dakota (Tim Brule)

Candace and Arlan ponder whether new top 10 team Princeton can return to the NCAA tournament, what North Dakota’s win over Minnesota means, Wisconsin’s defense, whether anyone in Hockey East can push Boston College and Northeastern, and the Four Nations Cup.

Harvard named team to beat in ECAC Hockey women’s preseason poll

Fresh off a trip from last season’s national championship game, Harvard has been selected the team to beat in the 2015-16 regular season, according to voting by the ECAC Hockey women’s coaches as part of the preseason poll. Harvard received eight first-place votes and marks the second time since 2008 the Crimson has been tabbed … Read more

Tiley excels for Clarkson, named ECAC Hockey’s women’s Goaltender and Rookie of the Year

ECAC Hockey announced its annual postseason awards at a banquet held Saturday as part of the 2015 ECAC Women’s Hockey Championship weekend at Clarkson University. Cornell’s Brianne Jenner won the league’s Player of the Year Award for the second time during her storied career, as well as the league’s Best Forward honor. She led the … Read more

Wednesday Women: Finding form

Dani Cameranesi (Minnesota - 21). ((c) Shelley M. Szwast 2014)

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.

Keady tabbed new women’s assistant at Union

Union announced Monday the hiring of Elizabeth “Liz” Keady as assistant coach. A former standout at Princeton, Keady has spent the past two seasons as head coach for the girl’s varsity hockey team at Andover (Mass.) High School. “We are very excited for Liz to join our staff,” said Union head coach Claudia Asano Barcomb … Read more

Rattray, Maschmeyer, Staenz big winners at ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet

Eight individual awards, three all-league teams and an all-rookie team highlighted the ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet on Friday at Clarkson. Clarkson forward Jamie Lee Rattray was tabbed player of the year, while Harvard’s Emerance Maschmeyer was named top goaltender and Yale forward and Swiss Olympian Phoebe Staenz earned rookie of the year laurels. Clarkson’s … Read more