Candace and Nicole look at the dominant win by the U.S. in the Four Nations Cup and the surprising absences on each team’s roster, Bemidji’s surprise sweep of Ohio State, Northeastern’s red-hot start, and Colgate and Cornell’s early struggles.
Some of the top teams have an off weekend due to the Four Nations Cup, but we have some potentially interesting out-of-conference clashes as Robert Morris hosts No. 10 Colgate and Mercyhurst hosts No. 7 Cornell. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.
Brown beat a ranked opponent for the first time in a dozen years, then did it again the next night, while Providence beat Boston College. Nicole Haase recaps the action.
Minnesota ended Wisconsin’s 35-game unbeaten streak, St. Cloud State upset No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, and St. Lawrence and Ohio State split a high-profile, nonconference series.
Candace and Nicole look at St. Lawrence’s upset of Clarkson, the early success of Northeastern, the state of rivalry between Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, Boston College’s early offensive struggles, and the upcoming series between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Candace and Nicole look at teams that have struggled early that more was expected of, expansion and the NEWHA, and preview some of this weekend’s big contests.
It would seem that once again, this is Boston College’s conference to lose. The Eagles have won five straight regular-season titles and return three gold-medal-winning Olympians back to the roster this season. The weak point for the team last season was on the blue line, so these three elite defenders will make an immediate impact. … Read more
Providence announced Wednesday that Jake Anderson, Alison Domenico and Doug Ferry will round out the women’s hockey team’s staff under first-year head coach Matt Kelly.
Mel Ruzzi has joined the Yale women’s hockey coaching staff.
Providence announced Monday that Matthew Kelly has been named the sixth head coach of the women’s hockey program.
Providence announced Friday that Bob Deraney will not continue to serve as the women’s hockey head coach.
After starting the season struggling to even get a win in the conference, UConn has advanced to the Hockey East semifinals, and is looking to notch another upset when the Huskies face Boston College.
Candace and Arlan discuss the results from the first week’s action in the conference playoffs, preview some of the action in the final weekend of the conference playoffs, dissect Team USA’s win over Team Canada in the Olympics, and discuss the players who were honored with a nomination for the Patty Kazmaier Award last week.
Arlan and Nicole discuss the upset bug that seems to have afflicted many of the top teams, what teams are positioned to finish strong and content in the Frozen Four, the first Olympic game for Team USA against Finland, and Boston College’s dramatic win over Boston University in the Beanpot.
Candace and Nicole discuss Katie Burt setting the all-time wins record for a goalie in women’s Division I, the sweeps by Connecticut and Vermont of Maine and Northeastern, the state of Minnesota’s NCAA tournament hopes, the chaos in the CHA, and likely Patty Kazmaier Award finalists.
No. 3 Clarkson earned a key win over No. 2 Colgate, No. 3 Boston College swept No. 10 Providence, and No. 9 Maine was swept by Connecticut. Nicole Haase recaps the weekend.
Nearly three months of games are in the books, and though many of the usual suspects make up the top ten, there are plenty of surprises thus far as well. As students wrap up the first semester and the league takes its winter break, it’s time to think about what sort of goodies each of … Read more
With most of the first half in the books, Candace and Nicole look at the teams that have stood out as surprises, as well as those that have disappointed. They also look at potential Patty Kazmaier Award nominees, Wisconsin’s weekend, and the tie between Robert Morris and Colgate.
Candace and Arlan look at the top teams after the first month, agree that the ECAC is probably the deepest conference, speculate on who is likely to be consistent in Hockey East, the Providence sweep of Northeastern, and early contenders for the Patty Kazmaier Award.