Wednesday Women: Considering conference tournaments
Nicole and Arlan breakdown the first round of ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA conference tournaments and talk about who might be named a Patty Kazmaier finalist.
Nicole and Arlan breakdown the first round of ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA conference tournaments and talk about who might be named a Patty Kazmaier finalist.
The ECAC, Hockey East and NEWHA regular season champs have been crowned, but there’s still a lot to be decided in the final weekend of the regular season.
With four weeks of games left to play in the regular season, Nicole looks at the likely final standings of each Division I conference.
Nicole and Arlan talk about how Bemidji shut down Wisconsin, what’s happened to Boston College and how the CHA might shake out in this week’s Wednesday Women.
In 2010, Minnesota Duluth’s reign was coming to an end and Minnesota’s was just beginning. The Bulldogs won their fifth title to start the decade. The Gophers had just two NCAA national championships when the decade started. Clarkson emerged as a force to be reckoned with and become the only non-WCHA team to win … Read more
Nicole and Arlan shift the focus from week-to-week results to a big picture look at how each team in NEWHA, CHA and Hockey East have fared over the first half.
The CHA has never been more competitive than it is right now.
Former RIT women’s player Kristine Pierce-Brassie has passed away after battling cancer.
A total of 14 schools were represented on the All-USCHO Women’s D-I teams for 2019, with Wisconsin and Clarkson each placing three players on the teams.
Syracuse ran the table and advanced to its first-ever NCAA tournament. Wisconsin beat Minnesota in the WCHA tournament to avenge its regular-season title loss. Northeastern beat Boston College in overtime to claim its second-straight Hockey East tournament, and Clarkson beat Cornell for its third-straight ECAC tournament title.
Cornell and Colgate faced red-hot goalies and survived their opening-round series in three games, while the rest of the favorites swept to advance to the semifinals of their respective tournaments. Robert Morris swept Syracuse to win the CHA regular-season crown.
Three conferences start their playoff tournaments this weekend, while the CHA wraps up its regular season. In the playoffs, Candace and Nicole think their might be some third games, but expect the favorites to likely advance.
It’s the final weekend of regular season play in three conferences. Princeton will try for the ECAC title, while Wisconsin looks for its fourth straight WCHA crown. In Hockey East, Vermont and Maine battle for the final playoff spot.
The ECAC, Hockey East, and WCHA end their regular seasons this weekend, and the ECAC and WCHA crowns are on the line, while two teams fighting for the final Hockey East playoff spot play a winner-take-all game Saturday. Nicole Haase outlines the possibilities.
Robert Morris tries to sew up the CHA, Northeastern looks for sole position of the top seed against a tough Providence team, and Wisconsin faces a tough test from Minnesota Duluth. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s slate of games.
Candace and Arlan look at Syracuse’s sweep of Mercyhurst, Bemidji’s win over Ohio State and what it means to the Buckeyes’ NCAA tournament hopes, Boston College’s win over Northeastern, Lovisa Selander setting the NCAA saves record, and the possible nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award that will be announced next week.
It’s prime time in the East with No. 4 Clarkson hosting No. 6 Cornell and No. 10 Colgate, as well as Boston University going for only its second Beanpot title. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
No. 2 Minnesota travels to Columbus to face No. 7 Ohio State, while No. 6 Cornell and No. 8 Colgate square off in a home-and-home. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Candace and Arlan look at what Ohio State’s two losses to Minnesota Duluth mean to its NCAA tournament hopes, the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin, the home ice squads in Hockey East and whether they might be upset in the Hockey East tournament, the Cornell-Colgate series this weekend, and the uncertainty in the CHA.
No. 2 Minnesota looks to unseat No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 6 Clarkson looks to gain on No. 4 Princeton, and Robert Morris looks to stay ahead of Mercyhurst. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s contests.