Mercyhurst finished second in the regular season last year to Robert Morris, but won the CHA tournament and its auto-bid to the NCAA tournament. Robert Morris lost two key players to graduation, and Mercyhurst, returning a ton, looks to be the favorite.
There are 10 teams represented on our All-USCHO Women’s D-I Teams. National champion Clarkson leads the way with four skaters, including three on the first team.
The final weekend of conference play is here. Candace and Nicole pick the semifinals, and will pick the finals on Saturday.
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.
Three teams are in contention for the CHA regular season crown in the final weekend of the season, and all three are looking to play it one game at a time. In the WCHA, Ohio State is looking to find consistency to go with the highs of beating Wisconsin and Minnesota.
After losing the CHA crown to Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, one of the most storied programs in the game, has rebounded from a slow start and has its sights set on the final eight.
Candace and Arlan discuss what Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin means, the chaotic state of both Hockey East and the CHA, the likely teams to make the ECAC tournament, and Tuesday’s results from 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.
Arlan and Nicole look at Bemidji State and Vermont’s recent results and ponder whether they can play spoiler, the races at the top and for the final playoff spots in the ECAC and Hockey East, the WCHA playoff format sans North Dakota, and the race in the CHA.
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.
Arlan and Nicole examine the series that involved splits, including Minnesota-Bemidji State, Colgate-Cornell and Mercyhurst-Robert Morris, and what Wisconsin and Clarkson gained from sweeps of key conference rivals.
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.
After one month of the season, Arlan and Nicole look at the clear divisions that are emerging between the top teams and those chasing them, some of the top freshmen to emerge, and preview the always-entertaining battle between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Candace and Arlan look at Colgate’s sweep of Northeastern and Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, and what the series portend for those four teams, as well as the state of the CHA and last year’s title finalists, Clarkson and Wisconsin.
Does Ohio State’s five-point weekend against Minnesota on the road last weekend signify a power shift in the WCHA? Can Clarkson and Wisconsin return to the Frozen Four? Who has the inside track in Hockey East and the CHA? Candace and Nicole ponder the answers.
In their first Wednesday Women of the year, Candace and Arlan look at Merrimack’s win over Minnesota, the uncertainty for top teams in an Olympic year, what Jeff Kampersal’s move to Penn State means for that team and his former team, Princeton, and the overall state of the women’s game after several big events in the spring.
The conference is more competitive than ever, but Robert Morris is still the favorite, as the Colonials return almost their entire squad from last season’s NCAA tournament team.
Robert Morris is projected to repeat as champions of the CHA, according to the league’s preseason poll released Tuesday morning. The Colonials received five of the six first-place votes, with Syracuse receiving the other. In 2016-17, Robert Morris became the first school other than Mercyhurst to be crowned outright CHA regular-season champions (Wayne State shared … Read more
The Robert Morris women’s program has added Liam Cavanagh to its staff as director of hockey operations. Cavanagh is a 2017 graduate of Acadia University in Canada, where earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. “Liam is an excellent addition to our staff [and] we are excited he is able to join us … Read more