Penn State tops the CHA preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. The Nittany Lions garnered four of four possible first-place votes in balloting among CHA head coaches (coaches could not vote for their own teams) for 20 points, four more than 2021-22 CHA champion Syracuse, which tallied 16 points and received the remaining first-place vote. 2022-23 … Read more
Syracuse has announced that associate head coach Brendon Knight will continue his role with new Orange head coach Britni Smith. Smith was hired in May to take over for Paul Flanagan, who had previously announced his retirement. “First, I’d like to thank Paul for giving me the opportunity 10 years ago to coach at the … Read more
After serving on the coaching staff for the three-time NCAA champion Clarkson, Britni Smith is taking the reins of the Syracuse program. Smith is just the second coach for Syracuse, taking over for Paul Flanagan, who retired following the 2021-22 season. A 2010 graduate of St. Lawrence, Smith was an assistant at Clarkson for eight … Read more
Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America commissioner Robert DeGregorio has announced he will retire from both positions following the 2022-23 season. DeGregorio officially notified Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America leadership of his intention to step down during both leagues’ annual meetings prior to the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples, Fla., last week. … Read more
Sixteen different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Northeastern and Wisconsin lead the way, each placing three players on our lists. Ohio State, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Yale each had two players honored. First Team F: Gabbie Hughes, Sr – Minnesota Duluth F: Taylor Heise, Sr – Minnesota F: … Read more
Syracuse women’s hockey head coach Paul Flanagan has announced his retirement after 23 seasons as a head coach and 38 years in the sport as a player and coach in the collegiate ranks. The only head coach in Syracuse hockey history, Flanagan built the Orange program from the start. A four-time CHA coach of the … Read more
Regional semifinal Quinnipiac vs. Syracuse The Bobcats earned their first NCAA tournament win in program history with a 4-0 defeat of Syracuse on Thursday. The two teams played a close battle for the first half of the game, but Quinnipiac began to pull away in the second. Taylor House opened the scoring, finding the back … Read more
Arlan: Hey Nicole! I hope you survived the weather over the weekend, including the rain, thunderstorms, ice, and snow that hit the Twin Cities during the WCHA Final Faceoff. Better that than the fatal tornados that hit Iowa, I guess. Anyway, there’s plenty to discuss. Let’s start with a mention of the final NEWHA Championship … Read more
CHA RIT vs. Lindenwood The Tigers won just their second game of the season thanks to Abby Davies’ hat trick. After a scoreless first, RIT went up 2-0 thanks to goals from Davis and Lindsay Maloney. Gigi Pora cut the lead in half and the teams headed to the locker rooms for the final time … Read more
Note: This is a special, part two, Thursday edition of Wednesday Women. Check out yesterday’s part one where Nicole, Arlan and guest columnist Grant Salzano talk about Pairwise, the new NCAA tournament format and which teams are affected. Nicole: Ok, you two broke down the conference tournaments pretty well, so let’s lay it out. Who … Read more
College Hockey America announced Wednesday its 2021-22 player, goaltender, rookie, best defenseman, best defensive forward, co-individual sportsmanship and coach of the year, along with the scoring champion. CHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Natalie Heising, Sr., F, Penn State Heising has had a historical fifth season for Penn State, posting a career high 20 goals … Read more
Nicole: Happy postseason, women’s hockey friends! As we head into the first weekend of conference tournaments, we’ve asked a special guest to join the conversation this week. Grant Salzano writes about Boston College women’s hockey at BC Interruption and on Twitter at @Salzano14.
College Hockey America has announced its 2021-22 All-CHA Teams and CHA All-Rookie Team. Mercyhurst and Syracuse have the most representation in the All-CHA First, Second and All-Rookie teams with six players. Penn State is second with five players and RIT fills out the list with one player represented. 2021-22 All-CHA Teams First Team Natalie Heising, … Read more
Of the 230 women rostered on 10 teams set to drop the puck next Thursday in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, 102 played at least one season of NCAA Division I hockey. Five more women are committed to start their NCAA career next season. In total, 107 women have connections to North American collegiate programs. They … Read more
(4) Quinnipiac at (1) Wisconsin After a scoreless first, Nina Steingauf scored less than a minute into the second to put Quinnipiac up 1-0. Caitlin Schneider responded for the Badgers a few minutes later to tie it at one. Nicole LaMantia extended the Wisconsin lead before the midpoint in the game. In the third, Taylor … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (7) Minnesota Duluth The Badger power play was working well on Friday as Makenna Webster scored in the opening seconds of the player advantage two different times in the game. She opened the scoring midway through the first. Maddi Wheeler doubled the lead and Webster made it a 3-0 win with seconds … Read more
Robert Morris cut their men’s and women’s hockey programs with little notice and many of the women’s team players have signed elsewhere. The Colonials won the CHA conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Northeastern in the opening round. There is an ongoing fight to reinstate the teams, but I’m … Read more
Arlan and Nicole give their thoughts on the final weeks of the regular season and conference tournament games.
Due to College Hockey America COVID-19 protocol, the RIT women’s hockey game scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Syracuse and Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at Lindenwood have been postponed.
College Hockey America announced Wednesday that the 2021 CHA tournament will be held from March 4-6, 2021 in Erie, Pa., at Erie Insurance Arena.