Traditional powers like Mercyhurst and Boston University are struggling after one month, Cornell and Harvard are winless after one weekend CHA teams are heading toward mediocrity, several squads are trying to figure out their goaltending, and the second tier of the WCHA is in a battle. Candace and Arlan look at teams searching for answers.
Candace and Arlan ponder the state of defense and goaltending on some teams, compare this year’s iteration of Clarkson with the championship team of two years ago, wonder about Boston College’s offense, who has the inside track in the CHA, and look at Bemidji State and North Dakota.
After a few weeks of play, Candace and Arlan take a look at which teams are looking good and which have some work to do in their first Wednesday Women of the year.
Vermont Catamounts USCHO prediction: Sixth Coaches’ prediction: Seventh Last season: Seventh (15-19-2, 6-14-1 Hockey East) The names “We’re still in the building process here, and I think in a lot of ways, we had high expectations for last year and coming off our record-breaking season the prior year,” coach Jim Plumer said. “It’s difficult to … Read more
Boston College garnered eight of nine first-place votes in the Hockey East women’s coaches’ poll announced Monday. Boston University earned the other first-place nod.
The Great Alaska Showcase has proven a boon for the Hickel sisters, Zoe, who plays a Minnesota-Duluth, and Tori, who plays at Northeastern. The family inherited a program they participated in growing up.
Arlan Marttila previews the Hockey East women’s playoffs. The big question: can anybody stop Boston College?
The regular season is over, and the road to a national championship begins. Candace and Arlan take a look at results from the final weekend in the regular season, and ponder what said results mean for the first round of the conference tournaments.
It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and a lot of teams are battling for playoff position in their conference tournaments, as well as positioning for possible NCAA berths. How it all plays out is anyone’s guess, but Candace and Arlan take a look.
Several games in the Eastern U.S. have had their game times changed this Saturday with the impending snow storm forecasted for several areas. — Maine at Merrimack has been moved up to 4 p.m. at Lawler Rink. — Massachusetts at Massachusetts-Lowell has been moved up to 4 p.m. at the Tsongas Center. — Boston University … Read more
Boston College’s undefeated season came to an end, North Dakota beat Minnesota, Quinnipiac suffered another conference loss, and Mercyhurst took another step toward the CHA regular season title. Candace and Arlan look at that and more.
Harvard held first place for a night, North Dakota is moving on up in the WCHA, several teams, including Colgate and Penn State, have great freshmen, and Minnesota and Boston College have looked a little vulnerable.
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.
The IIHF U-18 Women’s World Championships were won by the U.S. over Canada, and featured plenty of future collegiate stars, including U.S. captain and Ohio State recruit Jincy Dunne, who scored the game-winner in overtime for the U.S.
Candace and Arlan ponder whether newly ranked Bemidji State is an NCAA contender, whether anyone can stop Boston College in Hockey East, and debate the explosive volatility in the ECAC and CHA.
A lot of teams enter this season missing key cogs from previous years, but the top teams, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Boston College, seem to be off to a great start regardless, while teams in the rung below, such as Vermont and Bemidji State, made some noise in the first weekend of full action. Candace and Arlan take a look in their first Wednesday Women column.
If women’s hockey conferences were equated to television shows, then in recent years, Hockey East would be a program like “Hard Copy” or “Inside Edition,” as teams have taken turns on the hot seat. Vermont, Connecticut, and Maine each endured phases where more news was generated off the ice than on, resulting in coaching changes. … Read more
Vermont hosted Maine on Saturday in the Catamounts’ first home playoff game. They won, 3-2, their first postseason win, advancing them to their first Hockey East semifinal. The game ended in the third overtime, and at 117 minutes and 12 seconds, it was the longest game in program history. “Obviously, it’s super exciting to do … Read more
Cornell’s Alyssa Gagliardi, Vermont’s Danielle Rancourt, Holy Cross’ Jeffrey Reppucci, Notre Dame’s Joe Rogers and Colgate’s Jocelyn Simpson are up for the award.
Repeat honorees Jordan Heywood of Merrimack and Jeffrey Reppucci of Holy Cross are among the group.