WCHA season preview: Look to Minnesota
In an Olympic year, the top teams sometimes struggle, but expect Minnesota to battle Wisconsin for the top spot in the WCHA, with the former coming out on top.
Women’s D-I: WCHA
Minnesota picked by WCHA coaches to win women’s league championship in ’17-18
The coaches from the women’s WCHA have picked Minnesota to dethrone Wisconsin and win the regular-season title of a league that has 16 national championships in its 18 years of existence. Ohio State redshirt junior goalie Kassidy Sauve was tabbed WCHA Preseason Player of the Year with six votes, while Wisconsin sophomore forward Abby Roque … Read more
Wisconsin women’s recruit Shirley not reporting, will play season in CWHL
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team won’t have one of its freshmen this season as originally planned. Forward Sophie Shirley will instead play the 2017-18 season with the professional Calgary Inferno, the team that drafted her in the third round of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 20. In a report from the Wisconsin … Read more
Boston College’s Burt taken No. 1 overall in 2017 NWHL Draft
The National Women’s Hockey League held its third annual draft Thursday night and all 20 players selected came from the NCAA Division I ranks, led by Boston College goaltender Katie Burt, who went first overall to the Boston Pride. Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern had the most players drafted with three each. Hockey East … Read more
Crowell agrees to three-year extension with Minnesota Duluth women’s program
Minnesota Duluth women’s coach Maura Crowell has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep her on staff through the 2021-22 season. In just two seasons at UMD, Crowell has compiled an overall record of 40-28-6, including a WCHA postseason mark of 5-2. “I am thrilled to extend my contract through 2021-2022 at the University of Minnesota … Read more
Boston University women add Division I transfers Rust, Stanley for ’17-18 season
The Boston University women’s team has announced its incoming freshman class, as well as two Division I transfers. The two transfers are Reagan Rust (RIT) and Abbey Stanley (North Dakota). Rust skated for RIT for two seasons (2015-17) and finished third on the team in scoring last year with 14 points on three goals and … Read more
WCHA women’s conference ‘asking for financial help’ for tournament costs, postgraduate scholarships, other initiatives
The women’s WCHA is launching a partnership with RallyMe on a state-of-the art “crowdfunding platform,” according to a press release sent out Thursday. While common for individual institutions and teams, according to the release, the WCHA is believed to be among the first – if not the first – NCAA Division I conference to use … Read more
Two-time NCAA champion Nash selected Princeton women’s hockey assistant coach
Kelly Nash has been hired as Princeton women’s hockey assistant coach. “We are so excited to have Kelly joining our staff at Princeton,” said Princeton head coach Cara Morey in a statement. “Kelly was an excellent player and her experience will translate well to our athletes. Kelly is one of the best player-development coaches I … Read more
Trio of former Wisconsin hockey standouts among school’s 2017 Hall of Fame class
Three former Wisconsin hockey standouts are among 10 former Badgers that will be inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 at Union South. The hockey players include Sara Bauer, Brian Elliott and Bob Suter. One of the most honored women’s hockey players in program history, Bauer was the first … Read more
North Dakota’s Krzyzaniak earns 2017 WCHA postgraduate scholarship
North Dakota senior defenseman Halli Krzyzaniak has been named the recipient of the 2017 WCHA postgraduate scholarship. Now in its 14th year for the WCHA women’s league, the scholarship program awards an annual grant of $7,500 for postgraduate studies. “On behalf of the entire Western Collegiate Hockey Association family, we are thrilled to recognize Halli … Read more
Ohio State looking to build smaller arena for men’s, women’s teams?
In a published report in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State has reportedly requested bids to construct a new arena for its men’s and women’s hockey teams. Shaun Richard, OSU’s associate athletic director who handles hockey, said that the bids do not mean that an arena will be built soon – or ever. “We’re more just … Read more
Boston College tabs Ohio State’s Jarmond to succeed Bates as new director of athletics
Boston College has named Martin Jarmond, deputy director of athletics at Ohio State, as the school’s next director of athletics. He succeeds Brad Bates, who will become vice president of collegiate sports associates in June. “I am humbled and honored to serve as the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College,” said Jarmond … Read more
North Dakota to cut women’s hockey
After weeks of speculation, the University of North Dakota announced today that it is cutting the women’s hockey program as part of an effort to meet new budget restrictions, which was widely reported to be a $1.3 million shortfall. Also cut were men’s and women’s swimming and diving. According to multiple reports, North Dakota did … Read more
USA Hockey finds women all united in support of national team
As the impasse between USA Hockey and the U.S. Women’s National Team continues unresolved. USA Hockey reached out to many current and former players at both the D-I and D-III levels to try to find replacement players, but found all women were resolved to support the national team.
Clarkson, Wisconsin lead All-USCHO women’s D-I teams
National champion Clarkson led the All-USCHO women’s D-I teams with five players, while runner-up Wisconsin placed four players on the teams. Nine schools in total were represented.
Minnesota Duluth’s Crowell named USCHO women’s D-I coach of the year
She engineered the best single-season turnaround in Minnesota Duluth history, returning the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament and almost getting them to the Frozen Four. Maura Crowell is our women’s D-I coach of the year.
Wisconsin goaltender Desbiens captures 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Wisconsin senior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens has been awarded the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The honors were presented to Desbiens Saturday afternoon at the Foundry Art Centre as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by Lindenwood University. The award, which is in its 20th year, is presented annually to the top player in … Read more
Pair of seniors propel Wisconsin to women’s championship game
All season long, the goal for Wisconsin women’s hockey senior class has been simple: get to the championship game no matter what it takes. As it turned out, a pair of those seniors willed their team to that goal, although only one of the efforts would have been predicted before the evening began.
Minnesota Duluth’s Crowell tabbed AHCA D-I women’s Coach of the Year
For leading Minnesota Duluth to a 25-7-5 record and into the 2017 NCAA tournament, Maura Crowell has been named the CCM/AHCA Division I women’s Coach of the Year. Crowell, in just her second year as a Division I head coach, led UMD into the WCHA championship game before bowing 4-1 to Wisconsin. Her squad reached … Read more
Frozen Four teams all overcame adversity to return
This weekend’s Frozen Four has the same teams as last year’s, but the path back hasn’t been smooth for any of them. Injuries are inevitable through the long college season, but each of the four teams suffered setbacks that had the opportunity to end their hopes for a national championship. Overcoming adversity, proving people wrong, … Read more