Women’s D-I: WCHA

Minnesota quartet headlines 2013 Kazmaier Award finalists

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The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top Division I women’s player. Seven schools are represented among the finalists, including four from Minnesota. Three nominees were finalists in 2012 — Wisconsin’s Brianna Decker, Minnesota’s Amanda Kessel and North Dakota’s Jocelyne … Read more

D-I women’s poll has few changes as Minnesota remains No. 1

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All 10 teams in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are the same as last week, but in a slightly different order. What hasn’t changed is undefeated Minnesota remaining in its No. 1 position with a sweep of Bemidji State last weekend, including winning the second game in overtime. Boston College stays No. 2 … Read more

Women’s D-I rankings show Minnesota a unanimous No. 1

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Minnesota swept aside Ohio State last weekend to run its record to 30-0 and is again the unanimous top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The next five spots mirror last week’s poll as Boston College, Boston University, Cornell, Harvard and Clarkson sit second through sixth, respectively. Wisconsin swept St. Cloud State and … Read more

No change at top of women’s D-I poll as Minnesota still No. 1

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Still unbeaten this year, Minnesota stays atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after sweeping aside Minnesota-Duluth this past weekend. Boston College beat Maine in its lone game and remains ranked second. Boston University jumps one spot to No. 3 after defeating Northeastern, while Cornell falls one to No. 4 despite beating both Union and … Read more

Rigsby a big part of what is still right at Wisconsin

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When Wisconsin lost at home to Minnesota on Sunday, it mathematically ended the possibility of the Badgers earning a third straight WCHA regular season championship. That isn’t entirely surprising; in the brief history of the league, no program has ever won the season nor the playoff crown in three straight years. But for a team … Read more

Minnesota still No. 1 in women’s D-I poll

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In another unanimous vote, undefeated Minnesota retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Boston College rises one spot to No. 2, trading places with Harvard. Boston University is up one to No. 4 and Cornell falls one spot to No. 5 this week. At No. 6, Clarkson is up one, leap-frogging … Read more

Unanimous again: Minnesota remains No. 1 in D-I women’s poll

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Minnesota received all 15 first-place votes and is again a unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week. Harvard jumps to No. 2, flip-flopping with Boston College. Cornell stays fourth and Boston University is again fifth in the rankings. Mercyhurst climbs from eighth to sixth, Clarkson falls one to No. … Read more

11 nominees unveiled for 2013 Hockey Humanitarian Award

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Two repeat nominees are among the 11 college hockey players up for the 18th annual Hockey Humanitarian Award. St. Anselm’s J. Tucker Mullin and Alaska’s Kaare Odegard, both seniors, have been nominated again for the award, which recognizes college hockey’s top citizen. The full list of nominees: Jason Beattie, Niagara senior Brett Beebe, Western Michigan … Read more

D-I women’s poll has Minnesota once again a unanimous No. 1

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Minnesota stays the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week with all 15 first-place votes. Clarkson climbs to No. 2, trading places with Cornell, while Mercyhurst remains No. 4 and Boston College holds steady in the fifth slot. Harvard moves up one to No. 6, flip-flopping with Boston University this week. … Read more

Middling teams battle it out

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  No win comes easily for building teams. With a slowing of the action due to the Four Nations Cup, only four games were played in Minnesota last weekend. I was able to catch the front end of a series bringing Maine to Bemidji State, as well as game two of Lindenwood visiting St. Cloud … Read more