Wednesday Women: Mercurial programs
This week, Arlan and Candace look at the programs that keep going up and down, and whether they can find consistency in the second half of the season.
Women’s D-I: WCHA
Wednesday Women: Looking at the challengers
Reading into the ECAC games during the Four Nations Cup, possible D-III teams going D-I, and whether Bemidji is as good as their current place in the standings indicates.
Wednesday Women: Experience served
In this week’s WW, we look at the impact of Minnesota’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, BC’s speed, and how young players help and hurt their teams.
What comes after “Z”?
Behind the strong goaltending of Zuzana Tomcikova, Bemidji State has become a power in the WCHA, Arlan Marttila finds.
Wednesday Women: First looks
Cornell is off to a fast start, Hockey East is still in transition, and Wisconsin looks in good position to repeat as champions. Candace Horgan and Arlan Marttila discuss in this week’s edition of Wednesday Women.
Johnson, Sauer honored with Lester Patrick Trophy
Former Wisconsin, Olympic, and NHL star Mark Johnson and longtime Colorado College and Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer were presented with one of hockey’s most prestigious awards on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Johnson and Sauer were among four recipients of the NHL’s 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the … Read more
2011-2012 Women’s D-I Season Preview
Previews and conference picks for the Women’s D-I 2011-2012 season by new USCHO Women’s Columnist Arlan Marttila.
Wisconsin picked to win WCHA women’s title again
Wisconsin is the pick to win the WCHA women’s title again in the annual preseason poll of league coaches. The Badgers collected six first-place votes, while Minnesota finished second with two first place votes. Minnesota-Duluth was picked to finish third. North Dakota was picked to finish fourth, followed by Ohio State in fifth place, Bemidji … Read more
Wisconsin grad Duggan a finalist for Sportswoman of the Year
Meghan Duggan, a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team and 2011 Wisconsin graduate, was named one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Sportswoman of the Year, presented annually by the Women’s Sports Foundation. Past winners of the award include one-time Wisconsin teammate Jessie Vetter (2009), gymnast Nastia Liukin (2008), soccer star Mia Hamm (1997, … Read more
Bemidji State adds former player Fryklund as women’s assistant
Bemidji State has named all-time leading scorer Amber Fryklund as an assistant coach of the women’s hockey program. Fryklund tallied 122 points from 2000-2003 and returns to her alma mater after a stint coaching high school hockey in Minnesota. “I’m very excited to be able to return to Bemidji State as an assistant coach,” Fryklund … Read more
Fetter, Schroeder named new St. Cloud women’s assistants
St. Cloud State has named Jim Fetter and Brita Schroeder as women’s assistant coaches for the upcoming season. “After a long process, I am very excited to have a full staff in place,” said SCSU head coach Jeff Giesen in a statement. “Jim and Brita will be a great coaching mix of knowledge and expertise … Read more
DeKeyser steps down from Wisconsin’s women’s post
Wisconsin women’s assistant coach Tracey DeKeyser has resigned her position, the school announced Tuesday. DeKeyser had been with the program since its inception in 1998-99, including serving as the interim head coach in 2009-10 when head coach Mark Johnson was coaching the U.S. women’s Olympic team. “Stepping down from coaching at Wisconsin was not an … Read more
Ohio State hires Handrahan to coach women’s team
Ohio State announced Monday the hiring of Nate Handrahan as the head coach of the women’s hockey team, becoming just the second coach in the 12-year history of the women’s hockey program. “My family and I are grateful for the opportunity athletics director Gene Smith and the hiring committee has given me to be the … Read more
Ohio State women’s coach Barto calls it a career
Jackie Barto, the first coach of women’s hockey at Ohio State, has decided to retire from coaching after 12 seasons with the Buckeyes and 27 years overall. Barto was hired at Ohio State in 1999 to start the women’s hockey program after spending five seasons as the head coach at her alma mater, Providence. “It … Read more
Duggan wins Kazmaier
Wisconsin’s Meghan Duggan won the 2011 Patty Kazmaier award, becoming the third Badger in recent years to claim the trophy.
Kazmaier trio a difficult choice
The hardest job in hockey? Seems it might be a seat on the Kazmaier selection committee. Each year, the task of anointing just one woman as the best player in women’s hockey seems to get more daunting, with no slam dunk Patty Kazmaier Award winner to merely hand the honor to. That said, we do … Read more
Wisconsin’s terrorizing trio
Currently ranked 2-3-4 in the country in scoring, Wisconsin’s top line of seniors Meghan Duggan and Hilary Knight with sophomore Brianna Decker has terrorized opposing goalies this season, and will be the key to a Badgers victory in the Frozen Four. Jason Karnosky reports.
Wisconsin’s Duggan named WCHA player of the year
The WCHA women announced their annual award winners and All-WCHA teams Thursday night at the conference banquet held at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. The big winner was Wisconsin senior forward Meghan Duggan, who was honored as the WCHA Player of the Year. Minnesota-Duluth senior defenseman Jocelyne Larocque won two awards as she took … Read more
Kessel playing in enemy territory
It wasn’t exactly an unintended consequence. However there was a tinge of irony attached to the Wisconsin’s wildly successful “Fill the Bowl” promotion for last Saturday’s game with rival Minnesota. Not only did the Badgers pull in 10,668 spectators to the Kohl Center — thereby smashing to smithereens all women’s college hockey attendance records — … Read more
Drawing a crowd: What the women’s attendance record means for the game
Wisconsin drew 10,668 to the Kohl Center, and it hopes many of them will return. Jason Karnosky reports.