Women’s D-I: WCHA

Women’s WCHA Season Preview

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The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is not necessarily the strongest conference in women’s hockey, but it is definitely the most successful. The first six years of the league’s existence have resulted in six national championships, three apiece for members Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota. Beginning its seventh season and second as an eight-team conference, the WCHA has … Read more

Wisconsin Tabbed As Women’s WCHA Favorite

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Last season’s WCHA runner-up Wisconsin has been selected as the 2005-06 favorite in the league’s coaches poll. Sara Bauer, Wisconsin’s leading scorer for the last two seasons, was named the 2005-06 WCHA Preseason Player of the Year. The Badgers received the maximum number of first place votes, since coaches could not vote their own teams, … Read more

SLU, UMD, Mercyhurst Lead D-I Women’s Preseason All-USCHO Teams

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Balance is the defining trait of the 2005-06 Preseason All-USCHO teams, released today. While last season’s teams were dominated by WCHA players, Minnesota in particular, this year’s three teams were split more uniformly across the conferences and top contenders. Preseason No. 1 St. Lawrence, No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth, and No. 5 Mercyhurst led the way with … Read more

U.S. Completes Sweep

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The WCHA All-Stars doubled their scoring output in their rematch against the U.S. National Team Saturday night at the DECC, but still fell well short in a 5-2 defeat. Bemidji State sophomore Tara Hiscock and North Dakota sophomore Cami Wooster scored goals for the WCHA. Wooster and UNH alum Tricia Dunn-Luoma ’96, who had two … Read more

One Game, Many Different Objectives

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Team USA took the first strides in the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul against a team of WCHA All-Stars. The objectives heading into the game and the reactions after the USA’s 5-1 victory varied greatly, both between the two teams and individual members. The result left national … Read more

WCHA All-Stars Ready to Face U.S. Women’s National Team

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In the final weekend before the start of the college season, an All-Star team of WCHA Players will face the 2005-06 U.S. Women’s National Team in a two-game series to lead off the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour. The pre-Olympic tour begins Friday Sept. 30 at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. … Read more

D-I Women’s Hockey Conference Playoff Possibilities

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It’s that most wonderful time of the year again in women’s college hockey, when we break down conference playoff possibilities and tiebreakers. Obscure statistics like “goal differential against the top four teams” suddenly take on an added importance, but hey, that’s better than a coin flip and far more straightforward than the NCAA selection process. … Read more

USCHO Announces
Women’s Game of the Week
Postseason Schedule

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USCHO is pleased to announce the addition of 10 postseason broadcasts to its Women’s Game of the Week package. The action kicks off the weekend of March 5-6 with the WCHA Championships live from Minneapolis. The following weekend, the Game of the Week will be in Boston for the Hockey East Championships on March 12-13. … Read more

Harvard Shootout Preview

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Three of the nation’s top five women’s hockey teams converge at Bright Hockey Center this Thanksgiving weekend. USCHO will be there with live broadcasts, including a rematch of the 2004 NCAA final.

Gophers No. 1 in WCHA Women’s Coaches Poll

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Defending NCAA champion Minnesota is No. 1 for the second straight year in the WCHA Women’s Preseason Coaches poll. Minnesota received seven first place votes to claim the top spot. Wisconsin was picked second, receiving 64 points and one first place vote. Minnesota Duluth ranked third with 58 points while Ohio State was fourth with … Read more

Gophers Dominate Women’s Preseason All-USCHO Teams

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Defending champion Minnesota dominated the D-I women’s preseason All-USCHO teams by placing five players across all three teams, including three players on the first team. The three teams, announced by USCHO.com on Monday, include six 2002 Olympic medalists, four of which are on the first team. The previous two Frozen Four MVPs, Minnesota’s Krissy Wendell … Read more

U.S. Earns First-Ever Under-22 Sweep

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When Karen Thatcher helped set up Friar teammate Sonny Watrous in front for the game-winning goal early in the third period of Saturday’s 3-2 U.S. Under-22 women’s victory over Canada, Providence coach Bob Deraney had more reason to be thrilled than anyone else in the crowd of 659 at Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. “Seeing Watrous score … Read more