Women’s D-I: WCHA

The WCHA Final Five starts Thursday night in Grand Forks; Craig Roberts rounds up the participants, and scopes our their chances.

With one week to go before the WCHA Final Five, Craig Roberts runs down the weekend’s games. Also: the league’s new transfer rule will be put into play for the first time as a Gopher heads northwest.

Jockeying for position at the WCHA Final Five is almost complete, but off the ice, Craig Roberts notes that the league has some disciplinary problems to work out.

Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth — archrivals despite a relatively short history together — clash this weekend with the WCHA regular-season title hanging in the balance. Also: an uncertain future for at least one Gopher, and OSU gets key personnel back. Craig Roberts reports.

With a month left in the regular season, Wisconsin looks to pad its hold on third place, while Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth try not to look ahead to their series next weekend. Craig Roberts reports.

Bemidji State, fighting for a Final Five berth, has a big hump to get over in Minnesota, but Craig Roberts notes that the Mavericks have a little history on their side. Also: the Badgers welcome back one of their own, and Mankato hosts a potential goaltenders’ duel.

Playoff time is fast approaching and the WCHA teams are jockeying for positioning, espeically for fourth and fifth place. Correspondent Craig Roberts breaks down the situation in this week’s WCHA report.

An aggressive schedule has helped Ohio State learn to compete. Now the Buckeyes’ test is to turn close games into victories, Craig Roberts finds.

With the second half under way in the WCHA, Craig Roberts reviews the standings and previews this weekend’s action, highlighted by a visit from national No. 4 Dartmouth to the defending national champions, as well as a key tussle between Bemidji State and Minnesota State.

As the calendar year winds to a close in the WCHA Women’s League, Craig Roberts offers insight on the league’s seven teams, plus the usual roundup and “House”hold Hints.

The top two teams in the WCHA — two of the top three in the nation, according to the USCHO.com poll — square off in Minneapolis this weekend. It’s Minnesota vs. Minnesota-Duluth for early bragging rights, as Craig Roberts reports.

Minnesota State junior netminder Shari Vogt isn’t often mentioned with the cream of the WCHA crop, but Craig Roberts says she should be. Also: Minnesota makes an impact in the early-signing period.

When the NCAA tournament selections are made, more than one team might have this weekend to thank — or to blame. Four of the nation’s powerhouses square off as Minnesota-Duluth, Brown, Minnesota and Harvard take to the ice. Craig Roberts.

The Four Nations Cup will be played this weekend, meaning that several WCHA teams will be without key players. Craig Roberts talks to league coaches about the meaning of international competition for women’s college hockey.

It doesn’t get much tougher than this. In fact, by definition it can’t. One week after hosting No.1 Minnesota-Duluth, Wisconsin ventures to Minneapolis to play second-ranked Minnesota. Craig Roberts reports.

Minnesota-Duluth has a natural rivalry with in-state opponent Minnesota, but the Bulldogs’ animosity for Wisconsin is not a thing to be missed either. The Badgers square off with the defending NCAA titlists in this weekend’s premier WCHA matchup, Craig Roberts reports.

The University of Minnesota blazes a trail this weekend with the opening of its new women’s hockey facility, the state-of-the-art Ridder Arena. Craig Roberts reports on happenings in the WCHA.