Women’s D-I: Wisconsin
Wednesday Women: Down to Four
The quarterfinals turned out to be routs for the home teams; do the semis promise more drama? Candace and Arlan look at that, plus coaching vacancies and more in their final Wednesday Women column of the year.
Hickels’ work with the Great Alaska Showcase benefits many
The Great Alaska Showcase has proven a boon for the Hickel sisters, Zoe, who plays a Minnesota-Duluth, and Tori, who plays at Northeastern. The family inherited a program they participated in growing up.
Wednesday Women: The final eight
Candace and Arlan look at the first round matchups of the NCAA tournament, and also ponder the Patty Kazmaier Award Final Three.
Kazmaier finalist Brandt named WCHA women’s player of the year
The WCHA women’s conference this week announced its year-end awards, All-WCHA Teams and All-Rookie Team. Minnesota junior forward Hannah Brandt was named Player of the Year after a 21-goal, 29-assist campaign for the Gophers. Brandt is also one of three finalists for the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Senior Rachel Ramsey, a teammate of Brandt’s … Read more
Wednesday Women: One down, many to go
The first round of the conference tournaments is just one round among six that could lead to a national championship for one of eight teams. Candace and Arlan look a the results from the first weekend, as well as the Patty Kazmaier nominees.
Playoff preview: WCHA women
The WCHA is as competitive as its ever been, but Minnesota is still the team to beat. Arlan Marttila previews the WCHA tournament.
Wednesday Women: Playoff possibilities
The regular season is over, and the road to a national championship begins. Candace and Arlan take a look at results from the final weekend in the regular season, and ponder what said results mean for the first round of the conference tournaments.
Wednesday Women: One final push
It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and a lot of teams are battling for playoff position in their conference tournaments, as well as positioning for possible NCAA berths. How it all plays out is anyone’s guess, but Candace and Arlan take a look.
Ammerman, Hickel, MacMillan, Murray, Scott named finalists for 2015 Hockey Humanitarian Award
The award, celebrating its 20th anniversary, is given annually to college hockey’s finest citizen.
Wednesday Women: Rare losses
Boston College’s undefeated season came to an end, North Dakota beat Minnesota, Quinnipiac suffered another conference loss, and Mercyhurst took another step toward the CHA regular season title. Candace and Arlan look at that and more.
Wednesday Women: Dancing in the standings
Harvard held first place for a night, North Dakota is moving on up in the WCHA, several teams, including Colgate and Penn State, have great freshmen, and Minnesota and Boston College have looked a little vulnerable.
Wednesday Women: Middle of the pack
Candace and Arlan look at the middle teams in the conferences, where the teams are jockeying fiercely for playoff positioning, debate the state of the CHA, and look at Chelsea Laden’s chances of challenging the NCAA shutout mark.
Seniors like Turnbull and Sylvester are leading Wisconsin back to the top
Wisconsin is one of the sport’s traditional powers, and with a balanced attack, led by talented seniors like Karley Sylvester, the Badgers are hoping to win an NCAA Championship for the first time in four years.
Wednesday Women: Finding form
Candace and Arlan review what they learned from the big series between Minnesota and Wisconsin and the first battle between Boston College and Boston University, debate finish orders in the ECAC, Hockey East, and the WCHA, look at players having good and bad seasons, and pick the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Dunne’s goal leads U.S. over Canada at U-18 Worlds
The IIHF U-18 Women’s World Championships were won by the U.S. over Canada, and featured plenty of future collegiate stars, including U.S. captain and Ohio State recruit Jincy Dunne, who scored the game-winner in overtime for the U.S.
What does the end of Miller’s time in Duluth signal?
Minnesota-Duluth’s announcement that it won’t renew Shannon Miller’s contract has sent shock waves through Women’s D-I hockey.
Wednesday Women: Wrap it up
In their final discussion of the first half, Candace and Arlan look at whether Harvard and Cornell are back to being threats, ponder Minnesota’s shellacking of St. Cloud, and look at which teams are in contention and what games are the ones to watch in the second half.
Concussions have an impact on women’s hockey
In the past several years, several high-profile women players, including Patty Kazmaier Award winner Amanda Kessel and Wisconsin’s Stefanie McKeough, have lost substantial playing time due to a concussion. Part 1 of a two-part story.
Soccer league in Kenya takes off thanks to Ammerman
While in Kenya, Brittany Ammerman purchased a soccer ball, thinking it might help her break the ice with people and pass the time. Instead, it’s led to the creation of the Nikumbuke Women’s Soccer League. Ammerman plans to return to Kenya to see the women play in person. Nicole Haase reports in a special to USCHO.