Minnesota blue line is a big key to team’s success
Minnesota is off to a great start, and a big part of that is it’s solid defensive core. Arlan Marttila reports.
Women’s D-I in general
Minnesota is off to a great start, and a big part of that is it’s solid defensive core. Arlan Marttila reports.
Wisconsin has again earned all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota, Cornell and Boston College stay in positions 2-4, respectively. No. 5 Mercyhurst trades places with North Dakota this week, while No. 7 Northeastern does the same with Bemidji State. Minnesota-Duluth moves up one to No. … Read more
“Get pucks to the net and good things will happen.” So goes the time-honored mantra of nearly every hockey coach. On the final day of November, Harvard found itself mired in a three-game losing streak, down a goal on the road versus Dartmouth, with just over seven minutes to play, and in desperate need of … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at the implications of the Cornell-Mercyhurst series, whether Bemidji poses a stiff test for Wisconsin, Hockey East in general, and the teams that have surprised and disappointed to this point in the season.
Wisconsin received all 15 first-place votes this week to retain the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota, Cornell, Boston College, North Dakota and Mercyhurst occupy spots two through six, respectively, and are in the same positions as last week. No. 7 Bemidji State is up one from a week ago, Northeastern … Read more
Providence will host Dartmouth in a women’s game at Fenway Park on Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. as part of Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 31 at Providence. “The team is very excited about getting to play at Fenway,” Dartmouth head coach Mark Hudak said in a news … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Thursday that it has added Pennsylvania-based Alliance Holdings, Inc., as a corporate sponsor. A fast growing and successful company since its inception in 1994, Alliance Holdings is a 100 percent employee-owned company that uses the vehicle of Employee Stock Ownership Plans to invest in market-leading manufacturers of industrial, commercial … Read more
The Robert Morris women have experienced something new this season: success. Arlan Marttila reports.
In this week’s discussion, we look at whether Bemidji State is a playoff contender, surging Quinnipiac, the top players of the year so far, and Jen Schoullis’ importance to Minnesota.
Wisconsin is again the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week, garnering all 15 first-place votes. No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Cornell and No. 4 Boston College all retain their same places as from one week ago. North Dakota rises one to No. 5, Mercyhurst is up one to … Read more
Traditionally one of the powers in women’s hockey, New Hampshire is trying to rebuild during a tough season.
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.
Despite extensive Minnesota pedigree, Alison Micheletti went east for her college career, finding success at Providence College. Al Daniel reports.
The top five schools in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll remain in the same order as last week, including No. 1 Wisconsin, but the bottom five look different. After Wisconsin, which received 14 first-place votes, Minnesota (with the other first-place vote), Cornell, Boston College and Boston University make up the top five. No. 6 … Read more
Lindenwood finds motivation while having tough losses to the top squads.
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.
This week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll looks almost the same as last week’s poll, with Wisconsin retaining the No. 1 ranking in the poll. The only change this week is Minnesota at No. 2 and Cornell falling to No. 3. Boston College remains No. 4, Boston University is still No. 5 and Minnesota-Duluth sits … Read more
College Hockey America announced Friday that Lindenwood has been officially admitted into the conference and will begin play starting with the 2012-13 season. “The CHA membership was very happy when we received the formal letter of application from Lindenwood University,” said CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a press release. “The CHA directors voted unanimously to … Read more
Clarkson and St. Lawrence are looking to rebuild and return to the NCAAs. Both have had promising success and discouraging losses early in the year.
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.