Women’s D-I in general
Has it really been half a dozen years since the BU varsity women’s program came into being? That’s just too hard to believe. Seems like only yesterday that the Terriers were something of an hockey Hubanomaly. The lone club program in the Women’s Beanpot. The last place an elite New Englander would even think about … Read more
USA Hockey announced the 10 finalists for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and two players each from Boston College, Cornell, Mercyhurst and Wisconsin are among the finalists. The award, annually given to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey, will be presented on March 19 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, … Read more
The Minnesota girls high school hockey tournament showcases future NCAA stars. Arlan Marttila reports.
This week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll is identical to the one from last week in that Wisconsin is again a unanimous choice as the top-ranked team in the country. Cornell sits No. 2 and is followed by Minnesota in the third spot, Mercyhurst at No. 4 and Boston University in the five slot. Minnesota-Duluth … Read more
What if the Rocket had used a curved stick? How many goals would he have scored? How many goalies’ heads would he have taken off? What if Bobby had even one good knee, much less two? Would there be any point in arguing about who was the best of them all really was? If you … Read more
Wisconsin garnered all 15 first-place votes to maintain their No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Cornell sits firmly at No. 2 and then Mercyhurst jumps two places to No. 3, tied with Minnesota this week. Boston University drops a spot to No. 5, while Minnesota-Duluth stays sixth, Boston College stays … Read more
The nominees for the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced today and the list of 26 nominated players includes 17 forwards, five goaltenders and four defensemen from 12 different schools in all four Division I leagues. Mercyhurst College, host of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, leads all schools with five nominated players. The award, … Read more
The list of finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award was announced a couple of days ago. One of the names of the 12 college hockey players on it is Yale’s Aleca Hughes, to the surprise of absolutely no one, and, not surprisingly, to the chagrin of Aleca Hughes. “I’m definitely honored,” said the junior winger, … Read more
The USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll remains largely unchanged, with Wisconsin still No. 1 in this week’s rankings. Cornell is again No. 2, while Minnesota jumps to No. 3, leap-frogging Boston University, who is now sitting fourth. Mercyhurst retains the fifth spot, and the next four teams – Minnesota-Duluth (No. 6), Boston College (No. 7), North … Read more
It is now the standard by which all women’s hockey scorers will be measured. Until someone comes along to break it. Who knows when (or if) that will ever happen. Until then, Mercyhurst’s Meghan Agosta will be the name at the top of the NCAA career scoring leaderboard. Her four points last Friday against Wayne … Read more
The USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week looks exactly the same as last week, which means Wisconsin is once again the top team in the nation. No. 2 Cornell finished just nine points back of the Badgers, while Boston University (No. 3), Minnesota (No. 4) and Mercyhurst (No. 5) round out the top five. … Read more
The Terriers are shooting for big things in their program’s sixth season. Scott Weighart reports.
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
The top six spots in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are unchanged from a week ago, and that includes Wisconsin staying the top team in the country with 11 of 15 first-place votes. Cornell, with the four other first-place votes, sits in the second spot, while Boston University (No. 3), Minnesota (No. 4), Mercyhurst … Read more
Wisconsin drew 10,668 to the Kohl Center, and it hopes many of them will return. Jason Karnosky reports.
The French call it “potpourri” while the Hungarians call it “goulash”. Me, I call it this week’s column, a collection of odds and ends from the world of women’s Division I pucks. There is a common thread among those items; see if you can find it. Pour example’, in Madison, Wis., we see the Badgers … Read more
The same teams make up the top 10 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, though the order is somewhat tweaked from a week ago. Wisconsin is still No. 1, followed by Cornell and No. 2 and third-ranked Boston University. Minnesota leapfrogs Mercyhurst into the fourth spot and Minnesota-Duluth remains one back of Mercyhurst at … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its major award winners for 2011 and college connections abound. Former St. Thomas coach Terry Skrypek, who retired last summer, was named the John MacInnes award winner for his longtime support of amateur hockey and youth programs. The Terry Flanagan Award went to Rochester Institute of Technology assistant coach Brian Hills. The … Read more
Isabel Menard has a knack for boiling hockey down to its basics, just as she has a nose for the net. Both involve the simplest route: straight to the heart, and pity the poor defenseman who gets in her way. While the sophomore sniper from Syracuse has talent to burn, it’s her motor that makes … Read more
The University of Vermont and the city of Burlington will host the 2012 IIHF World Women’s Championship, with Gutterson Fieldhouse being the primary venue. Gutterson, home to the UVM men’s and women’s programs, will will host all U.S. and Canada games, as well as the playoff and medal rounds. Cairns Arena will serve as the … Read more