Women’s D-I in general
The Boston College Eagles went to the Women’s Frozen Four last season and then went through a tumultuous offseason. But the 2007-2008 season has shown that the Eagles are keeping the train rolling on the track. As the second half of the season starts, the Eagles are ready to get back to the Frozen Four and look for a National Championship. Candace Horgan reports on the ladies of Boston College.
After a 51-point rookie season in 2005-06, Sam Faber’s sophomore slump was hardly noticeable, but the Wildcat junior’s performance in the first half of this year’s campaign is hard to ignore — and has New Hampshire looking toward the post-season. Terese Karmel reports.
Sacred Moments Lauren Fontaine picked up the puck at the center ice spot, picked up steam as she hit the Boston University blue line, then (so it seemed, anyway) calmly picked the upper right corner behind Terrier goaltender Melissa Haber. And anyone who happened to be inside Walter Brown Arena last Saturday, picked the right … Read more
Bantam-weight: Trinity Steps Up Plattsburgh … Elmira … Middlebury … Stevens Point … Trinity? That’s right folks, I said Trinity. The Bantams are off to a tremendous start this season with a 5-1-1 record on the year and the USCHO.com voters are taking notice. Trinity received their first top-10 ranking in school history this past … Read more
No Pet Cemetery Here Not that they ever really went anywhere, but you can say this about the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. They’re back. You’d certainly have to say so after last week’s Bulldog sweep of two-time champs Wisconsin … in Madison, no less. Sensational Russian freshman Iya Gravrilova was front-and-center (make that left wing), scoring the … Read more
Rise and Shine It was college hockey’s equivalent of “the long nightmare”. That 33 game losing streak, the longest ever shouldered by a Division-I women’s team, one that saw 387 sunrises and two Thanksgivings come and go without Union College being able to celebrate victory. It’s over. Finis. The Dutchwomen shed that onerous string on … Read more
Two Unpredictable Weeks Down … … and more on the horizon? To say a lot has happened in women’s Division III hockey over the past two weeks is an understatement. The top ranked team in the nation went from an ultimate high, winning the Panther-Cardinal Classic, to losing the next weekend and snapping their NCAA … Read more
Manhattanville put an end to the longest active unbeaten streak in college hockey Saturday with a 4-3 win over Plattsburgh. Amanda Nonis led the way for the Valiants with a hat trick against the defending D-III women’s champion. The Cardinals had not lost in an NCAA women’s record 35 consecutive game — the last loss … Read more
Being the last undefeated team in the ECACHL women’s standings is nothing new for Harvard, but this Crimson edition is unique in its speed and balance. David De Remer reports.
Knights’ Big Nights Maybe it wasn’t the greatest win in the six year history of Clarkson women’s hockey. But last weekend’s 3-2 triumph over Mercyhurst ranks as a close second. Clarkson wrapped up a highly successful two game set with the Lakers, then ranked No. 2, with a tie and a win to show for … Read more
Showdown in Vermont This weekend, all eyes will be on Middlebury, Vt., as Plattsburgh, Elmira, and Williams will all come to town in search of the 2007 Middlebury Tournament Championship. This will be the third annual tournament involving the quartet. Plattsburgh and Middlebury created the idea and share hosting rights every other season. “We started … Read more
Road sweet home They say you can’t go home again, but Hilary Knight begs to differ. The sensational Wisconsin freshman forward will return to her native New Hampshire with the rest of the No. 1-ranked Badgers for a two-game weekend showdown with No. 3 UNH. “I’m very excited,†said Knight, who was bred in the … Read more
The USCHO Game of the Week has finalized its 2007-08 broadcast schedule for the inaugural season of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. The league features numerous college standouts and has launched with seven franchises, including four in the greater Toronto Area, one in Ottawa, and two in Montreal. All broadcasts will feature free live video … Read more
No bull about it… …these girls can play. When you think of first-year programs, you normally think of sub-par records for a few seasons while the players get their feet wet and experience playing collegiate hockey, right? Well, Adrian College, located a little over an hour away from Detroit in southern Michigan, is proving that … Read more
One season removed from a strong start but a disappointing finish, the Connecticut women are back with a vengeance and ready to go deep into the Hockey East and national tournaments. Terese Karmel reports.
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown…” Sure, let’s start out by ripping off Shakespeare. Then again, if the Bard of Avon had been watching the recent Division-I doings as they pertained to the Nation’s No. 1 ranking, he might well have summed matters up thusly. It has, after all, been a tough time … Read more
The Wisconsin women are the two-time defending national champions, and with a record-breaking streak in the rear-view mirror, Mark Johnson and his players have set their sights ahead, Candace Horgan finds.
With the help of former head coach Laura Halldorson and players and coaches past and present, Minnesota is celebrating 10 years of varsity women’s hockey, Terese Karmel reports.
You’ve seen the games; you may even know some of the players and coaches. But what’s it really like to be part of a college hockey team? Former high school star Ruben Leavitt found out — at least for one day — with the Colgate women’s squad.
Beginning November 3, USCHO will present the fourth season of the Women’s Game of the Week, the only weekly national Internet broadcast for women’s hockey. Fans will be able to access the live and archived video feeds available through the USCHO women’s page. The 2007-08 season will combine the past, present, and future of women’s … Read more