Women’s D-I in general
TORONTO – September 27, 2007 – A new chapter in women’s hockey officially kicks off today with the announcement of the formation of the Canadian Women’s’ Hockey League (CWHL). The league is organized jointly by a group of volunteer business people as well a number of the players such as Jennifer Botterill, Allyson Fox, Kathleen … Read more
BOSTON — Commissioner Joe Bertagna of the Hockey East Association announced the preseason women’s coaches poll on Tuesday afternoon at the conference’s annual media day held in Banners Restaurant at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The New Hampshire Wildcats, who have won the last two Hockey East regular-season and tournament championships, earned six of … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — St. Lawrence, which has finished among the top three teams in the regular-season standings each year since 2000-01, is the team to beat in the 2007-08 regular season, according to voting by the League coaches as part of the pre-season polls and all-League team. The Saints, led by head coach Paul Flanagan, … Read more
Laura Halldorson, who built the University of Minnesota women’s hockey program into a national powerhouse, announced Friday that she is stepping down as head coach of the Golden Gophers after 11 years at the helm. One of the most successful women’s hockey coaches in the nation and the only one to lead a program to … Read more
Syracuse officially announced Friday it will cut the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams after the 2007-08 season and add a women’s hockey program beginning in the 2008-09 season.
The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced the hiring of former Canadian National Team captain Stacy Wilson as the next head coach of the women’s ice hockey program. One of the most respected players in the sport of women’s ice hockey, Wilson will take the helm of one of the nation’s most successful Division III … Read more
Boston College women’s ice hockey head coach Tom Mutch resigned Tuesday afternoon following a university probe into his conduct, according to the Associated Press. The Boston Herald, based on an anonymous source, reported that the probe was based on graphic text messages allegedly sent from the cell phone of freshman Kelli Stack, the Hockey East … Read more
Union College Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin ’93 has named Claudia Asano Head Women’s Ice Hockey Coach. Asano, who was an assistant coach at Harvard University for the past five seasons, will begin duties on May 3, 2007. She replaces Tim Gerrish, who resigned at the completion of the 2006-07 season. “I’m thrilled to welcome … Read more
Manhattanville has named Lauren McAuliffe, an assistant last year, Interim Head Women’s Hockey Coach for the 2007-08 season after announcing Nicole Hall has left the program after six seasons to pursue other opportunities. McAuliffe, who played four seasons at Division I Harvard before graduating in 2004, helped lead the 2006-07 Valiants to the ECAC East … Read more
University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Tom Buning has announced the hiring of Brian Idalski as head coach of the Fighting Sioux women’s hockey team, effective immediately. Idalski will be formally introduced to the media at a news conference on Thursday, April 12 at 3 p.m. in the main lobby of the Ralph Engelstad … Read more
Canada defeated the United States 5-4 in round-robin play of the IIHF World Women’s Championship on Saturday before a crowd of 15,003 in Winnipeg. The Americans led 4-2 in the second period but the Canadians tied the score before the second intermission and ultimately won in a shootout. Hayley Wickenheiser, the Most Outstanding Player of … Read more
U.S. National Team player Jenny Potter will be a little more cautious the second time around. The veteran of eight Olympic and World Championship teams learned after giving birth to her first child in January 2001 that it takes time to get back into competitive shape. Potter had her second child Jan. 8 and took … Read more
After announcing in January that women’s hockey will be making a comeback at SUNY Potsdam, the college has announced that Bears’ staff member Jay Green has been chosen as head coach of the new women’s team. JAY GREEN “Isn’t it ironic that a nation wide search for a women’s hockey coach led us right into … Read more
Right now, it’s hard to imagine women’s college hockey without Wisconsin’s Sara Bauer and Harvard’s Julie Chu.
Harvard senior co-captain Julie Chu was announced today as the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner, given annually by USA Hockey to the nation’s top player among Division I programs. Chu finished the regular season tied for the national lead in points with 66 on 18 goals and 48 assists, and was a unanimous First … Read more
Plattsburgh and Gustavus Adolphus, leaders in the USCHO polls for most of the 2006-07, were also the leaders in the D-III All-USCHO Teams for their respective regions. Each program placed two players on First Teams and three players overall. First Team East F Danielle Blanchard (So., Plattsburgh) F Isabelle Richard (Jr., RIT) F Deana Wiegand … Read more
Six of the 19 players honored today as 2007 RBK Hockey D-III Women’s All-Americans will be competing for an NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Plattsburgh, NY, this weekend. NCAA semifinalists Plattsburgh (3), Middlebury (2), and Amherst (1) had the six selections. The only semifinalist not recognized was Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Noteworthy: Erin Kegley … Read more
Six players competing for an NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Lake Placid, NY, this weekend – including four from the #1 seeded University of Wisconsin – have been honored as RBK Hockey All-Americans for 2006-07. In addition to the Badgers, NCAA semifinalist St. Lawrence had a pair of honorees. It is an … Read more
Defending champion and No. 1 Wisconsin once again dominated USCHO’s Year-End Honorees for D-I Women in 2006-07, while first-time Frozen Four participant Boston College led with two All-Rookie team selections. For the second straight season, Wisconsin senior Sara Bauer was named USCHO Player of the Year, and teammate Bobbi-Jo Slusar was named USCHO Defensive Player … Read more
Andrea Peterson, a senior defenseman at Gustavus Adolphus College and a four-time All-American, is the winner of the 2007 Laura Hurd Award, presented to the Women’s College Division Hockey Player of the Year and voted by the nation’s Division III head coaches. Peterson, whose starry career ended last week at the NCAA Quarterfinals, was named … Read more