A Quick Recovery
Just weeks after a torn meniscus seemed likely to end her college career, Jessica Koizumi’s game-tying and game-winning goals carry UMD to its first Women’s Frozen Four since 2003.
Women’s D-I in general
Just weeks after a torn meniscus seemed likely to end her college career, Jessica Koizumi’s game-tying and game-winning goals carry UMD to its first Women’s Frozen Four since 2003.
It’s hard to believe the season is almost over. It seems like just yesterday I was writing up my season preview, which had Middlebury as the No. 1 team in the country. The time sure has flown by and what an amazing ride it has been. In the end; however, my top two teams to … Read more
After losing a season with injuries in both knees, St. Lawrence co-captain Chelsea Grills is leading the Saints to their fourth straight Women’s Frozen Four.
Katie Weatherston spent too many games sitting on the bench for Dartmouth this season. So when she got healthy as her senior season winded down, she knew it was her time to contribute. She did just that, culminating with four points including a hat trick Sunday in the Big Green’s 7-3 win over St. Lawrence … Read more
Cinderella is alive and well. With a 2-1 triple overtime victory over three-time defending National Champion Middlebury, the Amherst Lord Jeffs earned themselves the glass slipper for this year’s NCAA playoffs. When Anna MacLean put the puck past Panther goalie Lani Wright, the 101 minute, 54 second marathon came to end. However, the real story … Read more
USA Hockey today announced Mercyhurst freshman forward Meghan Agosta, Wisconsin senior forward Sara Bauer and Harvard senior forward Julie Chu are the three finalists for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award is presented annually by The USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice … Read more
The 2007 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey tournament bracket was announced Sunday night. The No. 1 team in the country, Plattsburgh State, will host the Division III Women’s Championships on March 16 and 17. The Cardinals also received the bye into the semifinal round that begins on March 16. Joining Plattsburgh in the tournament … Read more
Providence goaltender Jana Bugden was on the losing end of Sunday’s Hockey East final, but she was a winner in so many other ways, making her a fitting Tournament MVP.
Mercyhurst freshman forward Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ontario) was a double winner at the 2007 College Hockey America Women’s Awards Banquet held this evening at The Dome at the RMU Island Sports Center. Agosta was selected as both the CHA Player of the Year and the CHA Rookie of the Year in voting of the league’s … Read more
Dartmouth College senior forward Gillian Apps (Unionville, Ont.) has been named the ECAC Hockey League’s Player of the Year, it was announced earlier this evening (March 2) at the league’s annual banquet. Apps and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Apps as a … Read more
Boston College pulled off the same awards hat trick that the University of New Hampshire netted last year, sweeping the three major individual awards acknowledging the season’s top player, rookie and coach. BC’s freshman sensation Kelli Stack had a torrid second half the season, ringing up 34 points to outdistance teammate and classmate Allie Thunstrom … Read more
The NCAA has announced the participants for the second annual Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge, which will be held April 6 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The competition will be conducted in an East versus West format with each team having six male position players, six female position players, two male goaltenders and two … Read more
League champion Wisconsin placed two players on the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women’s all-conference team and swept individual honors, it was announced Thursday. The Badgers’ Sara Bauer, a senior from St. Catherine’s, Ont who won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the best women’s collegiate hockey player last season, was named the WCHA Player of the … Read more
Two Boston College freshmen forwards, who left their states in the hotbed of WCHA hockey to venture East, are making a profound impact on their school’s chances of success in the postseason. Kelli Stack, who is from Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, and Allie Thunstrom, who is from Maplewood, Minn., are the one-two scoring punch for the … Read more
It’s that time of year again when every conference in Division III has entered their second season, the conference playoffs. While many of you may be wondering what the latest NCAA tournament projections are, first we must take a look at what is on the agenda for this weekend. So let’s take a moment and … Read more
With three offensive defensemen, the Ohio State women’s hockey team can beat its opponents in many dimensions.
It was a good week for Plattsburgh. The Cardinals cemented their ranking as No. 1 in the country with a 5-4 overtime win, on the road, against No. 2 Middlebury. A Shay Bywater goal just 44 seconds into overtime not only gave the Cardinals the win, but also put them on track to host NCAAs … Read more
When Minnesota State travels to Columbus to take on Ohio State, the Mavericks will look to reverse some recent history. The Buckeyes have swept all four regular season games, including a pair last week which put the brakes on Minnesota State’s runaway second half. The Mavericks are 10-4-1 since Dec. 9. That mark includes a … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation Monday announced 10 candidates for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey. The 10 candidates represent eight different schools, as Harvard and Wisconsin each have two candidates. The WCHA and ECACHL are the most represented conferences with four selections each. Earlier … Read more
Mother Nature sure can be a drag. Due to the fact that the Northeast got buried in snow this week, the big clash between Plattsburgh and Middlebury was postponed and will be made up Tuesday night. As a result, we will have to wait yet another week to see who will have the inside track … Read more