Women’s D-I in general
Harvard defenseman Angela Ruggiero was named Saturday as the winner of the 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner, given to the top collegiate women’s hockey player. Harvard has produced the Kazmaier winner three of the last four years. Ruggiero follows in the footsteps of teammate Jennifer Botterill, who won the award in 2001 and 2003. … Read more
Dartmouth and St. Lawrence entered this weekend’s Frozen Four handicapped by the loss of three star players to the World Championships.
When the Providence women struggled early in the season, head coach Bob Deraney went back to the drawing board with his players.
Rensselaer president Shirley Ann Jackson has announced the timeline for the school’s elevation of the women’s ice hockey program to the Division I level. After one more season at Division III, the Engineers will move up to Division I beginning in 2005-06. That team, which will feature scholarship players for the first time, will compete … Read more
On Feb. 18, four U.S. college players made the final cut for the Canadian women’s national team — Cherie Piper and Gillian Apps of No. 3 Dartmouth, Gina Kingsbury of No. 4 St. Lawrence and Caroline Ouellette of No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth. One college player, Carla MacLeod of No. 5 Wisconsin, was among the final eight … Read more
To the four participating teams in this week’s ECAC championship at Union, this weekend consists of just another hockey game or two, another chance to bring home an ECAC championship banner, and for the lucky few, another step along the road to Frozen Four in Providence. To many outside observers, however, the tournament’s primary importance … Read more
Northeastern goaltender Chanda Gunn, Minnesota-Duluth forward Jenny Potter, and Harvard defenseman Angela Ruggiero are the finalists for the 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, announced Monday by the USA Hockey Foundation. All three were among the Top 10 candidates last year. Potter and Ruggiero were Top Three finalists. The Kazmaier Award annually recognizes the most outstanding … Read more
With the women’s NCAAs nearing, David De Remer takes a complete look at the selection process, the teams and the scenarios.
The tightness and uncertainty of the NCAA women’s hockey selection process can create some strange incentives. For instance, whoever wins Saturday’s 1:05 p.m. WCHA tournament semifinal at Ridder Arena between No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth might be best served by turning into Maroon and Gold superfans at 4:05 p.m. when the No. 1 … Read more
Minnesota women’s coach Laura Halldorson has suspended freshman defenseman Danielle Ashley for the remainder of the 2003-04 season for violating team policies. Ashley played in 26 games for the No. 1 Gophers, scoring two goals and 13 assists for 15 points. She was also the national leader in penalties with 37, all minors. Minnesota had … Read more
The 2004 NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament field was announced this evening with no real surprises. Manhattanville (23-2-2), the champions of the ECAC East, was awarded the No. 1 seed and the bye straight into the Frozen Four. Manhattanville’s home facility of Playland Ice Casino did not meet the NCAA criteria for hosting the Frozen … Read more
An updated breakdown of who might be going where, now that the committee is about to make its picks.
With the Division III women’s tournament selections coming this Sunday, Jayson Moy takes a look at the scenarios.
No matter how long sports are played, watched or coached, the next week is never quite like any other. Many of women’s college hockey’s seniors, even as they’re ritually honored in their final home games of the regular season, nonetheless have plenty of new competitive experiences forthcoming. Even if the seniors were to play forever, … Read more
One upside to having a small number of teams in the NCAA women’s hockey tournament is that it adds to the importance and excitement of the regular season. This being the most competitive year to date among the top eight teams in women’s college hockey — and perhaps the last year before NCAA expansion — … Read more
Natalie Darwitz, who, it was feared, would miss the remainder of the 2003-04 season due to torn ligaments in her right elbow, has been cleared by Minnesota to play this weekend. The injury was suffered on Jan. 10 at Minnesota-Duluth. At the time, Darwitz, a sophomore forward, led the nation in scoring with 41 points. … Read more
Since the NCAA Frozen Four and the IIHF World Championships are two of the premier women’s hockey tournaments each non-Olympic year, one would think that the two events could be scheduled so that their training and competition schedules do not conflict. Turns out this year, it was too much to ask for. The competitions themselves … Read more
Has any sport ever developed as many great rivalries in such a short span of time as women’s college hockey? This may be women’s hockey seventh season with a national championship and only its fourth with an NCAA-sponsored title, yet there are already several women’s matchups whose mere mention brings back memories of stunning upsets, … Read more
Kazmaier Meeting One of the matchups everyone was eagerly awaiting in the championship was the battle between Patty Kazmaier finalists: Angela Ruggiero from Harvard on defense and Northeastern’s Chanda Gunn in goal. Each was one of ten finalists for the award, given annually to the top women’s collegiate hockey player, announced earlier this week. That … Read more
Four-time nominee Angela Ruggiero of Harvard, Division I scoring leader Caroline Ouellette of Minnesota-Duluth, and the nation’s leader in save percentage, Northeastern goaltender Chanda Gunn, are among 10 nominees announced Monday for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey. Three finalists, as well as the recipient, … Read more