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Ohio State’s Kirk, Clarkson’s Pasiechnyk, Northeastern’s Philips, 2023 winner, chosen as three finalists for 2024 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award

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The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the three finalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. They are Ohio State’s Raygan Kirk, Clarkson’s Michelle Pasiechnyk and Northeastern’s Gwyneth Philips, last year’s award recipient. It is a veteran group as Pasiechnyk and Kirk are seniors while Philips is a fifth-year student. Voting was … Read more

Vermont’s Mlýnková chosen Cammi Granato Award winner for 2023-24 season as Hockey East women’s player of year

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Hockey East has announced that Vermont senior forward Natálie Mlýnková has been awarded the 2024 Cammi Granato Award as Hockey East player of the year. She becomes just the second Catamount to win the award in program history. Alongside Mlýnková, UConn head coach Chris MacKenzie was unanimously named Hockey East coach of the year by … Read more

Ten finalists named for 2024 Patty Kazmaier Award as top player in NCAA Division I women’s college hockey

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The 10 finalists for the 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by the USA Hockey Foundation. The honor, which was first presented in 1998, is awarded annually to the top play in NCAA Division I women’s hockey by the foundation. The finalists, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Izzy Daniel, Forward, Senior, Cornell … Read more

ECAC Hockey women’s conference announces three all-league teams, one all-rookie squad for ’23-24 season

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ECAC Hockey has announced its three all-league teams and one all-rookie team for the 2023-24 season. First Team All-ECAC Izzy Daniel, F, Cornell, Sr. Danielle Serdachny, F, Colgate, Gr. Sarah Fillier, F, Princeton, Sr. Nicole Gosling, D, Clarkson, Sr. Mae Batherson, D, St. Lawrence, Gr. Michelle Pasiechnyk, G, Clarkson, Sr. Second Team All-ECAC Julia Gosling, … Read more

WCHA unveils three all-league teams, one all-rookie squad for 2023-24 college hockey season

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The WCHA has recognized its 25 student-athletes on the 2023-24 all-WCHA teams and all-rookie team. First Team All-WCHA Hannah Bilka, F, Grad., Ohio State Casey O’Brien, F, Sr., Wisconsin Kirsten Simms, F, So., Wisconsin Cayla Barnes, D, Grad., Ohio State Caroline Harvey, D, So., Wisconsin Sanni Ahola, G, Sr., St. Cloud State Second Team All-WCHA … Read more

Penn State’s Janecke CHA player, forward of year, while Mercyhurst’s Pedersen top blueliner, Lakers’ Nystrøm best goalie, PSU’s Kampersal coach of year for ’23-24

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College Hockey America has announced its award winners for the 2023-24 season. Penn State sophomore Tessa Janecke is the only dual winner this year as she was voted the Meghan Agosta Player of the Year and the CHA’s first Vicki Bendus Forward of the Year by CHA coaches. This season, Janecke became the 28th player … Read more

Hockey East announces women’s all-rookie team, three all-star teams, five individual awards for 2023-24 college hockey campaign

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Hockey East Association has announced the 2023-24 women’s all-rookie team, women’s all-star teams and five other season-long awards as voted by the league’s 10 head coaches. All-Rookie Team G: Sedona Blair, New Hampshire D: Molly Jordan, Boston College F: Ashley Allard, UConn F: Audrey Knapp, Providence F: Allie Lalonde, Northeastern F: Kaylee Lewis, Vermont F: … Read more

New home arena for Union men’s, women’s college hockey teams to be built at Mohawk Harbor with plans to be ready for ’25-26 season

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An agreement has been finalized for a public-private partnership to build a new arena at Mohawk Harbor, the latest investment in ongoing revitalization efforts in Schenectady, N.Y. The rink will be the new home of the Union men’s and women’s college hockey teams. The 97,178-square foot area will be built at Mohawk Harbor. The site … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 15 – March approaches, plus Ohio State’s Jenn Gardiner joins the show

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Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap the first weekend of the postseason in some of the conferences and the final weekend of the regular season in others, including an entertaining split between the nation’s top two teams. Ohio State captain Jenn Gardiner joins to talk about the Buckeyes’ season and her five years … Read more

Robert Morris seeking to build new $28 million on-campus arena for Colonials men’s, women’s college hockey teams

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Robert Morris is looking to build a new $28 million on-campus arena and is seeking $10 million from the state to help fund the project, according to TribLive.com. The new rink, which would boast seating for 2,500 spectators, would house both the Colonials’ men’s and women’s hockey programs. According to a grant application submitted by … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 2 Wisconsin scores four unanswered to defeat No. 1 Ohio State

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MADISON — After a disappointing outcome to their team’s senior night on Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers scored four-unanswered goals on Saturday to complete a comeback and defeat No. 1 Ohio State 4-2 to close out the regular season. Senior Casey O’Brien and Sophomore Laila Edwards each scored twice, including one apiece 68 seconds apart midway … Read more

Saint Anselm’s Tulchinsky captures NEWHA player of year honors to lead conference awards for 2023-24 college hockey season

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The NEWHA women’s conference has announced its major end-of-season awards and all-NEWHA teams. Nominated and voted on by the league’s coaches, players from the eight NEWHA schools were honored for their accomplishments on the ice during the 2023-24 campaign. Saint Anselm’s Natalie Tulchinsky was named NEWHA player of the Year, while LIU’s Bri Eid was … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 14 – The postseason begins (for some), USA Hockey’s Katie Million joins the show

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Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are joined by USA Hockey Director of Women’s National Team Programs to talk about selecting national teams, the future of Olympic centralization, the PWHL’s impact on international women’s hockey and more. Plus, we look back at the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey, the CHA … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Edwards’ acrobatic goal gives No. 2 Wisconsin 4-3 overtime win over No. 5 Minnesota

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MADISON — Wisconsin sophomore Laila Edwards earned some redemption Friday night. The Badger forward got caught up in the battle portion of her team’s border battle with Minnesota late in regulation, taking a penalty for tackling Abbey Murphy with just 1:07 left in regulation. The Gophers capitalized just six seconds into the player advantage as Josefin … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Conference tournament details for each league

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The DI women’s regular season winds down over the next two weeks and conference playoffs are on deck. There is almost no uniformity to the postseason, as each women’s college hockey conference tournament uses a different format. Here’s a short primer on what each league’s championship looks like and the dates for the 2024 tournaments. … Read more