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Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalist Spotlight: Minnesota Duluth’s Hughes excelling on ice, off ice with Sophie’s Squad raising awareness for mental health

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So many college student-athletes thrive off the highly-regimented routines that come with the territory. When they have a lot of free time, they suddenly risk being unproductive. Minnesota Duluth senior forward Gabbie Hughes doesn’t have that problem. One of UMD’s two finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the country’s top women’s college hockey … Read more

Top baker’s dozen in women’s Division I college hockey for ’21-22 season honored with All-American status

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The top 13 women’s hockey players in the nation have been recognized as 2021-22 CCM/AHCA women’s Division I All-Americans. First Team G: Aerin Frankel, GR, Northeastern D: Skylar Fontaine, GR, Northeastern D: Sophie Jaques, SR, Ohio State F: Taylor Heise, SR, Minnesota F: Gabbie Hughes, SR, Minnesota Duluth F: Theresa Schafzahl, SR, Vermont F: Daryl … Read more

After taking Yale women’s hockey team to national semifinals, Bolding named women’s D-I coach of year for ’21-22 season

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For leading his team to the NCAA semifinals in a record-setting year, Yale’s Mark Bolding has been chosen CCM/AHCA women’s Division I coach of the year. This is the first such honor at the Division I Level for Bolding, a four-time coach of the year as a Division III head coach. Bolding was named Yale’s … Read more

NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey: Rogge’s goal in 2OT sends UMD to national championship game

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University Park, Pa — Noami Rogge’s wrister with fewer than two minutes to go in the second overtime sent Minnesota Duluth to their first national title game since 2010 and their seventh in program history. McKenzie Hewett put pressure on Maddie Mills in the neutral zone as Mills tried to break out. Élizabeth Giguère picked up … Read more

WCHA women’s hockey standouts Heise, Hughes, Jaques named three finalists for 2022 Patty Kazmaier Award

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For just the third time in league history, the WCHA is home to the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday that Taylor Heise (Minnesota), Gabbie Hughes (Minnesota Duluth), and Sophie Jaques (Ohio State) have been named the three finalists for the 2022 award. Through 39 games played, … Read more

Northeastern’s Frankel, St. Lawrence’s Morgan, Quinnipiac’s Schroeder named finalists for 2022 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year award

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The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association announced Wednesday the three finalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year award in Northeastern’s Aerin Frankel, St. Lawrence’s Lucy Morgan, and Quinnipiac’s Corinne Schroeder. Frankel and Schroeder are fifth-year students while Morgan is a junior. Schroeder and Frankel are still playing as Quinnipiac takes on Syracuse on Wednesday … Read more

NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey: Wednesday Women – Dissecting and predicting the NCAA tournament

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Arlan: Hey Nicole! I hope you survived the weather over the weekend, including the rain, thunderstorms, ice, and snow that hit the Twin Cities during the WCHA Final Faceoff. Better that than the fatal tornados that hit Iowa, I guess. Anyway, there’s plenty to discuss. Let’s start with a mention of the final NEWHA Championship … Read more

Minnesota’s Heise, Northeastern’s Murphy co-HCA women’s players of month; Saint Anselm’s Turner top rookie, Quinnipiac’s Schroeder cops goalie honors

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the women’s players of the month for Feb. 2022. Minnesota’s Taylor Heise and Northeastern’s Maureen Murphy share player of the month honors, while Saint Anselm’s Tyra Turner is rookie of the month and Quinnipiac netminder Corinne Schroeder has been named goalie of the month. Heise continued her torrid pace … Read more

NCAA women’s hockey scoring leader, Minnesota standout Heise tabbed WCHA player of year for ’21-22 season

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The WCHA announced Thursday that Minnesota senior forward Taylor Heise is the 2021-22 WCHA Player of the Year. Heise, who was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, was chosen for the overall honor by league head coaches and assistant coaches from among the All-WCHA First Team selections. “Congratulations to Taylor Heise on … Read more

Ten finalists, including 2021 winner Frankel, named for 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as top women’s D-I college hockey player

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The USA Hockey Foundation unveiled Thursday the 10 finalists for the 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award today. The honor, which began 25 years ago in 1998, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. The finalists (in alphabetical order) are as follows: Skylar Fontaine Defense, Graduate Student, Northeastern Aerin … Read more

St. Lawrence’s Morgan wins second straight ECAC Hockey women’s goalie of the year award

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ECAC Hockey announced Thursday that the women’s goalie of the year is St. Lawrence junior Lucy Morgan. This is the second straight season that Morgan has earned this honor, making her the first back-to-back recipient since 2012-13 when Clarkson’s Erica Howe accomplished the feat. “Lucy works so hard at being the best goalie she can … Read more

College Hockey America unanimously reinstates Robert Morris women’s team for 2023-24 season

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The College Hockey America Board of Directors has voted unanimously to reinstate former member Robert Morris. Robert Morris’ reinstatement as a full member is effective immediately. The Colonials will return to competition in the CHA at the start of the 2023-24 season. “On behalf of the College Hockey America Board of Directors, I want to … Read more

Cornell’s Delianedis named ECAC Hockey women’s rookie of year, Yale’s Bolding takes home top coaching honors

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ECAC Hockey announced two more individual awards Wednesday for the 2021-22 women’s hockey season. The conference rookie of the Year is Cornell sophomore Lily Delianedis and coach of the year is Yale’s Mark Bolding. Delianedis is the first Big Red skater to be honored with this award since Jillian Saulnier in 2012. Delianedis came in … Read more