Women’s D-I in general
Nicole and Arlan analyze Yale’s stunning upset of Clarkson, Colgate’s slow start, the state of the CHA, Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s overall chances for a championship, Hockey East’s top teams and more this week.
No. 7 Ohio State swept No. 7 Minnesota Duluth in a huge PairWise series, while Yale stunned No. 1 Clarkson. Nicole Haase wraps the weekend.
The top teams that took last weekend off for the Four Nations Cup are back in action, and a battle between No. 7 Ohio State and No. 7 Minnesota Duluth will have big implications in the PairWise. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
In her column this week Nicole Haase outlines why holding the Four Nations Cup in early November is detrimental to the college game, why it should be changed, and the inertia that might hamper change.
Candace and Nicole look at the dominant win by the U.S. in the Four Nations Cup and the surprising absences on each team’s roster, Bemidji’s surprise sweep of Ohio State, Northeastern’s red-hot start, and Colgate and Cornell’s early struggles.
Unranked Bemidji State stunned No. 5 Ohio State by sweeping the Buckeyes, No. 6 Northeastern held off New Hampshire’s upset bid, and No. 7 Cornell battled Mercyhurst to two ties. Nicole Haase recaps the weekend.
Some of the top teams have an off weekend due to the Four Nations Cup, but we have some potentially interesting out-of-conference clashes as Robert Morris hosts No. 10 Colgate and Mercyhurst hosts No. 7 Cornell. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
The greatest goal scorer in Wisconsin hockey history and a national hero from his contributions to the 1980 Miracle on Ice team, Mark Johnson will have his jersey retired into the Kohl Center rafters on Feb. 9, 2019 (photo: David Stluka).
Off to their best start since the 2000-01 season, the Brown Bears have rediscovered the fun in hockey, and their early success has them believing in themselves as a team.
Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.
Brown beat a ranked opponent for the first time in a dozen years, then did it again the next night, while Providence beat Boston College. Nicole Haase recaps the action.
Clarkson senior forward Loren Gabel has been named the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National Division I Player of the Month for October (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Candace and Nicole pick this weekend’s games, and for the most part see eye-to-eye.
Though the team is young, the Northeastern Huskies have a strong group of underclassmen leading the way at both the offensive and defensive end of the ice, and that has them off to their best start in program history.
With teams all suffering losses in the first month of the season, and not team having scorers that are lighting the lamp at the expected rate, Nicole and Arlan ponder whether the game finally has the parity that has been on the verge of happening every year. They also discuss the Minnesota-Wisconsin series, why Clarkson is ranked No. 3, the top half of the ECAC, whether Harvard, Ohio State, and Minnesota Duluth can make the NCAA tournament, some of the top freshmen so far, and Northern Michigan’s announcement that it is looking at D-I women’s hockey.
USA Hockey announced Sunday that Reagan Carey, director of women’s hockey for USA Hockey, is stepping down to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a USA Hockey news release.
Minnesota ended Wisconsin’s 35-game unbeaten streak, St. Cloud State upset No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, and St. Lawrence and Ohio State split a high-profile, nonconference series.
According to several published sources, including College Hockey Inc., Northern Michigan is exploring the possibility of adding women’s hockey in the future (photo: NMU Athletics).
A battle royale between Minnesota and Wisconsin is just one of the many highlights of the weekend. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
One year after finishing last in Hockey East, Maine rebounded to a program-best finish, led by the largest European contingent on any roster in U.S. college hockey.