Women’s D-I in general
Representatives of the Autonomy Five conferences met in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Jan. 20, to take additional action to “improve the experiences of students who play sports,” according to a press release sent out Friday by the Big Ten. Over the last three years, the Autonomy Five conferences have passed significant reforms to help student-athletes … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced on Thursday the 15 nominees for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Foundation and its long-time lead sponsor BNY Mellon Wealth Management present the award annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team, but also to the … Read more
Taking over a program is a lot like building a house, said Vermont coach Jim Plumer. Not only is it a long, detailed process, it takes a lot of people to accomplish. And it has to be done in stages. Five years into his tenure with the Catamounts, Plumer has learned a lot about his … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at Wisconsin’s Fill the Bowl success, Minnesota-Duluth’s first sweep of Minnesota since 2010, some other puzzling results, like Northeastern getting swept by Maine, what shuffling might occur in the standings, and early favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Adding to a long list of accolades, former Harvard women’s hockey great Angela Ruggiero will be inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame. The ceremony for the IIHF Hall of Fame will take place May 21 in Cologne, Germany. Ruggiero joins Saku Koivu, Uwe Krupp, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne and Dieter Kalt as the induction … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its major awards for 2017. Eight individuals who have made unique contributions to amateur hockey in the United States will be recognized during the 2017 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., with the men’s hockey honorees being recognized on Wednesday, April 26, and the women’s hockey award recipients honored … Read more
Dave Ogrean will retire as executive director of USA Hockey on August 1, 2017, but remain with the organization in an advisory capacity. USA Hockey president Jim Smith made the announcement Thursday. A national search for a new executive director will begin immediately. Ogrean has served as executive director of USA Hockey since August 1, … Read more
Taking over a program, installing your systems, and creating a new culture take time. St. Cloud State coach Eric Rud has patience. And the work he and his team have put in since he took over as head coach before the 2014-15 season is starting to show results. Despite heading into the winter break on … Read more
Arlan and Nicole look at teams that had a hit to their confidence, like St. Lawrence and Colgate, and teams that may have gained some confidence from their surprise results, such as Mercyhurst, Providence, and St. Cloud State, as well as some of the favorites and what will happen in the PairWise in the second half.
The increased depth and parity in women’s hockey — especially in the NCAA — can be a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, there are more talented players available for a wider array of teams and, as Clarkson proved in 2014, the National Championship can be won by any team, from any … Read more
Boston College junior defenseman Toni Ann Miano will be unavailable to the Eagles women’s team during its 2016-17 second-semester schedule. According to a brief news release, Miano will miss the second half of the season “because of a violation of team policies” and “she will be eligible to return when the team begins preparations for … Read more
It’s the midway point of the season, and all but a few teams are done with their schedule until after the new year. As the students prepare for finals and we all head into the holidays, I’ve prepared a letter to Santa to let him know what I wish for each of the Division I … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at what the surprising results for the Minnesota teams last weekend mean, who might emerge from the mid-tier in each conference, and how the current favorites look to fare in the second half and whether they can qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Arlan Marttila returns to WW to talk with Nicole about what the three 1 vs. 2 series last weekend show, especially Wisconsin’s blowout of Minnesota on Sunday, whether anyone can challenge BC in Hockey East, the teams near the bottom that will likely stay there, and what teams might have 30 wins by the end of the year.
When you’ve won four of the last five national championships, there are not just expectations — there’s a standard that’s been set. The Minnesota Gophers are the no. 2 team in the country. They’ve lost once and tied twice. Yet there are people who think they might be having a down season. That might seem … Read more
Candace and Nicole discuss the surprising ties and losses for a couple of top teams last week, look at a bottom third teams and their series, and examine the top two teams in each conference ahead of a weekend that sees battles in three conferences between the top two squads.
There have been some adjustment and bumps in the road in the early part of this season for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, as they graduated what coach Cassie Turner called “six pivotal seniors.” But even with a few stumbles early on, the Bobcats are currently ranked eighth in the country and third in the ECAC as … Read more
Candace and Arlan ponder Minnesota-Duluth’s win over Wisconsin, the state of Hockey East and the favorites in that conference, Harvard’s struggles. St. Lawrence’s success, and whether Mercyhurst can make a run in the CHA in the second half.
It’s been quite the first few weeks of the hockey season for new Ohio State coach Nadine Muzerall. Hired just 20 days before the Buckeyes were set to open the season, she wasn’t actually cleared for a work visa — she’s Canadian — until the team was already in Troy, New York, to face Rensselaer … Read more
Arlan and Nicole look at some other potential NCAA tournament teams besides Minnesota and Wisconsin, especially in the CHA, and go in depth on the ECAC, as well as what teams in Hockey East have the potential to knock Boston College from the top of the roost.