Women’s D-I in general
Merrimack announced recently that two-time United States Olympics silver medalist Kacey Bellamy has been named as an assistant coach for the women’s team as it readies for the Division I ranks in 2015-16. “My coaching philosophy has been to recruit great players and great people who work to build a successful program, and our assistant … Read more
It is a season of change in the WCHA. For the first time since the league’s inaugural season of 1999-2000, it doesn’t have the defending national champion. That doesn’t necessarily indicate that its days as the country’s top league are over, however, as half of the WCHA is ranked in USCHO’s preseason poll, including the … Read more
Penn State women’s assistant coach Gina Kearns accepted the head coaching position at Neumann, returning to the school where she served as an assistant from 2009 to 2011. Kearns will also serve as Neumann’s athletic new media coordinator. She was also responsible for all of the social media updates for Penn State women’s hockey during … Read more
Minnesota has been chosen to finish atop the WCHA women’s standings with six first-place votes in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll. The Gophers have advanced to the NCAA championship game the past three seasons, winning twice. Wisconsin, which finished second in the poll, garnered the other two first-place votes from the league’s head coaches. In … Read more
With 12 first-place votes, Minnesota begins the 2014-15 preseason as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin comes in second, while Boston College sits third. Harvard earned a first-place vote and is fourth, Cornell is fifth, while Boston University took home a first-place vote and is sixth in this week’s rankings. … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has named former Bulldogs’ goaltender Brant Nicklin its new volunteer assistant coach. Nicklin, who replaces Bill Watson, has served as the UMD women’s goaltending coach the past four seasons and as an assistant coach at St. Scholastica since 1995-96.
Robert Morris and Mercyhurst each collected 21 points to end up tied at the top of the preseason CHA coaches’ poll released Thursday. The Colonials earned three first-place votes, while Lakers garnered one first-place vote.
Rochester Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that former NCAA goaltending standout Lisa Marshall will join the RIT women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Marshall began her collegiate career at Wayne State before transferring to Elmira for her sophomore season. At Elmira, Marshall went 32-8-1 with a 1.22 GAA with … Read more
Harvard has been selected as the top team in the ECAC women’s coaches’ poll released Monday. With nine first-place votes, this marks the first time since 2008 the Crimson has earned the top spot in the poll. In addition, the league also announced its preseason all-conference team.
The Plymouth State women’s team has named Dayle Wilkinson as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Wilkinson graduated from St. Lawrence in 2014 after four years as a standout defenseman for the Saints where she served as captain her senior year and was selected to the ECAC All-Academic team in each season. “Dayle … Read more
Minnesota announced today that forward Amanda Kessel will not return to the Gophers’ lineup this season because of lingering concussion symptoms due to injuries sustained as a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. “I’ve had an unforgettable experience at the University of Minnesota thus far, so I’m disappointed that I won’t be able … Read more
The WCHA announced Monday the hiring of two new staff member to assist new commissioners Bill Robertson and Aaron Kemp. Matt Hodson, who has spent time in Major League Baseball and also worked at a Director’s Cup-winning Division I athletic department, the University of Minnesota central communications office and a Minneapolis-based public relations firm, has … Read more
Wisconsin’s all-time leading scorer and two-time Olympic silver medalist Meghan Duggan is returning to the collegiate ranks as a new assistant coach at Clarkson. Duggan joins head coach Matt Desrosiers and newly hired assistant coach Britni Smith in guiding the Golden Knights. “I am very excited to welcome Meghan to our staff here at … Read more
Clarkson women’s assistant coach Matt Kelly has been named head scout for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Kelly will primarily be responsible for helping identify and develop players in USA Hockey’s active player pool for the women’s program. He will also help implement a long-term strategy to ensure continued advancement of the U.S. Women’s National … Read more
Maine has named Kendall Newell to the coaching staff as the Black Bears’ new assistant coach. Newell spent the past four seasons as head coach of the Banff Hockey Academy female prep team in Banff, Alberta. During her time with Banff, Newell compiled a 109-76-8 coaching record, winning back-to-back regular-season championships in the Alberta Junior … Read more
Mercyhurst announced on Monday that Mike O’Grady will be a volunteer assistant coach for the Lakers’ women’s team. O’Grady comes to Mercyhurst after graduating from John Carroll University in May of 2014. He served as the assistant hockey coach for the school’s ACHA program.
The NCAA announced on Monday that the RIT women’s team will be a full-fledged member of Division I beginning with the 2014-15 season and will be eligible for full postseason play. “We are very pleased that our program has reached this milestone,” said RIT executive director of athletics Lou Spiotti in a news release. “The … Read more
Karyn Bye Dietz, Brian Rafalski, Jeff Sauer and Lou Vairo will be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the class of 2014. “The class of 2014 is an extraordinary collection of individuals that have had an immensely positive impact on hockey in our country,” said USA Hockey president Ron DeGregorio in … Read more
Robert Morris announced Friday the hiring of Chelsea Walkland as an assistant women’s coach. Walkland spent the past two seasons as the top assistant coach at Oswego. “We are very excited to have Chelsea join the staff here at RMU,” said Colonials’ head coach Paul Colontino in a statement. “As a returning alumna of the … Read more
Salve Regina has tabbed Beth McCann as its new women’s head coach. McCann founded the University of Rhode Island club hockey program and has served as its only head coach since 1999. She also led the initiative of the ACHA to create the women’s National Select Team Development Camp and Program. The culmination of that … Read more