Women’s D-I in general
After winning the 2014 national championship, one half of the Clarkson husband-wife coaching duo, Shannon Desrosiers, is stepping down to spend more time with her family. Her husband, Matt, will assume all head coaching duties and Matt Kelly has been promoted to first assistant coach. “It is with both sadness and excitement that I step … Read more
New Hampshire announced Wednesday that Hilary Witt, who most recently served as assistant coach on the women’s 2014 U.S. Olympic team, has been named the Wildcats’ head women’s coach, effective May 5. “It is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to join the University of New Hampshire and lead this program into … Read more
Northeastern announced the promotion of Jeff Pellegrini from women’s assistant coach to associate head coach on Tuesday. Pellegrini replaces former associate head coach Linda Lundrigan, who stepped down following the 2013-14 season to pursue a new career path in clinical research. “I am excited to move Jeff into the role of associate head coach,” Huskies’ … Read more
Minnesota and Clarkson lead the All-USCHO teams, which represent 15 different women’s D-I squads.
Matt and Shannon Desrosiers of Clarkson, who helped their team overcome the loss of their best defenseman to upset Minnesota in the NCAA championship game, are USCHO’s coaches of the year for 2014.
Yale forward Phoebe Staenz has been named USCHO’s rookie of the year.
Clarkson knocked off defending national champion Minnesota to capture its first Division I women’s national championship and finishes the 2013-14 season ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Golden Knights earned 14 of 15 first-place votes, with Minnesota taking the other first-place vote. Clarkson was ranked fourth last week and Minnesota … Read more
Clarkson senior and Patty Kazmaier Award winner Jamie Lee Rattray has been named USCHO’s player of the year.
Jamie Lee Rattray from Clarkson has won the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Award and while the award is an individual honor, the senior deflected attention to others in attendance at the award ceremony Saturday morning.
Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray has been awarded the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award – a first for Clarkson. The presentation was made Saturday morning at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Conn. Minnesota’s Hannah Brandt and Cornell’s Jillian Saulnier were the other two finalists for the award. “Jamie Lee is the definition of hard … Read more
Minnesota is headed back to the national championship game for the third straight season after a 5-3 win over Wisconsin Friday night.
It’s not all about Jamie Lee Rattray for Clarkson.
In their final Wednesday Women of the year, Candace and Arlan look at the quarterfinal results and what they presage for the Frozen Four, Steve Sertich’s retirement, and what the picture next year might be with Olympians returning to their schools.
HAMDEN, Conn. — As a college hockey fan, the Frozen Four is obviously an extremely exciting time of year. The anticipation, the quality of the teams, the coverage — it’s all fantastic. What can sometimes get lost in the mix is the day off. The day off can be used in a number of ways. … Read more
After eight seasons behind the bench of the Bemidji State women’s program, head coach Steve Sertich is retiring. Sertich, who has led the Beavers to 81 wins, eight postseason appearances and the program’s first stint in the national polls, announced his decision at a press conference Monday afternoon. “I’ve truly enjoyed my time as a … Read more
Women’s D-I columnist Arlan Marttila previews the NCAA tournament field before Saturday’s quarterfinals.
RIT coach Scott McDonald knew that when his team made the jump from Division-III to Division-I, his future included some tough times. The surprise may be that there weren’t that many in the first season. Sure, Mercyhurst jumped on RIT in its first D-I game in October of 2012, taking a 6-0 lead after 25 … Read more
Candace and Arlan review the results from the conference tournaments, preview the first round matchups in the NCAA tournament, and discuss the final three candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Minnesota continues its reign atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers earned all 15 first-place votes in Monday’s rankings. Minnesota has held the top spot the entire 2013-14 season. Cornell jumps three spots to No. 2, while Wisconsin falls one to No. 3, Clarkson drops one to No. 4 and Boston College … Read more
Eight individual awards, three all-league teams and an all-rookie team highlighted the ECAC Hockey women’s awards banquet on Friday at Clarkson. Clarkson forward Jamie Lee Rattray was tabbed player of the year, while Harvard’s Emerance Maschmeyer was named top goaltender and Yale forward and Swiss Olympian Phoebe Staenz earned rookie of the year laurels. Clarkson’s … Read more