Women’s D-I in general
Mercyhurst led all schools with five individual winners as the CHA handed out its 2013-14 awards last Thursday. Player of the year and offensive player of the year was Christine Bestland, followed by Molly Byrne as best defenseman and Shelby Bram as best defensive forward. Michael Sisti took home coach of the year honors. Ali … Read more
The field of eight teams for the Division I women’s NCAA tournament was announced Sunday. Quarterfinal games will be played on the campuses of the participating teams, while the Frozen Four will be hosted by Quinnipiac on March 21 and 23 at the TD Sports Bank Center in Hamden, Conn. Three conferences were awarded automatic … Read more
Selection Sunday for Division I men’s hockey is two weeks away, but the brackets for the other three NCAA hockey tournaments will be revealed in the coming hours.
Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, already one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, was named WCHA player of the year on Thursday. Brandt also won the scoring champion award and was named to the All-WCHA First Team. The Gophers nearly swept all the major individual awards as senior forward Kelly Terry was … Read more
The three finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award were announced Thursday by USA Hockey. Minnesota sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, Clarkson senior forward Jamie Lee Rattray and Cornell junior forward Jillian Saulnier are the final three players up for the top individual honor in women’s hockey. Brandt leads the nation in points (61) and … Read more
Vermont hosted Maine on Saturday in the Catamounts’ first home playoff game. They won, 3-2, their first postseason win, advancing them to their first Hockey East semifinal. The game ended in the third overtime, and at 117 minutes and 12 seconds, it was the longest game in program history. “Obviously, it’s super exciting to do … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at the results from the first week of playoff action and try to predict how the conference semis and finals will unfold, and also discuss the top 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to make the top three.
Minnesota once again nabbed all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, Clarkson and Boston College remain Nos. 2 through 4, respectively. Cornell and Harvard flip-flop, with Cornell moving from No. 6 to No. 5. Quinnipiac remains No. 7, as does Mercyhurst at No. 8, North Dakota at No. 9 … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation on Thursday announced the top 10 finalists for the 2014 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The honor is awarded annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ranks. The three finalists, including the winner of the 2014 award, will be chosen by a 13-person selection committee made up of NCAA … Read more
Depending on how a team’s season has unfolded to date, the postseason can either bring the most excitement of the year or a time when people turn their attention to something else like spring sports or vacation getaways. Thirty of the 34 teams in Division I conferences are still in contention for tournament championships, so … Read more
Candace and Arlan review the Olympics, the current state of the PairWise, and ponder what upsets might happen as the conference playoffs start.
With 15 first-place votes, Minnesota was again a unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, while Clarkson jumped up a notch to No. 3 and Boston College also rose on spot to sit fourth. Harvard remained fifth and Cornell dropped three places to No. 6 this … Read more
Marie-Philip Poulin helped Canada capture a fourth Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey Thursday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States in Sochi, Russia. Poulin, who has played three seasons at Boston University, scored the game-tying goal with 55 seconds left in regulation and then the winner on a power play 8:10 into … Read more
Looking back at where the Wisconsin Badgers were one year ago on the eve of the final weekend of the regular season, most teams would not have viewed it as a negative place. The Badgers were ranked sixth at the time and in the midst of an eight-game winning streak. Senior Brianna Decker had won … Read more
Candace and Arlan examine the conference races and what might happen for the playoffs, and also talk about the Olympics and women’s pro hockey.
Minnesota again earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin stayed No. 2, as did Cornell at No. 3. Clarkson moved up one notch to No. 4, while Boston College and Harvard tied for fifth this week. BC jumps up up two spots and Harvard one. North Dakota tumbles … Read more
Olympic seasons tend to be a little strange. It’s like removing the aces from the deck after sitting down to play poker. Eventually, everybody adjusts to the fact that the aces are gone, but in the hockey world, it can be tough on a team that was originally dealt a couple of aces. The 2014 … Read more
A few teams still control their destiny, but recent results have made other races more unpredictable. Candace and Arlan also look at the early results from the Olympics.
Once again, Minnesota earned all 15 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. And once again, Wisconsin finished second. After that, teams bounced around from the Feb. 3 poll. Cornell moved up two to No. 3, while North Dakota remained fourth. Clarkson fell two places to sit fifth, Harvard dropped one to … Read more
Eight women’s ice hockey teams will begin competition at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi this week: Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States. There is an NCAA hockey component for each of them, including Japan, which hasn’t been home to many NCAA recruits over the years. Former Wisconsin Badger Carla … Read more