Wednesday Women: Olympics and more
Candace and Arlan take a gander at the conference races and early playoff possibilities, as well as offer their guesses on how things might play out for the women’s Olympic squads.
Women’s D-I: Women's D-I
Women’s D-I in general
Minnesota garners all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in D-I women’s poll
Minnesota again gets top billing in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after earning all 15 first-place votes. The Gophers have been No. 1 in every poll during the 2013-14 season. Wisconsin stays second, while Clarkson leap-frogs North Dakota for third spot. Cornell jumps up one to No. 5, tied this week with last … Read more
Despite small numbers, Northeastern and MacSorley are hoping for more hardware
The 2013-14 season always figured to be challenging for Northeastern. “You lose Kendall Coyne, Casey Pickett, Rachel Llanes — those kids are a lot offensively,” coach Dave Flint said. Although they lost their top scorer to the United States Olympic Team and graduated the players ranking second and third, the Huskies won three of their … Read more
Wednesday Women: It’s a chessboard
Can teams missing players to the Olympics and injury recover? Who has the inside track for the conference regular season titles? Who are the likely Patty Kazmaier Award candidates? Candace and Arlan break it all down.
Minnesota reigns atop D-I women’s rankings
With all 15 first-place votes again, Minnesota keeps its spot at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin and North Dakota remain second and third, respectively. Clarkson moves up two to No. 4, while Harvard keeps a firm grip on No. 5. Cornell falls two places to sit sixth, Boston College remains … Read more
ECAC Hockey suspends Cornell women’s forward Campbell one game
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that Cornell senior forward Jessica Campbell has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of her actions in the Big Red’s game at Clarkson last Saturday (Jan. 25) at Cheel Arena. At the 19:55 mark of the third period, Campbell was given a major penalty for hitting from behind … Read more
AHCA announces eight major award winners for 2014
The AHCA announced Thursday its eight major award winners for 2014. All honorees will be presented their awards at the 2014 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., from April 30 to May 4. JOHN MAC INNES AWARD: Established by AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach, John MacInnes, this award recognizes those people “who … Read more
Penn State’s Battista to receive AHCA’s Lamoriello Award
Longtime Penn State coach and administrator Joe Battista has been named the recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association’s Lou Lamoriello Award for 2014. The award — named in honor of the former Providence player, coach and athletic director (and current New Jersey Devils president and general manager) — will be presented during this year’s Frozen … Read more
St. Louis Blues to attend Yale’s “White Out For Mandi” game on Jan. 24
The entire St. Louis Blues team will be attending the Yale women’s game on Friday, Jan. 24 – the “White Out For Mandi” game at Ingalls Rink against Brown to honor the late Mandi Schwartz, who played at Yale and whose brother, Jaden, plays for the Blues. Mandi passed away in 2011 after a two-year … Read more
Cicero and Mercyhurst are hoping for a familiar ending to a challenging season
When you watch enough movies or television programs in a certain genre, you start to get a feel for how the plot will unfold. Following Mercyhurst hockey is a bit like that. It may look like their world is about to blow up around them, but the Lakers always manage to cut the right wire … Read more
Wednesday Women: Upset central
Candace and Arlan ponder whether BU can regroup from a disastrous weekend, preview a big series between Robert Morris and Mercyhurst, look at potential conference tournament upsets, and wonder whether anybody can stop the WCHA’s big three.
Minnesota a unanimous No. 1 – again – in D-I women’s poll
With all 15 first-place votes this week, Minnesota retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin is again No. 2, according to the voters. North Dakota is up one from No. 3, trading places with Cornell. The same thing happens at No. 5 and 6 as Harvard sits fifth this week, … Read more
Pegula to receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Penn State
Penn State hockey benefactor Terry Pegula has been selected as one of eight Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, the university’s highest award for an individual, the Penn State Board of Trustees announced Friday.
Minnesota owes success to more than talent
What has allowed Minnesota to ascend to a two-year reign atop the game with a possibility of extending that run come March? Many of the answers from the past couple of seasons are gone, but others are obvious. In Hannah Brandt, the Gophers possess someone who has eclipsed 80 points in a season, a rare … Read more
Yale’s Staenz selected for Swiss women’s Olympic team
Yale freshman forward Phoebe Staenz has earned a spot on the Switzerland women’s roster for the Winter Olympics next month in Sochi, Russia. Staenz, a Zurich native, was one of 21 players selected for Switzerland’s roster and has extensive experience playing with the Swiss National Team, including three appearances in the IIHF Women’s World Championship … Read more
Wednesday Women: Portents of doom?
Candace and Arlan look at last week’s upsets and what they might portend for the second half, the playoff pictures in the ECAC and Hockey East, and preview this weekend’s games.
D-I women’s rankings show Minnesota again at the top
Not much changed in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as Minnesota earned all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 as it has all season long. Wisconsin, Cornell and North Dakota remained in spots 2-4, respectively, while Clarkson jumps to No. 5, trading places with Harvard. Boston College stays No. 7 and Robert … Read more
Rattray focused on team success as she nears Clarkson records
Grace Potter says, “Life is a record, playing on repeat.” Followers of women’s NCAA hockey would have little reason to dispute that. The same teams keep winning conference titles. It is a small pool of teams that go to the national tournament, advance to the Frozen Four, or emerge as champion year after year. In … Read more
Report: Fired New Hampshire women’s coach McCloskey seeking reinstatement
According to a story published in Foster’s Daily Democrat on Wednesday, fired New Hampshire women’s coach Brian McCloskey wants to be reinstated by the university. McCloskey was terminated by UNH in early December for what the school called “inappropriate physical contact” with a player on the bench during a game Nov. 30 against Ohio State. … Read more
Wednesday Women: In the trenches
Candace and Arlan preview games between BC and BU, Mercyhurst and Cornell, Clarkson and St. Lawrence, and Wisconsin and North Dakota, and also examine Robert Morris.