Wednesday Women: Surprise surprise
Candace and Arlan look at four major surprises from last weekend, and try to make sense of what it means with the conference tournaments looming.
Women’s D-I: Women's D-I
Women’s D-I in general
Five finalists named for Hockey Humanitarian Award
This year’s five BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award finalists all have unique stories to tell and come from four different conferences, including a pair of players from the CCHA. All five players have contributed significantly through off-ice causes and foundations, some even created from scratch. Western Michigan senior forward Brett Beebe established his … Read more
D-I women’s poll has few changes as Minnesota remains No. 1
All 10 teams in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll are the same as last week, but in a slightly different order. What hasn’t changed is undefeated Minnesota remaining in its No. 1 position with a sweep of Bemidji State last weekend, including winning the second game in overtime. Boston College stays No. 2 … Read more
Billadeau trying to keep the dream alive at Syracuse
In another language, Mercyhurst means, “My dream just died.” What language is that? I don’t know, but I’m sure that with the exception of Mike Sisti and Paul Colontino, every CHA coach over the years spoke it fluently. Syracuse coach Paul Flanagan can remember a time when that was not a part of his vocabulary. … Read more
Wednesday Women: Making sense of it all
A series of upsets threw a lot of the standings into disarray over the last week. Candace and Arlan discuss Northeastern’s sudden emergence, Robert Morris’ continued mastery of Mercyhurst, the ECAC puzzle, and whether Minnesota-Duluth has anything left in the tank.
Women’s D-I rankings show Minnesota a unanimous No. 1
Minnesota swept aside Ohio State last weekend to run its record to 30-0 and is again the unanimous top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The next five spots mirror last week’s poll as Boston College, Boston University, Cornell, Harvard and Clarkson sit second through sixth, respectively. Wisconsin swept St. Cloud State and … Read more
Women’s Beanpot no longer has only Crimson in clover
I’ll admit it; it wasn’t that long ago that I thought the Beanpot was kind of silly. Silly is the wrong word. Uncompelling? Wait, that’s not even a word. A decade ago, the field was: Harvard, a recent national champion amid a string of success that carried it to the NCAA Championship game in three … Read more
Wednesday Women: Volatility
Candace and Arlan take a look at the Beanpot, Minnesota’s continued success, the WCHA logjam, and some of the teams just hoping to make their conference playoffs.
No change at top of women’s D-I poll as Minnesota still No. 1
Still unbeaten this year, Minnesota stays atop the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll after sweeping aside Minnesota-Duluth this past weekend. Boston College beat Maine in its lone game and remains ranked second. Boston University jumps one spot to No. 3 after defeating Northeastern, while Cornell falls one to No. 4 despite beating both Union and … Read more
Rigsby a big part of what is still right at Wisconsin
When Wisconsin lost at home to Minnesota on Sunday, it mathematically ended the possibility of the Badgers earning a third straight WCHA regular season championship. That isn’t entirely surprising; in the brief history of the league, no program has ever won the season nor the playoff crown in three straight years. But for a team … Read more
Wednesday Women: The cream rises
Candace and Arlan take a look at Minnesota-Duluth’s improvement, the Boston College offense, the Beanpot favorites, the wildcards in the CHA and ECAC, and their early favorites in the race for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Providence’s Schneider Arena undergoing major expansion, renovations
Providence is continuing its renovation project at Schneider Arena, the 40-year-old home of the Friar men’s and women’s teams, with an expansion and upgrading project that began in November and is slated to be finished in September 2013. The highlight of the project is a new 30,000 square foot addition that will house a new … Read more
Minnesota still No. 1 in women’s D-I poll
In another unanimous vote, undefeated Minnesota retains the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Boston College rises one spot to No. 2, trading places with Harvard. Boston University is up one to No. 4 and Cornell falls one spot to No. 5 this week. At No. 6, Clarkson is up one, leap-frogging … Read more
For the third team on the ice, every game is a big game
When you head to the rink to watch your favorite team on the ice versus a conference rival or a team from another league, there is always a third team that takes the ice first, although sadly, seldom to cheers. However, it is tough to have much of a game without on-ice officials. The supervisors … Read more
Wednesday Women: Defenses shine
Candace and Arlan take a look at the logjam in the ECAC and WCHA, ponder what can happen in Hockey East, and whether Minnesota can achieve perfection.
Unanimous again: Minnesota remains No. 1 in D-I women’s poll
Minnesota received all 15 first-place votes and is again a unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week. Harvard jumps to No. 2, flip-flopping with Boston College. Cornell stays fourth and Boston University is again fifth in the rankings. Mercyhurst climbs from eighth to sixth, Clarkson falls one to No. … Read more
AHCA announces major award winners for 2013
The American Hockey Coaches Association announced Thursday its major award winners for 2013. THE JOHN MACINNES AWARD: Tony Fritz, Lake Forest College Established by the AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach John MacInnes, this award recognizes those people who have shown a great concern for amateur hockey and youth programs. The recipients … Read more
Karvinen, Dufault readying to lead North Dakota into the post-Lamoureux era
When Brian Idalski became the head coach at North Dakota prior to the 2007-08 season, he inherited a team that hadn’t won a conference game the year before. “When I took the job, I thought four recruiting classes, we could be competitive,” he said. “Now looking back at that, I don’t think that was off … Read more
ECAC appoints Bamford, Layton
The ECAC administrative committee has announced that Steve Bamford has been named interim commissioner and Ben Layton has been promoted to assistant commissioner for programs and services. Part of Layton’s responsibilities will be to oversee the ECAC Division III hockey leagues.
Wednesday Women: Magic Bullets
Candace and Arlan ponder the teams that are making their moves, the ones seeking a magic bullet, and how the PairWise and conference races might shake out.