Women’s D-I in general
No win comes easily for building teams. With a slowing of the action due to the Four Nations Cup, only four games were played in Minnesota last weekend. I was able to catch the front end of a series bringing Maine to Bemidji State, as well as game two of Lindenwood visiting St. Cloud … Read more
While most of the WCHA, as well as some other squads, took a bye weekend due to the Four Nations Cup, others were primed and ready to go, with some surprising results.
This week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll very closely mirrors that from last week, including Minnesota sitting in the top spot after getting all 15 first-place votes. Cornell, Clarkson and Mercyhurst are Nos. 2-4, respectively, while Boston College jumps two spots to No. 5 this week. Harvard stays sixth, Boston University falls two places to … Read more
The ECAC announced Saturday that St. Lawrence senior forward Jamie Goldsmith has been suspended one game as the result of her actions in Friday night’s game against Brown. At the 8:34 mark of the second period last night, Goldsmith was assessed a major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct. Goldsmith is not eligible to … Read more
Is it too early to look at the results to date and try to project them forward to the end of the season and speculate about tournament brackets and award winners? Yes, far too early; even I must concede as much. I’m going to do it anyway. We’re about a quarter of the way through … Read more
Minnesota retains the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, garnering all 15 first-place votes in the process. Cornell keeps pace at No. 2, Clarkson moves one notch to No. 3, Mercyhurst climbs one to No. 4 and falling two is Boston University coming in at No. 5 this week. Harvard … Read more
The Bobcats will host the tournament in High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center. Brian Farrell reports.
Worcester’s DCU Center will extend its record of NCAA men’s hockey tournament games hosted in 2014 when it holds one of four regionals. The 2014 Northeast Regional will be in Worcester. The others announced by the NCAA on Thursday: Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. will host the East Regional; U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati … Read more
Goaltender Eric Howe arrived at Clarkson in the fall 2010 as part of a freshman class of eight. The Golden Knights had competed in the NCAA tournament for the first time in March of that year and graduated several key players, but based on the quality of talent being added, Clarkson was ranked No. 7 … Read more
The ECAC provided a handful of surprising results, while the WCHA, Hockey East, and the CHA look to be one team and everyone else. Candace and Arlan go into detail on the results.
The St. Cloud State women’s team is currently stuck in Providence due to the storms caused by Hurricane Sandy, according to a school-issued news release The Huskies were in town to play Providence on Oct. 27-28 and were slated to fly out of Boston on Oct. 29, but the incoming storms cancelled flights out of … Read more
The ECAC announced Saturday that Colgate freshman defenseman Nicole Gass has been suspended one game as the result of her actions against Yale on Oct. 26. At the 15:26 mark of the second period, Gass was assessed a boarding penalty. Gass is not eligible to play in Colgate’s next game on Saturday, Oct. 27, when … Read more
Over the years, many talented players have skated for the Mercyhurst Lakers, particularly at the forward spot. Teresa Marchese, Samantha Shirley, Julia Colizza, Stefanie Bourbeau, Valerie Chouinard, Meghan Agosta, Vicki Bendus, Jesse Scanzano, Bailey Bram, Kelly Steadman — the list goes on. Of that group, only three were able to reach 100 points by the … Read more
A weekend that saw several splits and upsets has Candace and Arlan questioning whether parity has, finally, arrived in the women’s game.
Minnesota is once again the unanimous No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week. Cornell remains No. 2, as does Boston University at No. 3. Clarkson rises one spot to No. 4 and Mercyhurst jumps two places to sit fifth. At No. 6, Boston College is down two, Northeastern rises one … Read more
Oswego announced Friday that Chelsea Walkland has been named the women’s team’s first full-time assistant coach. Walkland joins the Lakers’ staff after being an assistant at Rochester Institute of Technology last year, winning a Division III national title. During the 2010-11 season, Walkland served as the hockey operations manager at Robert Morris, where she also … Read more
No team has been better over the last couple of seasons than the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin dominated the top spot of all polls and rankings on its way to reaching the NCAA title game in both 2011 and 2012, winning the former to take its fourth NCAA crown before falling a couple of goals short … Read more
Candace and Arlan take a look at the suddenly wild races in the WCHA, the very competitive races in the ECAC, and some of the new D-I programs in their weekly panel.
Minnesota remains the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, receiving all 15 first-place votes. Cornell is again No. 2, as is Boston University at No. 3. Boston College rises one spot to No. 4, while Clarkson climbs two notches into the top five. Ohio State jumps from No. 10 to No. … Read more
The Colgate Raiders begin their 12th season as a member of ECAC Hockey, the previous 10 with Scott Wiley as head coach. Under Wiley, the Raiders performed at a fairly consistent level, always managing double-digit wins. In Wiley’s first eight seasons, Colgate qualified for the postseason every year, finishing as high as fifth in the … Read more