Women’s D-I in general
One of the first thoughts Brianna Decker had Saturday morning after winning the Patty Kazmaier Award involves a specific burden that comes along with it. Decker, the junior center from Dousman, Wis., became the fourth Wisconsin player to receive the honor, which is bestowed upon the top college player in the nation for a given … Read more
The two women’s Division I All-American teams were announced Thursday with the WCHA leading the way with eight of the 12 selections. Seven players have previously been honored, including Cornell junior defenseman Laura Fortino, who was named a First Team pick for the third straight season. 2012 Women’s Division I All-American First Team 2012 Women’s … Read more
For his efforts in leading St. Lawrence to the 2012 ECAC tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals, Chris Wells has been named the AHCA women’s Division I coach of the year. The Saints compiled a record of 24-10-4 this year, including a 18-2-1 streak from Dec. 2, 2011-March 3, 2012, culminating in … Read more
After coming out on top in one of the longest games in women’s NCAA hockey history, Cornell has itself set on something bigger: an NCAA championship. Arlan Marttila reports from Duluth.
Boston College is in the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year, yet the Ealges have flown under everyone’s radar in the postseason. Arlan Marttila reports from Duluth, Minnn., on the eve of the Frozen Four.
Wisconsin may be without top defenseman Stephanie McKeough when it tries to defend its NCAA title this weekend. Andy Baggot reports in a special to USCHO.
After shuffling their lines at the halfway point of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers have found a potent, balanced attack. Arlan Marttila reports from Duluth on the weekend of the Frozen Four.
The official groundbreaking ceremony for Penn State’s new Pegula Ice Arena will take place on Friday, April 20 at the Penn State field hockey complex. Penn State president Rodney Erickson, acting director of athletics Dave Joyner and a member of the university’s board of trustees will be among the scheduled speakers. Terry and Kim Pegula, … Read more
Yale women’s coach Joakim Flygh will be a part of the upcoming IIHF Women’s World Championship in Burlington, Vt., Apr. 7-14 as video coach for his native Sweden. Games are played at both Cairns Arena and Gutterson Field House, with the quarterfinals (Apr. 13 and 15), semifinals (Apr. 13) and bronze/gold medal games (Apr. 14) … Read more
Junior forwards Brianna Decker (Wisconsin) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (North Dakota) and senior goaltender Florence Schelling (Northeastern) have been named the three finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. All three have posted mind-boggling statistics this season. Decker has a 36-42-78 line, including four hat tricks, in 37 games, while Lamoureux, the first-ever top-three finalist … Read more
Vermont head women’s coach Tim Bothwell stepped down on Wednesday after six years behind the bench. “It is with a great deal of professional disappointment that I announce my resignation [Wednesday],” said Bothwell in a statement. “I was hired to move the UVM women’s hockey program forward and we have moved forward in very significant … Read more
Mercyhurst Lakers at No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT The Lakers and Badgers each took the regular season crown of their respective conferences before losing to the host team in the league tournament. They met in this same round in 2006, and it required 90 minutes and 10 … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at the upsets that abounded in the conference tournaments, as well as the coming week’s first-round action in the NCAA tournament.
Wisconsin is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll and edged No. 2 Minnesota by one voting point. Wisconsin earned eight first-place votes to Minnesota’s seven. Cornell sits third again, along with Boston College at No. 4. Boston University jumps four spots to No. 5, while North Dakota falls one place … Read more
Defending Division I women’s national champion and top-seeded Wisconsin will open up defense of its crown on March 10 as the Badgers will battle CHA tournament runner-up Mercyhurst in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals on home ice. Boston College hosts St. Lawrence, Minnesota hosts North Dakota and Cornell and Boston University will play at Cornell to … Read more
Cornell senior forward Rebecca Johnston headlined the annual ECAC women’s hockey banquet Thursday night on the Cornell campus by winning her first player of the year award. Other award winners included St. Lawrence coach Chris Wells (coach of the year), Cornell defenseman Lauriane Rougeau (best defensive defenseman), Dartmouth forward Reagan Fischer (tie – best defensive … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday the 10 finalists for the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, given to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey, will be presented at a brunch ceremony on March 17 at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, Minn., in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (March … Read more
The season stretches so long at its beginning — for most teams, 34 games and a postseason to follow. Suddenly however, February has turned to March, and the only way for many to delay the season’s end is to keep winning. Half of the clubs that will compete in the tournaments in the ECAC and … Read more
The NCAA spelled out its punishments to North Dakota for resuming use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo in a letter addressed to the school’s provost, Dr. Paul LeBel, on Wednesday. The most pressing hockey-related concern is that UND won’t be able to host a women’s hockey NCAA quarterfinal game. The full text of … Read more
The first weekend of the conference playoffs produced some upsets. Now that each conference is down to four, Candace and Arlan take a look at how they think it will play out, and why.