There are a countless number of seniors every year who deserve plenty of acclaim and recognition. Here’s a look at ten of the best players that this year’s class has to offer. Blake Bolden, Defense, Boston College 138 games played, 27 goals, 56 assists, 83 points Over her four-year career with the Eagles, Bolden has ...
Former Harvard player and Canadian forward Sarah Vaillancourt officially announced her retirement from the women’s national team on Thursday, just nine days after winning a silver medal at the 2013 Women’s World Championships. It’s not every day that we recognize the retirement of a 27-year-old athlete. Not two-points-per-game players. Not former Patty Kazmaier Award winners. ...
There are plenty of reasons to love hockey in general, and women’s hockey specifically. Here are five great reasons for fans to tune into the latter, from the recently-concluded 2013 Women’s World Championships. 5. The Canadian Crowds of 18,000-Strong In a sport with as much room to grow as women’s hockey, it’s not just the ...
Semifinals Recap USA 3, Finland 0 After one of the most exciting non-US vs Canada games in the history of this tournament, the U.S. is moving on to the gold medal game. No one besides those two North American teams have ever played for gold at the IIHF World Championships, but Finland came very, very ...
Quarterfinals Recap Finland 1, Germany 0 The Finns earned a hard-fought victory over the Germans on Friday, advancing to play the U.S. in the semifinals on Monday, April 8th at 3:30 PM E.T. Despite only scoring the one goal, I thought it was a great performance for Finland in a couple of different ways. For ...
The Americans, world champion runner-ups in 2012, have announced their 23-player roster for this year’s tournament in Ottawa, Ontario. The United States will look to avenge their 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadians in the gold medal game last year by taking gold this year, and returning the favor of defeating Canada on home ice. ...
The hosts and defending world champion Canadians have named their roster for this year’s IIHF World Championships, in Ottawa, Ontario. Hockey Canada settled on their 23-player roster without holding a selection camp, but they did tweak things just a bit from last year’s squad.
The Terriers are the final hurdle standing in the way of Minnesota’s perfect season, but can they do enough to hand them their first loss of the year? The Gophers have faced plenty of adversity on their way through the NCAA Tournament. Throughout the year they had their way with most teams, but it took everything they had to gut out wins against North Dakota in the quarterfinals (3-2 in triple overtime) and Boston College in the semifinals (3-2 in overtime). They can certainly expect the same level of competition from Boston University.
#1 Minnesota (39-0-0) vs. #4 Boston College (27-6-3) Friday, March 22nd at 6:00 PM E.T. The game can be viewed live through NCAA.com. Season series: N/A, did not face each other It took three overtimes, but Minnesota managed to keep their bid for a perfect season alive in the quarterfinals against North Dakota. Junior forward Kelly Terry ...
#1 Minnesota (38-0-0) vs. North Dakota (26-11-1) Saturday, March 16th, at 5:00 PM E.T. The game can be viewed live here. Season series: 5-0-0 Minnesota Minnesota Keys to the Game: The Gophers won’t want to give North Dakota any hope or confidence, so it’s important that they really disrupt UND’s forwards and prevent them from getting set ...
