Posts About "Ann-Renee Desbiens"
8 WCHA Storylines To Follow In the Second Half
January 13th, 2017 WCHA teams returned to the ice last weekend and get back into conference play this weekend. That means teams are launching into the stretch run with only seven weeks left until the start of the WCHA tournament on Feb. 24. With the return of conference play, here are eight storylines worth paying attention to in the lead up to...
WCHA Midseason Standouts
January 5th, 2017 WCHA women’s hockey is set to resume this weekend with teams making the stretch run to the conference finals and national championship in St. Charles, Missouri. In the WCHA, the Badgers (No. 1) and Gophers (No. 2) are still the teams to beat, with Bulldogs (No. 5) and Fighting Hawks (No. 10) not far behind. Yet, there hasn’t been...
December Series Is Opportunity for Team Canada Hopefuls
December 16th, 2016 This weekend, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada will smash a bottle of champagne to christen their brand new December Series. The inaugural installment of the two-game winter showdown comes just as collegiate teams and the two professional women's leagues go on break. For both national teams, though it will be entertaining hockey, it's...
Badgers' Talent, Depth on Display
December 16th, 2016 Last Friday night was my first opportunity to see the Wisconsin women's hockey team play this season. I plan on it not being my last for a very simple reason: the Badgers are really fun to watch. High-End Talent To be clear, I'm not under the impression that this is some new or unique opinion. After all, Wisconsin is the No....
Border Battle Provides Thrills
December 6th, 2016 The big series in women's hockey over the weekend pitted the no. 1-ranked Wisconsin Badgers against the no. 2-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. In the first Border Battle series split since 2011, the two teams saw the best of what each offer and what has, thus far, set them above other teams in the conference. Tight Defense In the...
12 Defensemen and Goaltenders to Watch in Women's College Hockey
October 11th, 2016 The women's college hockey season has kicked off and it's already been unexpectedly exciting just a week into October. The top three teams from the preseason coaches poll have all been upset already. Duluth went 1-0-1 against Boston College, Ohio State managed to grab a tie against No.1-ranked Wisconsin, and Bemidji State pitched a...
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists Announced
March 3rd, 2016 USA Hockey announced the 10 The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalists last week and Thursday, they narrowed the field to three. The finalists for the award honoring the best female collegiate hockey player are Boston College forward Alex Carpenter, Northeastern University forward Kendall Coyne and University of Wisconsin junior...
NCAA Women's Hockey Morning Skate: October 31st, 2014
October 31st, 2014 Rankings: Minnesota Boston College Wisconsin Boston University Harvard Clarkson North Dakota Cornell Minnesota Duluth Quinnipiac Game of the Week #3 Wisconsin (8-2-0) at #7 North Dakota (4-4-0), Fri. 10/31 at 7 p.m. CST & Sat. 11/1 at 3 p.m. CST After being swept by Minnesota last weekend, North Dakota will...
NCAA Women's Hockey Morning Skate: October 17th, 2014
October 17th, 2014 Rankings: Minnesota Boston College Boston University Wisconsin Harvard North Dakota Clarkson Cornell Minnesota Duluth Quinnipiac Game of the Week #1 Minnesota (3-0-1) at #4 Wisconsin (6-0-0), Fri. 10/17 at 7 p.m. CST & Sat. 10/18 at 3 p.m. CST Wisconsin overtook the Gophers in both the USCHO.com and USA...
