Category Archives: College Women’s Hockey

Gophers and Bulldogs remain in top 5, Wisconsin still #1 in last women’s poll

  Wisconsin Ranked Unanimous No. 1 in Week Five of USA Hockey Women’s College Hockey Poll Ohio State, Minnesota, Cornell and Minnesota Duluth round out top five The Wisconsin Badgers battled UMD this past weekend and swept the Bulldogs to maintain their hold atop the rankings in women’s college hockey. The Gophers, meanwhile, cdl onto […]

WCHA SEASON IS UNDERWAY

A look at the WCHA field for the 2025-26 season  Minnesota’s Murphy, Morrow & Fanale, Minnesota State’s Hansen Earn WCHA September Players of the Month Honors Presented By Sterling Trophy Awards & Engraving On Wednesday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) announced its September Players of the Month honors presented by Sterling Trophy Awards & Engraving, […]

Wisconsin Ranked Unanimous No. 1 in Preseason USA Hockey Women’s College Hockey Poll

USA Hockey 2025-26 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason (First-place votes in parentheses) Rank School Final 2024-25 Rank 2024-25 Record Weeks in Top 15 1. University of Wisconsin, 285 (19) 1 38-1-2 1 2. Ohio State University, 261 2 29-8-0 1 3. University of Minnesota, 236 4 29-12-1 1 4. Cornell University, 235 3 25-5-5 […]

Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien wins Patty Kazmaier Award

O’Brien is Sixth Badger to Win Prestigious Award Honoring the Top Division I Women’s Hockey Player MINNEAPOLIS – Wisconsin forward Casey O’Brien (Milton, Mass.) was named the winner of the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award today before a capacity crowd at the McNamara Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The ceremony, […]

Augsburg Downs St. Mary’s in Historic Marathon

Augsburg Downs St. Mary’s in Historic Marathon  When the Augsburg Eagles women’s hockey team took the ice for their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) semifinal matchup against St. Marys, few in the Ed Saugestad Rink were thinking they were about to witness history. Of course, the game had high stakes, with the winner earning a […]

Tickets available for U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Face-Off Classic Jan. 1

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic Tickets Now on Sale The third-ranked University of Minnesota (13-4-1) women’s hockey team will take on Bemidji State University (3-12-1) in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 5 p.m. CST, at Hasse Arena in Lakeville, Minnesota. The game will raise awareness for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum […]

LPH Women’s College Hockey Player of the Week: Kate Johnson, Bemidji State University

LET’S PLAY HOCKEY WOMEN’S NCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK KATE JOHNSON BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL Kate Johnson had three assists on Friday in a 4-1 win over St. Thomas and added a goal on Saturday in a 4-3 win to improve the Beavers to a 3-10-1 mark. Johnson is a graduate of Warroad […]

MSU-Mankato signs 7 Minnesota high school players

Bischoff leads list of talented recruiting class for Mavericks MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State women’s head hockey coach Shari Dickerman has announced the signing of eight student-athletes to join the Mavericks next season. All signings are contingent upon admission to Minnesota State and being compliant with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center. […]

LPH Women’s College Hockey Player of the Week: Kate Helgeson, Sacred Heart University

  LET’S PLAY HOCKEY WOMEN’S NCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK KATE HELGESON SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL Former Roseau star Kate Helgeson scored with 22 seconds left in the third period to lift Sacred Heart University to a 1-0 win over Assumption on Friday. On Saturday she added an assist as the Pioneers achieved […]

LPH WOMEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DANI STROM, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

LET’S PLAY HOCKEY WOMEN’S NCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK DANI STROM UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS MAPLE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL The St. Thomas Tommies may not have gotten a win this past weekend, but it wasn’t due to their goaltending. Freshman netminder Dani Strom (Maple Grove, MN) stopped 30 shots Friday night in a 5-1 loss […]