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NCAA Weekend Recap: December 7th

NCAA Weekend Recap: December 7th

Week 3 of the 2020-21 NCAA Women’s Hockey season has come and gone. As we have learned through the previous weeks, the schedule is a moving target as programs and conferences deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The good news? There is still plenty of hockey to talk about! Hockey East Friday, December 4th Boston…

PWHPA Profiles: Sara Earley

PWHPA Profiles: Sara Earley

Sara Earley may be a native of Hutchinson, Minnesota, but she is no stranger to hockey in New Hampshire. After playing six seasons for Hutchinson High in her hometown back in Minnesota, Earley headed east to play Division 1 college hockey at the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2012. Now, Earley is…

PWHPA Profiles: Kimberly Sass

PWHPA Profiles: Kimberly Sass

Kimberly Sass is one of the more vocal and influential members of the PWHPA, boosting the organization’s brand on social media and getting involved at a board level. Sass, an East Amherst, New York native and one of three Buffalo-area players training in Western New York, is starting a new journey this season. After training…

PWHPA Profiles: Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga

PWHPA Profiles: Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga

From 2012-16, Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga was a consistent part of the Boston University defensive group. Ribeirinha-Braga provided a strong puck-moving presence for the Terriers, scoring 54 points (6 g, 48 a) over the course of 142 career games in those four seasons. When Ribeirinha-Braga graduated and left the Terriers, however, her playing career effectively ended. That…

NCAA Weekend Recap: November 30th

NCAA Weekend Recap: November 30th

Another week has come and gone for NCAA women’s hockey. The second week of action featured a number of cancelled and postponed games, but there were still some big battles that took place on the ice. In fact, we saw a WCHA team send a big statement, and the top team in the country start…

PWHPA Profiles: Delaney Belinskas

PWHPA Profiles: Delaney Belinskas

Port Orange, Florida isn’t exactly known as a hockey hotbed. That fact didn’t stop Delaney Belinskas from not only reaching the college level, but also starring for Division 1 Boston College. Belinskas’ journey went north for the 2008-09 season when she joined the Ohio Flames 14U team. She’d also dress for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite…

PWHPA Profiles: Cassidy Vinkle

PWHPA Profiles: Cassidy Vinkle

For the most part, Canadian members of the PWHPA will be playing for one of the three Canadian hubs in 2020-21. The same goes for the American players and the two Regional Training Hubs based out of the United States. Cassidy Vinkle, an Ontario native playing in New Hampshire, is one of the rare Canadians…

PWHPA Profiles: Gigi Marvin

PWHPA Profiles: Gigi Marvin

Gigi Marvin has done it all in the sport of hockey. A native of the hockey hotbed that is Warroad, Minnesota, Marvin has won both professional championships and international accolades. This season, Marvin has taken her talents to the State of New Hampshire. She’s suiting up for the New Hampshire Regional Training Hub in the…

Northeastern University Pauses Athletics

Northeastern University Pauses Athletics

Northeastern University’s women’s hockey series against Providence this weekend was cancelled on Monday. Hockey East announced the schedule change, which now sees Providence take on Boston College, in a social media post on Monday afternoon. The reason for the change is now known. Northeastern University has paused all Winter Athletics until December 18th. The decision…

NCAA Weekend Recap: November 23rd

NCAA Weekend Recap: November 23rd

It comes over a month after we had hoped and expected, but the 2020-21 NCAA Women’s Hockey season officially opened this past weekend. Not every team took the ice, numerous teams have opted out and the University of Vermont has paused operations for all sports for the time being, but it was still a sight…