The women’s Beanpot Tournament is getting an upgrade. For the first time, the consolation and championship games will be held at TD Garden on Jan. 23. Harvard will host the opening round at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center on Tuesday. The decision to move the tournament to an NHL stage doesn't just represent a new setting, but a shift in the trajectory of women’s hockey and respect around the game. Female athletes from Harvard, Boston College, Northeastern and Boston University are ready for the long-awaited change. “For women’s ice hockey, it’s how we grow the game, it’s how we get seen, it’s ..read more

What hasn’t Digit Murphy done in the hockey world? From 1979-83, the Cranston, R.I., native was a forward for Cornell and in 1994, was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame. She began her collegiate coaching career in 1987 at Brown and after two seasons as an assistant, embarked on a 22-year career (yes, twenty […] The post RinkWise podcast: Digit Murphy on her legendary career appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

The women’s college hockey season is underway and there’s been a bit of a shakeup on the local scene. For the last bunch of years, Northeastern has been the runaway favorite in Hockey East. But this season, a number of other teams look poised to try and scooch past Northeastern and plant their flag in […] The post RinkWise podcast: Kicking off the women’s college hockey season appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

From young budding forwards to veteran goaltenders and shutdown defenders, there’s a lot of talent in New England Division 1 women’s college hockey. Heading into the 2023-24 season, some teams are aiming for championship glory while others are working to build a new program identity. Those top prospects will be a big part of either route.  The 10 players below will be big parts of achieving their squads’ respective goals. The post Watch list: 10 local difference-makers in women’s college hockey appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

Harvard women’s hockey is at a crossroads. After 27 seasons, the era of coach Katey Stone (Watertown, Conn.) ended in June with a retirement announcement blanketed in controversy on the heels of reports by The Boston Globe and The Athletic that brought forth allegations of misconduct and mistreatment of players within the program. Laura Bellamy, who played for the Crimson under Stone from 2009-13, was hired in August to take over as head coach and guide Harvard into a new era. She previously had been an assistant at the University of Minnesota Duluth. However “new” this era will be remains un ..read more

Danielle Marmer has had quite the journey from growing up in Dorset, Vt., to working as a player development and scouting assistant for the Boston Bruins. Over the years, she carved a unique hockey path — one that included playing prep school at Loomis Chaffee and eventually Division 1 college hockey at Quinnipiac, winning an […] The post RinkWise podcast: Danielle Marmer of the Boston Bruins appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

Seven New Englanders will be competing this week as USA Hockey holds the Women's O18 National Festival at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.  With the O18 players, the goal is to evaluate players for the 2023-24 U.S. Women’s National Team, which competes at the Rivalry Series in November and December.  It also is used to help pick the Collegiate Women’s Select Team rosters for the Collegiate Series against Canada. That will happen Aug. 16-19 in Lake Placid.  The post 7 New Englanders headed to Women’s O18 National Festival appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

After eight years at Minnesota Duluth, Laura Bellamy is back where her collegiate career began. Harvard announced Thursday that Laura Bellamy, a former goalie star for the Crimson, will be the next head coach for the women’s hockey team. “This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an impressive group of student-athletes at a place […] The post Harvard hires Laura Bellamy as head coach of women’s hockey team appeared first on New England Hockey Journal ..read more

University of Wisconsin women’s associate head coach Dan Koch helped recruit freshman defender Caroline Harvey, first seeing her play at a summer tournament when she was in eighth grade. He said everyone could see early on in preseason practice that the Salem, N.H., native was a special player just watching her skating ability, but he said her breakout moment came in the team’s eighth game of the season against St. Cloud State. Down 2-0 early, the team had clawed back in the final two periods, and Harvey assisted on both goals. In overtime, Harvey scored a top-shelf goal to extend the team’s ..read more

The 2022-23 college hockey season was a cool one for New England.  The Division 1 men's national champion was Quinnipiac, marking the first time the program won a title. Boston University, which won the Hockey East Tournament championship, was also in the Frozen Four. On the Division 1 women's side, Northeastern reached the Frozen Four.  There were surprise teams, too, such as Merrimack, which landed a spot in the men's NCAA Tournament. Here are our 2023 New England college hockey awards.  The post Handing out our 2023 New England college hockey awards appeared first on New Eng ..read more