PuraOre: The First Ice Hockey Anime

[Topic: Hockey, Entertainment, Anime, Japan] Good morning / afternoon / night! This is where I throw a bunch of words at you and hope you make sense of it... The day is finally here! An anime about ice hockey! The very first one ever! And it's pretty good. Do note however, that there has been...

My Great Grandfather and Women’s Hockey

1906 Yale Baseball Team I should start off by saying that the two aren't really connected other than by the bridge that I am about to describe. Frankly, I don't know if my Great Grandfather even had an interest in hockey, he died roughly 30 years before I was even born. And all I know...

Clarkson Fights Back to Secure a 5-4 Win at RPI

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, Clarkson traveled down to the state capital to open ECAC league play. RPI's rink, the Houston Field House, located on RPI's campus in Troy, NY is quite a beautiful rink. It reminded me of an airplane hangar in which they decided to place some ice on the ground and never ending...

The Whitecaps Come Out Victorious in a Tough Battle With the Whale

Sunday, October 27th, 2019 - The Connecticut Whale face-off against the reigning champions, the Minnesota Whitecaps. The Whale were coming into the game looking for their first win of the season after losing to the Whitecaps the day before 7-2. The Whitecaps were looking to start a winning streak. The first period concludes with no...

Lindenwood Holds on to Tie Clarkson 1-1

My first Clarkson Hockey game post graduation, and boy did I miss it. I know, I know, it's only been like six months... In between times though, I've been to a few different hockey games featuring different teams and varying levels of play, but nothing beats a hockey game in Cheel Arena. The excitement of...

St. Lawrence Plays Korea in a Friendly Exhibition

Last Thursday, October 24th, the St. Lawrence Women's Hockey Team faced off against the Korean National Team in a friendly exhibition. It was one of Korea's last stops on their North American tour and their only stop in the US. Word on the street was that some of the Korean players had previously played for...

Recap: NWHL Season Opener – Beauts at Whale

The NWHL (National Women's Hockey League) opened last weekend for its fifth season with two games on the east coast. The Boston Pride traveled to Pro Skate Arena in Monmouth Junction, NJ to face off against the Metropolitan Riveters, while the Buffalo Beauts played against the Connecticut Whale at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury,...

In History: The 2019 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four

With the 2019-2020 hockey season starting, I'm going to recap on some big moments in women's hockey recent history that I was personally in attendance for. And next up is the 2019 NCAA D1 Women's Frozen Four! This most recent Women's Frozen Four was held at the People's United Center at Quinnipiac University in Hamden...

In History: The First NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Games Played Outside North America (N. Ireland)

With the 2019-2020 hockey season coming right around the boards, I'm going to recap on some big moments in women's hockey recent history that I was personally in attendance for. The next up in this series of articles, is the first NCAA Women's Ice Hockey games played outside of North America. And straight to the...

In History: The 2018 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four

With the 2019-2020 hockey season coming right around the boards, I'm going to recap on some big moments in women's hockey recent history that I was personally in attendance for. And first up is the 2018 NCAA Women's Frozen Four, which was held at Ridder Arena (University of Minnesota Women's hockey rink) in Minneapolis, Minnesota....