Women's Hockey Wednesday: International Inferno

Staturday with Mike, 1/28: Can’t beat Boston - The Ice Garden
Curious and insightful stats from the world of North American women’s hockey.

Sledge Hockey

U.S. Paralympic Women's Sled Hockey Team hits the ice in Northford
The U.S. Paralympic Women's Sled Hockey Team made a stop in the state this weekend.

Universiade

2017 Universiade schedule and results

An introduction to the Universiade - The Ice Garden
Taking place every two years, the Winter Universiade is a multi-sport event bringing together thousands of student-athletes from over 50 countries.

Willoughby ready to shine for Team Canada at Winter Universiade - Canada West Universities Athletic Association
For Kaitlin Willoughby participating in the 2017 FISU in Almaty is big deal.

2017 Winter Universiade: Gosling, Hinse to serve as captains for Canadian hockey teams - U SPORTS - English
U SPORTS national champion Katelyn Gosling and forward Olivier Hinse of the Concordia Stingers have been selected as the respective captains of the Canadian women’s and men’s hockey teams that will compete in the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

NCAA

Div I Polls: USCHO | Ice Garden

NCAA Bracketology: Locked on target - The Ice Garden
Onto the home stretch we go.

Women's college hockey: By the numbers | NCAA.com
Here are the numbers you need to know in women's college hockey:

Women's hockey: Syracuse crushes No. 7 Robert Morris for weekend split | NCAA.com
Syracuse picked up a bounce-back 5-1 win against No. 7 Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

Former Minnesota Duluth women's hockey player Jessica Koizumi described herself as a planner. In her own words, she's "a very big planner," in fact.

Stecklein Named Hockey Humanitarian Nominee :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Women's Ice Hockey
The Official Athletic Site of the University of Minnesota - University of Minnesota senior defenseman Lee Stecklein is one of 15 nominees for the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award.

Vermont packs the house for a cause - The Ice Garden
This Friday, the Vermont Catamounts will host New Hampshire in a twin-state rivalry. The crowd will be bigger - and it’s for a good cause.

Emma Woods has Quinnipiac in the hunt for an ECAC title - The Ice Garden
Hard work and defense have the Bobcats on the prowl for another conference crown.

Jessica Wagner to be inducted into Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame
Northeastern women's hockey alumna Jessica Wagner '98 will be inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame, as announced Saturday by Women's Beanpot Tournament Director Joe Bertagna.

CWHL

Caroline Ouellette ties record in Canadiennes win over Brampton - Eyes On The Prize
Charline Labonté made 36 saves in her return from injury

Les Canadiennes fail to complete sweep, struck by Thunder - Eyes On The Prize
Brampton’s tight defensive play gives the Thunder the win to split the weekend

Furies Recap: That Was Fast - Pension Plan Puppets
Toronto sweeps Boston, Spooner only scores twice.

Calgary Inferno Split Games in Japan - Matchsticks and Gasoline
The Japanese Women’s National Team is preparing to qualify for the Olympics

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Ouellette scores 130th CWHL goal, ties Hefford for 1st all-time - Sportsnet.ca
Montreal Canadiennes forward Caroline Ouellette scored the 130th goal of her Canadian Women's Hockey League career on Saturday, tying Jayna Hefford atop the league's all-time list.

Akane Hosoyamada relishing opportunity with Team Japan - The Ice Garden
Inferno defender will join Team Japan for the first time.

Jess Jones Is Synonymous With 'Hard Work' In Canadian
Brampton Thunder forward Jess Jones might not have come out of the blue this season, but she came from behind to take over the CWHL's points leaderboard.

Thunder players picked for CWHL All-Star Game
Eight members of the Brampton Thunder will play in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League All-Star Game on Feb. 11 at the Air Canada Centre.

NWHL

Beauts wrap up January with win at home - The Ice Garden
A six-round shootout gives Buffalo a needed boost to second-place tie.

Riveters split the weekend slate, maintain control of second place - The Ice Garden
Rafter and Packer earn hat tricks in Connecticut

NWHL's All-Star Game Risks Have Big Potential Rewards
In two weeks the NWHL will host its second All-Star Game, located in Cranberry, Penn. at the practice facility of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kayla Parsons Finding New Home With Buffalo Beauts
It has been a year of unexpected joy for Alaskan native Kayla Parsons.

Buffalo Beauts 4, NY Riveters 3 | Buffalonews.com
Photo Gallery

WATCH: New York Riveters' Amanda Kessel scores first NWHL goal
Amanda Kessel of the New York Riveters scored her first NWHL goal Friday night against the Buffalo Beauts.

IIHF

Australians advance
U18 women’s team wins qualification

Ice hockey gold for Emily Davis-Tope and Australia | Bendigo Advertiser
Emily Davis-Tope is masking every shot a winner on the ice hockey rink.

International Leagues

An interview with WHL All-Star Ludmila Belyakova - The Ice Garden
Belyakova discusses her comeback from injury, growing the women’s game, and more.