Women's Hockey Wednesday: Year One

March 16, 2016 Gunnar Carlsson posted the first set of women's hockey links to PPP. Somehow I ended up in charge? I've learned a lot in a year (okay I still don't quite get NCAA but Annie is patient) and I just want to thank everyone who helps out, who reads, who comments, who promotes WHW. Relative to the rest of PPP, the numbers are still kind of tiny but we're doing okay. Respectable, even. - nafio

If you're an actual weekly reader who isn't a member of PPP, we promise we love you lots. Maybe for a birthday present you'll make an account and drop a comment? (we love the PPP readers too, but y'all aren't shiny) - Baseball Annie

Keeping the links here on PPP means keeping them in the sight of people who probably don't think of women's hockey every day, so even those who just see WHW on the front page and click on something else... hopefully the idea that women's hockey goes on more than two weeks every four years is sinking in.

Staturday: Kessler, Kohanchuk and the Clarkson Cup Playoffs - The Ice Garden
A look back at the CWHL playoffs and a look at the soon-to-be-over NWHL regular season.

Sledge hockey

USA's women's ice sledge hockey team is looking for sponsors - Video Dailymotion
For more check out their website (http://www.uswomensledgehockey.org)

U Sports

2017 U Sports Women's Hockey Championship Schedule - U SPORTS - English
Schedule, streams and live stats

Better triple OT than never: Saint Mary’s wins AUS Championship - The Ice Garden
Saint Mary’s edged out Saint Francis Xavier 3-2 in a marathon game

Guelph Gryphons repeat the feat: Win second straight OUA women's hockey title | GuelphMercury.com
The University of Guelph women’s hockey Gryphons are Ontario University Athletics champions.

Women's hockey gearing up for U Sports championship | The Journal
With the U Sports Championship around the corner, the women’s hockey team is preparing for battle in Napanee.

Huskies focused on gold at U Sports women’s hockey championship - Local Xpress
The Saint Mary's Huskies head into the U Sports national women's hockey championship starting Thursday as two-time AUS champs.

NCAA

Div I Women's College Ice Hockey - Bracket | NCAA.com
Frozen Four schedule, streams and scores

NCAA Hockey: The Mind of a Goalie with Three of the Best in the Game
Wisconsin's Ann-Renée Desbiens, Minnesota-Duluth's Maddie Rooney, and Minnesota's Sidney Peters backstop three of the top five teams in the country.

Lynn’s Burt helps BC make women’s hockey Frozen Four again | Itemlive
Katie Burt had a busy first period, but still managed to shut out St. Lawrence Saturday.

Women’s Hockey Comes Up Short Against Clarkson, Ends Season in NCAA Quarterfinals | The Cornell Daily Sun
For the second straight weekend, the Cornell women’s hockey team fell to Clarkson in a close game.

Badgers women's hockey: Blowout of Robert Morris sends UW to fourth straight NCAA Frozen Four
Six seniors are part of one last rousing performance at La Bahn Arena.

Gophers Punch Ticket to Frozen Four :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Women's Ice Hockey
Patti Marshall scored the lone goal and Sidney Peters earned a 25-save shutout to lead the Gophers past the Bulldogs.

CWHL

CWHL: Clarkson Cup Victory for Les Canadiennes Comes at a Turning Point for Women's Hockey
2017 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for the ongoing paradox of women's hockey.

Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Sasky Stewart from the CWHL - Pension Plan Puppets
The CWHL’s loss is definitely the Leafs’ gain.

One For, One Against: Clarkson Cup Final Edition - Pension Plan Puppets
Let’s take a closer look at some goals from last weekend’s Clarkson Cup.

Ouellette irked by lack of French TV coverage for CWHL final - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
Caroline Ouellette took a dig at Quebec's francophone media Wednesday while celebrating the Montreal Canadiennes victory in the Canadian Women's Hockey League final.

Les Canadiennes Hold Year in Review Press Conference | Sports – The Link
Fittingly, International Women’s Day was the day Les Canadiennes were celebrated.

Mission accomplished
The Canadiennes' press conference in full.

Les Canadiennes’ Clarkson Cup win in pictures - Eyes On The Prize
Relive Montreal’s celebration with our favourite photos

Les Canadiennes honoured for Clarkson Cup win before Canadiens game - Sportsnet.ca
Canadian Women's Hockey League champions, Les Canadiennes de Montreal, took to the ice before the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks to honour their recent Clarkson Cup win.

NWHL

NWHL Wraps Up Regular Season Play
The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) has completed its second regular season and now prepares for playoffs that lie ahead later this week.

NWHL Announces 2016-2017 Season Awards: Riveters Claim Key Honors and Hardware - Blueshirt Banter
Four New York Riveters end the regular season with individual honors from the NWHL.

Hayley Scamurra Ready To Make Her Mark In Buffalo
Not to be outdone, the Buffalo Beauts announced on March 10 that the team had signed Northeastern forward Hayley Scamurra to a contract...

Leaving Women’s Hockey to ‘Fly Under the Radar,’ as Himself - The New York Times
Harrison Browne, a transgender man in the National Women’s Hockey League, is planning to retire at the end of the season to undergo a physical transition.

Boston Pride add another forward as Mary Parker signs with team - The Ice Garden
The Pride are filling up roster spots as the Isobel Cup playoffs inch closer.

WATCH: Kelsey Koelzer attends her first New York Riveters practice - The Ice Garden
GM Chad Wiseman and Kelsey Koelzer discuss what the late-season signing could do for the Riveters.

Katie Fitzgerald honors history, while making history - The Ice Garden
The Riveters All-Star goalie shares the story behind her new helmet.

IIHF

Team USA to sit out of 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships

Breaking News today as the US WNT members are threatening a boycott of the IIHF World Championships over a dispute with USA Hockey over equal pay.

Big moment for women's ice hockey in India, team registers first international win | The News Minute

The Indian women’s ice hockey team registered its first victory ever in an international match on Thursday by beating Philippines at the Challenge Cup of Asia fixture held in Bangkok.

A helping hand
Leaside Wildcats women link Canada and New Zealand

The Challenge Cup of Asia concludes today - India has one more chance for their second win and New Zealand goes for a perfect record.

Q & A with Team Korea’s Sarah Murray - The Ice Garden
Team Korea head coach Sarah Murray on building relationships, living abroad, and passion for the sport.

Lamoureux Sisters Support Ed Snider Foundation - USA Hockey
As part of a visit to the Philadelphia area this past weekend, Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux donated $5,000 of hockey equipment to local girls involved with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation.

Practice is more fun when world champs @JocelyneUSA17 and @moniquelam7 join us! #HockeyIsForEveryone pic.twitter.com/9cTjju3Ufz

— Snider Hockey (@SniderHockey) March 3, 2017

Leif Boork känner att han sitter säkert: "Utgår från att jag gör klart mitt kontrakt" | Hockeysverige
Sweden names its roster for Worlds

Agosta arresting presence - 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship - Plymouth, USA - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF
2010 Olympic MVP excited for upcoming tourneys

Women’s Worlds Camp & Exhibition Game Set
Heading into the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship, the U.S. Women's National Team will take part in a pre-tournament camp at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, Michigan, March 22-28.

Lots of fun on the ice as these girls prepare for World's and Olympics. Honour be part of their journey. @HC_Women pic.twitter.com/7SAXDlkpwM

— Sami Jo Small (@SamiJoSmall) March 10, 2017

International leagues

Sydney Sirens are AWIHL champions at last - The Ice Garden
Sydney Sirens beat out the Brisbane Goannas in the shootout to claim their first AWIHL Championship after an undefeated season