Another season is here. Already one real game and he had two exhibitions. A lot of anticipation between the teams leading to an exciting Beanpot tournament.
boston college
What happened last season: 4th in WHEA, eliminated from Conference QF, no NCAA appearances
loss: Michaela Boyle, Willow Corson, Olivia Finocchiaro, Natalie Turchinski, Jillian Faye, Grace Campbell, Janelle Kelleher
addition: Kara Goulding, Kate Hamm, Katy Pine, Kayla Burns, Kaylynn Flynn, Shay Frost, Maddie MacArthur, Kelly Picklane
Outlook: An Eagles fan’s hopes soar higher than Heights’ notes. The past few seasons haven’t been particularly successful, at least based on the rest of coach Katie King Crowley’s reign. Aggressive methods of production have little to lose. While starting the season in 15th place in USCHO polls, SBNation ranked ARV 11th and only 10th in that poll. . Some analysts say they should be in contention with Northeastern for the league title, but at least they should be home his ice team. Come to the Hockey East Tournament.
Boston University
What happened last season: 6th in WHEA, lost in conference quarterfinals, no NCAA appearances
loss: Ellie Larson, Kate Stewart, Courtney Correia, McKenna Parker, Kayleigh Donnelly, Emma Wertrich, Nicole McGuigan, Grace Parker, Jesse Confer
addition: Andrea Brendol, Allie Kuehler, Brooke Disher, Ani Fitzgerald, Sidney Healy, Maeve Kelly, Clara Yuen
Outlook: The Terriers are expected to return to the Hockey East tournament. These aren’t Marie-Philippe Poulin’s terriers, but it would be hard to get a goalkeeper transfer from the defending national champion, a member of Andrea Brendol’s Swiss national team. They probably won’t be competing for many trophies, but they’re not a team to be taken lightly.
Harvard University
What happened last season: 1st in ECAC, 1st in Ivy League, lost in Conference QF, lost in NCAA Round of 12.
loss: Lunsana Sano, Kate Glover, Dominic Petrie, Becca Gilmour, Brooke Jovanovic, Sidney Sorkin, Keely Moy, Emma Buckles, Becky Dutton
addition: Jade Arnon, Sophie Ensley, Kate Kasika, Gwynne Rupp, Indy Wagner
Outlook: A wheel fell out after a great regular season last year. They became the first ECAC top seed to lose the QF Series and the first team to lose in the first round of 12 of last year’s NCAA Tournament. However, expectations are low as it was ranked 7th in the ECAC. They range from 9th to 15th in various media polls, so there are many unknowns for Crimson. You have time to figure it out yourself.
Northeastern University
What happened last season: 1st in WHEA, 1st in conference, NCAA SF eliminated
loss: Lauren McInnis, Andrea Renner, Brooke Hobson, Katie Shipra, Maddy Mills, Skyler Fontaine, Aelyn Frankel, Tessa Ward, Gillian Foote, Misseara Sindris, Brooke Tucker, Emma Jursik,
addition: Holly Abella, Christina Allard, Avery Anderson, Alyssa Antonakis, Lily Brazis, Jules Constantinople, Mia Langlois, Lily Shannon, Taze Thompson, Maud Purin-Label
Outlook: The Huskies lost a lot of talent in the offseason. Former Patikaz winning goalie and Conference Defender of the Year, Patikaz Having many players in place of his finalists is never an ideal or an easy task. Thankfully for Northeastern they had a great goalie waiting for them. The team, which combines the talents of Alina Muller, Chloe Ollard and Maureen Murphy, still holds the court at the top line. They were once again selected to defend the Hockey East title and ranked in the home ice talks of the NCAA Tournament in national polls. Anything deeper than the NCAA Tournament, where he already has three trophies, would be a little disappointing.
All ECAC and WHEA Link games will be streamed on ESPN+ this season.
