GWH captain Murphy, alums Heise, Pannek & Zumwinkle named to Team USA roster for November Rivalry Series games
We send congratulations and best wishes to current Minnesota Women's Hockey forward Abbey Murphy and alumnae Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek, and Grace Zumwinkle upon their selection to the U.S. Women's National Hockey Team roster for November's 2024-2025 Rivalry Series games against Canada.
The teams will be playing at Tech CU Arena in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, November 6 at 9 p.m. CT; the Maverik Center in West Valley, Utah, on Friday, November 8 at 8 p.m. CT; and Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, November 10 at 6 p.m. CT. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster; links for the individual games can be found on the USA Hockey website. Television coverage of all three contests is also expected on NHL Network.
Ticket update for GWH series at Wisconsin – February 8 & 9
The University of Wisconsin Ticket Office has announced that tickets for the Badger Women's Hockey team's last three regular-season home series at LaBahn Arena, including the Border Battle against Minnesota on Saturday & Sunday, February 8-9, will go on sale this coming Monday, October 7, at 9:00 a.m. They can be purchased on the UW Ticket Office website or by phone at 608-262-1440, and are expected to go quickly. We hope many of you can make the trip to Madison!!
NCAA announces 2027, 2028 Women's Frozen Four sites
Minnesota Duluth, Sacred Heart University to serve as hosts
As part of an announcement of sites for 240 future NCAA events made Wednesday, AMSOIL Arena in Duluth was selected to host the 2027 National Collegiate Women's Frozen Four, while Martire Family Arena on the campus of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, will host the 2028 Women's Frozen Four.
We provide a reminder that our very own Ridder Arena in Minneapolis will be hosting the upcoming 2025 Women's Frozen Four, and Pegula Arena on the campus of Penn State University will host the event in 2026.
IIHF announces tournament format change for
Women's Hockey World Championship starting in 2025-2026
Returning to the international game, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced a format change to the top division of the annual Women's Hockey World Championship, going into effect in the 2025-2026 season. The decision came during the 2024 IIHF Semi-Annual Congress last month and recapped last Saturday.
While the tournament will continue with 10 teams, they will use “snake seeding” to create two sections of equal rank. The "snake seeding" methodology is used for the World Juniors (Men's U20 tournament) and was recently adopted for the Women's U18 tournament. For the senior Women's World Championship, this will likely place Teams USA and Canada into separate groups for at least the next few years.
In addition to the balanced groups, only one team will be relegated back to the Division IA tournament each year. The fifth-place teams in each pool after the preliminary round will play a relegation game to determine who remains in the top division.
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