D3 Women's Hockey

Hello All,

I'm a parent of a goalie who plays boys U18AA in the west. I'm trying to qualitatively understand the level of play for women's hockey as we are trying to get recruited but with little luck. Mind you I have no frame of reference as my daughter has never played girls nor have I seen a D3 women's game online or in person. I am assuming that these women that play must be out of this world if they make it to that level. If we were to theoretically have my daughter's team play a top D3 team, how would that go? Again, I'm coming from a place of ignorance.

Sincerely,

GP

To further the discussion, what is the skill level of a D3 woman compared to a U18 boy, how fast can they skate, how hard are their shots? If my daughter is facing shots of 70 to 80 mph and stopping those, will that translate to the woman's game?

I think you and your daughter would be best served with at least a consult with a college advisor and/or a goalie coaching specialist who has experience in helping women goalies advance to the next levels.

A advisor could help your daughter evaluate where she is skill wise, what her goals are and what steps would need to be taken to be in the best position to achieve those goals.

I personally haven't seen enough Boys 18U AA to knowledgably answer your question but it is fairly common for collegiate level women, especially goalies, to have played on boys' teams. Even more common before a lot of the infrastructure we see now for girls' hockey.

Reach out to Premiere Ice Prospects…Kathy Pippy and her team work tirelessly for girls hockey players and have connections at every level - club, prep, D3, D1, etc.

https://www.premiericeprospects.com/

If your summer plans aren't set your daughter could try coming to Boston for the Beantown Women's Classic in July.

They have all age groups and the tournament director will place individual players with shorthanded teams.

The tournament director's info is on the page. If she makes a team it will probably be the best place a girl goalie who has only played with boys can be seen by college coaches.

Here is the rub, the college coaches are at girls' events not watching the boys. If you are not getting a sniff, perhaps a gap year somewhere for her to be seen either at a prep school or hockey academy or goto a couple of tryouts in Ontario for pwhl teams. Ontario might be the best option because you will find out if you have made a team in the spring and to see if your perception of her talents is in line with evaluators. Prep schools and hockey academies will always take your money. Of course all these options would require her to live away from home. Just some random thoughts that might help you.

I have a daughter who plays D3 hockey at a top 25 program, and I coached a 16U boys AA team last season. And I say this being an huge fan of women’s hockey, but any top 200 18U AA boys team could name the score against any D3 women’s team.

Skip the PIP

Try this as a way to showcase your daughter, many D3 coaches leading on ice drills and scouting at these events. Way less of a money grab. I know numerous girls who have received D3 offers and are currently playing for eastern D 3 colleges from being found at NGHL Showcase events

Thank you for all of your response. I really appreciate it!

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