Set to compete in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four, Canadian hockey player Jennifer Gardiner also has a keen eye on the PWHL's banner first season.
“But that wasn’t really an option,” she recalled. “So it became, ‘What do you want to be on the side while you’re playing hockey?'”Ohio State’s Jennifer Gardiner, right, celebrates with teammates Teagan Grant and Hadley Hartmetz after scoring during the second period of an NCAA college women’s Frozen Four semifinal hockey game against Yale Friday, March 18, 2022, in State College, Pa.
There will be plenty of north-of-the-border content. Clarkson’s roster includes 22 Canadians, followed by Colgate with 14, Ohio State with six, and Wisconsin with five.The six-team PWHL has burst onto the sports scene since its January launch with an innovative, forward-thinking approach to the game that’s been a hit with fans.
Clarkson head coach Matt Desrosiers played professionally after his NCAA career ended. He couldn’t imagine holding down a full-time job and pursuing that dream all at once. “Actually being able to focus on your craft,” she said. “I have a goal of playing for the national team and making it to the Olympics.
Clarkson’s Nicole Gosling and some of her teammates have made the 90-minute drive from Potsdam, N.Y., to Ottawa for a couple of PWHL contests.“Everything is ramping up so quick,” said the defender from London, Ont. “That’s what a lot of the girls playing in the league right now have been pushing for.Colgate head coach Greg Fargo, meanwhile, has heard lots of PWHL chatter in the NCAA.The Kingston, Ont.
“Now they have one, singular focus,” said the native of Fort Erie, Ont. “They don’t have to make tough decisions as far as moving on with their careers if they still have an opportunity to play pro.Those players include women currently in the PWHL who fought for a united North American league on solid financial footing – and past generations that scraped by in hopes of a better future.Gardiner is reassured the end of her NCAA journey isn’t the end of a viable hockey path.
“To be able to play hockey as my full-time job and devote my entire life to that the next couple of years is something I’m really excited for.”Gardiner and her teammates will first be looking to secure the program’s second U.S. national championship in women’s hockey after winning in 2022 and finishing runners-up last year.No. 1 Ohio State will take on No. 4 Clarkson in Friday’s semifinals in Durham, N.H., before No. 2 Wisconsin meets No. 3 Colgate. The title game goes Sunday.
“It’s going to grow our game tremendously. It’s not just every four years surrounding the Olympics. It’s going to be every season.” A fifth-year senior working toward a master’s degree in sports management, Gardiner sees a future where 100 per cent of her attention is on the sport she loves. “An exciting time for women’s hockey,” said fifth-year Colgate forward Danielle Serdachny. “A lot of players have goals and dreams.”“Definitely makes me curious,” said Serdachny, tied for fourth in NCAA scoring with 61 points in 39 games. “I’m just trying to focus on the tournament and my final college games, but what they have there is super exciting.
Clarkson head coach Matt Desrosiers played professionally after his NCAA career ended. He couldn’t imagine holding down a full-time job and pursuing that dream all at once. “Actually being able to focus on your craft,” she said. “I have a goal of playing for the national team and making it to the Olympics.
“It’s going to grow our game tremendously. It’s not just every four years surrounding the Olympics. It’s going to be every season.” A fifth-year senior working toward a master’s degree in sports management, Gardiner sees a future where 100 per cent of her attention is on the sport she loves. “An exciting time for women’s hockey,” said fifth-year Colgate forward Danielle Serdachny. “A lot of players have goals and dreams.”“Definitely makes me curious,” said Serdachny, tied for fourth in NCAA scoring with 61 points in 39 games. “I’m just trying to focus on the tournament and my final college games, but what they have there is super exciting.
Clarkson head coach Matt Desrosiers played professionally after his NCAA career ended. He couldn’t imagine holding down a full-time job and pursuing that dream all at once. “Actually being able to focus on your craft,” she said. “I have a goal of playing for the national team and making it to the Olympics.
“It’s going to grow our game tremendously. It’s not just every four years surrounding the Olympics. It’s going to be every season.” A fifth-year senior working toward a master’s degree in sports management, Gardiner sees a future where 100 per cent of her attention is on the sport she loves. Clarkson’s Nicole Gosling and some of her teammates have made the 90-minute drive from Potsdam, N.Y., to Ottawa for a couple of PWHL contests.“Everything is ramping up so quick,” said the defender from London, Ont. “That’s what a lot of the girls playing in the league right now have been pushing for.Colgate head coach Greg Fargo, meanwhile, has heard lots of PWHL chatter in the NCAA.The Kingston, Ont.
“Now they have one, singular focus,” said the native of Fort Erie, Ont. “They don’t have to make tough decisions as far as moving on with their careers if they still have an opportunity to play pro.Those players include women currently in the PWHL who fought for a united North American league on solid financial footing – and past generations that scraped by in hopes of a better future.Gardiner is reassured the end of her NCAA journey isn’t the end of a viable hockey path.
“To be able to play hockey as my full-time job and devote my entire life to that the next couple of years is something I’m really excited for.”Gardiner and her teammates will first be looking to secure the program’s second U.S. national championship in women’s hockey after winning in 2022 and finishing runners-up last year.No. 1 Ohio State will take on No. 4 Clarkson in Friday’s semifinals in Durham, N.H., before No. 2 Wisconsin meets No. 3 Colgate. The title game goes Sunday.
“I’ll watch a PWHL game with my eight-year-old daughter,” Fargo said. “That has an impact on how she sees the game and the opportunities that will be out there. “But that wasn’t really an option,” she recalled. “So it became, ‘What do you want to be on the side while you’re playing hockey?'”Ohio State’s Jennifer Gardiner, right, celebrates with teammates Teagan Grant and Hadley Hartmetz after scoring during the second period of an NCAA college women’s Frozen Four semifinal hockey game against Yale Friday, March 18, 2022, in State College, Pa.
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