Nicole Haase
In this week’s edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski reflect on the opening weekend of conference play in ECAC Hockey, where Clarkson, Cornell and St. Lawrence all opened with 2-0 records. Quinnipiac fell to Brown on Saturday after starting the season 9-0, and part of the discussion goes to … Read more
Despite adding a whole team to the numbers this year (hello Delaware!), the total number of women playing NCAA Division I hockey went up by a single player this year over last. There are 1120 women rostered by NCAA DI women’s hockey programs this season. Players represent 40 US states, 11 Canadian provinces and 18 … Read more
Minnesota State at (1) Wisconsin The Badgers remained one of just three undefeated teams let in the country (alongside Penn State and Cornell) with a pair of wins this weekend over Mankato. On Sunday, Cassie Hall, Adéla Šapovalivová, Claire Enright and Kelly Gorbatenko each scored for Wisconsin in a 4-0 win. MSU goalie Hailey Hansen … Read more
Here’s a breakdown of the 234 players invited to PWHL training camps by school, conference and other metrics.
This week’s edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com starts with an unusual occurrence: The end of a series split between Minnesota and Ohio State in Minneapolis on Sunday brought game disqualifications and additional suspensions because of a post-buzzer tussle. Minnesota will be without defenders Gracie Graham and Chloe Primerano for the opener of its series … Read more
Ice Breaker (1) Wisconsin vs. Vermont Caroline Harvey and Kelly Gorbatenko each had two goals and an assist to lead Wisconsin to a 8-1 lead on Friday. Lacey Eden also had a goal and her two assists put her over 100 for her career. Stella Retrum was the goal-scorer for Vermont and per the broadcast, … Read more
The second weekend of October in NCAA women’s hockey provided a first look at how players who are spending one week a month at national team camps in preparation for the Olympics are returning to their teams. That’s where this week’s episode of the PodKaz from USCHO.com starts, with hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski … Read more
(4) Minnesota Duluth at (1) Wisconsin Read the game one recap here. Special teams took control in the second game as Wisconsin scored three times on the power play en route to a 4-0 win and weekend sweep. KK Harvey opened the scoring in the first with a nifty shoulder fake like she was going … Read more
MADISON — KK Harvey scored with 20.9 seconds on the clock to tie the game and Cassie Hall potted her second of the game just 12.3 seconds later to help the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team escape with a 4-3 win early Saturday. Both goals were scored on the power play that came as a … Read more
In this week’s edition of the PodKaz, a weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss a change to the IIHF calendar. The Women’s World Championship is moving from April to November during the 2026-27 season, so players could be pulled away from their college teams for national … Read more
Maine at (1) Wisconsin After a scoreless first where Maine seemed to be giving Wisconsin all they could handle, the Badgers seemed to find their rhythm as Laila Edwards and Cassie Hall each lit the lamp in the second to make it a 2-0 game. Just 17 seconds into the third, Adéla Šapovalivová scored her … Read more
This edition of the PodKaz, the weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey from USCHO.com, has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at an upset by Merrimack against Clarkson and weighing the ramifications. Then we reflect on Penn State’s sweep of St. Lawrence and a split between UConn and St. Cloud State in matchups … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Bemidji State On Friday, Maggie Scannell had a hat trick while Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms each had two goals and an assist to lead Wisconsin to a 9-2 win. Charlotte Pieckenhagen scored her first as a Badger whiel Maddie Kaiser and Kate Johnson were the goals scorers for Bemidji in the … Read more
This week’s edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com features the last two segments as hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look around at each of the five NCAA women’s hockey conference at the start of the 2025-26 season. Defending NCAA champion Wisconsin is the coaches’ favorite in the WCHA, but how much with absences for … Read more
This feels like the most wide-open this conference has been in several seasons. While I’m really high on the returning rosters of Sacred Heart and Stonehill, I know better than to count out LIU, and Franklin Pierce has shown themselves to be incredibly resilient and pesky the past few seasons. And while LIU has dominated … Read more
The inevitable chaos of this season seems like it will have the most impact in the WCHA, where several teams will be missing more than one or two players as part of the Olympics and pre-Olympic prep. The altered rosters also leave room for teams not in the top half of the standings to score … Read more
Conference season previews continue on this episode of the PodKaz. Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski take a glance at the stories ahead in the 2025-26 season for Hockey East and Atlantic Hockey. UConn is looking to return to the top of the Hockey East standings a year after beating Boston University by one point. … Read more
Last season was a fun one in Hockey East, at least for fans of unpredictability and chaos. It might not have been fun for the teams, but it truly felt like any team could win on any given weekend and the winner wasn’t decided until the final game. It seems unlikely that too much of … Read more
On the first episode of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com discuss how preparations for the Olympics could impact the NCAA hockey landscape. It’s a season unlike any others before because of the lack of centralization for the U.S. and Canadian national teams. Changes to the NCAA tournament … Read more
The top four finishers in the ECAC made the NCAA tournament last season, with Cornell advancing to the Frozen Four. I’d expect at least that many this year, with an outside chance for a fifth to also break through. Cornell comes in as the coaches’ preseason pick for the top spot. There was a decent … Read more