The PodKaz: Digging into NCAA women’s hockey rule changes and this week’s games
What’s legal contact and what should be penalized as body checking in NCAA women’s hockey? The PodKaz goes through some of the clarifications.
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The PodKaz: Ohio State gets a sweep at Penn State, and other observations on Week 2
https://youtu.be/tWIIObAwXwE? We’re trying a new format this season on The PodKaz, with hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski delivering two episodes a week. This is one of our looks back at what stood out in the previous weekend’s games. An episode later in the week will get into bigger topics and look ahead to upcoming … Read more
Women’s Hockey: 2026-27 NEWHA season preview
For the first time in the past few seasons, the same team took the regular season and tournament titles. Franklin Pierce won their second championship but earned their first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Five different schools have won the NEWHA Tournament in the eight years of its existence – Assumption will be pushing to … Read more
Women’s Hockey: 2026-27 WCHA season preview
Wisconsin repeated as national champions, earning their third title in the last four years. For the fourth straight year, they faced off against WCHA rival Ohio State. Polls differ early on about which team is currently #1, but the consensus seems to be that they are the top two teams in the country. The WCHA … Read more
Women’s Hockey: 2026-27 Hockey East season preview
Northeastern returned to the top of the conference, winning the regular season title after a two year absence. But Connecticut eked out a 2-1 win in overtime of the conference championship game. Both teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament. UConn earned their first-ever tournament win in their second berth, defeating Princeton 4-1. Northeastern took down … Read more
Women’s Hockey: 2026-27 ECAC season preview
Just seven points separated first-place Yale and Princeton from seventh place Brown at the end of last season and I expect it will be an equally tight fight for the championship this season. Honestly, it doesn’t seem like any place in this conference is secure.
The PodKaz: Meet new Syracuse coach Brian Idalski
The PodKaz continues its series of episodes talking with NCAA women’s hockey head coaches in new locations with a conversation with Syracuse’s Brian Idalski.
Women’s Hockey Roster Updates 2026-27
The transfer portal continues to be an active and important part of the women’s college hockey offseason. Here’s our attempt at putting all the staffing changes and roster moves all in one place.
The PodKaz: Meet new Lindenwood coach Max Gavin
Max Gavin has been a women’s hockey assistant coach at Dartmouth and Boston College, and now he’s stepping into the top role at Lindenwood. He joins hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski on a preseason episode of The PodKaz to talk about the move.
The PodKaz: Meet interim Providence coach Nicole Norton
A change came out of the blue for Providence’s Nicole Norton this offseason, and she moved up from assistant coach to interim head coach.
The PodKaz: Meet new Maine coach Alex Gettens
Our preseason conversations with new head coaches in NCAA hockey to launch Season 4 of The PodKaz continue with Maine’s Alex Gettens.
The PodKaz: Meet new Minnesota coach Boom May
Season 4 of The PodKaz continues with our preseason conversations with new head coaches in NCAA women’s hockey. Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski find out about Minnesota coach Boom May, who has worked in multiple roles at the school before moving up to the top job after the Gophers parted ways with longtime coach … Read more
The PodKaz: Meet new Merrimack coach Courtney Kennedy
Kicking off season four of the PodKaz, the USCHO.com podcast dedicated to NCAA women’s hockey, with an interview with new Merrimack head coach Courtney Kennedy
Women’s DI Hockey: 2025-26 All-USCHO Teams
Congratulations to all the players on their spectacular seasons! First Team F: Abbey Murphy – Minnesota F: Tessa Janecke – Penn State F: Lacey Eden – Wisconsin D: Caroline Harvey – Wisconsin D: Molly Boyle – Yale G: Ève Gascon – Minnesota Duluth Second Team F: Kirsten Simms – Wisconsin F: Hilda Svensson – Ohio … Read more
Women’s DI Hockey: Ohio State’s Hilda Svensson is 2026 USCHO Rookie of the Year
Already an internationally seasoned player before she ever set foot in Columbus, Hilda Svensson came into the NCAA with high expectations and met them with aplomb. Starting with the Swedish national team at just 16, Svensson also spent parts of five seasons in the SDHL (women’s professional league in Sweden) where she was named Rookie … Read more
Women’s DI Hockey: Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey named 2026 USCHO Player of the Year
When the all-time winningest coach in women’s college hockey history says he’s been telling people all season to make a point to get to a Wisconsin women’s hockey game to watch a player in action because he’s not sure there will ever be anyone else like her, that’s a good sign that she’s the best … Read more
Women’s DI Hockey: Penn State’s Jeff Kampersal named 2026 USCHO Coach of the Year
When he arrived on campus in 2017, Jeff Kampersal said he never could have imagined the season he and his team had in 2025-26. But in so many ways the season was the culmination of the work that started with the program nine years ago. It has been nothing short of a massive transformation. One … Read more
The PodKaz: Wisconsin doubles up, Frozen Four sets record and the season’s final thoughts
The final weekly edition of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com reflecting on the Frozen Four. Wisconsin took home its second straight NCAA championship by beating Ohio State 3-2 in Sunday’s championship game. Is having the Badgers and the Buckeyes play for the title four years … Read more