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.
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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
Wisconsin wins ninth National Championship, defeating Ohio State 3-2
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Wisconsin Badgers survived a late push by Ohio State to earn their ninth national title on Sunday, taking a 3-2 victory in front of 3,785 fans at Pegula Arena on Penn State’s campus. Wisconsin’s nine national championships are the most of any program in the nation. UW coach Mark Johnson said he … Read more
Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey named winner of 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Wisconsin senior defender Caroline Harvey was announced as the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner on Saturday, March 21. She is only the third defender to win the Patty Kaz, joining Ohio State’s Sophie Jaques (2023) and Harvard’s Angela Ruggiero (2004). Last season, the Salem, New Hampshire, native broke Wisconsin’s single-season … Read more
Frozen Four: (2) Wisconsin outlasts (3) Penn State, takes 4-3 OT win to advance to fourth-straight national championship game
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. − For the fourth straight year it will be Ohio State vs. Wisconsin for the National Championship. The No. 2 Badgers defeated hosts No. 3 Penn State 4-3 on Friday night in overtime The game went into the extra frame thanks to a beauty of a goal from Penn State’s Tessa Janecke … Read more
Frozen Four: (1) Ohio State advances to fifth straight national championship game with 5-0 win over (5) Northeastern
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Ohio State Buckeyes took control in the first period of Friday’s national semifinal matchup with Northeastern and skated away with a decisive 5-0 win. The teams felt each other out over the first 10 minutes, but on a zone entry Northeastern got caught watching the puck carrier and lost sight … Read more
Minnesota parts ways with head coach Brad Frost after 19 seasons
The University of Minnesota announced on Tuesday that women’s hockey head coach Brad Frost will not return to lead the Gophers next season. Frost’s contract ran through the 2025-26 season, which ended for Minnesota on Saturday following a 4-2 loss to Northeastern in the NCAA quarterfinal. Frost was just the second coach in Gopher program … Read more
The PodKaz: The 2026 Frozen Four is set, with Penn State ready to host and play
The March 17, 2026, edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com features hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski getting ready for the Frozen Four, which starts Friday in State College, Pa. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Northeastern won regional finals on Saturday, and the host NIttany Lions are in the Frozen Four for the first … Read more
Women’s Hockey Weekend Wrap – March 16, 2026
NCAA Regional Semifinals (9) Princeton vs. (6) Connecticut Tia Chan made 16 of her 41 saves in the first period on Thursday as Princeton controlled the puck. But against the run of play, Connecticut got on the board late as Emma Eryou scored to give them a 1-0 lead on one of just five shots … Read more
NCAA Quarterfinal: Wisconsin 6, Quinnipiac 0
MADISON — The Wisconsin Badgers will make their 17th appearance in the Frozen Four next weekend thanks to a decisive 6-0 win over #8 Quinnipiac in Saturday’s NCAA quarterfinal. The victory is UW coach Mark Johnson’s 700th – setting a new standard for women’s college hockey coaching wins. In was a statement from a UW … Read more
Women’s Hockey Weekend Wrap – March 9, 2026
AHA Tournament (12) Mercyhurst at (3) Penn State Mya Vaslet scored from the slot midway through the first to put Penn State up 1-0. Just more than 20 minutes later, Nicole Hall tipped in a shot from distance from Sophie Marrow to extend the lead to 2-0. Just before the end of the frame, Katelyn … Read more
The PodKaz: 11 teams left, 10 games to go: Looking ahead to the NCAA women’s hockey tournament
On the PodKaz from USCHO.com for March 10, 2026, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski are wrapped up in the NCAA National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament that starts Thursday and how we got there. First, a look back at the five conference championship games. Penn State, Quinnipiac, UConn, Franklin Pierce and Ohio State came away … Read more
WCHA Championship – No. 2 Ohio State 2, No. 1 Wisconsin 1
ST. PAUL — They waited until the final 5:30 of play, but the Ohio State Buckeyes secured their third-ever WCHA Tournament Championship on Saturday and wrapped up the top seed in the NCAA Tournament at the same time. It is OSU’s third confernece tournament victory – they last won in 2022 after earning their first … Read more
WCHA Tournament Semifinal: Ohio State 4, Minnesota 0
ST. PAUL — Ohio State scored twice on the power play and Hailey McLeod earned a shutout in net as the Buckeyes took a 4-0 win over Minnesota Thursday evening. OSU felt like they owned the game from the first puck drop. The game didn’t have the tenor of the relentless and sometimes frenetic pace … Read more