Nicole Haase
d1wCHA Championship Mercyhurst vs. Penn State The Nittany Lions earned their second straight CHA Tournament title and NCAA bid thanks to a 1-0 win on Saturday. Mercyhurst goalie Ena Nystrøm made 45 saves, but it was Mya Vaslet’s goal just four minutes into the game that proved to be all Penn State needed for the … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap the first weekend of the postseason in some of the conferences and the final weekend of the regular season in others, including an entertaining split between the nation’s top two teams. Ohio State captain Jenn Gardiner joins to talk about the Buckeyes’ season and her five years … Read more
(1) Ohio State at (2) Wisconsin The top two teams in the country did not disappoint as they split their weekend series, both coming from behind to overcome a slow start and take down their opponent. Read my full game recap of Ohio State’s 3-1 on Friday and my full recap of Wisconsin’s 4-2 win … Read more
MADISON — After a disappointing outcome to their team’s senior night on Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers scored four-unanswered goals on Saturday to complete a comeback and defeat No. 1 Ohio State 4-2 to close out the regular season. Senior Casey O’Brien and Sophomore Laila Edwards each scored twice, including one apiece 68 seconds apart midway … Read more
MADISON — It was a tale of two halves on Friday night as the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes rallied to down Wisconsin 3-1. The Badgers came out flying, dominating possession and outshooting OSU 19-2 it was the Buckeyes’ lowest shot total in a period this season and the most shots on goal in a frame … Read more
All conference brackets are set. CHA Tournament Schedule All games streamed on FloHockey.tv. All times Eastern. Semifinals Best-of-three. Third game only if necessary. Feb. 23-25 No. 4 RIT at No. 1 Penn State – Friday 2 p.m., Saturday 1 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. Penn State advances with 2-1, 4-0 wins. No. 3 Robert Morris at … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are joined by USA Hockey Director of Women’s National Team Programs to talk about selecting national teams, the future of Olympic centralization, the PWHL’s impact on international women’s hockey and more. Plus, we look back at the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey, the CHA … Read more
St. Thomas at (1) Ohio State This was a close game at the end of the first period, Jennifer Gardiner scored early for Ohio State and St. Thomas’ Maria Cooper evened things up to make it 1-1. Then the Buckeyes broke out with seven goals in the second frame. Makenna Webster, Jordan Baxter, Hannah Bilka, … Read more
MADISON — Wisconsin sophomore Laila Edwards earned some redemption Friday night. The Badger forward got caught up in the battle portion of her team’s border battle with Minnesota late in regulation, taking a penalty for tackling Abbey Murphy with just 1:07 left in regulation. The Gophers capitalized just six seconds into the player advantage as Josefin … Read more
The DI women’s regular season winds down over the next two weeks and conference playoffs are on deck. There is almost no uniformity to the postseason, as each women’s college hockey conference tournament uses a different format. Here’s a short primer on what each league’s championship looks like and the dates for the 2024 tournaments. … Read more
USCHO’s Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) look back at some key results for players who might be in the mix for the Patty Kazmaier Award and examine the impact of the absence of Colgate’s Kalty Kaltounková. This week’s episode also includes talk about the future of Olympic centralization in the PWHL era and … Read more
Colgate senior forward Kristýna “Kalty” Kaltounková received a two-game suspension from ECAC Hockey that was served during the Raiders’ games on Feb. 2 and 3. Kaltounková also did not dress for Colgate’s games on Feb. 8 and 9. Per Quinn Schmidt, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications at Colgate, Kaltounková “served a two-game suspension issued by … Read more
(1) Ohio State at Minnesota State In the first game, the Buckeyes came out strong, scoring three times in the first on goals from Jocelyn Amos, Jenna Buglioni and Cayla Barnes. The Mavericks pushed back in the second and third, outshooting OSU 8-5 in the final frame, but could not get a puck past Raygan … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap a weekend heavy in overtime games around NCAA women’s hockey. St. Lawrence forward Julia Gosling joins Nicole to talk about a big weekend for the Saints. And we look at the semifinalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award and take a glance at a … Read more
Bemidji State (1) Ohio State The Buckeyes tied a program record for goals in a game on Friday as they took down the Beavers 11-1. Just one OSU skater – Joy Dunne – scored more than one goal. A total of sixteen Buckeyes tallied points, led by Hannah Bilka, with a goal and three assists. … Read more
MADISON — It seems Wisconsin might have had an inkling that their series against St. Cloud State this weekend would be tight. KK Harvey said she practiced three-on-three situations, playing with Lacey Eden and Britta Curl. Those reps came in handy Saturday afternoon as Harvey took a puck from Eden at the half line and … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are joined this week by Wisconsin leading scorer Kirsten Simms. Plus a look back at the final weekend of January, discussion of how to consider goalies who are part of a rotation for awards and a mention of the PairWise Rankings. Read more on last season’s changes to … Read more
(1) Ohio State at (10) St. Cloud State Cayla Barnes scored in the first minute of the game on Friday and Sloane Matthews and Jenna Buglioni each found the back of the net in the frame to give Ohio State a 3-0 lead after the first, leaving St. Cloud with a tough hill to climb. … Read more
Northeastern won its 19th Beanpot with a 2-1 overtime win over Boston University on Tuesday in front of 10,633 at TD Garden. Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) talk about the championship game and welcome the nation’s leading scorer, Colgate’s Kalty Kaltounková, to the show to talk about her time with the Raiders, her … Read more
(7) Minnesota Duluth at (1) Ohio State Nadine Muzerall became the winningest head coach in Ohio State program history with the Buckeyes’ 3-0 win on Friday. OSU outshot UMD 38-14 as they scored once per period to earn the win with goals from Kelsey King, Joy Dunne and Kenzie Hauswirth. The Bulldogs pushed back at … Read more