Nicole Haase
There’s an argument to be made that no conference has seen more change in the last six months than the CHA. In the 2023-24 season, they welcome Robert Morris back into the fold after a two year absence. Several of the league’s teams have seen major roster turnover. Lindenwood has a fully new coaching staff … Read more
The Division I women’s hockey season is just about five weeks away. It was another busy offseason with a lot of movement through the transfer portal as well as coaching changes. Most every team in the country has experienced changes on their roster beyond graduation and incoming freshman classes. There are also a number of … Read more
Elven different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Wisconsin leads the way with four players on the list. Ohio State, Minnesota and Colgate each had three players honored, while Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern, Penn State and Yale each had two players make the lists. First Team F: Danielle Serdachny – … Read more
There’s not much more to be said about Ohio State graduate student defender Sophie Jaques. We named her our Player of the Year last year and I was (a loud) part of the committee that (finally) selected her as the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award this season – the first-ever from Ohio State. There … Read more
For the second straight year, Rensselaer senior defender Hannah Price is a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Pittsburgh native has made a massive impact not just on RPI’s campus, but in the greater university community of Troy, N.Y. in her time at the school. Currently serving as president of the Student Athlete Advisory … Read more
After each turned in incredible seasons, it was impossible to choose between Penn State’s Tessa Janecke and Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey and the only thing to do was name them USCHO Co-Rookies of the Year. Both players entered their rookie seasons with expectations on them due to their performances on the international stage and both exceeded … Read more
Brian Idalski took over a St. Cloud State team that 9-23-3 overall and 4-20-3 in the WCHA last season and led them to their highest national ranking in 14 years. Finishing the season ranked 12th overall, the Huskies put up their best season in years, going 18-18-1 overall and 11-16-1 in the WCHA. They earned … Read more
For the second year in a row, Minnesota Duluth forward and co-captain Gabbie Hughes has been named a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award. The graduate student started Sophie’s Squad, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the mental health of athletes from the youth level to college by raising awareness of mental health issues and … Read more
DULUTH, Minn. — It has been 179 days since Wisconsin opened the women’s hockey season with a surprising 4-1 defeat by Penn State. They’d go on to add nine more games to the loss column – their worst record in 10 years. In that season, the Badgers lost in the WCHA semifinals and did not … Read more
DULUTH, Minn. — Ohio State senior defenseman Sophie Jaques has been chosen as the 2023 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner. The honors were presented Saturday afternoon at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn. as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth. The ceremony aired live on NHL Network. The … Read more
DULUTH — Two long-time rivals treated fans to a fast-paced, heart-pounding national semifinal Friday evening as Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 3-2 in overtime. While the Badgers have defeated the Gophers twice in the National Championship game, this was the first Wisconsin had beaten their Border Battle rivals in the semifinal round in four attempts. Minnesota came out … Read more
DULUTH — The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes will defend their title on Sunday after defeating Northeastern 3-0 in their national semifinal. The Buckeyes absolutely dominated Northeastern in all 200 feet of ice and for 60 full minutes on Friday afternoon, smothering the Huskies and never letting them find their footing. The game-winning goal … Read more
DULUTH — With three of the four teams coming out of the WCHA (who I see play more often than other conferences by virtue of my living in Milwaukee and writing about women’s hockey not being lucrative enough to allow me to travel all over for games) I have been writing previews of these teams … Read more
The 2023 Frozen Four field was set on Saturday as Ohio State, Minnesota, Northeastern and Wisconsin punched their ticket to Duluth with quarterfinal wins. Top seed Ohio State will face Northeastern at 2:30 pm CT on Friday. Minnesota will face Wisconsin for the sixth time this season in the second semifinal, scheduled for 6 PM … Read more
Nicole: Hey Grant and Lindsay! It’s NCAA Tournament time! There was a lot more movement in the Pairwise last weekend than I expected and we really didn’t know the tournament field or where they’d fall into the rankings until things wound down on Saturday. Clarkson made things interesting with their semifinal defeat of Yale and … Read more
The National College Women’s Bracket was announced on Sunday. The 11 team is set and play in the NCAA Tournament begins Thursday evening. Ohio State, who lost the WCHA Tournament Championship game to Minnesota, retained their top spot thanks to their body of work over the course of the season and earned the top overall … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Putting together one of the most complete games for the program in years, the Minnesota Golden Gophers won the WCHA Tournament Championship on Saturday, defeating the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 3-1. The started off evenly matched, with the teams trading possessions and looking for an opening. The Gophers took a 1-0 lead late … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Golden Gophers advanced to the WCHA Tournament championship by exacting a little revenge on their border rivals Wisconsin in a 3-2 win Friday evening. The Badgers had taken five of six points from Minnesota in the second-to-last series of the regular season at Ridder Arena, but the Gophers weren’t about to … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – The Ohio State Buckeyes advanced to the WCHA Championship game with a 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth on Friday afternoon. They’ll face the winner of the semifinal between Wisconsin and Minnesota in the title game Saturday at 2 pm Central. The teams played an incredibly even, back and forth game for most of … Read more
It’s conference tournament championship weekend and by Sunday at lunchtime, we’ll know which 11 teams are heading to the NCAA Tournament this season. The ECAC and WCHA still have semifinal games left, while the other three conferences have played everything but the title game. The whole sport shifted their postseason schedules a bit this year … Read more