Nicole Haase
When an alumna donated a rumored $4 million dollars earmarked for expansion of women’s sports opportunities at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), it seemed natural that one of the first programs added was women’s hockey. The university already fields a men’s hockey team and has their own rink, so few structural changes were necessary. One … Read more
Vermont at (1) Northeastern The Catamounts earned their first-ever win over a #1 team when they upset Northeastern on Friday. Vermont had a season-high 38 blocks, led by Sarah Levesque with eight. Kristina Shanahan scored 12 minutes into the game. Theresa Schafzahl blocked a shot on defense and then she, Shanahan and Alyssa Holmes broke … Read more
Of the 230 women rostered on 10 teams set to drop the puck next Thursday in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, 102 played at least one season of NCAA Division I hockey. Five more women are committed to start their NCAA career next season. In total, 107 women have connections to North American collegiate programs. They … Read more
Nicole: Well it’s been five weeks since we last chatted. When I asked you about when to start back in the new year, you wondered if there would be enough to talk about, but I don’t think that’s a problem this week. There were all kinds of interesting results, the first Goalie of the Year … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (5) Minnesota After taking a regulation and shootout win from the Badgers earlier in the season, Minnesota completed a season sweep of Wisconsin with two wins this weekend – something they haven’t done since 2016. In the first game, Madeline Wethington’s goal midway through the second had the Gophers in control. Daryl … Read more
(3) Northeastern at Boston University The Huskies outshot the Terries 47-18 on Saturday en route to a 3-1 win. Chloe Aurard scored first, but BU responded with a goal from Lacey Martin to make it a tie game at the first intermission. Mia Brown scored a power play goal in the second to extend the … Read more
On Saturday evening, New England Hockey Journal contributor Mark Divver tweeted that the University of New Hampshire men’s program looked into using one of the UNH women’s team goalies as their backup but couldn’t fulfill NCAA requirements in time to make it happen. While New Hampshire looked into the option of dressing a women’s … Read more
MADISON — Fourth-ranked Division III UW-Eau Claire got on a bus for a 350 mile round trip to play an exhibition game against the top-ranked Division I, two-time defending national champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team on Monday where they lost 15-1. The game was the third of four the Blugolds will play in … Read more
Lindenwood at (2) Ohio State Madison Bizal scored her first goal of the season and OSU’s first of the new year to get things rolling for the Buckeyes as the took an 8-2 win on Friday. Sophie Jaques added two goals and Jenn Gardiner, Paetyn Levis, Jenna Buglioni, Hadley Hartmetz and Liz Schepers all lit … Read more
(4) Quinnipiac at (1) Wisconsin After a scoreless first, Nina Steingauf scored less than a minute into the second to put Quinnipiac up 1-0. Caitlin Schneider responded for the Badgers a few minutes later to tie it at one. Nicole LaMantia extended the Wisconsin lead before the midpoint in the game. In the third, Taylor … Read more
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team opened 2022 with a 5-2 win over #4 Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon. Five different Badgers scored, including a short-handed tally from sophomore Casey O’Brien – her 21st goal in as many games. The first period featured a lot of movement up and down the ice as the … Read more
The NCAA formally approved the expansion of the the women’s hockey tournament to 11 teams for the 2021-22 season yesterday. But two big changes to the women’s bracket selection process were also quietly made. The women’s hockey pre-championship manual has always included a stipulation to prioritize cost reduction and fewer flights when setting up the … Read more
The NCAA announced Thursday it has approved an immediate expansion of the women’s ice hockey championship bracket from eight teams to 11 teams. The expansion will take place for the 2022 tournament. The 2022 Frozen Four is being hosted at Penn State March 18-20, 2022. Per the release: “The 2022 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will … Read more
Nicole: Well, Arlan, it’s certainly been an eventful first half of the season, off the ice as well as on. This column will serve as the final thing we’ll post here until the new year. The student-athletes are taking exams and getting a small winter break, but a number of teams take the ice again … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Bemidji State Friday was a wonderful day for Wisconsin as Makenna Webster, Daryl Watts, Sarah Wozniewicz and Maddie Wheeler each scored in the first period to give the Badgers a 4-0 lead. Lydia Passolt scored on the power play to get Bemidji on the board in the second. Watts added her second … Read more
It’s been a busy and eventful first half of the season in women’s college hockey. With all the other happenings, there’s barely been time to take in the big picture. But as we head into the final weekend before the winter break, it might be time to ask: What’s going on in Hockey East? The … Read more
(5) Minnesota at (1) Wisconsin The Gophers snapped an eight-game winless streak against the Badgers with a 3-2 win on Friday night. It was Wisconsin’s first loss of the season. Taylor Heise put Minnesota on the board just 27 seconds into the game. It looked like the Badgers might escape a sloppy first down just … Read more
MADISON — The 113th meeting between rivals Minnesota and Wisconsin ended in a tie, with an extra conference point going to the Gophers after Emily Zumwinkle’s goal ended an eight round shootout. The Gophers took the lead early in the first period for the second straight game. Minnesota’s Emily Oden and Wisconsin’s Brett Pettet went … Read more
MADISON – The fifth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers handed top-ranked Wisconsin their first loss of the season on Friday night with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from National Player of the Month Taylor Heise, Emily Oden and Catie Skaja. The Badgers last lost on February 26, 2021 against UMD. They were on an eight game … Read more
While the fundraising date for the Robert Morris Athletic Department and Pittsburgh College Hockey Foundation (PCHF) is quickly approaching, Derek Schooley, men’s hockey coach and Director of Hockey Ops, isn’t solely focused on the money. The PCHF was formed after RMU cut their men’s and women’s hockey programs and has joined with the athletic department … Read more