The PodKaz: Ohio State at Minnesota, key nonconference series headline Week 5
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I women’s poll, and now the Buckeyes put it on the line with a trip to play No. 3 Minnesota.
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The PodKaz: Ohio State takes over No. 1 after sweeping Wisconsin with third-period surges
There’s a new No. 1 team in NCAA women’s hockey but it’s not a new face. Nicole and Todd have more on The PodKaz.
The PodKaz: National team camp impacts No. 1 vs. No. 2 and other Week 4 matchups
The teams that have won the last seven NCAA women’s hockey championships are playing each other this weekend, with No. 1 Wisconsin traveling to No. 2 Ohio State. But the games will be impacted by absences.
The PodKaz: Rankings get shaken up after a chaotic early weekend
PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on a chaotic Week 3 of the NCAA women’s hockey season. Rensselaer delivered probably the biggest surprise with a 2-1 overtime upset of No. 5 Northeastern despite being outshot 42-14. Vermont surprised Minnesota Duluth before the Bulldogs responded with an overtime victory in the second … Read more
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.
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
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.
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
How the team that’ll represent NCAA hockey at the Spengler Cup has come together
It took a few years to make a U.S. Collegiate Selects Team a reality. Then organizers had to put together a roster for the 2025 Spengler Cup.
What to know about how the NCAA new’s governance model impacts college hockey
Changes will streamline how changes are made in college hockey, and rules could look different in the men’s and women’s sides of the game.
College hockey select team set to play in 2025 Spengler Cup, ‘will have an unforgettable experience at the oldest club tournament in the world’
An NCAA rule change paved the way for college players to assemble a team to play in the world’s oldest ice hockey tournament.
Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Offseason interview – Building a new program with Delaware coach Allison Coomey
What does it take to start a new NCAA Division I women’s hockey program from scratch? Coach Allison Coomey is getting that experience at Delaware, which will field a varsity team for the first time in 2025-26. Coomey joined an offseason episode of the PodKaz with Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski of USCHO.com to discuss … Read more
Hockey Hall of Fame has Frozen Four memorabilia from Western Michigan coming
A piece of equipment from Western Michigan’s first NCAA title is on its way to the museum in Toronto.
5 numbers to know from Western Michigan’s win over Boston University for the NCAA title
The Broncos scored the earliest goal in a championship game in 32 years. More numbers to know from the title game here.
Western Michigan, Boston University chase the exhilaration of winning NCAA title
The difference between finishing first and second is stark, and that’s what faces the Broncos and the Terriers on Saturday in St. Louis.
Watch: Owen Michaels’ double-OT goal sends Western Michigan to the final
Take a look at how the Broncos made it to Saturday night with a double-OT triumph against Denver.
Newcomers Western Michigan, Penn State look to break a 37-year drought in NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
There’s more than one team making its Frozen Four debut for the first time in 12 years, and it has been a lot longer for a newcomer to win the title.