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
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
Last weekend saw all the home teams take care of business except one where Norwich defeated Salve Regina. Saturday night finds the top two seeds ready to fight for their spot in this year’s D-III Frozen Four as part of three key east v. west quarterfinal games while Norwich and Hamilton face-off with the … Read more
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
This year’s NCAA tournament features some very intriguing first round matchups that defied past geographical considerations and made for some exciting D-III hockey. Hobart and Endicott enjoyed their first-round byes but now know who is coming to their barn for the quarterfinal round. Here is how the first round of the NCAA tournament went … Read more
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
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
Everyone has played to get in, but only 14 teams remain in contention for the national championship with six teams dropping out of the chase after the results of this Saturday’s first round action. Hobart and Endicott earned first round byes but will be watching with interest to see who advances to the … Read more
Having slayed their dragon that is Geneseo in the UCHC title game, Utica now prepares for hosting a first-round game with surprise NESCAC champions, Williams on Saturday night. Some style changes were employed to defeat a Knights team that owned the Pioneers in previous meetings, including last year’s conference title game – with their … Read more
Having won the inaugural Little East Conference championship last Saturday, the Norwich Cadets and their first-year head coach and Norwich hockey alum, Dominick Dawes, are looking to continue their strong play in the NCAA tournament starting with Saturday’s first round matchup with at-large bid recipient, Salve Regina. “We certainly didn’t have the usual prep … Read more
Like most of the regular season, there were ups and downs, twists and turns and surprises aplenty across all the title games this weekend with rare exception. There were overtimes, favorites upset and one Cinderella-run from a No. 6 seed all the way to the NESCAC title to name just a few things that … Read more
Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Minnesota are the hosts for regionals leading into the Frozen Four. Here’s who else made the field.
It’s the final weekend of the season where conference champions will be crowned and the field set for the national tournament. Lots of conferences reflecting the No 1 v. No 2 matchup for the title but at this point of the season it’s not about seeding it’s about playing your best brand of hockey … Read more
While still a young program, the Anna Maria AmCats have the opportunity to do something on Saturday that could only have been dreamed about just eight short years ago. Playing as an independent team, there was no league to win nor easy way to qualify for the national tournament. Fast forward to year two … Read more
While many of the conferences are setup in a No. 1 v. No 2 scenario for the conference title this upcoming weekend, how the conferences got there certainly was some captivating hockey with several surprises and overtimes aplenty. The semifinal round for almost all the leagues is in the books. Here is how things … Read more
What a wild first round night across the D-II/III landscape with multiple overtime games and challengers giving favorites a lot of stress in opening round playoff action. Nazareth needed a late rally and double overtime to beat Albertus Magnus and Chatham went one period more, needing three overtimes to take out Brockport. One NCAA … Read more
This week’s Bracketology unveils this week’s field and bracket and looks deeper into a move the committee might make to help attendance.
There is a ton of mid-week first-round or quarterfinal round action to take note of this final week of February. Winners won’t get to relax for long with semifinal games scheduled for the weekend. Picking GOTW slates in two phases based on early results so here is Part 1 for the mid-week excitement upcoming. … Read more
Well, that’s a wrap!! Leagues playing their final weekends saw battles for the top spot as well as tiebreakers invoked to determine who plays in post-season tournament action. Just goes to show that every point matters right to the bitter end. Oh, and there were some playoff games contested as well that set up … Read more
For nearly seventy-five years, the Walter Brown Award has represented the very best of American-born players at the highest level of college hockey in New England. Started in 1953 and presented by the Gridiron Club of New England (formerly Greater Boston), the award recognized excellence on the ice, academic excellence, sportsmanship and leadership. It … Read more