From the Frozen Four in Minneapolis, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com chat with players from three of the four teams.
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com have a look at the 2025 Frozen Four in this edition of the PodKaz. But first, they take a look back at the NCAA regionals and opening-night wins by St. Lawrence, Minnesota Duluth and Clarkson.But home ice held in the regional finals, where Wisconsin, Minnesota, Cornell and Ohio … Read more
Madison, WI regional (9) Clarkson vs. (11) Boston University Read the full game recap here (9) Clarkson vs. (1) Wisconsin Read the full game recap here. Columbus, OH regional (8) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Penn State St. Lawrence scored three goals in four minutes late in the first period and then their defense and Emma-Sofie … Read more
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers staged another come-from-behind win to defeat Clarkson and advance to their program’s 16th Frozen Four Saturday afternoon. As has been the case over the past few weeks, the Badgers went down early as Clarkson scored on a Nicole Gosling wrister from the top of the circle that beat UW goalie … Read more
MADISON — The Clarkson Golden Knights advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season on Thursday night, jumping out to an early lead over Hockey East tournament champ Boston University and never looking back. Anne Cherkowski opened the scoring five minutes in on a break into the zone down the … Read more
Wisconsin, defending champion Ohio State, Cornell and Minnesota earned hosting spots for the opening rounds of the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament when the bracket was unveiled on Sunday. The NCAA committee had to make a small adjustment in the bracket based on needing to avoid an intra-conference matchup between Clarkson and St. … Read more
A recent Instagram post saying it was time for the NCAA to put the Women’s Frozen Four in NHL arenas received more than 2,000 likes and was shared by a number of DI coaches. Citing a large crowd for the Women’s Beanpot and the fact that the men’s Frozen Four is played in NHL arenas, … Read more
With 38 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied 3-3, Riley Thompson redirected Gunnarwolfe Fontaine’s power-play shot to give Ohio State a 4-3 edge and the first win of the Frozen Confines in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. BUCKEYES 🆙 Riley Thompson tips it in on the power play to give @OhioStateMHKY the lead with less … Read more
Connor Hasley made 43 saves and four different Falcons scored as Bentley beat Maine 4-2 in front of nearly 6,000 fans in Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena, home to the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. Harrison Scott scored twice for the Black Bears. Oliver Salo opened the scoring for the Falcons at 1:42 in the first … Read more
For the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The association chose over 240 host sites for preliminary and final rounds of predetermined championships across Divisions I, II and III, primarily for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. This cycle marked … Read more
The NCAA Division III Management Council took action this week to support expanding the football championship bracket from 32 to 40 teams and to change the championship access ratio for all team sports to 1:6. This means men’s hockey will go from a 12-team tournament to a 14-team tournament and women’s hockey from 11 teams … Read more
Fifteen different schools have players honored as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for the 2023-24 season. The nation’s top 25 college hockey players were announced tonight during “Friday Night at the Frozen Four” in St. Paul, Minn. Thirteen of the honorees came from this year’s Frozen Four semifinalists: Boston College (5), Denver (3), Michigan (3) and Boston … Read more
Air Force senior defenseman Luke Robinson has been named the winner of the 2024 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award. The award was established in honor of former Army West Point player Derek Hines, who was a “consummate team player and team builder.” Hines played at Army from 1999 to 2003 and was a four-year letter-winner … Read more
Denver sophomore forward Kent Anderson has been named the recipient of the NCAA’s Elite 90 award for scholastic achievement. Anderson is a finance major in DU’s Daniels College of Business and carries a cumulative 3.975 GPA. He was presented with the Elite 90 award following Denver’s practice on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center ahead of … Read more
This is the fourth of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Boston College Eagles Season record: 33-5-1 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Providence Regional, beating Michigan Tech 6—1 and Quinnipiac 5-4 … Read more
This is the third of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Michigan Wolverines How they got to St. Paul: Won the Maryland Heights Regional, beating North Dakota 4-3 and Michigan State 5-2 Top players: … Read more
This is the second of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Boston University Terriers Season record: 28-9-2 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Sioux Falls Regional, beating RIT 6—3 and Minnesota 6-3 … Read more
This is the first of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Denver Pioneers Season record: 30-9-3 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Springfield Regional, beating Massachusetts 2-1 and Cornell 2-1 Top players: … Read more
Wisconsin forward Casey O’Brien came into this season as a two-time National Champion, Patty Kazmaier Award Top-Ten Finalist and having led the Badgers in all offensive categories last season. And this year she was even better. O’Brien is the USCHO Player of the Year because she became a dynamic two-way player who dominated in the … Read more
The USCHO Coach of the Year does not necessarily go to the coach of the season’s title-winning team. There’s something to be said for being the person who put together a roster of top-tier talent, getting them to meld and guiding them to the finish line, but we also like to recognize coaches who have … Read more