The Olympics women’s hockey tournament starts Thursday, and this edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com starts to break down what to expect from the U.S., Canada and other countries. In NCAA hockey, No. 3 Minnesota overcame the absence of top scorers to beat No. 1 Wisconsin in overtime last Friday but the Badgers did the … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (3) Minnesota In their first games missing several key players, these border rivals took some time to find their footing this weekend. Wisconsin gave freshman Rhyah Stewart her second career start in place of Ava McNaughton. Minnesota played with 10 forwards and Wisconsin had nine. In the first game, defender Sydney Morrow … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 15 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of Jan. 26 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 26-Feb 1. Here is how the ranked teams fared: #1 Wisconsin (24-2-2) 01/30/2026 #1 Wisconsin 2 at #3 Minnesota 3 ot 01/31/2026 #1 Wisconsin 6 at #3 … Read more
On the Jan. 28, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dig into what it’ll mean for some teams to lose players to the Olympics starting this week and reflect on last week’s results. It was a big weekend for Northeastern, which moved up three spots to fifth in … Read more
Here isa rundown of how the top 15 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of Jan. 19 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 19-25. #1 Wisconsin (23-1-2) 01/24/2026 Bemidji State 3 at #1 Wisconsin 10 01/25/2026 Bemidji State 1 at #1 Wisconsin 6 #2 Ohio State (23-3-0) 01/23/2026 St. Thomas 1 … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin With most of their senior class heading to Italy for Olympic play, the Badgers held their senior celebrations this weekend in Madison. And the highly-talented class delivered, scoring 15 of the team’s 16 goals on the weekend. The Beavers gave the Badgers all they could handle in the first period … Read more
Twelve collegiate hockey players have been nominated for the 2026 Hockey Humanitarian Award, its Foundation announced on Tuesday.
On the Jan. 20, 2026, edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski reflect upon this year’s IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Nova Scotia, where Nicole saw the U.S. defeat Canada for the gold medal. Nicole shares what it was like in the building for the 2-0 victory Sunday and … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 15 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of Nov. 24 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 12-18. #1 Wisconsin (21-1-2) 01/16/2026 #1 Wisconsin 5 at RV St. Thomas 1 01/17/2026 #1 Wisconsin 5 at RV St. Thomas 1 #2 Ohio State (21-3-0) 01/16/2026 … Read more
The Jan. 15, 2026, episode of the PodKaz from USCHO.com has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski talking about Princeton’s 11-game winning streak. The Tigers are one win away from tying a program record, and they’ve shot to the top of ECAC Hockey. We also look back at the first night of the Beanpot, where … Read more
In the Jan. 8, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look ahead to the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, which starts Jan. 10 in Nova Scotia. The rosters are packed with players committed to play NCAA hockey in the coming seasons, making it an important look at what’s to come … Read more
(4) Penn State at (2) Ohio State Ohio State struck four minutes into the first on Friday as Sloane Matthews gave the Buckeyes the 1-0 lead. OSU broke things open in the second as Joy Dunne scored just 16 seconds in to double the lead. Maxine Cimoroni made it 3-0 three minutes later and Hilda … Read more
On this episode of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski wrap up the first half of the 2025-26 season with a look at some of the teams that surprised, both positively and negatively. Northeastern and Princeton are both in the top 10 of the USCHO.com rankings … Read more
The NCAA recently released its annual graduation success rate (GSR) data, and Division I men’s and women’s hockey student-athletes once again fared exceptionally well in the classroom.
On the Dec. 9, 2025, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com look back No. 1 Wisconsin’s road sweep of No. 2 Ohio State. The Badgers held the Buckeyes to two goals in the series, with goalie Ava McNaughton stopping 60 shots. No. 11 Princeton had a big weekend, too, … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (2) Ohio State The top-ranked Badgers visited Columbus and came away with six points thanks to an outstanding weekend from goalie Ava McNaughton. On Friday, it took awhile for the scoring to start as the teams felt each other out and looked to gain an advantage. It looked like Ohio State was … Read more
USA Hockey has announced the full staff that will support its 2026 U.S. Olympic women’s hockey Team in Milan during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Another month of NCAA women’s hockey is in the books and the women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has recognized the most outstanding performances of November.
Hockey East has announced that Doug Poole has been named the recipient of the 2025 Joe Concannon Award.
In this week’s edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on another week with unexpected results and wonder whether that’s just the norm now in NCAA women’s hockey. No. 7 Northeastern handed No. 4 Penn State its first loss of the season before the Nittany Lions earned a split of … Read more