MINNEAPOLIS — It will be a rematch of the last three national championship games at No. 1 Wisconsin takes on No. 2 Ohio State Sunday at Ridder Arena on the University of Minnesota campus as the top-ranked Badgers defeated home team Minnesota 5-2 Friday evening to advance to their third-straight title game. An early hit … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Ohio State will play for their third national championship in four years after knocking off No. 3 Cornell 4-2 on Friday evening at Ridder Arena. This is the fourth straight title game for the Buckeyes. Joy Dunne’s breakaway in the opening minutes of the game gave the Buckeyes the quick start they wanted. … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced that Wisconsin sophomore Ava McNaughton has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. Voting was carried out by a panel of coaches, administrators and members of the media from across the country. McNaughton has guided the top-ranked Badgers (36-1-2) … Read more
Minnesota Duluth freshman forward Caitlin Kraemer has been chosen by the nation’s assistant coaches as the winner of the 2025 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award. Kraemer had 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points this season, finishing third in scoring for the Bulldogs. She had seven goals on the power play and … Read more
For leading his Badgers to a 36-1-2 season and the top seed in this year’s NCAA National Collegiate Frozen Four, Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson has been chosen CCM/AHCA Women’s Division I Coach of the Year. It is the fifth such honor for Johnson and the first since 2011. The Badgers are two wins away from their … Read more
(3) Cornell vs. (2) Ohio State Saturday at 4 p.m. central on ESPN+ 3 keys for Cornell Balance. The Big Red play a spectacular defensive game from the goal out. They’re going to do a good job of forcing Ohio State to make plays if they want to win the game. But that can’t be … Read more
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
The Wisconsin trio of Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Casey O’Brien has been named the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top three finalists. This marks the second time ever (2013, Minnesota), that all three finalists hail from the same school. The winner of the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award will be announced on Saturday, March … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com start this edition of the PodKaz with a look back on the five conference championships, won by Penn State, Cornell, Boston University, Sacred Heart and Wisconsin. The NCAA tournament bracket was unveiled Sunday morning but the production left a lot to be desired. And the show concludes with … Read more
AHA Tournament Championship Mercyhurst vs. (8) Penn State Penn State won their third straight conference tournament championship on Saturday with a 4-1 win. Maddy Christian scored with some fancy stickwork just 23 seconds in to set the tone for the Nittany Lions, whose only conference this year came at the hands of Mercyhurst. Later in … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s players of the month for February. Minnesota Duluth graduate forward Olivia Wallin is player of the month, while Maine freshman goalie Kiia Lahtinen is rookie of the month and Cornell sophomore netminder Annelies Bergmann is goaltender of the month. Wallin did it all in eight February games, … 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
DULUTH — Wisconsin senior Sarah Wozniewicz buried a no-look pass drop pass from fifth-year captain Casey O’Brien with 24.5 seconds left in regulation to put the Badgers ahead of Minnesota 4-3 and win the WCHA Tournament Championship. Wozniewicz said she and O’Brien are roommates when the team is on the road and the two joked … Read more
ECAC Hockey has selected the women’s end-of-season award winners for 2024-25: Haley Winn (Player and Defender of the Year), Lindzi Avar (#Bitcoin Rookie of the Year), Issy Wunder (Forward of the Year), Doug Derraugh (Coach of the Year) PLAYER OF THE YEAR ECAC Hockey has announced Clarkson University senior Haley Winn as the 2025 women’s … Read more
Atlantic Hockey America has announced its individual awards for the 2024-25 women’s hockey season. MEGHAN AGOSTA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD VICKI BENDUS FORWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD AHA SCORING CHAMPION Tessa Janecke, Jr., F, Penn State Penn State junior Tessa Janecke is the dual winner of the Vicki Bendus Forward of the Year Award … Read more
The WCHA has unveiled the recipients of the league’s major individual award winners for the 2024-25 season ahead of crowning the postseason champion this weekend at the 2025 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff. 2024-25 WCHA Individual Award Winners Coach of the Year – Mark Johnson, Wisconsin Player of the Year – Casey O’Brien, Wisconsin Outstanding … Read more