(1) Wisconsin at Minnesota State The Badgers took advantage of an early penalty with a goal from KK Harvey to go up 1-0 just two minutes into the game on Friday. But the Mavericks pushed back on the Badgers, ultimately outshooting them 24-23 over the game and keeping the nation’s top offense in check. Wisconsin … Read more
The Nov. 27, 2024, edition of USCHO.com’s PodKaz features hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at split series between No. 2 Ohio State and Minnesota State, No. 3 Minnesota and No. 10 St. Cloud State and No. 11 Boston College and No. 14 UConn. The second segment is a rundown of upcoming international … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (2) Ohio State Having lost six straight games in Columbus, things did not look good for the Badgers early on Friday as Ohio State scored twice in fourteen seconds late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. First Maddi Wheeler and Joy Dunne connected on a rush then Jenna Buglioni … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski are celebrating one year of the PodKaz with another look at a series between Ohio State and Wisconsin with both teams ranked in the top two in the USCHO.com poll. But that’s not the only big series this weekend: No. 3 Minnesota plays at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, No. 6 … Read more
(5) Colgate at (14) Brown Special teams were massive on Friday as Colgate scored on three of four power plays while Brown was two of three with the player advantage. It was a back and forth game, but Emma Pais broke through first, scoring later in the first to put Colgate up 1-0 at the … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (8) St. Cloud State Vivian Jungels scored 34 seconds in, Cassie Hall doubled the lead 42 seconds later and by three minutes in, Laila Edwards had made it a 3-0 game. St. Cloud made a goalie switch, putting Emilia Kyrkkö in for Sanni Ahola. KK Harvey scored later in the first to … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (3) Minnesota The Badgers controlled the puck and were outshooting Minnesota 24-11 heading into the final frame, but were up just 1-0 thanks to a goal late in the first from Cassie Hall. But in the final frame, Wisconsin broke the game open and gave the Gophers no shot to counter. Rookie … Read more
Dartmouth has announced Tara Connolly and Sadie Peart have been named assistant coaches for the women’s hockey team. In addition, Rylie Dwyer is the program’s new director of operations. All three are new hires for new Big Green head coach Maura Crowell. “Thank you to Maura Crowell and athletic director Mike Harrity for the opportunity … Read more
Thanks to the pandemic, this is a particularly interesting year in the ECAC thanks to the presence of the Ivies, who basically have a double senior class. A number of schools graduated players who rewrote their program’s record books. Maybe more than any other conference, ECAC teams took to the portal to round out their … Read more
USCHO’s Nicole Haase (@nicolehaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are back to launch Season 2 of the PodKaz with a few quick items on all 44 teams before the 2024-25 season begins. Penn State, Colgate, UConn, Long Island and Ohio State are looking to defend conference regular-season championships, and the Buckeyes are going for their third … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced the results of the preseason women’s hockey poll and preseason all-league selections. ECAC Hockey Women’s Preseason Poll 1. Clarkson – 113 points (6 first-place votes) 2. Colgate – 109 points (6) 3. Cornell -103 points (2) 4. St. Lawrence – 92 points (1) 5. Quinnipiac – 82 points 6. Yale – … Read more
The Division I women’s hockey season is just around the corner. It was another busy offseason with a lot of movement through the transfer portal as well as coaching changes. Most every team in the country has experienced changes on their roster beyond graduation and incoming freshman classes. There are also a number of fifth … Read more
Dartmouth has announced the hiring of Maura Crowell as the head coach of the women’s hockey program. Crowell replaces Liz Keady Norton, who resigned after three seasons to return to Milton Academy. “A week ago, we launched a national search to find the best coach in the country to lead our program, and from the … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced the recipients of the league’s major women’s individual award winners for the 2023-24 season. Awards were determined by a full nomination and voting process involving the league’s 12 head coaches. ECAC Hockey Forward and Player of the Year: Izzy Daniel, Cornell Daniel culminated 13 goals and 25 assists for an impressive … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced its three all-league teams and one all-rookie team for the 2023-24 season. First Team All-ECAC Izzy Daniel, F, Cornell, Sr. Danielle Serdachny, F, Colgate, Gr. Sarah Fillier, F, Princeton, Sr. Nicole Gosling, D, Clarkson, Sr. Mae Batherson, D, St. Lawrence, Gr. Michelle Pasiechnyk, G, Clarkson, Sr. Second Team All-ECAC Julia Gosling, … Read more
(1) Ohio State at (2) Wisconsin The top two teams in the country did not disappoint as they split their weekend series, both coming from behind to overcome a slow start and take down their opponent. Read my full game recap of Ohio State’s 3-1 on Friday and my full recap of Wisconsin’s 4-2 win … Read more
St. Thomas at (1) Ohio State This was a close game at the end of the first period, Jennifer Gardiner scored early for Ohio State and St. Thomas’ Maria Cooper evened things up to make it 1-1. Then the Buckeyes broke out with seven goals in the second frame. Makenna Webster, Jordan Baxter, Hannah Bilka, … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are joined this week by Wisconsin leading scorer Kirsten Simms. Plus a look back at the final weekend of January, discussion of how to consider goalies who are part of a rotation for awards and a mention of the PairWise Rankings. Read more on last season’s changes to … Read more
(1) Ohio State at (10) St. Cloud State Cayla Barnes scored in the first minute of the game on Friday and Sloane Matthews and Jenna Buglioni each found the back of the net in the frame to give Ohio State a 3-0 lead after the first, leaving St. Cloud with a tough hill to climb. … Read more
Episode 7: The second half begins and the Under-18 World Championship is ahead Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are back from the midseason break to look at some of the early second-half results and to preview Nicole’s trip to Switzerland for the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship. Former Minnesota Duluth player Lara Stalder … Read more