USCHO.com’s Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back at last week’s results in NCAA women’s hockey, including a bounce back by Quinnipiac in ECAC Hockey and more questions for Clarkson and Cornell. Wisconsin, meanwhile, kept rolling along with two more shutouts. Then we take a look ahead at this week’s start of the Rivalry Series … Read more
The first Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for women’s hockey have been announced for the combined months of September and October. Wisconsin graduate forward Casey O’Brien and junior defenseman Caroline Harvey are co-players of the month, St. Cloud State freshman goalie Emila Kyrkkö is rookie of the month, and Sacred Heart senior goaltender Carly Greene … Read more
For the second straight season, there are 1119 women rostered by NCAA DI women’s hockey programs this season. Players represent 37 US states, 11 Canadian provinces and 18 different countries – 14 in Europe and 4 in Asia. This data was collected by individually surveying the posted rosters of each NCAA DI team. (view full … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin On Thursday, Claire Enright, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Marianne Picard each scored once to carry the Badgers to a 4-0 win. Edwards’ power play goal to open the scoring midway through the first was the junior’s 100th career point. In the second game, Lacey Eden lit the lamp twice … Read more
A weekend of nonconference series between ranked teams produced a lot of splits and some memorable moments. Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski wrap it up on this week’s edition of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey. Then we look ahead at series that match the top four teams in the USCHO.com rankings: … Read more
Saint Mary’s has announced the hiring of Heath Isaacson as the new women’s hockey head coach. Isaacson, who takes over for Chad Davis, who left for the Adrian head coaching job, comes to Saint Mary’s following an inaugural season as the head coach of the women’s hockey program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and … Read more
(1) Ohio State at Bemidji State Freshman Jordyn Petrie scored twice, Emma Peschel had four assists and Makenna Webster added two goals and an assist to carry Ohio State to an 8-2 win. Hailey Armstrong scored short-handed and Isa Goettl scored her first collegiate goal to get Bemidji State on the board. In the second … Read more
Last season’s conference tournament showed that quite literally anything can happen in this conference. That makes it difficult to predict how things might play out over the course of the season, but does mean that it should be an absolute blast to watch. Fifth-place Franklin Pierce nearly took the conference tournament crown after an amazing … Read more
Long Island, the 2023-24 regular-season champion, has been selected as the preseason favorite to repeat, according to the NEWHA preseason poll in a vote by the NEWHA head coaches. “It’s exciting to get this kind of recognition going into the season,” said LIU coach Kelly Nash in a statement. “We have a lot of returners, … 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
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
Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Spencer Fascetta as the women’s hockey program’s full-time assistant coach. Fascetta arrives at Saint Michael’s from Vermont State Castleton, where he served the past two years as a women’s hockey graduate assistant coach under Saint Michael’s alumnus Tim McAuliffe. Fascetta was responsible for recruiting, scouting, special teams, practice … Read more
Pat Bingham has been named the third head coach in Post women’s hockey history. Bingham’s arrival comes after the departure of Gretchen Silverman following the end of her second season with the Eagles during the 2023-24 season. “I am incredibly excited and grateful to accept the position as the head coach of the Division I … Read more
Saint Michael’s women’s hockey graduate Meghan Sweezey has been named the program’s new head coach, effective July 1. She succeeds Chris Donovan, who coached the Purple Knights during their first 24 years of varsity play and oversaw the program joining the NCAA Division I NEWHA in 2017-18. Sweezey previously served as the squad’s top assistant … Read more
Assumption has announced that Joe Grossman has been hired as the new women’s hockey head coach. “I am incredibly excited to welcome Coach Grossman to our Assumption athletics family,” said Assumption director of athletics Eric Gobiel in a statement. “Joe brings a wealth of coaching and leadership experience from multiple NCAA Division I programs and … Read more
Saint Anselm announced Friday the appointment of Sam Ftorek as the new head coach of the women’s hockey program. Ftorek becomes the fourth head coach in program history, which dates back to 2004-05. He takes over for Jen Kindret, who was not retained after three seasons with the Hawks. “It is an honor to be … Read more
Fifteen different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Congratulations to all the players on their spectacular seasons. First Team F: Izzy Daniel – Cornell F: Casey O’Brien – Wisconsin F: Kirsten Simms – Wisconsin D: Cayla Barnes – Ohio State D: Nicole Gosling – Clarkson G: Michelle Pasiechnyk – Clarkson Second Team F: Tessa Janecke – Penn State F: Danielle Serdachny – Colgate F: Sarah … Read more
USCHO’s Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) detail the semifinal matchups for the 2024 NCAA Frozen Four, Ohio State vs. Clarkson and Wisconsin vs. Colgate, after looking back at some of the highlights of an entertaining regional weekend. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=59095526″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”true” hide-download=”true”] Find … Read more
Columbus Regional (9) Connecticut vs. (8) Minnesota Duluth This game brought the drama, including a seemed-to-be game-winner in OT that was brought back for offsides. After an even first period, UMD started to pull away, ultimately outshooting the Huskies 49-33. Both goalies put on a show and neither team seemed able to solve the problems … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) look back at conference championship games and are joined by new Minnesota State coach Shari Dickerman to look at the 11-team NCAA tournament bracket. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=59027988″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”true” hide-download=”true”] Find The PodKaz on: Spotify Spreaker iHeart Amazon … Read more