Ohio State, defending champion Wisconsin, Colgate and Clarkson earned hosting spots for the opening rounds of the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament when the bracket was unveiled on Sunday. The NCAA committee didn’t make any adjustments from bracket integrity, as determined by the PairWise Rankings, in assembling the first- and second-round matchups. See … Read more
d1wCHA Championship Mercyhurst vs. Penn State The Nittany Lions earned their second straight CHA Tournament title and NCAA bid thanks to a 1-0 win on Saturday. Mercyhurst goalie Ena Nystrøm made 45 saves, but it was Mya Vaslet’s goal just four minutes into the game that proved to be all Penn State needed for the … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap the first weekend of the postseason in some of the conferences and the final weekend of the regular season in others, including an entertaining split between the nation’s top two teams. Ohio State captain Jenn Gardiner joins to talk about the Buckeyes’ season and her five years … 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
The NEWHA women’s conference has announced its major end-of-season awards and all-NEWHA teams. Nominated and voted on by the league’s coaches, players from the eight NEWHA schools were honored for their accomplishments on the ice during the 2023-24 campaign. Saint Anselm’s Natalie Tulchinsky was named NEWHA player of the Year, while LIU’s Bri Eid was … Read more
All conference brackets are set. CHA Tournament Schedule All games streamed on FloHockey.tv. All times Eastern. Semifinals Best-of-three. Third game only if necessary. Feb. 23-25 No. 4 RIT at No. 1 Penn State – Friday 2 p.m., Saturday 1 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. Penn State advances with 2-1, 4-0 wins. No. 3 Robert Morris at … Read more
Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) are joined by USA Hockey Director of Women’s National Team Programs to talk about selecting national teams, the future of Olympic centralization, the PWHL’s impact on international women’s hockey and more. Plus, we look back at the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey, the CHA … Read more
The DI women’s regular season winds down over the next two weeks and conference playoffs are on deck. There is almost no uniformity to the postseason, as each women’s college hockey conference tournament uses a different format. Here’s a short primer on what each league’s championship looks like and the dates for the 2024 tournaments. … Read more
USCHO’s Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) look back at some key results for players who might be in the mix for the Patty Kazmaier Award and examine the impact of the absence of Colgate’s Kalty Kaltounková. This week’s episode also includes talk about the future of Olympic centralization in the PWHL era and … Read more
A watch list of 24 first-year NCAA women’s hockey players was announced Thursday by the Hockey Commissioners Association. One of these talented rookies will likely be voted national rookie of the year by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division I conference’s rookie of the year will be presented … 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
Northeastern won its 19th Beanpot with a 2-1 overtime win over Boston University on Tuesday in front of 10,633 at TD Garden. Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) talk about the championship game and welcome the nation’s leading scorer, Colgate’s Kalty Kaltounková, to the show to talk about her time with the Raiders, her … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 28 goaltenders who could vie for the title of 2024 National Women’s Goalie of the Year. The award was created in 2021 to recognize the top female goalie in NCAA Division I hockey. Northeastern University’s Aerin Frankel, who graduated in 2022, was the recipient … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski recap last week’s NCAA women’s hockey action, including St. Cloud State’s 2-1 victory at No. 1 Ohio State and Minnesota Duluth’s win at No. 2 Wisconsin. And we hear from officials at Delaware, which announced plans to add a varsity women’s hockey team in 2025, and the CHA, which invited … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national women’s monthly award winners for November. Cornell graduate forward Izzy Daniel is the player of the month, while Penn State freshman forward Stella Retrum is the rookie of the month and LIU junior goalie Tindra Holm is the goaltender of the month. Daniel followed a 17-point October … Read more
We look back at Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin in last week’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 series and talk about the seven ECAC teams in the top 15. Nicole has an interview with NCAA national coordinator of women’s ice hockey officiating Krissy Langley about what’s behind the rise in the number of major penalties … Read more
First-year Stonehill coach Lee-J Mirasolo knew she was playing with fire when she decided to roster only two goalies this season. The program’s second coach in as many seasons, she said she was really conscious of wanting to bring in not just the right players, but the right people. She was secure in both Hanna … Read more
Welcome to what I hope will become a regular feature of the women’s DI coverage at USCHO – a podcast! Consider this a pilot – or a tester episode – of the USCHO women’s hockey podcast (We need a better name than that. Please, please suggest a better name than that). There’s so much that … Read more
There are 1119 women rostered to play NCAA DI women’s hockey this season representing 17 countries. Players come from 34 US states, 11 Canadian provinces, 12 European and 3 Asian countries. This data was collected by individually surveying the posted rosters of each NCAA DI team. The US is home to the majority of players … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin BSU goalie Abbie Thompson surpassed her previous career high in saves (33) before the second intermission, keeping the top-ranked Badgers off the scoreboard. In the third, Wisconsin poured it on with 30 shots on goal. Casey O’Brien opened the scoring :50 into the third period. Katie Kotlowski, Britta Curl and … Read more