Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 14 – The postseason begins (for some), USA Hockey’s Katie Million joins the show

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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 13 – Patty Kaz contenders, the future of centralization and reaching the finish line

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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 11 – Goalie awards, PairWise and an interview with Wisconsin’s Simms

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

Princeton’s Fillier, Boston College’s Taber, St. Cloud State’s Ahola, Penn State’s Bothun selected HCA women’s monthly award winners for December

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly award winners for December. Princeton senior forward Sarah Fillier is the player of the month, while Boston College freshman forward Sam Taber is the rookie of the month and the co-goaltenders of the month are St. Cloud State senior Sanni Ahola and Penn State senior Josie … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 5 recaps some big upsets, discusses Delaware and takes stock of the standings

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

Cornell’s Daniel, Penn State’s Retrum, LIU’s Holm garner HCA women’s November monthly awards

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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz talks about a dominating week for the WCHA and more on officiating

Episode 4: A dominating week for the WCHA and more on officiating Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on results from Thanksgiving weekend, where Ohio State, Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth got impressive performances. Plus, hear part two of Nicole’s conversation with Krissy Langley, the NCAA national coordinator of women’s ice hockey officiating. And the … Read more

Penn State sits atop CHA preseason coaches poll, Nittany Lions’ Janecke tabbed preseason player of year

The CHA has announced its 2023-24 preseason coaches poll and preseason player honors. 2023-24 CHA Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes) 1. Penn State (5)- 30 2. Mercyhurst (1)- 25 3. Robert Morris- 23 4. Syracuse- 15 5. Lindenwood- 14 6. RIT- 13 CHA Coaches Preseason Player of the Year (Votes) Coaches could not vote for … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2023-24 roster updates

The Division I women’s hockey season is just about five weeks away. 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 … Read more

Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America to merge operations beginning with 2024-25 college hockey season

Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America will merge operations beginning with the 2024-25 college hockey season. Atlantic Hockey and CHA have shared a commissioner and conference staff since 2010 but have operated as separate entities with their own boards of directors and by-laws. “Merging our two leagues gives us the opportunity to streamline our operations … Read more

Veteran on-ice official Binda, Jr. tabbed new supervisor of officials for Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America

Following a comprehensive search, Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America have named Eugene Binda, Jr. as their next supervisor of officials. Binda, who retired from officiating following the 2021-22 season, served as an officials observer for Atlantic Hockey during the 2022-23 campaign. He will begin his duties on July 1. “Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2022-23 All-USCHO Teams

Elven different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Wisconsin leads the way with four players on the list. Ohio State, Minnesota and Colgate each had three players honored, while Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern, Penn State and Yale each had two players make the lists. First Team F: Danielle Serdachny – … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Janecke, Harvey named USCHO Co-Rookies of the Year

After each turned in incredible seasons, it was impossible to choose between Penn State’s Tessa Janecke and Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey and the only thing to do was name them USCHO Co-Rookies of the Year. Both players entered their rookie seasons with expectations on them due to their performances on the international stage and both exceeded … Read more