On the final edition of the PodKaz before the winter break, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back at surprising results from last weekend, including Holy Cross’ overtime win over Boston College and Post shutting out Sacred Heart. The weekend results also included Minnesota Duluth getting five of six points against St. Cloud State … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Maine On Friday, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Kirsten Simms each scored twice while Sarah Wozniewicz, Kelly Gorbatenko and Marianne Picard all added a goal to lead Wisconsin to a 9-0 win on Friday. In the second game, SImms scored twice more while Casey O’Brien, Finley McCarthy, Edwards and Gorbatenko each lit … 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
The Nov. 20, 2024, edition of USCHO.com’s PodKaz features Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski giving their thoughts on news that emerged this week at St. Thomas, where coach Joel Johnson resigned days after he wasn’t on the bench for the second game of a WCHA series at Bemidji State. No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 … 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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
LIU won their first league title and the conference’s first automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament last season. They are the preseason favorite, but Saint Anselm and Stonehill both look poised to make it a tough fight until the end of the season. The Sharks saw a number of players enter the transfer portal and … Read more
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
The Sacred Heart women’s hockey team has added Abbie Ives as an assistant coach. Ives brings three years of professional and four years of collegiate playing experience with her to the bench. “I’m extremely happy to welcome Abbie to our staff,” said SHU head coach Thomas O’Malley in a statement. “I know she will do … Read more
The New England Women’s Hockey Alliance announced its major end-of-season awards on Friday and also unveiled its all-NEWHA teams, all-rookie team and all-sportswomanship team. Saint Anselm’s Kelly Golini was named player of the year and LIU’s Paula Bergström was tabbed as the league’s defender of the year. Golini becomes the first from Saint Anselm to … Read more
There are three weeks left of the regular season, but many teams will either take a bye week or play non-conference opponents in that time, meaning for some teams, they have just four games in which to make their final play for seeding in postseason tournaments. There are tight races in every conference, even if … Read more