This feels like the most wide-open this conference has been in several seasons. While I’m really high on the returning rosters of Sacred Heart and Stonehill, I know better than to count out LIU, and Franklin Pierce has shown themselves to be incredibly resilient and pesky the past few seasons. And while LIU has dominated … Read more
The NEWHA has announced the results of its preseason coaches poll. 1. Sacred Heart – 47 (5 first-place votes) 2. LIU – 44 (3) 3. Stonehill – 37 4. Franklin Pierce – 27 5. Saint Anselm – 23 6. Assumption – 22 7. Post – 16 8. Saint Michael’s – 8
Stonehill has announced the addition of Erin Connolly to the Skyhawks’ coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Connolly begins her collegiate coaching career after two years in the professional sector, serving as a sales development representative with Chaos Cylindo and OpenGov. Alongside her professional work, she has dedicated significant time to player development, spending more … Read more
Even though the era of the extra Covid year is winding down, the transfer portal continues to be an active and important part of the women’s college hockey offseason. There was plenty of movement with players heading to new teams and there are a still a fair number of fifth-year players. Here’s our attempt at … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com take a look at the last full weekend in January, when St. Lawrence and Clarkson couldn’t decide anything in a rivalry series, Long Island and Sacred Heart couldn’t decide anything at the top of NEWHA and St. Thomas removed the interim tag from coach Bethany Brausen after a … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com look ahead to Tuesday’s Beanpot championship game between Boston University and Northeastern, who won semifinals last week but then dropped games over the weekend. A look back to last week’s results includes overtime wins by Brown and a pair of losses by Clarkson in ECAC Hockey and an … Read more
The Dec. 5, 2024, episode of the PodKaz takes a look at a week in which Princeton outscored opponents 25-2 over three games, with Issy Wunder capping it off with a five-goal performance. Other results last weekend included Clarkson and Yale winning Thanksgiving weekend tournaments and Brown winning the Mayor’s Cup. Ohio State forward Makenna … 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
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
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
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
ECAC Semifinals St. Lawrence vs. Clarkson Haley Winn ripped a shot from the blue line to put Clarkson up 1-0 near the end of the first. Sena Catterall gathered a puck off the back boards to put the Golden Knights up 2-0. Rachel Bjorgan pulled one back for St. Lawrence directly after, but the Saints … Read more
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