On the March 3, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dig into the five days of play ahead leading to conference playoff championships. First, however, we take a look back at how we got here. There were only two teams advancing via upsets last week: Minnesota State over … Read more
On the Feb. 24, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com talk about the first weekend of the NCAA women’s hockey playoffs in two conferences and the final week of the regular season in three others. Union generated the first upset, and it was a big one: The Garnet … Read more
(2) Ohio State at (1) Wisconsin Read our recap from Saturday’s game here. On Sunday, The Badgers bounced back with a 4-1 win of their own thanks in large part to their special teams. UW killed five OSU power plays while scoring on two of their four player advantages – including in both part of … Read more
Of the 230 women rostered for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, 119 played hockey at a Division I institution. An additonal 11 played USports hockey at a Canadian institution and two played at NCAA Division III institutions. That means more than 50% of the women at this Olympic women’s hockey tournament skated in the NCAA. … Read more
On the Dec. 9, 2025, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com look back No. 1 Wisconsin’s road sweep of No. 2 Ohio State. The Badgers held the Buckeyes to two goals in the series, with goalie Ava McNaughton stopping 60 shots. No. 11 Princeton had a big weekend, too, … Read more
In this week’s edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on another week with unexpected results and wonder whether that’s just the norm now in NCAA women’s hockey. No. 7 Northeastern handed No. 4 Penn State its first loss of the season before the Nittany Lions earned a split of … Read more
Smashville Showcase Mercyhurst vs. Stonehill Three goals in the first and three more in the third secured a 6-1 for Mercyhurst. Maja Alenius, Sofia Nuutinen, Julia Perjus, Jessica Ciarrocchi, Regina Metzler and Sophie McKinley each scored for Mercyhurst. Summer Combe was the goal scorer for Stonehill. With the Lakers’ victory, coach Michael Sisti recorded his … Read more
(15) St. Thomas at (1) Wisconsin On Thursday, seven different Badgers scored to give Wisconsin an 8-0 win. Lacey Eden led the home team with two goals and two assists and KK Harvey added a goal and three assists. Things looked a little different on Friday. Maddie Brown’s power play goal was the only tally … Read more
St. Lawrence at (7) Quinnipiac Kahlen Lamarche continued her torrid pace, scoring the first two goals in this game to give Quinnipiac a 2-0 lead by the opening minutes of the second. St. Lawrence took a bit to find their way, but responded with two goals in the third to tie the game with about … Read more
Here’s a breakdown of the 234 players invited to PWHL training camps by school, conference and other metrics.
Ice Breaker (1) Wisconsin vs. Vermont Caroline Harvey and Kelly Gorbatenko each had two goals and an assist to lead Wisconsin to a 8-1 lead on Friday. Lacey Eden also had a goal and her two assists put her over 100 for her career. Stella Retrum was the goal-scorer for Vermont and per the broadcast, … Read more
Maine at (1) Wisconsin After a scoreless first where Maine seemed to be giving Wisconsin all they could handle, the Badgers seemed to find their rhythm as Laila Edwards and Cassie Hall each lit the lamp in the second to make it a 2-0 game. Just 17 seconds into the third, Adéla Šapovalivová scored her … Read more
Conference season previews continue on this episode of the PodKaz. Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski take a glance at the stories ahead in the 2025-26 season for Hockey East and Atlantic Hockey. UConn is looking to return to the top of the Hockey East standings a year after beating Boston University by one point. … Read more
Last season was a fun one in Hockey East, at least for fans of unpredictability and chaos. It might not have been fun for the teams, but it truly felt like any team could win on any given weekend and the winner wasn’t decided until the final game. It seems unlikely that too much of … Read more
Hockey East has announced the results of the 2025-26 preseason women’s coaches poll. 1. UConn – 86 (5 first-place votes) 2. Boston University – 82 (5) 3. Northeastern – 76 4. Boston College – 64 5. Providence – 61 6. New Hampshire – 44 7t. Maine – 41 7t. Vermont – 41 9. Holy Cross … 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
Vermont has announced that Erik Strand has joined the women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach. Strand joins the Catamounts after 10 seasons as head coach at Wisconsin-Eau Claire. “We are very excited to welcome Erik Strand and his family to Vermont,” said UVM head coach Jim Plumer in a statement. “Throughout the time I … Read more
Natálie Mlýnková, who recently wrapped up her NCAA hockey career, joins Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski for an offseason edition of the PodKaz. Mlýnková played four seasons at Vermont and one at Minnesota, finishing at the Frozen Four in Minneapolis in March. She looks back on moving to North America from Czechia at 16 to … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin In game one, the Beavers made 36 blocks and Kaitlin Groess made 42 saves to slow down Wisconsin, but the Badgers skated off with a 3-0 win. Kelly Gorbatenko scored with 39 seconds left in the first period to make it 1-0. Claire Enright scored late in the second and … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Bemidji State The Badgers skated off with a pair of 6-1 victories to close out the regular season in Bemidji. The two teams will meet again next week – this time in Madison – in the opening round of the WCHA Tournament. On Friday, KK Harvey broke the school record for most … Read more