Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 2 Wisconsin scores four unanswered to defeat No. 1 Ohio State

MADISON — After a disappointing outcome to their team’s senior night on Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers scored four-unanswered goals on Saturday to complete a comeback and defeat No. 1 Ohio State 4-2 to close out the regular season. Senior Casey O’Brien and Sophomore Laila Edwards each scored twice, including one apiece 68 seconds apart midway … Read more

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: Edwards’ acrobatic goal gives No. 2 Wisconsin 4-3 overtime win over No. 5 Minnesota

MADISON — Wisconsin sophomore Laila Edwards earned some redemption Friday night. The Badger forward got caught up in the battle portion of her team’s border battle with Minnesota late in regulation, taking a penalty for tackling Abbey Murphy with just 1:07 left in regulation. The Gophers capitalized just six seconds into the player advantage as Josefin … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Conference tournament details for each league

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

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 12 – Overtime everywhere, plus St. Lawrence’s Julia Gosling

Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap a weekend heavy in overtime games around NCAA women’s hockey. St. Lawrence forward Julia Gosling joins Nicole to talk about a big weekend for the Saints. And we look at the semifinalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award and take a glance at a … Read more

Colgate’s Pais, Murphy, St. Lawrence’s Hustler, Ohio State’s Kirk earn monthly women’s hockey awards from Hockey Commissioners Association

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly women’s awards for January. St. Lawrence junior forward Abby Hustler is the player of the month, Colgate freshman forward Emma Pais is rookie of the month, and netminders Raygan Kirk, a senior from Ohio State, and Hannah Murphy, a junior from Colgate, are co-goaltenders of the month. … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Harvey’s goal lifts No. 2 Wisconsin over No. 10 St. Cloud State in OT

MADISON — It seems Wisconsin might have had an inkling that their series against St. Cloud State this weekend would be tight. KK Harvey said she practiced three-on-three situations, playing with Lacey Eden and Britta Curl. Those reps came in handy Saturday afternoon as Harvey took a puck from Eden at the half line and … Read more

Watch list of 24 women’s college hockey players announced for 2023-24 Hockey Commissioners Association national rookie of the year award

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

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

College Hockey Inc. names former Bemidji State captain Lundquist first-ever director of women’s hockey

College Hockey Inc. has announced the hiring of Sadie Lundquist as the organization’s first-ever director of women’s hockey. Lundquist, who officially begins her duties Jan. 22, will lead College Hockey Inc.’s efforts to raise the profile and expand the exposure of women’s college hockey. “We were very fortunate to have many highly qualified and impressive … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 10 with Colgate’s Kaltounková, the national scoring leader

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

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 9 has Ohio State’s statement and a World Championship recap

Episode 9: Under-18 gold for Team USA, a massive road sweep for Ohio State Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) checks in from Switzerland, where the United States won the Under-18 Women’s World Championship gold medal. Nicole and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) also discuss a major statement by No. 1 Ohio State at Minnesota and look ahead to some … Read more