Women’s D-I in general
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
Conference championship week will determine the bracket for the NCAA women’s hockey tournament. Here’s how things stand.
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin KK Harvey had three assists and Adéla Šapovalivová scored twice to lead the Badgers to a 7-0 win in the first game of the best of three series for the opening round of the WCHA playoffs. Laney Potter, Cassie Hall, Kirsten Simms, Maggie Scannell and Laila Edwards also scored in … Read more
All conference brackets are set. Each conference uses a different format and many switch formats between rounds. Ranking numbers listed are tournament seeds, not national poll positions. The NCAA Tournament selection show is scheduled for March 8 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on ESPNU AHA Tournament Schedule All times Eastern. First Round Single-elimination Feb. 19 at … 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
St. Cloud State at (1) Wisconsin Saturday’s game started 1-1, but the Badgers took off from there. Lacey Eden became the fourth player in program history to record 100 goals and did so in explosive fashion, with a hat trick and two assists. Kelly Gorbatenko added four goals and Wisconsin skated to a 9-2 win. … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Golden moment for college hockey USA’s 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in Sunday’s Olympic gold medal game offered one of the greatest capstone moments for the NCAA and its ability to cross borders. Most publicly, the … Read more
In the PodKaz for Feb. 17, 2026, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com open with a look back on a wild finish to the ECAC Hockey regular season. Yale and Princeton tied for the championship after Saturday games that both involved extra-attacker goals. No. 2 Ohio State solidified a top-two spot in the … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Minnesota State It was a smooth start to the period as both teams looked to find a chance, but couldn’t quite light the lamp. Wisconsin figured things out first, scoring twice in 1:17 in the final six minutes of the frame as Marianne Picard and Finley McCarthy scored to make it 2-0. … Read more
The PodKaz for Feb. 20, 2026, has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back on a series split between No. 1 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State last weekend in Madison. The Buckeyes looked great at the start but the Badgers rebounded like they have so well over the last few seasons. The race … 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
MADISON — The Ohio State Buckeyes took a one point lead on Wisconsin in the WCHA standings and moved into the number one spot in the NPI, 0.491 points ahead of the Badgers with a decisive 4-1 win. Both Ohio State and Wisconsin are missing five players in their regular lineup who are in Milan … 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
The Olympics women’s hockey tournament starts Thursday, and this edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com starts to break down what to expect from the U.S., Canada and other countries. In NCAA hockey, No. 3 Minnesota overcame the absence of top scorers to beat No. 1 Wisconsin in overtime last Friday but the Badgers did the … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (3) Minnesota In their first games missing several key players, these border rivals took some time to find their footing this weekend. Wisconsin gave freshman Rhyah Stewart her second career start in place of Ava McNaughton. Minnesota played with 10 forwards and Wisconsin had nine. In the first game, defender Sydney Morrow … Read more
On the Jan. 28, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dig into what it’ll mean for some teams to lose players to the Olympics starting this week and reflect on last week’s results. It was a big weekend for Northeastern, which moved up three spots to fifth in … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin With most of their senior class heading to Italy for Olympic play, the Badgers held their senior celebrations this weekend in Madison. And the highly-talented class delivered, scoring 15 of the team’s 16 goals on the weekend. The Beavers gave the Badgers all they could handle in the first period … Read more
On the Jan. 20, 2026, edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski reflect upon this year’s IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Nova Scotia, where Nicole saw the U.S. defeat Canada for the gold medal. Nicole shares what it was like in the building for the 2-0 victory Sunday and … Read more
The Jan. 15, 2026, episode of the PodKaz from USCHO.com has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski talking about Princeton’s 11-game winning streak. The Tigers are one win away from tying a program record, and they’ve shot to the top of ECAC Hockey. We also look back at the first night of the Beanpot, where … Read more
In the Jan. 8, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look ahead to the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, which starts Jan. 10 in Nova Scotia. The rosters are packed with players committed to play NCAA hockey in the coming seasons, making it an important look at what’s to come … Read more