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The PodKaz: USCHO Women's Hockey
Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski talk about NCAA women's hockey with insight gained from covering the sport for USCHO.com and the Wisconsin State Journal.
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The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPrinceton, Quinnipiac set the pace in ECAC Hockey
A pair of victories over ranked teams for both Princeton and Quinnipiac have established them as the teams to beat in ECAC Hockey. Nicole Haase and Todd…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyThe first November World Championship is here
The first Women's World Championship under a new schedule starts Friday, and Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss it and its impact on the NCAA level in this…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPrinceton's best start and big weeks in the WCHA and ECAC Hockey
Princeton is 6-0 for the first time in program history, and that's where Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski start this week's recap edition of The PodKaz. The…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyInternational absences, U.S. roster questions and what's ahead in women's college hockey
International absences are back in NCAA women's hockey, and Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss the impact on this episode of The PodKaz. USA Hockey…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyRecapping Boston College vs. Cornell and Ohio State's shutout sweep
A quieter week around NCAA women's hockey still had some teams make noise. Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss last weekend's action on this edition of The…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyWorld Championship rosters, November uncertainty and key Week 6 series
We're starting to see rosters for the November World Championships, and PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss how they'll impact college hockey…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyTwo early candidates for game of the year
It's only October but we already have two good candidates for the game of the year. PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back at a pair of 6-5…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyOhio State at Minnesota, key nonconference series headline Week 5
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I women's poll, and now the Buckeyes put it on the line with a trip to play No. 3 Minnesota. In…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyOhio State takes over No. 1 after sweeping Wisconsin with third-period surges
There's a new No. 1 team in NCAA women's hockey but it's not a new face. Ohio State is atop the USCHO.com poll after sweeping Wisconsin last weekend. This…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyNational team camp impacts No. 1 vs. No. 2 and other Week 4 matchups
The teams that have won the last seven NCAA women's hockey championships are playing each other this weekend, with No. 1 Wisconsin traveling to No. 2 Ohio…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyRankings get shaken up after a chaotic early weekend
PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on a chaotic Week 3 of the NCAA women's hockey season. Rensselaer delivered probably the biggest surprise…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyDigging into NCAA women's hockey rule changes and this week's games
PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski go through some of the rules changes in NCAA women's hockey, specifically the attempt to clarify what's legal…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyOhio State gets a sweep at Penn State, and other observations on Week 2
We're trying a new format this season on The PodKaz, with hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski delivering two episodes a week. This is one of our looks back at…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet new Syracuse coach Brian Idalski
The PodKaz continues its series of episodes talking with NCAA women's hockey head coaches in new locations with a conversation with Syracuse's Brian Idalski…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet new Lindenwood coach Max Gavin
Max Gavin has been a women's hockey assistant coach at Dartmouth and Boston College, and now he's stepping into the top role at Lindenwood. He joins hosts…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet interim Providence coach Nicole Norton
A change came out of the blue for Providence's Nicole Norton this offseason, and she moved up from assistant coach to interim head coach. She's our guest on…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet new Maine coach Alex Gettens
Our preseason conversations with new head coaches in NCAA hockey to launch Season 4 of The PodKaz continue with Maine's Alex Gettens. Gettens took over the top…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet new Minnesota coach Boom May
Season 4 of The PodKaz continues with our preseason conversations with new head coaches in NCAA women's hockey. Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski find out…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMeet new Merrimack coach Courtney Kennedy
We're starting season four of the PodKaz, the USCHO.com podcast dedicated to NCAA women's hockey, early with a series of episodes featuring interviews with new…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyWisconsin doubles up, Frozen Four sets record and the season's final thoughts
The final weekly edition of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com reflecting on the Frozen Four. Wisconsin…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyThe 2026 Frozen Four is set, with Penn State ready to host and play
The March 17, 2026, edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com features hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski getting ready for the Frozen Four, which starts Friday…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's Hockey11 teams left, 10 games to go: Looking ahead to the NCAA women's hockey tournament
On the PodKaz from USCHO.com for March 10, 2026, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski are wrapped up in the NCAA National Collegiate women's hockey tournament…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPreviewing the 5 days of NCAA women's hockey conference championship week
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyA stunning first-round exit in ECAC Hockey as the postseason begins
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyA wild finish to the ECAC Hockey regular season
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyWisconsin, Ohio State end up where they started; Olympics near knockout round
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyLooking ahead to the Olympics, another meeting between No. 1 and No. 2
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyTeams go into the deep end of the Olympic absence period
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPutting a wrap on the Under-18 Women’s World Championship
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPrinceton's on a roll and Abbey Murphy has a terrific juggling act
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyCollege hockey's future gets ready to go on display and its present returns from the break
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyFirst-half surprises, question time and reflecting on the Rivalry Series
On this episode of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski wrap up the first half of the 2025-26…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyWisconsin impresses with road sweep of Ohio State
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyChampionship rematch for No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Ohio State
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMinnesota State engineers two big upsets
In the PodKaz for Nov. 26, 2025, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski talk about Minnesota State's sweep of then-No. 2 Minnesota in a home-and-home series…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyOnly 1 team left undefeated in NCAA women's hockey
In the PodKaz for Nov. 19, 2025, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss the first loss of the season for Cornell and a needed victory for Colgate. A 3-0…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyClarkson and Quinnipiac go scoreless, plus a look back at the Rivalry Series
On the Nov. 12, 2025, edition of the PodKaz, USCHO.com's weekly look at women's hockey, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski start with a look back at a 0-0…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMinnesota ends Wisconsin's unbeaten run
In this week's edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on the first loss by No. 1 Wisconsin in nearly a year. Minnesota moved up…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's Hockey3 teams put up 2-0 starts in ECAC Hockey
In this week's edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski reflect on the opening weekend of conference play in ECAC Hockey…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyMinnesota-Ohio State tussle leads to suspensions
This week's edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com starts with an unusual occurrence: The end of a series split between Minnesota and Ohio State in Minneapolis…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPlayers go from national team camps right to the NCAA spotlight
The second weekend of October in NCAA women's hockey provided a first look at how players who are spending one week a month at national team camps in…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyHow will a change to the IIHF calendar impact NCAA women's hockey?
In this week's edition of the PodKaz, a weekly look at NCAA women's hockey from USCHO.com, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski discuss a change to the IIHF…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyAn early nonconference surprise and a look ahead to a top-10 series
This edition of the PodKaz, the weekly look at NCAA women's hockey from USCHO.com, has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at an upset by…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPreviewing the WCHA and NEWHA, plus a look at the season's early weeks
This week's edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com features the last two segments as hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look around at each of the five NCAA…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPreviewing Hockey East, Atlantic Hockey 2025-26 women's hockey seasons
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPreviewing ECAC Hockey and big national topics for the 2025-26 NCAA women's hockey season
On the first episode of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com discuss how preparations for the Olympics could impact…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyBuilding a new program with Delaware coach Allison Coomey
What does it take to start a new NCAA Division I women's hockey program from scratch? Coach Allison Coomey is getting that experience at Delaware, which will…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyNatálie Mlýnková reflects on 'unbelievable' Worlds in Czechia, her journey to NCAA hockey
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…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyA visit with 2-time defending NCAA championship coach Joe Cranston of UW-River Falls
The offseason series of PodKaz interview episodes begins with a discussion with Wisconsin-River Falls coach Joe Cranston. It took Cranston 25 seasons to win a…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyWrapping up the 2024-25 season with USCHO's awards and storylines we'll remember
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com wrap up the 2024-25 NCAA women's hockey season on this episode of the PodKaz. The All-USCHO teams and individual…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyLooking back on an incredible Frozen Four and Wisconsin's late rally for its 8th NCAA title
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com are back from the Frozen Four in Minneapolis, where Wisconsin won its eighth NCAA championship with a last-minute…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyFrozen Four bonus episode: An interview with Patty Kaz winner Casey O'Brien of Wisconsin
On a bonus episode of the PodKaz from the Frozen Four in Minneapolis, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com chat with 2025 Patty Kazmaier Award winner…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyFrozen Four bonus episode: Hear from players on semifinal eve
On a bonus episode of the PodKaz from the Frozen Four in Minneapolis, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com chat with players from three of the four…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyThe 2025 Frozen Four is set; here's how Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota and Cornell got there
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com have a look at the 2025 Frozen Four in this edition of the PodKaz. But first, they take a look back at the NCAA…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyIt's NCAA tournament time; here's a bracket breakdown and a look at how we got here
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com start this edition of the PodKaz with a look back on the five conference championships, won by Penn State…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyOT drama in Hockey East leads into conference championship weekend
OT drama in Hockey East leads into conference championship weekend
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyNCAA committee chair Janine Oman describes the selection process, plus a playoff lookahead
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com take a look at the first weekend of the postseason in ECAC Hockey and Atlantic Hockey but first give a glance at…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyPlayoffs start for some, others chase championship on final regular season weekend
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com look around NCAA women's hockey as the regular season ends and the playoffs begin. Cornell wrapped up the ECAC…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyFirst 2 conference champions crowned; final weekend for ECAC chase
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dive into the races for conference titles on this week's edition of the PodKaz. Penn State and Wisconsin wrapped…
The PodKaz: USCHO Women's HockeyChanges atop league standings, teams ready to clinch, Michigan's feasibility study
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com recap last week's contentious series between Ohio State and Minnesota and look at the games that made a change at…