Nicole Haase

Women's Columnist

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 42 – The 2025 Frozen Four is set; here’s how Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota and Cornell got there

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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 regionals and opening-night wins by St. Lawrence, Minnesota Duluth and Clarkson.But home ice held in the regional finals, where Wisconsin, Minnesota, Cornell and Ohio … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: #1 Wisconsin advances to Frozen Four with 4-1 win over #9 Clarkson

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MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers staged another come-from-behind win to defeat Clarkson and advance to their program’s 16th Frozen Four Saturday afternoon.  As has been the case over the past few weeks, the Badgers went down early as Clarkson scored on a Nicole Gosling wrister from the top of the circle that beat UW goalie … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 9 Clarkson advances to NCAA quarterfinal with 3-1 win over No. 11 Boston University

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MADISON — The Clarkson Golden Knights advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season on Thursday night, jumping out to an early lead over Hockey East tournament champ Boston University and never looking back.   Anne Cherkowski opened the scoring five minutes in on a break into the zone down the … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 41 – It’s NCAA tournament time; here’s a bracket breakdown and a look at how we got here

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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, Cornell, Boston University, Sacred Heart and Wisconsin. The NCAA tournament bracket was unveiled Sunday morning but the production left a lot to be desired. And the show concludes with … Read more

NCAA unveils 11-team bracket for 2025 National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament

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Wisconsin, defending champion Ohio State, Cornell and Minnesota earned hosting spots for the opening rounds of the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament when the bracket was unveiled on Sunday. The NCAA committee had to make a small adjustment in the bracket based on needing to avoid an intra-conference matchup between Clarkson and St. … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Wozniewicz’s goal in the final minute wins WCHA Championship for Wisconsin

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DULUTH — Wisconsin senior Sarah Wozniewicz buried a no-look pass drop pass from fifth-year captain Casey O’Brien with 24.5 seconds left in regulation to put the Badgers ahead of Minnesota 4-3 and win the WCHA Tournament Championship. Wozniewicz said she and O’Brien are roommates when the team is on the road and the two joked … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Six unanswered goals lead No. 3 Minnesota to WCHA Tournament Championship game

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DULUTH — The Minnesota Gophers advanced to the WCHA Tournament Championship game with a 6-2 win over Ohio State Friday evening at AmSoil Arena. It was the second come-from-behind win of the day in Duluth as the Gophers scored six unanswered goals after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 2-0 lead. “It was just some … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 1 Wisconsin advances to WCHA final with 3-1 win over No. 6 Minnesota Duluth

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DULUTH — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will face #3 Minnesota for the WCHA Tournament Championship on Saturday after both teams registered come-from-behind wins in their respective semifinals Friday afternoon at AmSoil Arena in Duluth. In the early game, Minnesota Duluth got on the board first. Sophomore Grace Sadura drove up the left side of the … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 40 – OT drama in Hockey East leads into conference championship weekend

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We’ve reached the conference championship weekend in NCAA women’s hockey, with nine games left to play before league playoff champions are decided and the NCAA tournament bracket gets filled out. Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com start this week’s episode of the PodKaz with a look at Wednesday night’s action, including a double-overtime victory … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 39 – NCAA committee chair Janine Oman describes the selection process, plus a playoff lookahead

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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 finish in Hockey East, where UConn swiped the regular-season title away from Boston University on the final day. Janine Oman, the senior deputy athletic director … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 38 – Playoffs start for some, others chase championship on final regular season weekend

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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 Hockey championship, leaving Boston University and UConn to battle for the Hockey East crown and Long Island and Sacred Heart to chase the NEWHA title. The PairWise Rankings look … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Column – Demand for bigger Women’s Frozen Four highlights NCAA shortfalls four years on from Kaplan Gender Equity Report

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A recent Instagram post saying it was time for the NCAA to put the Women’s Frozen Four in NHL arenas received more than 2,000 likes and was shared by a number of DI coaches. Citing a large crowd for the Women’s Beanpot and the fact that the men’s Frozen Four is played in NHL arenas, … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 37 – First 2 conference champions crowned; final weekend for ECAC chase

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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 up the Atlantic Hockey and WCHA championships, respectively, last week, and the ECAC Hockey title will be decided on the final weekend. UConn narrowed Boston University’s lead in Hockey … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 1 Wisconsin defeats No. 3 Minnesota 8-2, wins WCHA regular-season title

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MADISON — The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers won their 10th WCHA regular season Championship Saturday afternoon, dominating No. 3 Minnesota with an 8-2 win. The win ties the Badgers’ record for largest margin of victory against the Gophers. They also beat their rivals by six goals, winning 8-2 on December 4, 2016. After three games … Read more