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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October 22, 2026 • 22 mins
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.
Hockey Canada's 25-player roster features five current college players amid significant turnover and absences due to injuries, retirement and other factors.
USA Hockey's training camp is coming up, and it has 31 players in contention.
This episode also pr...
Hockey Canada's 25-player roster features five current college players amid significant turnover and absences due to injuries, retirement and other factors.
USA Hockey's training camp is coming up, and it has 31 players in contention.
This episode also pr...
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October 20, 2026 • 23 mins
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 games last Saturday.
Princeton finished a season-opening sweep of UConn by rallying from a 5-2 deficit in the final 10 minutes of the third period and won in overtime.
Ohio State avoided a sweep at Minnesota by rallying for a win behind a hat trick by Joy Dunne and ...
Princeton finished a season-opening sweep of UConn by rallying from a 5-2 deficit in the final 10 minutes of the third period and won in overtime.
Ohio State avoided a sweep at Minnesota by rallying for a win behind a hat trick by Joy Dunne and ...
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October 15, 2026 • 16 mins
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 this episode of The PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look into the series between the Buckeyes and Gophers and some of the other key series to watch this weekend.
Among them: No. 6 Northeastern at No. 4 Quinnipiac, focusing on whether Quinnipiac can g...
In this episode of The PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look into the series between the Buckeyes and Gophers and some of the other key series to watch this weekend.
Among them: No. 6 Northeastern at No. 4 Quinnipiac, focusing on whether Quinnipiac can g...
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October 13, 2026 • 25 mins
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 edition of The PodKaz has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at the series in Columbus and the Buckeyes' third-period surges that provided 2-1 and 5-3 victories.
Around the country, Colgate swept St. Cloud State to move to 4-0, Syracuse earned an over...
This edition of The PodKaz has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski looking back at the series in Columbus and the Buckeyes' third-period surges that provided 2-1 and 5-3 victories.
Around the country, Colgate swept St. Cloud State to move to 4-0, Syracuse earned an over...
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October 8, 2026 • 22 mins
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 State. But the games will be impacted by absences.
PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski cover the Canadian national team camp that's removing 14 current college players from their teams. Five of them would have been playing in the Wisconsin-Ohio State series.
PodKaz hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski cover the Canadian national team camp that's removing 14 current college players from their teams. Five of them would have been playing in the Wisconsin-Ohio State series.
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October 6, 2026 • 20 mins
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 with a 2-1 overtime upset of No. 5 Northeastern despite being outshot 42-14.
Vermont surprised Minnesota Duluth before the Bulldogs responded with an overtime victory in the second game of their nonconference series.
UConn rebounded from a pair of losses...
Rensselaer delivered probably the biggest surprise with a 2-1 overtime upset of No. 5 Northeastern despite being outshot 42-14.
Vermont surprised Minnesota Duluth before the Bulldogs responded with an overtime victory in the second game of their nonconference series.
UConn rebounded from a pair of losses...
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October 1, 2026 • 29 mins
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 contact and what should be penalized as body checking.
They recap a media webinar with NCAA secretary/rules editor Steve Piotrowski outlining guiding principles (including shoulder-to-shoulder pursuit, end-wall pursuit, forward angle/cutback, and 50/50 battles) and emphasiz...
They recap a media webinar with NCAA secretary/rules editor Steve Piotrowski outlining guiding principles (including shoulder-to-shoulder pursuit, end-wall pursuit, forward angle/cutback, and 50/50 battles) and emphasiz...
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September 29, 2026 • 23 mins
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 what stood out in the previous weekend's games. An episode later in the week will get into bigger topics and look ahead to upcoming games.
No. 2 Ohio State swept the first meeting of teams in the top five of the USCHO.com poll, getting a pair of 2-1 road wins against ...
No. 2 Ohio State swept the first meeting of teams in the top five of the USCHO.com poll, getting a pair of 2-1 road wins against ...
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September 22, 2026 • 23 mins
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.
Idalski is back in college after a season coaching the PWHL expansion team in Vancouver, and he talks about how this change has been different than others in his career, which also includes college head coaching jobs at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, North Dakota and St. Clou...
Idalski is back in college after a season coaching the PWHL expansion team in Vancouver, and he talks about how this change has been different than others in his career, which also includes college head coaching jobs at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, North Dakota and St. Clou...
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September 17, 2026 • 26 mins
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 Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski on a preseason episode of The PodKaz to talk about the move.
Gavin discusses the learning that he is doing with Lindenwood and the influences on his coaching career. He also talks about the opportunity to grow the Lions program.
The Po...
Gavin discusses the learning that he is doing with Lindenwood and the influences on his coaching career. He also talks about the opportunity to grow the Lions program.
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September 15, 2026 • 24 mins
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 this edition of The PodKaz as we continue preseason conversations with new head coaches in NCAA women's hockey to launch Season 4.
Norton discusses the departure of previous Friars head coach Matt Kelly, which was announced Aug. 16, and touches on the support she has rec...
Norton discusses the departure of previous Friars head coach Matt Kelly, which was announced Aug. 16, and touches on the support she has rec...
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September 10, 2026 • 20 mins
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 job in Orono after spending the last two years as an assistant at Colgate. He discusses how the end of his playing career prepared him to get into coaching and how he wants the Black Bears to play with a high tempo and with an aggressive mindset.
He also touche...
Gettens took over the top job in Orono after spending the last two years as an assistant at Colgate. He discusses how the end of his playing career prepared him to get into coaching and how he wants the Black Bears to play with a high tempo and with an aggressive mindset.
He also touche...
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September 3, 2026 • 24 mins
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 about Minnesota coach Boom May, who has worked in multiple roles at the school before moving up to the top job after the Gophers parted ways with longtime coach Brad Frost. May discusses the structure and discipline that he thinks people will notice with the team.
Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski find out about Minnesota coach Boom May, who has worked in multiple roles at the school before moving up to the top job after the Gophers parted ways with longtime coach Brad Frost. May discusses the structure and discipline that he thinks people will notice with the team.
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August 27, 2026 • 21 mins
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 head coaches.
Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski find out about Merrimack coach Courtney Kennedy's introduction to the school, why this was the time for the longtime assistant coach to move into a head coaching position, her time coaching the U.S. Under-18 Team and ...
Hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski find out about Merrimack coach Courtney Kennedy's introduction to the school, why this was the time for the longtime assistant coach to move into a head coaching position, her time coaching the U.S. Under-18 Team and ...
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March 26, 2026 • 68 mins
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 took home its second straight NCAA championship by beating Ohio State 3-2 in Sunday's championship game. Is having the Badgers and the Buckeyes play for the title four years in a row a good sign, though?
Friday's semifinal attendance of 5,176 set a Frozen Four r...
Wisconsin took home its second straight NCAA championship by beating Ohio State 3-2 in Sunday's championship game. Is having the Badgers and the Buckeyes play for the title four years in a row a good sign, though?
Friday's semifinal attendance of 5,176 set a Frozen Four r...
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March 17, 2026 • 45 mins
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 in State College, Pa.
Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Northeastern won regional finals on Saturday, and the host NIttany Lions are in the Frozen Four for the first time after beating UConn 3-0. How much will home ice help?
Wisconsin will set a record with i...
Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Northeastern won regional finals on Saturday, and the host NIttany Lions are in the Frozen Four for the first time after beating UConn 3-0. How much will home ice help?
Wisconsin will set a record with i...
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March 10, 2026 • 62 mins
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 that starts Thursday and how we got there.
First, a look back at the five conference championship games. Penn State, Quinnipiac, UConn, Franklin Pierce and Ohio State came away with titles, but only Franklin Pierce of the NEWHA wasn't already going to make the NCAA fie...
First, a look back at the five conference championship games. Penn State, Quinnipiac, UConn, Franklin Pierce and Ohio State came away with titles, but only Franklin Pierce of the NEWHA wasn't already going to make the NCAA fie...
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March 3, 2026 • 65 mins
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 Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA and Vermont over Boston College in Hockey East.
Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Princet...
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 Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA and Vermont over Boston College in Hockey East.
Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Princet...
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February 24, 2026 • 49 mins
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 Chargers are the 12th seed in ECAC Hockey but they knocked off fifth seed Clarkson on the road last Friday.
In...
Union generated the first upset, and it was a big one: The Garnet Chargers are the 12th seed in ECAC Hockey but they knocked off fifth seed Clarkson on the road last Friday.
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February 17, 2026 • 36 mins
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 WCHA with a home sweep of No. 3 Minnesota, and the Buckeyes still have hope of passing No. 1 Wisconsin on the fi...
No. 2 Ohio State solidified a top-two spot in the WCHA with a home sweep of No. 3 Minnesota, and the Buckeyes still have hope of passing No. 1 Wisconsin on the fi...
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