PATRICK TABB American International has hired Patrick Tabb as the ninth head coach in program history. Tabb takes over for Eric Lang, who took the head coaching job at Rensselaer after AIC announced it was moving down to Division II starting with the 2025-26 season. “We’re thrilled to welcome Pat Tabb as the new head … Read more
Penn State graduating seniors Dylan Lugris, Danny Dzhaniyev, Carson Dyck and Simon Mack (photo: PSU Athletics). NCAA Division I hockey student-athletes once again performed above the national average academically, according to the annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released this month by the NCAA. The women’s hockey four-year average score from 2020-21 through 2023-24 was 993, while … Read more
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 field a varsity team for the first time in 2025-26. Coomey joined an offseason episode of the PodKaz with Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski of USCHO.com to discuss … Read more
Photo: Andy Nietupski Milwaukee answered the bell in Game 2 of the Central Division Finals on Sunday evening, grabbing a 6-4 decision from Texas at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The best-of-five series heads to Milwaukee tied at a game apiece. Game 3 is Wednesday night. Jesse Ylonen scored twice for the Admirals, and Chase … Read more
Graphic: Charlotte Checkers In the Atlantic Division Semifinals, the two-time defending Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears fell behind the Lehigh Valley Phantoms two games to one before rallying to take the final two games of the series to win their American Hockey League (AHL) record ninth straight Calder Cup playoff series. The Chocolate and White … Read more
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 four seasons at Vermont and one at Minnesota, finishing at the Frozen Four in Minneapolis in March. She looks back on moving to North America from Czechia at 16 to … Read more
A1-Hershey Bears vs. A2-Charlotte CheckersGame 1 – Fri., May 16 – Hershey at Charlotte, 7:00Game 2 – Sat., May 17 – Hershey at Charlotte, 7:00Game 3 – Wed., May 21 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00*Game 4 – Thu., May 22 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00*Game 5 – Sat., May 24 – Charlotte at Hershey, 7:00*if … Read more
The Centene Community Ice Center in suburban St. Louis will host the United Collegiate Hockey Cup tournament in March 2026 (photo: Centene Community Ice Center). The Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, will host the United Collegiate Hockey Cup from March 5-7, 2026, bringing together five NCAA Division I men’s hockey programs for … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord The Hershey Bears kick off their quest to become just the second team in American Hockey League (AHL) history to win three straight Calder Cup with a matchup with the Lehigh Phantoms. It is the second consecutive year that the two instate rivals will play in the Atlantic Division Semifinals. The Phantoms … Read more
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 Division III NCAA championship with the Falcons, but his team did it in style in 2023-24 with a 31-0 record. They went back to back in 2025, with both championship … Read more