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NCAA Women's DI Commits

Goalies: 2026 & 2027 DI Women’s Hockey Commits January 2026  Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Defense: 2026 & 2027 NCAA Women’s Hockey Commits January 2026 Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Forwards: 2026 & 2027 DI Women’s Hockey Commits January 2026 Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

2026 & 2027 DI Women’s Hockey Commits January 2026 Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

GOALIES: Which NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Teams Might Still Be Looking for 2026 or 2027 Goaltenders?  (CHAMPS+)

DEFENSE: Which NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Teams Might Still Be Looking for 2026 or 2027 Defenders?  (CHAMPS+)

FORWARDS: Which NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Teams Might Still Be Looking for 2026 or 2027 Forwards?  (CHAMPS+)

The Class of 2027 D1 Women’s Hockey Recruiting Race (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

NCAA Women’s DI Hockey – Class of 2027 Commit Update   (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Quick Update: NCAA Women’s DI Hockey Commits for 2026  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

The Most Selective NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Programs: Where Only the World’s Best Commit (CHAMPS+)

NCAA Women’s DI Hockey Commits Infographic for 2025 & 2026 Recruits (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

 June 15th Is Just the Beginning (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

How Competitive Is It by Position to Play DI Women’s College Hockey?  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

The Link Between National Camps and DI Commitments in NCAA DI Women’s Hockey (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Which Programs Produce the Most NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Commits? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

What Types of Programs Do Future DI Women’s Hockey Players Come From?  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Where Do NCAA Division I Women’s College Hockey Commits Come From—And Why It Matters  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey 2025 and 2026 Commit Update – February 2025 (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Which NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Teams Might Still Be Looking for 2025 or 2026 Forwards? (CHAMPS+)

Goalies: 2025 & 2026 Commits February Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Defense: 2025 & 2026 Commits February Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Forwards: 2025 & 2026 Commits February Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey 2025 and 2026 Commit Update – November 2024 (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Defense: 2025 & 2026 Commits November Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Forwards: 2025 & 2026 Commits November Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Goalies: 2025 & 2026 Commits November Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Weekly Commits Update for Class of 2025 and 2026 (CHAMPS+)

October 2024 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Part II – September 2024 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

September 2024 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update – Part I (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

What Percent of USA Hockey Girls 16/17 Camp Participants Play DI Hockey? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Which Programs Produce the Most NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Commits? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Commits by National Development Camp Level – 2024 & 2025  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Commits by Position – 2024 & 2025 (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

What Types of Programs do DI Women’s College Commits Play For? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Women’s DI College Hockey Commits by Conference (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

What Percent of D1 Women’s College Hockey Commits Come from Canada vs. the U.S.? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

The Transfer Portal and Implications for Recruiting

Q4 2023 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

Forward Recruits: The Current State of Division I Women’s College Hockey Recruiting for the Class of 2024 & 2025

Analyzing the Defensive Lineups: The Current State of Division I Women’s College Hockey Recruiting for the Class of 2024 & 2025

Navigating the Tight Goalie Market: The Current State of Division I Women’s College Hockey Recruiting for the Class of 2024 & 2025

Q3 2023 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

How Does the Number of 2023 Women’s College Hockey Commits Compare to Previous Years?

Q1 2023 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

Q4 2022 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

The Current State of Goalie Recruiting for DI Women’s College Hockey (2022)

The Current State of Recruiting for DI Women’s College Hockey Defense (2023)

The Current State of Recruiting for DI Women’s College Hockey Forwards (2022)

Q3 2022 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

Q1 2022 DI Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

Q4 2021 Women’s College Hockey Commitment Rate Update

College Commits Infographic (2020)

5 Insights about Women’s College Hockey Commits (2020)

Which DI women’s college hockey programs have the earliest player commitments? (2020)

Which Division I colleges have the most women’s hockey commits? (2020)

Which Girl’s Hockey Programs Produce the Most D1 Women’s College Hockey Commits? (2020)

What percent of D1 women’s college hockey commits come from Canada vs. the U.S.? (2020)

Hockey Development

Nurturing the Next Great Hockey Player: A Blueprint for Youth Development (CHAMPS+)

Lessons on Youth Hockey Development: A Holistic Approach (CHAMPS+)

Five High-ROI Activities for Hockey Players

Summer Hockey Camps – Skills vs. Drills vs. Tips

10 Tips for Youth Hockey Tryouts

Summer Hockey Development Plans

Hockey Player Feedback

Does your Player Have an In-season Personal Development Plan?

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player: A Natural Love of the Game

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player: Ice Time

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player: Quality Coaching

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player: Natural Gifts, Talent and Luck

How to Develop a Great Hockey Player: Grit

How I Applied Lessons from Belfry Hockey

Differentiating Between a Bad, Average and Good Hockey Player (CHAMPS+)

Women's College Recruiting Process

How do I promote myself as a PG player? (CHAMPS+)

Ivy League Women’s Hockey: Understanding the Academic Index

The NCAA’s New Scholarship Model: A Double-Edged Sword for Women’s Ice Hockey

What Advice Do You Have for Canadian-Based Players Who Want Are Looking to be Recruited to the US? (CHAMPS+)

How Many Schools Should a Player be Emailing? (CHAMPS+)

Labor Day Weekend Tournaments: How Important are they for Recruiting?

Women’s College Hockey Playbook: A Guide for Girls 19 and Under (CHAMPS+)

Women’s College Hockey Playbook: A Guide for Girls 16 and Under  (CHAMPS+)

Women’s College Hockey Playbook: A Guide for Girls 14 and Under  (CHAMPS+)

Women’s College Hockey Playbook: A Guide for Girls 12 and Under (CHAMPS+)

Strategies for Aspiring Women’s College Hockey Players (CHAMPS+)

The Impact of the Recent Growth of Women’s Hockey (CHAMPS+)

NCAA Women’s Hockey: A Comprehensive Overview of Division I and Division III (CHAMPS+)

Advice on Navigating the Women’s College Hockey Recruiting Process (CHAMPS+)

Understanding the Gap Year – Should You Take One? (CHAMPS+)

The Quest for Women’s College Hockey Scholarships (CHAMPS+)

NCAA Women’s Hockey Recruiting Rules and Calendar (CHAMPS+)

Women’s DI Hockey Head Coaching Changes – Implications on Recruiting

Defining the College Athlete Recruiting Process

How to Navigate a Path to Playing Women’s College Hockey

Deciding Between NEWHA and Top DIII Women’s Hockey: Factors to Consider

The Transfer Portal and Implications for Recruiting

Recruiting Insights from the 2023 Tradition NIT Girls Hockey Tournament: Coaches, Coaches, Coaches!

Insights on the Class of 2025 Recruiting Efforts of a DI Head Coach

How many spots are open for DI women’s college hockey recruiting?

What I learned attending my first DI Girls College Hockey Showcase

Which Girls Showcases Should I Attend in 2022?

NGHL NCAA EXPOSURE CAMP June 10-11, 2023 

617 PIP SHOWCASE – BOSTON HARBOR STYLE COACHING STAFF (2023)

585 PIP SHOWCASE – ROC CITY STYLE COACHING STAFF 2023

CHS Girls High Performance Camp Coaching Staff

NGHL NCAA EXPOSURE CAMP May 2023 Coaches and Instructions

Player Development Camps

Big Changes to USA Hockey’s 2025 Girls Player Development Camp Structure & Selections

Insights on Preparing for the USA Hockey Girls 15’s and 16/17’s Camps

A Quick Post about the Selections for the USA U18 Girls Player

Why U18 National Teams Shouldn’t Only Have Offensive Defenders on their Roster

The USA Hockey 2023 Girls 16/17 Camp Feedback Process – Part I

The USA Hockey 2023 Girls 16/17 Camp Feedback Process – Part II

Analyzing the USA Hockey Girls 16/17 Camp Defense Selections for the U18 Camp (2023)

Analyzing the USA Hockey Girls 16/17 Camp Forward Selections for the U18 Camp (2023)

A Few Thoughts After the First Two Days of the 2023 USA Hockey Girls 16/17 Development Camp

More Thoughts on the 2023 USA Hockey 16/17 Girls Development Camp

A few notes from the 2022 USA Hockey Pacific District Camp

Observations from the 2023 USA Hockey Pacific District Camp

What I learned attending the 2021 USA Hockey 15’s Girl’s Development Camp – Part I 

What I learned attending the 2021 USA Hockey 15’s Girl’s Development Camp – Part II 

What I learned attending the 2021 USA Hockey 15’s Girl’s Development Camp – Part III 

What I learned attending my first USA Hockey Girls District Camp

Women's College Hockey Playbook

A Guide for Girls 12 and Under (CHAMPS+)

A Guide for Girls 14 and Under (CHAMPS+)

A Guide for Girls 16 and Under (CHAMPS+)

A Guide for Girls 19 and Under (CHAMPS+)

Women's Hockey

NCAA Dominance Shines at the 2025 PWHL Draft

How does the level of DI NCAA women’s hockey compare to U Sports and Girls Hockey? 

What are the pros and cons of girls playing boys hockey?

Comparing U.S. and Canadian Female Hockey Participation

Hockey Event Calendar

2025 Girls Hockey Event Calendar

2024 Girls Hockey Event Calendar

2023 Girls Hockey Event Calendar

2022 Girls Hockey Event Calendar

2021 Girls Hockey Event Calendar

Recruiting Videos

Your NCAA Women’s Hockey Recruitment Video: What Coaches REALLY Want to See

Crafting an Impactful Sports Highlight Video: A Guide for Aspiring Athletes (CHAMPS+)

How to Create Player Videos for Recruiting

What Are The 3 Types of Recruiting Videos Coaches Want to See?

Creating Player Videos: Sourcing Game Footage For Highlight Reels

Creating Player Videos: How to Edit Video for Recruiting Highlight Reels

Creating Player Videos: Where to Post Your Recruiting Highlight Reels

USA Hockey Nationals

2025 USA Hockey Nationals Team Selection & Seedings Analysis – Tier 1 Youth 14U, 15O, 16U, 18U

2025 USA Hockey Nationals Team Selection & Seedings Analysis – Tier 1 Girls

2024 USA Hockey Nationals Team Selection & Seedings – U14 Tier I Girls

Part II – 2024 USA Hockey  Nationals Team Selection & Seedings – Girls U16 Tier I

Part III – 2024 USA Hockey Nationals Team Selection & Seedings – Girls U19 Tier I

5 Observations From Attending 2024 USA Hockey Nationals

Women's College Hockey​

ChampsRankSOS – Strength-of-Schedule (as of Nov. 30, 2025)

ChampsRankELO – ELO-Based Rating System (as of Nov. 30, 2025)

Introducing Two New ChampsRank Models
for NCAA DI Women’s Hockey

Women’s DI Hockey Polls & Rankings: A Clearer Look

Could This Be the Year Penn State Hockey Wins Its First National Championship? (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Boston College Women’s Hockey: A Shift from Dominance to Rebuilding

The NCAA Settlement: Practical Impacts on Division I Ice Hockey Rosters and Scholarships.

Who Will Replace Brian Idalski as Head Coach of St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey?

Who Will Be the Next Head Coach of Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey?

The House v. NCAA Settlement: A Transformative Shift for College Ice Hockey

Inside the Transfer Portal: What’s Motivating NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Moves in 2025

No Surprises in 2025 NCAA Women’s Hockey Championship Selections, Just a Few Seeding Twists

Predictable Playoffs? Analyzing the First Week of 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Postseason

Why the NEWHA Champion Should Have to Earn Their Playoff Spot Through a Play-In Game

The Biggest NCAA DI Women’s Ice Hockey Decliners for 2024-25: 5 Teams That Took a Step Back This Season (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

What Sets Apart Top D1 Women’s Hockey Programs

The 5 Most Improved NCAA DI Women’s Ice Hockey Teams for 2024-25 (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Insights on the NCAA Women’s Hockey Transfer Portal and Implications for Recruiting  (Sign-in with your FREE Champs App account)

Understanding the NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Transfer Portal

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey Player Height Breakdown by Position (CHAMPS+)

NEWHA vs. the rest of NCAA DI Women’s Hockey

NCAA DI Women’s Hockey 2024-25 Roster Analysis – Players by Class Year

The NCAA’s New Scholarship Model: A Double-Edged Sword for Women’s Ice Hockey

Women’s DI Hockey Head Coaching Changes – Implications on Recruiting

Analyzing the 2024 NCAA Women’s DI Hockey Championship Selections and Conference Competition: Insights and Implications

The Importance of Player Experience on Team Success in DI Women’s Hockey

Tracking Progress: The Evolution of Female Coaching Representation in NCAA DI Women’s Hockey

Insights and Implications on Recruiting from a Deep Dive of DI Women’s Hockey Rosters

Why stop at 11?

Some Thoughts on the Ohio State Women’s Hockey Recruiting Strategy

Youth & Girls Hockey​

The Emotional Roller Coaster: Highs and Lows of Being a Hockey Parent

Why Playing at the Right Level of Girls Hockey is Better for Your Development

How to Pick a Hockey Advisor (CHAMPS+)

Prep School vs Hockey Academy – Which path is right for you? (Webinar Video) (CHAMPS+)

Parent Power: Key Factors in Raising College Hockey Players

Navigating the Parent-Coach Relationship: A Guide for Hockey Families (CHAMPS+)

Why Your Team Should Play AA Instead of AAA Youth Hockey

10 Tips for Youth Hockey Tryouts

Top 5 Life Skills Developed from the Hockey Recruiting Process

How to Pick a Hockey Academy

What does it take to be a truly elite player?

The Early Birth-Month Advantage in Hockey

6 Helpful Ways to Use MyHockeyRankings

The Drawbacks of MyHockeyRankings: A Closer Look at Misuse and Flaws in Youth Hockey Ratings

Here’s Why You Are Not an Elite Athlete (CHAMPS+)

Men's College Hockey Recruiting

Analyzing the NAHL’s Player Age Breakdown for 2025-26 and the Evolving Path to NCAA DI & DIII

The Future of Hockey: Unpacking the 2025-26 USHL Player Age Distribution

Navigating the Cut: The Path Forward for Hockey Players Released from the NAHL in September

The NCAA Settlement: Practical Impacts on Division I Ice Hockey Rosters and Scholarships.

The House v. NCAA Settlement: A Transformative Shift for College Ice Hockey

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Junior and Men’s College Hockey Recruiting

How Hard is it to get Drafted to the NHL?

Key Takeaways from the Matterhorn Fit Ivy League Men’s Hockey Showcase

What I Learned Attending My First Junior Hockey Main Camp

Podcasts For Female Hockey Players

Top 10 Podcasts for Girl Hockey Players and their Parents

The Hockey Think Tank Podcast

Glass and Out Podcast by The Coaches Site

The Curious Competitor with Connor Carrick

RUSH Hockey Talk podcast

Grassroots: The Minor Hockey Show podcast

Over the Goal Line: A CUWIH Podcast

Let’s Go! Hockey Podcast

The Lyndsey Fry Hockey Audio Experience

From The Point: Women’s Hockey Podcast

Hockey Training: Become a Better Hockey Player Podcast

Champs App

Inside the ChampsEyeQ Player Report

Welcome to ChampsEyeQ

Introducing the FREE Champs App Digital Team Roster

How to Create & Start Editing Your FREE Champs App Team Roster

Champs App Profile 2.0

Champs App Messaging 2.0

Introducing…CHAMPS+

Welcome to Champs 2.0

How to use Champs App

Why Create a Champs App Profile?

How to Create a Beautiful Hockey Profile That Gets Noticed

Introducing…The Champs App Messaging Tool

How the Champ App Messaging Tool Works

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How Champs App helped get a AAA tryout for my kid

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