Women’s college hockey writer Nicole Haase joins Sarah to discuss this weekend’s Frozen Four, the favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award, the current college-to-pro pipeline and her unique path to covering hockey. Plus, March Madness is upon us, a new rugby era starts now, and a What The Fact about a bracket built on malicious compliance.
Follow Nicole Haase on social media! She’s on Bluesky here and X here


Read Nicole’s reporting for the Victory Press here and for USCHO here! And you can listen to “The PodKaz” here  


Join our Good Game NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Challenge group here


The full March Madness schedule can be found here 


Watch the women’s hockey Frozen Four! The schedule is here 


Want a Women’s Elite Rugby refresher? Listen to our episode on the league here 


Pick up tickets for the PWHL’s Pride Unity games here 


Make your picks for Starch Madness! Sarah will post them on Instagram so you can vote on each head-to-head battle!


We have a new email! Send us a note at goodgame@acast.com


Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323


Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist


Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

Women&rsquo;s college hockey writer Nicole Haase joins Sarah to discuss this weekend&rsquo;s Frozen Four, the favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award,&nbsp;the current college-to-pro pipeline and&nbsp;her unique path to covering hockey. Plus, March Madness is upon us, a new rugby era starts now, and a What The Fact about a bracket built on malicious compliance.
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<li dir="ltr">Follow Nicole Haase on social media! She&rsquo;s on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nicolehaase.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/nicolehaase.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A3ye_up_AD-QbhrEWgHTw">here</a> and X <a href="https://x.com/NicoleHaase" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/NicoleHaase&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2O6nuzBPf97HhhxB_lwfGV">here</a></li>
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Read Nicole&rsquo;s reporting for the Victory Press <a href="https://victorypress.org/author/nicole-haase/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://victorypress.org/author/nicole-haase/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3auF2J-9Hq7NWPmvgIiNVE">here</a> and for USCHO <a href="https://www.uscho.com/d1women/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.uscho.com/d1women/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06LOFJjzBOfv9b--KPQpK4">here</a>! And you can listen to &ldquo;The PodKaz&rdquo; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podkaz-uscho-womens-hockey/id1717891269" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podkaz-uscho-womens-hockey/id1717891269&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DWg7b56kv24kPZ_G2ZTOY">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Join our Good Game NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Challenge group <a href="https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=258&amp;from=espn&amp;context=GROUP_INVITE&amp;edition=espn-en&amp;groupId=89aa8634-91e4-4c41-88a1-b9c63b2913ab" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId%3D258%26from%3Despn%26context%3DGROUP_INVITE%26edition%3Despn-en%26groupId%3D89aa8634-91e4-4c41-88a1-b9c63b2913ab&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uWNPIUmWcY-3D8m2Td06b">here</a>
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The full March Madness schedule can be found <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2025-03-16/2025-march-madness-womens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates-times" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2025-03-16/2025-march-madness-womens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates-times&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uSr8Qrs63_jY-1I2OJQyc">here</a>&nbsp;
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Watch the women&rsquo;s hockey Frozen Four! The schedule is <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2025-03-13/2025-nc-womens-hockey-championship-bracket-schedule-how-watch" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2025-03-13/2025-nc-womens-hockey-championship-bracket-schedule-how-watch&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hrN_DGJ5hGzyV6bFDWoAy">here</a>&nbsp;
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Want a Women&rsquo;s Elite Rugby refresher? Listen to our episode on the league <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/new-year-new-leagues-womens-elite-256027903/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/new-year-new-leagues-womens-elite-256027903/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33RkWFDMrgHyETmcTL-NBt">here</a>&nbsp;
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Pick up tickets for the PWHL&rsquo;s Pride Unity games <a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/community/unity-games/pride" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/community/unity-games/pride&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0huwqe1Ucayfp9KWT09dkT">here</a>&nbsp;
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Make your picks for Starch Madness! Sarah will post them <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spain2323/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/spain2323/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ozZV52QgEhQWRSKjEf9TS">on Instagram</a> so you can vote on each head-to-head battle!
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We have a new email! Send us a note at <a href="mailto:goodgame@acast.com">goodgame@acast.com</a>
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Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1HODYjB7N6qJcgeaIbQYkT">@sarahspain.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spain2323" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/spain2323&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ROBwItTpWRgnpPM38nNRq">@Spain2323</a>
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Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mishthejrnalist.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/mishthejrnalist.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3MVusFhob6wNOzKVTKET7d">@mishthejrnalist.bsky.social</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mishthejrnalist/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/mishthejrnalist/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PRn728X62GwS-CjjZoX_B">@mishthejrnalist</a>
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Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1742608060914000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DUIB5ugpYRfnkiyI_pCjk">@byalexazzi.bsky.social</a>
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Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans. 

Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans.

Good Game with Sarah Spain

Women’s college hockey writer Nicole Haase joins Sarah to discuss this weekend’s Frozen Four, the favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award, the current college-to-pro pipeline and her unique path to covering hockey. Plus, March Madness is upon us, a new rugby era starts now, and a What The Fact about a bracket built on malicious compliance.

Stupid Good Hockey with Nicole Haase

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