Introducing Stupid Good Hockey with Nicole Haase from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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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 [email protected]

• 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

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