Nashville, Tenn. (Nov. 26, 2025) – The SMASHVILLE Women’s Collegiate Hockey Showcase returns to Ford Ice Center Bellevue for a fifth straight year from Nov. 28-30. This year’s event welcomes three NCAA Division I teams, including the No. 1-ranked and reigning national champion Wisconsin Badgers, the Mercyhurst University Lakers and Stonehill College Skyhawks. Mercyhurst is making its second appearance in the Showcase after first competing in 2021.

The 2025 SMASHVILLE Women’s Collegiate Hockey Showcase features one of SMASHVILLE’Sown on the ice – former Nashville Jr. Preds player and current Stonehill senior captain Sydney Russell. She practiced at Ford Ice Center Bellevue in high school and was the first NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey commit from Nashville.

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