Previewing Boston College at Boston University with Terriers’ Albie O’Connell: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Boston University head coach Albie O’Connell to preview Boston College at BU.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

No. 3 Michigan at No. 17 Ohio State

No. 1 Minnesota State at Bemidji State

No. 11 Denver at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

No. 14 Omaha at No. 4 Western Michigan

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Northern Michigan’s Grant Potulny talks this year’s Wildcats, new CCHA: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 11

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Northern Michigan head coach Grant Potulny. The conversation includes this year’s Wildcats, high points of the season, the new CCHA, the transfer portal, and this weekend’s series at Lake Superior State.

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Northern Michigan sweeps, a bunch of splits, who’s hot, and we play ‘buy or sell’: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 10

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• Northern Michigan sweeps No. 1 Minnesota Duluth

• Splits of big series: Minnesota and Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, North Dakota and St. Cloud State

• Quinnipiac remains red hot

• Some other hot teams heading into break: Northeastern, Bentley

And … ‘buy or sell’ takes involving: North Dakota, Cornell, Boston University, Minnesota State, Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Arizona State

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Previewing No. 13 Providence vs. No. 16 Northeastern with writer Mark Divver: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by hockey writer Mark Divver to preview No. 13 Providence’s home-and-home series with No. 16 Northeastern.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

No. 14 Massachusetts home-and-home with No. 15 UMass Lowell

No. 9 Cornell at No. 18 Clarkson

No. 11 Minnesota at No. 3 Michigan

No. 7 North Dakota at No. 5 St. Cloud State

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RIT’s Wayne Wilson talks this year’s Tigers, 400 win milestone: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Wayne Wilson. The conversation includes Wilson’s milestone 400th victory at RIT achieved last weekend at Princeton, this year’s Tigers and how they are benefitting from the return of four fifth-year players, pending NCAA legislation that would allow RIT (and Union) athletic scholarships for D-I teams, and the 3v3 overtime rule.

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TMQ: Looking at how teams’ nonconference records can impact the PairWise Rankings, potential NCAA tournament bids

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Last weekend was the renewal of one of college hockey’s most storied rivalries, Jim, and that’s Minnesota and North Dakota. Regular foes in the glory days of the WCHA, the … Read more

North Dakota, Minnesota renew their rivalry; some non-conference notables, PairWise thoughts, coaching milestones: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• Some great women’s college hockey in Nashville;

• North Dakota and Minnesota split a heavyweight series;

• Some series wins for top teams against opponents they were heavily favored against;

• Minnesota State’s 1-0 loss to Lake Superior State with just 15 shots on goal allowed over the weekend;

• Conferences that made moves in non-conference play;

• Should we use the PairWise word yet?

• Coaching milestones for Wayne Wilson at RIT and Brian Riley at Army.

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Michigan, St. Cloud State swept; ECAC’s top contenders; Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota don’t disappoint: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• With No. 1 Michigan losing twice in OT and No. 2 St. Cloud State getting swept, it was a difficult poll ballot;

• Western Michigan did what it needed to do, and emphatically so;

• Getting a feel for the ECAC;

• Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota gave us exactly what we expected

• Boston College postponed a trip to Notre Dame and a home game vs. Harvard for COVID-19 precautions;

• What we’re thankful for in college hockey this Thanksgiving.

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Previewing Clarkson at No. 5 Quinnipiac with Golden Knights’ Casey Jones: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 7

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Clarkson head coach Casey Jones to preview his Golden Knights in ECAC Hockey play Friday at No. 5 Quinnipiac.

Jim and Ed also look at the other matchups to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 1 Michigan, Michigan Tech at No. 20 Bemidji, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6 North Dakota, and No. 2 St. Cloud State at No. 12 Western Michigan.

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Michigan’s Mel Pearson on this year’s Wolverines, coaching a young, talented team, roster management: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Michigan head coach Mel Pearson. The conversation includes the Wolverines’ strong start, the unique aspects of coaching a team loaded with top NHL prospects, roster management and recruiting, facing teams with older players, and this weekend’s games with Notre Dame.

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TMQ: A not-so-new No. 1 at top of USCHO poll, Hockey East parity so far, defining a ‘signature win’

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Well, Ed, this crazy early season has produced its first team to reascend to No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll. Michigan completed an impressive road sweep at Penn State while … Read more

Michigan is back to No. 1, plus BU, Denver, St. Cloud-Omaha, and the mailbag: Season 4 Episode 7: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 7

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• Michigan is back!

• Boston University salvaged its weekend on Saturday vs. UMass;

• Harvard’s quick downturn;

• St. Cloud State-Omaha weekend;

• Denver rebounds from four losses with sweep of Western Michigan;

• Quinnipiac stays hot with sweep of ASU;

• The mailbag: Is UMass Lowell for real? Who did best with the transfer portal? Will there be changes in the men’s D-I tournament?

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Previewing No. 11 Omaha at No. 1 St. Cloud State with Huskies’ Brett Larson: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 6

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson to preview No. 11 Omaha at the No. 1 Huskies.

Jim and Ed also look at the other matchups to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 2 Michigan at No. 19 Penn State, No. 18 Ohio State at No. 6 Minnesota, No. 8 Western Michigan at No. 14 Denver, and No. 17 Northeastern at No. 20 UMass Lowell.

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Northeastern’s Jerry Keefe on the Huskies, transition to head coach, Hockey East: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 7

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Northeastern coach Jerry Keefe. The conversation includes the season this far, his transition from assistant to head coach this summer, navigating the transfer and fifth-year player situation, Hockey East, and the venerable Matthews Arena.

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Fifteen losses among top 20 teams, some key sweeps, and ‘buy or sell?’: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 6

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• We’re seeing more parity as the season rolls along with 15 losses combined among the top 20 this weekend;

• Others with big weekends including UMass, Ohio State, North Dakota and Michigan;

• Harvard is 4-0-0, averaging six goals per game;

• Buy or sell? We look at Boston College, Minnesota, Penn State, Lake Superior State, Quinnipiac, UConn, AIC, North Dakota, Boston University;

• Derek catches us up on Sunday’s RMU Celebrity Hockey Faceoff;

• And we discuss the movement to expand the women’s NCAA tournament that overtook social media last week.

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Previewing No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 10 Western Michigan with Broncos’ Pat Ferschweiler: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 5

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview a heavyweight NCHC bout with first-year Western Michigan head coach Pat Ferschweiler as No. 4 Minnesota Duluth visits the No. 10 Broncos.

Jim and Ed also look at the other games to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 15 Cornell at No. 13 Harvard, No. 7 Providence home-and-home with No. 12 UMass, No. 11 Denver at No. 8 North Dakota, and two Atlantic Hockey teams receiving votes, Rochester Institute of Technology at American International.

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Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky on this season’s Nittany Lions, Big Ten hockey, D-I expansion: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 6

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky. The conversation includes a review of this year’s team, the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game win over North Dakota last weekend in Nashville, getting fans back into Pegula Ice Arena, and expanding the Big Ten and D-I hockey in general.

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One-time transfer rule has changed the college hockey landscape, but not to everyone’s liking

The adoption of legislation by the NCAA on April 28 that extended one-time transfers to men’s hockey may have permanently and significantly changed the landscape of the sport. The ability for players to move to another program without having to sit a year — which only applied to men’s hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, football, … Read more

Highlighting overlooked teams, plus North Dakota-Penn State, Michigan, WMU, Ivies: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 5

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news. Topics include:

• Teams nobody seems to be talking about include Omaha, Penn State, and UMass Lowell;

• North Dakota vs. Penn State in Nashville: Could any other fan base pull this off?

• Michigan has lost twice in two weeks: anything in common between the two?

• Western Michigan’s historic comeback at Colgate and 2-1 OT win the next night;

• Harvard and Cornell both 2-0 as Ivies start play;

• A shutout record for Dryden McKay

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Previewing No. 15 Harvard at Dartmouth with Crimson coach Ted Donato: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 4

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

It has been about 600 days since Harvard last played hockey after the Ivies decided to cancel their 2020-21 season. Head coach Ted Donato joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss what the lost season was like, preparing for this season, this year’s Harvard team, and Friday night’s game at Dartmouth.

We also preview UMass Lowell at No. 19 Boston University, No. 13 Western Michigan at Colgate, No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 7 Minnesota, and Bowling Green at No. 17 Bemidji State.

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