Jim Connelly

Jim Connelly is the USCHO Executive Editor. He has been with USCHO since 1999 and previously covered Atlantic Hockey and Hockey East. He also serves as a color analyst for Hockey East on NESN.

Michigan at Michigan State, North Dakota at St. Cloud State are close matchups this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 11

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Michigan +114 @ Michigan State -145; over/under 7
  • Boston College -190 @ Merrimack +145; o/u 6
  • New Hampshire +124 @ Connecticut -160; o/u 5
  • Denver -200 @ Omaha +154; o/u 7
  • North Dakota -125 @ St. Cloud State -105; o/u 6

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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St. Thomas coach Blasi talks Tommies, developing a new D-I program: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 11

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St. Thomas head coach Rico Blasi joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this season’s Tommies, developing a program during the new transfer portal era, cultivating values, a new facility under construction, the CCHA, and more.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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TMQ: Looking at how PairWise Rankings fluctuate over a weekend of college hockey play, long-term effects on NCAA tournament seeding

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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: Hello, Paula, and welcome back to TMQ as we are getting closer and closer to the end of this hockey season. It’s amazing to think that based on your program, … Read more

Back into conference play, there are some interesting lines: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 10

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Providence +150 @ Boston College -195; over/under 5.5
  • Michigan State -125 @ Penn State -105; o/u 7
  • Cornell -105 @ Arizona State -125; o/u 5.5
  • Omaha +230 @ North Dakota -315; o/u 5.5
  • St. Cloud State +124 @ Denver -160; o/u 6.5

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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Looking at World Junior Championship gold for Team USA with FloSports’ Peters: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 10

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FloSports senior content creator Chris Peters joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to wrap up the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship and to take us behind the scenes for Team USA’s gold medal, as well as a look at the USNTDP.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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USCHO Edge: Finding new sports book resources as major books pull back on college lines

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This is only the second full week back from the college hockey exam break, but already we’re seeing a disturbing trend in major sports books. The number of available games on DraftKings for the second straight weekend were extremely low – three nationally. As someone who lives in Massachusetts and thus can’t bet on teams … Read more

Looking at money lines for the WJC gold medal game, four college matchups: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 9

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at four college games plus the World Junior Championship 2024 gold medal round.

Games this week:
  • Wisconsin -145 @ Notre Dame +114; o/u 5
  • Harvard +120 @ ASU -150; o/u 5.5
  • Lowell -121 vs. Omaha -106; o/u 5.5
  • Clarkson +116 @ RIT -153; o/u 5.5
  • USA +117 vs. Sweden -141; o/u 5.5

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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Looking behind the scenes in the transfer portal with writer Schlossman: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 9

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Grand Forks Herald writer Brad Schlossman joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss what he’s learned about what happens behind the scenes with the transfer portal in Division I men’s college hockey. We also touch on the possibility of eligibility for players in major junior in light of NIL.

Brad’s story about the transfer portal in the Grand Forks Herald: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/hockey-transfer-portal-action-begins-long-before-you-may-think

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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TMQ: With second half of 2023-24 college hockey season here, time to reflect on first-half results, predict rest of year

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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. Paula: Happy New Year, Jimmy! Every year when we reach the midway point of the season, I’m always surprised both by how quickly the first half went and by how the … Read more

Monday 10: In-season holiday tournaments provide thrilling conclusions, Vermont keeps winning, PairWise numbers getting clearer

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. It was the final weekend of 2023 but also the first weekend of the second half of the college hockey season. And there were plenty of highlights. Here’s a look at 10 that stood out: 1. Tournament … Read more

Looking at movement of national championship futures, revisiting Colorado College’s wins: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 8

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at 2024 championship futures – money lines on teams winning the national championship – and compare them to where they stood in late October. They also revisit last weekend’s wins by Colorado College over North Dakota, which paid off handsomely.

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Maine’s Barr talks Black Bears at the semester break, building culture, areas to improve: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 8

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Maine head coach Ben Barr joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk this year’s Black Bears, building a culture and work ethic, recruiting, today’s players, and areas for improvement.

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TMQ: Looking at where certain teams stand going into 2024 with holiday break here for most college hockey squads

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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, we are let’s say about 95% through the first part of the season and most schools have begun their holiday exam break. I guess at this point, we … Read more