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.

New Jersey marketing events group seeking interest in adding second men’s college hockey postseason national tournament

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March Madness for men’s Division I college hockey could look a little bit like college basketball in the very near future. The Gazelle Group, a sports marketing and events company in New Jersey, has distributed memorandums to each of the men’s college hockey coaches to gauge interest in the establishment of a second postseason national … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Playing recent game at Walter Brown Arena brings back fond memories for first-year Boston University coach Pandolfo

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Boston University coach Jay Pandolfo has a vivid memory of his playing days for the Terriers. The former All-American, Hockey East Player of the Year and member of BU’s 1995 national champion team was what by today’s standards would be considered a rarity in college hockey, choosing to stay all four years at BU and … Read more

Alaska Anchorage head coach Matt Shasby talks Seawolves hockey: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 9

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Alaska Anchorage head coach Matt Shasby to talk about the restart of the Seawolves program, including this year’s team, the weekend sweep of UMass Lowell, assembling a team of transfers and recruits, and putting together an independent schedule.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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TMQ: Back from holiday break, discussing New Year’s weekend games, outlook on conference play moving forward

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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, first off, Happy New Year! The college hockey season has resumed for a lot of teams, and we can celebrate three schools that won holiday tournaments over the … Read more

Holiday tournaments crown three champs, PairWise sees some big moves: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 14

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

Topics include:

• Holiday tournaments: GLI, Kwik-Trip Holiday Faceoff, Ledyard Bank Classic
• Great weekends for Alaska Anchorage, Alaska
• Some surprisingly big moves in the PairWise
• Are exhibitions against NCAA teams a good thing?
• ECAC Hockey’s Steve Hagwell announces his retirement

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This Week in Hockey East: Conference commish Metcalf says preconceived notions about league ‘are gone’

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We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point in the Hockey East season. Unfortunately, your usual scribe, John Doyle, is under the weather so you’re stuck with yours truly filling in to give some thoughts – with the assistance of Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf – on some of the topics around the league and college hockey. … Read more

TMQ: Second-half college hockey outlook, discussing where the holiday tournaments have gone

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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: Well, Jimmy, we’ve finished a very interesting first half of the season and a much-needed break for everyone involved. The schedule was light over the weekend, and no one plays … Read more

Looking back at a light weekend, ahead to holiday tournaments: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 13

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Bemidji State sweeps Minnesota State
• St. Thomas splits with Ferris State
• Lindenwood takes No. 1 Denver to the brink
• Alaska sweeps Governor’s Cup series
• Northeastern staves off LIU in OT
• Looking at the four holiday tournaments:

Great Lakes Invitational (Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.)
December 27-28, 2022
No. 18 Western Michigan (10-9-1) vs. No. 17 Michigan Tech (11-5-3)
Ferris State (8-8-2) vs. No. 11 Michigan State (12-7-1)

Kwik-Trip Holiday Faceoff (Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee)
December 28-29, 2022
Clarkson (7-8-2) vs. No. 15 Massachusetts (7-6-3)
Lake Superior (3-13-2) vs. Wisconsin (7-11-0)

Ledyard Bank Classic (Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H.)
December. 30-31, 2022
No. 12 Providence (9-4-5) vs. Yale (1-8-1)
No. 6 Merrimack (13-4-0) at Dartmouth (1-10-1)

Desert Hockey Classic (Mullett Arena, Tempe, Ariz.)
January 6-7, 2023
Air Force (6-10-2) vs. No. 8 Boston University (11-5-0)
No. 17 Michigan Tech (12-7-1) at Arizona State (9-10-0)

(Our apologies for audio issues during the second part of the first segment.)

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Previewing the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship with Chris Peters: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 8

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by FloHockey senior content creator Chris Peters to preview the U.S. National Junior Team and the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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PairWise top four, a look at the six D-I men’s hockey conferences at the break: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 12

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Looking at Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Merrimack and Denver as the top four in the PairWise Rankings
• A look around the top teams in each conference at the break: Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, and NCHC
• News coming this week about Robert Morris

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USCHO Edge: Can college hockey’s Rivalry Week produce some profitable upsets?

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Rivalries. When these teams get together, they say you can throw out the records. Plenty often, a rivalry game does turn into an upset and in this week’s column, we’ll look at two of the oldest and greatest rivalries in college hockey – Boston College-Boston University and Michigan-Michigan State. Those two battles will have a … Read more

Two traditional rivalries plus three pivotal conference games highlight week’s slate: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 8

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also discuss the impact of analytics on betting lines.

This week’s games:

• No. 6 Michigan at No. 12 Michigan State

• No. 7 Boston University at Boston College

• North Dakota at No. 17 Western Michigan

• No. 5 Penn State at No. 19 Notre Dame

• No. 1 Denver at Minnesota Duluth

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Controversy in Denver-Arizona State game leads us to discuss what needs to be fixed in video reviews: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 11

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Denver’s game-winning goal on Friday vs. Arizona State leads into some lively and detailed discussion on video replay and its faults as it exists now
• A look at the top four teams: Denver, Quinnipiac, Minnesota, St. Cloud
• Our first dive into the PairWise Rankings, including a conference-by-conference look, discussion of teams on the bubble, and teams that might move into the top 16

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USCHO Edge: Ranked vs. unranked battles create some lopsided lines and, possibly, a value opportunity

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As this season has gone on and we’ve been able to watch the trends upon which sports books have set their lines, we’re certainly seeing a more cautious approach to line setting. Well, most of the time. This week, in two of the five games we’re looking at the lines have become almost lopsided towards … Read more

Denver, Michigan are heavy favorites while Providence-BC is a tossup: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 7

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also consider why college hockey is such a tough sport for oddsmakers.

This week’s games:

• No. 4 Minnesota at No. 13 Michigan State

• No. 7 Harvard at RV Cornell

• No. 10 Providence at RV Boston College

• No. 5 Michigan at Wisconsin

• RV Arizona State at No. 1 Denver

(RV=Receiving Votes)

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Western Michigan’s Pat Ferschweiler on the Broncos, NCHC, evolution of the game: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 7

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Western Michigan head coach Pat Ferschweiler to talk about this year’s Broncos, the evolution of college hockey, what he enjoys about the job, this season’s NCHC, and the upcoming series at Omaha.

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Not such a happy weekend for the top 10, plus ‘buy or sell’: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 10

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Just one team in the top 10 swept, Penn State
• Quinnipiac had a good weekend winning the Friendship Four
• Michigan/Harvard series
• Omaha splits with Denver
• Arizona State gets split with OT win vs. Minnesota
• UConn downed by Cornell
• Providence drops Mayor’s Cup to Brown
• Michigan Tech picks up four points vs. Minnesota State
• Friendship Four a success

Plus, our first edition of Buy or Sell for this season, talking Minnesota State, Michigan Tech, UConn, BU, Hockey East, Denver, RIT, Niagara, Harvard, and Quinnipiac.

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What did we learn from Minnesota-Michigan series given illness affecting both? Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 9

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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 the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Minnesota vs. Michigan should have been can’t miss hockey but illness depleted both squads. What did we learn?
• Quinnipiac keeps marching right through the ECAC
• Lots of splits this weekend
• Don’t sleep on Michigan Tech
• Talk of D-I hockey at San Diego State
• What did we learn from our homework assignments about protocol?

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