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GOTW: Late goals by Keranen, Brisson propel No. 8 Michigan to 3-1 victory over No. 16 Notre Dame, sweep of two-game series

January 22, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Late goals for Michigan by Jay Keranen and Brendan Brisson broke open a 1-1 tie and gave the No. 8 Wolverines a two-game sweep of No. 16 Notre Dame, 3-1 (Photo: Fighting Irish Media)

Michigan at Notre Dame preview with Fighting Irish broadcaster Darin Pritchett: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 8

January 21, 2021 by Jim Connelly

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

Notre Dame swept Michigan at Yost Ice Arena in two one-goal games just after Thanksgiving. The No. 8 Wolverines visit the No 16 Fighting Irish this weekend in Big Ten play. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by the voice of the Irish, Darin Pritchett, for a preview.

We also look ahead to Arizona State at No. 4 Minnesota and No. 12 Wisconsin at Penn State in the Big Ten, No. 10 Quinnipiac at No. 14 Clarkson for three ECAC contests, No. 18 Providence home-and-home with No. 8 UMass in Hockey East, and a slate of NCHC matchups highlighted by No. 19 Denver at No. 11 Omaha.

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This Week in Hockey East: Rapidly-improving Connecticut team making waves with added experience, talent

January 21, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Building and continuously rebuilding a college sports program is easily the greatest challenge that every coaching staff faces.

Success, particularly in college hockey, often leads to NHL teams taking notice and players being snatched prior to the conclusion of their four-year college career, often leaving significant holes in a lineup.

Three years ago, Connecticut coach Mike Cavanaugh faced exactly that.

Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson talks Fighting Irish, Big Ten, pandemic, analytics: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 8

January 19, 2021 by Jim Connelly

A conversation with incoming Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast season 2 episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson, whose Fighting Irish swept then-No. 1 Minnesota last weekend. Jackson speaks about this year’s team, the Big Ten’s response to the pandemic and how his team has adjusted, about analytics vs. the “eye test,” and about this weekend’s series with Michigan.

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TMQ: Looking at last weekend’s action, looking ahead to potential NCAA hockey tournament scenarios

January 19, 2021 by Jim Connelly

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.

No. 1 Minnesota swept by Notre Dame; Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan, BC sweep : Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 9

January 18, 2021 by Jim Connelly

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

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger take a look at the weekend and the news of the week.

Highlights include Notre Dame’s sweep of No. 1 Minnesota, which displaces the Golden Gophers from the top of the USCHO.com men’s D-I poll, while Boston College ascends to the top with weekend wins over a tough Merrimack.

Minnesota State and Bowling Green – with its 1,000th team win – keep up their winning ways in the WCHA.

Western Michigan surprised some with a pair of home wins over No. 4 St. Cloud State.

The Big Ten’s Michigan and Wisconsin got weekend sweeps.

Quinnipiac seems a cut above in the four-team ECAC, while UConn popped up on people’s radar with a sweep of New Hampshire.

Also, LIU split the weekend at Army as coach Brett Riley faced uncle Brian Riley at West Point.

And why the seeming differences in approaching COVID-19 protocols between leagues and teams?

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Saturday roundup: Sweep completed as Notre Dame defeats No. 1 Minnesota, 2-1; No. 3 BC survives, 2-1, against Merrimack; WMU sweeps No. 4 St. Cloud State

January 16, 2021 by Jim Connelly

A cutout of coach Gordon Bombay seems to approve as Notre Dame took it to No. 1 Minnesota for the second straight night, sweeping the Gophers in a road series, winning Saturday, 2-1. The Fighting Irish are now 3-1-0 since the start of 2021 (Photo: Jim Rosvold)

Friday roundup: Late goal by Notre Dame’s Graham Slaggert earns 3-2 upset of No. 1 Minnesota; UConn wins crazy OT game vs. UNH; Minn. St. shuts out LSSU

January 15, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Graham Slaggert’s late third-period goal assisted by his brother Landon gave Notre Dame a road upset of No. 1 Minnesota, 3-2 (photo: Jim Rosvold)

Previewing UMass vs. Boston University with Minutemen coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 7

January 14, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by UMass head coach Greg Carvel to preview the Minutemen’s scheduled home-and-home series with Boston University.

We also look at No. 14 Northeastern vs. No. 3 Boston College, Notre Dame at No. 1 Minnesota, St. Lawrence vs. No. 13 Clarkson, No. 2 North Dakota at No. 18 Denver, No. 5 Minnesota State at No. 19 Lake Superior, and a non-conference series between LIU and Army West Point, which has Brett and uncle Brian Riley facing off as head coaches for the first time.

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Alabama Huntsville’s Lance West talks this year’s Chargers, future growth of program: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 6

January 12, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Alabama Huntsville won its first two games of the season, and first home wins, with a weekend sweep of Ferris state.

First-year Chargers head coach Lance West joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about the weekend, future plans which include a new arena and a new league home, filling 13 open spots on the team during the offseason, and recruiting.

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TMQ: St. Cloud State making waves in NCHC play, Riley family hits milestone at Army West Point

January 12, 2021 by Jim Connelly

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.

Nobody left undefeated, St. Cloud is on a roll, ECAC is a tight race: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 8

January 11, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and at top news of the week.

No. 1 Minnesota fell from the ranks of the unbeaten in a split at No. 12 Wisconsin. That’s good news for the Badgers and not necessarily bad for the Gophers.

No. 6 St. Cloud State got a weekend sweep – including a come-from-behind win and by scoring the only goal in OT – at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth.

No. 2 Boston College split with New Hampshire, with the road teams winning each end of the weekend in overtime.

The ECAC is tight right out of the gate, and close results and OT games proved it.

Then No. 20 Robert Morris has 11 wins and shouldn’t be overlooked.

Also … The Riley family notched its 1,000 win behind the Army West Point bench for father Jack and sons Rob and Brian. Three-on-three overtime is getting more comfortable for teams, with 12-of-14 overtime games being decided before a shootout. And is scoring up? It feels like it.

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GOTW: No. 13 Quinnipiac rallies for OT win over No. 10 Clarkson; No. 1 Minnesota falls, 3-1, to No. 12 Wisconsin

January 9, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Quinnipiac’s Desi Burgart fired a laser of a shot past Clarkson goaltender Kris Oldham at 2:29 of overtime as the Bobcats won, 4-3. it was the second of three games the teams will play this weekend, each earning OT victories thus far (photo: Rob Rasmussen/Quinnipiac Athletics)

Friday roundup: A night of OT victories includes UNH upset of No. 2 BC and Bemidji St. upending No. 7 Bowling Green

January 8, 2021 by Jim Connelly

New Hampshire goaltender Mike Robinson made one of his 35 saves as the Wildcats upset #2 Boston College, 4-3 in overtime, on the road on Friday (photo: John Quackenbos/Boston College)

Hockey East picks: Jan. 8-13 (UPDATED)

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Jim Connelly

In this space last week, I knocked on wood saying that barring COVID setbacks, last week would produce the busiest week for Hockey East since the restart. All of those games went off without a hitch. But that seems like a distant memory as both UConn and UMass Lowell have COVID tests in recent days … Read more

Clarkson at Quinnipiac preview with Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 6

January 7, 2021 by Jim Connelly

This season finds ECAC Hockey trimmed down to just four teams. Two of those teams – No. 10 Clarkson and No. 13 Quinnipiac – have a three-game series this weekend. Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold, whose Bobcats host the Golden Knights, joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview.

We also look at No. 6 St. Cloud at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, No. 1 Minnesota at No. 12 Wisconsin, and Arizona State at No. 18 Notre Dame.

Also of note: all 11 teams in Hockey East will finally have gotten their seasons underway in a slate of games capped off by No. 8 UMass at No. 15 UMass Lowell on Tuesday.

And the two ranked teams in Atlantic Hockey – No. 19 American International and No. 20 Robert Morris – have series this weekend, with AIC home-and-home with Army and RMU at Niagara and back home against the Purple Eagles for two.

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This Week in Hockey East: Heavy conference representation at World Juniors, with U.S. coming away with gold

January 7, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Tuesday night was a night for the ages in the United States as the U.S. Under-20 team upset its rival to the north, Canada, for World Junior gold.

Certainly there was impact from Hockey East in the game as Northeastern’s Devon Levi entered riding an historic streak in goal for Team Canada and former Boston University forward Trevor Zegras skated through the tournament at a wild clip, eventually finishing with a point total that matched the largest ever for a U.S. player.

But there was one team that was loaded with great storylines on both sides of the puck: Boston College.

Robert Morris’ Derek Schooley talks Colonials, recruiting in Pittsburgh, Frozen Four planning: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 6

January 5, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Robert Morris is off to a strong 8-3 start overall and 6-1 in Atlantic Hockey play. Head coach Derek Schooley joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this year’s team, playing a compressed and changing schedule, recruiting the best talent from around Pittsburgh, and about the planning that’s going on for the 2021 Frozen Four in the Steel City.

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GOTW: Noah Cates overtime goal gives No. 4 Minnesota Duluth thrilling NCHC victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State

January 2, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Minnesota Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti made 19 saves but needed a goal from Noah Cates to earn a 4-3 OT victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State on Saturday (photo: Tom Nelson/St. Cloud State Athletics)

No. 9 UMass rallies late to take down No. 13 Northeastern 4-3 in heavyweight battle

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Two late goals by UMass combined with a strong special teams game gave the ninth-ranked Minutemen a 4-3 road win over No. 13 Northeastern (photo: Jim Pierce/NU Athletics)