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.

No. 4 Denver at Omaha preview with Mavericks coach Mike Gabinet: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 15

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet to preview the Mavericks’ two home games this weekend against No. 4 Denver in NCHC play.

They also look at other key matchups, including No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud in the NCHC, plus three weekend series in the Big Ten: No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 9 Ohio State, Michigan at No. 6 Penn State, and No. 20 Michigan State at Wisconsin.

In Hockey East, No. 5 Boston College is at No. 13 UMass Lowell on Friday and hosts rival Boston University on Saturday.

The WCHA’s top series has No. 3 Minnesota State at No. 15 Bowling Green, and a Saturday ECAC tilt finds No. 7 Clarkson at No. 16 Harvard.

In non-conference play, No. 17 Northern Michigan is at No. 1 (tie) Cornell and No. 14 Arizona State hosts Rochester Institute of Technology for weekend series.

And an old traditional rivalry has Army West Point visiting its Canadian counterpart Royal Military Academy on Saturday.

This episode is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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Talking rules, officiating with Big Ten and NCAA’s Steve Piotrowski: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 15

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Big Ten coordinator of officials and NCAA ice hockey rules committee secretary Steve Piotrowski joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss college hockey rules and officiating. Topics include overtime formats, video replay, rule enforcement, referee assignments and recruiting, and this year’s potential rulebook updates.

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BGSU gets 5 of 6 points, Omaha gains split with North Dakota, UMass, BC defeat each other on the road: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend’s top results, including the Game of the Week series that saw Bowling Green take five of six points at Michigan Tech.

Also on this episode: Omaha ended a couple of North Dakota streaks with a split, Boston College and UMass won at each other’s arena, Michigan swept Notre Dame, Ohio State splits at Wisconsin, Army West Point gets five points on the weekend hosting Air Force, and more.

We also take a gander at the PairWise Rankings as they stand now in mid-January.

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Hockey East picks – Jan. 10-15

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While I would typically wax poetic about all of the matchups, my senility nearly made me forgot to post anything at all prior to Friday’s game times. Thus, here are Dave and my picks. And the apologies for the short content. I will wax doubly poetic next week. Friday, January 10 Dartmouth at Vermont Jim’s … Read more

Bowling Green at Michigan Tech preview with Falcons coach Ty Eigner: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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The WCHA has a competitive battle underway for the top spots in the standings. This weekend, two ranked teams face off in league play as No. 16 Bowling Green visits No. 17 Michigan Tech. Bowling Green first-year head coach Ty Eigner joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the weekend.

We also look ahead at No. 10 UMass and No. 4 Boston College and their home-and-home Hockey East series, as well as No. 7 Clarkson at Quinnipiac, Harvard and Yale at MSG, Air Force at Army West Point, and No. 1 North Dakota’s 13-game home winning streak on the line vs. Omaha.

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Catching up on Denver at midseason with Pioneers coach David Carle: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 14

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After an 8-0 start but a bumpy November, No. 5 Denver has won four straight, including a weekend sweep over then-No. 9 UMass.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by second-year Pioneers head coach David Carle for a look at some of his top performers, what’s gone well, where he’d like to improve, and how adversity is helping DU for the stretch toward the postseason.

This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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Four ranked teams in Fortress Invitational, plus a national semifinal rematch: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 13

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Four ranked teams face off this weekend in the Fortress Invitational in Las Vegas: No. 2 Cornell, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 14 Providence, and No. 20 Army West Point. Hosts Jim Connelly – who’s on-site for USCHO in Vegas – and Ed Trefzger preview the tournament.

We also look ahead at a rematch of last April’s national semifinal game with No. 9 UMass at No. 7 Denver, No. 19 Western Michigan’s home-and-home series with No. 15 Notre Dame, Michigan Tech – fresh off its GLI championship – at No. 17 Arizona State, No. 16 Harvard and Dartmouth’s games with Quinnipiac, and some key weekend series in the WCHA.

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GAMES OF THE WEEK: Las Vegas and Golden Knights hope that this weekend’s Fortress Invitational will be a major stepping stone towards attracting a Frozen Four

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Arizona State captured the inaugural Fortress Invitational, then called the Ice Vegas invitational. This year’s event kicks off on Friday with four nationally-ranked teams battling and a city hoping to attract a Frozen Four (File photo: ASU Athletics)

No. 16 Arizona State vs. No. 17 Harvard preview with Sun Devils coach Greg Powers: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 12

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No. 16 Arizona State vs. No. 17 Harvard preview with Sun Devils coach Greg Powers: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 12

No. 17 Harvard hosts No. 16 Arizona State for a pair of games in Irvine, California on December 28 and 29, 2019 in the SoCal Clash. Sun Devils head coach Greg Powers joins us for a preview.Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also preview the in-season tournaments scheduled for the weekend, including the Ledyard Bank Classic, the Catamount Cup, the Great Lakes Invitational and the Mariucci Classic.Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, in your favorite podcast app, or on Spreaker.[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=21129508″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”]Sponsor this podcast! Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/USCHOGameoftheWeek for details.

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USCHO GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State’s DeBrouwer hopes to shine in sunny California as No. 16 Sun Devils take on No. 17 Harvard

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After spending a season as a back-up goaltender, sophomore Evan DeBrouwer has started his playing career strong for No. 16 Arizona State, something he hopes will continue against No. 17 Harvard in this weekend’s SoCal Clash in Irvine, Calif. (photo: Arizona State Athletics).

In-season college hockey holiday tournaments – still good for the game or somewhat passe?

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Holiday tournaments. At one point in the college hockey universe, an invitation was a sign of respect, or that the host team needed an easy opponent to beat so that they could guarantee themselves a spot in the championship game. Nowadays, there is a level of neutral existence of why teams participate and what the purpose of the tournament is (photo: USCHO. com).

Hockey East picks – Dec. 28-30

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It was a very light schedule the week prior to the holidays. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t gain a game on Dave.Jim last week: 2-0-0Dave last week: 1-1-0Jim to date: 70-42-16Dave to date: 74-38-16Holiday Tournaments – Sat. and Sun., Dec. 28-29At least this weekend, both tournament involving Hockey East teams, the Catamount Cup in … Read more