USCHO Podcasts

Bowling Green fell just short of a league title and the NCAA tournament last season, but at the semester break, the Falcons are 13-3-3 and just a point out of first place in the WCHA. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with BGSU head coach Chris Bergeron and find out what makes the Falcons a team that “won’t be denied.”

We also get an update from the coach of another team that has had a great first half, Arizona State’s Greg Powers.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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In this episode: No. 12 Bowling Green’s home sweep of No. 3 Minnesota State puts the Falcons just two points out of first in the WCHA. Also sweeping was No. 15 Arizona State over Colorado College.

USCHO.com’s Game of the Week was Penn State vs. Princeton in Philadelphia, where the Tigers came back from a 4-1 deficit to force a 4-4 tie.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also take a look at the league leaders at the semester break and first-half surprises around D-I men’s hockey.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men’s ice hockey Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y., April 11 and 13: ncaa.com/frozenfour

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USCHO.com’s Game of the Week has No. 9 Penn State taking on Princeton at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, December 15. Nittany Lions head coach Guy Gadowsky previews the matchup.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look at some other games on the light weekend schedule:

No. 3 Minnesota State at No. 12 Bowling Green for a pair of WCHA games;

Colorado College at No. 15 Arizona State for a weekend series;

And the first of a three-game series with a 20-day gap in between, Niagara at Rochester Institute of Technology.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Capping off the first semester with a weekend road sweep, Sacred Heart finds itself right in the middle of Atlantic Hockey’s tightly-packed standings. Head coach C. J. Marottolo joins Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin with a look at the Pioneers so far this season, Marottolo’s path to Sacred Heart and his Connecticut hockey roots, the team’s move to Webster Bank Arena, and what the program tells players they are recruiting about the school and the league, and a style of play that’s both heavy and fast.

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In this episode: USCHO.com’s Game of the Week was the home-and-home series between Quinnipiac and Massachusetts, with each team taking the home contest. Is the split enough to keep UMass at No. 1 in the USCHO poll?

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin also look at Boston College’s sweep of UConn, which puts the Eagles in first place in Hockey East, the Big Ten series between Notre Dame and Penn State, Arizona State’s sweep, some sleeper teams, some poll predictions, and more.

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This week’s USCHO Game of the Week is No. 1 Massachusetts visiting No. 8 Quinnipiac, with a return match at UMass on Saturday. Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold joins us for a preview.

Ed Trefzger and guest co-host Dan Rubin also look ahead at some other key games, including:

No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 9 Penn State for a weekend series in the Big Ten;

A long time rivalry series as No. 16 Clarkson is home and home with St. Lawrence;

A big weekend for Merrimack with No. 10 Providence and No. 13 Northeastern visiting;

A couple of key weekend series in the NCHC with No. 6 Denver at No. 14 North Dakota, and Omaha at No. 2 St. Cloud State;

Plus a non-conference series as No. 19 Arizona State visits Princeton.

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Coach Matt Curley joins Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin to spotlight Alaska Anchorage hockey.

Curley helms a Seawolves program that has struggled for success in the WCHA, but one that the first-year head coach sees a lot to be encouraged about. Curley talks about the aftermath of last week’s earthquake, his path to his first collegiate head coaching position, the evolution of the game, his team this season, what it takes to prepare for a road trip, and what Alaska Anchorage has to offer a prospective student-athlete.

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In this episode: Michigan State took 5 of 6 points against long-time and Big Ten rival Michigan, as we look back at the Game of the Week.

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin also look at:

Quinnipiac’s sweep of Princeton;

North Dakota’s split with Minnesota-Duluth;

UMass keeps rolling … will they be No. 1?

Boston College and Boston University played to an historic 0-0 tie;

And about those Atlantic Hockey suspensions: What does that tell us about players, officiating, rules, and video?

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This week’s USCHO Game of the Week is a rivalry series as Michigan and Michigan State play Friday at Munn and Saturday at Yost. Michigan coach Mel Pearson joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the series and take stock on the Big Ten.

Also previewed in our lightning round:

In the Big Ten, No. 5 Ohio State is at Minnesota and No. 6 Penn State is at Wisconsin for weekend series;

ECAC Hockey features a home-and-home between No. 9 Quinnipiac and No. 19 Princeton;

The NCHC includes No. 15 North Dakota at No. 2 Minnesota Duluth and No. 1 St. Cloud State at Miami, each for a pair;

And the WCHA is highlighted by No. 4 Minnesota State at No. 20 Lake Superior.

Plus, quick looks at BC/BU, Bemidji at Michigan Tech, and Air Force at RIT.

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Union took home the Belpot last weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by winning the Friendship Four over Boston University. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger talk with Union head coach Rick Bennett — now in his eighth season behind the bench — about the Friendship Four experience on and off the ice, the changing landscape of college hockey, parity in Division I and ECAC Hockey, and about this year’s Dutchmen.

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