USCHO Podcasts

In this episode: Union wins Belpot at the Friendship Four, allowing two goals in two games, while more than 23,000 fans attended. It’s also considered one of the most televised events in Northern Ireland history.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also highlight:

Harvard beats Cornell in rivalry game at Madison Square Garden;

North Dakota finds a way to sweep;

UMass wins in overtime vs. Princeton;

Bentley pulls off the upset against Boston College;

Robert Morris was impressive in a sweep of Mercyhurst;

Minnesota State loses back end of home-and-home with Bemidji St.;

Omaha sweeps Arizona State.

Plus: About that whole Tri-City Storm claiming of Oliver Wahlstrom. Jim and Ed go on a bit of a rant about the irresponsibility of the USHL and the media.

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This week’s USCHO Game of the Week pits Harvard against Cornell at Madison Square Garden. Crimson coach Ted Donato looks ahead to the match up.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also preview other key games, including:

No. 6 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State in a weekend Big Ten series;

A pair of non-conference games as No. 9 Providence visits No. 7 Denver;

No. 18 Princeton at No. 4 UMass;

St. Lawrence vs. Clarkson in a non-conference game at Lake Placid;

And the on- and off-ice significance of the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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The new No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division I hockey poll is St. Cloud State.

Huskies first-year head coach Brett Larson joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about his team, their desire for an NCAA title, what his experience brings to St. Cloud, the competitiveness of the NCHC, and a little small-area practice.

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The USCHO Game of the Week didn’t disappoint, as Minnesota Duluth scored three third-period goals and downed Denver 4-3 in OT on Saturday. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger review that game, plus:

St. Cloud State improves to 11-1-0 with a sweep of Bemidji State;

UMass stays hot and improves to 10-1-0 overall and 6-0-0 in Hockey East;

Providence’s offense gets hot with 14 goals against Merrimack;

Arizona State splits with Harvard on a comeback win in overtime;

Minnesota State improves to 10-1-0 with a WCHA sweep of Ferris State;

Atlantic Hockey looks to have no runaway leader, and extends Bob DeGregorio’s contract;

Plus … is scoring up? If not, what’s the trend in NCAA D-I men’s hockey?

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This week’s USCHO Game of the Week has No. 1 Minnesota Duluth at No. 7 Denver for a pair of NCHC contests. While the Bulldogs are defending national champs, they lost the 2017 title to the Pioneers and lost five games last season to DU. Duluth News Tribune’s Matt Wellens joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview of this weekend’s games.

Jim and Ed also highlight other games of note, including:

No. 16 Michigan at No. 5 Penn State;

No. 17 Cornell hosting No. 14 Quinnipiac and No. 15 Princeton;

And No. 18 Arizona State’s trip to Harvard for a pair.

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After a 9-3 start to its fourth season at D-I, Arizona State finds itself at No. 18 in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division I hockey poll.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with Sun Devils coach Greg Powers to chat about this season so far, the program’s growth from a club team, recruiting, scheduling, and the possibility of making the NCAA tournament as an independent with an at-large bid.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the weekend, including:

Two comebacks by St. Cloud State in a weekend sweep of Denver;

UMass taking both ends of a home-and-home with Providence;

Arizona State’s sweep of Michigan State;

And a huge offensive output by Penn State.

Plus: should some conferences be panicking over a sub-.500 record in non-conference play?

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This week’s USCHO.com Game of the Week is No. 4 Providence hosting No. 9 UMass on Saturday, the second half of a home-and-home Hockey East series starting Thursday in Amherst. Providence coach Nate Leaman joins the podcast to preview the contests.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also preview other games involving teams in the USCHO.com Men’s Division I poll:

In the Big Ten, (6) Notre Dame at (14) Michigan, and (16) Minnesota at (20) Wisconsin;

In ECAC Hockey, (12) Union at (18) Princeton and (13) Quinnipiac;

NCHC contests including (5) Denver at (2) St. Cloud and (11) North Dakota at (19) Miami;

Jim and Ed also look at some non-conference games of note.

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Now in his 22nd season at Dartmouth after an initial nine seasons at Brown, Bob Gaudet hit a milestone, his 400th career win as the Big Green beat Quinnipiac on November 3.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger talk with Gaudet about coaching at his alma mater, this year’s team, and how the game and coaching have changed since he became a head coach while still in his 20s.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the weekend, including:

Arizona State, at 7-3-0 and with 11 goals on the season for Johnny Walker, splits the weekend with an overtime win over No. 6 Penn State Saturday.

Dartmouth’s 5-1 win over Quinnipiac — and Penn State’s loss — means no perfect records left in D-I men’s hockey. That win was the 400th for Bob Gaudet.

Denver swept Western Michigan leaving the Pioneers as the only unbeaten team (5-0-1).

Jeff Jackson earned his 300th win at Notre Dame in his 14th season with 2-1 win over Ohio State on Saturday.

Minnesota State stayed red hot with a sweep of Minnesota.

North Dakota swept Wisconsin, winning four in a row after 0-2-1 start.

Holy Cross believed to have its largest crowd in Hart Center history (2,502) for 3-0 loss vs. Providence

UMass and Providence continue to roll, will meet up Thursday and Saturday.

And UConn announced funding for a new arena, which will be only 2,500-3,500 seats, but they supposedly have waiver from Hockey East. They’ll continue to play some/all men’s games at XL Center in Hartford.

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