Looking at Alaska, Quinnipiac, Michigan Tech, plus Hockey East’s PairWise predicament: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 15

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:

  • Alaska splits with No. 1 Denver and is in the NCAA hunt
  • Quinnipiac continues to roll
  • Minnesota, St. Cloud split
  • Michigan Tech wins Desert Hockey Classic
  • Hockey East has slowly fallen from the PairWise graces
  • North Dakota is back inside the PWR bubble
  • Frozen Fenway and outdoor games in general
  • Are 12-minute intermissions too short for proper ice conditions?

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Monday 10: No. 1 Denver splits with unranked Alaska, Michigan Tech romps to Desert Hockey Classic title, Quinnipiac continues hot streak

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Another No. 1 falls as Alaska beats Denver The Nanooks scored two power-play goals in the first half of the second period Friday – one by Jonny Sorenson, one by Brady Risk, both assisted by T.J. … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Northeastern, BC pull off upsets at Fenway Park; No. 16 Michigan Tech wins Desert Hockey Classic; No. 12 Ohio State finishes convincing sweep of No. 14 Michigan State; No. 2 Quinnipiac stays red hot, beats No. 10 Harvard

Northeastern celebrates one of its four goals at Fenway Park, earning.a 4-1 win over Connecticut during Frozen Fenway. Boston College defeated UMass in the nightcap (Photo: Steve Babineau/Hockey East)

FRIDAY RECAP: Alaska drops top-ranked Denver; No. 2 Quinnipiac blanks Dartmouth; New Hampshire shuts out No. 11 Providence; No. 6 Boston University, No. 16 Michigan Tech win at Desert Hockey Classic

No. 1 Denver returned to home ice at Magness Arena Friday night only to be defeated 3-1 by Alaska in what can be considered a major upset. Jonny Sorenson and Brady Risk each had a power-play goal and an assist for the Nanooks, while TJ Lloyd posted a pair of assists and Garrett Pyke getting … Read more

Atlantic Hockey announces rescheduled Canisius-Air Force, Sacred Heart-Canisius conference series

Atlantic Hockey today announced a pair of changes to its 2022-23 conference schedule. The previously-postponed Canisius at Air Force series originally scheduled for Dec. 30-31 will now be played Feb. 13-14 at Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs. Both games will start at 7:05 p.m. MST. Additionally, the Sacred Heart at Canisius series scheduled for … Read more

Bowling Green’s Swankler, LIU’s Marcinkevicks, Alaska’s Radomsky pick up men’s HCA monthly honors for Dec. 2022

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly honorees for December. Bowling Green sophomore forward Austen Swankler is the player of the month, Long Island forward Patriks Marcinkevicks is the rookie of the month, and Alaska senior Matt Radomsky is the goaltender of the month. Swankler put up six goals and 15 points in … Read more

Minnesota’s Heise, Vetter, Penn State’s Janecke collect women’s HCA monthly honors for Dec. 2022

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly honorees for December. Minnesota graduate forward Taylor Heise is the player of the month, Penn State forward Tessa Janecke is the rookie of the month, and Minnesota sophomore Skylar Vetter is the goaltender of the month. Heise went for five goals and 15 points in just … Read more

USCHO Edge: Massive underdog at Desert Hockey Classic, exciting league matchups highlight this week’s featured games

Time off in college hockey can be a good thing. Bruises can heal and players can get some mental rest, something coaches say is critical especially for freshman who arrive on campus and hit the ground running. Plenty of positives. But the biggest challenge often coming out of break is to pick up where you … Read more

D-III West Hockey Weekend Picks — Jan. 6-7, 2023

The first full weekend of hockey in 2023 has arrived and two of the biggest matchups of the weekend feature nationally ranked opponents squaring off. St. Norbert plays Aurora in a pivotal NCHA series and Augsburg goes on the road to take on UW-Stevens Point.  Check out the picks for those games and more below. … Read more

A prohibitive favorite plus a questionable money line among this week’s top games: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 9

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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. Jim also has some tips on outdoor games.

This week’s games:

Desert Hockey Classic (at Tempe, Az.)
• Boston University (-675) vs. Air Force (+410); o/u 6.5
• Michigan Tech (+100) at Arizona State (-130); o/u 6

• Notre Dame (-145) at Wisconsin (+115); o/u 5
• Minnesota Duluth (-125) at Bemidji State (-105); o/u 5
• Minnesota State (-185) at Northern Michigan (+150); o/u 5.5

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

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