Live Podcast Replay: NCAA selection analysis, conversation with committee chair Mike Kemp – Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 19

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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 analyze and review the announcement of the NCAA men’s Division I ice hockey field. Mike Kemp, chair of the men’s D-I ice hockey committee, joined them for a conversation. Kemp revealed which teams were the last ones in and what criteria the committee used to assess those teams and described what he characterized as a “stressful” process.

Hear the replay of this live podcast below.

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Wisconsin Women 2021 National Champion

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