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Introducing USCHO Edge with a look at favorites, money lines among top 20 teams: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 1 Episode 1

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The debut of USCHO Edge with Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger is an evolution of our Game of the Week podcast. We’ll select five games among top 20 teams and look at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups.

This week’s games:

• No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 1 Denver

• No. 5 Minnesota State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 6 Quinnipiac at Boston College

• Miami at No. 15 UMass Lowell

• Wisconsin at No. 14 Ohio State

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Talking Terriers hockey with Boston University’s Jay Pandolfo: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 1

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Boston University first-year head coach Jay Pandolfo about this year’s Terriers and returning to coach at his alma mater after a 15-year NHL playing career and assistant coaching positions at the NHL level.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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What did we learn from the first weekend of the 2022-23 season? Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 2

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• What did we learn from the first weekend of play?

• Can we take away anything from exhibition results?

• First head coaching wins for BU’s Jay Pandolfo, Union’s Josh Hauge, and Alaska Anchorage’s Matt Shasby

• Replay, shootouts, and a perhaps nitpicky protocol enforcement revealed new rules and emphases for 2022-23

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Which are the top teams heading into the season, plus new coaches, new league, new rules: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 1

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look back at news from this summer and look ahead to the new season.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Who are our No. 1 teams right now and who are some dark horses?

• Coaching changes at four top programs: Boston College, Boston University, Michigan, Michigan State

• Will we see a new Division I men’s hockey conference soon?

• Analyzing the rule changes for this season, especially video replay

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Looking back at the Frozen Four, at coaching openings, the coaches’ convention, Illinois says no: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 26

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look back at the Frozen Four and at current news around college hockey as they wrap Season 4.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include …

• Eating crow on our Frozen Four championship predictions and looking at what made Denver successful

• Coaching positions: filled at Michigan State and still open at Boston College and Boston University

• When will we see an announcement on an extension for Mel Pearson at Michigan?

• What came out of the coaches’ convention as far as overtime and rule changes?

• Illinois no longer pursuing Big Ten hockey

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Reviewing a great weekend of regionals with just a bit of controversy, plus a look at attendance, Frozen Four field: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 25

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

A review of each regional:

• Allentown and a crazy third period between Michigan and Quinnipiac

• Great games in Albany, but some more replay drama

• Minnesota’s comeback vs. UMass and a win over Western Michigan in Worcester

• Denver’s one-goal wins over two tough defensive teams in Loveland

Were there attendance woes in the regionals, or is it not a worry?

An all-western Frozen Four in Boston

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Recapping the championship weekend, reacting to the NCAA brackets: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 24

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Minnesota State/Bemidji State overtime fiasco

• Is Minnesota Duluth ready for another run?

• Are the Michigan Wolverines now playing their best hockey?

• How far can Harvard go?

• UMass fights for a second title, but how about UConn?

• AIC gets its third straight Jack Riley trophy

• Bracket reaction: seeds, locations, start times

• Best first-round match ups?

• Most likely No. 4 over No. 1 upsets

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Previewing the NCHC Frozen Faceoff with CBSSN’s Alex Heinert, plus a look every playoff: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 20

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Alex Heinert of Midco Sports and voice of the NCHC on CBS Sports Network to preview the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.

We preview all six conference tournaments and look closely at the five games in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column:

• Bemidji State at No. 1 Minnesota State (CCHA final)

• No. 4 Michigan at No. 2 Minnesota (Big Ten final)

• No. 13 UMass Lowell vs. No. 11 Massachusetts (Hockey East semifinal)

• No. 8 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Denver (NCHC semifinal)

• No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 5 North Dakota (NCHC semifinal)

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Looking at the 2022 Hobey Baker finalists: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 23

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger take a look at the 10 players named Wednesday as 2022 Hobey Baker Award finalists: Matty Beniers, Bobby Brink, Brian Halonen, Luke Hughes, Devon Levi, Dryden McKay, Ben Meyers, Yaniv Perets, Nathan Smith, and Bobby Trivigno, plus some names that might have been overlooked.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Who’s in the NCAAs, who can get in, who needs help; let’s talk Hobey: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 23

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Good quarterfinal/semifinal weekend for the top teams

• Some teams had their seasons come to an abrupt end

• NCAA picture is getting clearer

• A few teams are rooting for Minnesota State and Quinnipiac

• Let’s talk Hobey

• NCAA brackets and attendance issues

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Previewing BC at Northeastern, BU at UConn with voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 19

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by the voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray to preview Boston College at No. 11 Northeastern and No. 16 Boston University at UConn in single-elimination quarterfinal contests.

Also previewed are three other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 9 St. Cloud State

• Penn State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Bentley’s Ryan Soderquist on playoff road sweep, working through on-ice adversity: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 22

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined for a second time this season by Bentley head coach Ryan Soderquist. The Falcons were at or near the top of Atlantic Hockey through the first half of the season, but slumped a bit in the latter part of the season. We discuss the team’s turnaround in a weekend sweep at Niagara in Atlantic Hockey’s first round, how they worked through adversity on the ice, and look ahead to this weekend’s quarterfinal round at American International.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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A wild finish in Hockey East, NCHC; drama in the first round of conference playoffs: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 22

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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, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• The wildest finish ever in Hockey East

• NCHC finish was a close second for drama

• First round of playoffs provided a lot of excitement, but few upsets

• PairWise: What are Ohio State’s hopes? What are the chances of more than three eastern teams?

• And revisiting the old “Colorado College” rule: Do criteria need to change so that a team winning 25 games isn’t left out?

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Previewing No. 4 North Dakota at No. 20 Omaha with Fighting Hawks’ head coach Brad Berry: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 18

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by North Dakota head coach Brad Berry to preview the No. 4 Fighting Hawks at No. 20 Omaha.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 St. Cloud State at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 9 UMass at Boston College

• No. 16 UMass Lowell at New Hampshire

• Penn State at No. 12 Ohio State

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Outgoing NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton on the conference, college hockey: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 21

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton. The conversation includes the conference’s position as college hockey’s top league, his departure to the Summit League, three-on-three overtime, realignment, and working with the other five conferences.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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