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USCHO Spotlight Special Edition: Talking Joe Bertagna’s tenure at Hockey East, who might replace him as commissioner

Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna - The Boston College Eagles defeated the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-3 in the second half of the Hockey East Frozen Fenway
Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna - The Boston College Eagles defeated the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-3 in the second half of the Hockey East Frozen Fenway's first Saturday on January 4, 2014 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna pioneered the conference’s Frozen Fenway outdoor games (file photo: Melissa Wade).

With the announcement of Joe Bertagna’s departure as Hockey East commissioner at the end of the 2019-20 season, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at his stewardship of the conference and its growth during his tenure. Also in this episode: a discussion of the changing landscape of college hockey that has conferences looking in different directions, and some of the possible candidates to replace Bertagna.

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USCHO Spotlight special edition: What is the fallout from the departure of seven teams from the WCHA?

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Bowling Green and Minnesota State are two teams exploring the idea of playing in a new — or different? — conference come 2021 (photo: Brad Phalin).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger discuss what they’ve learned and provide analysis of the news that broke June 28, 2019, that seven teams would be leaving the WCHA effective with the 2021-22 season. Included in this episode are thoughts about what led to the decision, the timing, what other realignments may be in store, and discussion of other programs that may be moving along toward adding D-I men’s hockey.

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USCHO Spotlight Live: Saturday 4-6 p.m. ET at the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four in Buffalo

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St.

Saturday’s broadcast features Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient Jake Bunz, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna, WCHA commissioner Bill Robertson, College Hockey Inc. executive director Mike Snee, ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell, and a preview of the championship game with Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune and Andrew Mahoney of the Boston Globe.

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USCHO Spotlight Live: Friday at the Frozen Four with ESPN’s Buccigross, Melrose, UMass coach Carvel 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St.

Friday’s broadcast includes live audio of ESPN’s annual fan event with John Buccigross and Barry Melrose, along with their guests, including Massachusetts head coach Greg Carvel.

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USCHO Spotlight Live: Thursday 1-3 EDT at the 2019 Frozen Four in Buffalo

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St.

Thursday’s live broadcast includes a discussion on rules and officiating with Steve Piotrowski and Frank Cole, NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton, the Big Ten’s Brad Traviolia and a preview of the semifinal games with beat writers from Providence, Minnesota Duluth, Denver, and Massachusetts.

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USCHO Spotlight Live: Wednesday 4-6 EDT at the 2019 Frozen Four in Buffalo

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St.

Wednesday’s live broadcast includes Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregrio, Zig Fracassi from Sirius/XM radio, Niagara coach Jason Lammers, ESPN’s Chris Peters, College Hockey Inc. deputy executive director Nate Ewell, and veteran college hockey writer Neil Koepke.

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NCAA D-I Men’s Frozen Four in the Spotlight with Minnesota Duluth’s Scott Sandelin, plus highlights from the coaches news conference

UMD players celebrate after winning the Midwest Regional final (2019 Omar Phillips)
UMD players celebrate after winning the Midwest Regional final (2019 Omar Phillips)
Minnesota Duluth players celebrate after winning the NCAA D-I men’s Midwest Regional final (photo: Omar Phillips).

With the NCAA D-I men’s Frozen Four just nine days away, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with the coach of the defending national champs, Minnesota Duluth’s Scott Sandelin. We also feature some highlights from the NCAA Frozen Four coaches news conference that included Denver’s David Carle, Massachusetts’ Greg Carvel, and Providence’s Nate Leaman.

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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Looking back on a great 2019 NCAA Regionals weekend: Weekend Review episode 25

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Massachusetts is heading to its first Frozen Four (photo: Melissa Wade).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the 2019 NCAA regionals, which saw Massachusetts, Denver, Providence, and defending national champion Minnesota Duluth advance to the 2019 Frozen Four in Buffalo.

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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2019 NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey regionals preview: Game of the Week episode 24

Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) Hunter Shepard (Minnesota-Duluth -32) 2019 March 23 University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University meet in the championship game of the NCHC Frozen Face Off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN (Bradley K. Olson)

 

Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) Hunter Shepard (Minnesota-Duluth -32) 2019 March 23 University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University meet in the championship game of the NCHC Frozen Face Off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN (Bradley K. Olson)
Mike Richter award finalist Hunter Shepard will backstop Minnesota Duluth as it looks for a repeat championship (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview the four regions in this year’s NCAA Men’s D-I ice hockey regionals.

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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ESPN’s John Buccigross talks NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey regionals, Hobey Baker: USCHO Spotlight episode 24

ESPN’s John Buccigross donned an American International jersey on a recent episode of In The Crease (photo: twitter.com/buccigross).

ESPN’s John Buccigross makes a return visit to the show to talk NCAA D-I Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals this coming weekend. The play-by-play voice of the network’s Frozen Four and Northeast Regional coverage also shares his thoughts on the Hobey Baker Award candidates for this season with hosts Jim Connelly  and Ed Trefzger.

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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Weekend Review Selection Sunday live episode rewind with D-I committee member Steve Metcalf

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Where will the 16 teams who will contest for this trophy be placed? We’ll have discussion and analysis live.

Catch a rewind of our live on a special edition of the Weekend Review podcast breaking down the selections and brackets of the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey tournament.

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin analyzed the field and were joined after the announcement by NCAA committee member and New Hampshire deputy athletic director Steve Metcalf, who explained why it was an easy task for the committee to seed the teams and create the bracket.

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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Previewing the six D-I conference tournaments and highlighting significant games for the PairWise bubble: Game of the Week episode 23

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Boston College made it to the semifinal round of Hockey East, but needs a conference championship to advance to the NCAA tournament (photo: Ken Jancef).

There’s no one game of the week this week. Who could pick just one when there are 15 games this weekend, with six champions to be crowned and six NCAA berths on the line? Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview all six conference tournaments and discuss PairWise Ranking implications of various games.

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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Notre Dame’s Jeff Jackson talks 2019 Irish, coaching, recruiting, Big Ten championship game: USCHO Spotlight episode 23

Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson looks to lead his team to the 2019 Big Ten championship (photo: Matt Dewkett).

Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson joins Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin for a wide-ranging discussion, including this year’s Fighting Irish, what he looks for in a player, why his team is lowest in the nation in penalty minutes, and what he enjoys most about coaching.

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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Who’s already in, who’s out, and what happened in the penultimate weekend of conference playoffs: Weekend Review episode 23

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Boston College’s upset of Providence has the Eagles still in the hunt and the Friars waiting and watching (photo: Ken Jancef).

Who’s in? Who’s out? And who still has a chance for the NCAAs?

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the PairWise situation after the six conference playoffs finish their penultimate weekend, plus a look at the results in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCHA, and WCHA.

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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North Dakota at Denver preview with writer Brad Schlossman, plus a look at possible playoff upsets: USCHO Game of the Week episode 22

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Griffin Mendel of Denver, Colorado College at Denver at Magness Arena, Jan. 19, 2019 (Candace Horgan)
Denver awaits North Dakota in the quarterfinals of the NCHC (photo: Candace Horgan).

A great matchup in the NCHC quarterfinals pits North Dakota at Denver this weekend. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with Grand Forks Herald North Dakota beat writer Brad Schlossman to preview the series and to review the Fighting Hawks’ season.

We also take a look at some upset possibilities in playoff series across the six D-I men’s conferences.

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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Robert Morris’ Derek Schooley talks Colonials hockey, 2021 Frozen Four: USCHO Spotlight episode 22

Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley. RMU mens hockey v Air Force at Consol Energy Center. Photo by Jason Cohn (JASON COHN/RMU ASSIGNED)
Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley. RMU mens hockey v Air Force at Consol Energy Center. Photo by Jason Cohn (JASON COHN/RMU ASSIGNED)
Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley (file photo: Jason Cohn/Robert Morris)

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley has been behind the Colonials’ bench since the program started in 2004.

Schooley talked with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger about this year’s team, this season, some key players, upcoming playoffs at Bentley, the NCAA D-I committee — of which he’s a member — and Pittsburgh and RMU’s planning for the 2021 Frozen Four.

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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All but one higher seed takes the first round playoff series, NCHC, Hockey East wrap the regular season: USCHO Weekend Review episode 22

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8 Mar 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Michigan Wolverines in quarterfinal round of the 2019 B1G Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at 3M at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold)
Brannon McManus gave Minnesota an overtime win on Friday night over Michigan (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Though it took three games in some, and a few overtimes, the higher seeds prevailed in all but one weekend playoff series.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the first round in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, and WCHA, as well as the final weekend in the NCHC and Hockey East. Also of note: a couple of pro signings, some controversial replay, and some attendance questions.

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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Previewing Michigan at Minnesota with Mel Pearson, as well as the other first-round playoffs, plus NCHC, Hockey East runs to the finish: Game of the Week episode 21

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Solid goaltending will be a necessary part of Michigan’s success this weekend (file photo: Rachel Lewis).

Four of six D-I conferences enter the playoffs this weekend. USCHO’s Game of the Week is Michigan at Minnesota on Saturday, the second night of a best-of-three series. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview the game and series with Michigan coach Mel Pearson.

We also look at the race for position in Hockey East and the NCHC as well as playoff first rounds in the rest of the Big Ten, Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and the WCHA.

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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Bentley alum and head coach Ryan Soderquist looks at successful regular season and ahead to playoffs: USCHO Spotlight episode 21

The visiting Army West Point Black Knights defeated the Bentley University Falcons 5-1 on Friday, February 16, 2018, in the first game in the new Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
The visiting Army West Point Black Knights defeated the Bentley University Falcons 5-1 on Friday, February 16, 2018, in the first game in the new Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
Ryan Soderquist (at left) is head coach at his alma mater, Bentley, which calls the year-old Bentley Arena its home (file photo: Melissa Wade).

Bentley has been one of the hottest teams in D-I hockey since the start of 2019, including a 10-0-2 unbeaten stretch, and finished with the No. 2 seed in Atlantic Hockey.

Falcons head coach Ryan Soderquist joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about the team’s success this season, the evolution of the league from his playing days at Bentley in the MAAC to today’s Atlantic Hockey, the new Bentley Arena, the recruiting process, and what it means to the team to get a first-round playoff bye.

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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