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TMQ

TMQ: Tuesday Morning Quarterback

TMQ: NCHC consistency, Dec. 11 poll, Maine goalie Jeremy Swayman

August 24, 2020December 12, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Tanner Jaillet of Denver and Michael Davies of Denver defend CC

With the exception of a full WCHA schedule for the coming weekend and a few other scattered games, we’re really at the midway point of the season.

Categories Feature, TMQ Tags frontd1m 12 Comments

TMQ: Talking poll results, NCHC dominance, ages of college players, Clarkson's power play

August 24, 2020December 5, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Jack Poehling (SCSU-3) Ryan Poehling (SCSU-11) Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) 2017 Nov. 17 St. Cloud State University hosts Colorado College in a NCHC game at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud (Bradley K. Olson)

It feels like of late, we talk about teams at the top of the poll that are falling. Well, this week, that’s simply not the case.

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TMQ: Talking this week’s D-I men’s poll, Friendship Four, Mike Folga

August 24, 2020November 28, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
(William Cherry)

So who gave Notre Dame the lone first-place vote this week? Paula and Jim have the answer.

Categories Feature, TMQ 114 Comments

TMQ: Looking at Harvard, Boston University rankings in national poll

September 17, 2019November 21, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
The Crimson celebrate Henry Bowlby

Paula and Jim take a detailed look at why Harvard and Boston University continue to receive votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.

Categories Feature, TMQ 148 Comments

Big Ten teams showing well in early-season conference play, in national rankings

August 24, 2020November 15, 2017 by Paula C. Weston
4 Nov 17: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Michigan State University Spartans in a B1G matchup at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)

Last weekend in Big Ten hockey, it was either feast or famine — and neither necessarily equated with success. Minnesota scored 10 goals in two games against Michigan and came away with two league points. Notre Dame put one goal past Penn State Saturday night, and that was enough to secure a two-game sweep and … Read more

Categories This Week, TMQ 4 Comments

TMQ: Trying to make sense of early-season D-I poll shuffling, game results

August 24, 2020November 14, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
St. Cloud State at Denver, Magness Arena, 11/11/17. (Candace Horgan)

Paula and Jim discuss the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and wonder how former No. 1 St. Cloud State earned a first-place vote this week.

Categories Feature, TMQ 82 Comments

TMQ: Figuring out the repercussions of last weekend, where to go from here

August 24, 2020November 7, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
NOV 4, 2017: Trevor Gooch (CC - 2), Louie Belpedio (MIA - 58). The Miami RedHawks lose to the Colorado College Tigers 2-1 Satuday, November 4, 2017 at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, OH. (Rachel Lewis/©Rachel Lewis)

Paula and Jim try to figure out what happened to former No. 1 Denver last weekend and what to make of the rankings this week.

Categories Feature, TMQ 22 Comments

TMQ: How difficult was it in choosing this week’s poll’s top 20?

September 17, 2019October 31, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Bobo Carpenter (BU - 14) tied the game at 2 in the first period. (Melissa Wade)

Paula and Jim talk about their individual thought processes in compiling their top-20 ballots this week for the USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll.

Categories Feature, TMQ Tags frontd1m 72 Comments

TMQ: What do we make of top teams losing games over the weekend?

August 24, 2020October 24, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Jaakko Heikkinen of Denver readies for a faceoff. Denver vs. Lake Superior at Magness Arena, 10/20/2017. (Candace Horgan)

It wasn’t a great week to be part of the USCHO.com top 10. Though no team got swept, St. Cloud State was the only to escape unscathed. Paula and Jim discuss.

Categories Feature, TMQ Tags frontd1m 36 Comments

TMQ: Talking Denver-Notre Dame, Minnesota State, Danton Cole

September 17, 2019October 17, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
(Tim Brule)

Paula and Jim are back to give the rundown as this third weekend of the season provided plenty of interesting things to discuss.

Categories Feature, TMQ 10 Comments

TMQ: Kicking off the season discussing early surprises, recognizing Rick Comley

August 24, 2020October 10, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
6 Oct 17: Dane Birks (Michigan Tech - 4). The Union College Dutchmen play against Michigan Technological University Huskies in the 2017 Icebreaker Tournament at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com)

Another college hockey season has begun, which also marks the return of TMQ, our national look around college hockey where we talk about the highs and lows of the past week.

Categories Feature, TMQ 9 Comments

TMQ: Season finale with reflections on action, excitement of regionals

August 24, 2020March 28, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
(Tim Brule)

The Frozen Four field is set following an incredible weekend of NCAA playoff hockey and Paula and Jim break it all down in the season’s final installment of TMQ.

Categories Feature, TMQ Tags ff2017 255 Comments

TMQ: Looking at the four regionals this coming weekend

August 24, 2020March 21, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
(David Archambeau)

Well, conference championship weekend is in the books and the NCAA field is set. Jim and Paula discuss what to expect this weekend at regionals.

Categories Feature, TMQ 462 Comments

TMQ: Thoughts on conference playoffs, Hobey Baker predictions

September 17, 2019March 14, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
The Harvard University Crimson defeated the Yale University Bulldogs 6-4 in the opening game of their ECAC quarterfinal series on Friday, March 11, 2017, at Bright-Landry Hockey Center in Boston, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

The conference playoffs rolled on last weekend, while the Big Ten capped its regular season. Jim Connelly and Paula C. Weston digest the latest action, as well as check in with their Hobey Baker favorites.

Categories Feature, TMQ 62 Comments

TMQ: Compelling storylines abound as season goes deeper into playoffs

August 24, 2020March 7, 2017 by Jim Connelly
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Jim Connelly and Candace Horgan look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey.

Categories Feature, TMQ 205 Comments

TMQ: Looking forward to the second season

August 24, 2020February 28, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Brock Boeser (North Dakota-16) Tyson Jost (North Dakota-17) Shane Gersich (North Dakota-19) 17 Feb.25 University Nebraska Omaha and the University of North Dakota meet in a NCHC game at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, ND (Bradley K. Olson)

Jim and Paula are ready for the conference tournaments to start, but some tourneys start earlier than others.

Categories Feature, TMQ 260 Comments

TMQ: Penn State plummeting, Atlantic Hockey surprising

August 24, 2020February 21, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Ryan Schmelzer (26 - Canisius) (Omar Phillips)

Wasn’t Penn State just ranked No. 1? What has happened there? And how much of a surprise have a pair of Atlantic Hockey teams been? Jim and Paula discuss.

Categories Feature, TMQ 54 Comments

TMQ: Tolvanen’s run, Big Ten, NCHC standings, NCAA tourney

August 24, 2020February 14, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
8 Jan 16: Brad McClure (Minnesota State - 19), Ate Tolvanen (Northern Michigan - 41). The Minnesota State University Mavericks host the Northern Michigan University Wildcats in a WCHA conference matchup at Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, MN. (Jim Rosvold)

Does Northern Michigan keep playing Atte Tolvanen? Why or why not? And what changes would Paula and Jim want to see to the NCAA tournament?

Categories Feature, TMQ 98 Comments

TMQ: Is there a right time to leave NCAA hockey early for a pro contract?

August 24, 2020February 7, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
Michigan

In this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, Paula returns from NYC to discuss with Jim early departures, the Big Ten and how each voted in this week’s poll.

Categories Feature, TMQ 74 Comments

TMQ: Deciding which teams are contenders, pretenders as February approaches

September 17, 2019January 31, 2017 by Matt Mackinder
(Tim Brule)

This week, Candace pinch-hits for Paula and she and Jim discuss which teams are contenders, which are pretenders, and answer a fan’s question on expansion.

Categories Feature, TMQ 177 Comments
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