TMQ: Unpacking the exciting 2025 college hockey conference playoffs so far with title games ready to drop the puck

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Well, Paula, we’ve finally made it to the last weekend of the postseason! For all of the projecting and preseason banter, the excitement surrounding the weekly grind or first weekend … Read more

TMQ: Reflecting on past weekend of conference playoffs, AIC finished at NCAA D-I level, hype for upcoming weekend

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Well, Jim, it was an interesting weekend in college hockey. There were a couple of significant upsets, the end of a program, and also some numbers that left us scratching … Read more

TMQ: It’s conference playoffs time, which means one step closer to the 2025 NCAA men’s hockey tournament

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Another week closer to the NCAA tournament, and another chaotic week of Pairwise juggling in the books. First off, it’s good to get back in the saddle here with good … Read more

TMQ: Discussing upcoming new coaches across NCAA Division I men’s hockey and announcing transactions ahead of time

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Well, Ed, we’re really in the home stretch of the college hockey season. And while generally, I’d start with PairWise or league standings to lead off this conversation, I feel … Read more

TMQ: Time running out on 2024-25 college hockey season as discussion turns to Hobey, Richter candidates, Four Nations tournament

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Well, Dan, we’re in mid-February, which means that time is running out on the regular season. The competition is tightening, especially as teams attempt to finish as high as they … Read more

TMQ: Checking out which teams are legitimate contenders for conference titles, which players are Hobey-, Richter-worthy

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Hearty happy Tuesday to you all, and especially happy week to my cohost Paula, who I hope dealt with significantly less stomach flu than the Rubin house possessed. I’m not … Read more

TMQ: Talking rare penalty in BC-BU game, postgame Dartmouth-Cornell scuffle, looking ahead to NCAA tourney possibilities

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Jim, we’ve covered the weekend’s events and the ins and outs of the PairWise in other columns and podcasts this week, so let’s look at some things that otherwise may … Read more

TMQ: Talking the Jan. 20 USCHO.com D-I poll, Stonehill’s upset of UMass Lowell, underrated players in NCAA men’s hockey

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Well, Dan, there’s a new No. 1 this week and understandably so. After holding the top spot since Dec. 16, Michigan State drops to No. 2 and Boston College ascends … Read more

TMQ: Comparing Hockey East, NCHC chances for 2025 NCAA tournament representation, more discussion on CHL players coming to NCAA teams

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Well, Ed, we’re coming off a week where it was difficult to be a top-20 team. Sure, there were success stories like No. 7 Maine’s road sweep of No. 8 … Read more

TMQ: Team USA utilizes top NCAA players to win second straight World Junior gold, discussing men’s, women’s weekend outdoor games at Wrigley Field

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: A hearty and happy 2025 to all of you and specifically welcome back to my cohort in crime, Paula Weston, as we get started here on the second half of … Read more

TMQ: At halfway mark of 2024-25 college hockey season, top two storylines focus on future of game with CHL players, House v. NCAA settlement

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Well, Ed, we’ve officially reached the halfway point of the college hockey season, even if most of the teams out there haven’t played half of their collective games. This seems … Read more

TMQ: Sifting through the latest poll, updated PairWise Rankings as 2024-25 men’s college hockey season closes in on wrapping first half

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Well, Dan, there’s a new No. 1 this week and I don’t think that anyone is surprised by that. What may be surprising is how many votes that new top … Read more

TMQ: With December here, no better time to delve into PairWise Rankings analysis across men’s Division I college hockey

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: A belated Happy Thanksgiving, Ed. I hope you didn’t overdo it with the turkey. But the fact that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, I think that means this is … Read more

TMQ: First No. 1 ranking for Michigan State since 2007, assessing goaltending stats for 2024-25 college hockey season, gearing up for World Juniors

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: A hearty good Tuesday to everyone, and before we begin anything, a special Thanksgiving wish to all of us living in this Hockey Town… not Hockeytown, which is where most … Read more

TMQ: With American International leaving for NCAA D-II ranks in 2025-26, what is the trickle-down effect across college hockey?

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Jim, last Wednesday when we spoke with College Hockey Inc. executive director Sean Hogan on the USCHO Spotlight podcast, he noted that there’s been more change in college hockey in … Read more

TMQ: How will NCAA’s decision to allow major junior hockey players starting in 2025-26 alter the college hockey landscape?

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Jimmy, it’s great to be working with you again this season and to throw around the college hockey talk the way we do. While there’s a lot to discuss about … Read more

TMQ: Upsets, underdogs the talk of early part of 2024-25 college hockey season as parity becoming more prevalent around NCAA game

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Dan, as USCHO’s ECAC Hockey beat writer, I don’t need to tell you how much coaches of the six Ivy League teams dislike being limited to 29 NCAA games each … Read more

TMQ: How to define ‘rapid success’ when it comes to college hockey, how a coach can affect a team’s turnaround from one season to the next

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: I woke up this morning to the crispy feel of leaves under my feet and 30-degree temperatures in the air. It was fall in New England, the perfect time of … Read more

TMQ: Dealing with NCAA hockey transfer portal, different ‘tiers’ of college hockey, possible coaching turnover

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Jim, last week on our USCHO Spotlight podcast, Rensselaer coach Dave Smith answered our question about how he was dealing with the transfer portal. He summed it up by saying … Read more