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?

(Brad Phalin)
 (Brad Phalin)
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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Week 2 picks, now the real fun begins…

We’re back for another week of picks. After six games last weekend, including a nice sweep by Alabama-Huntsville, all 10 of the WCHA teams are in action this weekend and that includes a pair of league series. Let’s get started… Michigan Tech at Minnesota State Sean: Michigan Tech and Minnesota State shared the WCHA regular … Read more

Who Is In, Who Is Out? Early Possibilities, or What I Believe May Be The Case.

It’s onto the tournament championship rounds. So with the help of our Pairwise Predictor, we can look at a couple of things and take some early looks at what some possibilities are. This is more commonly known as “What I Believe May Be The Case”. Because the Pairwise is a moving target with numbers, there … Read more