Atlantic Hockey

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of January 17 and 18, 2020.

In the NCHC, host Omaha picked up two league points in two ties with No. 4 Denver, No. 1 North Dakota captured five of six points at Miami despite leading for only 2:38 of the weekend, and St. Cloud swept visiting No. 8 Minnesota Duluth.

Big Ten action saw Michigan taking five of six points at No. 6 Penn State, while No. 18 Notre Dame’s difficulties continued at No. 9 Ohio State and No. 20 Michigan State split with Wisconsin.

Plus: No. 3 Minnesota State swept No. 15 Bowling Green, but needed OT on Saturday to do so, No. 5 Boston College had wins over No. 13 UMass Lowell and Boston University, Dartmouth reaches the 10-win mark with a weekend sweep, No. 1 Cornell gets a win and a tie hosting No. 17 Northern Michigan, and Canisius continues to climb the Atlantic Hockey standings by picking up five points at Sacred Heart.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend’s top results, including the Game of the Week series that saw Bowling Green take five of six points at Michigan Tech.

Also on this episode: Omaha ended a couple of North Dakota streaks with a split, Boston College and UMass won at each other’s arena, Michigan swept Notre Dame, Ohio State splits at Wisconsin, Army West Point gets five points on the weekend hosting Air Force, and more.

We also take a gander at the PairWise Rankings as they stand now in mid-January.

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A terrific Fortress Invitational in Las Vegas saw Providence gain the title after a shootout win which followed a 2-2 tie with Cornell, while Ohio State needed overtime to beat Army West Point in the consolation.

Host Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin look at that tournament as well as Notre Dame and Western Michigan’s home-and-home series, Denver’s sweep of UMass in two comeback wins, Arizona State and Michigan Tech’s split, Quinnipiac’s explosive weekend, and more.

Plus, we have our weekly look at the PairWise.

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The host teams prevailed in three holiday tournaments: Minnesota in the Mariucci Classic, Dartmouth in the Ledyard Bank Classic, and Vermont in the Catamount Cup. Host Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin look at the results of those three tournaments, as well as Harvard’s win over and tie with Arizona State in the SoCal Clash and Army West Point’s entry into the top 20 with a win over New Hampshire.

We also review the race for the regular season in each of the six conferences, and take an early look at the PairWise Rankings: Who’s likely in and who’s in trouble?

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As college hockey heads into the semester break, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the big games of December 13-15, 2019, starting with the Game of the Week, a 3-0 shutout of Penn State by Notre Dame, earning the Fighting Irish a weekend split and a win after six straight losses.

Also in this episode: Northern Michigan snaps Minnesota State’s 10-game winning streak, opening the door for North Dakota as a projected new No. 1; Denver sweeps Colorado College for the first half of the Battle for the Gold Pan; Army gets 5-of-6 points for first place in Atlantic Hockey; Northeastern survives Dartmouth; Clarkson takes 3-of-4 from Michigan Tech; Arizona State and Michigan State split.

Finally, we note the passing of legendary former Minnesota coach Doug Woog.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of December 6-8, starting with the USCHO Game of the Week, which saw No. 15 Providence take the second half of a weekend split with No. 16 UMass Lowell, with both teams winning on the road.

Also in this episode: Boston University showed some offense in wins over No. 8 Northeastern and last Tuesday over No. 12 Harvard; No. 10 Boston College won both halves of a home-and-home with No. 9 Notre Dame, Dartmouth upset No. 2 Cornell for the Big Red’s first loss; No. 3 North Dakota extended its unbeaten streak to 13 with a weekend road sweep of No. 17 Western Michigan; No. 19 Wisconsin was swept at Michigan State; and No. 4 Denver lost 4-1 on Friday and scored late for a 2-2 tie on Saturday with No. 20 Arizona State.

We also take note of a high-scoring Sacred Heart team that has won eight of its last nine, and congratulate Air Force’s Frank Serratore for his 400th win behind the Falcons bench.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of November 28-December 1, starting with No. 2 Cornell’s 2-0 win over Boston University at Red Hot Hockey at MSG.

We also review No. 1 Minnesota State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth on the road, No. 14 Boston College’s win over Harvard to up the Eagles’ win streak to seven, sweeps by No. 3 North Dakota and No. 16 Bowling Green, the Friendship Four and Turkey Leg tournaments, surges by Army, AIC, and Niagara in Atlantic Hockey, and Arizona State’s move up the PairWise Rankings.

Speaking of PairWise, who’s surprising and who’s not as the calendar flips to December?

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the games of November 14-16, 2019, including Cornell’s North Country sweep over Clarkson and St. Lawrence, Notre Dame and Wisconsin’s split and how good the Badgers are, Harvard’s 6-0-0 start, North Dakota’s five-point weekend at Denver, Penn State’s two romps at Minnesota, a good comeback by Mercyhurst after a blowout at the hands of American International, and more.

Jim and Ed also weigh in on “idiotic” comments from Toronto sports writers about Jerry York’s decision to stay behind the bench for Boston College before heading to the Hockey Hall of Fame induction, and how Canadian media still fails to understand college hockey in the U.S.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of November 7-10, 2019, including Minnesota Duluth’s four-point weekend hosting Denver, Notre Dame’s sweep of Ohio State, and New Hampshire’s 3-1 Sunday win over UMass. Also in this episode: Clarkson and Cornell’s two wins setting up their showdown this coming weekend, Harvard’s wins over Princeton and Quinnipiac, Lowell’s three points from Maine, Boston College’s two routs of UConn, Michigan State’s split with Penn State, and RIT’s four-of-six points from Niagara. Plus, Jim and Ed discuss news that Alaska and Alaska Anchorage will compete in the WCHA in 2020-21.

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