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Michigan, St. Cloud State are big favorites while other top games are close: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 4

October 28, 2022 by Jim Connelly

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also discuss whether major penalties and high power-play percentages are affecting over/under.

This week’s games:

• No. 1 Minnesota at No. 11 Ohio State

• No. 9 Boston University at No. 18 UMass Lowell

• No. 17 Western Michigan at No. 4 Michigan

• No. 16 Penn State at Wisconsin

• No. 2 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Epic weekend at Minnesota, big sweeps for St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Denver: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 5

October 24, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in D-I college hockey.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Epic weekend series in Minnesota between the Gophers and North Dakota
• St. Cloud State improves to 6-0-0 with a two-game sweep of Minnesota State
• Denver sweeps Providence in regulation and OT
• Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota Duluth as Bulldogs lose four straight
• Big upset in Orono as Maine shocks Quinnipiac on Saturday night, 4-0
• Ivies will get underway this weekend
• Having video is great, but what about a package for all of college hockey?
• COVID is still quietly lingering in the background

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UConn-BU, Minnesota State-St. Cloud are tossups, Denver’s a heavy favorite: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 3

October 21, 2022 by Jim Connelly

USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also discuss how much of a home ice advantage there is and whether distractions at home help the visiting team.

This week’s games:

• No. 14 Connecticut at No. 9 Boston University

• No. 7 North Dakota at No. 1 Minnesota

• No. 17 Western Michigan at No. 13 Notre Dame

• No. 11 Providence at No. 4 Denver

• No. 2 Minnesota State at No. 8 St. Cloud State

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Down goes No. 1, other top teams lose – plus why is scoring up? Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 4

October 17, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Down goes No. 1 twice as No. 13 UMass sweeps Denver

• No. 5 Minnesota State sweeps No. 4 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 8 Quinnipiac earns road tie and win over No. 3 North Dakota

• No. 6 Michigan dominated No. 9 BU on Friday, 9-2, but Terriers enact revenge on Sundayf

• No. 17 Connecticut gets a tie and win with No. 11 Ohio State

• Arizona State gets a 2-0 win over Colgate to open The Mullett

• Lindenwood rallied from 6-2 down for 7-6 win over Air Force in first home game

• Is scoring increasing significantly in college hockey or is this just an early-season aberration as teams work off some rust?

• Great attendance numbers around D-I hockey on Saturday

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Looking at some surprisingly large underdogs and a complete toss-up: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 1 Episode 2

October 14, 2022 by Jim Connelly

USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. Jim also explains in this episode how and why money lines shift leading up to the weekend.

This week’s games:

• No. 1 Denver at No. 13 Massachusetts

• No. 9 Boston University at No. 6 Michigan

• No. 11 Ohio State at No. 17 Connecticut

• No. 8 Quinnipiac at No. 3 North Dakota

• No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 5 Minnesota State

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Denver adds some hardware while three conferences show early non-league dominance: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 3

October 10, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Denver wins the 2022 IceBreaker tournament

• Minnesota and Minnesota State split a great home-and-home weekend

• Ohio State, Northeastern, UConn all sweep and remain perfect

• Niagara gets a road sweep at Omaha

• NCHC, Big Ten, and Hockey East all have strong non-conference records, helping them toward NCAA seeding dominance come March

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Introducing USCHO Edge with a look at favorites, money lines among top 20 teams: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 1 Episode 1

October 7, 2022 by Jim Connelly

The debut of USCHO Edge with Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger is an evolution of our Game of the Week podcast. We’ll select five games among top 20 teams and look at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups.

This week’s games:

• No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 1 Denver

• No. 5 Minnesota State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 6 Quinnipiac at Boston College

• Miami at No. 15 UMass Lowell

• Wisconsin at No. 14 Ohio State

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What did we learn from the first weekend of the 2022-23 season? Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 2

October 3, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• What did we learn from the first weekend of play?

• Can we take away anything from exhibition results?

• First head coaching wins for BU’s Jay Pandolfo, Union’s Josh Hauge, and Alaska Anchorage’s Matt Shasby

• Replay, shootouts, and a perhaps nitpicky protocol enforcement revealed new rules and emphases for 2022-23

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Which are the top teams heading into the season, plus new coaches, new league, new rules: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 1

September 28, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look back at news from this summer and look ahead to the new season.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Who are our No. 1 teams right now and who are some dark horses?

• Coaching changes at four top programs: Boston College, Boston University, Michigan, Michigan State

• Will we see a new Division I men’s hockey conference soon?

• Analyzing the rule changes for this season, especially video replay

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Looking back at the Frozen Four, at coaching openings, the coaches’ convention, Illinois says no: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 26

May 3, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look back at the Frozen Four and at current news around college hockey as they wrap Season 4.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include …

• Eating crow on our Frozen Four championship predictions and looking at what made Denver successful

• Coaching positions: filled at Michigan State and still open at Boston College and Boston University

• When will we see an announcement on an extension for Mel Pearson at Michigan?

• What came out of the coaches’ convention as far as overtime and rule changes?

• Illinois no longer pursuing Big Ten hockey

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Reviewing a great weekend of regionals with just a bit of controversy, plus a look at attendance, Frozen Four field: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 25

March 31, 2022March 28, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

A review of each regional:

• Allentown and a crazy third period between Michigan and Quinnipiac

• Great games in Albany, but some more replay drama

• Minnesota’s comeback vs. UMass and a win over Western Michigan in Worcester

• Denver’s one-goal wins over two tough defensive teams in Loveland

Were there attendance woes in the regionals, or is it not a worry?

An all-western Frozen Four in Boston

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Recapping the championship weekend, reacting to the NCAA brackets: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 24

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Minnesota State/Bemidji State overtime fiasco

• Is Minnesota Duluth ready for another run?

• Are the Michigan Wolverines now playing their best hockey?

• How far can Harvard go?

• UMass fights for a second title, but how about UConn?

• AIC gets its third straight Jack Riley trophy

• Bracket reaction: seeds, locations, start times

• Best first-round match ups?

• Most likely No. 4 over No. 1 upsets

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Previewing the NCHC Frozen Faceoff with CBSSN’s Alex Heinert, plus a look every playoff: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 20

March 17, 2022 by Jim Connelly

No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Alex Heinert of Midco Sports and voice of the NCHC on CBS Sports Network to preview the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.

We preview all six conference tournaments and look closely at the five games in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column:

• Bemidji State at No. 1 Minnesota State (CCHA final)

• No. 4 Michigan at No. 2 Minnesota (Big Ten final)

• No. 13 UMass Lowell vs. No. 11 Massachusetts (Hockey East semifinal)

• No. 8 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Denver (NCHC semifinal)

• No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 5 North Dakota (NCHC semifinal)

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Who’s in the NCAAs, who can get in, who needs help; let’s talk Hobey: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 23

March 14, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Good quarterfinal/semifinal weekend for the top teams

• Some teams had their seasons come to an abrupt end

• NCAA picture is getting clearer

• A few teams are rooting for Minnesota State and Quinnipiac

• Let’s talk Hobey

• NCAA brackets and attendance issues

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Previewing BC at Northeastern, BU at UConn with voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 19

March 10, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by the voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray to preview Boston College at No. 11 Northeastern and No. 16 Boston University at UConn in single-elimination quarterfinal contests.

Also previewed are three other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 9 St. Cloud State

• Penn State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan

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A wild finish in Hockey East, NCHC; drama in the first round of conference playoffs: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 22

March 7, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• The wildest finish ever in Hockey East

• NCHC finish was a close second for drama

• First round of playoffs provided a lot of excitement, but few upsets

• PairWise: What are Ohio State’s hopes? What are the chances of more than three eastern teams?

• And revisiting the old “Colorado College” rule: Do criteria need to change so that a team winning 25 games isn’t left out?

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Previewing No. 4 North Dakota at No. 20 Omaha with Fighting Hawks’ head coach Brad Berry: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 18

March 3, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by North Dakota head coach Brad Berry to preview the No. 4 Fighting Hawks at No. 20 Omaha.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 St. Cloud State at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 9 UMass at Boston College

• No. 16 UMass Lowell at New Hampshire

• Penn State at No. 12 Ohio State

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Minnesota, Quinnipiac win conferences, North Dakota is close; Bubble teams? Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 21

February 28, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• What did we learn about Minnesota, the Big Ten champ?

• North Dakota’s sweep puts them on the edge of clinching the NCHC

• ECAC champ Quinnipiac continues to fall in PairWise, but barely allows goals

• With Notre Dame’s sweep of Michigan, how good are the Fighting Irish?

• What’s the outlook for teams on the PairWise bubble: Ohio State, Northeastern, UMass Lowell, Boston University, Clarkson, Providence?

• And it’s the first weekend of playoffs in four conferences

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Previewing No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame with voice of the Irish Darin Pritchett: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 17

February 24, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by radio voice of the Irish Darin Pritchett to preview No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 1 Minnesota State at No. 14 Michigan Tech

• No. 6 Western Michigan at No. 7 North Dakota

• No. 18 Cornell at No. 5 Quinnipiac

• No. 19 Connecticut at No. 15 Northeastern

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Sweeps hard to come by, four conferences up for grabs: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 20

February 21, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend’s games and news.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Sweeps were hard to come by this past weekend for top-20 teams

• Quinnipiac’s loss to Harvard probably keeps them from top four in PairWise

• AIC, Minnesota State clinch their respective regular-season titles, but no other conference is close to a clinch

• What team feels best poised for a late-season run?

• Can special teams be the magic formula?

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