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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:

• It was a very stable week for the USCHO top 20

• Quinnipiac sweeps the Capital District in the ECAC including an NCAA record-setting 13th shutout

• Cornell during Mike Schafer’s absence

• An extended look at the PairWise: Which teams are NCAA locks or nearly so?

• Will there be an historic Beanpot final?

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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 ended the hopes of Arizona State for an NCAA bid – but what did they prove?

• Quinnipiac wins the Connecticut Ice tournament

• We know Minnesota State and Quinnipiac are No. 1 and No. 2 in the DCU/USCHO.com poll, but who are our next three?

• Can Boston University rally to the NCAA field without winning the Hockey East tournament?

• Rick Bennett’s departure from Union

• Michigan investigation

• Plus … reader questions

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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:

• No. 8 Cornell downs No. 1 Quinnipiac in overtime

• Split between No. 3 Michigan and No. 11 Minnesota lives up to expectations

• Merrimack jumps into the top 14 of the PairWise after winning five straight, four against top 20 teams, and going 7-1-1 in last nine games

• Denver and St. Cloud are really rolling right now

• Minnesota State downed St. Thomas outdoors in Mankato – how do we feel about outdoor games?

• AIC has won 10 straight and are at 18th in the PairWise; would an AIC playoff loss open the door to two Atlantic Hockey teams in the NCAA?

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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:

• There’s a new No. 1 as Minnesota State falls while both Quinnipiac and Michigan each pick up two wins

• COVID has forced the NCHC into a scramble mode

• Denver sweeps Omaha in the rescheduled series, which boosts the Pioneers to third in the PairWise

• Arizona State – the team that won’t die

• Buy or sell: will the teams we discuss make the NCAA tournament?

• Will teams add games to help their PairWise after being bumped from their conference tournaments and before Selection Sunday?

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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 goaltender Jack LaFontaine signs with Carolina as Hurricanes were desperate for some goaltending depth

• Michigan’s back in form with a two-game sweep of UMass.

• Cornell with a big sweep of North Dakota

• AIC sweeps Holy Cross to jump into the top spot in Atlantic Hockey

• Levi and McKay remain hot in net

• Lot of love for college hockey in SportsCenter top ten

• College hockey’s skill level continues to get better

• Rumored Olympians being considered for Team USA/Team Canada?

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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:

• Will holiday tournament wins propel Wisconsin and Boston College in the second half of the season?

• The holiday tournament that wasn’t – the GLI – and updates on Michigan’s decision not to play Western Michigan

• Minnesota State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth – and McKay’s crazy numbers as of late

• St. Cloud State, fresh off a sweep of Bemidji State, prepares to meet UMD

• Does Arizona State’s sweep of Cornell put the Sun Devils back on the NCAA screen?

• COVID’s impact continues to affect schedules – will this impact league standings and scrap the PairWise?

• The World Juniors cancellation (or postponement?)

• Will the NHL’s withdrawal from the Olympics impact college hockey?

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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 best teams at the semester break

• Players to watch for the Hobey Baker Award

• Goalies to watch for the Mike Richter Award

• Our biggest takeaways from the first half

• COVID concerns for the second half

• A conversation with Derek about the return of RMU men’s and women’s hockey

• Remembering R. H. “Bob” Peters

Coach Bob Peters – Common Ground video mentioned in this episode:

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

• Minnesota State avoids the curse on No. 1; now has 11-point lead in CCHA over Bemidji State

• Splitsville in the B1G

• Minnesota Duluth and Denver split

• UMass Lowell sweeps Vermont and is in first place in Hockey East at the break

• Arizona State gets a much-needed sweep

• Can we now talk PairWise and feel okay about it?

• What current PWR positions might surprise us?

• Which teams are poised for a big second-half run?

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

• Northern Michigan sweeps No. 1 Minnesota Duluth

• Splits of big series: Minnesota and Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, North Dakota and St. Cloud State

• Quinnipiac remains red hot

• Some other hot teams heading into break: Northeastern, Bentley

And … ‘buy or sell’ takes involving: North Dakota, Cornell, Boston University, Minnesota State, Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Arizona State

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

• Some great women’s college hockey in Nashville;

• North Dakota and Minnesota split a heavyweight series;

• Some series wins for top teams against opponents they were heavily favored against;

• Minnesota State’s 1-0 loss to Lake Superior State with just 15 shots on goal allowed over the weekend;

• Conferences that made moves in non-conference play;

• Should we use the PairWise word yet?

• Coaching milestones for Wayne Wilson at RIT and Brian Riley at Army.

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

• With No. 1 Michigan losing twice in OT and No. 2 St. Cloud State getting swept, it was a difficult poll ballot;

• Western Michigan did what it needed to do, and emphatically so;

• Getting a feel for the ECAC;

• Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota gave us exactly what we expected

• Boston College postponed a trip to Notre Dame and a home game vs. Harvard for COVID-19 precautions;

• What we’re thankful for in college hockey this Thanksgiving.

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

• Michigan is back!

• Boston University salvaged its weekend on Saturday vs. UMass;

• Harvard’s quick downturn;

• St. Cloud State-Omaha weekend;

• Denver rebounds from four losses with sweep of Western Michigan;

• Quinnipiac stays hot with sweep of ASU;

• The mailbag: Is UMass Lowell for real? Who did best with the transfer portal? Will there be changes in the men’s D-I tournament?

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

• We’re seeing more parity as the season rolls along with 15 losses combined among the top 20 this weekend;

• Others with big weekends including UMass, Ohio State, North Dakota and Michigan;

• Harvard is 4-0-0, averaging six goals per game;

• Buy or sell? We look at Boston College, Minnesota, Penn State, Lake Superior State, Quinnipiac, UConn, AIC, North Dakota, Boston University;

• Derek catches us up on Sunday’s RMU Celebrity Hockey Faceoff;

• And we discuss the movement to expand the women’s NCAA tournament that overtook social media last week.

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

• Teams nobody seems to be talking about include Omaha, Penn State, and UMass Lowell;

• North Dakota vs. Penn State in Nashville: Could any other fan base pull this off?

• Michigan has lost twice in two weeks: anything in common between the two?

• Western Michigan’s historic comeback at Colgate and 2-1 OT win the next night;

• Harvard and Cornell both 2-0 as Ivies start play;

• A shutout record for Dryden McKay

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

• The curse of No. 1 – Michigan becomes the third team to lose a game after being picked No. 1 in the USCHO men’s Division I ice hockey poll;

• What do we make of Western Michigan?

• Was anyone surprised that Minnesota Duluth got the sweep against Minnesota?

• The Quinnipiac/North Dakota series lived up to the hype;

• Providence makes a comeback to beat Denver and then downs New Hampshire;

• Boston College recovers from a loss to Colorado College to beat the Pioneers;

• Bill Riga (Holy Cross) and Kris Mayotte (CC) get their first wins as head coaches;

• St. Thomas gets its first D-I win;

• And … who are the biggest surprises thus far this season?

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

• Last weekend’s IceBreaker: How good is Michigan and how good is Minnesota State?

• The North Dakota/Bemidji State series;

• What teams aren’t getting the attention they should?

• Bentley’s upset of then-No. 6 Boston College;

• The controversial ending to Saturday’s OT Minnesota-St. Cloud State game;

• The postponement of the LIU-UMass Lowell series and what it portends for COVID;

• Analysis of this week’s USCHO.com men’s Division I ice hockey poll.

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Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at last weekend’s action, including the split between No. 1 Minnesota State and No. 2 St. Cloud State, Boston College’s Ice Breaker win, Michigan Tech’s sweep at Wisconsin, and Atlantic Hockey’s three Friday wins vs. Big Ten teams.

Also in the mix:

• A successful offside challenge kept a potential Ohio State tying goal off the board at Bentley – do we like those challenges? And what about video replay in general?

• The demise of College Hockey Stats continues to be felt as the difficulty getting accurate statistics and boxes is an inexcusable debacle that needs to be addressed immediately.

• What are coaches looking for in early season games? Derek gives us his insights.

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This season, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley while his program is on hiatus.

In this episode, we look at:

• The aftermath of the demise of collegehockeystats.net and how much it’s missed already;
• Then-No. 5 and new No. 1 Minnesota State’s sweep of defending national champion and preseason No. 1 UMass;
• No. 2 St. Cloud State’s sweep of St. Thomas in their D-I debut;
• The weekend split in the final season at Oceanside between Arizona State and visiting UMass-Lowell;
• An immensely talented Michigan power play unit;
• Huge crowds on opening weekend;
• And D-I teams playing exhibitions: Will this be permanent?

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