ECAC Hockey Picks: Oct. 25-26-27

Nate Last week: 5-6-1 Overall: 13-12-2 Mark Last week: 5-7 Overall: 12-14-1 Nate’s one game over .500. Mark is two games under. Here are the games scheduled for this weekend. All start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 Rensselaer at Union; Union at Rensselaer Nate: At 0-6, not … Read more

Denver keeps rolling, Wisconsin is hot, Minnesota State stays tough at home: Weekend Review Podcast Season 2, Episode 3

Freshman linemates Nathan Smith (8) and Lucas Sowder (21) combined for two goals and five assists for seven points in Minnesota State’s 4-4 tie with North Dakota Friday, October 18. The Mavericks would win 2-1 on Saturday (photo: Jason Wachter/Minnesota State).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend of October 17-20. Denver moves to 6-0 on the season with a sweep of Boston College, Minnesota State gets a home tie and win against North Dakota, and Wisconsin sweeps defending champs Minnesota Duluth top the podcast. Also of note: Maine’s split with Quinnipiac, Providence’s north country sweep, Bowling Green’s home-and-home wins over Western Michigan, Alaska’s split with Penn State, and RIT’s near-10,000 crowd in a win over Merrimack.

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An east-west Game of the Week, revenge in the snow, the Ice Breaker, and few upsets: Weekend Review Season 2, Episode 2

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Boston College celebrated a pair of non-conference victories over the weekend (photo: Rich Miyara).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend of Oct. 11-13, including Wisconsin at Boston College, UMass Lowell at Minnesota Duluth, the Ice Breaker, North Dakota’s revenge in a blizzard, Denver’s four-game road trip, Minnesota State’s sweep of Arizona State, Holy Cross upsetting Providence, Quinnipiac’s home-and-home wins over American International, and Clarkson’s “three-point” weekend at Michigan.

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Looking at the significant games of 2019-20’s ‘week zero’: Weekend Review podcast Season 2, Episode 1

Looking at the significant games of 2019-20’s ‘week zero’: Weekend Review podcast Season 2, Episode 1
Mercyhurst senior Jonny Lazarus scored the tying goal late in regulation before teammate Owen Norton scored the game-winner in the closing seconds of regulation for Mercyhurst on Saturday, earning a split with Arizona State on the weekend (Photo: Mercyhurst Athletics/Ed Mailliard).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the first weekend of the 2019-20 season, which had a light schedule of regulation games. Significant were a split by Mercyhurst with then-No. 20 Arizona State, good weekends for Atlantic Hockey and Hockey East out of conference, a tough performance by Alaska despite a sweep by No. 2 Denver, and then-No. 17 Bowling Green’s win against former coach Chris Bergeron at Miami.

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Looking back on a great 2019 NCAA Regionals weekend: Weekend Review episode 25

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Massachusetts is heading to its first Frozen Four (photo: Melissa Wade).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the 2019 NCAA regionals, which saw Massachusetts, Denver, Providence, and defending national champion Minnesota Duluth advance to the 2019 Frozen Four in Buffalo.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men’s ice hockey Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y., April 11 and 13: ncaa.com/frozenfour

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2019 NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey regionals preview: Game of the Week episode 24

Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) Hunter Shepard (Minnesota-Duluth -32) 2019 March 23 University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University meet in the championship game of the NCHC Frozen Face Off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN (Bradley K. Olson)

 

Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) Hunter Shepard (Minnesota-Duluth -32) 2019 March 23 University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University meet in the championship game of the NCHC Frozen Face Off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN (Bradley K. Olson)
Mike Richter award finalist Hunter Shepard will backstop Minnesota Duluth as it looks for a repeat championship (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview the four regions in this year’s NCAA Men’s D-I ice hockey regionals.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Weekend Review Selection Sunday live episode rewind with D-I committee member Steve Metcalf

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Where will the 16 teams who will contest for this trophy be placed? We’ll have discussion and analysis live.

Catch a rewind of our live on a special edition of the Weekend Review podcast breaking down the selections and brackets of the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey tournament.

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin analyzed the field and were joined after the announcement by NCAA committee member and New Hampshire deputy athletic director Steve Metcalf, who explained why it was an easy task for the committee to seed the teams and create the bracket.

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Previewing the six D-I conference tournaments and highlighting significant games for the PairWise bubble: Game of the Week episode 23

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Boston College made it to the semifinal round of Hockey East, but needs a conference championship to advance to the NCAA tournament (photo: Ken Jancef).

There’s no one game of the week this week. Who could pick just one when there are 15 games this weekend, with six champions to be crowned and six NCAA berths on the line? Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview all six conference tournaments and discuss PairWise Ranking implications of various games.

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Who’s already in, who’s out, and what happened in the penultimate weekend of conference playoffs: Weekend Review episode 23

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Boston College’s upset of Providence has the Eagles still in the hunt and the Friars waiting and watching (photo: Ken Jancef).

Who’s in? Who’s out? And who still has a chance for the NCAAs?

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the PairWise situation after the six conference playoffs finish their penultimate weekend, plus a look at the results in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCHA, and WCHA.

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All but one higher seed takes the first round playoff series, NCHC, Hockey East wrap the regular season: USCHO Weekend Review episode 22

8 Mar 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Michigan Wolverines in quarterfinal round of the 2019 B1G Men
8 Mar 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Michigan Wolverines in quarterfinal round of the 2019 B1G Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at 3M at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold)
Brannon McManus gave Minnesota an overtime win on Friday night over Michigan (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Though it took three games in some, and a few overtimes, the higher seeds prevailed in all but one weekend playoff series.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the first round in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, and WCHA, as well as the final weekend in the NCHC and Hockey East. Also of note: a couple of pro signings, some controversial replay, and some attendance questions.

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Two nasty penalties, some epic series, and several teams getting hot at the right time: Weekend Review episode 21

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Despite a pair of losses at Minnesota, Arizona State remained at No. 8 in the PairWise rankings and a lock for the NCAA tournament (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Really rough penalties from Arizona State and Quinnipiac raised eyebrows over the weekend, while word on supplemental discipline was still being awaited.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look at the Big Ten field, which was set after key series between No. 18 Penn State and No. 17 Notre Dame, plus Wisconsin’s pair of overtime wins over Michigan. The ECAC field was finally set after a late tie jumbled the standings. Colorado College remained hot with a split against North Dakota, while the NCHC standings may create a rivalry playoff. Things are nearly set in Hockey East. And we take a look at the PairWise.

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Quinnipiac at Yale preview with Bobcats’ Rand Pecknold: USCHO Game of the Week episode 20

Rand Pecknold (Quinnipiac Athletics)

This week’s USCHO Game of the Week is Saturday’s No. 5 Quinnipiac at Yale matchup, the final regular season game for both teams in ECAC Hockey with playoff seeding implications. We get a preview of what – for Quinnipiac at least – has become a big rivalry with Bobcats head coach Rand Pecknold.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also take a tour around college hockey: In the Big Ten, No. 18 Penn State is at No. 17 Notre Dame for a pair with home ice in the playoffs on the line; No. 11 Cornell takes on No. 13 Clarkson for ECAC position; No. 1 St. Cloud is at No. 10 Western Michigan with PairWise in play and No. 20 North Dakota is at Colorado College in the NCHC; No. 12 Arizona State wraps its season with two at Minnesota; the WCHA is playing for playoff seeds; and Atlantic Hockey is a jumble that will come down to Saturday’s games.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Providence prevails over UMass, sweeps are few as league standings remain volatile: Weekend Review episode 20

Francis Marotte (1 - Robert Morris), Will Calverley (8 - RIT) (2019 Omar Phillips)
Francis Marotte (1 - Robert Morris), Will Calverley (8 - RIT) (2019 Omar Phillips)
Rochester Institute of Technology’s 2-2 tie with Robert Morris kept the Tigers from clinching a first-round bye on Saturday. Things are still largely unsettled in Atlantic Hockey, as well as the other five conferences (photo: Omar Phillips).

In front of a sellout crowd, Providence downed UMass in USCHO’s Game of the Week.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also take a look at some key results from a weekend that had few sweeps, survey the playoff races in each conference, and analyze the PairWise rankings.

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In a logjam atop ECAC Hockey, Yale’s Keith Allain has the Bulldogs in the hunt for a regular-season championship: USCHO Spotlight episode 19

Keith Allain (Yale - Head Coach) The Boston University Terriers defeated the visiting Yale University Bulldogs 5-2 on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
Keith Allain (Yale - Head Coach) The Boston University Terriers defeated the visiting Yale University Bulldogs 5-2 on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
Keith Allain (file photo: Melissa Wade)

Yale finds itself in the midst of a logjam atop the ECAC Hockey standings with just four games left in the regular season. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger talk with Allain about this year’s team, the Ivy League’s strength this season, strong fan support at Ingalls Rink, and the ECAC landscape.

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In a weekend of splits, sweeps by Arizona State, Providence, Minnesota, Lake Superior get noticed: Weekend Review episode 19

Tommy Nappier (OSU - 37), Nathan Burke (MINN - 21) The Ohio State Buckeyes lose 4-3 to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis - USCHO) (Rachel Lewis/©Rachel Lewis)
Tommy Nappier (OSU - 37), Nathan Burke (MINN - 21) The Ohio State Buckeyes lose 4-3 to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis - USCHO) (Rachel Lewis/©Rachel Lewis)
Minnesota’s weekend road sweep of Ohio State prevented the Buckeyes from claiming the Big Ten regular season crown (photo: Rachel Lewis).

Weekend sweeps were hard to come by, but those who did sweep made some noise.

Arizona State all but assured its NCAA at-large berth with a pair of wins over American International. Providence ended UMass Lowell’s 10 games unbeaten with home and home wins. Ohio State’s bid for the Big Ten regular season was stopped by Minnesota’s road sweep of the Buckeyes. And Lake Superior’s two 3-1 wins over Michigan Tech improved its record in the last 16 games to 13-2-1.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also take a look at who’s in PairWise trouble as we near the end of the regular season.

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Northeastern repeats in the Beanpot, UMass Lowell, Bentley keep their streaks alive, York re-ups at BC: Weekend Review episode 18

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Northeastern won its first back-to-back Beanpot since the 80s on Monday (photo: Melissa Wade).

Northeastern won a second consecutive Beanpot for the first time in 35 years, while Harvard improved its PairWise situation with a consolation victory. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also review other games and news of the week, including:

Jerry York’s contract extension at BC;

UMass Lowell’s 10-game unbeaten streak and Bentley’s 11-games;

American International’s continued success;

Ohio State’s lead in the Big Ten;

St. Cloud’s battle back for 5 of 6 NCHC points on the weekend;

Plus, Brown’s upset of Quinnipiac.

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Boston College ends the non-conference slump, Northeastern goes for two, the PairWise bubble, and how about Bentley: USCHO Weekend Review episode 17

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Boston College ended its 25-game non-conference slump by downing Harvard, 2-1, in the first round of the 2019 Beanpot (photo: Melissa Wade).

A later-in-the-week edition of USCHO Spotlight allows us to look back at the first round of the Beanpot, in which Boston College ended its streak of 25 non-conference losses, and Northeastern has given itself a chance for a second straight title.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look at who’s on the bubble and who’s relatively safe in the PairWise Rankings, a look at Arizona State and the Sun Devils’ post-season prospects, Bentley’s nation-leading unbeaten streak, and American International’s lead in Atlantic Hockey.

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Why replay isn’t always the answer, more losses among top four teams, tight conference races: Weekend Review episode 16

25 Jan 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Wisconsin Badgers in B1G matchup at 3M at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold)
25 Jan 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Wisconsin Badgers in B1G matchup at 3M at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold)
A weekend split between Wisconsin and Minnesota helped keep standings tight in the Big Ten (photo: Jim Rosvold).

An injury to a player for No. 20 North Dakota that didn’t draw a penalty on No. 1 St. Cloud drew the ire of many on Friday, but the vantage point of properly positioned officials and limitations on how replay can be used explain why there wasn’t a call. Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) delve into the issue and discuss some ways to improve the process.

Besides the split between the Fighting Hawks and Huskies, No. 2 UMass split with Maine, which may help the Black Bears cement a Hockey East playoff spot, and No. 13 Western Michigan made a statement by sweeping No. 4 Denver.

It was a good weekend for No. 14 Providence in a sweep of No. 8 Northeastern in a home-and-home series.

No. 17 Arizona State’s PairWise volatility points to its need to win to make the NCAA tournament.

Plus: a quick look at bunched up standings across the six conferences.

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Weather impacts games inside and out, streaks end and extend: USCHO Weekend Review episode 15

Brett Larson 2019 January 18 St. Cloud State University hosts Western Michigan in a NCHC contest at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (Bradley K. Olson)
Brett Larson 2019 January 18 St. Cloud State University hosts Western Michigan in a NCHC contest at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (Bradley K. Olson)
Brett Larson’s St. Cloud Huskies ended Western Michigan’s 10-game unbeaten streak with a weekend sweep (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at a weekend that had a 15-below zero outdoor game and teams stranded by storms east and west. Also:

Ohio State’s sweep of Penn State and Michigan State’s first sweep of Minnesota since the 1970s;

The end to streaks by Western Michigan (at the hands of St. Cloud) and Lake Superior (who split with Minnesota State);

Clarkson’s eight-game winning streak;

The home-and-home split with UMass and Northeastern;

And American International’s four-point lead in Atlantic Hockey.

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Seven top-10 teams fall in weekend play, standings get tighter: USCHO Weekend Review episode 14

The Boston College Eagles defeated the visiting Providence College Friars 4-2 (EN) on Friday, January 11, 2019, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
The Boston College Eagles defeated the visiting Providence College Friars 4-2 (EN) on Friday, January 11, 2019, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)
Boston College defeated visiting No. 7 Providence on Friday, adding the Friars to a list of six top-10 teams to suffer losses over the weekend (photo: Melissa Wade).

Seven of the top 10 teams in the USCHO men’s NCAA division I poll saw losses over the weekend. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at some key results from the past week and survey standings among the six conferences.

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