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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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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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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 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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If ever there were an indication of the parity now in NCAA D-I men’s hockey, it was this past weekend’s slew of upsets, with several top teams losing, including St. Cloud, UMass, and Quinnipiac, as well as a weekend sweep of North Dakota by Canisius, putting the Fighting Hawks’ at-large postseason prospects at risk.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look at USA’s silver medal in the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.

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In this episode: Three first-round games are in the books for USA in the World Junior Championship. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at those, as well as asking (and answering) whether the team’s performance in 3-on-3 overtime against Sweden points to the need for that overtime format in NCAA hockey.

They also look at some holiday tournament results, including Clarkson’s win of the Desert Hockey Classic, and milestones hit by Quinnipiac’s Rand Pecknold and Providence’s Nate Leaman.

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In this episode: No. 12 Bowling Green’s home sweep of No. 3 Minnesota State puts the Falcons just two points out of first in the WCHA. Also sweeping was No. 15 Arizona State over Colorado College.

USCHO.com’s Game of the Week was Penn State vs. Princeton in Philadelphia, where the Tigers came back from a 4-1 deficit to force a 4-4 tie.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also take a look at the league leaders at the semester break and first-half surprises around D-I men’s hockey.

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In this episode: USCHO.com’s Game of the Week was the home-and-home series between Quinnipiac and Massachusetts, with each team taking the home contest. Is the split enough to keep UMass at No. 1 in the USCHO poll?

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin also look at Boston College’s sweep of UConn, which puts the Eagles in first place in Hockey East, the Big Ten series between Notre Dame and Penn State, Arizona State’s sweep, some sleeper teams, some poll predictions, and more.

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In this episode: Michigan State took 5 of 6 points against long-time and Big Ten rival Michigan, as we look back at the Game of the Week.

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin also look at:

Quinnipiac’s sweep of Princeton;

North Dakota’s split with Minnesota-Duluth;

UMass keeps rolling … will they be No. 1?

Boston College and Boston University played to an historic 0-0 tie;

And about those Atlantic Hockey suspensions: What does that tell us about players, officiating, rules, and video?

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In this episode: Union wins Belpot at the Friendship Four, allowing two goals in two games, while more than 23,000 fans attended. It’s also considered one of the most televised events in Northern Ireland history.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also highlight:

Harvard beats Cornell in rivalry game at Madison Square Garden;

North Dakota finds a way to sweep;

UMass wins in overtime vs. Princeton;

Bentley pulls off the upset against Boston College;

Robert Morris was impressive in a sweep of Mercyhurst;

Minnesota State loses back end of home-and-home with Bemidji St.;

Omaha sweeps Arizona State.

Plus: About that whole Tri-City Storm claiming of Oliver Wahlstrom. Jim and Ed go on a bit of a rant about the irresponsibility of the USHL and the media.

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The USCHO Game of the Week didn’t disappoint, as Minnesota Duluth scored three third-period goals and downed Denver 4-3 in OT on Saturday. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger review that game, plus:

St. Cloud State improves to 11-1-0 with a sweep of Bemidji State;

UMass stays hot and improves to 10-1-0 overall and 6-0-0 in Hockey East;

Providence’s offense gets hot with 14 goals against Merrimack;

Arizona State splits with Harvard on a comeback win in overtime;

Minnesota State improves to 10-1-0 with a WCHA sweep of Ferris State;

Atlantic Hockey looks to have no runaway leader, and extends Bob DeGregorio’s contract;

Plus … is scoring up? If not, what’s the trend in NCAA D-I men’s hockey?

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the weekend, including:

Two comebacks by St. Cloud State in a weekend sweep of Denver;

UMass taking both ends of a home-and-home with Providence;

Arizona State’s sweep of Michigan State;

And a huge offensive output by Penn State.

Plus: should some conferences be panicking over a sub-.500 record in non-conference play?

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the weekend, including:

Arizona State, at 7-3-0 and with 11 goals on the season for Johnny Walker, splits the weekend with an overtime win over No. 6 Penn State Saturday.

Dartmouth’s 5-1 win over Quinnipiac — and Penn State’s loss — means no perfect records left in D-I men’s hockey. That win was the 400th for Bob Gaudet.

Denver swept Western Michigan leaving the Pioneers as the only unbeaten team (5-0-1).

Jeff Jackson earned his 300th win at Notre Dame in his 14th season with 2-1 win over Ohio State on Saturday.

Minnesota State stayed red hot with a sweep of Minnesota.

North Dakota swept Wisconsin, winning four in a row after 0-2-1 start.

Holy Cross believed to have its largest crowd in Hart Center history (2,502) for 3-0 loss vs. Providence

UMass and Providence continue to roll, will meet up Thursday and Saturday.

And UConn announced funding for a new arena, which will be only 2,500-3,500 seats, but they supposedly have waiver from Hockey East. They’ll continue to play some/all men’s games at XL Center in Hartford.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the weekend that was, including No. 3 Minnesota Duluth’s sweep of No. 1 Notre Dame on the road and a very successful U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game in Las Vegas — at least for the fans and the atmosphere, but with some facility issues — as North Dakota downed Minnesota in front of a crowd dominated by Fighting Hawks fans. We discuss the possibility of getting a hometown program in Vegas.

Also in this episode:

• Union and Cornell were both swept by unranked opponents
• Arizona State is 6-2-0 on the season after sweeping Omaha at home
• Penn State and Quinnipiac both improve to 5-0-0
• Alabama-Huntsville is now 0-8-0 after giving up a third-period lead on Saturday
• Michael Souza picks up first win as a head coach with New Hampshire’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Vermont in home opener
• Army won seven of eight points in two weekend Atlantic Hockey road trips
• Boston College’s and Boston University’s woes continue, sinking Hockey East’s out-of-conference record

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger review the top results of the weekend: UMass — or should we say #NewMass — split on the weekend with No. 1 Ohio State, while No. 2 Notre Dame swept Omaha and No. 20 Union did the same to No. 12 Northeastern.

Boston College and Boston University are both 0-3 for the first time since the end of prohibition.

We also look at RIT’s annual Brick City Homecoming game, and several weekend splits.

Plus a discussion of the merits of 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 overtimes and how the PairWise Rankings can reflect overtime.

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger review the top results of the weekend: Notre Dame won the Ice Breaker tournament after a dramatic semifinal and shutout of Providence. Wisconsin swept Boston College while Minnesota State did the same to Boston University, while Minnesota Duluth got into the win column with a pair of victories at Michigan Tech.

Also: North Dakota scored just twice in a tie and loss at Bemidji State, while Ohio State survives first-ever week at No. 1 with a pair of road wins at Arizona State.

Plus: Union’s Cole Maier has seven points in three games.

And finally: Why you shouldn’t pay attention to the Pairwise Rankings this early — but why you should take notice of one of its components.

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