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USCHO Edge: Is this a week that the bookmakers get a little lazy, leaving more value than normal for bettors?

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It was just a week ago in this space that I was saying that bookmakers seem to be getting savvy when it comes to developing the lines across college hockey. Well, throw that though out the window. If you are able to bet on DraftKings, there are two games that seem pretty far off when … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Last week of regular season here, teams looking to put their ‘best foot forward to make noise come playoff time’

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As ECAC Hockey began the final descent into its postseason tournament last weekend, the element of surprise didn’t totally exist like other conferences. Quinnipiac cruised past Yale and Brown with its second and third consecutive five-goal games, and with Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Bears, the Bobcats clinched the Cleary Cup as the regular-season champions … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: After Minnesota crowned regular-season champs, rest of conference standings still in flux

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Heading into the final weekend of regular-season Big Ten play, we know two things for sure about conference playoff seedings: Minnesota has the first-round bye and Wisconsin travels for that first week of playoff action. Where the Badgers are going, though, remains a mystery for a few days more. First things first. Congratulations to the … Read more

Former Clarkson, Bowling Green, Boston College coach York named 2023 Hobey Baker ‘Legend of College Hockey’ recipient

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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation has announced its 2023 “Legend of College Hockey’ recipient as Jerry York. York began his coaching career at Clarkson where he spent seven years and led the Golden Knights to an ECAC championship in 1977. While at Clarkson, he had a 125-87-3 record. In 1979, York took over the … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: First edition proves that there might be some extreme difficulties in seeding this season

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Welcome back to Bracketology, where we try to simulate the process that the NCAA Men’s Division I Hockey Championship committee will go through on Sunday, March 19. We’ve discussed the selection criteria enough in the past, so if you need a refresher on what the PairWise Rankings are, head to this link. All that said, … Read more

Looking at the Big Ten with hockey writer Jess Myers: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 16

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by The Rink Live hockey writer Jess Myers to look at the Big Ten as that league heads into the last weekend before conference playoffs.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Late Omaha assistant coach Jerrard ‘just a person you want to be around’ as Mavericks mourn loss of ‘PJ’

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Omaha’s players unexpectedly had Tuesday afternoon free. That wasn’t Mavericks coach Mike Gabinet’s idea, but one of his assistants might have had something to do with it. “A puck hit the sprinkler system when guys were just shooting around, so we couldn’t practice,” Gabinet said. “A guy hit the crossbar and the puck went up … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With postseason approaching, leaving out two teams ‘not a level playing field’

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After 15 years of holding the semifinals and finals of the Atlantic Hockey tournament at neutral sites, the conference is moving all tournament games on campus this season. The format will be as follows: Quarterfinals March 3-5 Best-of-three series #8 seed at #1 seed #7 seed at #2 seed #6 seed at #3 seed #5 … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: MacNaughton Cup winner coming down to weekend series between Minnesota State, Michigan Tech

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Head-to-head, winner-takes-all matchups between the top two teams in the conference in the regular season’s final weekend don’t happen all the time. But when they do, they should be savored. In the past decade, we’ve seen this happen once before in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. The last time it happened – the 2019-20 … Read more

TMQ: Taking detailed assessment of last little bit of 2022-23 college hockey regular season with playoffs on way

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Hey everyone, and Happy Tuesday! Well, Paula, we finally made it. The last week of the regular season (well, for some leagues). A season that started in October with hopes … Read more

Three regular-season champs crowned, three to go, plus PairWise bubble buy-or-sell: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 21

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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 this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

Topics include:

• Three conference champions crowned over the weekend: Minnesota, Quinnipiac, RIT
• Three more to go, with only one likely next weekend
• Buy or sell on teams on the PairWise Rankings bubble to make the NCAAs
• Beanpot settled by a shootout: Awful or OK?
• Ohio State beats Michigan in the Faceoff on the Lake with great atmosphere and iffy ice

 

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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 2 Minnesota dominates No. 7 Penn State, 7-2; No. 20 Merrimack takes down No. 5 Boston University; No. 1 Quinnipiac wins Cleary Cup; Clarkson upsets No. 11 Cornell, 4-3; No. 3 Denver comes from behind

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One day after clinching the Big Ten regular season championship, No. 2 Minnesota delivered a statement performance with a 7-2 road win over No. 7 Penn State. Matthew Knies had the game-winning goal 39 seconds into the second period, the first of four unanswered markers scored within a 10-minute span. Floodgates: Opened pic.twitter.com/pSpijRKptJ — Minnesota … Read more

USCHO Edge: Is it possible to find value in one underdog to create a nice-paying parlay?

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We’re getting towards the end of the regular season where, as we’ve discussed in previous column, sports books are getting much better at setting lines. Thus, finding value on a single game can often be challenging. This Friday, though, you have three home underdogs (some may argue North Dakota at +100 isn’t much of a … Read more

This might not be the week to pick home underdogs: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 15

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger pick out five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as a further analysis of the matchups.

This week’s games:

  • No. 2 Minnesota (-175) at No. 7 Penn State (+140); over/under 6.5
  • Yale (+300) at No. 1 Quinnipiac (-450); o/u 5.5
  • No. 18 UMass Lowell (-110) at Providence (-120); o/u 5
  • No. 6 St. Cloud State (-130) at North Dakota (+100); o/u 6
  • No. 13 Minnesota State (-150) at Bemidji State (+120); o/u 5

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Minnesota aiming to clinch first place, first-round playoff bye, as Gophers looking to ‘play good hockey’

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In advance of Minnesota’s series in Wisconsin last weekend and two wins away from securing the Big Ten regular-season title, Golden Gophers coach Bob Motzko was asked about how his team had handled a break in the schedule the week before. “The best answer would be Saturday night late,” he said. “We’ll tell you.” The … Read more