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SATURDAY RECAP: Massachusetts completes sweep of No. 1 Denver, Minnesota State sweeps Minnesota Duluth, Quinnipiac takes ‘W’ over North Dakota

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Massachusetts completed the sweep of No. 1 Denver, as the 13th-ranked Minutemen downed the Pioneers 3-0 Saturday night at the Mullins Center. Luke Pavicich stopped all 30 shots fired his way and Cal Kiefiuk registered a goal and an assist for UMass. “Last night was a pretty disjointed game and I came away just happy … Read more

FRIDAY RECAP: Top-ranked Denver falls to UMass, North Dakota, Quinnipiac tie in wild game, Lindenwood gets first NCAA Division I victory

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Massachusetts scored two goals while killing a major penalty in the opening five minutes of play and never looked back, taking a 4-2 victory over No. 1 Denver on Friday night at the Mullins Center. The win was the Minutemen’s seventh all-time over a No. 1-ranked opponent. “That was a highly unusual game, but in … Read more

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

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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

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

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Preseason polls notwithstanding, Miami starting 2022-23 season on strong note with two wins, tie

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It has been an interesting first two weeks of the season for a Miami team in a unique spot both geographically and competitively. Fourth-year RedHawks coach Chris Bergeron has no complaints over Miami being rooted to the bottom of the NCHC preseason poll, after his team’s 1-4-1 start to the 2021-22 campaign continued at pace … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Niagara combining timely scoring, goaltending into early-season success to start ’22-23

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Heading into this season and every season for the past decade, hope springs eternal for Atlantic Hockey to get more than its playoff champion into the NCAA tournament. That will require a team to have a strong enough record to not need the automatic qualifier awarded to the playoff champion. It also requires a strong, … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Depth leading way early as Bowling Green weaves way through back-and-forth schedule

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Bowling Green hasn’t had much time to get settled into a “normal” routine this season. The Falcons have been a little busy picking up conference points and splitting some nonconference home-and-homes. “We tried to stress to our guys that we understand, we have not had a ‘typical’ week since we’ve gotten into our official full … Read more

Arizona State’s Greg Powers on the opening of Mullett Arena, this year’s Sun Devils: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 5 Episode 2

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Arizona State head coach Greg Powers as his Sun Devils open up Mullett Arena with a weekend series against Colgate. We also discuss this year’s team, building an independent schedule, and ASU’s desire to join a conference.

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

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: After cancer battle, St. Lawrence’s Lapointe back with Saints, ‘way ahead of where he thought he would be’

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Any college hockey coach will tell you that, at the end of the day, you must judge things by wins and losses. Which is certainly true. But sometimes life changes that underlying philosophy. And that’s the case for the St. Lawrence men’s hockey team right now. When the Saints took the ice on opening night … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Huskies in dog house, but in a good way at Matthews Arena

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Anyone doubting that expectations are high this season for the Northeastern men’s hockey team just needed to check out the scene in the lobby of Matthews Arena about an hour before the Huskies started their 2022-23 season last weekend. Enthusiasm for the team from the Northeastern student fan base is nothing new, of course, but … Read more

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

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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.

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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USCHO Edge: As 2022-23 college hockey season opens, there’s plenty of access to gambling odds across the country

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Welcome back to another season of USCHO Edge, a column that looks at college hockey through the light of the oddsmakers. Not surprisingly, as sports wagering becomes legalized in more and more portions of the country, there are more and more college hockey games that can be wagered upon in areas that allow sports betting. … Read more

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

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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

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

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