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LaFontaine leaves; Michigan, Cornell sweep; Olympics?: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 14

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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 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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Monday 10: Michigan sweeps defending champ UMass, North Dakota swept on home ice by Cornell, ongoing COVID-19 woes in college hockey

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Hail to the victors! It didn’t take long for Michigan to rewrite the narrative surrounding its January. A week ago, people were trolling and criticizing the Wolverines for cancelling their Great Lakes Invitational game against No. … Read more

Minnesota goalie, 2021 Richter Award winner LaFontaine leaves Gophers, signs NHL deal with Carolina

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Minnesota fifth-year goaltender Jack LaFontaine has left the Gophers to sign a one-year contract with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes through the end of the 2021-22 season. “As the reigning Mike Richter Award recipient, Jack has proven he’s ready to take the next steps in his career,” said Carolina GM Don Waddell in a statement. “We … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: With postponements abound, Sat.-Sun. series between No. 10 UMass and No. 6 Michigan highlights abbreviated slate

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If you read the last edition of Bettor’s Edge well before the holidays, there was a hope to return a week ago. But the schedule became pretty fractured between limited schedules and postponements related to COVID. Those postponements continue yet again this weekend, and it seems the popular opinion is that they will continue likely … Read more

NCAA announces updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports, including men’s, women’s college hockey

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The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination … Read more

USA Hockey adds Minnesota State’s Hastings, St. Cloud State’s Larson, Penn State’s Dawes to men’s Olympic team coaching staff

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USA Hockey announced today the men’s Olympic team assistant coaches for the 2022 games in Beijing that will work under head coach David Quinn. The assistants currently with NCAA hockey teams include Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings, St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson and Penn State video coach Alex Dawes. In addition, Scott … Read more

Update on COVID rescheduling with Hockey East’s Steve Metcalf, plus some top games: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 10

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

After this week’s game of the week was postponed, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger caught up with Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf to discuss the recent uptick in adjustments to schedules because of COVID protocols.

Also previewed are the four matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

No. 14 Cornell at No. 5 North Dakota

No. 13 Notre Dame at Penn State

Ferris State at No. 1 Minnesota State

No. 10 Massachusetts at No. 6 Michigan

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

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Army West Point reloads in goal as Abric giving Black Knights ‘a boatload of confidence’

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If there’s a downside of having an All-American goaltender, it’s that your other goalies might not get many chances to develop their in-game skills. That was the case last season for Army West Point, which rode Trevin Kozlowski to a second-place finish in Atlantic Hockey. The senior played 20 out of 23 games last season … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Omaha success starts between the pipes with Vegas prospect Saville leading the charge

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Omaha announced bad news Tuesday, as COVID-19 protocols forced the Mavericks to postpone a home series scheduled for this weekend against Denver. When the Mavericks return to action, though — as of now, Jan. 14-15 at North Dakota — they’ll expect to have a strong-playing goaltender starting between the pipes. Omaha junior Isaiah Saville is … Read more

Denver’s Stapley, Wisconsin’s Ceulemans, Minnesota State’s McKay garner December HCA national men’s college hockey honors

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s college hockey national players of the month for December. Denver’s Brett Stapley is the player of the month, followed by Wisconsin’s Corson Ceulemans as the national rookie of the month and Minnesota State’s Dryden McKay the top goaltender. Stapley went for five goals and nine points in … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Michigan readying for defending NCAA champion UMass, Michigan State prepping for Minnesota

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The game it didn’t play to end the year garnered most of the attention for Michigan last week, but with the defending national champion coming to town this weekend, it’ll be important for the Wolverines to turn the page into the new year quickly. Michigan and the Minutemen will play a Saturday-Sunday series at Yost … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule changes for Jan. 7-8 men’s, women’s college hockey games

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Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams. The men’s game between Long Island and Northeastern on Friday, Jan. 7 will now air on NESN at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, Northeastern is now scheduled to play Arizona State at Matthews Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. The men’s game between … Read more

Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik talks this season’s Buckeyes, Big Ten parity: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Ohio State head coach Steve Rohlik. The conversation includes this year’s Buckeyes, high points of the season, the Big Ten’s competitiveness, the transfer portal, and dealing with a COVID schedule change this weekend. (Note: since the time this podcast was recorded, the games this weekend with Wisconsin have been rescheduled.)

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

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: After decent first half, Bowling Green wants ‘to build on how we’ve been playing’ during second half of season

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Ah, the New Year. A time to make resolutions that you may or may not keep. For most of us, these resolutions are merely suggestions at self-betterment that might not even have any outwardly tangible signs of change. Luckily for a college hockey coach who decides to make some resolutions for their team, there should … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: UMass, with strong Michigan contingent, travels to Ann Arbor this weekend for clash of national contenders

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It’s only January, but one can be forgiven for thinking it might feel a little like March when the Massachusetts men’s hockey team visits Michigan for a highly anticipated two-game set on Saturday (5 p.m., Big Ten Network) and Sunday (4 p.m., ESPNU). The Minutemen (10-4-2, 7-2-2 Hockey East) are ranked No. 10 in the … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Conference teams start new calendar year making moves to position for NCAA tournament runs

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The start of the New Year means that the games are starting to get more amplified in the college hockey season. That’s especially the case in ECAC Hockey, where the margin of error for making the NCAA tournament is tight for several of the league’s contenders. While there’s still plenty of time left, Quinnipiac would … Read more