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Another new No. 1, the NCHC COVID Scramble, plus buy or sell: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

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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:

• There’s a new No. 1 as Minnesota State falls while both Quinnipiac and Michigan each pick up two wins

• COVID has forced the NCHC into a scramble mode

• Denver sweeps Omaha in the rescheduled series, which boosts the Pioneers to third in the PairWise

• Arizona State – the team that won’t die

• Buy or sell: will the teams we discuss make the NCAA tournament?

• Will teams add games to help their PairWise after being bumped from their conference tournaments and before Selection Sunday?

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Monday 10: Quinnipiac gets two more wins, Pietila leads Michigan Tech to pair of shutouts, AIC taking charge in Atlantic 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. Bobcats keep rolling Quinnipiac improves its record to 16-1-3 after shutting out Harvard Friday night 3-0 and beating Dartmouth 3-1 Sunday evening. The six-point weekend moves the Bobcats into sole possession of first place in the … Read more

NCHC suspends Denver’s Caponi one game for unpenalized head contact incident against Omaha Jan. 15

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The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to Denver sophomore forward Connor Caponi, stemming from an illegal hit during the Pioneers’ game against Omaha Jan. 15 at DU’s Magness Arena. During Saturday night’s game, Caponi committed an illegal hit to the head at the 5:47 mark of the third period that was unobserved by the … Read more

Top-ranked Minnesota State gains split with Northern Michigan, Merrimack edges Providence, Michigan sweeps Penn State, Michigan Tech again blanks Lake Superior State

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After getting doubled up Friday night 4-2 by Northern Michigan, No. 1 Minnesota State rebounded with a 4-1 win Saturday night in Marquette. Four different players scored for the Mavericks and Julian Napravnik had three assists to back Dryden McKay’s 34 saves in goal. McKay is now 21-4-0 on the year. Ondrej Pavel, Ryan Sandelin, … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Lots of variables to deal with in handicapping some of the nation’s top teams this week

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By this point in the season, most bettors should be approaching their selections confident they have a feel for the teams they bet most often, particularly if those are some of the nationally-ranked teams we reference in this column most often. But there are often variables that bettors need to take into account each weekend. … Read more

U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team roster comprised entirely of current, former NCAA players

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USA Hockey announced the final roster for its 2022 U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team on Thursday. The group includes 15 current NCAA players, eight European pros and two players from the AHL. The squad will represent the United States at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games Feb. 3-20 in Beijing, China. All players selected have … Read more

Previewing No. 18 Harvard at No. 2 Quinnipiac with Bobcats’ Rand Pecknold: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 11

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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

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by No. 2 Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold to preview the Bobcats hosting No. 18 Harvard.

Also previewed are three other matchups in this COVID-adjusted week to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 16 Ohio State

• No. 15 Omaha at No. 6 Denver

• Alaska at No. 8 Minnesota

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AIC’s Eric Lang talks Yellow Jackets, Atlantic Hockey, mentor Gary Wright: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 14

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by American International head coach Eric Lang. The conversation includes this year’s Yellow Jackets – now in first place in Atlantic Hockey and on a six-game winning streak – AHA’s competitiveness and its league championship in Utica, transfers, character, and his mentor, former AIC coach Gary Wright.

Here’s Bauer’s video feature on AIC freshman Reggie Millette that was mentioned in the podcast:

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With just five wins in ’21-22, Mercyhurst ‘might have deserved better in some of those games’

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There’s a saying in sports (and life): “You get what you deserve”. In hockey, that means points in the standings after a hard-fought victory, as well as a loss resulting from a disappointing effort. But there’s another saying: “Life isn’t fair.” Sometimes, you have the effort and the correct game plan, but the puck doesn’t … Read more

COVID cancellations prevent Princeton goalie Rachel McQuigge’s men’s hockey debut

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On Saturday evening, New England Hockey Journal contributor Mark Divver tweeted that the University of New Hampshire men’s program looked into using one of the UNH women’s team goalies as their backup but couldn’t fulfill NCAA requirements in time to make it happen.   While New Hampshire looked into the option of dressing a women’s … Read more

Alaska Anchorage hires successful NAHL junior hockey coach Stewart as Seawolves’ associate head coach

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Alaska Anchorage has announced the hiring of Trevor Stewart as the team’s associate head coach. Stewart brings 15 years of coaching experience to the Seawolves. He most recently served as the head coach for the NAHL’s Fairbanks Ice Dogs for the past decade. Stewart led the Ice Dogs to Robertson Cup championships in 2013-14 and … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: St. Cloud State navigating pandemic, but ‘it just seems like no matter what you do, you can’t be perfect’

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We’re not yet waking up to Sonny & Cher every morning, but college hockey teams might feel they’re living out “Groundhog Day” with the COVID-19 pandemic entering, to borrow an eligibility term, its junior year. St. Cloud State, ranked fifth in the latest DCU/USCHO Division I Men’s Poll, is fresh off an unexpected bye week. … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Losing LaFontaine now in the past, Minnesota readjusting goalie situation for rest of 2021-22 season

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It’s not exactly like an injury, but that’s how Bob Motzko wants to treat it. After opening up the second half of the season with exhibition wins over the U.S Under-18 Team and St. Thomas and a road sweep at Michigan State, Minnesota lost starting goaltender Jack LaFontaine on Sunday, not to an injury, but … Read more

Hockey East announces updated schedule for men’s, women’s games slated for Jan. 14-15, Jan. 25

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Hockey East announced Thursday schedule updates for men’s and women’s games this weekend. The men’s game between Merrimack and Providence scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15 will now begin at 5:30 p.m. at Providence. The women’s series between New Hampshire and Northeastern, previously scheduled for Jan. 14-15, has been postponed. Hockey East and the member programs … Read more

ECAC Hockey announces schedule updates for Jan. 14-17 men’s conference games

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ECAC Hockey has announced schedule changes to the upcoming men’s hockey league weekend. The changes impact the travel partner series between Clarkson-St. Lawrence and RPI-Union. The updated schedule for the weekend is below: Friday, Jan. 14 Union at St. Lawrence — 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 Union at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Nationally-ranked Northeastern primed to contend for conference supremacy

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Overshadowed (in this space, at least) by defending NCAA champion UMass in recent weeks, the Northeastern men’s hockey team has quietly made its case as not only the best team in Hockey East, but as a national contender to boot. Going into Tuesday night’s home game vs. independent Arizona State, the Huskies have won six … Read more