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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

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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.)

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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

Ohio State-Wisconsin men’s hockey series originally scheduled for Jan. 7-8 now planned for Jan. 8-9

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With guidance from the Big Ten, the Wisconsin men’s hockey’s series against Ohio State will be played on Saturday and Sunday this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday’s game will start at 6 p.m., with Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. The series was originally scheduled for Friday-Saturday but was postponed due to … Read more

St. Lawrence-New Hampshire men’s hockey game scheduled for Jan. 7 canceled due to COVID-19, will not have makeup date

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The New Hampshire-St. Lawrence men’s hockey game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center has been cancelled due to COVID protocols within the SLU program. The game will not be rescheduled. The Wildcats actively seeking an opponent for Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center, and an announcement … Read more

This weekend’s Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State hockey series postponed with UMD in COVID-19 protocols

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This weekend’s NCHC series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at SCSU’s Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Minnesota Duluth hockey program. This series will attempt to be made up later this season. If the games are unable to … Read more

More COVID-19 woes: RPI’s weekend games at Harvard, Dartmouth postponed; Bentley-UMass Lowell home-and-home series also postponed

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Two more men’s hockey series have been postponed this weekend due to COVID-19 protocols. The Rensselaer men’s hockey team was slated to travel to Harvard and Dartmouth for ECAC Hockey games on Friday and Saturday nights, but the program is now paused for an undetermined amount of time. The Engineers will now travel to Dartmouth … Read more

TMQ: Are in-season tournaments still relevant? Will the PairWise be used for 2022 NCAA tournament? Will a goalie win the Hobey?

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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. Ed: Jim, I know you remember the days when the semester break was filled with holiday tournaments. Those are mostly a thing of the past, but the end of 2021 did … Read more

Upcoming Denver-Omaha men’s hockey series postponed, Ohio State-Wisconsin series canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

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A pair of men’s college hockey series scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. This weekend’s NCHC series between Denver and Omaha, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at Omaha’s Baxter Arena has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Omaha hockey program. This series has been rescheduled for … Read more

Robert Morris president Howard leaving Pittsburgh, will join executive leadership team at Arizona State

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Robert Morris president Chris Howard, a national expert in higher education policy, will join Arizona State as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ASU Enterprise in early February. Howard will join ASU president Michael Crow and other ASU executive vice presidents as part of the ASU Enterprise leadership team to design, build … Read more

Holiday tournaments, significant sweeps, COVID cancellations: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

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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:

• Will holiday tournament wins propel Wisconsin and Boston College in the second half of the season?

• The holiday tournament that wasn’t – the GLI – and updates on Michigan’s decision not to play Western Michigan

• Minnesota State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth – and McKay’s crazy numbers as of late

• St. Cloud State, fresh off a sweep of Bemidji State, prepares to meet UMD

• Does Arizona State’s sweep of Cornell put the Sun Devils back on the NCAA screen?

• COVID’s impact continues to affect schedules – will this impact league standings and scrap the PairWise?

• The World Juniors cancellation (or postponement?)

• Will the NHL’s withdrawal from the Olympics impact college hockey?

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Minnesota State picks up 43 first-place votes, starts 2022 as No. 1 college hockey team in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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With 43 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State remains the top team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac is again No. 2, getting the other seven first-place votes in this week’s poll. Western Michigan is up one to No. 3, St. Cloud State moves up three to No. 4, and North Dakota holds … Read more