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Wisconsin, Minnesota State have big sweeps, UMass pauses: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 12

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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 and Ed Trefzger look at the past weekend’s games and news of the week.

No. 1 Boston College split with No. 15 Boston University but maintain the top spot in this week’s poll.

Then-No. 2 Minnesota gets blown out by No. 11 Wisconsin: Are the Badgers the hottest team in college hockey?

No. 6 Minnesota State had big wins over No. 8 Bowling Green, and Mavericks goalie Dryden McKay picked up his seventh shutout in 12 games.

Elsewhere: Minnesota Duluth swept Miami to move within a point of first-place (and idle) North Dakota in the NCHC; Quinnipiac swept St. Lawrence to move ahead in the ECAC; Michigan Tech won three on the week; Robert Morris improved to 14-5-0.

And in the news, UMass is on a minimum two-week pause and the NCHC announced its single-elimination playoff format for this year to be held at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

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NCHC picks: Feb. 5

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Omaha getting its splits on Saturday, instead of Friday, continued to help me, as I went 3-1 last week while Matthew was 2-2. On the year, I am 31-19-6, while Matthew is 27-23-6. A four-game lead with four weeks left. I like those odds. Well, let’s see how we do this week. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 5-6 … Read more

Hockey East picks: Feb. 5-9

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Here I was, thinking a 6-1-0 mark last weekend was decent. Except for the fact that Marisa was a perfect 7-0-0, closing the gap on my lead to three games. Nine games on tap this week, and plenty available on the airwaves (NESN, NESN+). Of course, all games can be found at www.collegesportslive.com. Jim last … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Feb. 6-7

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It’s a relatively quiet weekend in Big Ten hockey. Michigan announced that the game between the Spartans and Wolverines scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9, has been postponed “due to health and safety concerns by the athletics programs” following the two-week shutdown of all athletic activity at the University of Michigan because of COVID-19. That hiatus … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks: February 4-9

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At A Glance: Last week’s record: 7-1 Overall Record: 53-24-1 This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Thursday, February 4 American International at Army West Point Dan: They’ve played each other more than most teams have against one another, but I don’t think that will necessarily even the playing field against the AIC … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: St. Cloud State rested, looking to avenge previous losses this weekend against Western Michigan

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When you play in a league as competitively brutal as the NCHC, a rest weekend during the season can be a godsend.

St. Cloud State was off last weekend, coming off a sweep of Miami that had restored some of their swagger, swagger that had been tarnished when the Huskies were swept in Western Michigan three weeks ago.

Bowling Green at Minnesota State preview with Mavericks coach Mike Hastings: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 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

Two USCHO.com men’s ice hockey poll top ten teams meet in WCHA weekend play as No. 8 Bowling Green travels to No. 6 Minnesota State. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with Mavericks head coach Mike Hastings to preview a matchup between two stingy defenses and two potent offenses.

We also look at the “Battle of Commonwealth Avenue” between No. 1 Boston College and No. 15 Boston University and a pair of road tilts for UConn among Hockey East games, No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 2 Minnesota in the Big Ten, No. 9 Omaha at Denver in NCHC play, and a pair of ECAC series sending St. Lawrence to No. 12 Quinnipiac and No. 13 Clarkson to Colgate.

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Notre Dame point producer Steeves ‘really trying to be a reliable scorer’ for Fighting Irish

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Notre Dame recently learned that it will be skating on home ice for the Big Ten tournament at the end of the season.

Now, the Fighting Irish have 10 games to put themselves in the best possible position for said tournament, starting with this weekend on the road against Ohio State.

This Week in Hockey East: Elite Lindberg-Murray goaltending combo paying dividends for Massachusetts

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Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel comes across to the average person as somewhat soft spoken, very transparent, and most certainly mild mannered.

And whether he is being somewhat sarcastic, when he tells you that he is sick of people asking about which goaltender is going to start his next game, there’s probably a small amount of truth.