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2020 Men’s D-I Hockey Frozen Four update with Detroit Sports Commission’s Dave Beachnau: USCHO Spotlight podcast season 2 episode 18

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined in this episode by Dave Beachnau, senior vice president of sales, marketing and sports for the Detroit Sports Commission to talk about Detroit’s preparation for the 2020 NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four and what college hockey fans can expect from the Motor City this April.

This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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Minnesota Duluth sweeps Denver, Notre Dame gets five road points, Hockey East race tightens: College Hockey Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 17

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of January 31 and February 1 in college hockey.

In the NCHC, Minnesota Duluth swept Denver to keep pace with North Dakota. Notre Dame picked up a big five points on the road against Penn State as only one point separates the top five in the Big Ten. Bemidji State stays on a roll sweeping Bowling Green.

In Hockey East, Maine’s sweep of Merrimack puts the Black Bears in the hunt for the league’s regular season title, with only three points separating first from eighth in the standings. Quinnipiac made a statement by downing then-No. 1 Cornell 5-0 in ECAC Hockey. And in Atlantic Hockey, Sacred Heart and AIC opened up more room while several teams vie for home ice in the playoffs.

Arizona State solidified its position in the PairWise with a weekend sweep.

We also look at Jim’s report from last week on Hockey East considering affiliation with an all-sport conference.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Frozen Four, April 9-11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour to get your tickets today.

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Headed to next edition of Beanpot, No. 16 Harvard knows Jack(s)

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“The Incredibles” featured their super-powered son, Jack-Jack, in both of their animated feature films where they saved the world. Harvard itself boasts Jack and Jack this season — along with Jack. That’s sophomores Jack Drury and Jack Rathbone, plus junior Jack Donato. Each are forwards except Rathbone, who patrols the blueline at the Bright-Landry Hockey … Read more

Hockey East picks – Jan. 31-Feb. 3

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Now that Dave has an eight-game lead in the standings, he decides to make the same picks as I. Well, last week that meant he was equally as craptastic! Jim last week: 1-6-3 Jim to date: 94-63-23 Dave last week: 1-6-3 Dave to date: 102-55-23 Friday, January 31 Providence at Northeastern While it might be … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 31-Feb 1

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Let me put my shame right out there. Last week Drew: 3-3-0 (.500) Paula: 0-6-0 (.000) Yes, you’re reading that correctly. Drew and I both picked Penn State and Michigan State to split but with each winning on opposite nights. I picked the Notre Dame-Wisconsin split incorrectly. I also picked Ohio State to sweep Minnesota. … Read more

NCHC picks: Jan. 31-Feb. 1

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St. Cloud giveth, and St. Cloud taketh away. Two weeks ago, Matthew got a game back in our picks race by picking St. Cloud to split with Minnesota Duluth, but I got that game back last weekend by picking Western Michigan to sweep the Huskies. Last weekend, I went 7-1 (.875), while Matthew was 6-2 … Read more

2020 Beanpot preview with Boston sports writer John Powers: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 17

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The first Monday in February means it’s time for the semifinal round of the Beanpot Tournament. Retired Boston Globe writer John Powers joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the two games, Northeastern vs. Harvard and Boston College vs. Boston University. The games will be televised in the U.S. on the NHL Network and on TSN in Canada.

We also look at other key games around the country, including No. 9 Providence at No. 13 Northeastern and No. 5 Boston College at No. 7 UMass on Friday in Hockey East, No. 1 Cornell at No. 18 Quinnipiac in the ECAC on Friday, and a trio of series in Atlantic Hockey including No. 20 Sacred Heart at Air Force.

Also on tap, an NCHC weekend featuring No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 Denver, an important weekend in Big Ten hockey in all three series, and a premier WCHA pair with Bowling Green visiting No. 19 Bemidji.

No. 12 Arizona State looks to keep its PairWise perch well above the bubble with a pair of non-conference games against visiting Robert Morris.

This episode is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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North Dakota playing as one unit, ‘knowing that everybody is doing their job instead of doing something outside of your job’

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Good hockey teams know how to redeem themselves following a setback. Great teams don’t worry about having that happen too often. This season’s North Dakota team is comfortably somewhere on that line, with the Fighting Hawks looking at holding the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA tournament if it began today (photo: Jim Rosvold).