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No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth preview with CBS Sports Network’s Dave Starman: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 16

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CBS Sports Network analyst Dave Starman joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth. Friday’s nationally-televised NCHC conference game is the USCHO Game of the Week.

We also preview other key games. In the NCHC, we look at No. 5 Denver at Miami. Two Big Ten matchups are No. 9 Penn State at No. 19 Michigan State and Wisconsin at Notre Dame. The premier WCHA series finds Bemidji at No. 3 Minnesota State.

Back east in the ECAC, No. 1 Cornell hosts No. 20 Dartmouth on Friday and No. 16 Harvard on Saturday. In Hockey East, we preview home-and-home series between No. 7 UMass and New Hampshire and No. 12 UMass Lowell and Boston University, as well as a two-game series with Maine at No. 4 Boston College. And in Atlantic Hockey, American International and Army West Point look to gain ground atop the standings on the road against Robert Morris and Niagara respectively.

Non-conference play has No. 13 Arizona State at No. 8 Clarkson for the weekend, Union and Rensselaer on Saturday in the Mayor’s Cup, and the first-ever Connecticut Ice tournament with No. 17 Quinnipiac, UConn, Yale, and Sacred Heart.

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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Massachusetts rounding into form, still looking for more offense from Minutemen forwards

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The doubters have been proven wrong. Massachusetts was not a one-year wonder that last year rode Cale Makar’s coattails to the national championship game only to predictably settle back this year into their accustomed position in the lower half of the Hockey East standings. The clock hasn’t struck midnight, turning them back into pumpkins. UMass is for real (photo: Rich Gagnon).

American International’s Eric Lang on his team, recruiting, impact of 2019 NCAA tournament: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 16

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American International accomplished in 2019 what few would have expected just a couple seasons earlier. Yellow Jackets head coach Eric Lang joins hosts Jim Connelly  and Ed Trefzger to highlight this year’s team, the impact AIC’s trip to the NCAA regional finals has had on the program, international recruiting, Atlantic Hockey’s progress and future growth, and some thoughts on 3-on-3 overtime and the shootout.

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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Some point splits but no losses for top five teams: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 15

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of January 17 and 18, 2020.

In the NCHC, host Omaha picked up two league points in two ties with No. 4 Denver, No. 1 North Dakota captured five of six points at Miami despite leading for only 2:38 of the weekend, and St. Cloud swept visiting No. 8 Minnesota Duluth.

Big Ten action saw Michigan taking five of six points at No. 6 Penn State, while No. 18 Notre Dame’s difficulties continued at No. 9 Ohio State and No. 20 Michigan State split with Wisconsin.

Plus: No. 3 Minnesota State swept No. 15 Bowling Green, but needed OT on Saturday to do so, No. 5 Boston College had wins over No. 13 UMass Lowell and Boston University, Dartmouth reaches the 10-win mark with a weekend sweep, No. 1 Cornell gets a win and a tie hosting No. 17 Northern Michigan, and Canisius continues to climb the Atlantic Hockey standings by picking up five points at Sacred Heart.

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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ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 17-18

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ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 17-18

There are less than two months left in the ECAC Hockey regular season. Where does the time go? Nate crushed it with his predictions last week and takes the lead. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Nate Last week: 10-1-2 Overall: 86-43-15 Mark Last week: 7-4-2 Overall: 83-46-15 Friday, January 17 Rensselaer … Read more