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In looking for positives, Miami needs ‘to be ready for that battle at the drop of the puck’

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A logjam in the middle of the NCHC standings promises to make for stressful situations as the season progresses, but it also gives several teams big opportunities. Miami is getting its fair share of those chances, but not everything is going the RedHawks’ way. They’re only two points out of a home-ice playoff spot, but they missed a chance last weekend to put added pressure on fourth-place Western Michigan (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Talking rules, officiating with Big Ten and NCAA’s Steve Piotrowski: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 15

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Big Ten coordinator of officials and NCAA ice hockey rules committee secretary Steve Piotrowski joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss college hockey rules and officiating. Topics include overtime formats, video replay, rule enforcement, referee assignments and recruiting, and this year’s potential rulebook updates.

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BGSU gets 5 of 6 points, Omaha gains split with North Dakota, UMass, BC defeat each other on the road: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend’s top results, including the Game of the Week series that saw Bowling Green take five of six points at Michigan Tech.

Also on this episode: Omaha ended a couple of North Dakota streaks with a split, Boston College and UMass won at each other’s arena, Michigan swept Notre Dame, Ohio State splits at Wisconsin, Army West Point gets five points on the weekend hosting Air Force, and more.

We also take a gander at the PairWise Rankings as they stand now in mid-January.

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Hockey East picks – Jan. 10-15

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While I would typically wax poetic about all of the matchups, my senility nearly made me forgot to post anything at all prior to Friday’s game times. Thus, here are Dave and my picks. And the apologies for the short content. I will wax doubly poetic next week. Friday, January 10 Dartmouth at Vermont Jim’s … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan 10-11

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  The first conference games of the new decade are finally upon us, but first let’s see how Paula and I did with our picks last week. Last week Drew: 4-1-1 (.750) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) This season Drew: 62-33-7 (.642) Paula: 54-41-7 (.564) This week All seven teams are in action this weekend, with six … Read more

USCHO GAME OF THE WEEK: Michigan Tech, Bowling Green continue finding success with ‘right’ players for their programs

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With only one win separating them in their overall records and just one point separating them in the WCHA standings, No. 17 Michigan Tech hosts No. 16 Bowling Green in a key matchup that could help determine who will have home ice in the playoffs. Playing games with meaning is nothing new to the Huskies … Read more

NCHC picks Jan. 10-11

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Learning my lesson from the last time Denver faced a ranked Hockey East team paid off, as I gained another game in the picks race with Matthew by picking a DU sweep. Last week, I went 5-1-2 (.750), while Matthew was 4-2-2 (.625). On the year, I am now 53-39-15 (.565), while Matthew is 49-43-15 … Read more

Picking the WCHA, Jan. 9-11

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Picking the WCHA, Jan. 9-11

After the long holiday break that saw a lot of tournaments and non-conference games, we’re back this week with five WCHA series — aside from one or two more series, it will be like this for the rest of the season. Things are, as usual, bunched up at the top of the standings — Minnesota … Read more

Bowling Green at Michigan Tech preview with Falcons coach Ty Eigner: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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The WCHA has a competitive battle underway for the top spots in the standings. This weekend, two ranked teams face off in league play as No. 16 Bowling Green visits No. 17 Michigan Tech. Bowling Green first-year head coach Ty Eigner joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the weekend.

We also look ahead at No. 10 UMass and No. 4 Boston College and their home-and-home Hockey East series, as well as No. 7 Clarkson at Quinnipiac, Harvard and Yale at MSG, Air Force at Army West Point, and No. 1 North Dakota’s 13-game home winning streak on the line vs. Omaha.

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