Game of the Week Archives - College Hockey

Previewing the NCHC Frozen Faceoff with CBSSN’s Alex Heinert, plus a look every playoff: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 20

March 17, 2022 by Jim Connelly

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

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Alex Heinert of Midco Sports and voice of the NCHC on CBS Sports Network to preview the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.

We preview all six conference tournaments and look closely at the five games in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column:

• Bemidji State at No. 1 Minnesota State (CCHA final)

• No. 4 Michigan at No. 2 Minnesota (Big Ten final)

• No. 13 UMass Lowell vs. No. 11 Massachusetts (Hockey East semifinal)

• No. 8 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Denver (NCHC semifinal)

• No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 5 North Dakota (NCHC semifinal)

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Previewing BC at Northeastern, BU at UConn with voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 19

March 10, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by the voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray to preview Boston College at No. 11 Northeastern and No. 16 Boston University at UConn in single-elimination quarterfinal contests.

Also previewed are three other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 9 St. Cloud State

• Penn State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan

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Previewing No. 4 North Dakota at No. 20 Omaha with Fighting Hawks’ head coach Brad Berry: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 18

March 3, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by North Dakota head coach Brad Berry to preview the No. 4 Fighting Hawks at No. 20 Omaha.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 10 St. Cloud State at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 9 UMass at Boston College

• No. 16 UMass Lowell at New Hampshire

• Penn State at No. 12 Ohio State

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Previewing No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame with voice of the Irish Darin Pritchett: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 17

February 24, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by radio voice of the Irish Darin Pritchett to preview No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 1 Minnesota State at No. 14 Michigan Tech

• No. 6 Western Michigan at No. 7 North Dakota

• No. 18 Cornell at No. 5 Quinnipiac

• No. 19 Connecticut at No. 15 Northeastern

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Previewing No. 9 North Dakota at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth with CBS Sports Networks’s Dave Starman: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 16

February 17, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by CBS Sports Network hockey analyst Dave Starman to preview No. 9 North Dakota at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 11 Ohio State at No. 2 Michigan

• No. 19 Providence at No. 16 UMass Lowell

• No. 3 Denver at No. 6 Western Michigan

• Bemidji at No. 1 Minnesota State

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Previewing Beanpot final with NESN’s Billy Jaffe: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

February 10, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by NESN hockey analyst Billy Jaffe to preview No. 20 Boston University vs. No. 15 Northeastern in Monday’s Beanpot final.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 7 Minnesota at No. 8 Ohio State

• No. 20 Boston University at No. 7 Providence

• No. 15 Northeastern at No. 13 UMass Lowell

• No. 6 Minnesota Duluth at No. 3 Denver

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Previewing No. 7 St. Cloud State at No. 4 Denver with Pioneers’ head coach David Carle: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

February 3, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Denver head coach David Carle to preview No. 7 St. Cloud State at No. 4 Denver.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• Penn State at No. 13 Notre Dame

• No. 18 Omaha at No. 12 North Dakota

69th Beanpot (Monday at TD Garden in Boston)

• No. 19 Boston University vs. Harvard

• Boston College vs. No. 16 Northeastern

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Previewing No. 10 Minnesota at No. 11 Notre Dame with Fighting Irish head coach Jeff Jackson: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

January 27, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson to preview No. 10 Minnesota at the No. 11 Fighting Irish.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 14 UMass Lowell at No. 15 Northeastern

• No. 17 Providence at No. 9 Massachusetts

• No. 3 Western Michigan at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 13 North Dakota

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Previewing No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota with reporter Jess Myers: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 12

January 20, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson’s comments from a Monday news conference.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern Michigan

• No. 12 Northeastern @ No. 14 UMass

• No. 9 North Dakota @ No. 4 Western Michigan

• No. 1 Quinnipiac @ No. 8 Cornell

Plus … why massaging the PairWise over the years resembles carving out congressional districts.

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Previewing No. 18 Harvard at No. 2 Quinnipiac with Bobcats’ Rand Pecknold: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 11

January 13, 2022 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by No. 2 Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold to preview the Bobcats hosting No. 18 Harvard.

Also previewed are three other matchups in this COVID-adjusted week to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 16 Ohio State

• No. 15 Omaha at No. 6 Denver

• Alaska at No. 8 Minnesota

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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

January 6, 2022 by Jim Connelly

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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Previewing Boston College at Boston University with Terriers’ Albie O’Connell: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

December 9, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Boston University head coach Albie O’Connell to preview Boston College at BU.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

No. 3 Michigan at No. 17 Ohio State

No. 1 Minnesota State at Bemidji State

No. 11 Denver at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

No. 14 Omaha at No. 4 Western Michigan

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Previewing No. 13 Providence vs. No. 16 Northeastern with writer Mark Divver: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8

December 2, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by hockey writer Mark Divver to preview No. 13 Providence’s home-and-home series with No. 16 Northeastern.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

No. 14 Massachusetts home-and-home with No. 15 UMass Lowell

No. 9 Cornell at No. 18 Clarkson

No. 11 Minnesota at No. 3 Michigan

No. 7 North Dakota at No. 5 St. Cloud State

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Previewing Clarkson at No. 5 Quinnipiac with Golden Knights’ Casey Jones: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 7

November 18, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Clarkson head coach Casey Jones to preview his Golden Knights in ECAC Hockey play Friday at No. 5 Quinnipiac.

Jim and Ed also look at the other matchups to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 1 Michigan, Michigan Tech at No. 20 Bemidji, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6 North Dakota, and No. 2 St. Cloud State at No. 12 Western Michigan.

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Previewing No. 11 Omaha at No. 1 St. Cloud State with Huskies’ Brett Larson: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 6

November 11, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson to preview No. 11 Omaha at the No. 1 Huskies.

Jim and Ed also look at the other matchups to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 2 Michigan at No. 19 Penn State, No. 18 Ohio State at No. 6 Minnesota, No. 8 Western Michigan at No. 14 Denver, and No. 17 Northeastern at No. 20 UMass Lowell.

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Previewing No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 10 Western Michigan with Broncos’ Pat Ferschweiler: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 5

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview a heavyweight NCHC bout with first-year Western Michigan head coach Pat Ferschweiler as No. 4 Minnesota Duluth visits the No. 10 Broncos.

Jim and Ed also look at the other games to be featured in this week’s USCHO Bettor’s Edge column: No. 15 Cornell at No. 13 Harvard, No. 7 Providence home-and-home with No. 12 UMass, No. 11 Denver at No. 8 North Dakota, and two Atlantic Hockey teams receiving votes, Rochester Institute of Technology at American International.

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Previewing No. 15 Harvard at Dartmouth with Crimson coach Ted Donato: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 4

October 28, 2021 by Jim Connelly

It has been about 600 days since Harvard last played hockey after the Ivies decided to cancel their 2020-21 season. Head coach Ted Donato joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss what the lost season was like, preparing for this season, this year’s Harvard team, and Friday night’s game at Dartmouth.

We also preview UMass Lowell at No. 19 Boston University, No. 13 Western Michigan at Colgate, No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 7 Minnesota, and Bowling Green at No. 17 Bemidji State.

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Previewing No. 6 North Dakota at No. 7 Quinnipiac with writer Brad Schlossman: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 3

October 21, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Grand Forks Herald college hockey writer Brad Elliot Schlossman to preview a great east-west series as No. 6 North Dakota visits No. 7 Quinnipiac.

We also preview No. 8 Denver at No. 12 Providence and No. 10 Boston College, No. 17 Western Michigan at No. 1 Michigan, and No. 5 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 Minnesota.

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Previewing No. 3 Michigan at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth with Bulldogs’ Scott Sandelin: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 2

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview his No. 5 Bulldogs’ game against No. 3 Michigan in this weekend’s Ice Breaker tournament.

We also preview No. 1 Minnesota State vs. No. 10 Providence in the other Ice Breaker first round, No. 18 Northeastern at No. 6 Boston College, No. 7 North Dakota home and home with No. 20 Bemidji State, No. 4 Minnesota home and home with No. 2 St. Cloud State, and No. 17 Notre Dame at No. 16 Michigan Tech.

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Previewing No. 2 St. Cloud at No. 1 Minnesota State with Mavericks’ Mike Hastings: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 1

October 7, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings to preview the No. 1 Mavericks’ home series against No. 2 St. Cloud, the team that ousted them from the NCAA playoffs in the national semifinal last season.

We also preview No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 9 Quinnipiac and No. 18 Northeastern vs. Holy Cross in this weekend’s Ice Breaker tournament in Worcester. Also in this episode: No. 5 Minnesota Duluth at No. 15 Bemidji State, Arizona State at No. 12 Denver, and an early conference contest in Atlantic Hockey, Rochester Institute of Technology at Army West Point.

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