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Minnesota Duluth’s Sandelin on Bulldogs, NCHC: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 13

February 1, 2023 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin, talking this year’s Bulldogs, some early-season injuries, the 10th anniversary of the NCHC, modern video and analytics, rule changes, and the Minnesota Duluth’s weekend series with Western Michigan.

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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 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 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 the UMass-St. Cloud 2021 NCAA Frozen Four final and reviewing the semifinals: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 18

March 31, 2022April 9, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Chris Peters of Hockey Sense with Chris Peters and Todd Milewski, USCHO.com editor emeritus and writer for the Wisconsin State Journal and madison.com.

In a free-flowing conversation, they wrap up Thursday night’s Frozen Four semifinal games between St. Cloud State and Minnesota State and between UMass and Minnesota Duluth and look ahead at the Minutemen-Huskies final on Saturday.

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2021 NCAA Frozen Four semifinal preview with writer Chris Peters: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 17

April 8, 2021April 6, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hockey writer Chris Peters from Hockey Sense with Chris Peters joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the 2021 NCAA men’s D-I ice hockey semifinals between Minnesota State and St. Cloud State and between UMass and Minnesota Duluth.

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St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth preview with Bulldogs radio voice Bruce Ciskie: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 13

February 25, 2021 by Jim Connelly

No. 6 St. Cloud State visits No. 10 Minnesota Duluth in a single, nationally-televised NCHC game on Saturday with conference and NCAA postseason implications. Bulldogs radio voice Bruce Ciskie previews the contest with a look at this year’s UMD team and how they match up against they Huskies.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look ahead at another NCHC tilt, No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Omaha, as well as No. 3 Minnesota State’s home-and-home series against No. 19 Bemidji State in the WCHA, No. 9 UMass at No. 1 Boston College for a game, and Ohio State at No. 5 Wisconsin.

Plus with almost the entire week’s schedule wiped out, playoff positions in Atlantic Hockey’s western pod all comes down to Canisius and Niagara’s home-and-home pair this weekend.

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Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State preview with writer Matt Wellens: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 5

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota Duluth beat writer Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune to preview the No. 4 Bulldogs at No. 6 St. Cloud State in NCHC play.

Jim and Ed also look ahead to another NCHC series, No. 16 Denver vs. Colorado College, a Hockey East home-and-home series between No. 13 Northeastern and No. 9 UMass, the start of ECAC Hockey play, and Arizona State’s games at No. 1 Minnesota.

The hosts and guest also opine on the proposal by NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton to use historical data to allocate at-large bids in this season’s NCAA tournament.

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