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Penn State, Notre Dame split; Minnesota State’s streak snapped: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 11

December 16, 2019 by Jim Connelly

As college hockey heads into the semester break, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the big games of December 13-15, 2019, starting with the Game of the Week, a 3-0 shutout of Penn State by Notre Dame, earning the Fighting Irish a weekend split and a win after six straight losses.

Also in this episode: Northern Michigan snaps Minnesota State’s 10-game winning streak, opening the door for North Dakota as a projected new No. 1; Denver sweeps Colorado College for the first half of the Battle for the Gold Pan; Army gets 5-of-6 points for first place in Atlantic Hockey; Northeastern survives Dartmouth; Clarkson takes 3-of-4 from Michigan Tech; Arizona State and Michigan State split.

Finally, we note the passing of legendary former Minnesota coach Doug Woog.

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Boston College, North Dakota sweep; Cornell sees its first loss; Providence/UMass Lowell split: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 10

December 9, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of December 6-8, starting with the USCHO Game of the Week, which saw No. 15 Providence take the second half of a weekend split with No. 16 UMass Lowell, with both teams winning on the road.

Also in this episode: Boston University showed some offense in wins over No. 8 Northeastern and last Tuesday over No. 12 Harvard; No. 10 Boston College won both halves of a home-and-home with No. 9 Notre Dame, Dartmouth upset No. 2 Cornell for the Big Red’s first loss; No. 3 North Dakota extended its unbeaten streak to 13 with a weekend road sweep of No. 17 Western Michigan; No. 19 Wisconsin was swept at Michigan State; and No. 4 Denver lost 4-1 on Friday and scored late for a 2-2 tie on Saturday with No. 20 Arizona State.

We also take note of a high-scoring Sacred Heart team that has won eight of its last nine, and congratulate Air Force’s Frank Serratore for his 400th win behind the Falcons bench.

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Cornell stays ‘Red Hot;’ Minnesota State, North Dakota, BGSU, BC all on a roll: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 9

December 2, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of November 28-December 1, starting with No. 2 Cornell’s 2-0 win over Boston University at Red Hot Hockey at MSG.

We also review No. 1 Minnesota State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth on the road, No. 14 Boston College’s win over Harvard to up the Eagles’ win streak to seven, sweeps by No. 3 North Dakota and No. 16 Bowling Green, the Friendship Four and Turkey Leg tournaments, surges by Army, AIC, and Niagara in Atlantic Hockey, and Arizona State’s move up the PairWise Rankings.

Speaking of PairWise, who’s surprising and who’s not as the calendar flips to December?

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Northeastern sweeps; Cornell, Harvard stay perfect; Minnesota State, North Dakota keep rolling: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 8

November 25, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of November 21-23, including Northeastern’s sweep of Maine in our Game of the Week, Cornell and Harvard staying unbeaten, and Minnesota State and North Dakota keeping their momentum going.

We also note Michigan State’s four-point weekend against Notre Dame and splits between Ohio State and Penn State as well as Denver and Western Michigan. And we take notice of a bunch of penalties in Hockey East, as well as 56 minutes doled out at the end of Saturday’s Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan game.

In addition, we have some thoughts on Alabama Huntsville’s announced withdrawal from the WCHA and St. Thomas’ request to jump directly to D-I. Finally, we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of College Hockey Inc.

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Cornell, North Dakota, Penn State with big weekends, and a defense of Jerry York against ‘idiotic’ comments: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 7

November 18, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the games of November 14-16, 2019, including Cornell’s North Country sweep over Clarkson and St. Lawrence, Notre Dame and Wisconsin’s split and how good the Badgers are, Harvard’s 6-0-0 start, North Dakota’s five-point weekend at Denver, Penn State’s two romps at Minnesota, a good comeback by Mercyhurst after a blowout at the hands of American International, and more.

Jim and Ed also weigh in on “idiotic” comments from Toronto sports writers about Jerry York’s decision to stay behind the bench for Boston College before heading to the Hockey Hall of Fame induction, and how Canadian media still fails to understand college hockey in the U.S.

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Minnesota Duluth picks up four points, Notre Dame stays unbeaten, UNH gets the upset: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 6

November 11, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of November 7-10, 2019, including Minnesota Duluth’s four-point weekend hosting Denver, Notre Dame’s sweep of Ohio State, and New Hampshire’s 3-1 Sunday win over UMass. Also in this episode: Clarkson and Cornell’s two wins setting up their showdown this coming weekend, Harvard’s wins over Princeton and Quinnipiac, Lowell’s three points from Maine, Boston College’s two routs of UConn, Michigan State’s split with Penn State, and RIT’s four-of-six points from Niagara. Plus, Jim and Ed discuss news that Alaska and Alaska Anchorage will compete in the WCHA in 2020-21.

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Four points for Notre Dame, sweeps for UMass, Penn State, Denver, Arizona State, Northern Michigan: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 5

August 24, 2020November 4, 2019 by Jim Connelly

02 Nov 19: Spencer Stastney (Notre Dame - 24) goal. The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher host the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a B1G matchup at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold) — Spencer Stastney (24) scored one of Notre Dame’s five goals en route to a 5-3 win over Minnesota on Saturday, helping the Fighting Irish to a four-point weekend (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of October 31-November 3. Included are Notre Dame’s four points at Minnesota, sweeps by UMass, Penn State, Denver, Arizona State, and Northern Michigan, the split between Bowling Green and Minnesota State, Maine’s three of four points agains Boston University, and the first shootout in Atlantic Hockey. Jim and Ed also weigh in on the three-on-three OT and on penalty box weirdness at Penn State on Friday.

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Northeastern and St. Cloud split, sweeps by Minnesota State, Notre Dame, Minnesota Duluth – Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 4

August 24, 2020October 28, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Denver keeps rolling, Wisconsin is hot, Minnesota State stays tough at home: Weekend Review Podcast Season 2, Episode 3

John Picking (NORTHEASTERN-7) 2019 October 26 Northeastern and St. Cloud State University meet in non conference game at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, MN (Bradley K. Olson) — St. Cloud State’s Nolan Walker and Northeastern’s John Picking face off in Saturday’s matchup between the two Huskies at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend of October 24-27, including a split between No. 11 Northeastern and No. 14 St. Cloud State, and sweeps by No. 2 Minnesota State, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 8 Minnesota Duluth, and unranked Northern Michigan and RIT – plus a quick discussion on whether it’s time for the Ivies to play a full 34-game schedule.

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Denver keeps rolling, Wisconsin is hot, Minnesota State stays tough at home: Weekend Review Podcast Season 2, Episode 3

October 21, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend of October 17-20. Denver moves to 6-0 on the season with a sweep of Boston College, Minnesota State gets a home tie and win against North Dakota, and Wisconsin sweeps defending champs Minnesota Duluth top the podcast. Also of note: Maine’s split with Quinnipiac, Providence’s north country sweep, Bowling Green’s home-and-home wins over Western Michigan, Alaska’s split with Penn State, and RIT’s near-10,000 crowd in a win over Merrimack.

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An east-west Game of the Week, revenge in the snow, the Ice Breaker, and few upsets: Weekend Review Season 2, Episode 2

August 24, 2020October 13, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

(Rich Miyara) — Boston College celebrated a pair of non-conference victories over the weekend (photo: Rich Miyara).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend of Oct. 11-13, including Wisconsin at Boston College, UMass Lowell at Minnesota Duluth, the Ice Breaker, North Dakota’s revenge in a blizzard, Denver’s four-game road trip, Minnesota State’s sweep of Arizona State, Holy Cross upsetting Providence, Quinnipiac’s home-and-home wins over American International, and Clarkson’s “three-point” weekend at Michigan.

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Looking at the significant games of 2019-20’s ‘week zero’: Weekend Review podcast Season 2, Episode 1

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by Ed Trefzger

Mercyhurst senior Jonny Lazarus scored the tying goal late in regulation before teammate Owen Norton scored the game-winner in the closing seconds of regulation for Mercyhurst on Saturday, earning a split with Arizona State on the weekend (Photo: Mercyhurst Athletics/Ed Mailliard).

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the first weekend of the 2019-20 season, which had a light schedule of regulation games. Significant were a split by Mercyhurst with then-No. 20 Arizona State, good weekends for Atlantic Hockey and Hockey East out of conference, a tough performance by Alaska despite a sweep by No. 2 Denver, and then-No. 17 Bowling Green’s win against former coach Chris Bergeron at Miami.

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USCHO Spotlight Special Edition: Talking Joe Bertagna’s tenure at Hockey East, who might replace him as commissioner

July 25, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna - The Boston College Eagles defeated the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-3 in the second half of the Hockey East Frozen Fenway

With the announcement of Joe Bertagna’s departure as Hockey East commissioner at the end of the 2019-20 season, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at his stewardship of the conference and its growth during his tenure. Also in this episode: a discussion of the changing landscape of college hockey that has conferences looking in different directions, and some of the possible candidates to replace Bertagna.

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USCHO Spotlight special edition: What is the fallout from the departure of seven teams from the WCHA?

August 24, 2020June 29, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger discuss what they’ve learned and provide analysis of the news that broke June 28, 2019, that seven teams would be leaving the WCHA effective with the 2021-22 season. Included in this episode are thoughts about what led to the decision, the timing, what other realignments may be in store, and discussion of other programs that may be moving along toward adding D-I men’s hockey.

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Looking back on a great 2019 NCAA Regionals weekend: Weekend Review episode 25

April 1, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back on the 2019 NCAA regionals, which saw Massachusetts, Denver, Providence, and defending national champion Minnesota Duluth advance to the 2019 Frozen Four in Buffalo.

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2019 NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey regionals preview: Game of the Week episode 24

August 24, 2020March 28, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Nick Poehling (SCSU-7) Hunter Shepard (Minnesota-Duluth -32) 2019 March 23 University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University meet in the championship game of the NCHC Frozen Face Off at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN (Bradley K. Olson)

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview the four regions in this year’s NCAA Men’s D-I ice hockey regionals.

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Weekend Review Selection Sunday live episode rewind with D-I committee member Steve Metcalf

August 24, 2020March 24, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Where will the 16 teams who will contest for this trophy be placed? We’ll have discussion and analysis live.

Catch a rewind of our live on a special edition of the Weekend Review podcast breaking down the selections and brackets of the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey tournament.

Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin analyzed the field and were joined after the announcement by NCAA committee member and New Hampshire deputy athletic director Steve Metcalf, who explained why it was an easy task for the committee to seed the teams and create the bracket.

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Previewing the six D-I conference tournaments and highlighting significant games for the PairWise bubble: Game of the Week episode 23

August 24, 2020March 21, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

There’s no one game of the week this week. Who could pick just one when there are 15 games this weekend, with six champions to be crowned and six NCAA berths on the line? Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview all six conference tournaments and discuss PairWise Ranking implications of various games.

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Who’s already in, who’s out, and what happened in the penultimate weekend of conference playoffs: Weekend Review episode 23

August 24, 2020March 19, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Who’s in? Who’s out? And who still has a chance for the NCAAs?

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the PairWise situation after the six conference playoffs finish their penultimate weekend, plus a look at the results in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCHA, and WCHA.

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North Dakota at Denver preview with writer Brad Schlossman, plus a look at possible playoff upsets: USCHO Game of the Week episode 22

August 24, 2020March 13, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Griffin Mendel of Denver, Colorado College at Denver at Magness Arena, Jan. 19, 2019 (Candace Horgan)

A great matchup in the NCHC quarterfinals pits North Dakota at Denver this weekend. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch up with Grand Forks Herald North Dakota beat writer Brad Schlossman to preview the series and to review the Fighting Hawks’ season.

We also take a look at some upset possibilities in playoff series across the six D-I men’s conferences.

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All but one higher seed takes the first round playoff series, NCHC, Hockey East wrap the regular season: USCHO Weekend Review episode 22

August 24, 2020March 10, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

8 Mar 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Michigan Wolverines in quarterfinal round of the 2019 B1G Men

8 Mar 19: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers host the University of Michigan Wolverines in quarterfinal round of the 2019 B1G Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at 3M at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN. (Jim Rosvold) — Brannon McManus gave Minnesota an overtime win on Friday night over Michigan (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Though it took three games in some, and a few overtimes, the higher seeds prevailed in all but one weekend playoff series.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the first round in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, and WCHA, as well as the final weekend in the NCHC and Hockey East. Also of note: a couple of pro signings, some controversial replay, and some attendance questions.

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