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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

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 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

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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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 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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Northeastern’s Jerry Keefe on the Huskies, transition to head coach, Hockey East: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 7

November 10, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Northeastern coach Jerry Keefe. The conversation includes the season this far, his transition from assistant to head coach this summer, navigating the transfer and fifth-year player situation, Hockey East, and the venerable Matthews Arena.

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Northeastern at UMass preview with Jim Madigan, plus a look at the weekend’s playoffs: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 15

March 12, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Northeastern head coach Jim Madigan to preview the No. 20 Huskies’ Sunday Hockey East single-elimination playoff game at No. 7 UMass. Madigan also reflects on this anniversary of the day all of college and pro sports were shut down in 2020.

We also take capsule looks at the five men’s D-I conferences with playoffs underway by the end of the weekend.

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Northeastern coach Jim Madigan previews home-and-home with Providence: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 4

December 17, 2020 by Jim Connelly

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Northeastern head coach Jim Madigan to preview his team’s Saturday-Sunday home-and-home series with Providence.

We also look at No. 13 Bowling Green at Quinnipiac for a pair, NCHC pod tilts between No. 3 Minnesota Duluth and No. 4 North Dakota and No. 8 Denver vs. No. 9 St. Cloud. In the Big Ten, we preview Michigan State at No. 18 Ohio State.

Also of note, non-conference games between WCHA rivals Bemidji State and host No. 5 Minnesota State, Arizona State at No. 16 Notre Dame, plus an Atlantic Hockey tilt that sees Canisius back in action after a pause on the road against a restocked RIT.

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Despite success, Jim Madigan’s Northeastern Huskies still have more to accomplish: USCHO Spotlight episode 20

February 26, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Now in his eighth season behind the Northeastern bench, head coach Jim Madigan has led his alma mater to prominence in college hockey, with some things still to accomplish.

Madigan joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this year’s team, the process of recruiting, taking over the program in August 2011 and that transition, and this weekend’s home-and-home series with Boston College.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Northeastern vs. Boston University Beanpot preview with Huskies coach Jim Madigan: USCHO Game of the Week episode 16

January 31, 2019 by USCHO Podcasts

Defending champion No. 12 Northeastern takes on Boston University in the semifinal round of the 2019 Beanpot on Monday. Huskies coach Jim Madigan talks about the tournament and where his team is now with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger.

Jim and Ed also preview other top match ups around the country this weekend, including No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 4 Ohio State, North Dakota at No. 7 Denver, No. 5 Quinnipiac at No. 10 Clarkson, and No. 13 Cornell at No. 18 Union.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Madigan, Gotkin guest on Feb. 20 episode of USCHO Live!

February 20, 2018 by USCHO Podcasts

Jim Madigan - The visiting Northeastern University Huskies defeated the Boston College Eagles 5-2 on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.The visiting Northeastern University Huskies defeated the Boston College Eagles 5-2 on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

Our guests on the February 20 edition of USCHO Live! are Northeastern coach Jim Madigan, whose No. 11 Huskies are Beanpot champs and in the hunt for the Hockey East regular-season title, and Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose Lakers are atop the Atlantic Hockey standings and look to clinch the regular season in a two-game series at Rochester Institute of Technology this weekend.

Listen live or on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2018/02/20/madigan-gotkin-guest-on-feb-20-episode-of-uscho-live/

Michigan’s Pearson, Northeastern’s Madigan guest on Jan. 16 USCHO Live!

August 24, 2020January 15, 2018 by USCHO Podcasts

01 Oct 16: Mel Pearson (Michigan Tech - Head Coach). The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs host the Michigan Technological University Huskies in a non-conference matchup at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com)

Our guests on the Tuesday, January 16, edition of USCHO Live! are two coaches coming off successful weekends, Michigan’s Mel Pearson and Northeastern’s Jim Madigan. Listen: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2018/01/15/michigans-pearson-northeasterns-madigan-guest-on-jan-16-uscho-live/

Montgomery, Madigan are Jan. 12 guests on USCHO Live!

January 11, 2016 by USCHO Podcasts

Our guests on the Jan. 12 edition of USCHO Live! are Denver coach Jim Montgomery, whose Pioneers are fresh off an NCHC weekend road sweep of then No. 6 Omaha, and Northeastern coach Jim Madigan, whose Huskies swept a non-conference series on the road, against then No. 13 St. Lawrence. Join us live at http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/01/11/montgomery-madigan-are-jan-12-guests-on-uscho-live/

Northeastern’s Madigan, CBS Sports Network’s Starman guest on Feb. 5 USCHO Live!

February 5, 2013 by USCHO Podcasts

Our guests on the Feb. 5 edition of USCHO Live! will be Northeastern coach Jim Madigan, fresh off the Huskies’ 3-2 win over Boston University in the Beanpot Monday night, and CBS Sports Network hockey analyst Dave Starman. Join us for the conversation and information, Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET at blogtalkradio.com/uscholive. If … Read more

Northeastern’s Cronin on suspension: “The worst part was waiting”

March 9, 2011 by Jim Connelly

In the three-plus weeks that Northeastern head coach sat on the sideline awaiting his fate, he admitted that not only was it difficult, but it was extremely frustrating. “The worst part about it was waiting to find out what your penalty it,” said Cronin, who said he spent part of his time away at his … Read more

As temperature drops, Hockey East home ice race heats up

January 12, 2011 by Jim Connelly

As snow continues to pour down on the Boston area, yours truly is stuck inside his home. Which got me to thinking that home isn’t the worst place in the world to be. That’s especially true for Hockey East teams come playoff time. Only four of the eight teams that will make the playoffs can … Read more

NU’s Cronin: Team needs to “scratch their way back”

December 15, 2010 by Jim Connelly

The first half of the season hasn’t gone the way that the Northeastern Huskies expected. The team reached the break with a 3-9-4 record and has earned just nine points in Hockey East. With an experience goaltender and some depth on defense, head coach Greg Cronin expected more of his club. Thus far, Northeastern has … Read more

Hockey East Week in Review: Nov. 30-Dec. 5

December 6, 2010 by Jim Connelly

It was a weekend (well, week for some) of highs and lows for Hockey East teams with a few surprise outcomes along the way. We’ll start out with a mention of the most surprising results, in this author’s mind, of the weekend and that’s Boston College’s dominating sweep of Boston University. With BU giving a … Read more

Trips to penalty box have Maine, Northeastern coaches seeing red

October 19, 2010 by Jim Connelly

Discipline and having your players stay out of the penalty box can always be a challenge for college coaches. Particularly early in the season when referees and players are getting used to one another – and what is and isn’t a penalty – you often see penalty totals that are, shall we say, a bit … Read more