St. Cloud State

North Dakota’s Berry talks Fighting Hawks, transfers, NCHC: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 7

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North Dakota head coach Brad Berry joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this year’s Fighting Hawks, building a culture with a lot of rookies and transfers, the current state of the game, the NCHC, and more.

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St. Cloud State’s Larson talks Huskies, player development, series with Minnesota Duluth: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 6

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson about this year’s Huskies, the competitiveness of D-I college hockey, player development, coaching in this era, and the upcoming weekend series with Minnesota Duluth.

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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 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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St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth preview: USCHO Game of the Week episode 13

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5 Apr 18: The University of Minnesota Duluth plays against the Ohio State University in a national semifinal of the the 2018 NCAA Division 1 Men
5 Apr 18: The University of Minnesota Duluth plays against the Ohio State University in a national semifinal of the the 2018 NCAA Division 1 Men's Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. (Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com)
Defending champion Minnesota Duluth hosts St. Cloud State this weekend as USCHO’s Game of the Week (photo: Jim Rosvold).

No. 1 St. Cloud State visits No. 5 Minnesota Duluth in a weekend series, the first two of four regular-season NCHC contests between the two. Bulldogs radio voice Bruce Ciskie of KDAL in Duluth joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview.

Jim and Ed also look ahead to:

No. 20 Miami at No. 14 Western Michigan in a pair of NCHC games;

No. 15 Union at No. 16 Clarkson;

No. 10 Bowling Green at Michigan Tech;

And a trio of Big Ten games, among others.

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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First-year coach Brett Larson talks St. Cloud State hockey as Huskies reach No. 1: USCHO Spotlight episode 7

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Brett Larson (photo: St. Cloud State University)

The new No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division I hockey poll is St. Cloud State.

Huskies first-year head coach Brett Larson joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about his team, their desire for an NCAA title, what his experience brings to St. Cloud, the competitiveness of the NCHC, and a little small-area practice.

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Pecknold, Motzko to guest on Oct. 24 edition of USCHO Live!

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Our scheduled guests on the Tuesday, October 24, edition of USCHO Live! are Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold, whose No. 13 Bobcats begin ECAC play on Friday after a weekend road sweep of Northeastern, and St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko, whose 5-0 Huskies — ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com D-I men’s poll with 16 first-place votes — begin NCHC play at home vs. Minnesota Duluth after a sweep at home over Boston College. Listen live at 8 p.m. EDT or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/10/23/pecknold-motzko-to-guest-on-oct-24-edition-of-uscho-live/

World Juniors gold recap with Motzko, Starman on Jan. 10 USCHO Live!

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Our scheduled guests for the January 10 edition of USCHO Live! are the coach of the 2017 gold-medal U.S. National World Junior team, St. Cloud State’s Bob Motzko, and hockey analyst Dave Starman, who was a broadcaster for the tournament on the NHL Network. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/01/09/world-juniors-recap-with-motzko-starman-on-jan-10-uscho-live/

St. Cloud’s Motzko, Lowell’s Bazin join the March 5 edition of USCHO Live!

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Our guests on the March 5 edition of USCHO Live! will be two coaches looking to clinch a regular season title: St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko, whose WCHA first-place Huskies will try to nail down the MacNaughton Cup this weekend at Wisconsin, and Massachusetts-Lowell coach Norm Bazin, whose River Hawks stand atop Hockey East … Read more