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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advertisecast.com\/USCHOSpotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.advertisecast.com\/USCHOSpotlight<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>About the hosts<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jim Connelly<\/strong> is a senior writer at USCHO.com and has been with the site since 1999. He is based in Boston and regularly covers Hockey East. He began with USCHO.com as the correspondent covering the MAAC, which nowadays is known as Atlantic Hockey. Each week during the season, he co-writes &#8220;Tuesday Morning Quarterback.&#8221; Jim is the winner of the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=45222\">Joe Concannon award<\/a>. He a former color analyst for UMass-Lowell hockey&#8217;s radio network and studio analyst for NESN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Trefzger <\/strong>has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. 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