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Minnesota splits with Bemidji State, and Michigan State likely rises to No. 2 in the USCHO poll. They look at Dartmouth&#8217;s win over Cornell, and Colorado College&#8217;s weekend results at Western Michigan. The discussion shifts to AIC&#8217;s surprising move to Division II, pondering the implications for the program and college hockey expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Times are approximate:<\/p>\n<p>00:15 Introduction and Hosts<br \/>\n00:26 Denver&#8217;s dominance and North Dakota&#8217;s struggles<br \/>\n03:18 Boston College&#8217;s loss at UConn, Fowler suspension<br \/>\n08:51 Minnesota vs. Bemidji State split<br \/>\n12:44 Michigan State&#8217;s impressive streak<br \/>\n14:53 Dartmouth&#8217;s surprising performance<br \/>\n16:35 Colorado College and Western Michigan showdown<br \/>\n17:55 NCHC Standings and Team Analysis<br \/>\n21:32 Balancing league schedules: challenges and solutions<br \/>\n26:34 Providence vs. UMass<br \/>\n28:37 Wisconsin&#8217;s turnaround<br \/>\n31:18 Quinnipiac&#8217;s prospects at 5-5-0<br \/>\n32:36 AIC&#8217;s announced drop to D-II<br \/>\n42:24 The broader impact on college hockey<br \/>\n45:22 Final thoughts and wrap-up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Subscribe to this college hockey podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/uscho-weekend-review\/id1437717449?mt=2\">on Apple podcasts<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/3185675\/episodes\/feed\">your favorite podcast app<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/uscholive\">Spreaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=62789889&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Find our podcast archive at <a href=\"\/podcasts\">USCHO.com\/podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PODCAST: Denver remains perfect at 12-0, while splits dominated the top-20 weekend. 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