{"id":151637,"date":"2025-03-03T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=151637"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:08:20","slug":"three-more-conference-champions-crowned-playoffs-underway-with-more-this-weekend-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-7-episode-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2025\/03\/03\/three-more-conference-champions-crowned-playoffs-underway-with-more-this-weekend-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-7-episode-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Three more conference champions crowned, playoffs underway with more this weekend: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley. and Ed Trefzger review games of the weekend and news of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Three more conferences \u2013 Big Ten, ECAC, and NCHC \u2013 decided their regular season champions over the weekend. Michigan State and Minnesota share the Big Ten regular season title, Quinnipiac wins the ECAC, and Western Michigan clinches its first-ever NCHC league title. They preview upcoming playoffs and analyze key matches, including potential upsets and standout performances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men&#8217;s Division I Frozen Four, April 10 and 12 in St. Louis. Get your tickets now at <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/frozenfour\">ncaa.com\/frozenfour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Times are approximate:<\/p>\n<p>00:15 Introduction and sponsorship<br \/>\n00:38 Big Ten conference championship drama<br \/>\n03:56 ECAC regular season finale<br \/>\n06:57 NCHC title race and playoff implications<br \/>\n13:43 Hockey East regular season showdown<br \/>\n18:23 Atlantic Hockey playoff action<br \/>\n26:00 Big Ten playoff preview<br \/>\n29:51 CCHA and ECAC playoff previews<br \/>\n36:04 Milestones and well wishes<br \/>\n39:43 Conclusion and sign-off<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64676703&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: Michigan State, Minnesota share the Big Ten regular season, Quinnipiac clinches ECAC, Western Michigan the NCHC. 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