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Fresh off a weekend sweep at home in the middle of a rare October blizzard, North Dakota coach Brad Berry is prepping his No. 16 Fighting Hawks for a weekend at No. 2 Minnesota State. He joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) for a preview. We also look at Alaska's pair at No. 9 Penn State, No. 3 Minnesota Duluth at No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 6 Boston College at No. 1 D...

Two touted freshman classes and two programs with a great history collide Friday, October 11, as Wisconsin visits Boston College. BC coach Jerry York joins us for a preview. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) also look ahead at the Icebreaker Tournament, Arizona State at Minnesota State, UMass-Lowell at Minnesota Duluth, Clarkson at Michigan, and other key matchups....

Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin takes his Lakers on the road to No. 20 Arizona State for a pair of games this weekend. Gotkin joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview, as well as what's involved helping 11 rookies adjust to the college game, whether Mercyhurst would look at a new league geographically situated around the Great Lakes, and to remember Mike Folga, former equipment manager...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) preview the four regions in this year's NCAA Men's D-I ice hockey regionals. This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y., April 11 and 13: ncaa.com/frozenfour Find all of our podcasts at USCHO.com/podcasts

There's no one game of the week this week. Who could pick just one when there are 15 games this weekend, with six champions to be crowned and six NCAA berths on the line? Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) preview all six conference tournaments and discuss PairWise Ranking implications. This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four in Buffalo, N....

A great matchup in the NCHC quarterfinals pits North Dakota at Denver this weekend. Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) catch up with Grand Forks Herald North Dakota beat writer Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) to preview the series and to review the Fighting Hawks' season. We also take a look at some upset possibilities in playoff series across the six D-I men's confe...

Four of six D-I conferences enter the playoffs this weekend. USCHO's Game of the Week is Michigan at Minnesota on Saturday, the second night of a best-of-three series. Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) preview the game and series with Michigan coach Mel Pearson. We also look at the race for position in Hockey East and the NCHC as well as playoff first rounds in the...

This week's USCHO Game of the Week is Saturday's No. 5 Quinnipiac at Yale matchup, the final regular season game for both teams in ECAC Hockey with playoff seeding implications. We get a preview of what – for Quinnipiac at least – has become a big rivalry with Bobcats head coach Rand Pecknold. Hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) also take a tour around college hockey:...

This week's Game of the Week is No. 2 UMass at No. 10 Providence, with two teams vying for Hockey East position and position in the PairWise. Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel joins hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) for a preview. We also look at No. 3 Minnesota Duluth at North Dakota for a pair of NCHC games, No. 6 Ohio State's opportunity to sew up the Big Ten at M...

Arizona State is on the brink of an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament while visiting American International is one of the surprise stories of the season, sitting atop Atlantic Hockey. USCHO.com Arizona State correspondent Greg Cameron (@gregdcam) joins hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to preview the weekend series. Saturday's game is the USCHO Game of the Week. W...

A Brown team with a couple of big wins under its belt since midseason travels to No. 4 Quinnipiac for a Saturday game with playoff implications in ECAC Hockey. USCHO ECAC correspondent Nate Owen (@Nate_Owen41) joins hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) for a preview. Jim and Ed also preview other big games around the country this weekend, including No. 9 Clarkson at No...

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 (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger). Jim and Ed also preview other top match ups around the country this weekend, including No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 4 Ohio State, Nor...

While Saturday's game between Mercyhurst and American International is half of a weekend series with playoff seeds in the forefront, it's more significant because it's part of a day called "Fighting for Folgs." Longtime hockey equipment manager and athletic trainer Mike Folga, affectionately known as "Folgs," is battling cancer. Folga, who has held roles in the NHL, with Team USA, and other profes...

This weekend is the first two of four games this season between Denver and Colorado College, a series that determines the winner of the Battle for the Gold Pan. Denver assistant coach Dallas Ferguson joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a look at this year's Pioneers, a pre-scout of the Tigers, and some thoughts on the rivalry and the NCHC. Jim and Ed also look ahead to other games, includ...

No. 1 St. Cloud 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 Mich...

The first USCHO.com Game of the Week for 2019 is Miami's Saturday game at Providence, the second of a weekend non-conference series. RedHawks coach Rico Blasi previews the matchup. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look ahead to some other key contests: No. 1 St. Cloud faces No. 14 Union, while Brown takes on host Robert Morris in the Three Rivers Classic; The Ice Vegas Invitational features...

The eyes of hockey fans have turned to the World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. We get a preview of that tournament that is raising awareness of NCAA hockey, not just in the U.S., but around the world, from ESPN NHL draft and prospects analyst Chris Peters. In college hockey, a number of holiday tournaments are on tap. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger preview those, includin...

USCHO.com's Game of the Week has No. 9 Penn State taking on Princeton at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, December 15. Nittany Lions head coach Guy Gadowsky previews the matchup. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look at some other games on the light weekend schedule: No. 3 Minnesota State at No. 12 Bowling Green for a pair of WCHA games; Colorado College at No. 15 Arizona Stat...

USCHO.com's Game of the Week has No. 1 UMass visiting No. 8 Quinnipiac, with a return match at UMass on Saturday. Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold joins us for a preview. Ed Trefzger and guest co-host Dan Rubin also preview some other key games, including: No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 9 Penn State for a weekend series in the Big Ten; A great rivalry series as No. 16 Clarkson is home and home with St. Law...

This week's USCHO Game of the Week is a rivalry series as Michigan and Michigan State play Friday at Munn and Saturday at Yost. Michigan coach Mel Pearson joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the series and take stock on the Big Ten. Also previewed in our lightning round: In the Big Ten, (5) Ohio State is at Minnesota and (6) Penn State is at Wisconsin for weekend series; ECAC Hocke...

This week's USCHO Game of the Week pits Harvard against Cornell at Madison Square Garden. Crimson coach Ted Donato looks ahead to the match up. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also preview other key games, including: No. 6 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State in a weekend Big Ten series; A pair of non-conference games as No. 9 Providence visits No. 7 Denver; No. 18 Princeton at No. 4 UMass; St. Lawre...

No. 1 Minnesota Duluth travels to No. 7 Denver for a pair of NCHC contests. While the Bulldogs are defending national champs, they lost the 2017 title to the Pioneers and lost five games last season to DU. Duluth News Tribune's Matt Wellens joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview of this weekend's games. Jim and Ed also highlight other games of note. Find all of our podcasts at USCH...

Providence coach Nate Leaman joins the podcast to preview a Thursday-Saturday home-and-home Hockey East series as his No. 4 Friars take on No. 9 UMass. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also preview other games involving teams in the USCHO.com Men's Division I poll. In the Big Ten, (6) Notre Dame at (14) Michigan, and (16) Minnesota at (20) Wisconsin; In ECAC Hockey, (12) Union visits (18) Prince...

No. 7 Ohio State travels to No. 3 Notre Dame for a two-game series as USCHO.com's Game of the Week. Buckeyes coach Steve Rohlik joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview of the weekend and a look at where his team stands early in the 2018-19 season. Also getting quick previews: (4) Minnesota State in a home-and-home with (10) Minnesota; (16) Wisconsin at (14) North Dakota for a pair o...

North Dakota's Brad Berry talks with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger about Saturday's USHHOF game in Las Vegas vs. Minnesota, as well as the Fighting Hawks' early season. Jim and Ed also tackle some of the key games of the weekend, including (3) Minnesota Duluth's weekend series at (1) Notre Dame, (2) St. Cloud's trip to the east coast to take on Boston College and (18) Northeastern, (13) Princ...