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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by NESN hockey analyst Billy Jaffe to preview No. 20 Boston University vs. No. 15 Northeastern in Monday's Beanpot final. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: • No. 7 Minnesota at No. 8 Ohio State • No. 20 Boston University at No. 7 Providence • No. 15 Northeaste...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Denver head coach David Carle to preview No. 7 St. Cloud State at No. 4 Denver. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: • Penn State at No. 13 Notre Dame • No. 18 Omaha at No. 12 North Dakota 69th Beanpot (Monday at TD Garden in Boston) • No. 19 Boston University...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson to preview No. 10 Minnesota at the No. 11 Fighting Irish. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: • No. 14 UMass Lowell at No. 15 Northeastern • No. 17 Providence at No. 9 Massachusetts • No. 3 Western Michigan at No. 7 Minnesot...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers (@JessRMyers) to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson's comments from a Monday news conference. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: • No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by No. 2 Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold to preview the Bobcats hosting No. 18 Harvard. Also previewed are three other matchups in this COVID-adjusted week to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: • No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 16 Ohio State • No. 15 Omaha at No. 6 Denver • Alaska at No. 8 Minnesota This...

After this week's game of the week was postponed, hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) caught up with Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf to discuss the recent uptick in adjustments to schedules because of COVID protocols. Also previewed are the four matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: No. 14 Cornell at No. 5 North Dakota No. 13 Notre...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Boston University head coach Albie O'Connell to preview Boston College at BU. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: No. 3 Michigan at No. 17 Ohio State No. 1 Minnesota State at Bemidji State No. 11 Denver at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth No. 14 Omaha at No. 4 Western...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by hockey writer Mark Divver to preview No. 13 Providence's home-and-home series with No. 16 Northeastern. Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week: No. 14 Massachusetts home-and-home with No. 15 UMass Lowell No. 9 Cornell at No. 18 Clarkson No. 11 Minnesota at No. 3...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Clarkson head coach Casey Jones to preview his Golden Knights in ECAC Hockey play Friday at No. 5 Quinnipiac. Jim and Ed also look at the other matchups to be featured in this week's USCHO Bettor's Edge column: No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 1 Michigan, Michigan Tech at No. 20 Bemidji, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6 North D...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) 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 Northe...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) preview a heavyweight NCHC bout with first-year Western Michigan head coach Pat Fershweiler as No. 4 Minnesota Duluth visits the No. 10 Broncos. Jim and Ed also look at the other games to be featured in this week's USCHO Bettor's Edge column: No. 15 Cornell at No. 13 Harvard, No. 7 Providence home-and-home with No. 12 UMass, No. 11...

It has been about 600 days since Harvard last played hockey after the Ivies decided to cancel their 2020-21 season. Head coach Ted Donato joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to discuss what the lost season was like, preparing for this season, this year's Harvard team, and Friday night's game at Dartmouth. We also preview UMass Lowell at No. 19 Boston University,...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Grand Forks Herald college hockey writer Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) to preview a great east-west series as No. 6 North Dakota visits No. 7 Quinnipiac. We also preview No. 8 Denver at No. 12 Providence and No. 10 Boston College, No. 17 Western Michigan at No. 1 Michigan, and No. 5 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4 Minnesot...

Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to preview his No. 5 Bulldogs' game against No. 3 Michigan in this weekend's Ice Breaker tournament. We also preview No. 1 Minnesota State vs. No. 10 Providence in the other Ice Breaker first round, No. 18 Northeastern at No. 6 Boston College, No. 7 North Dakota home and home with No. 20 Bemidji...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings to preview the No. 1 Mavericks' home series against No. 2 St. Cloud, the team that ousted them from the NCAA playoffs in the national semifinal last season. We also preview No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 9 Quinnipiac and No. 18 Northeastern vs. Holy Cross in this weekend's Ice Bre...

Wisconsin State Journal writer and USCHO editor emeritus Todd D. Milewski (@ToddMilewski) joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to preview the semifinal and championship rounds in ECAC Hockey, Atlantic Hockey, and the WCHA and the Hockey East finals between UMass Lowell and No. 6 UMass. They also consider NCAA implications of the four series, including what "eye t...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Northeastern head coach Jim Madigan to preview the No. 20 Huskies' Sunday Hockey East single-elimination playoff game at No. 7 UMass. Madigan also reflects on this anniversary of the day all of college and pro sports were shut down in 2020. We also take capsule looks at the five men's D-I conferences with playoffs unde...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Jess Myers, who covers the Golden Gophers beat as a reporter for The Rink Live, to preview No. 7 Michigan at No. 3 Minnesota. We also look at another Big Ten series and its implications – No. 5 Wisconsin at Michigan State – as well as Hockey East single games for No. 2 Boston College, No. 10 Boston University, and No....

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 (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) also look ahead at another NCHC tilt, No...

In a season filled with delays and pauses for the Terriers, No. 11 Boston University nevertheless finds itself near the top of the Hockey East playoff race at 8-2 overall. BU head coach Albie O'Connell joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) for a preview of a weekend series against UConn. Also on tap: No. 9 Omaha visits No. 2 North Dakota for a weekend series, Colo...

No. 7 Wisconsin is arguably the hottest team in college hockey since the semester break. The Badgers travel to a team coming off a three-week pause, No. 8 Michigan, in a key Big Ten series. Todd D. Milewski, Wisconsin State Journal beat writer for Badgers hockey, joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) for a preview. We also look at Denver at No. 2 North Dakota in t...

Two USCHO.com men's ice hockey poll top ten teams meet in WCHA weekend play as No. 8 Bowling Green travels to No. 6 Minnesota State. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) catch up with Mavericks head coach Mike Hastings to preview a matchup between two stingy defenses and two potent offenses. We also look at the "Battle of Commonwealth Avenue" between No. 1 Boston Colle...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by No. 9 Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet to preview this weekend's home series vs. No. 2 North Dakota. We discuss this year's Mavericks, their steady improvement, and how they dealt mentally with the extended pause after the semester break. Also of note this weekend in league play are the Hockey East home-and-home series be...

Notre Dame swept Michigan at Yost Ice Arena in two one-goal games just after Thanksgiving. The No. 8 Wolverines visit the No 16 Fighting Irish this weekend in Big Ten play. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by the voice of the Irish, Darin Pritchett, for a preview. We also look ahead to Arizona State at No. 4 Minnesota and No. 12 Wisconsin at Penn State i...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by UMass head coach Greg Carvel to preview the Minutemen's scheduled home-and-home series with Boston University. We also look at No. 14 Northeastern vs. No. 3 Boston College, Notre Dame at No. 1 Minnesota, St. Lawrence vs. No. 13 Clarkson, No. 2 North Dakota at No. 18 Denver, No. 5 Minnesota State at No. 19 Lake Superior...