USCHO Spotlight

After an 8-0 start but a bumpy November, No. 5 Denver has won four straight, including a weekend sweep over then-No. 9 UMass. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by second-year Pioneers head coach David Carle for a look at some of his top performers, what's gone well, where he'd like to improve, and how adversity is helping DU for the stretch toward the pos...

Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) has covered North Dakota hockey for the last decade and a half for the Grand Forks Herald, and joins host Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) and guest host Dan Rubin (@DanRubin12) to talk about this year's Fighting Hawks, their conference, the NCHC, and the current college hockey landscape. This podcast is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Vi...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) take a look at the teams that have done well in the first half of the season, including No. 1 North Dakota's resurgence, No. 5 Boston College's strong start, No. 2 Minnesota State, and No. 3 Cornell, and No. 4 Clarkson among many others. Plus we look at the Big Ten's strong teams, Atlantic Hockey's surprise teams, and No. 16 Arizona...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by hockey analyst Dave Starman, who will be on the call for all of the Team USA games on NHL Network, for a preview of the 2020 IIHF World Juniors Championship. This podcast is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

Semester break in college hockey allows us to turn our eyes toward the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by the U.S. National Team's head coach – and head coach of Minnesota Duluth – Scott Sandelin for a look at this year's lineup, USA's field, what preparation goes into getting the team ready, and what his experience...

Army West Point reaches the mid-point of the 2019-20 season with a 10-4-0 record, solid goaltending, and a stingy penalty kill. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Black Knights coach Brian Riley to talk about his team, possible Atlantic Hockey expansion, 3v3 OT, video review, and Riley's work with the NCAA and AHCA.

College Hockey Inc. (@collegehockey) celebrated its 10th anniversary on November 24. Executive director Mike Snee joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to look at what the organization has accomplished to help grow the sport and awareness of it, and what's ahead as new schools look to add Division I men's hockey.

Harvard coach Ted Donato, in his 16th season behind the bench of his alma mater, has his 5-0-0 Crimson at No. 10 in the USCHO.com men's Division I poll. Donato joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to talk about this year's team and ECAC Hockey, and speaks in favor of expanding the Ivy League schedule from 29 to 34 games (something Cornell's Mike Schafer has advoc...

Rochester Institute of Technology is off to its best start in the D-I era for the program at 7-1-2. Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by RIT head coach Wayne Wilson to talk about this season's Tigers, Atlantic Hockey, the 3v3 overtime, video replay, and more.

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) discuss the implications of the NCAA's recent decision to allow student athletes to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model" with NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton. Also included in the conversation: putting mics on NCHC referees and the possible expansion of 3v3 overtime...

Third-year Northern Michigan head coach Grant Potulny joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to talk about his No. 20 Wildcats, competing in the WCHA, the Marquette community, and more.

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley, who has been behind the bench for all 250 wins in Colonials history, talks with hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) about this year's team. Conversation also touches on Atlantic Hockey and the league's 3v3 overtime rule adopted this season, graduate transfers, and his role on the NCAA D-I men's ice hockey committee.

Fresh off an Ice Breaker tournament championship, Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik joins hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to talk Buckeyes hockey and the Big Ten.

In his second year as head coach at Denver, David Carle is still a month shy of his 30th birthday. Carle talks this year's Denver Pioneers, various aspects of coaching, and the NCHC with hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger).

With the announcement of Joe Bertagna's departure as Hockey East commissioner at the end of the 2019-20 season, hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) look at his stewardship of the conference and its growth during his tenure. Also in this episode: a discussion of the changing landscape of college hockey that has conferences looking in different directions, and some of t...

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) discuss what they've learned and provide analysis of the news that broke June 28, 2019, that seven teams would be leaving the WCHA effective with the 2021-22 season. Included are thoughts about what led to the decision, the timing, what other realignments may be in store, and discussion of other programs that may be moving along tow...

Our guests: Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient Jake Bunz, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna, WCHA commissioner Bill Robertson, College Hockey Inc. executive director Mike Snee, ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell, and a preview of the championship game with Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune and Andrew Mahoney of the Boston Globe.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St. Friday’s broadcast includes live audio of ESPN’s annual fan event with John Buccigross and Barry Melrose, along with their guests, including Massachusetts head coach Greg Carvel.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St. Thursday's live broadcast includes a discussion on rules and officiating with Steve Piotrowski and Frank Cole, NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton, the Big Ten's Brad Traviolia and a preview of the semifinal games with beat writers from Providence, Minnesota Duluth, Denver, and Massachusetts.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are live from (716) Food and Sport inside Harborcenter, 7 Scott St. Wednesday's live broadcast includes Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregrio, Zig Fracassi from Sirius/XM radio, Niagara coach Jason Lammers, ESPN's Chris Peters, College Hockey Inc. deputy executive director Nate Ewell, and veteran college hockey writer Neil Koepke.

With the NCAA D-I men's Frozen Four just nine days away, hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) catch up with the coach of the defending national champs, Minnesota Duluth's Scott Sandelin. We also feature some highlights from the NCAA Frozen Four coaches news conference that included Denver's David Carle, Massachusetts' Greg Carvel, and Providence's Nate Leaman. This epi...

ESPN's John Buccigross makes a return visit to the show to talk NCAA D-I Men's Ice Hockey Regionals this coming weekend. The play-by-play voice of the network's Frozen Four and Northeast Regional coverage also shares his thoughts on the Hobey Baker Award candidates for this season with hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger). This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men's ic...

Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson joins hosts Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) and guest host Dan Rubin (@DanRubin12) for a wide-ranging discussion, including this year's Fighting Irish, what he looks for in a player, why his team is lowest in the nation in penalty minutes, and what he enjoys most about coaching. This episode is sponsored by the NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y., April...

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley has been behind the Colonials' bench since the program started in 2004. Schooley talked with hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) about this year's team, this season, some key players, upcoming playoffs at Bentley, the NCAA D-I committee -- of which he's a member -- and Pittsburgh and RMU's planning for the 2021 Frozen Four. This...

Bentley has been one of the hottest teams in D-I hockey since the start of 2019, including a 10-0-2 unbeaten stretch, and finished with the No. 2 seed in Atlantic Hockey. Falcons head coach Ryan Soderquist joins hosts Jim Connelly (@JimmyConnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) to talk about the team's success this season, the evolution of the league from his playing days at Bentley in the MAAC to...