Episodes
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. No. 1 Denver continues its winning streak, while Boston College faces challenges ahead without their top goaltender on Tuesday. Minnesota splits with Bemidji State, and Michigan State likely rises to No. 2 in the USCHO poll. They look at Dartmouth's win over Cornell, and Colorado College's weekend results at Western Michigan. The discussion...
Published 11/18/24
Published 11/18/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. They delve into Denver's dominant 10-0 start, including their significant wins against nationally-ranked teams. They also discuss Colorado College's continued unbeaten streak and series between Boston College and Maine, swept by BC. They review other key matchups and sweeps in college hockey, highlighting notable performances from teams like...
Published 11/11/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. They note weekend sweeps by Michigan and Cornell, Denver's continued dominance, and Minnesota's big six Big Ten points over Penn State. They also take a look at strong starts by Maine, Ohio State, and UMass Lowell, Providence's six-point weekend, and Bentley's sweep of preseason AHA favorite Sacred Heart. In their second segment, they turn to...
Published 11/04/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. They discuss Denver's impressive 6-0 start and dominant performance over Wisconsin, raising concerns about the Badgers' ability to recover. Boston College's comeback victory over Western Michigan, driven by standout players Ryan Leonard and Gabe Perreault, is highlighted, along with the increasing fan engagement under coach Greg Brown. The...
Published 10/28/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. We recap No. 9 Maine's dramatic sweep of No. 7 Quinnipiac and Augustana's surprising victories over No. 12 Omaha. The discussion includes North Dakota's struggles, Michigan's split series with St. Cloud, and Alaska's surprising win against Notre Dame. Highlights also feature Denver Pioneers' banner-raising ceremony and consecutive wins over...
Published 10/22/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the week. In this episode, we start with the top-billed Boston College vs. Michigan State series, Omaha's icebreaker victory in Las Vegas and disappointing attendance. Other notable performances included Michigan's series at Arizona State, which included a humorous social media exchange. We also look at surprise victories like Lindenwood's over...
Published 10/14/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review some news of the offseason and the first weekend of D-I men's play. In this episode: CHL eligibility may be approved as soon as this weekWhat are the effects on college hockey, juniors if CHL players are added to the pool of recruits?Roster size impact of House vs. NCAA settlementFirst weekend of hockey includes Minnesota State split with Michigan, OT win for StonehillFrozen Four sites,...
Published 10/07/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review news of the offseason. In this episode: A quick look back at Denver's NCAA national championshipNews from the AHCA convention in NaplesProposed rule changes from the NCAA ice hockey rules committeeSt. Thomas' departure to the NCHCMike Snee leaving College Hockey Inc.
Published 06/03/24
USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT. USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center. Guests were: Jeff Schulman, NCAA D-I men's ice hockey committee chairman and Vermont ADJeff...
Published 04/13/24
USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT. USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center. We recapped the Boston University-Denver and Boston College-Michigan semifinals and the...
Published 04/13/24
USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including Thursday from noon until 2 p.m. CT.USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center.Guests were:Doug Christiansen, ECACHeather Weems, NCHCDon Lucia, CCHAAdam Augustine, Big...
Published 04/11/24
USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men's Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including this replay of our Wednesday podcast. USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center. Our guests were:Steve Metcalf, Hockey East CommissionerMike Snee, College Hockey Inc....
Published 04/10/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this Monday, April 1, 2024 edition. In this episode: Transfer portal is flooded with entries as it opens for all playersDenver survives a pair of 2-1 gamesBoston University rallied past Minnesota to advanceBoston College prevailed over Quinnipiac in OTMichigan had a couple of strong third periods to advanceLooking at Hobey Baker and...
Published 04/01/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this Monday, March 24, 2024 edition. In this episode: Reviewing the NCAA D-I men's ice hockey committee's decisionsLooking closer at the Colorado College-Massachusetts comparisonBracket reactions to all four regionalsOver/under on teams and upsetsFavorite first-round gamesPicks for the teams to advance to the Frozen FourThis episode is...
Published 03/25/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the championships of this weekend and the mechanics of assembling the bracket in this special March 24, 2024 edition. In this episode: Michigan Tech wins CCHA on FridayCornell downs Cinderella St. Lawrence to win ECACRIT takes AHA titleBoston College cruises to the Hockey East title over BUMichigan State wins in overtime over Michigan for first Big Ten titleDenver is victorious in...
Published 03/24/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this March 18, 2024 edition. In this episode: AHA finals set as AIC wins in three to advance to host RITBig Ten pits rivals Michigan vs. Michigan StateBemidji State, 10-0-1 in the last 11, hosts Michigan Tech in the CCHAECAC semifinals find St. Lawrence taking on Quinnipiac and Cornell vs. Dartmouth in Lake PlacidHockey East has BC-UMass...
Published 03/18/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this March 11, 2024 edition. In this episode: Wisconsin is first major casualty of the postseason at the hands of Ohio StateOther upsets included RPI over Clarkson, AIC sweeping Air Force, and Niagara sweeping Sacred HeartOmaha's sweep of North Dakota raises bracketology issuesUMass is just below the bubble but could still be a No. 4...
Published 03/11/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this March 4, 2024 edition. In this episode: Last four regular-season champions are crownedWhich teams hurt themselves over the weekendTeams that really helped themselvesAtlantic Hockey play-in round included an OT upsetCCHA heads into playoffs with second place and seventh separated by only five pointsWhich playoff games or series are we...
Published 03/04/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this February 26, 2024 edition. In this episode: First two regular-season champions crownedBC, BU, North Dakota sweep while Denver picks up five pointsLots of movement on the bubbleBemidji State and Minnesota State to meet to decide CCHA regular seasonFallout from the Arizona State-Alaska fight on FridayA look at the Atlantic Hockey...
Published 02/26/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this February 19, 2024 edition. In this episode: The most disastrous weekend of the season for the USCHO Top 10What teams were most impacted by the weekend's resultsNorth Dakota, Wisconsin, Maine didn't suffer much in the PairWise despite getting sweptWhich teams are, or close to, locks for the NCAA tournamentThe tight CCHA race, with a...
Published 02/19/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this February 12, 2024 edition. In this episode: Michigan State and Minnesota have statement weekends in the Big TenUMass moves to 10th in the PairWise with sweep of UConnQuinnipiac's loss at St. Lawrence drops them to 9th in the PairWiseStonehill gets its first D-I winPairWise analysisShould the PairWise be changed so Arizona State gets...
Published 02/12/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this February 5, 2024 edition. In this episode: Derek discusses some dust-upsTop 20 teams had a difficult time sweeping, but BC, North Dakota, Michigan, Cornell and Omaha got the job doneWhat teams in the top 20 should concern us right now?Our biggest/boldest predictions for the rest of the regular seasonQuick look at Monday's BeanpotThis...
Published 02/05/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this January 29, 2024 edition. In this episode: Then-No. 2 Boston College and then-No. 1 Boston University had an epic home-and-home weekendThen-No. 5 North Dakota swept then-No. 4 Denver at homeSt. Cloud State loses and ties at OmahaWisconsin survives at MichiganMichigan State and Minnesota split the weekend despite five good periods by...
Published 01/29/24
Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this January 22, 2024 edition. In this episode: No. 1 Boston University and No. 2 Boston College both sweep, setting up the first-ever meetings between them as 1 vs. 2Quinnipiac picks up just one point in ECAC standings at Colgate, CornellA wild pair of games in a Michigan-Michigan State splitNorth Dakota gets a win and a tie for four...
Published 01/22/24