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That Minnesota-North Dakota weekend, what’s ahead with writers Myers and Schlossman: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 4

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Jess Myers and Brad Schlossman of The Rink Live to relive last weekend’s Minnesota-North Dakota series and what’s ahead for both teams, plus a look around the NCHC and Big Ten and the rest of D-I men’s college hockey.

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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Michigan at Minnesota preview with reporter Jess Myers: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 14

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger 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 with No. 18 Northeastern at No. 2 Boston College, No. 10 Boston University at UMass Lowell, and Maine at No. 6 UMass. Also significant are a pair of single NCHC contests with No. 12 Omaha visiting No. 1 North Dakota and No. 9 Minnesota Duluth traveling to No. 8 St. Cloud.

The WCHA wraps its season with some important games and Atlantic Hockey plays its first round with three single-elimination matchups.

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Previewing Michigan at Minnesota with Mel Pearson, as well as the other first-round playoffs, plus NCHC, Hockey East runs to the finish: Game of the Week episode 21

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JAN 26, 2018: Hayden Lavigne (Michigan - 30) The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes shut out the #20 Michigan Wolverines 4-0 at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis - USCHO) (Rachel Lewis/©Rachel Lewis)
JAN 26, 2018: Hayden Lavigne (Michigan - 30) The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes shut out the #20 Michigan Wolverines 4-0 at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis - USCHO) (Rachel Lewis/©Rachel Lewis)
Solid goaltending will be a necessary part of Michigan’s success this weekend (file photo: Rachel Lewis).

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 and Ed Trefzger 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 rest of the Big Ten, Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and the WCHA.

This episode is sponsored by the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for more information.

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Minnesota’s Bob Motzko talks this year’s Gophers, Big Ten, World Juniors: USCHO Spotlight episode 14

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6 Oct 18: Bob Motzko (Minnesota - Head Coach). The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers play against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a non-conference matchup at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)
6 Oct 18: Bob Motzko (Minnesota - Head Coach). The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers play against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a non-conference matchup at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, MN. (Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota)
Bob Motzko’s Gophers are “turning the corner” in his first season as Minnesota head coach (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).

After 13 seasons as head coach at his alma mater St. Cloud State, Bob Motzko is in his first season behind the Minnesota bench. Host Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger caught up with Motzko after the Gophers swept Notre Dame on the road to talk about this year’s team, the Big Ten, the spotlight that shines on the coach of a high-profile program, and his thoughts on this year’s USA World Juniors team.

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Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik looks toward Notre Dame series on USCHO Game of the Week episode 4

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Ohio State's Steve Rohlik directs from the bench. (Jamie Sabau)
Ohio State’s Steve Rohlik directs from the bench (photo: Jamie Sabau).

This week’s USCHO.com Game of the Week is No. 7 Ohio State  at No. 3 Notre Dame for a two-game series. 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 of non-conference games that renew an old WCHA rivalry;

(2) St. Cloud State for two games at unranked, but getting votes, Colorado College;

(13) Northeastern in a Thursday-Saturday home-and-home with a Boston University squad looking for its first win;

D-I’s two newest teams: Arizona State at 6-2-0 visiting (6) Penn State for a pair;

And Air Force at Army for the first two of four meetings between these service academy rivals.

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North Dakota’s Brad Berry talks USHHOF game vs. Minnesota on USCHO Game of the Week episode 3

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Head Coach: Brad Berry 24 March 17 University of North Dakota and Boston University meet in the NCAA West Region at Scheels Arena Fargo, ND (Bradley K. Olson)
Head Coach: Brad Berry 24 March 17 University of North Dakota and Boston University meet in the NCAA West Region at Scheels Arena Fargo, ND (Bradley K. Olson)
Brad Berry’s North Dakota Fighting Hawks face Minnesota in the USHHOF game Saturday in Las Vegas (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

This week’s USCHO.com Game of the Week is Minnesota vs. North Dakota in the USHHOF game this Saturday in Las Vegas.

North Dakota coach Brad Berry talks with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger about the match up 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) Princeton’s season opener at (10) Penn State, and the home-and-home in-state match up between (15) Bowling Green and (4) Ohio State.

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St. Lawrence coach Carvel, Gopher voice Shaver guest on Jan. 20 USCHO Live!

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Our scheduled guests for the Jan. 20 edition of USCHO Live! are St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel, whose ECAC Hockey fourth-place Saints beat No. 4 Harvard on the road last weekend, and veteran Minnesota radio play-by-play voice Wally Shaver. Join us for the conversation and information, Tues., Jan. 20, from 8 to 9 p.m. EST … Read more

Preview the Frozen Four with Milewski, Starman on April 1 USCHO Live!

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It’s a special two-hour edition of USCHO Live!, previewing this weekend’s NCAA men’s ice hockey regionals.

Our scheduled guests on our March 25 episode of USCHO Live! are four analysts/commentators from ESPN: John Buccigross, who will cover the NCAA East Regional (and Frozen Four) with Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich; Billy Jaffe, who joins Joe Davis at the NCAA Northeast Regional; Darren Eliot, who with Joe Beninati will broadcast from the NCAA Midwest Regional; and Sean Ritchlin, who will provide analysis alongside Clay Matvick from the NCAA West Regional.

St. Lawrence’s Greg Carvel, broadcaster Frank Mazzocco join us on Oct. 23 USCHO Live!

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Fresh off a convincing road sweep of Maine, we’ll be joined by St. Lawrence head coach Greg Carvel on our Oct. 23 episode of USCHO Live! and by veteran Minnesota broadcaster Frank Mazzocco. Join us for the conversation and information, Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET at blogtalkradio.com/uscholive. If you can’t listen live, check out … Read more

Who Is In, Who Is Out? Early Possibilities, or What I Believe May Be The Case.

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It’s onto the tournament championship rounds. So with the help of our Pairwise Predictor, we can look at a couple of things and take some early looks at what some possibilities are. This is more commonly known as “What I Believe May Be The Case”. Because the Pairwise is a moving target with numbers, there … Read more