Boston University vs. UConn preview with Terriers head coach Albie O’Connell: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 12

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

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 and Ed Trefzger for a preview of a weekend series against UConn.

Also on tap: No. 9 Omaha visits No. 2 North Dakota for a weekend series, Colorado College visits No. 8 Minnesota Duluth and No. 6 St. Cloud for single games, the Big 10 has three weekend series, No. 19 Robert Morris visits RIT for a pair, and on Tuesday, No. 20 Lake Superior visits No. 18 Michigan Tech.

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No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan preview with Badgers beat writer Todd D. Milewski: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 11

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

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 and Ed Trefzger for a preview.

We also look at Denver at No. 2 North Dakota in the NCHC, UMass Lowell vs. No. 1 Boston College and No. 20 UConn vs. No. 16 Providence in Hockey East, and No. 11 Quinnipiac at Colgate in the ECAC.

And a WCHA matchup is highlighted by the stellar goaltending numbers of Dryden McKay, as he and his fellow No. 3 Minnesota State Mavericks visit Alabama Huntsville.

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Hockey East commissioner Bertagna, Wisconsin coach Granato join us Feb. 27 for special Monday USCHO Live!

On the Feb. 27 edition of USCHO Live! our scheduled guests are Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna with a look at that league’s wild regular season finish and Wisconsin coach Tony Granato, whose No. 16 Badgers are just three points behind first-place Minnesota in the Big Ten after a weekend split with the Gophers. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/02/27/hockey-east-commissioner-bertagna-wisconsin-coach-granato-join-us-feb-27-for-special-monday-uscho-live/

Union coach Bennett, Wisconsin beat writer Baggot on March 26 USCHO Live!

Our guests on the March 26 edition of USCHO Live! will be Union coach Rick Bennett, whose ECAC Hockey champion Dutchmen face Boston College in the NCAA east regional, and Wisconsin State Journal’s Andy Baggot, who is the Wisconsin hockey beat writer. Join us for the conversation and information, Tuesday, March 26, from 8 to … Read more

Location, location, location

It’s said that the most important factor in real estate is location. The three most important factors in real estate are quickly rising in prominence in women’s hockey. Schools’ proximity to one another, and a desire by the NCAA to limit travel costs, can produce a tournament bracket come March where the top-seeded team is … Read more

RIT vs. Wisconsin: The Lines

Here are the lines for the first national semifinal between RIT and Wisconsin: RIT 11 Taylor McReynolds-10 Mark Cornacchia-23 Mike Janda 12 Stevan Matic-18 Cameron Burt-17 Sean Murphy 3 Scott Knowles-22 Adam Hartley-14 Brent Alexin 19 Tyler Mazzei-28 Andrew Favot-16 Tyler Brenner 6 Dan Ringwald-8 Chris Tanev 27 Chris Saracino-24 Chris Haltigin 15 Alan Mazur-25 … Read more

Carpe Diem and Heavy Favorites

Arguably, Wisconsin comes in as a heavy favorite against RIT (a.k.a. “The Little Engine That Could”).   Nonetheless, the Badgers are fully aware of what their opponents accomplished in knocking off Denver and New Hampshire to get here.  They have no intention of becoming the next victim. Thus, the mantra of “we’re 0-0” has become predictably … Read more

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

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