After a week of so many issues to discuss, we get back to the on-ice talk, as teams return from holiday break in full force. The races are starting the take shape. Connecticut is Team of the Week after sweeping New Hampshire, and moving into the 11th spot in the Pairwise. In fact, Hockey East teams currently take up seven of the top 13 spots. ... Then, back to the topics, as Denver athletic director Josh Berlo joins to discuss how his department will handle all of the NCAA changes to come.

0:00 Intro

4:33 Week in Review

12:50 TOTW Connecticut

37:15 Josh Berlo, Denver athletic director

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After two weeks off for the holidays, we have a ton to catch up on, including some on-ice tournaments, and a lot of off-the-ice news. Augustana is our Team of the Week, so we talk to its head coach, Garrett Raboin, about that, plus his time at the World Junior Championship, where he helped Team USA win gold again. We get into David Carle's storied career already as head coach of Team USA and Denver, Ryan Leonard's leadership, and more.

Also, from the Desert Classic in Arizona, we have interviews with three of the coaches there, mainly about the major junior issue, and also where their teams are headed at the midway mark.

Plus, news on a new postseason tournament for independents; UNLV's whirlwind couple weeks and its prospects for moving to NCAA Division I; and addressing rumors about which coaches may or may not retire after this season. We've packed in quite a lot.

0:00 Intro

1:36 Week in Review

3:48 World Junior talk

15:55 UNLV talk, and coach Anthony Vignieri-Greener

31:20 Independents Tournament

35:33 Coach Retirements?

42:25 Garrett Raboin, Augustana coach

54:48 Greg Carvel, Massachusetts coach

57:07 Derek Schooley, Robert Morris coach

1:00:55 Mike Schafer, Cornell coach

1:09:31 Listener questions

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North Dakota is our last Team of the Week for the 2024 calendar year, coming off a sweep of St. Cloud State. Is the season finally firing on all cylinders for UND? Also, we review some huge matchups from this past weekend. And we are joined by another player agent, this time long-time rep George Bazos, with over 30 years in the business. We're discussing what will be an ongoing topic -- how agents and players, and everyone else, are adapting to the new landscape, particularly the eligibility of former Major Junior players.

0:00 Intro

2:30 Week in Review

23:23 Brad Berry, North Dakota coach

31:18 George Bazos, Edge Sports Management

1:03:48 What's coming up

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Minnesota is Team of the Week, fresh off becoming the first team in 82 seasons to shut out Michigan in back-to-back games. The Gophers are rolling right now, despite being banged up, and doing it with a balanced attack in all phases of the game, plus the breakthrough season for defenseman Sam Rinzel. We talk about them, and the whole Big Ten, with former Gophers star and current broadcaster Pat Micheletti. ... And then we welcome back first-year Miami head coach Anthony Noreen, to discuss his team's fortunes, and a bevy of other topics. Most notably, given he's just one year removed from the USHL, we talk to him about the influx of Major Junior players already being committed, how the USHL is and will react, and more.

0:00 Intro

1:30 Week in Review

9:52 Pat Micheletti, Big Ten broadcaster

30:30 Anthony Noreen, Miami coach

56:33 Listener questions and more

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Try as we may to get into all the action on the ice, including Princeton's sweep of Ohio State and its Team of the Week status, the conversation again turns time and again to all the off-ice issues. Where last year it seemed to be never-ending talk of the NCAA Tournament format, nowadays, it always comes back to junior hockey and the changing rules that impact college hockey. That and many other related topics are discussed again in full. And yes, there is plenty of talk, as well, about what's happening on the ice, as we hurtle towards the holiday break for many teams.

0:00 Intro

0:51 Talking issues

25:12 Week in Review

35:11 Listener questions and more

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Arizona State is Team of the Week, coming off its first-ever sweep of an NCHC series, and it came on the road at defending champs and previously-unbeaten Denver. We break it down, plus talk to ASU head coach Greg Powers about the steps his team is making. And we have an extended conversation witih USHL commissioner Glenn Heffernan about the challenges and changes facing America's top junior league. How will the league adapt, and how will it react to the outside forces and extended competition?

0:00 Intro

1:51 Introducing CHN's CHIP metric

8:39 Week in Review

21:57 ASU coach Greg Powers

32:27 Glenn Hefferan, USHL commissioner

1:03:21 Listener questions and more

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Michigan State is our Team of the Week, after improving to 9-1. The Spartans are one of a handful of top teams that are piling up impressive records so far. We take a sweep around the nation to see what's happening on the ice. Off the ice news continues to be dominated by the opening of Major Junior players to be eligible for college hockey. We talk to player agent Brian Bartlett about the ramifications of this new situation. That, and much more.

0:00 Intro

8:45 Week in Review

35:17 Brian Bartlett, player agent

1:00:22 Listener questions and more

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Boston College is Team of the Week, coming off a sweep of Maine and a torrid start against a difficult schedule. But the news of the week was American International's decision to drop in status to Division II starting next season. Why did they do it, and what does it mean for college hockey as a whole? We delve into those topics. Plus the week in review and more.

0:00 Intro

1:30 American International drops to D-II

17:52 Week in Review

29:48 Greg Brown, Boston College coach

50:07 Listener questions and more

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Adam is on assignment this week, so Mike takes listener questions and welcomes Ben Barr to the pod to talk about Maine's 6-0-1 start. Shane Malloy from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio joins Mike to talk about Thursday's vote on CHL players.

Adam is on assignment this week, so Mike takes listener questions and welcomes Ben Barr to the pod to talk about Maine's 6-0-1 start. Shane Malloy from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio joins Mike to talk about Thursday's vote on CHL players.