CHN Insiders Podcast

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What's CHN Insiders Podcast about?

Weekly roundtable discussion about college hockey, with the College Hockey News staff. Plus interviews, insights, analysis and more. Submit your questions via twitter @CHNsiders. Hosted by Adam Wodon, Mike McMahon and Chris Boulay.

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CHN Insiders Podcast episodes:

04.15.2024
CHN Insiders - National Championship Pre-Game Show
Recorded live at the Frozen Four in St. Paul, from the Xcel Center concourse, our annual national championship pre-game show. We break down the game between Boston College and Denver, and also talk to dignitaries about the state of college...
04.11.2024
CHN Insiders - National Semifinal Pre-Game Show
Recorded live at the Frozen Four in St. Paul, from the Xcel Center concourse, our annual national semifinal pre-game show. We break down the games and also talk to some coaches and conference commissioners about the state of college hockey...
04.03.2024
CHN Insiders - Frozen Four/Transfer Portal
This week, we have the wild juxtaposition of all the fantastic NCAA Tournament games leading into the Frozen Four, with the opening of the transfer portal and all of the bonkers ramifications that -- and the NIL money flowing around...
03.26.2024
CHN Insiders - NCAA Tournament Brackets
The conference champs are crowned, and it's onto the NCAA Tournament. Of course, the Pairwise formula is what determines the teams in the NCAAs, but then the Committee, following some strict guidelines, brackets the field. And that's always not without...
03.20.2024
CHN Insiders - Pairwise Chaos/Playoffs
We're down to Championship Saturday in the conference tournaments, and unto itself, it means a lot of great drama is ahead on the ice. But it also means we're close to the NCAA Tournament field being determined and, more interestingly,...
03.14.2024
CHN Insiders - Playoffs/Coaching Changes
In an abbreviated edition, just before some huge games this coming weekend, we set up the rest of the conference playoffs, and some of the big NCAA Tournament implications of the games ahead. And there were two more coaching changes;...
03.06.2024
CHN Insiders - Bemidji State
Bemidji State is Team of the Week after it rolled down the stretch run and took the CCHA title for the first time. Its coach Tom Serratore joins us to discuss. We also recap where things stand with all the...
02.28.2024
CHN Insiders - Arizona State/Colorado College
Arizona State coach Greg Powers joins to discuss the aftermath of the donnybrook his team got into last weekend, but also to discuss the state of the program right now. Things are strong with the Sun Devils, even though it...
02.21.2024
CHN Insiders - New Hampshire
Another action-packed show. First off, New Hampshire is Team of the Week after sweeping Maine, and we talk to UNH coach Mike Souza on where the program stands, where he stands, and what it all means. Plus the usual issues...
02.14.2024
CHN Insiders - More Big Issues
Minnesota is the Team of the Week, coming off double shutouts, with Richter Award candidate Justen Close in net. The Big Ten had a bunch of pivotal games. And then there was The Beanpot, captured by Northeastern for the fifth...
02.07.2024
CHN Insiders - The Big Issues
It's a really big show. First, Sacred Heart is Team of the Week, a program that continues to raise its profile since opening its new arena last year. Plus we talk some big topics with its coach C.J. Marottolo, such...
01.31.2024
CHN Insiders - Monster Weekend
A weekend of pivotal matchups of top-five teams, including 1. vs. 2. in Boston University and Boston College. When it was over, the teams flipped in the ratings, and North Dakota moved up in between. We break it all down...
01.24.2024
CHN Insiders - Notre Dame
Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson is back to discuss his team's recent play, plus many other important college hockey topics. It's always one of our favorite conversations of the season, as we discuss U.S. National Program, NCAA Regional setup, the...
01.18.2024
CHN Insiders - Cornell
Cornell is the Team of the Week after a successful trip to the desert. Some stumbles in the first half for the young team have created a difficult road back to the NCAAs, but it's more possible now and trending...
01.09.2024
CHN Insiders - World Junior Gold
Among our usual look back at the week that was, we also dive into Team USA's gold medal endeavor at this year's World Junior Championships in Sweden. It's the sixth all-time gold in the tournament, for a team that, of...
01.04.2024
CHN Insiders - NCHC Commissioner Heather Weems
Back from our holiday hiatus, we catch you up on the tournaments that took place recently, and where things stand as we head into the second half. Plus a great conversation with NCHC commissioner Heather Weems, discussing the conference's recent...
12.13.2023
CHN Insiders - Bertagna, Carle Interviews
Colorado College is Team of the Week after winning two OT games at North Dakota, its first sweep in Grand Forks in 30 years. We talk about the Tigers and the entire week that was in college hockey. Our interviews,...
12.06.2023
CHN Insiders - Alaska, Team of the Week
Alaska coach Erik Largen joins us to discuss all matters of his program, with his Nanooks once again in the hunt for an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. They fell a whisker short last year, but became sentimental darlings in the...
11.29.2023
CHN Insiders - Boston College, Team of the Week
Boston College is No. 1 in the Pairwise following two strong road wins, to earn Team of the Week. We talk to head coach Greg Brown about how his star freshmen have contributed from the jump, and continue to impress,...
11.23.2023
CHN Insiders - Michigan State, Team of the Week
Michigan State is atop the Big Ten after sweeping Wisconsin, and earns our CHN Team of the Week. We talk to coach Adam Nightingale about pulling together a highly-talented group of newcomers and meshing them in. 0:00 Intro 1:38 The...
11.16.2023
CHN Insiders - St. Cloud State, Team of the Week
St. Cloud State looks like it's righting the ship after some early struggles. We talk to their coach, Brett Larson, about the new young crop of forwards and more. ... The show starts with Adam recounting his trip to NY...
11.01.2023
CHN Insiders - Wisconsin, Team of the Week
Wisconsin is the Team of the Week after sweeping Minnesota on the road. We talk to their captain about the smooth transition so far to new head coach Mike Hastings, and more. ... In the second half of the show,...
10.25.2023
CHN Insiders - UMass, Team of the Week
A year ago at this time, UMass was Team of the Week, too. Then, things went south in a hurry and it never recovered. After a strong start, the Minutemen are confident they're in better position this year to remain...
10.18.2023
CHN Insiders - Early Season Intrigue
A few teams may not have started play yet, but there's already a ton of interesting, and important, matchups early in the season. We talk about those that have taken place and those that are coming up. Plus, we talk...
10.12.2023
CHN Insiders - Season Preview
Not all of the teams are in action yet, but the first weekend was intriguing nonetheless, with plenty of interesting storylines right out of the gate. We dive into that, plus whip around the conferences and give our rundown of...
09.28.2023
CHN Insiders - Coaches: Colgate / Stonehill
In the last of our 4 preseason specials, we talk to two more head coaches. David Borges leads Stonehill into what's essentially its first full-fledged season in Division I. He discussed their interesting road to get here, and what lies...
09.25.2023
CHN Insiders - Coaches: Robert Morris / Minnesota State
Robert Morris returns to college hockey after a two-year hiatus, where the program was almost canceled, then it was reborn. Derek Schooley returns as well -- he's the only head coach the program has ever known. ... Also, Luke Strand...
09.21.2023
CHN Insiders - New Coaches: Vermont / Bentley
We continue our preseason series talking to the new head coaches in college hockey. This time, it's Steve Wiedler at Vermont and Andy Jones at Bentley. Wiedler has the interim tag, for now, after an unforseen offseason change at UVM....
09.18.2023
CHN Insiders - Augustana / ECAC
In the first of a series of preseason interviews we did with some new figures to college hockey, here are this year's first two. Augustana begins its first season a Division I team, and first team in South Dakota. St....
04.20.2023
CHN Insiders - 2022-23 Season Wrap-Up
Our season wrap-up show. We dive into the national championship game, and Quinnipiac's dramatic win over Minnesota, breaking down all the details and issues surrounding the game. And there are many, including the coaching decisions that led up to it,...
04.17.2023
CHN Insiders - National Semifinals Pre-Game Show
This show was recorded live from Amalie Arena in Tampa prior to the national semifinals on Thursday, April 6, 2023. We discuss the games coming up, plus numerous college hockey topics of general interest. Intro - Hobey talk and more 6:20...
04.11.2023
CHN Insiders - National Championship Pre-Game Show
This show was recorded live from Amalie Arena in Tampa prior to the national semifinals on Saturday, April 8, 2023. We discuss the games coming up, plus numerous college hockey topics of general interest. 0:00 Intro - Discuss the games,...
03.29.2023
CHN Insiders - Regionals + Jeff Jackson
An action-packed show as we, first off, review last week's NCAA Regionals. But between that, there's a lot going on. We talk about the Hobey race, and the controversy surrounding it. We also discuss our Coach of the Year selection....
03.20.2023
CHN Insiders - NCAA Regionals Preview
The NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. We break down the brackets, and how they all came about, and what the issues were surrounding it. The annual discussion on what, if anything, can or should be done to improve things...
03.15.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 22 - Brackets, Issues, More
American International coach Eric Lang joins us to discuss his team, his league, and the ever-present issues both face in the changing NCAA landscape. Plus, we discuss all that's happened so far in the conference postseason tournaments, what's still to...
03.09.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 21 - Coaching Change, Justin Bourne, More
As we head into the meat of the conference tournaments, there's of course plenty to talk about there. But we also had our first coaching change of this year, at Wisconsin. We dive into all of the circumstances there and...
03.01.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 20 - Alaska
Alaska is Team of the Week, as it heads into the final weekend of its independent schedule needing two wins to essentially qualify for the NCAA Tournament. It's a remarkable story for a program that's dealt with a lot of...
02.23.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 19 - Omaha
Minnesota is the Team of the Week, and team of the year so far, coming off a sweep of Penn State on the road, and sitting pretty atop the Pairwise. Of course, there are no guarantees on what that means...
02.14.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 18 - Denver/Big Ten
Denver is our Team of the Week after finishing a four-game season sweep of North Dakota and moving back into the top four of the Pairwise. We talk about its strong season and what's ahead for the Pioneers. Then Pat...
02.08.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 17 - Rico Blasi
This week includes a chat with St. Thomas coach Enrico Blasi, who led Miami to many years of greatness, and is now trying to build a fledgling D-I program. It was recently announced St. Thomas would be building an on-campus...
02.01.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 16 - Brandon Naurato
Minnesota Duluth is our Team of the Week after sweeping St. Cloud State. Another TOTW candidate was Michigan, which swept Penn State, and we talk to its first-year head coach Brandon Naurato about the weekend, which included a 4-goal game...
01.25.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 15 - Dennis Williams
An action-packed show, with two interesting interviews. One with Dennis Williams, who played for Bowling Green and coached the program for one season, and is now head coach of Everett in the WHL. Most recently he led Team Canada to...
01.18.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 14 - WMU/ECAC Roundtable
The Team of the Week is Western Michigan, which scored another 11 goals in sweeping North Dakota on the road. There are a lot of interesting facets to the Broncos' season, which we discuss in our first segment. ... Then,...
01.11.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 13 - Quinnipiac
The Team of the Week is Quinnipiac, which has lost one game all season, and none in the league. We talk to head coach Rand Pecknold about his team's expectations, plus the whirlwind of coaching Team USA at the World...
01.04.2023
CHN Insiders - Week 12 - Post-Holiday Catch-up
Alaska-Anchorage is the Team of the Week, following a stunning sweep at UMass Lowell. We catch up on college hockey results from the past couple weeks over the holidays, and ruminate on the chaotic travel that took place in that...
12.21.2022
CHN Insiders - Week 11 - Gary Wright
Most of college hockey is on break, so we take this time to catch up on the listener mailbag. Questions about Lindenwood, the NCHC, Minnesota, the Pairwise, and more. Plus an extended chat with former American International coach Gary Wright,...
12.15.2022
CHN Insiders - Week 10 - At the Break
We've reached that midpoint of the season where most teams take a break until after the holidays, though there some smattering of games. It gives us a chance to assess where things stand, such as in the Hobey race, who...
12.07.2022
CHN Insiders - Week 9 - Ferris State
Ferris State continues its climb back to respectability with its best week yet, a sweep at Minnesota State. We talk to head coach Bob Daniels, now in his 31st season at the helm, about the changes over time, why his...
11.23.2022
CHN Insiders - Week 8 - Clarkson
Clarkson is Team of the Week, and we talk to coach Casey Jones about his team's progress. This week's action also came amid the revelation that an Ohio State player hurled racial slurs at a Michigan State player, which only...
11.16.2022
CHN Insiders - Week 7 - Michigan State
Michigan State is Team of the Week, coming off a sweep of Ohio State and an 8-3-1 start, looking to return to the NCAAs for the first time in over a decade with a first-year head coach. Also, the conference...

What's CHN Insiders Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

CHN Insiders Podcast episodes:

CHN Insiders - National Championship Pre-Game Show

CHN Insiders - National Semifinal Pre-Game Show

CHN Insiders - Frozen Four/Transfer Portal

CHN Insiders - NCAA Tournament Brackets

CHN Insiders - Pairwise Chaos/Playoffs

CHN Insiders - Playoffs/Coaching Changes

CHN Insiders - Bemidji State

CHN Insiders - Arizona State/Colorado College

CHN Insiders - New Hampshire

CHN Insiders - More Big Issues

CHN Insiders - The Big Issues

CHN Insiders - Monster Weekend

CHN Insiders - Notre Dame

CHN Insiders - Cornell

CHN Insiders - World Junior Gold

CHN Insiders - NCHC Commissioner Heather Weems

CHN Insiders - Bertagna, Carle Interviews

CHN Insiders - Alaska, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - Boston College, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - Michigan State, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - St. Cloud State, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - Wisconsin, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - UMass, Team of the Week

CHN Insiders - Early Season Intrigue

CHN Insiders - Season Preview

CHN Insiders - Coaches: Colgate / Stonehill

CHN Insiders - Coaches: Robert Morris / Minnesota State

CHN Insiders - New Coaches: Vermont / Bentley

CHN Insiders - Augustana / ECAC

CHN Insiders - 2022-23 Season Wrap-Up

CHN Insiders - National Semifinals Pre-Game Show

CHN Insiders - National Championship Pre-Game Show

CHN Insiders - Regionals + Jeff Jackson

CHN Insiders - NCAA Regionals Preview

CHN Insiders - Week 22 - Brackets, Issues, More

CHN Insiders - Week 21 - Coaching Change, Justin Bourne, More

CHN Insiders - Week 20 - Alaska

CHN Insiders - Week 19 - Omaha

CHN Insiders - Week 18 - Denver/Big Ten

CHN Insiders - Week 17 - Rico Blasi

CHN Insiders - Week 16 - Brandon Naurato

CHN Insiders - Week 15 - Dennis Williams

CHN Insiders - Week 14 - WMU/ECAC Roundtable

CHN Insiders - Week 13 - Quinnipiac

CHN Insiders - Week 12 - Post-Holiday Catch-up

CHN Insiders - Week 11 - Gary Wright

CHN Insiders - Week 10 - At the Break

CHN Insiders - Week 9 - Ferris State

CHN Insiders - Week 8 - Clarkson

CHN Insiders - Week 7 - Michigan State