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 rink, after a generous donation. We talk to Blasi about what it takes to build things up, the challenges of recruiting, and how the current team's progress is going. ... Meanwhile, we discuss the recent Beanpot semifinals, and Northeastern's rise up the Pairwise, though there is a caveat. And lots of other talk about new programs and what they're doing or are going to do.

0:00 Intro

1:20 The Beanpot

3:13 Northeastern's Pairwise situation

12:32 Week in Review

28:44 Rico Blasi, Miami head coach

54:00 Listener questions

1:06:35 Other matters

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