North Dakota's Brad Berry talks with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger about Saturday's USHHOF game in Las Vegas vs. Minnesota, 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.

This week's USCHO.com Game of the Week is a series at Northeastern vs. Union. Huskies coach Jim Madigan joins Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the games. Jim and Ed also take a look at other top match ups, including (15) Wisconsin at Clarkson, UMass at (1) Ohio State, (7) Minnesota State at (16) North Dakota, and a home-and-home series between (11) Michigan and (19) Western Michigan.

Erie, Pa., is the host city for the 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament. Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about preparation for the tournament, which also includes Miami, Notre Dame, and Providence. Jim and Ed also preview several match ups among teams in the USCHO.com men's poll top 20.

Coming soon: The USCHO Game of the Week podcast will feature conversations with one or more coaches or players in advance of USCHO’s featured Game of the Week. And we’ll have a rundown of upcoming games among Top 20 teams and other key match ups.