Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Alex Heinert of Midco Sports and voice of the NCHC on CBS Sports Network to preview the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.

We preview all six conference tournaments and look closely at the five games in this week's USCHO Bettor's Edge column:

• Bemidji State at No. 1 Minnesota State (CCHA final)

• No. 4 Michigan at No. 2 Minnesota (Big Ten final)

• No. 13 UMass Lowell vs. No. 11 Massachusetts (Hockey East semifinal)

• No. 8 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Denver (NCHC semifinal)

• No. 7 Western Michigan vs. No. 5 North Dakota (NCHC semifinal)

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by the voice of Hockey East on NESN Tyler Murray to preview Boston College at No. 11 Northeastern and No. 16 Boston University at UConn in single-elimination quarterfinal contests.

Also previewed are three other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 9 St. Cloud State

• Penn State at No. 2 Minnesota

• No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by North Dakota head coach Brad Berry to preview the No. 4 Fighting Hawks at No. 20 Omaha.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:


• No. 10 St. Cloud State at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 9 UMass at Boston College

• No. 16 UMass Lowell at New Hampshire

• Penn State at No. 12 Ohio State

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by radio voice of the Irish Darin Pritchett to preview No. 2 Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 1 Minnesota State at No. 14 Michigan Tech

• No. 6 Western Michigan at No. 7 North Dakota

• No. 18 Cornell at No. 5 Quinnipiac

• No. 19 Connecticut at No. 15 Northeastern

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by CBS Sports Network hockey analyst Dave Starman to preview No. 9 North Dakota at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 11 Ohio State at No. 2 Michigan

• No. 19 Providence at No. 16 UMass Lowell

• No. 3 Denver at No. 6 Western Michigan

• Bemidji at No. 1 Minnesota State

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by NESN hockey analyst Billy Jaffe to preview No. 20 Boston University vs. No. 15 Northeastern in Monday's Beanpot final.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 7 Minnesota at No. 8 Ohio State

• No. 20 Boston University at No. 7 Providence

• No. 15 Northeastern at No. 13 UMass Lowell

• No. 6 Minnesota Duluth at No. 3 Denver

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Denver head coach David Carle to preview No. 7 St. Cloud State at No. 4 Denver.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• Penn State at No. 13 Notre Dame

• No. 18 Omaha at No. 12 North Dakota

69th Beanpot (Monday at TD Garden in Boston)

• No. 19 Boston University vs. Harvard

• Boston College vs. No. 16 Northeastern

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson to preview No. 10 Minnesota at the No. 11 Fighting Irish.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 14 UMass Lowell at No. 15 Northeastern

• No. 17 Providence at No. 9 Massachusetts

• No. 3 Western Michigan at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 13 North Dakota

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers (@JessRMyers) to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson's comments from a Monday news conference.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern Michigan

• No. 12 Northeastern @ No. 14 UMass

• No. 9 North Dakota @ No. 4 Western Michigan

• No. 1 Quinnipiac @ No. 8 Cornell

Plus ... why massaging the PairWise over the years resembles carving out congressional districts.

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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by No. 2 Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold to preview the Bobcats hosting No. 18 Harvard.

Also previewed are three other matchups in this COVID-adjusted week to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 16 Ohio State

• No. 15 Omaha at No. 6 Denver

• Alaska at No. 8 Minnesota

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