USCHO Weekend Review

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review news of the offseason.

In this episode:

• A quick look back at Denver's NCAA national championship
• News from the AHCA convention in Naples
• Proposed rule changes from the NCAA ice hockey rules committee
• St. Thomas' departure to the NCHC
• Mike Snee leaving College Hockey Inc.

USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT.

USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center.

Guests were:

• Jeff Schulman, NCAA D-I men's ice hockey committee chairman and Vermont AD
• Jeff Fulton/Erik Martinson, NCAA officiating
• Michelle Morgan, AHA
• Sadie Lundquist, College Hockey Inc.
• Andrew Mahoney, Boston Globe

USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT.

USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center.

We recapped the Boston University-Denver and Boston College-Michigan semifinals and the Hobey Baker, Mike Richter, Tim Taylor, Derek Hines, and Hockey Humanitarian Awards as well as the 2024 All-Americans.

USCHO podcasts are going on the road, and you can join us for live broadcasts during the 2024 NCAA Men's Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn., including this replay of our Wednesday podcast.

USCHO Frozen Four Live! with Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley will have live events featuring special guests and giveaways on four days at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub, 258 7th St W, near the Xcel Energy Center.

Our guests were:

• Steve Metcalf, Hockey East Commissioner
• Mike Snee, College Hockey Inc. Executive Director
• Jess Myers, The Rink Live
• Neil Koepke, veteran hockey writer and broadcaster
• Paul Caponigri, Big Ten Network and ESPN

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this Monday, April 1, 2024 edition.

In this episode:

• Transfer portal is flooded with entries as it opens for all players
• Denver survives a pair of 2-1 games
• Boston University rallied past Minnesota to advance
• Boston College prevailed over Quinnipiac in OT
• Michigan had a couple of strong third periods to advance
• Looking at Hobey Baker and Richter awards 

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this Monday, March 24, 2024 edition.

In this episode:

• Reviewing the NCAA D-I men's ice hockey committee's decisions
• Looking closer at the Colorado College-Massachusetts comparison
• Bracket reactions to all four regionals
• Over/under on teams and upsets
• Favorite first-round games
• Picks for the teams to advance to the Frozen Four

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the championships of this weekend and the mechanics of assembling the bracket in this special March 24, 2024 edition.

In this episode:

• Michigan Tech wins CCHA on Friday
• Cornell downs Cinderella St. Lawrence to win ECAC
• RIT takes AHA title
• Boston College cruises to the Hockey East title over BU
• Michigan State wins in overtime over Michigan for first Big Ten title
• Denver is victorious in penultimate NCHC Frozen Faceoff
• Selection Sunday: What is the committee's process?
• A look at Jim's final Saturday night bracketology: https://www.uscho.com/2024/03/23/bracketology-final-after-plenty-of-stress-and-two-hosts-qualifying-for-the-field-seeding-this-tournament-is-easier-than-youd-believe/

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this March 18, 2024 edition.

In this episode:

• AHA finals set as AIC wins in three to advance to host RIT
• Big Ten pits rivals Michigan vs. Michigan State
• Bemidji State, 10-0-1 in the last 11, hosts Michigan Tech in the CCHA
• ECAC semifinals find St. Lawrence taking on Quinnipiac and Cornell vs. Dartmouth in Lake Placid
• Hockey East has BC-UMass and BU-Maine at the garden
• North Dakota will take on Omaha while Denver faces St. Cloud State in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff
• Looking at UMass, Western Michigan, St. Cloud, and Colorado College as teams on the bubble

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review the games of the weekend and news of the week in this March 11, 2024 edition.

In this episode:

• Wisconsin is first major casualty of the postseason at the hands of Ohio State
• Other upsets included RPI over Clarkson, AIC sweeping Air Force, and Niagara sweeping Sacred Heart
• Omaha's sweep of North Dakota raises bracketology issues
• UMass is just below the bubble but could still be a No. 4 seed
• Would the committee swap BU and North Dakota in regionals?
• What happened with St. Cloud State
• Our picks for teams on the bubble to make the NCAA tournament
• Breaking news of a coaching change at Bowling Green

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour