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It’s been a whirlwind week in the world of college hockey and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) are back to break it all down.
The fellas recap each of the four NCAA Regionals, revisit Schlossman’s tournament predictions, and give their initial impressions of the Frozen Four field. They also talk transfer portal, Jimmy Snuggerud’s decision to return to Minnesota, and the recent coaching hires at Bowling Green, Miami, and Stonehill.
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6:05 – Coaching news 8:25 – Jimmy Snuggerud returning to Minnesota 10:55 – Springfield Regional recap 15:00 – Sioux Falls Regional recap 19:55 – Providence Regional recap 24:27 – Maryland Heights Regional recap 30:45 – Frozen Four preview Follow Brad Schlossman on X: @SchlossmanGF
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The 2024 NCAA Tournament has arrived, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) break down every first-round matchup. Plus, Schlossman’s predictions, a shoutout to the fans who packed buildings at Bemidji State, Michigan State and RIT for the conference championships, catching up on recent NHL signings and early departures, and tons more!
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7:30 – Providence Regional 14:50 – Sioux Falls Regional 20:50 – Springfield Regional 26:45 – Maryland Heights Regional 👉 Follow Brad Schlossman on X: @SchlossmanGF
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) joins the pod from the NCHC Frozen Faceoff in Saint Paul to discuss each of the conference tournaments and who needs to win to get in.
The guys also run down a newsy week in college hockey, including the announcement of the Hobey Baker top 10 finalists, coaching changes at Princeton and Miami, Mike Souza’s extension at New Hampshire, notable UDFA signings, the first early departures of the year, the transfer portal, and plenty more.
Rundown (time stamps approximate due to editing):
13:00 – Atlantic Hockey 16:00 – Big Ten 19:00 – CCHA 22:25 – ECAC Hockey 27:00 – Hockey East 30:05 – NCHC 👉 Follow Brad Schlossman on X: @SchlossmanGF
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A jam-packed episode this week, with Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) wading through all of the news and results in men’s college hockey. They discuss the newest coaching vacancies and give some final thoughts on encouraging seasons by multiple independent programs. Then the guys take a deep dive on each of the six conference tournaments before ending the episode with Brad’s annual NCAA free agent watch list.
Rundown (time stamps approximate due to editing):
4:08 – Independents 5:55 – Atlantic Hockey 8:55 – Big Ten 13:00 – CCHA 16:55 – ECAC Hockey 21:20 – Hockey East 25:30 – NCHC 35:00  – NCAA free agents to watch More:
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Four more league champs were crowned last weekend, and three more conference tournaments begin this week. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) dive into all of the latest, including a stunning OT win for Robert Morris in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs, the end of Michigan State’s conference title drought, Bemidji State rolling all the way to a MacNaughton Cup, why Jack Stark makes Yale a team to watch in ECAC Hockey, Boston College capturing Hockey East, North Dakota’s fourth Penrose Cup in five years, a coaching change at Lindenwood, more bubble talk, why the ‘term’ upset needs to be retired in college hockey, and tons more.
Rundown (time stamps approximate due to editing):
5:00 – Independents 8:15 – Atlantic Hockey 11:30 – Big Ten 16:05 – CCHA 18:45 – ECAC Hockey 23:17 – Hockey East 26:54 – NCHC Follow Brad Schlossman on X: @SchlossmanGF
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The first of six conference tournaments gets underway this weekend with the opening round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) break down the known matchups and discuss RIT’s repeat as AHA regular-season conference champion.
They also preview two massive head-to-head series that will decide two other league titles: Michigan State-Wisconsin in the Big Ten, and Bemidji State-Minnesota State in the CCHA, as well as the encouraging seasons from multiple independent programs, Dartmouth’s bid for home ice in the ECAC Tournament, the high-end underclassmen lighting it up in Hockey East, the race for the NCHC’s Penrose Cup, and tons more.
 
Rundown (time stamps approximate due to editing):
3:20 – Independents
6:15 – Atlantic Hockey
10:12 – Big Ten
14:10 – CCHA
17:50 – ECAC Hockey
22:10 – Hockey East
27:43 – NCHC
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