USCHO Weekend Review

USCHO Weekend Review

Each Monday during college hockey season, USCHO Weekend Review gives you a quick summary of the games of the weekend and the news of the previous week. We’ll look at the big games, the playoff races, and top performers of the weekend.

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October 26, 2026 • 32 mins
Minnesota delivered one of the biggest surprises of the young college hockey season, sweeping previously unbeaten North Dakota to give new head coach Brett Larson his first two victories with the Golden Gophers.

On this week's USCHO Weekend Review, Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley break down a wild weekend in NCAA Division I men's hockey.

Among the topics:

- Minnesota's sweep of North Dakota and wha...
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Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley make their calls on nine early-season questions in college hockey. Who’s buying — and who’s selling?

Can Denver get back to the Frozen Four? Will Augustana earn an at-large NCAA bid? Is Quinnipiac the nation’s top-scoring team? We also weigh in on Penn State, Minnesota, Arizona State, Atlantic Hockey and the NCAA tournament outlook for Boston College, Bosto...
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Michigan swept defending national champion Denver and takes over No. 1 in the USCHO poll. What separates the unbeaten Wolverines, and what should we make of the Pioneers’ first losses of the season?

Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley break down the weekend in college hockey, including:

• Michigan’s statement sweep at Denver
• Western Michigan’s dominant start and upcoming test against Mi...
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In the debut episode, USCHO’s Jim Connelly goes inside Bentley Arena for an extended conversation with Jones, now in his fourth season leading the Falcons after guiding the program to back-to-back Atlantic Hockey America championships and consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Jones discusses the transition into his first head-coaching job, the philosophy and relationships behind Bentley’s rise, and what it mea...
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Are Atlantic Hockey America teams and independents closing the gap in college hockey?

Holy Cross has beaten Maine and Arizona State. Sacred Heart knocked off Penn State, Bentley shut out Vermont, and RIT came within half a second of beating UMass. Add Alaska’s win at Boston College and Maryville’s win over St. Lawrence, and there’s plenty to discuss.

Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley exami...
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Alaska takes down No. 11 Boston College, Sacred Heart beats No. 17 Penn State, and Maine and Quinnipiac split a hard-fought series. We also recap Bowling Green’s Ice Breaker title and more from a busy weekend of college hockey.

Then, Arizona State’s split with Holy Cross: a 2–1 Friday loss followed by a 5–4 overtime comeback win. ASU trailed 3–1 in the third before scoring three straight, and Ja...
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A teammate’s catastrophic injury. A players’ letter demanding answers. A program facing difficult questions about accountability and trust.

On this edition of USCHO Upon Further Review, Jim Connelly, Ed Trefzger and Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley discuss the aftermath of Arizona State defenseman Matthew Mayich’s collapse during an August 20 team workout.

The conversation examines seven playe...
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College hockey is back, and opening weekend wasted no time producing some major early-season storylines.

On this edition of the USCHO Weekend Review, Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Derek Schooley break down Colorado College’s impressive sweep of No. 10 UMass, including a dominant weekend from goaltender Jackson Unger, and Quinnipiac’s explosive 16-goal start against New Hampshire and Merrimack.

The crew als...
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The 2026–27 men’s Division I college hockey season is here, and USCHO Opening Faceoff breaks down the biggest contenders across all six conferences.

Jim Connelly, Ed Trefzger and Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley go conference by conference through Atlantic Hockey America, the Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and the NCHC. Which teams should win their leagues? Who could surprise? And which programs a...
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The old dividing line between Major Junior and NCAA hockey is disappearing.

Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley examine the CHL’s growing impact on college hockey—from a record-setting NHL Draft to a rapidly expanding recruiting pool of Major Junior players.

A record 19 current or committed NCAA players were selected in the first round of the NHL Draft, with 110 chosen ove...
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September 10, 2026 • 22 mins
College hockey players may now have five years of eligibility—but House settlement roster limits leave participating programs with only 26 roster spots.

In Episode 2 of the USCHO Weekend Review Offseason series, Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley examine how the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model will affect college hockey.

The panel explains why “5-for-5” is a...
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In the first of three USCHO Weekend Review Offseason episodes, Ed Trefzger, Jim Connelly and Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley begin with the serious medical situation involving Arizona State defenseman Matthew Mayich.



Mayich was hospitalized after collapsing during an outdoor team workout in August. The panel discusses the circumstances surrounding the workout, the questions facing Arizona State and the broader res...
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The 2026 NHL Draft begins tonight in Buffalo, and college hockey could be headed for a historic first round.

In this USCHO NHL Draft Special, Jim Connelly looks at the growing number of first-round prospects with college hockey ties, including current NCAA players and incoming college-bound players from the CHL, USHL, NTDP and international paths.

The episode features insight from NHL Central Scouting’s Dave Gre...
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Episode 3 of our 2026 NHL Draft Preview series looks at two Hockey East forwards who are drawing NHL Draft attention: Tynan Lawrence of Boston University and Oscar Hemming of Boston College.

Each joined their respective teams in January. Lawrence finished his freshman season at BU with 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 18 games, while Hemming posted 1 goal and 7 assists for 8 points in 19 games for Boston College.
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Gavin McKenna is one of the most talked-about players in the 2026 NHL Draft, and after a season at Penn State, his college hockey experience adds important context to his evaluation.

Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky joins Jim Connelly and USCHO’s 2026 NHL Draft Special to discuss what stood out about McKenna from the start, how his game developed over the season, what college hockey demanded from him, and what fans s...
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The 2026 NHL Draft is just days away, and USCHO kicks off its draft coverage with Dave Gregory, Associate Director of NHL Central Scouting.

In this conversation, Gregory explains how NHL Central Scouting’s rankings come together, what fans should understand about the evaluation process, and how scouts compare prospects across college hockey, junior hockey, international leagues and other development paths.

We al...
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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review major off-season topics that have surfaced in the month since the end of the season.

They begin by focusing on the NCAA’s proposed five-year-to-play-five-seasons eligibility model that would start at high school graduation (or a player’s 19th birthday) and could reduce eligibility for future incoming freshme...
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In a special offseason USCHO Report, Jim Connelly interviews ECAC commissioner Doug Christiansen about an NCAA proposal to change the eligibility window to align with high school graduation or a player’s 19th birthday. In this episode, Christiansen explains that this would have major consequences for college hockey, with 75% of players potentially losing a year of eligibility given the sport’s average player age of 20.6...
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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Derek Schooley (@derekschooley), and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) review games of the weekend and news of the past week.

In Part 1, we look at how Denver, Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin made it to the Frozen Four. And we comment on the unfortunate news of the announced cancellation of men's hockey program at Mercyhurst.

In Part 2, we analyze the story lines of the four teams an...
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Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) to give a quick Sunday night take on the NCAA Men's D-I regional finals and the field for the Frozen Four: Denver, Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men's Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Las Vegas. Tickets: https://ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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