{"id":105327,"date":"2020-03-12T15:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=105327"},"modified":"2020-03-12T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T20:22:10","slug":"d-i-mens-conference-tournaments-canceled-the-implications-what-comes-next-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-2-episode-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2020\/03\/12\/d-i-mens-conference-tournaments-canceled-the-implications-what-comes-next-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-2-episode-24\/","title":{"rendered":"D-I men&#8217;s conference tournaments canceled; the implications, what comes next? 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