{"id":151507,"date":"2025-02-24T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=151507"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:42:06","slug":"watching-conference-regular-season-races-looking-at-movement-along-the-pairwise-bubble-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-7-episode-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2025\/02\/24\/watching-conference-regular-season-races-looking-at-movement-along-the-pairwise-bubble-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-7-episode-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching conference regular-season races, looking at movement along the PairWise bubble: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger along with guest host Dan Rubin in for Derek Schooley review games of the weekend and news of the week.<\/p>\n<p>They start with Michigan State&#8217;s struggles against Penn State and Minnesota&#8217;s surge in the Big Ten. They highlight the Pairwise implications for teams like Quinnipiac, UMass Lowell, and Penn State, as well as Western Michigan&#8217;s first regulation loss in the NCHC. The episode also explores the championship races in Hockey East, where Boston College leads, and the ECAC, with Quinnipiac and Clarkson vying for the top spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men&#8217;s Division I Frozen Four, April 10 and 12 in St. Louis. Get your tickets now at <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/frozenfour\">ncaa.com\/frozenfour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Times are approximate:<\/p>\n<p>00:15 Introduction and sponsorship<br \/>\n00:54 Michigan State&#8217;s tough weekend<br \/>\n01:16 Big Ten standings and Penn State&#8217;s rise<br \/>\n06:50 Holy Cross wins a share of AHA<br \/>\n13:05 Minnesota State&#8217;s CCHA title<br \/>\n16:57 Western Michigan&#8217;s NCHC challengers<br \/>\n20:38 Hockey East showdown<br \/>\n26:43 ECAC title race<br \/>\n30:13 PairWise Bubble analysis<br \/>\n47:23 Conclusion and sign-off<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Subscribe to this college hockey podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/uscho-weekend-review\/id1437717449?mt=2\">on Apple podcasts<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/3185675\/episodes\/feed\">your favorite podcast app<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/uscholive\">Spreaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64546188&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Find our podcast archive at <a href=\"\/podcasts\">USCHO.com\/podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PODCAST: In conference races, BC, Minnesota, and WMU are in the driver&#8217;s seat, with Clarkson and Quinnipiac a two-horse race. 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