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Yellow Jackets head coach Eric Lang joins hosts Jim Connelly\u00a0 and Ed Trefzger to highlight this year&#8217;s team, the impact AIC&#8217;s trip to the NCAA regional finals has had on the program, international recruiting, Atlantic Hockey&#8217;s progress and future growth, and some thoughts on 3-on-3 overtime and the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. 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