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Metcalf, who begins his job in the conference in April, brings experience to the position as an administrator familiar with the teams in the league and as a member of the NCAA D-I men&#8217;s ice hockey committee for several years, the past two as its chair.<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger in a wide-ranging discussion including what led him to apply for the position, what sorts of initiatives he hopes to take, working with other conferences, his views on the national scene in college hockey, and what&#8217;s in store for the Frozen Four.<\/p>\n<p>This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/frozenfour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ncaa.com\/frozenfour<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to this podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/uscho-spotlight\/id1437717447?mt=2\">on iTunes<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/3185680\/episodes\/feed\">your favorite podcast app<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/uscholive\">Spreaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=22971053&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>Sponsor this podcast! Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advertisecast.com\/USCHOSpotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.advertisecast.com\/USCHOSpotlight<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>About the hosts<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jim Connelly<\/strong> is a senior writer at USCHO.com and has been with the site since 1999. He is based in Boston and regularly covers Hockey East. He began with USCHO.com as the correspondent covering the MAAC, which nowadays is known as Atlantic Hockey. Each week during the season, he co-writes &#8220;Tuesday Morning Quarterback.&#8221; Jim is the winner of the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=45222\">Joe Concannon award<\/a>. He a former color analyst for UMass-Lowell hockey&#8217;s radio network and studio analyst for NESN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ed Trefzger <\/strong>has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He is the radio play-by-play voice for Rochester Institute of Technology hockey on the RIT Tigers Sports Network, and has been involved with the broadcasts as a producer, studio host, and color commentator since their inception. He is co-owner and president of broadcasting company Genesee Media, and was general manager of the former Rochester, N.Y., sports radio station 97.5 The Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Hockey East announced New Hampshire deputy athletic director Steve Metcalf as its fifth commissioner. Metcalf, who begins his job in the conference in April, brings experience to the position as an administrator familiar with the teams in the league and as a member of the NCAA D-I men&#8217;s ice hockey committee for several years, the past two as its chair. 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