{"id":130514,"date":"2021-11-22T16:39:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T22:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=130514"},"modified":"2021-11-22T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T22:39:46","slug":"michigan-st-cloud-state-swept-ecacs-top-contenders-minnesota-duluth-north-dakota-dont-disappoint-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-4-episode-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2021\/11\/22\/michigan-st-cloud-state-swept-ecacs-top-contenders-minnesota-duluth-north-dakota-dont-disappoint-weekend-review-college-hockey-podcast-season-4-episode-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan, St. Cloud State swept; ECAC&#8217;s top contenders; Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota don&#8217;t disappoint: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at this past weekend&#8217;s games and news. Topics include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 With No. 1 Michigan losing twice in OT and No. 2 St. Cloud State getting swept, it was a difficult poll ballot;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Western Michigan did what it needed to do, and emphatically so;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Getting a feel for the ECAC;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota gave us exactly what we expected<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Boston College postponed a trip to Notre Dame and a home game vs. Harvard for COVID-19 precautions;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What we&#8217;re thankful for in college hockey this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to this 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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=47609061&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><!--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. 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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>With top two teams swept, poll ballot was difficult. 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