CHN Insiders Podcast College Hockey News

An action-packed show as we, first off, review last week's NCAA Regionals. But between that, there's a lot going on. We talk about the Hobey race, and the controversy surrounding it. We also discuss our Coach of the Year selection. And amid all that, a great discussion with Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson about a wide-ranging amount of topics, including his team, NCAA issues, the Big Ten, coaching and more.

0:00 Intro
2:50 Hobey Baker debate
15:20 Coach of the Year discussion
18:55 Allentown Regional
27:20 Bridgeport Regional
35:46 Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame coach
1:13:20 Follow-up discussion to Jackson interview
1:21:35 Fargo Regional
1:25:10 Manchester Regional

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The NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. We break down the brackets, and how they all came about, and what the issues were surrounding it. The annual discussion on what, if anything, can or should be done to improve things is also included. And then we discuss the games themselves, and maybe sorta make some picks.

0:00 Intro
1:55 Bracket debate
11:05 Fargo Regional
16:00 Bridgeport Regional
24:50 Colgate Regional
33:55 Manchester Regional
49:50 More Bracket debate

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American International coach Eric Lang joins us to discuss his team, his league, and the ever-present issues both face in the changing NCAA landscape. Plus, we discuss all that's happened so far in the conference postseason tournaments, what's still to come, and what it all means for the NCAA Tournament brackets, which will get decided this weekend.

0:00 Intro
1:23 Pairwise implications
5:12 The conference tournaments
21:43 Eric Lang, AIC coach
40:30 NCAA/Atlantic issues
47:10 More conference tournaments
54:48 More NCAA bracket talk

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As we head into the meat of the conference tournaments, there's of course plenty to talk about there. But we also had our first coaching change of this year, at Wisconsin. We dive into all of the circumstances there and who the top candidates will be. ... Our guest this week is former Alaska-Anchorage forward and current Sportsnet commentator Justin Bourne, who just released a new book called 'Down and Back,' which talks about his battle with alcoholism, how that fits into his hockey life, and his relationship with his famous dad. ... That and more.

0:00 Intro
3:36 Wisconsin coaching change
27:32 Justin Bourne
58:37 Listener questions
1:06:20 The week ahead

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Alaska is Team of the Week, as it heads into the final weekend of its independent schedule needing two wins to essentially qualify for the NCAA Tournament. It's a remarkable story for a program that's dealt with a lot of pitfalls in the last few years, to say the least. ... We also talk about the end of the regular season in four conferences, look ahead to the postseason tournaments, and answer numerous listener questions -- including the evergreen topics of new conference alignments, and whether (or how much) 'bracket integrity' there will be when the NCAA Tournament teams are placed in Regionals.

0:00 Intro
4:09 Week in Review
26:40 Erik Largen, Alaska head coach
48:30 Alaska discussion
59:14 Listener questions
1:15:10 NCAA Bracket Integrity

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Minnesota is the Team of the Week, and team of the year so far, coming off a sweep of Penn State on the road, and sitting pretty atop the Pairwise. Of course, there are no guarantees on what that means in the postseason. ... Also, we talk to long-time voice of Omaha hockey, Terry Leahy, about the passing of assistant coach Paul Jerrard, which comes amid the Mavericks' strongest season in years. That, plus all the reviews, previews and news in college hockey.

0:00 Intro
5:21 Week in Review
25:36 Terry Leahy, Omaha radio
47:10 The Week Ahead

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