USCHO Live!

On the January 27, 2015, episode of USCHO Live! we will have our annual check in with the NCAA Rules Committee on rules and officiating. Scheduled are Ty Halpin, NCAA Liaison for Rules; Steve Piotrowski, NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Secretary; and Frank Cole, NCAA National Coordinator of Men's Ice Hockey Officiating. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y., and COO of its parent company, Genesee Media Corporation.

Our scheduled guests on the Jan. 20 edition of USCHO Live! are St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel, whose ECAC Hockey fourth-place Saints beat No. 4 Harvard on the road last weekend, and veteran Minnesota radio play-by-play voice Wally Shaver. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y., and COO of its parent company, Genesee Media Corporation.

Our scheduled guests for the January 13, 2015 episode of USCHO LIve! are Bowling Green coach Chris Bergeron, whose soaring Falcons are at No. 7 in this week's USCHO.com poll, and Michigan coach Red Berenson, whose first-place Wolverines earned him career win 800 in a weekend sweep of Big Ten foe Minnesota. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y., and COO of its parent company, Genesee Media Corporation.  

Our scheduled guests for the January 6, 2015 episode of USCHO LIve! are Boston College head coach Jerry York and television hockey analyst Dave Starman, who will give us his post-mortem take on the World Juniors. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y., and COO of its parent company, Genesee Media Corporation.

Our scheduled guests for the final episode of USCHO LIve! for 2014 are Mark Osiecki, head coach of the U.S. world junior team at the 2015 World Junior Championship, and Chris Peters, hockey writer for CBSSports.com. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

Our scheduled guests on the Dec. 9, 2014, episode of USCHO Live! are USA Hockey's Jim Johannson and Mercyhurst head coach Rick Gotkin. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

Our scheduled guests on the Dec. 2, 2014, edition of USCHO Live! are two top-10 USCHO.com poll coaches: Harvard coach Ted Donato, whose Crimson are No. 9 -- with six first-place votes -- and Miami coach Enrico Blasi, whose RedHawks are at No. 4 this week. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

Our scheduled guests on the Nov. 25 edition of USCHO Live! are Massachusetts-Lowell coach Norm Bazin, whose No. 4 River Hawks stand at 8-2-3 heading into Thanksgiving, and Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings, whose No. 7 Mavericks swept then-No.-1 Michigan Tech on the road last weekend, and garnered three first-place votes in this week's USCHO.com poll in the process. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

Our scheduled guests on the Nov. 18 edition of USCHO Live! are College Hockey, Inc. executive director Mike Snee to discuss Arizona State's announcement of D-I men's hockey, Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin, whose Bulldogs swept then-No.-1 Minnesota last weekend, and Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson, whose 10-0 Huskies are No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll for the first time in school history. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.  

Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky and USCHO.com Hockey East columnist Dave Hendrickson are our guests on the Nov. 11 edition of USCHO Live! Listen in at 8 p.m. EST at blogtalkradio.com/uscholive/ About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

It's a visit with two undefeated head coaches on the Oct. 28, 2014 edition of USCHO Live! Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley led his Colonials to Atlantic Hockey championship and an NCAA berth last season, and to a 5-0-1 start this campaign. Kevin Sneddon's Vermont Catamounts are off to a 4-0 start with a pair of Hockey East wins after the team's first 20-win season in five years in 2013-14. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

It's a special two-hour edition of USCHO Live!, previewing the 2014-15 season. Our October 21 broadcast is a league-by-league review of Division I men's hockey from six of USCHO.com's conference writers, with a look at Atlantic Hockey, the Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, the NCHC and the WCHA. About the hosts Jim Connelly 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 "Tuesday Morning Quarterback." Jim is the winner of the 2012 Joe Concannon award, and is a studio analyst for NESN. Ed Trefzger has been part of USCHO since 1999 and now serves as a senior writer and director of technology. He has been a part of the radio broadcasts of Rochester Institute of Technology hockey since their inception -- serving as a producer, studio host, color commentator and as RIT's play-by-play voice for eight seasons. Ed is VP and general manager of CBS Sports Radio affiliate 105.5 The Team in Rochester, N.Y.

Union coach Rick Bennett and players Mat Bodie, Shayne Gostisbehere and Daniel Carr answered questions from the media after a 7-4 win over Minnesota, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.

Minnesota coach Don Lucia and players Justin Kloos and Travis Boyd answered questions from the media after a 7-4 loss to Union, April 12, 2014, in the 2014 NCAA national championship game.

Join hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger, writers for USCHO.com, for USCHO Live! at the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four, live from Field House Philadelphia. Our guests will include coaches, journalists, commissioners and players, as we discuss this year's national championship game. Our Saturday show runs from 3-5 p.m. EDT on April 12. If you're in Philadelphia, join us at Field House Philadelphia. More USCHO events at the 2014 Frozen Four can be found here.