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In this edition of the College Hockey Insider Podcast, Mike McMahon is joined by Hockey Prospect Radio’s Shane Malloy to talk about the lawsuit filed last week against the NCAA by Canadian hockey player Ryland Masterson, which seeks to challenge the NCAA’s rule regarding the eligibility of former CHL players.

Mike and Shane cover:

* The crux of the lawsuit. Why did this happen now?

* What type of impact will CHL players have on college hockey if they’re eligible?

* How does this impact the USHL?

* Do the specific CHL leagues have certain styles of play?

Shane is about to enter his 20th season hosting Hockey Prospect Radio on SiriusXM’s NHL Network Radio. He is also a partner and COO of Fractal Hockey, which has scouting reports on every CHL player.

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Denver’s press conference following a 2-0 win over Boston College in the 2024 National Championship.

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Boston College’s press conference following a 2-0 loss to Denver in the 2024 National Championship.

Friday at the Frozen Four, members of the NCAA men’s ice hockey committee (Scott Sandelin, chairman Jeff Schulman), the chair of the rules committee (Erik Martinson) and the president of the Hockey Commissioner’s Association (Steve Metcalf) sat down with a group of media to discuss a variety of college hockey topics, including:

* The possible implementation of CHL players

* The transfer portal

* NIL money

* What’s on the docket for the rules committee this cycle?

* What is the latest on the regional format?

This week's mailbag podcast features ...

- The NCAA's new media rights deal with ESPN, which includes the Frozen Four.

- Would Air Force be a better fit for the NCHC rather than the CCHA

- Would the World Juniors ever return to Boston?

- Should Michigan Tech play Austen Swankler at Bowling Green next month?

- Any news on future Frozen Four sites?

On this week’s mailbag podcast:

— Do I really believe Army and Air Force might separate if realignment happens? Why?

— Any insight on why BU added Max Lacroix at the semester break?

— Which programs are winners and losers of the transfer portal? Not specific teams, but in terms of the stature of teams.

— Which teams are ripe for a coaching change in 2024? E…

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: This week, I hosted a Twitter space and talked to college hockey fans about the Pairwise, the conference playoffs, the upcoming NCAA Tournament, the potential National Coach of the Year, and more.

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Merrimack head coach Scott Borek is our guest. Coach Borek has been coaching in college hockey since he was a student at Dartmouth in 1983. We talked about how an injury during his playing career with the Big Green prompted his move to coaching and then touched on all of his stops along the way. We also talked about how recruiting has changed since he started, how developing personal relationships in recruiting is harder now, but it’s so important. Coach Borek has worked for some of the biggest names in college hockey, from Lou Lamoriello to coaches like Mike McShane, Dick Umile, Jeff Jackson, and more.

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