This week on Light the Lamp, itās a two-man show as we break down one of the wildest starts to the college hockey season weāve seen in years. No Ryan this week as heās off on a ābusiness tripā but the hot takes are still flowing.
We revisit last weekās predictions (RIP to the Augustana hype), and drop new bold calls, including Miami (yes, Miami) making the NCAA Tournament and Minnesota Duluth punching their ticket back to the Frozen Four. Meanwhile, Minnesota fans are hitting panic mode after another brutal weekend and the internet is not holding back.
From big-time sweeps to baffling losses, early PairWise drama, upset-heavy Fridays, Michigan dominance, and why Penn Stateās close calls are raising eyebrows weāre breaking it all down. Plus, we check in on NCHC storylines, St. Cloudās rise, and Denver's odd road split.
The season is barely underway, but the chaos has already arrived and we are HERE for it.
Another week and we are back, and we are overreacting. We break down some of our bold takes for the rest of the season including a new winner in the CCHA & Big Ten, and the Gophers slipping? A huge week last week, capped by Michigan State upsetting BU in a massive sweep over the weekend. Where is the ceiling for both of these squads? And we think AI is learning. Co-Pilot has been consistent in their picks. Will they beat us the rest of season? Tune In!
Some college hockey powerhouses have tumbled! 3 big squads, Penn State, Western Michigan, and Michigan State all lose games to some questionable opponents. Is it time to overreact over these teams? Did the rankings boost them too high? Or do we need to give the winners their flowers? The Ice Breaker tournament happened last weekend too, with ASU snagging the title. Can we predict a breakthrough season for the Sun Devils? Listen in for another grrreeeaaattt week!
Our hockey season is in full swing and we can gladly say, AI hasnāt taken our jobs yet. With CoPilot going 1-5 on itās picks, we all take an early lead. Know who else took an early lead? Penn State! The Nittany Lions get a big sweep over ASU, in one of the biggest series of opening weekend. Badgers start off strong with a sweep over Lindenwood, and Michigan Tech steals one from Minnesota! Is this year a hot seat year for Motzko? More big matchups this week as the weather is cooling down, but the season is sure to heat up. Tune in!
The wait is overā¦we have HOCKEY this weekend! Tune in as we dive into the matchups that are kicking off the 2025/2026 season. We go over the PairWise name change, still dumb, news around the NCAA, and as always, make our picks on some intriguing matchups! New this year, we are testing our skills against the power ofā¦..AI. Thatās right. Microsoft CoPilot will be making picks against us this season. Can our expertise fight the knowledge of technology, or will our jobs be taken away by AI? Tune all season long to find out if we will become unemployed!
Ladies and Gentlemen, WE ARE BACK! The 5th season of Light the Lamp Podcast is here and in our debut episode, we dive headfirst into the madness of the transfer portal (spoiler: itās basically free agency now), unpack the latest NCAA news thatās shaking up the rankings, and make our preseason picks for every conference champion, including a few that might make you question any sort of knowledge we have. Welcome back!
You thought weād just leave you hangin?!? We are back for our final episode of the year, a few weeks after the 2025 National Championship matchup. A huge congratulations to the Western Michigan Broncos for winning it all in St. Louis. We break it all down with a VERY special guest, Western Michigan Superman, Chris Wheeler! We talk about his fandom, his experience at the National Championship, and his thoughts on his Broncos.
This is it! Tune in boys!
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The 2025 Frozen Four takes place this Thursday with the championship game on Saturday. First matchup - two NCHC squads fighting it out with the red hot Western Michigan Broncos taking on the defending champs in the Denver Pioneers. Can Western keep their amazing season alive, or will the champs go back-to-back? Then after that, we have a very exciting game between Boston University & Penn State. Both teams representing their respective conferences. Will we see a Hockey East team in the ship, or can Penn State save the Big Ten? Tune in for our predictions, takes, and breakdown. One last weekend!
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Wow. What a fantastic weekend of regional round hockey. We had it all. Upsets, blowouts, close OT matchups, controversy. And as the dust settles, we have our Frozen Four. Western Michigan vs Denver & Penn State vs Boston University. We break down each and every game from the first round slate and dive into what is left of our brackets (itās not good). Listen INNNNNNN
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After a long season, we have made it. The big tournament is here. And we start off the week with some BREAKING NEWS. Brad Berry is OUT as UNDās head hockey coach. A very decorated career with North Dakota comes to an end, after missing the tournament this season. Was this the right move? We break down our brackets as we get into the first round. Some really good matchups coming up like BU vs Ohio State, Mankato vs Western, and Minnesota vs UMASS to name a few. What upsets are you picking? Listen to hear our full tournament predictions.
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Conference tournaments are in full bore now and we are ready for some āMapril Madnessā iykyk. Tune in as we hop around each conference to check in as the madness begins. BC gets taken down in the Hockey East, Holy Cross gets bounced by Bentley, ASU sneaks by UMD, and much much more. Listen in gents. Itās playoff time
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What a wild turn of events. The upsets have started in the tournaments. Minnesota. What are you doing Goldy?? Notre Dame is bringing the St. Patricks shocker, upsetting the Gophers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. What does this mean going into the National Tournament. Michigan also gets upset by Penn State, one of the hottest teams in the country. We break down all of it, from Atlantic, CCHA, and the start to the NCHC and Hockey East tournaments. Canāt miss it!
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Weāve made it ladies and gentleman. Weāve got tournaments in the queue. Atlantic hockey is in full swing and we have multiple regular season conference winners declared. We break down all the the tournaments, our picks, and what we expect going into the national competition. What did we get wrong? What did we get right? Itās playoff puck babbbyyyyy
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We have 2 conference winners and are ready for playoff hockey. Shout out to Mankato and Holy Cross for winning their respective conferences. Big Ten is in a dead heat. Michigan State loses a game to Penn State and Minnesota jumps up to 1st in the conference. Can the Spartans pick it up? Or will the Gophers prevail? Arizona State and Western Michigan are still battling it out going down the stretch. Can Arizona clutch up? Itās getting close to the best month of the year. Listen up!
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The Hockey World has not been bigger than this, not only do we have a red hot college hockey season rollin, the first 4 Nations tournament is in full swing with USA dominating its maple syrup drinking Canadian brothers. Is America back?? In the college world, the NCHC is getting spicy, with UMD putting ASUs momentum on hold. Can the Sun Devils bounce back? Maine and BC are pulling away in the Hockey East with both squads sitting on top with 41 points going into the final weeks. And in the Big Ten, Ohio State and Minnesota are creeping up on the Spartans for the top spot. Who you got?
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Congratulations to olā Boston U winning stunner against Boston College to take the Bean Pot on Monday. High flying action with a whooping 88 combined shots wth. Another blowout win with a 4-1 rout against the top dog in the country. Was this the least competitive BeanPot in recent memory? What about these Sun Devils? ASU splits an intense series with Denver and has only 3 loses since mid-November. How far can they go? Another big weekend tune in!
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Another Beanpot semi final is in the books and it was a blowout. Boston College continues to show their dominance as the #1 team in the country killing the Northeastern Huskies 8-2 to roll to the championship. And Harvard didnāt look too academic losing 7-1 against Boston U. We now get a beautiful BC vs BU rivalry. Who can take the Pot? ASU continues to defy all odds fighting for the top spot in the NCHC. Can they hold on in their first season in the big leagues? The playoffs are a sniff away, and it smells HOT. Tune in
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he East coast is COOKING at this point in the season. We had the āBattle of Commonwealth Aveā last week, and this week, the daddy of them all. The BEANPOT tourney is next Monday. 4 East Coast schools will battle it out for the Pot championship. Can NorthEastern continue to dominate in this tournament, or does a favorite like BC or BU show up for another crown? Tune in for our semi-round coverage!
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It's the new year, and we are already seeing squads starting to switch up their play in 2025, one in particular, SCSU. St Cloud is on a 4 game losing streak, getting swept by both ASU and UMD. Can the Huskies pull it together in a tough NCHC? The Hockey East is also doing Hockey East things with Boston University, Boston College, and Maine all in a dead heat for the lead. Which will pull it out? Another stacked slate this week as we get closer and closer to playoff hockey. Tune in!
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Weāre back. We missed a lot. And our New Years Resolutionā¦is to give it to ya. January is here and it is time for teams to clutch up. Weāve had some big surprises in the season so far and each of us has some takes. We give our most surprising and disappointing teams at this point in the year. Lots of holiday tournaments were played over the last few weeks and we break them down, including some electric matchups this week. Will we see some drastic shifts in the rankings, or will 2025 be a lot of the same? Weād love to tell ya.
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