CHN Insiders Podcast

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College hockey from the inside lane.

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CHN Insiders Podcast follows college hockey from rankings to national final concourse chatter. Its conversations mix sharp roster analysis, coach interviews, arena history, and loose travel asides before returning to the sport's moving parts.

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About CHN Insiders Podcast

CHN Insiders Podcast is built for the inside lanes of college hockey. It follows the sport week by week, with attention to teams, coaches, rankings, injuries, transfers, arenas, and the strange administrative forces around the game. The show can open with a game call from Western Michigan's Frozen Four championship and then settle quickly into practical analysis. Michigan's Jack Ivankovic injury becomes a discussion about minutes played, World Juniors workload, Big Ten playoff hopes, and what happens behind an untested freshman goaltender. That is the show's core mode. It notices the headline, then works through the consequences. Coaching interviews give the feed a second gear. Eric Lang appears around American International's final Division I season, a transfer showcase for his entire team, and later the attempt to rebuild RPI in a new NIL landscape. Matt Thomas' arrival at RIT becomes more than a hiring note, tying together his playing history, pro coaching stops, Alaska Anchorage, and the broader fracture points in college hockey. Anthony Noreen and Dick Uemili appear in an episode shaped by Miami, sparse game weeks, and Matthews Arena's closing ceremonies. The show also carries the texture of people who live around the sport. Championship coverage from St. Louis includes Western Michigan, Boston University, Denver, Scott Sandlin, Mike Zook, and old tournament memories that have to be corrected mid-thought. Casual digressions are part of the feel. Denver weather, tee times, Mexico trips, and locker-room rock music interrupt the hockey without replacing it. The pace is loose, but the knowledge is specific. CHN Insiders Podcast is best for fans who already care about college hockey's ecosystem and want informed conversation that connects games to programs, programs to people, and people to the long memory of the sport.

Made for: For college hockey fans who follow rankings, rosters, coaches, arenas, and tournament stakes closely. It especially suits listeners who want context around program direction, not just game results.

What sets it apart: The show pairs beat-level specificity with lived-in, conversational reporting. Coaching changes, transfer logistics, NIL, arena history, and Frozen Four atmosphere get treated as parts of the same college hockey map.

In their own words

Weekly roundtable discussion about college hockey, with the College Hockey News staff. Plus interviews, insights, analysis and more. Submit your questions via X @chnews. Hosted by Adam Wodon and Mike McMahon.

Why you'd press play

Bracket anxiety meets a probability matrix, then you hear a coach explain the emergency goalie hunt.

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  • the NPI and pairwise math before tournament anxiety becomes pure superstition
  • coaches explaining goalie decisions, recruiting upheaval, and team identity under roster churn
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CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 2 - Brock Sheahan (Notre Dame)

A candid look at Notre Dame's new head coach and the shifting college hockey landscape.

Brock Shahan's first year at Notre Dame gives this CHN Insiders conversation a clear center of gravity: it is part coaching handoff, part inside look at what a major job feels like.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    CHN Insiders - 2026-19 - UConn

    The hosts introduce the podcast with a hockey highlight and discuss personal anecdotes about golfing in Denver.

    ·1h 12m
  2. 2

    CHN Insiders - 2026-18 - Quinnipiac, More McKenna

    This episode segment discusses the aftermath of a fight involving Gavin McKenna, confirming he will not be suspended and directing listeners to College Hockey News for more details.

    ·1h 9m
  3. 3

    CHN Insiders - 2026-16 - St. Thomas

    The hosts introduce the podcast with dramatic hockey highlights and then transition to personal anecdotes about missing games due to a trip to Mexico and discussing Denver's weather.

    ·56m
  4. 4

    CHN Insiders - 2026-12 - Junior, Draft Talk

    ·1h 1m
  5. 5

    CHN Insiders - 2026-11 Miami and Matthews

    ·1h 8m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-10 - North Dakota

    ·1h 8m
  7. 7

    CHN Insiders - 2026-09 - Dartmouth

    ·54m
  8. 8

    CHN Insiders - 2026-07 - Union

    ·1h 6m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-04 - Minnesota Duluth

    ·1h 10m
  10. 10

    CHN Insiders - 2026-03 - Michigan State

    ·1h 10m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-02 - Michigan

    ·1h 9m
  12. 12

    CHN Insiders - 2026-01 - It Begins Anew

    ·44m
  13. 13

    CHN Insiders - Summer Series - Eric Lang, RPI

    ·34m
  14. 14

    CHN Insiders - 2026-S - Special: What Is Going On?

    ·1h 28m
  15. 15

    CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 3 - Matt Thomas (RIT)

    ·27m
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    CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 1 - David Carle (Denver)

    ·1h 3m
  17. 17

    CHN Insiders - 2025-24 - NCAAs, Coaching and Player Moves

    ·1h 34m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-21 - Playoff Time

    ·1h 5m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-14 - Western Michigan

    ·1h 6m
  20. 20

    CHN Insiders - 2026-06

    ·56m
  21. 21

    CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 4 - Bill Muckalt (Michigan Tech)

    ·36m
  22. 22

    CHN Insiders - 2025-15 - Western Michigan

    ·1h 19m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-19 - Clarkson

    ·1h 11m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-16 - Maine

    ·1h 15m
  25. 25

    CHN Insiders - 2025-13 - Connecticut / NCAA Issues

    ·1h 6m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-14 - Transfer Showcase

    ·25m
  27. 27

    CHN Insiders - 2025-12 - Catching Up

    ·1h 21m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-05 - Talking NPI, the New Way

    ·1h 8m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-23 - NCAA Tournament Time

    ·1h 39m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025 National Semifinals Show

    ·1h 57m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-11 - North Dakota

    ·1h 17m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-15 - Jim Madigan and more

    Adam Loden and Mike McMahon review Providence’s four-game winning streak after Phillip Svedback’s injury, Jack Parsons’s replacement goaltending, and Roger McQueen’s scoring.

    ·1h 6m·4 clips
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-17 - Nate Leaman

    Adam Loden and Mike McMahon assess Miami’s rise from a three-win rebuilding season to 19th in the NPI after sweeping St.

    ·1h 23m·5 clips
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    CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 5 - Dane Jackson (North Dakota)

    Adam Oden interviews Dane Jackson, the North Dakota alumnus who became head coach after Brad Berry’s departure following North Dakota’s failure to reach the NCAA tournament.

    ·32m·2 clips
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-08 - Wisconsin

    Hidden gem

    The CHN Insiders Podcast episode "CHN Insiders - 2026-08 - Wisconsin" features Pat Micheletti and Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings discussing college hockey roster construction, conference parity, and player development.

    ·1h 12m·5 clips
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    CHN Insiders - 2025 National Championship Show

    ·2h 1m
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    CHN Insiders - Summer Series ep. 2 - Brock Sheahan (Notre Dame)

    CHN Insiders host Adam Woden interviews Brock Shahan, the first-year Notre Dame men's hockey head coach who succeeded the legendary Jeff Jackson after serving as an assistant at Notre Dame and head coach in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves.

    ·35m·2 clips
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-18 - Army

    ·1h 11m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-20 - St. Thomas

    ·1h 7m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-17 - Penn State

    ·1h 11m
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    CHN Insiders - 2025-22 - Conference Tournaments

    ·1h 16m
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    CHN Insiders - 2026-13 - Spengler Cup

    Hosts Adam Loden and Mike McMahon open with the U.S.

    ·1h 3m·2 clips