Our holiday gift to you, the INCH Podcast. It’s a change from the norm as there is precious little deterioration and editors Joe Gladziszewski and Mike Eidelbes systematically work through first half storylines, holiday tournament outlooks and discussion about the upcoming World Junior Championships.

INCH Podcast - Dec. 22, 2009

Back by popular demand, the INCH Podcast debuts for the 2009-10 season (.mp3) as editors Mike Eidelbes and Joe Gladziszewski talk about the opening weekend, what we learned about certain teams and what we might expect from some up-and-coming programs.

The month of June concluded with lots of college hockey news, so as the calendar turned to July, INCH staffers congregated for another INCH Podcast. This edition includes discussion on WCHA expansion, what it means for the CCHA, coaching changes, the NHL Draft and NHL free agency. So whether you are celebrating Canada Day or Independence Day, make time for the INCH Podcast on this holiday weekend.

Here at Inside College Hockey, we, like the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, sit back and unwind in the summertime. Of course, there are times when hockey intervenes, forcing us to spring to action. What better way to get you caught up on all things puck-related, then, with an extended INCH Podcast — we touch on the hiring of Dean Blais at Nebraska-Omaha, a job opening at Brown, some NHL Draft chatter, and all the extras you’ve come to love.

Saying this edition of the INCH Podcast is a wide-ranging journey is like saying U.S. automakers are having issues with cash flow. In spite of all the sidebars, detours, tangents, backtracking, and premature deterioration, our panel of experts manage to touch on the highs and lows of last weekend’s NCAA regionals and take a preliminary look at the upcoming Frozen Four.

Every year just prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament, InsideCollegeHockey.com has conducted its Wish List Draft, which allows each of the 16 qualifiers to select two players from teams whose seasons have ended. It’s a way to recognize excellent performers from non-playoff teams, and highlight strengths and weaknesses of teams playing in regionals this weekend. We take the Wish List Draft to another level this year by conducting it “live” via the INCH Podcast. Enjoy!

If you can’t get enough NCAA Tournament chatter, you’ve come to the right place. The INCH Podcast breaks down each of the four regionals in great detail, plus gets you caught up on items you may have missed during last weekend’s conference tournaments and touches on the 10 finalists for this year’s Hobey Baker Award. We even throw in our Frozen Four picks to boot.

Lots of ground to cover in this week’s INCH Podcast. Three leagues start postseason play this weekend, while three others wrap up their regular seasons. We’ll look at some of the playoff permutations in Hockey East and the WCHA, focus on the top four in ECAC Hockey, and debate whether Boston University and Notre Dame can be beaten. We’ll also debut our new show open … and we’re proud to announce that the INCH Podcast remains 100% Jimmy Fallon-free.

Regular seasons are coming to an end which means playoff positions and NCAA Tournament berths are at stake whenever teams take the ice. The INCH Podcast returns to talk about what teams need to do to improve their stock at this crucial time of the year.

Our apologies: the INCH Podcast has been away for a while due to circumstances beyond our control. Actually, the circumstances were sort of in our control, but we’re splitting hairs. The bottom line is that the INCH Podcast, like Gen. Douglas MacArthur, has returned with plenty to discuss, including a seemingly invincible Boston University team, the top-heavy CCHA, the strange WCHA title chase, and Yale’s surprising season. And, yes, it wouldn’t be a podcast without a dollop of deterioration at the end.