CHN Insiders - 2026 Frozen Four Show

About this episode

The episode features discussions on the NCAA national semifinals and includes various guests sharing their hockey experiences.

Recorded live from the concourse of T-Mobile Arena before the NCAA national semifinals in Las Vegas, it's our annual 'State of the Game' shows. We break down the national semifinal games, plus get into all the issues with numerous guests. Also joining is Cary Eades, who won two national championships as a player at North Dakota, then was an assistant coach there for many years. Lots of stories to share. ... And Brian Slagel, a Las Vegas resident and founder of Metal Blade Records, and who gave Metallica its first opportunity. He joins to discuss his connection to hockey, which runs deep. 6:34 Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald 9:30 Kedrick Stumbris, Badger Breakaway 32:35 Cary Eades, North Dakota 2-time national champ 53:55 Rick Gotkin, former Mercyhurst coach 1:14:45 James Mansfield, Denver radio & Matthew Auchincloss, Michigan Daily 1:28:32 Brian Slagel, Metal Blade Records Please send feedback or questions to our BlueSky feed @collegehockeynews.com, or X feed @chnews. And check out all of the articles referenced in today's show, plus stats, standings, live scoreboard and much more at College Hockey News: https://www.collegehockeynews.com ... You can also download the CHN apps…

People in this episode

Guests: Cary Eades, Brad Schlossman, Kedrick Stumbris, Rick Gotkin, James Mansfield, Matthew Auchincloss, Brian Slagel

Topics covered

• Frozen Four
• NCAA hockey
• hockey history
• guest interviews
• Las Vegas sports

Keywords

• Frozen Four
• NCAA
• hockey
• Las Vegas
• Cary Eades
• Brian Slagel
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: College Hockey News

Books & works: Metal Blade Records

Places: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

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