Conference tournament season is officially here, and the chaos has already begun. In this episode of Light the Lamp, the guys break down a wild weekend of college hockey as teams across the country fight for their playoff lives.

We dive into the Big Ten playoff picture, including Penn State’s sudden slide down the PairWise rankings and whether they could actually be in danger of missing the NCAA tournament after looking like a lock just weeks ago. Meanwhile, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and the rest of the conference prepare for a one-game playoff format where anything can happen.

Elsewhere around the country, overtime hockey ruled the weekend. Bentley and Mercyhurst battled through a triple-overtime thriller, while Air Force and Robert Morris needed double OT in another Atlantic Hockey marathon. We also look at the first-ever United Collegiate Hockey Cup, a brand new postseason tournament for independent programs.

Plus:

• UMass quietly climbing the Hockey East standings

• ECAC playoffs getting underway with the top seeds advancing

• CCHA tournament matchups heating up

• Our weekly hot takes, including whether Mankato could fall short despite being the top seed

With conference tournaments underway and NCAA tournament bids on the line, the road to the Frozen Four is only getting crazier.

The best month in all of sports is HERE! The madness of March has finally arrived and we have playoff hockey this week. We have 4 conferences heading into conference tournaments. We break down our predictions as we will out our brackets. First, we evaluate a crazy week last week with some seeding decisions to be made, including the CCHA which came down to a nail biter. Hockey East even had a blackout to create some controversy! We break it all down it’s time to lock in

It’s a golden era for hockey in the country right now! 2 FAT gold medals for the US hockey teams in the Olympics are all the buzz. We break down a great weekend and the matchup vs Canada. It is getting down to the wire in the college hockey season and teams need to step it up. We break down some of our late February takes including our predictions on how Providence will go, if the Badgers even make the tournament, and Penn State hitting their stride. Some possible playoff matchups are taking place in conference tournaments as well! We break everything down.