Mercyhurst promotes Peffall, and catching up on post-Frozen Four news items (#557)

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Now that I'm back from the Frozen Four, it's time to catch up with some of the news items that we didn't get to last week while covering the championships.

Items in this issue (#557) include:

• Tom Peffall was named the head coach in waiting at Mercyhurst.

• The finances behind Western Michigan's Frozen Four run.

• News on player returns and signings, plus an opening on the Bowling Green coaching staff.

• NTDP defenseman Lincoln Kuehne flipped his commitment.

• The USHL, USA Hockey, and the NHL announced an elevated partnership.

• A full transfer portal update, with 22 commitments and 12 new entries.

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