Candace HorganThanks to picking the Princeton-Rensselaer game correctly, I gained another game on Arlan, pulling within one. Overall, I went 7-3-4 (.642) to move to 61-32-11 (.639), while Arlan wen 6-4-4 (.571) to move to 62-31-11 (.649). We have many games on tap this week that we are picking, so let’s get to it. Friday, Nov. … Read more
Thanks to picking the Princeton-Rensselaer game correctly, I gained another game on Arlan, pulling within one. Overall, I went 7-3-4 (.642) to move to 61-32-11 (.639), while Arlan wen 6-4-4 (.571) to move to 62-31-11 (.649). We have many games on tap this week that we are picking, so let’s get to it. Friday, Nov. … Read more
When two top players went down to season-ending injury, the prognosis looked grim for Harvard’s season, but the Crimson have rallied and are off to a strong start. Matthew Semisch reports.
While most of the WCHA, as well as some other squads, took a bye weekend due to the Four Nations Cup, others were primed and ready to go, with some surprising results.
A dominating second period and terrific games from senior captain Wade Megan and freshman defenseman Matt Grzelcyk made the difference for Boston University, as it defeated the Merrimack Warriors handily, 3-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Merrimack’s Lawler Arena. Megan’s three points earned him first star honors on the night, as his goal … Read more
The Miami RedHawks (6-2-1, 3-2-0) enjoyed a youth movement against the Northern Michigan Wildcats (4-4-1, 1-3-1), with four underclassmen scoring on special teams in a 5-2 victory Friday night in Oxford. Sophomore Cody Murphy and freshmen Matthew Caito and Riley Barber all scored on power plays, with sophomore Austin Czarnik adding a short-handed goal. Czarnik … Read more
Colorado College senior Rylan Schwartz found his scoring touch and junior goalie Josh Thorimbert bounced back from a tough opening period in a 3-2 win over Bemidji State on Friday night at Colorado Springs World Arena. Thorimbert made seven saves in the second, including big ones with 13:29 left and another with 4:19 remaining, to … Read more
Despite giving up eight power-play opportunities, the Alaska Nanooks pulled out a hard-fought 1-1 tie on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes Friday evening, thanks to a 33-save effort by freshman John Keeney. Ohio State won the post-game shootout, 2-1, in six rounds, with Ryan Dzingel netting the shootout-winner through the five-hole of Keeney. … Read more
The Air Force Falcons (3-3-3) got five goals from five different skaters en route to a 5-1 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions (5-3-0) at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion Friday night. Penn State put on a lot of forechecking pressure in the opening minutes, but the stout goaltending of Air Force’s Jason Torf kept … Read more
Friday night at the Buffalo State Ice Arena offered a study in two offenses going in different directions. Robert Morris University is firing on all cylinders, netting 13 goals in its last three games, including a trio of second-period tallies in a 4-0 Atlantic Hockey road win over Canisius. The Colonials (4-3-0, 3-2-0) have now … Read more
In a game that was a rematch of last season’s Harris Cup final, the Adrian College Bulldogs defeated the Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders by a score of 4-2 Friday night in Adrian. The No. 8 Bulldogs (3-0, 3-0 MCHA) took over first place in the MCHA for the time being, as they knocked the … Read more
Russell Goodman scored the first and last goals of the game for the Quinnipiac Bobcats in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over Colgate Raiders. Quinnipiac got a lot of pressure late in the third, helped by a pair of Colgate penalties. The Bobcats went on a shortened two-man advantage. Colgate killed off the first penalty, … Read more
Just 57 seconds was all the Lake Superior State Lakers needed in a 4-1 win over the Ferris State Bulldogs on Friday night in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action. The Lakers scored three times in the final minute of the second period to give themselves a 3-1 lead heading into the third period and pick … Read more
I finally made up some ground on Arlan, though if I had picked a St. Lawrence sweep, I’d be only one behind him. Overall last weekend, I went 17-1-1 last week (.921), while Arlan went 15-3-1 (.815). Overall on the year, I am 54-29-7 (.638), while Arlan is 56-27-7 (.661). Many of the top squads … Read more
I finally made up some ground on Arlan, though if I had picked a St. Lawrence sweep, I’d be only one behind him. Overall last weekend, I went 17-1-1 last week (.921), while Arlan went 15-3-1 (.815). Overall on the year, I am 54-29-7 (.638), while Arlan is 56-27-7 (.661). Many of the top squads … Read more
With players off at the Four Nations Cup, several teams have a bye weekend coming up, but after six weeks of play, the strengths and weaknesses of many teams are being revealed.
Well, last week finally saw a pretty good slate of picks for both Arlan and I. Unfortunately for me, because I picked Quinnipiac over Harvard and Minnesota State over Mercyhurst, I didn’t gain any ground on Arlan in the race for a six-pack. In fact, I lost another game. Last week I went 17-4-3 (.770), … Read more
Well, last week finally saw a pretty good slate of picks for both Arlan and I. Unfortunately for me, because I picked Quinnipiac over Harvard and Minnesota State over Mercyhurst, I didn’t gain any ground on Arlan in the race for a six-pack. In fact, I lost another game. Last week I went 17-4-3 (.770), … Read more
The ECAC provided a handful of surprising results, while the WCHA, Hockey East, and the CHA look to be one team and everyone else. Candace and Arlan go into detail on the results.
Conference previews USCHO writers will be previewing their conferences this week. We’ve expanded our stable of writers this season, with one writer per conference, so the various teams in some conferences that had a shared writer should receive more coverage this season. Each Friday, the writers will offer picks on the various games, while on … Read more