Candace Horgan

Omaha happy to be home Entering the weekend, Omaha was a game under .500 at 4-5-1, and had played eight of first 10 games on the road. Being home seems to agree with the Mavericks, who swept Northern Michigan 4-3 and 4-1 to remain undefeated at home at 3-0-1. Evan Weninger started both games in … Read more

Cale Morris made 44 saves in earning the shutout as Notre Dame remained undefeated in Big Ten play at 5-0 and improved its nation-best winning streak to eight games, defeating Minnesota, 1-0. Andrew Oglevie scored the only goal of the game early in the second on a power play when he came down the slot … Read more

I picked up another three games on Nicole in our picks race last week, going 17-6-6, while Nicole went 14-9-6. On the year, I am 140-47-29 while Nicole is 132-55-29. We have some interesting games on tap this weekend, so let’s see what happens. Friday, Nov. 24 Holy Cross at Dartmouth Candace: The last time … Read more

It’s light this week in the NCHC, as Colorado College and Denver are off. Let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 24-25 Miami at Bowling Green Candace: Bowling Green has been playing well the last few weeks. Miami has been inconsistent. This is likely a split, though it’s really tough to guess the right nights. … Read more

I picked up a game on Nicole last week, after a few weekends where she’d cut my lead. I went 21-5-5, while Nicole went 20-6-5. On the year, I am 123-41-23, while Nicole is 118-46-23. Some interesting contests to pick this weekend, so let’s get to it! Friday, Nov. 17 Cornell at Brown Candace: Brown … Read more

Picking reverse sweeps from Matthew for CC-Omaha and Denver-St. Cloud worked out well for me, as I again opened a two-game lead on him. Last week, I went 6-1-1  (.8125) while Matthew went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 40-19-8 (.656) while Matthew is 38-21-8 (.626). Let’s see if we do any better this … Read more

Denver finds its defense There might have been concern last week among fans of the defending national champion Pioneers after a disastrous road trip to Kalamazoo that saw Denver drop games to Western Michigan 6-5 and 7-4. Denver hadn’t given up six goals in a game since losing to Miami in the NCHC tournament on … Read more

After skating to a tie Friday night, the Bowling Green Falcons extended their undefeated streak to seven after beating the Lake Superior State Lakers, 5-2, thanks to two short-handed goals and a four-point night for forward Stephen Baylis. The Falcons went on the penalty kill early in the first period with Sam Craggs going to … Read more

Even early in the season, the play of a goalie can make a big impact on a team’s success. Saturday night, Notre Dame got a great effort in goal and enough offense to complete its second consecutive Big Ten weekend sweep. Bo Brauer found the back of the net late in the second period and … Read more

A 6-1 loss to Northeastern was obviously not the start to a weekend Boston University had in mind Friday, but despite the result, coach David Quinn saw positives and points to build off in his team’s effort. Just 24 hours later, on Saturday night at Agganis Arena, the feeling at game’s end was all positive … Read more

Unlike the past few years, Niagara fans can actually feel optimistic about their hockey club. Why not?  Purple Eagles fans filed happily out of Dwyer Arena on Saturday evening after witnessing Niagara’s 3-2 victory over the United States Military Academy. The win upped Niagara to 5-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey and 6-3-1 overall. The Purple Eagles … Read more