Candace HorganI did pretty well last weekend in my picks, going 7-1 (.895). Evidently I forgot to pick the championship games though; woe is me. In the postseason, I am 27-12 (.692), and for the full year, I am 413-104-56 (.769_. Let’s see how I can do in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Saturday, March … Read more
I did pretty well last weekend in my picks, going 7-1 (.895). Evidently I forgot to pick the championship games though; woe is me. In the postseason, I am 27-12 (.692), and for the full year, I am 413-104-56 (.769_. Let’s see how I can do in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Saturday, March … Read more
Matthew and I did pretty well last week, going 7-1 (.875). On the year, I finished the regular season 114-50-14, while Matthew went 109-55-14. I won our picks race, so I’ll be sure to enjoy some tasty IPAs courtesy of Matt. For the first round of the playoffs, we just pick the winners in the … Read more
Matthew and I did pretty well last week, going 7-1 (.875). On the year, I finished the regular season 114-50-14, while Matthew went 109-55-14. I won our picks race, so I’ll be sure to enjoy some tasty IPAs courtesy of Matt. For the first round of the playoffs, we just pick the winners in the … Read more
Candace and Arlan discuss the NCAA Selection Committee’s puzzling pairings in the NCAA tournament, the results of the conference tournaments, the possibilities for upsets in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
The monkey is finally off their back. For the first time since 2011, Northeastern has won a playoff series, sweeping Maine with a 4-3 overtime victory. On his final shot on net at Matthews Arena, senior captain Kevin Roy, one of the most storied players in program history, found the puck on his stick after … Read more
mistake, no argument about this one. The 5-0 score was not a misprint Saturday night in Munn Ice Arena. Michigan State played a comprehensive game against No. 17 Minnesota from start — a goal by Mason Appleton in the first minute of the game — to finish while recording its first shutout victory in nearly … Read more
Matt Buckles’ goal in Cornell’s 14th overtime of the season gave the No. 8 seed Cornell Big Red a 2-1 win and 2-0 series victory over the No. 9 Union Dutchmen, sending them to the next round. Mitch Gillam’s 32-save performance, fresh off of a game one shutout, gave him 59 saves for the series, … Read more
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Much like Friday night, the No. 13 Michigan Tech Huskies scored a goal early, added two late in the second and added insurance in the third en route to a 5-1 victory over the host Northern Michigan Wildcats at the Berry Events Center. With Minnesota State’s loss to Bemidji State later Saturday, the Huskies earned … Read more
Even in a year when the Boston University Terriers are not their perennial dominant selves, there is no keeping the Terriers out of the Hockey East Championship. On Erin O’Neil’s 54-save night, the Terriers were able to hold off the No. 6 Northeastern Huskies and win 4-3 to clinch a spot in BU’s fifth-straight Hockey … Read more
The Clarkson Golden Knights have gone undefeated in 18 straight games to return to the ECAC Championship, defeating the Colgate Raiders 5-2 on Saturday in Connecticut. “I thought it was a game that had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of emotion in it,” Colgate coach Greg Fargo said. “For us, to get … Read more
The Quinnipiac Bobcats edged St. Lawrence 2-1 in the ECAC semifinal with a goal from Randi Marcon at 14:50 of the third period to advance the Bobcats to the ECAC Championship on Sunday. “I came on on a change, and the defense, Lindsey West took the perfect shot but it was just off the ice,” … Read more
In a month known for things thought improbable coming to fruition, for part of the third period in the first game of Saturday’s Hockey East semifinal, it seemed another March Madness upset was coming to fruition. A hot goaltender stymieing a offense that has been hot all year, coupled with an offense taking advantage of … Read more
Playoffs are always harder to pick than the regular season, especially the first week when it’s a best of three. Last week, I went 20-11, one of my worst showings on the week. My combined regular season and postseason record is still a respectable 406-103-56. Hopefully I can do better this week. Friday, March 4 … Read more
Playoffs are always harder to pick than the regular season, especially the first week when it’s a best of three. Last week, I went 20-11, one of my worst showings on the week. My combined regular season and postseason record is still a respectable 406-103-56. Hopefully I can do better this week. Friday, March 4 … Read more
Well, Matthew and I split last week, with me correctly calling the North Dakota sweep of Omaha, and him correctly calling Minnesota-Duluth to take at lease one game from St. Cloud State. We went a respectable 6-2 (.750) regardless. On the year, I am 107-49-14 (.670), while Matthew is 102-54-14 (.641). I can’t remember if … Read more
Well, Matthew and I split last week, with me correctly calling the North Dakota sweep of Omaha, and him correctly calling Minnesota-Duluth to take at lease one game from St. Cloud State. We went a respectable 6-2 (.750) regardless. On the year, I am 107-49-14 (.670), while Matthew is 102-54-14 (.641). I can’t remember if … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at where upset winners might come from in the conference tournament semifinals and finals, look at possible NCAA matchups,, and debate the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to finish in the top three.
There’s one weekend left, and the standings took quite a turn over the weekend. Let’s look at what is known, based on the results over the weekend. The definites Entering the final weekend of play, not one of the eight seeds is set yet, though some scenarios are more likely than others. Here is what … Read more