Candace HorganSt. Cloud State captures Minnesota tournament For the first time, the St. Cloud State Huskies won the North Star College Cup, a Minnesota hockey tournament that features four of the best teams in state. St. Cloud’s stellar offense, currently ranked second in the country, and its third-ranked power-play unit, combined for 10 goals on the … Read more
St. Cloud State captures Minnesota tournament For the first time, the St. Cloud State Huskies won the North Star College Cup, a Minnesota hockey tournament that features four of the best teams in state. St. Cloud’s stellar offense, currently ranked second in the country, and its third-ranked power-play unit, combined for 10 goals on the … Read more
After Friday’s 3-1 loss, Denver coach Jim Montgomery said Trevor Moore — not to mention the rest of the usual suspects from the upper class — needed to be better. “I challenged the team and I really challenged our upperclassmen forwards to lead us the right way tonight,” Montgomery explained. “I think that’s the best … Read more
In their final regular season matchup, the Cornell Big Red and St. Lawrence Saints played an entertaining and up-tempo game that was ultimately claimed by St. Lawrence by a score of 2-1 in overtime. The first period was a fairly even 20 minutes, with each team firing nine shots on net. Ultimately, only one puck … Read more
After a 4-1 victory on Friday night, the No. 8 Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks returned to Tsongas Center on Saturday night to cap their weekend series with nonconference opponent, the Arizona State Sun Devils. For the second night in a row, it was the Sun Devils who drew first blood, but it was the River Hawks … Read more
Well, I knew I should have picked Miami, and then I’d have another game on Matthew. As it is, we had the same record, as I picked St. Cloud to sweep Western Michigan and he picked Denver to sweep Minnesota-Duluth. Last week, we went 4-3-1. On the year, I am 84-39-14, while Matthew is 79-44-14. … Read more
Well, I knew I should have picked Miami, and then I’d have another game on Matthew. As it is, we had the same record, as I picked St. Cloud to sweep Western Michigan and he picked Denver to sweep Minnesota-Duluth. Last week, we went 4-3-1. On the year, I am 84-39-14, while Matthew is 79-44-14. … Read more
This weekend, two games may be a major preview for what to expect at the national tournament in short order. In a series, that needs no formal introduction, No. 1 Plattsburgh plays two at No. 2 Elmira on Saturday and Sunday. That above sentence speaks volumes, says plenty. So who wins? Friday, Jan. 29 St. … Read more
This weekend, two games may be a major preview for what to expect at the national tournament in short order. In a series, that needs no formal introduction, No. 1 Plattsburgh plays two at No. 2 Elmira on Saturday and Sunday. That above sentence speaks volumes, says plenty. So who wins? Friday, Jan. 29 St. … Read more
I had a decent week, barring CHA picks, going 22-5-5 (.765) to bring my season record to 287-81-44 (.750). We have some big series this week, including battles of top 10 teams, so hopefully I can do OK. Friday, Jan. 29 Princeton at Dartmouth Home ice won’t be enough to get the Big Green a … Read more
I had a decent week, barring CHA picks, going 22-5-5 (.765) to bring my season record to 287-81-44 (.750). We have some big series this week, including battles of top 10 teams, so hopefully I can do OK. Friday, Jan. 29 Princeton at Dartmouth Home ice won’t be enough to get the Big Green a … Read more
The Huskies put up 15 goals in a sweep of Western Michigan last weekend.
Candace and Arlan look at teams like North Dakot and Bemidji State, which sit just on the cusp, ponder whether Princeton and Northeastern can maintain winning streaks, and consider which teams have surprised positively and which have surprised negatively.
Despite my inability to pick CHA games, I still went a very respectable 24-7-4 (.742) last week. On the year, I am 265-76-39 (.748), better than Vegas odds. Friday, Jan. 22 Rensselaer at Brown Based on Brown’s loss to Merrimack, I’m going with the Engineers. Rensselaer 3-1 St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate squeaked one out … Read more
Despite my inability to pick CHA games, I still went a very respectable 24-7-4 (.742) last week. On the year, I am 265-76-39 (.748), better than Vegas odds. Friday, Jan. 22 Rensselaer at Brown Based on Brown’s loss to Merrimack, I’m going with the Engineers. Rensselaer 3-1 St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate squeaked one out … Read more
Last weekend, thanks to Anthony Louis’ last-second goal for Miami, I increased my lead over Matthew in our season picks’ race. I didn’t have a great week, going 3-2-2 (.571), while Matthew went 2-3-2 (.428). On the year, I am 80-36-13 (.670) while Matthew is 75-41-13 (.631). We have some intense matchups this week, so … Read more
Last weekend, thanks to Anthony Louis’ last-second goal for Miami, I increased my lead over Matthew in our season picks’ race. I didn’t have a great week, going 3-2-2 (.571), while Matthew went 2-3-2 (.428). On the year, I am 80-36-13 (.670) while Matthew is 75-41-13 (.631). We have some intense matchups this week, so … Read more
Candace and Arlan discuss Minnesota’s tough series with Minnesota State, North Dakota’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, the CHA, ECAC, and Hockey East races, and prognosticate on likely Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.
Last-minute heroics A couple of NCHC teams had last-minute heroics lead to favorable outcomes. Western Michigan traveled to Denver to face the Pioneers. On Friday, the Broncos trailed 4-2 with under three minutes left when they got a power play. Coach Andy Murray pulled his goaltender for a six-on-four, and got a goal from Sheldon … Read more
Last-minute heroics A couple of NCHC teams had last-minute heroics lead to favorable outcomes. Western Michigan traveled to Denver to face the Pioneers. On Friday, the Broncos trailed 4-2 with under three minutes left when they got a power play. Coach Andy Murray pulled his goaltender for a six-on-four, and got a goal from Sheldon … Read more