David H. HendricksonThere was no gray area area this weekend in Hockey East as teams either came away with all their available points or nothing at all. Arguably the biggest sweep came for Northeastern over the Massachusetts state schools. This gave the Huskies their first four-point weekend of the season and puts them within a game of .500 … Read more
Jim had another excellent week, perfect until Vermont toppled Dartmouth, while Dave was mediocre. Just one game on tap until the holiday tournaments. Happy Holidays to all! Dave last week: 4-3-0 Jim last week: 6-1-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 48-21-18 Jim’s record-to-date: 48-15-15 Here are this week’s picks (oops, make that pick): Saturday, December 18 Vermont at St. … Read more
Jim had another excellent week, perfect until Vermont toppled Dartmouth, while Dave was mediocre. Just one game on tap until the holiday tournaments. Happy Holidays to all! Dave last week: 4-3-0 Jim last week: 6-1-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 48-21-18 Jim’s record-to-date: 48-15-15 Here are this week’s picks (oops, make that pick): Saturday, December 18 Vermont at St. … Read more
All but one of the remaining games before the holidays took place this past weekend. (The lone exception is Vermont at St. Lawrence on Saturday.) The big winner was New Hampshire, which came from behind to topple Maine at Alfond Arena, 4-3 in overtime. This has become a huge rivalry so bragging rights all by … Read more
All but one of the remaining games before the holidays took place this past weekend. (The lone exception is Vermont at St. Lawrence on Saturday.) The big winner was New Hampshire, which came from behind to topple Maine at Alfond Arena, 4-3 in overtime. This has become a huge rivalry so bragging rights all by … Read more
Both of us had solid weeks, but Jim stayed a nose ahead (or in the case of us two, a beer belly). Dave last week: 7-2-2 Jim last week: 7-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 44-18-18 (.663) Jim’s record-to-date: 42-14-15 (.697) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, December 10 New Hampshire at Maine Dave’s pick: On a neutral … Read more
Both of us had solid weeks, but Jim stayed a nose ahead (or in the case of us two, a beer belly). Dave last week: 7-2-2 Jim last week: 7-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 44-18-18 (.663) Jim’s record-to-date: 42-14-15 (.697) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, December 10 New Hampshire at Maine Dave’s pick: On a neutral … Read more
From the home office in Wakefield, Massachusetts, here are the top 10 surprises in Hockey East this year. (Full disclosure: the original post of this blog contained a different item for number six that was based on an incorrect statistic.) 10. Massachusetts freshman Michael Pereira leads the Minutemen in scoring. Hey, we all knew there would be new names … Read more
From the home office in Wakefield, Massachusetts, here are the top 10 surprises in Hockey East this year. (Full disclosure: the original post of this blog contained a different item for number six that was based on an incorrect statistic.) 10. Massachusetts freshman Michael Pereira leads the Minutemen in scoring. Hey, we all knew there would be new names … Read more
For a good stretch this year, the Massachusetts Minutemen came close but got no cigar. They opened the season at Minnesota, where they lost two one-goal (plus an empty-netter) games. They continued with home-and-home series against first Boston University and then Providence with the same result: another one-goal loss and a tie. After a bad … Read more
A couple weeks ago, I looked back on the weekend’s games by grouping teams into Winners and Losers with a few intermediate levels in between. This time, let’s see if ranking the performances gives any better clarity. 1. Massachusetts The Minutemen got a much-needed first win last Tuesday over Vermont and continued with a second … Read more
A couple weeks ago, I looked back on the weekend’s games by grouping teams into Winners and Losers with a few intermediate levels in between. This time, let’s see if ranking the performances gives any better clarity. 1. Massachusetts The Minutemen got a much-needed first win last Tuesday over Vermont and continued with a second … Read more
A good week of picks for both of us. Dave last week: 7-1-2 Jim last week: 7-1-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 29-14-15 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-12-13 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 26 Boston College at Merrimack Dave’s pick: The Eagles seem to be hitting their stride so I’m going with them even with Merrimack’s home dominance. … Read more
A good week of picks for both of us. Dave last week: 7-1-2 Jim last week: 7-1-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 29-14-15 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-12-13 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 26 Boston College at Merrimack Dave’s pick: The Eagles seem to be hitting their stride so I’m going with them even with Merrimack’s home dominance. … Read more
New Hampshire rallied from a 5-3 deficit with less than two minutes remaining, scoring twice in the span of 11 seconds to tie Brown 5-5 on Tuesday. UNH coach Dick Umile pulled goaltender Matt DiGirolamo with 2:33 remaining and Blake Kessel responded with an extra-attacker goal. Back at even strength, Mike Borisenok tied it to … Read more
The Hockey East mantra of top-to-bottom strength applied last year in spades. Northeastern, which finished one point out of the playoffs also finished four points out of home ice. At the top was Boston College, winning its second national title in three years, extending Hockey East’s streak to three straight championships. It would be hard … Read more
The Hockey East mantra of top-to-bottom strength applied last year in spades. Northeastern, which finished one point out of the playoffs also finished four points out of home ice. At the top was Boston College, winning its second national title in three years, extending Hockey East’s streak to three straight championships. It would be hard … Read more
Usually this column focuses on one or two teams, but this week let’s take a whirlwind tour around the league. First stop, however, is at the league office, where Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna weighs in on “the usual suspects” (Boston University, Maine, New Hampshire and Boston College) once again showing up in the top … Read more
It was a weekend that spoke to the league’s parity as all active teams except Northeastern came away with at least a single point. Although I hesitate to categorize any college kids as “losers” — a hesitation I’d drop if these were professional teams — the winners and losers categories provide a logical breakdown of the … Read more
It was a weekend that spoke to the league’s parity as all active teams except Northeastern came away with at least a single point. Although I hesitate to categorize any college kids as “losers” — a hesitation I’d drop if these were professional teams — the winners and losers categories provide a logical breakdown of the … Read more