Jim ConnellyDespite twice catching Dave at the end of last weekend, having faith in Massachusetts against Princeton on Tuesday leaves me a game behind yet again. Light schedule for Hockey East teams this weekend: Jim last week: 9-3-0 Dave last week: 9-3-0 Jim to date: 75-51-20 Dave to date: 76-50-20 Friday, December 16 Arizona State at … Read more
With all but a few non-conference games separating Hockey East teams from the mid-season holiday break, now is a good of a time as ever to take a look up and down the league, make some observations and hand out some mid-year superlatives. Let’s start with the most important element come season’s end: the PairWise. … Read more
The Boston College Eagles, off to their best start in Hockey East history at 8-0-1, threatened to run away with the conference by the time February rolled around. But a 3-2 comeback victory by Notre Dame on Saturday against the Eagles could keep the race interesting in the New Year. 1. Three-goal explosion for Notre … Read more
The Boston College Eagles, off to their best start in Hockey East history at 8-0-1, threatened to run away with the conference by the time February rolled around. But a 3-2 comeback victory by Notre Dame on Saturday against the Eagles could keep the race interesting in the New Year. 1. Three-goal explosion for Notre … Read more
Boy, it wasn’t long ago that I was looking at a five-game deficit against Dave. But picking up a game here and a game there, suddenly that lead has shrunk to one. Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Dave to date: 63-45-18 Dave to date: 64-44-18 Friday, December 2 Boston University at Providence … Read more
Boy, it wasn’t long ago that I was looking at a five-game deficit against Dave. But picking up a game here and a game there, suddenly that lead has shrunk to one. Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Dave to date: 63-45-18 Dave to date: 64-44-18 Friday, December 2 Boston University at Providence … Read more
An 0-3 start for Merrimack wasn’t exactly what coach Mark Dennehy had in mind for his club. Every coach enters a season with high expectations for their hockey team. But this season, Dennehy understood that he has more talent up and down the roster than in years past. So when the Warriors started things off … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors continue to be a team that leaves us scratching our heads. An 0-3 start to the season made it easy to write off this team early. But that was likely premature. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. Merrimack might be hitting its stride? I have had a difficult … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors continue to be a team that leaves us scratching our heads. An 0-3 start to the season made it easy to write off this team early. But that was likely premature. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. Merrimack might be hitting its stride? I have had a difficult … Read more
Within the first four minutes of the Friendship Four, the No. 20 Vermont Catamounts could have easily packed it in and accepted defeat. Falling behind 2-0 early in Friday’s semifinal to Massachusetts, the Catamounts might have headed home with a fourth-place finish. Instead, the Cats dug in their heels and played nearly flawless hockey for … Read more
Within the first four minutes of the Friendship Four, the No. 20 Vermont Catamounts could have easily packed it in and accepted defeat. Falling behind 2-0 early in Friday’s semifinal to Massachusetts, the Catamounts might have headed home with a fourth-place finish. Instead, the Cats dug in their heels and played nearly flawless hockey for … Read more
Quinnipiac advances to Saturday’s final with a shootout goal after 65 minutes of scoreless hockey against St. Lawrence.
Quinnipiac advances to Saturday’s final with a shootout goal after 65 minutes of scoreless hockey against St. Lawrence.
We both had identically respectable weeks, which isn’t bad considering all of the splits a weekend ago.Jim last week: 9-4-1Dave last week: 9-4-1Jim to date: 55-41-17Dave to date: 58-38-17Friday, November 25Friendship Four (Belfast, N.I.)Massachusetts vs. Vermont (11:00 a.m. ET, TV: NESN/ASN)Jim’s pick: The first edition of this special event nearly resulted in numerous upsets, but … Read more
We both had identically respectable weeks, which isn’t bad considering all of the splits a weekend ago. Jim last week: 9-4-1 Dave last week: 9-4-1 Jim to date: 55-41-17 Dave to date: 58-38-17 Friday, November 25 Friendship Four (Belfast, N.I.) Massachusetts vs. Vermont (11:00 a.m. ET, TV: NESN/ASN) Jim’s pick: The first edition of this … Read more
A year ago, it began as a good idea that needed to prove itself.Four hockey teams – two from Hockey East and two from the ECAC – traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to play league games and games that counted in the NCAA. It seemed like a gimmick at best and had the potential for … Read more
Sweeps weren’t to be had in Hockey East this weekend. Though Vermont came pretty close with a heck of a Saturday night rally. 1) Splits seem to be the rule over sweeps Not every team is playing a two-game series right now, but for those that do, it appears that sweeps won’t exactly be givens. … Read more
Sweeps weren’t to be had in Hockey East this weekend. Though Vermont came pretty close with a heck of a Saturday night rally. 1) Splits seem to be the rule over sweeps Not every team is playing a two-game series right now, but for those that do, it appears that sweeps won’t exactly be givens. … Read more
Just when you would think you would gain some games, Dave goes (almost) perfect on the week. Jim last week: 7-2-3 Jim to date: 38-33-13 Dave last week: 9-0-3 Dave to date: 43-28-13 Friday, November 11 Massachusetts at Merrimack Jim’s pick: Neither team is playing incredible. Neither is playing well but neither is playing that … Read more
Just when you would think you would gain some games, Dave goes (almost) perfect on the week. Jim last week: 7-2-3 Jim to date: 38-33-13 Dave last week: 9-0-3 Dave to date: 43-28-13 Friday, November 11 Massachusetts at Merrimack Jim’s pick: Neither team is playing incredible. Neither is playing well but neither is playing that … Read more