Paula C. WestonIt’s hard to believe it’s December already. How are Drew Claussen and I doing? Here’s a look. Last week Drew: 4-3-1 (.563) Paula: 4-3-1 (.563) This season Drew: 43-31-8 (.573) Paula: 51-23-8 (.671) Seems about right. This week There are three Big Ten series this weekend and Michigan plays the U.S. Under-18 Team in exhibition … Read more
It’s hard to believe it’s December already. How are Drew Claussen and I doing? Here’s a look. Last week Drew: 4-3-1 (.563) Paula: 4-3-1 (.563) This season Drew: 43-31-8 (.573) Paula: 51-23-8 (.671) Seems about right. This week There are three Big Ten series this weekend and Michigan plays the U.S. Under-18 Team in exhibition … Read more
Two weekends ago, Michigan went to Wisconsin and returned to Ann Arbor with two points, having lost to the Badgers on a Friday and earned an extra point in the shootout following a tied game on a Saturday. Even with the mixed results, Michigan still scored seven goals that weekend. And that has been a … Read more
This Big Ten season is more interesting with each passing weekend. There were three series B1G series Friday and Saturday. Here are my takeaways. First, Notre Dame is mighty impressive. With a home sweep of No. 6 Minnesota, No. 4 Notre Dame improved to 12-3-1, extended its current win streak to nine games, remained undefeated … Read more
This Big Ten season is more interesting with each passing weekend. There were three series B1G series Friday and Saturday. Here are my takeaways. First, Notre Dame is mighty impressive. With a home sweep of No. 6 Minnesota, No. 4 Notre Dame improved to 12-3-1, extended its current win streak to nine games, remained undefeated … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends! Let’s talk hockey. First, let’s talk picks. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) This season Drew: 39-28-7 (.574) Paula: 47-20-7 (.682) Another great week for Drew Claussen! This week There are three B1G and one nonconference series. All times are local. Michigan State at Penn … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends! Let’s talk hockey. First, let’s talk picks. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) This season Drew: 39-28-7 (.574) Paula: 47-20-7 (.682) Another great week for Drew Claussen! This week There are three B1G and one nonconference series. All times are local. Michigan State at Penn … Read more
Last week was a good week for your Big Ten writers. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing: Last week Drew: 5-1-2 (.750) Paula: 6-0-2 (.875) This season Drew: 32-26-6 (.547) Paula: 41-17-6 (.688) I think we’ll take it. This week We have one B1G series, four nonconference series, and Ohio State has a … Read more
Last week was a good week for your Big Ten writers. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing: Last week Drew: 5-1-2 (.750) Paula: 6-0-2 (.875) This season Drew: 32-26-6 (.547) Paula: 41-17-6 (.688) I think we’ll take it. This week We have one B1G series, four nonconference series, and Ohio State has a … Read more
Last weekend in Big Ten hockey, it was either feast or famine — and neither necessarily equated with success. Minnesota scored 10 goals in two games against Michigan and came away with two league points. Notre Dame put one goal past Penn State Saturday night, and that was enough to secure a two-game sweep and … Read more
It was quite a weekend for B1G hockey. After sweeping Penn State, Notre Dame is 4-0-0 in conference play and at the top of the conference standings, which is itself noteworthy. Here are the other things that I take away from the weekend. 1. Six goals should be enough to win a game. No. 6 … Read more
It was quite a weekend for B1G hockey. After sweeping Penn State, Notre Dame is 4-0-0 in conference play and at the top of the conference standings, which is itself noteworthy. Here are the other things that I take away from the weekend. 1. Six goals should be enough to win a game. No. 6 … Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Alex Roos proved tonight that he’s a player with a head for the game – literally. At 3:24 of overtime, Will Lockwood’s shot from the left side of the crease hit Roos in the facemask and bounced into the Minnesota goal, giving Michigan a 5-4 overtime win. The game-winning goal capped an exciting comeback … Read more
It’s snowing in my corner of Michigan as I’m putting this together and Drew Claussen reports that it’s wintry in his part of Minnesota, too. It may be a little early for this, but with the turn in the weather and three B1G conference series this weekend — two in my corner of Michigan — … Read more
It’s snowing in my corner of Michigan as I’m putting this together and Drew Claussen reports that it’s wintry in his part of Minnesota, too. It may be a little early for this, but with the turn in the weather and three B1G conference series this weekend — two in my corner of Michigan — … Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With the scored tied 2-2 in overtime and a little over a minute after Michigan saw an OT goal waved off, Ferris State’s Ryker Killins scored his second of the season and just the fifth of his career to give the Bulldogs a 3-2 win over the Wolverines, the first Ferris … Read more
We have Thursday night hockey again, another CCHA-esque match-up as Ferris State travels to Michigan for two. As always, though, we start with how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks so far. Last week Drew: 5-7-0 (.417) Paula: 8-4-0 (.667) This season Drew: 23-20-3 (.533) Paula: 30-13-3 (.685) Drew has a knack … Read more
We have Thursday night hockey again, another CCHA-esque match-up as Ferris State travels to Michigan for two. As always, though, we start with how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks so far. Last week Drew: 5-7-0 (.417) Paula: 8-4-0 (.667) This season Drew: 23-20-3 (.533) Paula: 30-13-3 (.685) Drew has a knack … Read more
Okay, raise your hand if the Big Ten has exceeded your early-season expectations. Just me? I didn’t think so. Six Big Ten teams have overall records above .500 after the first full month of play, and the seventh is an even 4-4-0. The conference is 27-12-3 against nonleague foes with the tiniest of leads over … Read more
As the Big Ten continues to evolve, the season continues to be interesting in unexpected ways. 1. First, two important sweeps — one probably more so than the other. Congratulations to Michigan State for its first sweep of an opponent in two seasons. The Spartans beat the visiting Lake Superior State Lakers, 4-3 and 6-0; … Read more