Paula C. WestonWhat a weekend of Big Ten hockey. There are many more than three takeaways, but here are my immediate three. 1. With eight games remaining, it’s way to early to write off Penn State. The Nittany Lions shook off four straight losses and snapped a five-game winless streak with a road sweep of Wisconsin, the … Read more
Michigan State wins its second game at Michigan this season, 4-1, something it hadn’t accomplished since the 1989-90 season.
Michigan State wins its second game at Michigan this season, 4-1, something it hadn’t accomplished since the 1989-90 season.
It’s all B1G hockey all the time from here on out. So far, Drew Claussen and I are doing okay. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 6-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 64-40-13 (.603) Paula: 66-38-13 (.620) This week All series are Friday-Saturday and five of the six games are televised. Michigan State vs. Michigan Drew: If … Read more
It’s all B1G hockey all the time from here on out. So far, Drew Claussen and I are doing okay. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 6-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 64-40-13 (.603) Paula: 66-38-13 (.620) This week All series are Friday-Saturday and five of the six games are televised. Michigan State vs. Michigan Drew: If … Read more
This is the second time in a year that I’ve written about the death of a coaching legend, and this is the fifth time in a week that I’ve attempted to say what I’m saying now. Writing about Ron Mason last summer was difficult. Writing about Jeff Sauer feels impossible. Every time I’ve begun this … Read more
This is the second time in a year that I’ve written about the death of a coaching legend, and this is the fifth time in a week that I’ve attempted to say what I’m saying now. Writing about Ron Mason last summer was difficult. Writing about Jeff Sauer feels impossible. Every time I’ve begun this … Read more
Wisconsin’s early scoring burst carries the No. 18 Badgers past Michigan State
Wisconsin’s early scoring burst carries the No. 18 Badgers past Michigan State
It’s all conference play for the six teams in the Big Ten this week. As always, though, we look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks. Last week Drew: 2-3-0 (.400) Paula: 1-4-0 (.200) Season Drew: 60-38-13 (.599) Paula: 60-38-13 (.599) The three B1G series this week are all single-site, all … Read more
It’s all conference play for the six teams in the Big Ten this week. As always, though, we look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks. Last week Drew: 2-3-0 (.400) Paula: 1-4-0 (.200) Season Drew: 60-38-13 (.599) Paula: 60-38-13 (.599) The three B1G series this week are all single-site, all … Read more
In this space two weeks ago, I was writing about a No. 1 Penn State team and the challenges it might face against a ranked Ohio State team. The Buckeyes took five points from the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania and everything seemed to change for Big Ten hockey in a single weekend. Two weeks later, … Read more
This may have been the most interesting weekend of the year for Big Ten teams. 1. Wisconsin is tied for first place in the Big Ten. Let that sink in for a minute. With their sweep of Ohio State, the Badgers’ B1G record improved to 6-2-0 and they moved into a two-way tie with Minnesota … Read more
This may have been the most interesting weekend of the year for Big Ten teams. 1. Wisconsin is tied for first place in the Big Ten. Let that sink in for a minute. With their sweep of Ohio State, the Badgers’ B1G record improved to 6-2-0 and they moved into a two-way tie with Minnesota … Read more
B1G hockey begins Thursday night! First, the running stats for Drew Claussen and me. Last week Drew: 2-2-2 (.500) Paula: 2-2-2 (.500) Season Drew: 58-35-13 (.608) Paula: 59-34-13 (.618) Kudos to Drew for correctly calling the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This week There is a single Big Ten series this week, Minnesota plays in … Read more
B1G hockey begins Thursday night! First, the running stats for Drew Claussen and me. Last week Drew: 2-2-2 (.500) Paula: 2-2-2 (.500) Season Drew: 58-35-13 (.608) Paula: 59-34-13 (.618) Kudos to Drew for correctly calling the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This week There is a single Big Ten series this week, Minnesota plays in … Read more
It was a good week for Drew Claussen and me last week. And isn’t that what’s important? Last week Drew: 5-0-1 (.917) Paula: 5-0-1 (.917) Season Drew: 56-33-11 (.615) Paula: 57-32-11 (.625) This week This week features three B1G series, two with long-standing rivalries and one in which the nation’s top two offenses meet. For … Read more
It was a good week for Drew Claussen and me last week. And isn’t that what’s important? Last week Drew: 5-0-1 (.917) Paula: 5-0-1 (.917) Season Drew: 56-33-11 (.615) Paula: 57-32-11 (.625) This week This week features three B1G series, two with long-standing rivalries and one in which the nation’s top two offenses meet. For … Read more
Here we are in mid-January, and the hottest Big Ten match of the weekend is between No. 1 Penn State and No. 13 Ohio State. Let that sink in for a second. Along with the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes, Minnesota is among the top 20 teams in the nation, ranked No. 7 this week. … Read more
1. All three B1G teams expected to prevail did prevail, almost completely. While the game itself is played on the ice, coming into this past weekend, it was easy to project the winners and losers. No. 4 Penn State hosted unranked Michigan State and won two games. No. 9 Minnesota hosted unranked Michigan and won … Read more