Paula C. Weston

Coach Brad Berry said that the coaching staff calls this team “a special group.”

The Fighting Hawks have lost in the national semifinals two years in a row.

But the Fighting Hawks say they have to play their game in the national semifinals.

Holy smokes! I was so caught up in re-entry into the non-college hockey world — i.e., my day job — that I completely forgot about this morning’s blog. Here are three things from the Big Ten tournament that stay with me today. 1. The Wolverines showed why they should be B1G champs. With three third-period … Read more

This is it, our last Big Ten picks blog of 2015-16. Where did the season go? Yesterday, the top two teams advanced, which means that Drew Claussen went 1-1 and I went 2-0 with picks for the day. Season Drew: 80-54-19 (.585) Paula: 82-52-19 (.598) Big Ten championship game Today’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. … Read more

This is it, our last Big Ten picks blog of 2015-16. Where did the season go? Yesterday, the top two teams advanced, which means that Drew Claussen went 1-1 and I went 2-0 with picks for the day. Season Drew: 80-54-19 (.585) Paula: 82-52-19 (.598) Big Ten championship game Today’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. … Read more

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The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes advance from yesterday’s quarterfinals. That means that Drew Claussen went 2-0 (1.000) and I went 1-1 (.500) in our picks. Season Drew: 79-53-19 (.586) Paula: 80-52-19 (.593) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul., Minn., hosts the Big Ten tourney. Penn State plays Michigan … Read more

The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes advance from yesterday’s quarterfinals. That means that Drew Claussen went 2-0 (1.000) and I went 1-1 (.500) in our picks. Season Drew: 79-53-19 (.586) Paula: 80-52-19 (.593) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul., Minn., hosts the Big Ten tourney. Penn State plays Michigan … Read more

For the Big Ten championship tournament, Drew Claussen and I have decided to make our picks day by day. First, our running totals: Last week Drew: 3-2-1 (.583) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) Season Drew: 77-53-19 (.581) Paula: 79-51-19 (.594) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Big Ten tournament is played March 17 through March 19 … Read more

For the Big Ten championship tournament, Drew Claussen and I have decided to make our picks day by day. First, our running totals: Last week Drew: 3-2-1 (.583) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) Season Drew: 77-53-19 (.581) Paula: 79-51-19 (.594) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Big Ten tournament is played March 17 through March 19 … Read more