Paula C. Weston

There are two B1G series this weekend and one begins tonight. First, how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks: Last week Drew: 2-3-0 (.400) Paula: 2-3-0 (.400) Season Drew: 70-46-17 (.590) Paula: 72-44-17 (.605) Both of us couldn’t have been more wrong about last week’s Michigan State-Wisconsin series, but props to Drew … Read more

With three weeks to go in a six-team league, maybe things are more fluid than they seemed just a few short weeks ago. With Minnesota idle and Michigan playing nonconference, Penn State couldn’t take advantage of the situation to completely close the gap with the second-place Wolverines, but the standings are a lot more interesting … Read more

For Ferris State, tonight’s 5-2 loss was a game of mistakes. For Michigan, the score of the 5-2 win wasn’t indicative of how close the game actually was. “Four of the five goals came directly off of turnovers, and you know that’s the difference in playing them,” said Ferris State coach Bob Daniels. “With different … Read more

Minnesota leads the league with 33 points, but the Gophers are off this week. Michigan trails Minnesota by a point, but the Wolverines play a single nonconference game this week. That makes for an interesting weekend for our six-team league. First, though, Drew Claussen and I share our picks percentages, which were a wee bit … Read more

Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week, Drew Claussen and I were both bitten by the wrong-way split. Last week Drew: 1-3-0 (.250) Paula: 1-3-0 (.250) Season Drew: 65-42-15 (.594) Paula: 68-39-15 (.619) This week Everyone plays and everyone plays on Friday and Saturday. Michigan at Wisconsin Drew: I think that Michigan has the best chance of … Read more

It was an interesting weekend in Big Ten hockey for many reasons, not the least of which is that there’s still a deadlock for first place Monday morning. 1. The Spartans capture the Iron D. To be frank, the outcome of Friday’s game between Michigan State and Michigan in Joe Louis Arena is one of … Read more

There are two B1G series this week. First, how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks: Last week Drew: 4-4-0 (.500) Paula: 2-6-0 (.250) Season Drew: 64-39-15 (.606) Paula: 67-36-15 (.631) This week The Wolverines and Spartans face off and Penn State travels to Minnesota. Michigan vs. Michigan State Drew: Congratulations to Michigan … Read more

NEW YORK – In the inaugural Big Ten Super Saturday, Michigan relied on another strong third period to come from behind to beat Penn State, 6-3, giving the Wolverines a two-game sweep of PSU and a part of first place in the Big Ten standings. “I think we’re just proving that we might be a top 10 … Read more

It’s hard to believe there are only seven weeks left in the regular season, but here we are at the end of January and Jayson Moy has Bracketology if you want to speculate about what happens come late March. First, though, how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks: Last week Drew: 3-1-0 … Read more