Paula C. WestonOn the scoreboard, the difference between Michigan State and Michigan tonight was a single goal, but the score of the Spartans’ 2-1 win over the Wolverines tells only a fraction of the story. It was the first win for Michigan State in Yost Ice Arena since Nov. 13, 2009. It was a win that secured … Read more
EAST LANSING, Mich. — With the Big Ten regular-season title for the taking this weekend and these teams a point apart at the top of the standings at the start of the night, Michigan and Michigan State delivered heart-stopping hockey, with the Wolverines prevailing 5-3 to leap ahead of the Spartans by two points in … Read more
The season comes down to this weekend of play. It shouldn’t surprise you that Drew Claussen and I are disagreeing about how it will end — and it won’t surprise you a bit come Sunday if he’s the one who had it right all along. First, our picks so far. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-3-0 … Read more
The season comes down to this weekend of play. It shouldn’t surprise you that Drew Claussen and I are disagreeing about how it will end — and it won’t surprise you a bit come Sunday if he’s the one who had it right all along. First, our picks so far. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-3-0 … Read more
Michigan State holds a one-point lead, but Minnesota, Michigan and Penn State are right on the Spartans’ heels.
It’s the penultimate week of the regular season. Yes, I wait all year to be able to use that word. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula Weston: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 71-61-10 (.535) Paula: 63-66-11 (.496) I can still hold out some hope for hitting .500 before the regular season ends. And poor Drew … Read more
It’s the penultimate week of the regular season. Yes, I wait all year to be able to use that word. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula Weston: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 71-61-10 (.535) Paula: 63-66-11 (.496) I can still hold out some hope for hitting .500 before the regular season ends. And poor Drew … Read more
Two of my observations this week come from a single post-game press conference. 1. Red Berenson thinks that this Michigan team has potential — as in postseason potential. The Michigan coach never said as much outright, but the way he talked about his squad after the Wolverines completed their sweep of the Badgers Saturday evening … Read more
Two of my observations this week come from a single post-game press conference. 1. Red Berenson thinks that this Michigan team has potential — as in postseason potential. The Michigan coach never said as much outright, but the way he talked about his squad after the Wolverines completed their sweep of the Badgers Saturday evening … Read more
With JT Compher’s hat trick, two goals from Justin Selman, and 26 saves from Steve Racine, Michigan beat Wisconsin, 5-2, to sweep the Badgers and gain sole possession of the first place in the Big Ten standings with just two weeks of regular-season play to go. “It’s been a work in progress,” said Michigan coach … Read more
Big Ten play begins tonight, but first a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 69-57-10 (.544) Paula: 61-64-11 (.489) This week There are three weekends left in regular-season Big Ten play, and there are three conference series each weekend. … Read more
Big Ten play begins tonight, but first a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 69-57-10 (.544) Paula: 61-64-11 (.489) This week There are three weekends left in regular-season Big Ten play, and there are three conference series each weekend. … Read more
All six teams earned one regulation win last weekend, leaving the top four teams bunched up in the standings with three weeks remaining.
As the regular season winds down, we have a full weekend of Big Ten conference play. First, a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 67-53-10 (.554) Paula: 57-62-11 (.481) I am grateful for any week in which I am … Read more
As the regular season winds down, we have a full weekend of Big Ten conference play. First, a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 67-53-10 (.554) Paula: 57-62-11 (.481) I am grateful for any week in which I am … Read more
With a month to go, everything just got much more interesting in the Big Ten. 1. Six points makes a big difference. The Golden Gophers and Spartans each swept their conference series at home this past weekend, and those sweeps did as much to help define the losing teams as to define the conference standings. … Read more
With a month to go, everything just got much more interesting in the Big Ten. 1. Six points makes a big difference. The Golden Gophers and Spartans each swept their conference series at home this past weekend, and those sweeps did as much to help define the losing teams as to define the conference standings. … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week Drew Claussen: 5-0-0 (1.000) Paula Weston: 5-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 62-52-10 (.540) Paula: 53-60-11 (.472) That’s what I call love. This week Everyone plays. Every series is two games, Friday-Saturday, and it’s all conference action. Michigan at Minnesota Drew: I stated that the “Gophers looked like the Gophers again” in … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week Drew Claussen: 5-0-0 (1.000) Paula Weston: 5-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 62-52-10 (.540) Paula: 53-60-11 (.472) That’s what I call love. This week Everyone plays. Every series is two games, Friday-Saturday, and it’s all conference action. Michigan at Minnesota Drew: I stated that the “Gophers looked like the Gophers again” in … Read more
The Wolverines lead the nation in scoring, but five of the league’s six teams are in the bottom half of the nation defensively.