Paula C. WestonConference play begins this week with two league series, starting with Michigan State at Ohio State tonight. Wisconsin takes on two former WCHA foes, and Minnesota plays the U.S. Under-18 Team. Drew and I pick all the games that count, officially. Last week Drew: 7-2-0 (.778) Paula: 4-5-0 (.444) Season Drew: 33-18-3 (.639) Paula: 22-29-3 … Read more
It was a very interesting of hockey involving Big Ten teams. Very. Interesting. Now I have questions. 1. Has Penn State finally earned some legitimacy? The Nittany Lions are 6-2-2 after their weekend road split with No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell. Not only that, but Penn State scored six consecutive goals against the River Hawks, having netted … Read more
It was a very interesting of hockey involving Big Ten teams. Very. Interesting. Now I have questions. 1. Has Penn State finally earned some legitimacy? The Nittany Lions are 6-2-2 after their weekend road split with No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell. Not only that, but Penn State scored six consecutive goals against the River Hawks, having netted … Read more
EAST LANSING, Mich. — No. 8 Boston College beat unranked Michigan State 3-2 to snap a four-game losing streak, but the win wasn’t easy. “We’ve been in a little funk as far as how we’ve been playing recently and we’ve talked about how we have to be more cohesive in all of it – defensively, … Read more
It’s painfully obvious that Drew Claussen is the oddsmaker here. Last week Drew: 4-4-0 (.500) Paula: 1-7-0 (.125) Season Drew: 26-16-3 (.611) Paula: 18-24-3 (.433) In my defense, I did pick Michigan State to split with New Hampshire, with each team winning opposite nights of the ones I predicted. This week There are five Big … Read more
It’s painfully obvious that Drew Claussen is the oddsmaker here. Last week Drew: 4-4-0 (.500) Paula: 1-7-0 (.125) Season Drew: 26-16-3 (.611) Paula: 18-24-3 (.433) In my defense, I did pick Michigan State to split with New Hampshire, with each team winning opposite nights of the ones I predicted. This week There are five Big … Read more
The Spartans have seen modest success, most recently a split at New Hampshire last weekend.
I realized last week that I’d made a mistake in my ongoing picks record. I’ve rectified that this week. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) Season Drew: 22-12-3 (.635) Paula: 17-17-3 (.500) This week Wisconsin returns to action this weekend after a two-week absence. There are four Big Ten teams in play; Michigan … Read more
I realized last week that I’d made a mistake in my ongoing picks record. I’ve rectified that this week. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) Season Drew: 22-12-3 (.635) Paula: 17-17-3 (.500) This week Wisconsin returns to action this weekend after a two-week absence. There are four Big Ten teams in play; Michigan … Read more
I love the Big Ten schedule and the sheer amount of nonconference play early in the season. Here are three things from this past weekend that stand out to me. 1. Penn State is making a good case for legitimacy. I have heard many critics poo-poo the early success of the Nittany Lions because of … Read more
I love the Big Ten schedule and the sheer amount of nonconference play early in the season. Here are three things from this past weekend that stand out to me. 1. Penn State is making a good case for legitimacy. I have heard many critics poo-poo the early success of the Nittany Lions because of … Read more
EAST LANSING, Mich. — When Michigan State junior defenseman Travis Walsh scored his first collegiate goal in his 81st game, he did more than record a personal milestone. According to Spartans’ coach Tom Anastos, the goal helped fuel the team en route to a 4-1 win over Ferris State and a split on the weekend … Read more
There are five Big Ten teams with nonconference series this weekend. Wisconsin is off again this week. Bentley and Penn State began their two-game set last night, and Drew and I published the picks for that series yesterday. We’ll include those picks in our season total next week. (Hint: Drew’s already up on me, 1-0, … Read more
There are five Big Ten teams with nonconference series this weekend. Wisconsin is off again this week. Bentley and Penn State began their two-game set last night, and Drew and I published the picks for that series yesterday. We’ll include those picks in our season total next week. (Hint: Drew’s already up on me, 1-0, … Read more
Five Big Ten teams play this weekend, starting with tonight’s game between Bentley and Penn State in Pegula Arena. This two-game set concludes Friday night; both games begin at 7:00 p.m. and neither is televised. These are the last home games for the Nittany Lions until Jan. 9. We’ll have the rest of the picks … Read more
Five Big Ten teams play this weekend, starting with tonight’s game between Bentley and Penn State in Pegula Arena. This two-game set concludes Friday night; both games begin at 7:00 p.m. and neither is televised. These are the last home games for the Nittany Lions until Jan. 9. We’ll have the rest of the picks … Read more
The Nittany Lions are 3-1-2 after a pair of wins over Holy Cross last weekend.
It’s early, and it’s not pretty. Last week Drew: 3-6-1 (.350) Paula: 2-7-1 (.200) Season Drew: 7-10-2 (.421) Paula: 5-12-2 (.316) I did call the New Hampshire-Michigan split … with each team winning on the night opposite of when I picked it to win. Story of my life. This week There are four Big Ten … Read more
It’s early, and it’s not pretty. Last week Drew: 3-6-1 (.350) Paula: 2-7-1 (.200) Season Drew: 7-10-2 (.421) Paula: 5-12-2 (.316) I did call the New Hampshire-Michigan split … with each team winning on the night opposite of when I picked it to win. Story of my life. This week There are four Big Ten … Read more
What a telling weekend of nonconference play. Three things: 1. The Badgers and Buckeyes can’t buy a goal. Okay, so that’s an exaggeration. Wisconsin did score once in two games in Green Bay against Northern Michigan, losing 2-0 and 4-1, and Ohio State scored once in each loss against Miami, but it’s clear that these … Read more