Paula C. WestonFive 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
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
It’s not often that a losing coach sounds happier with his team’s performance than does the winner of the game, but that’s how it was after Michigan beat New Hampshire, 2-1, to salvage a split on the weekend after the Wildcats beat the Wolverines 5-1 Friday night. “It was a hard-fought weekend and obviously we … Read more
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Massachusetts tied this one, 2-2, briefly in the second, but Michigan State scored three goals in the final 33 minutes and held on for a 5-3 win to open the 2014-2015 season. And while only two of the eight total goals scored involved unevenly matched sides, officially, special teams factored into several … Read more
Five Big Ten teams are in action this week. First, let’s see how Drew Claussen and I did picking last weekend. Last week Drew: 3-4-1 (.437) Paula: 2-5-1 (.313) Season Drew: 4-4-1 (.500) Paula: 3-5-1 (.368) So there’s that. At least I called the split in Columbus … with the Buckeyes winning in nights opposite … Read more
Five Big Ten teams are in action this week. First, let’s see how Drew Claussen and I did picking last weekend. Last week Drew: 3-4-1 (.437) Paula: 2-5-1 (.313) Season Drew: 4-4-1 (.500) Paula: 3-5-1 (.368) So there’s that. At least I called the split in Columbus … with the Buckeyes winning in nights opposite … Read more
Minnesota’s Don Lucia found plenty of things to work on after a pair of wins, while Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky saw growth in a tie and win.
Both Drew Claussen and I began the season on a high note, each choosing Ferris State for the win over Michigan last week, so we’re each 1-0-0. This week There are two nonconference series and two tournaments. Four Big Ten teams are playing this weekend. IceBreaker Tournament Notre Dame hosts the 18th annual IceBreaker Tournament … Read more
Both Drew Claussen and I began the season on a high note, each choosing Ferris State for the win over Michigan last week, so we’re each 1-0-0. This week There are two nonconference series and two tournaments. Four Big Ten teams are playing this weekend. IceBreaker Tournament Notre Dame hosts the 18th annual IceBreaker Tournament … Read more
With Christian Frey and Matt Tomkins returning, the Buckeyes have the potential to improve from the net out.
The Spartans’ offense mustered 2.19 goals per game last season, only six places above the bottom in all of Division I.
After making it to 23 straight national tournaments between 1991 and 2012, the Wolverines have missed the last two.
Hey! There’s hockey this weekend! Once again, Drew Claussen and I will be covering the Big Ten for USCHO.com. Once again, I’m sure that my partner-in-writing will shame me in the picks category. As a reminder, here’s how each of us did during the 2013-14 regular season: Drew: 85-43-14 (.679) Paula: 86-41-16 (.657) This week … Read more
Hey! There’s hockey this weekend! Once again, Drew Claussen and I will be covering the Big Ten for USCHO.com. Once again, I’m sure that my partner-in-writing will shame me in the picks category. As a reminder, here’s how each of us did during the 2013-14 regular season: Drew: 85-43-14 (.679) Paula: 86-41-16 (.657) This week … Read more
The Gophers allowed three goals in 1:54, turning a one-goal lead into a two-goal deficit against Union.