Paula C. Weston

Well, my picks last weekend were legendarily bad. Fitting. Last week: 1-2 (.333) Season to date: 130-96-29 (.545) I’m happy to have finished the final CCHA season above .500. This week Having only two CCHA teams in the NCAA tournament in the conference’s final season is disappointing. I have Notre Dame winning the whole thing … Read more

How different the world looks this Monday morning, after a weekend in Detroit. Sure, that’s a truism all by itself, but after the final weekend of CCHA play, it’s a bit more specific. I learned so much in 30 hours over two days that it’s difficult to choose what to write about here. One of … Read more

DETROIT — Here’s video from the end of Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Michigan in the CCHA championship game on Sunday and clips from the postgame news conferences: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/c78CRE-8f1Y width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/Dk4fI8CzIt4 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/zN-CA2vQXjc width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/Hn0znmePbVM width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/8EpTW3LyhKw width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/1KVPNPP7qFc width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/mQ44wuPJw-c width=500]

With goals from Anders Lee, Austin Wuthrich and Jeff Costello, and a 20-save performance by Steven Summerhays, Notre Dame beat Michigan 3-1 Sunday in the 2013 CCHA championship game to become the league’s final Mason Cup winner. “This one’s extra special to me because the first team I ever coached as a head coach in … Read more

DETROIT — Here are videos of the news conferences after Michigan’s 6-2 victory over Miami in the CCHA semifinals on Saturday: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHauym7F3MA&feature=youtu.be width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-nePjjmw1U&feature=youtu.be width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGrDk_f6yVM&feature=youtu.be width=500]

DETROIT — Here are videos of the postgame news conferences after Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Ohio State in the CCHA semifinals on Saturday: [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsynqTvf5M&feature=youtu.be width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuBjjkn-o1Y&feature=youtu.be width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU9z_CQg-Yw&feature=youtu.be width=500]

The difference between victory and defeat in the first CCHA semifinal game was more than a goal plus an empty-netter. In Notre Dame’s 3-1 win over Ohio State on Saturday, the difference was 27 shots, a successful power play and more than a little bit of experience. [scg_html_ccha2013]With the score tied 1-1 early in the … Read more

My last-ever, CCHA-only picks. But first, here’s how I’ve done so far. Last week: 7-4-0 (.636) Season to date: 129-94-29 (.569) Who knew I could improve, even a little, toward the end? CCHA playoff championship The semifinal games are televised by FOX Sports Detroit PLUS. The championship game is carried by FOX Sports Detroit. There … Read more

What a weekend of hockey in the CCHA! Two sweeps, two series that took three games, and the team that won the very first conference regular-season and playoff championships returns to participate in the last-ever battle for the Mason Cup. It’ll be Michigan vs. Miami and Ohio State vs. Notre Dame March 23-24 in Detroit’s … Read more

I knew the series in Fairbanks and Sault Ste. Marie would go to three games. I was wrong, however, about who would advance from those series. Last week: 4-4-0 (.500) Season to date: 122-90-29 (.566) Typical. This week This is the second round of the CCHA playoffs. The winners from these four series advance to … Read more