Paula C. WestonLast week? Not so good as the week before … Last week: 4-4-2 (.500) Season to date: 63-35-18 (.621) I am grateful to be above .500 overall nearing the midway point of the season. This week It’s rare in mid-December for nearly everyone to play, but that’s how it is this weekend in the CCHA … Read more
As most colleges in the U.S. wind down for the fall semester and many people are gearing up for winter holidays, I can’t help but think that in three months from Christmas Eve, we’ll be saying goodbye to the CCHA. I know that early in the season I said I’d focus on the here and … Read more
As we’ve seen in recent years, one game can be the difference between a regular-season title and second place. This past weekend, that one game could have been played Saturday night. 1. Sweeps are golden. Notre Dame is the CCHA’s new No. 1 team, two points ahead of former first-place Miami because the Fighting Irish … Read more
As we’ve seen in recent years, one game can be the difference between a regular-season title and second place. This past weekend, that one game could have been played Saturday night. 1. Sweeps are golden. Notre Dame is the CCHA’s new No. 1 team, two points ahead of former first-place Miami because the Fighting Irish … Read more
Well, they say this is the season of miracles. Last week: 8-2-1 (.773) Season to date: 59-31-16 (.630) I counted Tuesday’s pick of the MTU-NMU game. This week There are four CCHA series and one nonconference set. All series are Friday-Saturday and single site except for the Robert Morris-Ohio State series, which is home-and-home. All … Read more
Well, they say this is the season of miracles. Last week: 8-2-1 (.773) Season to date: 59-31-16 (.630) I counted Tuesday’s pick of the MTU-NMU game. This week There are four CCHA series and one nonconference set. All series are Friday-Saturday and single site except for the Robert Morris-Ohio State series, which is home-and-home. All … Read more
At the start of December 2011, Bowling Green was sitting in last place in the CCHA standings with one win to the Falcons’ credit and five points to show for 12 league games played. In conference play, the Falcons had scored 14 goals and were nine points behind 10th-place Alaska. It’s one year later and … Read more
There’s a game tonight between Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. It’s a Tuesday. As the kids say, WTF — which stands, of course, for “What Tremendous Fun!” Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan. At home last weekend, the Huskies lost to and tied Minnesota-Duluth, 7-3 and 4-4. Late in the third period and down 4-2, MTU … Read more
There’s a game tonight between Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. It’s a Tuesday. As the kids say, WTF — which stands, of course, for “What Tremendous Fun!” Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan. At home last weekend, the Huskies lost to and tied Minnesota-Duluth, 7-3 and 4-4. Late in the third period and down 4-2, MTU … Read more
I was in East Lansing Saturday night when the Buckeyes swept the Spartans. When I was talking to OSU coach Mark Osiecki after that game ended — before all other CCHA games ended because the OSU-MSU game began at 6:05 p.m. — little did I know that the Buckeyes were setting a trend. In four … Read more
I was in East Lansing Saturday night when the Buckeyes swept the Spartans. When I was talking to OSU coach Mark Osiecki after that game ended — before all other CCHA games ended because the OSU-MSU game began at 6:05 p.m. — little did I know that the Buckeyes were setting a trend. In four … Read more
Trailing 1-0 to Michigan State after the first period, Ohio State responded with two unanswered goals in the second – including Tyler Lundey’s game winner with a little over a minute remaining in the period – to pull ahead of the Spartans and eventually win 3-1, earning a weekend road sweep in the process. “Hockey, … Read more
I knew last week would be a bit painful. Perhaps I should be grateful for any week in which I at least break even. Last week: 4-3-1 (.562) Season to date: 51-29-15 (.616) Wrong-way splits … sigh. This week It’s a full slate of CCHA action this week, with 10 teams playing and Bowling Green … Read more
I knew last week would be a bit painful. Perhaps I should be grateful for any week in which I at least break even. Last week: 4-3-1 (.562) Season to date: 51-29-15 (.616) Wrong-way splits … sigh. This week It’s a full slate of CCHA action this week, with 10 teams playing and Bowling Green … Read more
It’s the end of November, and Mark Osiecki sounds relaxed. Maybe that’s because the Ohio State coach better understands the task at hand in Columbus, now that he has two seasons with the Buckeyes behind him. Or maybe it’s because OSU has won three of its last four CCHA games and has climbed into a … Read more
I spent the morning thankful for speedy internet connections and the magic of in-home laundry. I hope that your post-Thanksgiving Monday contained at least half as much gratitude. Three things from this weekend, quickly: 1. Michigan is not ready for prime time. With three wins in their last 10 games and a 5-1 loss to … Read more
I spent the morning thankful for speedy internet connections and the magic of in-home laundry. I hope that your post-Thanksgiving Monday contained at least half as much gratitude. Three things from this weekend, quickly: 1. Michigan is not ready for prime time. With three wins in their last 10 games and a 5-1 loss to … Read more
It’s a light schedule this weekend, but everyone played last week. As I suspected, I didn’t do nearly as well this past weekend with predictions as I did the first three weeks of CCHA play. Last week: 5-6-1 (.458) Season to date: 47-26-14 (.621) The wrong-way split in Fairbanks hurt. The non-splits did, too. I’ll … Read more
It’s a light schedule this weekend, but everyone played last week. As I suspected, I didn’t do nearly as well this past weekend with predictions as I did the first three weeks of CCHA play. Last week: 5-6-1 (.458) Season to date: 47-26-14 (.621) The wrong-way split in Fairbanks hurt. The non-splits did, too. I’ll … Read more
There’s a single game tonight between Bowling Green and Michigan in Ann Arbor. I’ll post the rest of my picks for this weekend plus my picks record Friday morning. Bowling Green at No. 19 Michigan In their TMQ column this week, my friends and colleagues, Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski, ask, “How much respect … Read more