Paula's picks: Jan. 27, 2012

What a strange season. In one of those if-the-season-were-to-end-today scenarios, seven CCHA teams would likely make the NCAA tournament; all seven of those teams are currently ranked. Lake Superior State just dropped out of the current rankings. To be honest, I don’t know what to think. In past years when the CCHA has appeared strong … Read more

Paula’s picks: Jan. 27, 2012

What a strange season. In one of those if-the-season-were-to-end-today scenarios, seven CCHA teams would likely make the NCAA tournament; all seven of those teams are currently ranked. Lake Superior State just dropped out of the current rankings. To be honest, I don’t know what to think. In past years when the CCHA has appeared strong … Read more

Weekend work-up, Jan. 23, 2012: You can’t fight city hall

Three quick things from the weekend. 1. You can’t fight city hall. At the beginning of the 2011-12 season, Miami and Michigan were picked to finish second and third, respectively, in both the coaches and media preseason CCHA polls. At the end of the first half of the 2011-12 season, Michigan was eighth in the … Read more

Paula’s picks: Jan. 20, 2012

It’s impossible that we’re in the third week of January — with only six weekends of regular-season hockey remaining — but here we are. How have I done this season? Sigh. My picks percentage is as brutal as the temperature this morning in Flint. Last week: 5-3-2 Season to date: 82-58-20 (.575) I am grateful … Read more

Michigan State and Northern Michigan tie, MSU takes shootout

Sometimes life changes in mere moments. A traffic accident. A marriage proposal. Three unanswered goals three minutes apart. A tying goal scored with 26 seconds left in regulation. This 5-5 overtime tie between Northern Michigan and Michigan State saw the Wildcats leading 2-0 by the 10:25 mark of the first on goals tipped in by … Read more

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Paula's picks: Jan. 13, 2012

It’s Friday the 13th. Could there be anything scarier than my picks percentage? Last week: 6-3-4 Season to date: 77-55-18 (.573) One of my better weeks. I’m beginning to think, though, that certain teams should pay me to pick against them. This week It’s a full slate of CCHA hockey, including Sunday’s Frozen Diamond game … Read more

Paula’s picks: Jan. 13, 2012

It’s Friday the 13th. Could there be anything scarier than my picks percentage? Last week: 6-3-4 Season to date: 77-55-18 (.573) One of my better weeks. I’m beginning to think, though, that certain teams should pay me to pick against them. This week It’s a full slate of CCHA hockey, including Sunday’s Frozen Diamond game … Read more

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Mullin scores in OT to lift Miami over Michigan State

Miami freshman Jimmy Mullin became the overtime hero in the RedHawks’ 2-1 win over Michigan State, but he did so when everyone else was trying to defend someone who didn’t even appear on the score sheet — Reilly Smith, the Miami junior with 12 goals to his credit this season, who’d been thwarted half a … Read more

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