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Owen Sillinger’s late second-period shorthanded goal proved to be the game winner as Bemidji State upset Wisconsin 6-3 in Friday’s early game at the NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey Bridgeport regional. The Beavers never trailed in the contest and outshot the Badgers 40-33. Bemidji State awaits the winner of the UMass-Lake Superior regional semifinal. Complete … Read more
Well, doesn’t this seem familiar? It’s the start of another hockey season and a return to individual conference picks blogs at USCHO. This season, Drew Claussen and I will be alternating the weekend picks narrative with each of us predicting weekly, and I am the lucky one who starts the conversation. We’ll be keeping a … Read more
The slate of games involving ECAC teams is slim on this season-opening weekend, allowing Nate Owen and Mark Divver to ease into the prognostication game. Here goes: Saturday, Oct. 5 Boston University at Union Nate: Both these teams will be working a lot of new faces into the lineup, as the Terriers (11) and Dutchmen … Read more
Yes, folks, after a one-season hiatus, Hockey East picks are back. The wonderful battle between Dave and I once again is real. Hopefully, my wonderful colleague will help maintain the great integrity this battle yielded for many seasons. As the year goes on, though, make sure to check out USCHO’s Pick ‘Em contest. Both Dave … Read more
Last week: Dan: 0-0 Chris: 0-0 On the season: Dan: 0-0 Chris: 0-0 We’re back! And we’ve returned to our previous method with each of us picking every game involving an Atlantic Hockey team in a friendly, head-to-head competition…where Chris remains undefeated. Will this be Dan’s year (Dan’s note: probably not)? Tune in each week … Read more
Nicole and I started off our season picks race last weekend, and I grabbed a two-game lead out of the gate, going 17-3-3 (.804), while Nicole was 15-5-3 (.717). We have some interesting battles in the top 10 this weekend to pick. Friday, Oct. 19 Dartmouth at Harvard Candace: I’m going with home ice. Harvard … Read more
No. 4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 2 Wisconsin On Saturday, the Badgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period thanks to goals from Annie Pankowski and Presley Norby. The Bulldogs tied it up after two with goals from Gabby Hughes and Anna Klein. Two late power plays were the difference, as Britta … Read more
It’s that time, as Nicole and I start our annual season picks race. I’ve beaten her the last two years, so it will be tough to keep that streak going. We have some interesting series between ranked teams on the docket this week. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 11-12 No. 10 St. Lawrence at No. 6 Boston College … Read more
Robert Morris at No. 1 Clarkson The Colonials pushed the defending national champions in the third period of each of their games, but the Golden Knights swept the weekend with 4-2 and 4-3 wins. Senior Loren Gabel led Clarkson with two goals on Friday and tallied her 150th career point with an assist on Saturday. … Read more
The semifinal games had interesting coaching matchups. The first game had two first-year coaches and one with the “interim” label in front of his title, while the second game had coaches with many years of experience. Zech Klann took the job at Salve Regina before the season started. Though Salve Regina did make the NCAA … Read more
Well, it all comes down to just one game for everything! The NCAA D-III national championship is on the line, and so too are bragging rights between writers from East and West with just a single game remaining in the 2017-18 season. Brian {Lester] nailed both semifinal games to even up the score between he … Read more
Wisconsin-Stevens Point vs. Salve Regina Brian: The fourth-ranked Pointers are in the Frozen Four for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They are in the hunt for their first national title since 2016. They come in with a lot of confidence, having defeated second-ranked Adrian, 5-2, on the road last weekend. This is … Read more
St. Norbert is headed back to the Frozen Four. The Green Knights will be making their 12th appearance after rolling past Augsburg, 5-2, Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament. The 12th trip is the most in NCAA Division III history. The top-ranked Green Knights, now 25-4-1, defeated the 11th-ranked Auggies in the … Read more
Extra sessions Clarkson became the first team in collegiate hockey history to win the national championship by winning all three of its tournament games in overtime. Clarkson won 2-1 over Mercyhurst in the quarterfinals, 1-0 over Ohio State in the semifinals, and 2-1 in the championship. Extra sessions, part deux This is the first time … Read more
The Frozen Four field is now set. It will be something old and familiar from the West, while two new teams appear in their first-ever national tournament final weekend pursuit for the title. St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Stevens Point punched their tickets in quarterfinal wins on Saturday, while in the East, Salve Regina avenged their conference … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The official attendance for the first semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey tournament was announced to be 463, and that was generous. Only around 100 people were actually in Blue Cross Arena, which seats 10,600, for the opening face-off between Robert Morris and Mercyhurst. Rochester has hosted the championships since 2007. Attendance has … Read more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Third-seeded Clarkson and seventh-seeded Princeton are set to get underway in just over an hour at the Herb Brooks Arena . Both teams are looking to snap lengthy title droughts; Clarkson last won the Whitelaw Cup in 2007, while Princeton did so in 2008. The Tigers were impressive yesterday against Cornell … Read more
Matthew and I went 1-1 (.500) yesterday, so on the year I am 104-62-23 (.611), while Matthew is 98-68-23 (.579). It’s game time, so here are my picks for today. Saturday, Nov. 17 North Dakota versus Minnesota Duluth Neither team can afford to lose, though that’s the more the case for North Dakota than Duluth. … Read more
Finding himself behind by two games, Jim had to gamble on underdogs and fell two more behind. I now lead by four games with three remaining. I like my chances. Dave last week: 8-0-0 Jim last week: 6-2-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 144-83-26 Jim’s record-to-date: 140-87-26 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Mar. 16 #1 Boston College vs. #4 Boston University … Read more
It all comes down to this. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I have done with picks so far: Last week Drew: 3-1 (.750) Paula: 4-0 (1.000) This season Drew: 100-54-14 (.637) Paula: 103-51-14 (.658) The championship game No. 3 Notre Dame (24-9-2), the top overall seed in the Big Ten tournament, hosts No. 5 Ohio … Read more