West picks: Jan. 19

Friday, Jan. 19 No. 4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wisconsin-Eau Claire A big road test awaits the nationally ranked Pointers as they hit the road to take on the Blugolds in a crucial WIAC matchup. Wis.-Stevens Point has lost only once in its last 11 and features a high-powered offensive attack that has cranked out 71 … Read more

League teams continue hot streaks

Four of the top eight unbeaten streaks in Division I belong to ECAC Hockey teams. Clarkson extended its winning streak to 14 games last weekend, while Cornell (six), Harvard (six), and Yale (four) also kept their unbeaten streaks intact. Here are some thoughts from the past weekend. Golden Knights keep on rolling Clarkson goalie Nicholas … Read more

Splits, a sweep and paradigm shifts

To say that the results from B1G hockey this weekend were surprising would be a bit of an understatement — unless you’re Michigan State, Ohio State and Michigan. 1. Two B1G splits. The Spartans went to Madison and came away with three points after beating Wisconsin 2-0 Friday night before losing 5-2 Saturday. After a … Read more

West wrap: Jan. 14

Saint Scholastica is in the midst of a special season. The Saints trailed by a goal entering the final period of play against the Milwaukee School of Engineering Saturday night, but managed to escape with a 3-2 victory. It’s the third time this year that the Saints have won a game after trailing going into … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 14

Four-point games are huge! The chance to pick up two points for a win against a key conference rival who doesn’t get them, that is a four-point game. Several big ones this weekend, but none more important than for Babson and Massachusetts-Boston visiting Hobart, where the visitors stunned the usually reliable hosts. Worcester State also … Read more

Three things we learned: Jan. 14

1. Northern Michigan is the biggest threat to Minnesota State. The Wildcats swept Bowling Green and have a relatively easy schedule the rest of the way. If the Mavericks falter, the Wildcats could be poised to strike. 2. It was a weekend of splits. While Northern Michigan had a sweep, the rest of the league … Read more

Three things: Jan. 14

St. Cloud, Western skate to split No. 12 Western Michigan stands to rise in the national rankings after earning a road split this weekend at second-ranked St. Cloud State. Western handed the Huskies their first home loss of the season on Friday as two goals each from Hugh McGing and Lawton Courtnall (both empty-netters in … Read more

Weekend picks: Jan. 12

Matthew and I went a middling 3-3 (.500) last weekend, moving us to 66-39-16 on the year, not stellar by any means. Oh well. Don’t look at us before you go to Vegas. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12-13 No. 15 Minnesota Duluth at Colorado College Candace: Duluth impressed last weekend, and with its missing players back from … Read more

West picks: Jan. 12

Friday, Jan. 12 No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Augsburg This is a matchup worthy of March. The Pointers skate into town riding a five-game win streak. They have scored 65 goals and allowed just 32. They are also unbeaten on the road. Four players have scored at least five goals. Tanner Karty leads the way … Read more

Jan. 12-13 ECAC picks

It’s the first full weekend of conference action of 2018 as most of the teams have wrapped up their non-conference schedule. Last time: 6-8-2 Overall: 41-31-5 All games are 7 p.m. puck drop Friday, January 12 Colgate at Brown We saw how much of a difference Colton Point can make for the Raiders as he … Read more

East picks: Jan. 12

This season has been filled with surprises, as reflected by the ever-changing polls and teams running hot and not. Certainly part of that has been the stellar play of many goaltenders across the East who have stepped up and, on some nights, stolen a game for their team. Middlebury’s Stephen Klein, UNE’s Ben Churchfield, and … Read more

East wrap: Jan. 7

Filling out the field for a holiday tournament never assures a host a home-ice trophy presentation, and this past weekend saw several ranked teams bitten by underdogs on their own ice as the host of their tournament. The University of New England and Manhattanville played spoiler this weekend against nationally ranked teams as the season … Read more