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Trial for Tigers After another weekend in which it couldn’t score and couldn’t win, Colorado College is off to one of its worst starts in recent years. Nothing seems to be going right for CC. In two games against New Hampshire, CC lost 6-2 and 3-0. The offense is still at 58 of 59 teams, … Read more
Three things from a wild and ever-changing big story weekend for the Atlantic Hockey Association. Holy Moly In its 10-plus season existence, no AHA program had ever beaten the Boston College Eagles. Earlier this year, Army went to Conte Forum and allowed 11 goals. But resident giant killer Holy Cross, the team that became the … Read more
Matthew and I add a pick for today. Western Michigan vs. Alabama-Huntsville (Shillelagh Tournament) Candace: I think Holy Cross over Boston College is all the upset goddess can stand this weekend. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: As confident as I am that Alabama-Huntsville will finally pick up its first win of the season, I’m equally sure … Read more
Saturday Nov. 30, Sunday Dec.1 Cardinal-Panther Classic Prestigious as it may be, the Cardinal-Panther Classic will be further enhanced by a matchup between the top two teams in Division-III hockey. No. 1 Plattsburgh (8-0-0) and Middlebury at 4-0-0 will highlight their long-standing rivalry on the second day of play. Elmira and Amherst close out the … Read more
And away we go on Black Friday with our Division III predictions for this weekend. With many conference crossover games, it’ll be interesting to see how our columnists fare against one another with these picks. A little internal competition? You bet! Off and running… ECAC East – Tim Costello A 2-1-2 (.600) weekend brings the … Read more
Overall 28-18-3 Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. It’s a short break for much of the ECAC, with several teams resuming play this weekend. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Nov. 29 Princeton at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Princeton snapped Quinnipiac’s 13-game unbeaten streak last time out, and heads to Munn Ice Arena … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 8-5-1 Chris: 6-7-1 On the season: Dan: 64-29-6 (.677) Chris: 65-28-6 (.687) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30: Bentley at Air Force Dan: There’s one-sided rivalries, and then there’s this. Air Force leads the all-time series 22-7-5, but Bentley took three points two years ago when they last … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Sure, the day itself is over and we’re all the worse for it — okay, so I am the worse for it — and everyone who celebrates Christmas is rushing right into that, but there is still plenty for which to be thankful today. Here in the States, we can be doubly … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving weekend. The WCHA doesn’t slow down for the holiday, though, as there are four important series taking place in league play (in addition to some non-conference matchups), meaning eight teams trying to make moves. Will we see some separation in the standings? Or will there be more of a logjam? Here are the … Read more
Thanks to Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Sunday over Minnesota, I stayed a game ahead of Matthew in our picks race, as we both went 5-2-3 (.650) last week. Overall on the year, I am 39-27-9 (.580) while Matthew is 38-28-9 (.566). Here we go with this week’s games. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 29-30 No. 13 Miami at Bemidji … Read more
Well, Arlan continues to pull away. I think I should concede. Last week, Arlan and I went 15-7-4 (.653), so I moved to 110-40-18 (.708), while Arlan moved to 117-33-18 (.750) on the year. I have no idea how to catch him. Friday, Nov. 29 Northeastern at Dartmouth Candace: Dartmouth is home, but it has … Read more
After Dave and I had equally impressive weeks two weeks ago, this past week was a near disaster for both. Laughably, we were equally bad and thus remain tied. Jim last week: 5-6-2 Jim to date: 63-30-9 Dave last week: 5-6-2 Dave to date: 63-30-9 Friday, November 29 Holy Cross at Boston College Jim’s pick: … Read more
Think Mitch Gillam is going to remember his first collegiate start? [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQD8PmqQs_I] Yeah, probably. The Cornell freshman allowed two goals in a win over Niagara on Tuesday but what will be remembered years from now is the empty-net goal he scored. Gillam, a Peterborough, Ontario, native, spent the last two seasons with Chilliwack of … Read more
Goals at a premium Some days, the defense wins. Consider Friday’s 10 games. Of the 20 teams in action, only two scored more than three goals: Clarkson seven, and Minnesota State four, the last into an empty net. In only one other game, Harvard’s 3-1 win over Boston University, did both teams combine for more … Read more
After a weekend that included all 10 WCHA teams in league action, here’s what I think I learned in the WCHA last week. It’s still too early to take league standings too seriously Bridget Berube Carter, Northern Michigan University’s associate athletic director of compliance and interim sports information director, told me this weekend she isn’t … Read more
1. Perhaps Minnesota needs to work on that penalty kill. After beating Minnesota-Duluth 6-1 Friday, Minnesota lost 6-2 Sunday, and four of those Duluth goals came on the power play, including Justin Crandall’s game-winning, five-on-three marker at 14:27 in the first period. The Bulldogs began their scoring at 7:47 in the first with a shorthanded … Read more
You may remember I suggested in my NCHC column last Wednesday that, with Nebraska-Omaha goaltender Ryan Massa playing so well on Friday nights so far this month, maybe the time had come to make him the Mavericks’ solid No. 1 starter. It appears UNO coach Dean Blais could be leaning that way. One wouldn’t expect … Read more
Things were a bit hairy for Boston University after lopsided losses to Boston College and Maine. But after a win against Connecticut last Sunday, BU welcomed North Dakota for what turned out to be a pretty successful weekend. That leads the three things I learned this week: 1. Goaltending rotation broken, BU gets win, tie … Read more
Lots of positional poll jockeying has been the norm the over the past two weeks, particularly in the bottom half of the top 10. This weekend was no exception, as chronicled below. Overall, the top ten clubs compiled a 14-4-1 record. Colby stuns Polar Bears There are road wins, and there are significant road wins. … Read more
Talk about a comeback. Quinnipiac had only allowed three goals in a game three times this season entering Saturday’s matchup against Princeton. But the Tiger shocked the Bobcats at TD Bank Sports Center, scoring three times over the final 10:38, including twice in a 1:04 span, to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win. … Read more