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What has traditionally been one of college hockey’s best rivalries in recent decades lacked much of its luster on Friday night as Boston College severely outplayed Boston University in a 5-1 win at BU’s Agganis Arena. The game was the first for Boston University’s David Quinn as BU’s head coach and it was about as … Read more
With conference action taking hold, a number of intriguing matchups are featured this week Here’s our best guess on how things will transpire. ECAC DIV III EAST Friday Nov. 8 Plymouth State at Southern Maine The Panthers take on their third consecutive road test in Gorham against the Huskies who used an early third period … Read more
Friday, November 8 Clarkson at Dartmouth 7:00 The Big Green have surrendered 22 goals in four games. Clarkson has given up 21 goals in 10 games. This is gut-check time for Dartmouth, picked to finish in the middle of the pack in the preseason polls, but rapidly plummeting into the basement. Tough to pick against … Read more
Last week Drew: 6-2-1 (.722) Paula: 6-2-1 (.722) Season Drew: 24-11-4 (.666) Paula: 23-13-4 (.625) And I’d like to thank the Bulldogs and the Buckeyes for their right-way split. Such a rare thing for me. This week There are three nonconference series this weekend and a single nonconference game. Both Michigan and Wisconsin have the … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-1 Chris: 11-1 On the season: Dan: 38-17-5 (.675) Chris: 42-13-5 (.742) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9: Niagara at Ohio State Dan: This is a game that Niagara would’ve won last year. But Niagara’s lost some of what made them who they were last year, and the … Read more
Matt: I was robbed of perfection a week ago by Lake Superior State’s tie with Wisconsin on Friday, plus the Bemidji State’s win over Minnesota State that night as well. Don’t expect a repeat this week, let alone the rest of the season. Shane: Well done, Matt. Let’s go to Vegas! I think if last week’s results … Read more
Neither of us were very good last weekend, which means I maintain an early two-game lead over the old man. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to date: 41-18-5 Dave last week: 39-20-5 Friday, November 8 Boston College at Boston University Jim’s pick: The renewal of college hockey’s best rivalry will be … Read more
Was it only two weeks ago that I had a three-game lead on Matthew? After last weekend, Matthew is now up a game on me. Luckily, it’s a long season. Last week, I went 6-4 (.600) to move to 25-16-5 (.597) on the year, while Matthew went 8-2 (.800) to move to 26-15-5 (.619) on … Read more
Arlan is pulling away from me big time, and it’s only November. I doubt I’ll catch him, but stranger things have happened. Last week, I went 15-4-3 (.750), to move to 62-22-8 (.717) on the year. Arlan went 17-2-3 (.840) to move to 67-17-8 (.771) on the year. Perhaps this week, I can make up … Read more
Halloween followed by plenty of tricks The only game played on Halloween featured suddenly dependable Robert Morris, and the Colonials handed out the first of their back-to-back shutouts of host Penn State and have now won five straight. The high jinks didn’t begin until November had arrived. It wasn’t a case of ranked teams losing … Read more
Four out of the five Big Ten teams in action last weekend enjoyed playing another round of non conference games at home — all five enjoyed some success, going a combined 7-1-1 . Here are three things I saw. 1. Wisconsin rebounds against Lake Superior State The Badgers’ losses to Boston College and Boston University … Read more
Easing into league play this weekend within the AHA made sure we didn’t go home disappointed. Here’s three reasons why, with a little help from my favorite Irish rockers, U2: Mercyhurst: “Even Better Than the Real Thing” Let’s run down how the Mercyhurst season has gone to date. First, it started with the Lakers entering … Read more
Cardinals, Balisy prevail in Vermont send off Whether the 2013-14 edition of the East-West Classic affords a template for future achievement in the spring most likely depends on perspective. Plattsburgh came away from Kreitzberg Arena with arguably the clearest vision of its adeptness in the wake of a 6-0 drubbing of host Norwich on Saturday … Read more
Sweeps The NCHC had three conference series this past weekend, with four teams playing their first conference games, and for a league that is supposed to be all about parity, the results were surprising, as all three series were sweeps, and two of those sweeps were by the road team. Western Michigan was the lone … Read more
Standing ovations: Quinnipiac, Union The Bobcats continued their eye-opening, season-opening tear, reeling off consecutive wins no. seven and eight this weekend. The Q-Cats downed Colgate and Cornell on the road by a 10-2 aggregate, scoring five goals in the third period alone in Hamilton Friday night. (Funny enough, it hasn’t been so long since QU … Read more
What I think I learned this weekend … 1. Don’t discount Bemidji Bemidji State split at home against the league’s preseason favorite, Minnesota State, winning 4-1 and falling 4-3. The Beavers had the Mavericks on the ropes in the second game, too. Goaltender Andrew Walsh was rock-solid throughout the weekend, especially in the first period … Read more
The Vermont Catamounts, the majority pick to finish among the bottom of Hockey East, proved this weekend they can play with the best, earning a split at home with No. 2 Notre Dame. But the Catamounts also showed that finishing a game is still a challenge, coming minutes away from a sweep of the Irish. … Read more
The NCAA released the list of 10 finalists to host the 2015 through 2018 men’s Frozen Fours on Wednesday, and we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook which of those sites they would most like to see host the event. Here are some of the responses: @USCHO my guess with Pegula funding Penn States … Read more
Can we just be happy that the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge is over? I mean, it was great to have such high-level nonconference action early in the season. Did we really need a reminder of Hockey East’s dominance over teams formerly affiliated with the CCHA and WCHA? Last week Drew: 6-3-2 (.636) Paula: 4-5-2 (.454) … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-6-3 Chris: 9-3-3 On the season: Dan: 27-16-5 (.615) Chris: 31-12-5 (.698) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2: Canisius at Miami Dan: Canisius proved they have the capability to upset a team when they took out Denver last week. The talent is there, and this is a trap … Read more