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1. Cloud nine for Beavers That’s “Cloud Nine” as in “Bemidji State has a nine game unbeaten streak” after sweeping Lake Superior State over the weekend. The Beavers, who struggled a bit to find consistency earlier in the season, are now playing out of their minds and haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 1 at … Read more
Home is where the heart is No. 1 St. Cloud State split with No. 10 Minnesota in a state rival series, with each team winning at home. On Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,714 at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, the Huskies emerged with a 5-2 win in a game that marked … Read more
Greetings from a slightly-less cold Minnesota, where is warmed up to 30 degrees today and I busted out the grill. All seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend, with six playing head-to-head in three conference series. Here’s how things ended up: Notre Dame swept Michigan Ohio State swept Michigan State on the road … Read more
It was a wild weekend in the ECAC as there was five overtime games. Quinnipiac defeated Colgate 4-3 on Friday night. St. Lawrence earned a 4-4 tie against Canisius also on Friday night. Saturday, the remaining three OT games were even wilder. Henry Bowlby scored his second goal of the game with five seconds remaining … Read more
Adrian prevailed in a battle of top 10 teams Saturday night as the Bulldogs continued an impressive stretch of hockey. The eighth-ranked Bulldogs knocked off the No. 10 Utica Pioneers, 2-1, for their second win over a nationally ranked opponent in the last three games. They have won three in a row overall. Matt Thompson … Read more
It was AIC’s weekend against Holy Cross. The rest of us were just living in it. The Yellow Jackets earned their second weekend sweep of the season, beating the Crusaders in two predictably hard-fought games. On Friday night, AIC won at home, 2-1, in a goaltending showdown between Stefano Durante and Paul Berrafato. On Saturday, … Read more
Last week: Dan: 11-1-1 Chris: 12-0-1 On the season: Dan: 61-46-15 (.561) Chris: 68-39-15 (.619) This Week’s Picks Friday, January 5 and Saturday, January 6 Mercyhurst at Air Force Chris: These two traditional powerhouses have struggled recently, going a combined 3-7 for the month of December. I think home ice will help the Falcons right … Read more
Nicole correctly picked the Bemidji State-Mercyhurst split, so she gained a game back on me, going 5-2-1 (.687), while I went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 199-68-40 (.713), while Nicole is 191-75-40 (.687). Friday, Jan. 5 No. 5 Cornell at Princeton Candace: Cornell has been the more consistent team, even if the Tigers … Read more
Matthew and I didn’t do particularly well last week, going 5-3-3 (.590). On the year, we are 63-36-16 (.617). It’s a light weekend in the NCHC, and we see things the same way again this weekend. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 5-6 No. 4 Denver at Miami Candace: Last year, Miami came into Denver and earned two ties … Read more
With 2018 in full swing, there are three B1G series on tap this weekend and a highly anticipated tilt between St. Cloud and Minnesota. First, how Drew Claussen and I are heading into the new year. Last week Drew: 7-1-0 (.875) Paula: 5-3-0 (.625) This season Drew: 60-35-9 (.620) Paula: 65-30-9 (.668) This week Everyone … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming weekend in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 6-5-1 Overall: 35-21-4 Friday, Jan. 5 Quinnipiac at Colgate The Raiders will be without starting goalie Colton Point, who is on Team Canada’s roster for the World Junior Championship. While the sophomore played … Read more
Friday, Jan. 5 Gustavus Adolphus at Wisconsin-Eau Claire The Gusties are playing the Blugolds for the 17th time and are looking to maintain momentum after losing just once in their last seven games. Caleb Anderson has been phenomenal, scoring nine points. He has the most points of any freshman in the MIAC and leads the … Read more
Somehow Dave and I continue to put up the same record, week after week. That leaves us tied yet again. Jim last week: 10-6-0 Jim to date: 82-54-12 Dave last week: 10-6-0 Dave to date: 82-54-12 Friday, January 5 Merrimack at Connecticut Jim’s pick: These are two teams each looking to get things going in … Read more
Everybody’s finally back in action this weekend, and, aside from one tournament, eight teams are back in league play. Should be fun to see how it plays out. Bemidji State at Lake Superior State Sean: The Lakers come home after a third-place showing in Pittsburgh, while the Beavers had conference sweep last week. Even with this … Read more
This weekend finds most teams back at it, and while there are some great holiday tournaments lined up in the region, so too are there some great conference games in both MASCAC and NESCAC play. Last week on the limited schedule I went completely wrong on the Codfish Bowl tournament, which contributed heavily to my … Read more
Boston University at Princeton On Saturday, the two teams tied within a minute of each other in the second period to tie the game at one, but the Tigers scored again about two minutes later and it was all Princeton from there. Keiko DeClerk was one of three Tigers with two points on the day, … Read more
Happy New Year! Some teams got right back to action this weekend in either holiday tournament or nonconference match-ups that included some teams from the West trekking into the frozen tundra that has been the East Coast for the past week. A couple of teams seemed to pick up right where they left off, while … Read more
A bit of a strange schedule for the Great Lakes Invitational this year, with the games taking place Monday and Tuesday at Detroit’s new Little Caesar’s Arena. That means the 53rd GLI is getting its own blog post from us for the New Year. The games begin in less then two hours, so here’s what … Read more
Team USA, comprised mostly of college players, earned the second seed in Group A and will face Russia in Tuesday’s Worl Juniors quarterfinal. Along the way, a number of American players – and those representing other countries – hailing from Hockey East schools have played extremely well. That leads our takeaways this week. 1. Hockey … Read more
Less than an hour to midnight here in the frozen Central Time Zone. For those of you reading this on the East Coast, Happy New Year! For everyone else, you can wait until the clock strikes 12 by reading my three things on the WCHA to close out the New Year! 1. Wildcats climb the … Read more