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Another light week of MCHA action, as only Adrian and Lawrence will be competing. The undefeated Bulldogs will host Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a two-game Friday-Saturday series. Lawrence will be competing in the Oswego Hockey Classic facing Castleton State on Saturday before either facing Oswego or Plymouth State on New Year’s Eve. Last weekend, I went … Read more
Last time: 2-1 On the season: 61-32-119(.629) It’s tournament time! For many teams, it’s the last chance to play out of conference this season. Fans and players love tournaments because there’s a little extra something to play for. That said, with Festivus still on my mind, here are my list of grievances: The number of … Read more
While in Florida visiting family for the holiday and failing to thwart my mother’s attempts to ruin my diet, I had an interesting conversation with one of my parents’ Christmas dinner guests. “So, Paula, I hear you’re in Flint now,” said the guest, a lovely lady approximately the age of my mother, Dolly Weston. That … Read more
I really struggled the final week of the semester, especially on Saturday, where I didn’t pick one game correctly. I finished the weekend at 2-4-0 (.333), which brings the season total to 13-7-5 (.620), a respectable number, but one that has me wanting more in the second half for sure. This weekend sees a lot … Read more
Ah, perfection and the pursuit of it. I went from a perfect 6-0-0 one week to a “perfect” pick record at 3-3-0 (.500) which was only perfect because I was 3-0-0 on Friday and 0-3-0 on Saturday. The final round of picks from the first semester brings the season total to a very good 24-7-4 … Read more
Well, it’s just about the New Year, which personally I hope translates to much improved success in picking these games. To this point, I’m six games behind my elderly elder. Seeing as there is no column this week, we decided to take a bit of an expanded look at each of the upcoming weekend’s holiday … Read more
Overall: 42-41-19 Winter break is coming for an end for most teams, and several ECAC team are participating in the numerous holiday tournaments across the country. (Check out the complete tournament breakdown here). There are a lot of games between now and Monday, so I’ll roll out the picks in waves. All times are 7 … Read more
Inspired in part by years of curiosity, and more recently by the Cornell hockey blog “WAFT” (Where Angels Fear to Tread), I gathered a novella of league standings and schedules and went to work on breaking down exactly how tough ECAC Hockey’s teams have had it in the first half. The method Not being a … Read more
Welcome back to the WCHA Blog after a week off. This week’s games are spaced out from Thursday to Monday with some teams facing opponents to be determined in their second games of the weekend, so we’ll release the picks in waves. Look for the next set of picks Saturday. RPI at No. 16 St. … Read more
North Country sliding Clarkson and St. Lawrence are a combined 3-7-1 in their last 12 games, which include two head-to-head matchups that both went Tech’s way. While SLU boasts the better record (7-8-2, to Clarkson’s 4-8-5), the Saints have dropped four straight and seven of their last 10. Clarkson started the season 0-4-3 and has … Read more
With many teams already off for the holiday season, last weekend had a light schedule in Division III. Here are a few of the highlights from last weekend’s action. St. John’s tops rival On Thursday, St. John’s knocked off rival St. Thomas, 4-2. Phil Johnson scored two goals for St. John’s. Last Thursday’s loss is … Read more
Wrapping up before Christmas Although most teams have entered the holiday break and are focused on exams and Christmas shopping rather than hockey, we still had four games to entertain us. While not the quantity of action to round up per a usual Monday, it provides a chance to discuss some lower-ranked squads a bit … Read more
Scoring depth was a question mark on St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko’s mind at the beginning of the season; who would score for the Huskies when guys like Drew LeBlanc, Ben Hanowski and Nic Dowd were not? The answer: freshmen such as Kalle Kossila, Johnny Brodzinski and David Morley. Though SCSU’s three upperclassmen big … Read more
Question: How do you write a “three things I learned” Monday wrapup when Hockey East teams only played a single game over the weekend? Answer: Stretch the boundaries a bit. So here goes. These are the three things I think I learned. Three. Hockey East sits pretty atop the national rankings. You’ve probably already noticed … Read more
Ten of the league’s 11 teams played at least one conference game this past weekend, a very late, full weekend for the CCHA. Here are three surprising things from this past weekend. Please note the sarcasm. 1. Apparently, Michigan has had a third goaltender all along. For the entire first half of the season until … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Nice non-conference wins There were just two games this weekend involving AHA teams, and both came up winners in non-conference games. Robert Morris, helped by a 38-save performance from Eric Levine, won at Penn State 3-2. The teams will meet again on Dec. 28 in the first round … Read more
Last week: 4-4-4 Overall: 42-39-19 I really should have titled this post “North Country picks,” as St. Lawrence and Clarkson are the only ECAC teams in action this weekend. Enjoy the holidays and be sure to check back next week for a first-half wrap-up Saturday, Dec. 15 Mercyhurst at Clarkson., 7 p.m. Clarkson has put … Read more
Last week: 7-2-3 On the season: 59-31-19 (.628) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, Dec. 15: Mercyhurst at Clarkson – Clarkson is coming off a big sweep of archrival St. Lawrence while the Lakers split with American International last weekend. I’m going with the home team. Clarkson wins. Robert Morris at Penn State – The teams will meet … Read more
Last week? Not so good as the week before … Last week: 4-4-2 (.500) Season to date: 63-35-18 (.621) I am grateful to be above .500 overall nearing the midway point of the season. This week It’s rare in mid-December for nearly everyone to play, but that’s how it is this weekend in the CCHA … Read more
Talk about ANOTHER great week! Not only did I sweep my picks again, I am currently am on a six-game picking, well, winning streak. As we slow down, on- and off-the-ice, I would like to take this time send a heartfelt Happy Holidays wish to everyone reading out there. It is truly an honor to … Read more