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Jim and I were equally wretched last week, and remain tied. Dave last week: 4-8-1 Jim last week: 4-8-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 72-48-11 Jim’s record-to-date: 72-48-11 Here is this week’s pick, the one and only: Saturday, Dec. 16 Northeastern at Merrimack Dave’s pick: Merrimack may have won its last two, but the Huskies have won their last three. More significantly, … Read more
It will be a quiet weekend in the ECAC as Dartmouth is the lone team in action this weekend as the Big Green travel to Denver for a weekend set with the Pioneers. Last time: 7-6-1 Overall: 34-22-3 Friday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 16 Dartmouth at Denver, 9:05 p.m. You never know what you … Read more
1. Alaska captured its fifth-straight Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup and completed a sweep over in-state rival Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup was supposed to be determined by a best-of-six series with the Seawolves, but the Nanooks clinched it early by defeating UAA for the fourth time this season on Saturday. 2. Northern Michigan banked … Read more
Well, here it is. The semester break is here, and after this past weekend there are no unbeaten teams remaining in the East. Yes, there are several teams unbeaten in conference play remaining, but overall, Trinity and Williams went down this weekend so there are no teams left without at least a one in the … Read more
Augsburg and St. Norbert squared off in a pair of nonconference showdowns Friday night, and the No. 7 Auggies came up short in their bid for an upset of the top-ranked Green Knights. St. Norbert skated to a 3-1 win Friday night and closed out the series with a 4-0 win Saturday. Both games were … Read more
Does everyone remember NBA Jam? It’s the old arcade game that came out in the 1990s and revolutionized sports games at the time. Each team played two guys, one of which could usually dunk out of the gym and one who could hit a three from everywhere on the basketball court. The commentary was electric; if … Read more
As this Big Ten season progresses, the hockey only becomes more and more interesting. There’s a single team apparently running away with the conference title at the top of the standings, five teams separated by a single point each in what we can call the middle, and the team at the bottom of the standings … Read more
Although there are a few downers that could be discussed (hello, New Hampshire), we’ll send out some holiday cheer by looking only at three surprising teams that had surprisingly good weekends. 1. Maine sweeps Quinnipiac! On the road! Okay, so Quinnipiac isn’t the same team that two years ago went 32-4-7 and played in the … Read more
Colorado College rekindles the Gold Pan Entering the weekend, Colorado College had lost 14 straight games to its in-state rival Denver. Seeing Denver hoist the national championship last season was extra mud in the eye. Friday at Denver, the Pioneers fell behind twice, but a late goal by Jaakko Heikkinen seemed to have Denver poised … Read more
No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus at No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls Callie Hoff’s unassisted goal for Wis.-River Falls was the only scoring in this one until Kaitlyn Klein tallied two power-play goals in the third period to eke out the win for Gustavus. No. 8 Connecticut College at No. 1 Norwich This game was close through two … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin vs St. Cloud State Sam Cogan put the Badgers on the board 6:27 in and that turned out to be all the scoring on Friday. The Huskies’ defense was the star of the game, along with a stellar outing from goalie Janine Alder. On Saturday, the Badgers scored once in each period … Read more
With the exception of Dartmouth’s two-game series at Denver next weekend, every ECAC Hockey team has wrapped up its pre-Christmas portion of the schedule. Here is a look back with some quick thoughts from the past weekend. Check back later in the week for a more detailed breakdown of each team’s first half and a … Read more
The Golden Knights continue to roll as they improved to 8-0-0 in ECAC play with a two game sweep against their rival St. Lawrence. On Friday night in Potsdam, Clarkson came away with a 3-1 victory over the Saints in front of a packed Cheel arena. After St. Lawrence jumped out a 1-0 lead. Sheldon … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-4 Chris: 5-5 On the season: Dan: 49-44-14 (.523) Chris: 55-38-14 (.579) This Week’s Picks Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9 Mercyhurst at American International Chris: Mercyhust won three of four meetings last season, including a sweep in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey tournament last season. I’m tempted to … Read more
Everyone’s back in action this week for an all-WCHA weekend. Which teams will be able to separate themselves as the first half winds down? Here’s what we think. Minnesota State at Lake Superior State Sean: It’s a fresh weekend for the Mavericks, but it’s never easy visiting the Lakers. Mavericks 3-2, 2-1 (OT) Jack: The Mavs … Read more
Friday, Dec. 8 Gustavus Adolphus at St. Scholastica Gustavus Adolphus has one of the top goalies in the MIAC in Chris Amsden, who owns a 1.81 goals-against average and has stopped close to 94 percent of the shots taken against him. Caleb Anderson and Evan Erickson have combined to score nine goals and dish out … Read more
There are very few games on the schedule next weekend, so this is the last set of games before the winter break, and they are all nonconference matchups. Friday, Dec. 8 Hamline at St. Scholastica I’m intrigued by this one because each squad has a similar record as well as similar goals scored and goals … Read more
Easily the best week of the season for both me and Dave, and I even gained a game in the process to tie things up. Jim last week: 9-1-1 Jim to date: 68-40-10 Dave last week: 8-2-1 Dave to date: 68-40-10 Friday, December 8 Boston University at UMass Lowell Jim’s pick: These are the teams … Read more
Last time: 1-1 Overall: 29-16-4 The majority of ECAC Hockey concludes the first half this weekend. Here’s a look at the games on the schedule, including a home-and-home series between rivals Clarkson and St. Lawrence. All games start at 7 or 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted. St. Lawrence at Clarkson Everything has gone right for … Read more
I swear, Miami games are killing me. I correctly picked Denver to sweep Minnesota Duluth, but because I didn’t see the RedHawks splitting with Cornell, I didn’t gain any ground on Matthew. Last week, we both went a very respectable 6-2 (.750). On the year, I am 54-28-10 (.641) while Matthew is 55-27-10 (.652). Friday-Saturday, … Read more