Sweeping Saints

Bit of a quiet weekend, as only five teams played a regular season game, with the Ivies wrapping up their preseason scrimmages and Union out of action. Still, plenty of things to focus on, highlighted by St. Lawrence’s two-night romp over Maine in Orono. Line ’em up, sit ’em down: St. Lawrence is currently on … Read more

Women’s D-I picks: October 19

Another tough week in the picks department, though at least we were both over .500. I went 8-7 (.533), while Arlan went 10-5 (.666). Overall on the year, I am 12-15-1 (.446), while Arlan is a respectable 15-12-1 (.553). We’ve got some exciting series on tap this weekend, including the much-anticipated one between Boston University … Read more

Week II Picks

No. 1 Minnesota (2-0) at Michigan Tech (1-1) Joe: The Huskies will not score eight goals at home like they did against Lake Superior State on Saturday. That is too bad because they might need to against a powerful UM offense. Gophers sweep despite a more challenging series. Tyler: The big Olympic sheet played into … Read more

Paula's picks: Oct. 19, 2012

It isn’t good … but it isn’t wretched. Yet. Last week: 12-7-3 Season to date: 12-7-4 (.609) This does not include Thursday night’s Notre Dame loss. I’ll include the whole ND series in next week’s picks percentage. We have another full schedule this week, with every CCHA team playing in nonconference action. I picked the … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 3

Still a few weeks off from intra-conference conflicts, but an encouraging nine-game docket awaits ECAC Hockey this weekend, including a couple of intriguing road deuces with St. Lawrence at Maine, and RPI at Minnesota State. Friday, Oct. 19 Bowling Green at Colgate 7:00 pm ET Brian: The Falcons and Raiders already have an opponent in … Read more

Women’s D-I Wrap: Oct. 15

Strong out of the blocks Of the 34 teams that make up the four Division-I conferences, only seven, the six Ivies and Robert Morris, have yet to play their first game. Among those 27 teams that are underway, five have perfect records: Boston University, Clarkson, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Northeastern. Mercyhurst, with one tie through … Read more

Women’s D-I Picks: Oct. 12

Well, with all the upsets, last weekend I got hammered in my picks, and Arlan didn’t do much better. I went 4-8-1 (.346) while Arlan went 5-7-1 (.423). Ouch, if we continue that way, Vegas better not come calling. We’ll challenge ourselves with some interesting games this week. Friday-Saturday, October 12-13 North Dakota at Ohio … Read more

Friday Picks: Week 1

No. 16 Michigan State at No. 2 Minnesota Joe: Mariucci should be a loud place for the MSU rookies (12 on the roster) to handle with Gopher fans excited about this UM squad. Goalie Will Yanakeff  (.922 save percentage) gives the Spartans a chance against Minnesota’s offensive firepower, led by Nick Bjugstad, the media and coaches’ … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Week 2

I picked up right where I left off last year in terms of my picking (in)ability. Regardless, here’s a look at this weekend as everyone except for the Ivy schools are in action. Last week: 1-2 Overall: 1-2 No. 11 Ferris State at RPI The Engineers paid a visit to head coach Seth Appert’s alma … Read more