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Oswego and Plattsburgh Await Buffalo State won a thrilling game against Potsdam, 4-3, where the lead changed in the third period three times. Now the Bengals must get on a bus and trek up north to Plattsburgh. “We just keep going,” Buffalo State coach Nick Carriere said after the game. “We’ll be leaving for Plattsburgh … Read more
Finally — the postseason is upon us. For the 12 teams remaining in the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC — six from each conference — they’re living by the adage “one day at a time,” because at this point in the year, one day and one game are the difference between continuing and ending the season. … Read more
The first round of the MIAC and MCHA playoffs begins this weekend, as the NCHA plays its semifinal round this weekend. MCHA teams begin play for the Harris Cup. The first round will feature Finlandia traveling to Lawrence in the North Division, while Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) hosts Lake Forest in the South Division. … Read more
Winter has returned to Flint, Mich., and the snow is a definite improvement over the everlasting gray of these past several weeks. There are three CCHA games televised in my area Friday night: Ohio State at Miami and Michigan State at Notre Dame (CBS), and Ferris State at Western Michigan (Fox). Comcast is covering Saturday’s … Read more
The final weekend of the ECAC regular season is here and there’ still a lot to be decided. Brian did a good job breaking it down in this week’s column, and Ken Sweeten, Quinnipiac’s SID, had the chart below in this weekend’s game notes to help narrow the possibilities. Last week: 4-8 Overall: 60-59 TEAM POSSIBLE SEEDING … Read more
Jim and I are now in a dead heat, not much different than Hockey East. Dave last week: 5-3-2 Jim last week: 4-4-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 102-67-16 Jim’s record-to-date: 102-67-16 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, February 24 Boston College at Providence Dave’s pick: I may not pick against BC the rest of the year. Eight straight and … Read more
The ECAC West playoffs started out in wild fashion on Wednesday, as Neumann came from two goals down in the third period to beat Utica, 4-3, in overtime. What a thrilling way to start the post season. The two semifinal games this weekend could very well follow similar exciting paths. No lead will be safe … Read more
No. 6 Minnesota (21-11-1, 17-7-0 WCHA) at Nebraska-Omaha (14-12-6, 11-8-5 WCHA) Tyler: Minnesota’s speed and skill is capable of overmatching Nebraska-Omaha in a time when the Gophers power play is clicking. The PP has scored six goals on 19 chances over the past five games and has scored once in each of the last five games. … Read more
Last Week: 8-2-2 On the Season: 149-60-27 (.689) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 Air Force at Robert Morris – The Falcons are the only team that has locked up a first round bye going into the final weekend, but the Falcons still need three points to guarantee the top seed. … Read more
Every conference but the MIAC wrapped up its respective regular season schedules this past weekend. RIT (ECAC West), Norwich (ECAC East), Wis.-River Falls (NCHA) and Middlebury (NESCAC) reigned surpeme as the conference regular season champions for the second straight season. Gustavus Adolphus has already clinched the MIAC as well giving us the same exact five … Read more
Next weekend’s MCHA and MIAC tournaments will have a tough first round act to follow, after what transpired in the NCHA’s opening round. Home teams had more than they could handle in the first round of the NCHA tournament. The Peters Cup started Friday with two road teams being victorious and the other earning a … Read more
The horse race is over in the ECAC Northeast. Now, the fight to continue the season begins for six teams. Saturday marked the final day of the regular season for the conference’s eight teams, and by virtue of Saturday’s 5-2 win over Salve Regina and Thursday’s 5-3 win over Curry, Wentworth edged out Curry by … Read more
Bring on the postseason! Here is how the four leagues shape up next weekend. CHA Mercyhurst earned the laurels in the CHA with a win and a draw versus Robert Morris over the weekend. That pushes Mercyhurst’s mark to a perfect 10 regular-season titles in the CHA in 10 seasons of the conference. The Lakers … Read more
Wow! That is really about all I can say after Sunday evening’s regular season finales in the NESCAC conference put a nice bow on a sensational regular season and definition on the quarterfinal round of the conference playoffs beginning next weekend. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a whole lot of movement among those teams that were so … Read more
Oswego makes it a hat trick Three was the magical number for Oswego. It took a third consecutive SUNYAC regular season title with a pair of 3-0 shutouts this weekend. Of course, the victory over Plattsburgh was the biggie. Andrew Hare stopped all 27 shots to shutout the rivals during White-Out weekend. “Definitely one of … Read more
As expected, it came right down to the last game of the season to set the order of finish. Elmira won the regular season title for the fifth season in a row, while Manhattanville and Hobart clinched first-round byes. Utica will host Neumann on Wednesday to open up postseason play. If the regular season is … Read more
A quick glance at the standings after this past weekend’s play shows us something we haven’t seen all season: nearly every team occupies a place of its own in the CCHA standings. Only Notre Dame and Northern Michigan share a spot — and what a surprise it is that those two teams are tied nearer … Read more
Weekend brings an abundance of regrets to WCHA race When the dust settles on the WCHA season on March 3, the results of this past weekend may come back to haunt a handful of teams as they eye the first round playoff matchups. The league’s bottom three teams (Wisconsin, Minnesota State, and Alaska-Anchorage) earned in … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. It’s looking like a three-way race at the top. A week ago, five teams were clustered together, all within two points of first-place Massachusetts-Lowell. Now those five co-favorites are down to three as Boston College, Lowell, and Boston University have put some separation … Read more
Three things I learned from Atlantic Hockey this weekend: Canisius will play Connecticut in the first round of the AHA playoffs. The final weekend will determine who the home team is, but it’s nice to be able to pin down at least one thing with the standings so up in the air going into the … Read more