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It’s impossible that we’re in the third week of January — with only six weekends of regular-season hockey remaining — but here we are. How have I done this season? Sigh. My picks percentage is as brutal as the temperature this morning in Flint. Last week: 5-3-2 Season to date: 82-58-20 (.575) I am grateful … Read more
Another weekend of important conference games is on the schedule for the Midwest this weekend. The top teams in the MCHA face each other again, as conference leader Adrian travels to Marian, which is just one point back in the standings. St. Olaf and Bethel face off in the MIAC, as both teams try to … Read more
The ECAC Northeast finally has resumed its conference schedule, yet one of the most intriguing matchups will come in the MASCAC, when Plymouth State hosts Worcester State on Saturday, a game that will pair two of the conference’s top goalies: Plymouth State’s Jack Astedt and Worcester State’s Bryan Kalczynski. Last week I finished 5-1 (.833) … Read more
Game of the Week No doubt, the biggest matchup this weekend is Geneseo at Buffalo State. Buffalo State sits in third place with nine points. Geneseo and Potsdam have eight points. Fredonia has seven points. So, not only are the two points ultra important versus each other, they are also ultra important to the teams … Read more
Well, after a real off week, Arlan and I were back in form last weekend. While I correctly called an Ohio State-Bemidji split, I got the days wrong again. However, I did get the days right on the Minnesota-Duluth vs. Minnesota series, so yay me. Last week, I went 12-4-2 (.722) to improve to 119-43-17 … Read more
This weekend is the transition between nonconference play and league games. Neumann has already finished its out of league schedule, while Elmira, Hobart, and Utica wrap things up this weekend. Three key league games this week will set the tone for the race to the end. Neumann is at Manhattanville for a pair of games … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha (11-9-4, 8-5-3 WCHA) at Minnesota State (7-16-1, 3-12-1 WCHA) Tyler: The goaltending job at UNO should be Ryan Massa’s to lose going into this weekend after his last two performances, holding Quinnipiac to one goal on 25 shots and Minnesota-Duluth to one goal on 44 shots. Minnesota State’s offense is not all that explosive … Read more
Well, we have some good news for many of you: even though this has already been a painfully long season for some, by the end of this weekend, the race for the league title will still be completely wide open. No one is on the brink of any mathematical eliminations (yet). Nate: I’m a little … Read more
Neither Dave nor I had stellar weeks, but at least I picked up a game on the old man (finally!) Jim’s last week: 5-3-1 Dave’s last week: 4-4-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 71-51-13 Dave’s record-to-date: 75-47-13 Friday, January 20 Providence at BU Jim’s pick: Love the way the Terriers are playing right now. Providence, not so much. … Read more
Last Week: 9-2-1 On the Season: 116-41-18 (.714) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 21 Air Force at Army – Always a highly anticipated series, these games have been sold out for a week and Friday’s contest will be carried by CBS Sports Network. Air Force is 0-5-1 in its last six … Read more
Last week, I finished a very solid week of picks with a 5-1-1 record. It was a dominant weekend for the road teams. For the season, my overall record now sits at 33-13-6 (.692) — creeping up toward the 70 percent success number, but not quite there yet. Points are coming at a premium now … Read more
Just when you think you’re about to figure it all out, this past weekend happens. Plattsburgh looked like it might be a step behind the perennial powers this season and then the Cardinals go and take three points from previously unbeaten and top-ranked RIT. That’s the beauty of college sports though and that’s why we … Read more
Minors were major There was a lot of scoring this weekend, but there might not have been nearly as much offense were it not for some potent power plays. There were 25 power-play goals scored this weekend on 122 combined opportunities, which equates to a 20.5 percent success rate. That’s great for one team, but … Read more
In the first weekend of conference play for the New Year, two teams earned a little breathing room at the top of the standings in the MCHA and MIAC, while the NCHA conference race tightened up. Adrian and St. Thomas each earned weekend sweeps in which all games were decided by a goal. St. Norbert … Read more
In two MASCAC games on Thursday and Saturday, Westfield State faced 66 shots on goal; simple math tells you that’s an average of 33 shots a game. However, it’s a sharp deviation from what was becoming the norm for the Owls. In a 4-0 loss Thursday at home to Plymouth State, Westfield State goalies Eddie … Read more
Bendel Backs Beacons The last of the unbeaten teams has gone by the wayside as of Saturday night. Call it what you want, a trap game, a Fenway Park hangover or what it was, a good hockey game with great goaltending for the Massachusetts-Boston team that held on to a 2-1 win on Saturday against … Read more
It was a busy week in the ECAC West, as teams played in 12 games total. Neumann, Elmira, and Manhattanville each played three games. Elmira is the only team that swept its trio of games. The Soaring Eagles started the winning week with a barnburner 2-1 win at Fredonia on Tuesday. Brendan Sanders scored a … Read more
Three things I learned from Atlantic Hockey this weekend: – Connecticut is the hottest team in the league right now. The Huskies are 5-1 since the holiday break, and a perfect 5-0 in league play. This past weekend UConn won a pair of road game at Canisius, 6-2 and 4-3. On Saturday, UConn got goals … Read more
Weekly countdown Did you ever want to be a disc jockey? It always seemed like a pretty sweet gig to me, sit around and play music, something I usually do for free anyway. Once a week you do a song countdown, where you relate an interesting anecdote about the song or artist. I can do … Read more
Oswego sweeps; avenges Utica loss The Utica at Oswego game was an interesting one. It wasn’t a dirty game. It wasn’t a chippy game. In fact, it was, relatively speaking, a clean game. However, due to the officials calling a very tight game, it was filled with penalties. Quite honestly, with the way the game … Read more