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Before we go any further, obviously Minnesota and North Dakota will play next season and there’s potential for postseason meetings between now and the split-up of the WCHA in 2013, but college hockey’s best rivalry is taking a huge turn after next season. This weekend’s series, in fact, was the last one in Grand Forks … Read more
This is the CCHA. The landscape changes quickly around here. Three things from this past weekend? We could pick a dozen or more. 1. Home-ice advantage? Not exactly. Friday night was brutal for the home teams. Three of them lost outright and two ended up tied after taking a lead into the third period — … Read more
One Hockey East team earned two wins this weekend and that’s the Boston University Terriers. They lead my list of three things I learned this weekend: 1. Terriers beginning to fill offensive gaps: They may have lost some of their top scorers, but the Boston University Terriers seem like one of Hockey East’s hottest teams. … Read more
BOSTON – The 2012 version of Frozen Fenway is officially over. Let me be the first to say, “Thank heaven.” I know. I’m what you might call a Negative Nelly. You can say I don’t appreciate the aura of Fenway Park or the nostalgia of outdoor hockey. To that I would disagree. I think outdoor … Read more
The departure of two of Boston University’s most prodigious scorers severely thinned the Terriers’ offensive ranks during the December holiday break. First, Corey Trivino – BU’s leading goal scorer – was dismissed from the team after an off-ice incident. Just four days later, Charlie Coyle left the Terriers to sign with the Saint John Sea … Read more
It’s Friday the 13th. Could there be anything scarier than my picks percentage? Last week: 6-3-4 Season to date: 77-55-18 (.573) One of my better weeks. I’m beginning to think, though, that certain teams should pay me to pick against them. This week It’s a full slate of CCHA hockey, including Sunday’s Frozen Diamond game … Read more
Last week, I finished on the plus side in picks, but not by much with a 5-3-1 record. For the season, my overall record now sits at 28-12-5 (.674) — not bad with the overall competitiveness seen year-to-date. This week, I am going off the board a bit in picking some games with some clear … Read more
Last week’s picks were perfection, which certainly surprised me as much as anyone else. In an unusual bit of scheduling for Division III, the ECAC West plays in three weekend series with nonconference foes this week. Neumann travels to Fredonia and Manhattanville hosts Potsdam each for a pair of games. And Elmira plays a home-and-home … Read more
Yet again, it’s another weekend of nonconference games for the ECAC Northeast, save for Friday’s Wentworth-Becker game. One would think the endless road trips and the unfamiliar teams would produce some monotony, but it’s actually the opposite. Many of the conference’s schools are still on winter break, so this is the time when each team … Read more
It is the first weekend of conference play since winter break. Teams in the MCHA, MIAC and NCHA will be battling for positioning in the league standings before conference tournaments begin at the end of February. I went 5-3 in last week’s picks, which makes my record 22-14 for the season, a .636 winning percentage. … Read more
Game of the Week This is the second consecutive weekend of all nonconference games for SUNYAC teams, with another 14 taking place, plus one more on Tuesday. Like last week, there are plenty of good games to choose from. I’m going with two, one on Friday and one on Saturday. Plattsburgh travels to Middlebury for … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming weekend, highlighted by Union and Harvard’s matchup at Fenway Park tonight. Brian and I will both be there, so be sure to follow along: @SullivanHockey and @Nate_Owen41. Last Week: 7-9 Overall: 28-23 Friday, January 13 Brown at St. Lawrence Another one-point weekend isn’t going to do it for Brown. … Read more
I could have resorted to the four-corners offense last week — you youngsters out there will need to look that one up on Wikipedia — but I didn’t. I went against Jim’s picks in three of the five games and almost went three-for-three. But as Meatloaf once sang — more Wikipedia research there for you, kids … Read more
No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth (14-3-3, 10-2-2 WCHA) at Nebraska-Omaha (10-8-4, 7-4-3 WCHA) Tyler: The CenturyLink Center is a big building that’s going to be packed and wild this weekend to greet the nation’s No. 1 team. So was Western Michigan’s barn but the Bulldogs went in and pushed the Mustnags around in UMD sweep last weekend. UNO’s top … Read more
With all the upsets last weekend, both Arlan and I struggled big-time. I think it might have been the worst weekend ever for me picking games, as we both went 7-6-4 (.529). That moves my record on the year to 107-39-15 (.711), while Arlan is right behind me at 105-41-15 (.698). We’re pretty much going … Read more
Last Week: 9-2-2 On the Season: 107-39-17 (.709) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 Army at Niagara – The Purple Eagles return to the friendly confines for the first time since Nov. 15, a span of 11 games. It’s Army’s first trip to Dwyer Arena since 2001. I think the Purple … Read more
Over the years, we’ve become all-too-familiar with NCAA bylaw 14.5.5.2.6, for some unfortunate reasons. That line in the NCAA’s Division I manual is better known as the Discontinued/Nonsponsored Sport Exception, and it comes into play when a school drops a sport. So it has come up a few times in the last decade — Wayne … Read more
January and February have become common months for college hockey squads to hold benefit games and once again this year two perennial powers will be holding awareness nights. For the fourth straight year Norwich will be holding a pink night at Krietzberg Arena. The Cadets will done special edition pink jerseys that were purchased last … Read more
Geneseo finally gets a shutout Perhaps the Mayans are correct. Maybe the end of the world is coming this year. After eight years, two months, six days, and 226 games, Geneseo finally got a shutout. It wasn’t a particularly hard one, as Andy Rubeniuk only had to stop 12 Franklin Pierce shots, but the Ice … Read more
Suddenly, the new year seems to be catching up with Curry. After amassing a seven-game winning streak that stretched through the bulk of November and December, the Colonels have lost four straight — all nonconference games, including three on the road — and hope to use the final two games of this week’s road trip … Read more