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MIAC Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2 Saint John’s at Saint Mary’s Big opportunity for both teams here. The Johnnies are tied for third in the standings with a 2-2 mark. The Cardinals are fifth with a 1-2-1 mark. Brady Heppner is a legit offensive threat, tallying 11 points, including seven off assists. The Cardinals just ended a … Read more
Uh oh. Matthew is ahead of me. The horror. Giving too much credit to the WCHA cost me. Mea culpa NCHC! Last week, I went 3-4-2 (.444) while Matthew went 5-2-2 (.666). Matthew now leads our season picks race, as I am 48-26-10 (.630) while Matthew is 49-25-10 (.642). Let’s see if I can catch … Read more
The first half is winding down, and traditionally there are many travel partner games as well as some intriguing games among top contenders in several conferences. Everyone wants to go into the break on a high note, and beating a key rival certainly would be a morale booster. My picks over the Thanksgiving weekend finished … Read more
Nicole gained two more games back on me, thanks to picking Cornell and Merrimack. last week, I went 14-9-5, while Nicole was 16-7-5. On the year, I am 154-56-34, while Nicole is 148-62-34. We only have a few more weekends till the break. Let’s see if I can rebuild me lead further. Thursday/Saturday, Nov. 30, … Read more
Here is what we learned this past weekend in the WCHA: 1. Non-conference struggles continued for the WCHA. The league went 1-6 in non-conference tilts, with Bemidji State picking up the only win against Princeton last Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 2. Michigan Tech is taking care of it’s own business, but it’s going to need some … Read more
Hope the thanksgiving holiday weekend was enjoyable for all! There was some great hockey played over the weekend, with some dramatic holiday tournament action as well as some intriguing nonconference matchups to spice up the weekend. Hosting and winning the tournament seemed to be a challenge, as only two teams successfully defended their home ice … Read more
It seemed like each week featured some other team breaking out of its shell. Someone had the perfect weekend of hockey and banked four points while providing glimpses into a program’s identity. Everyone had their day, except, it seemed, Bentley. Until now. Bentley swept Robert Morris this weekend by playing a complete weekend of hockey. … Read more
This Big Ten season is more interesting with each passing weekend. There were three series B1G series Friday and Saturday. Here are my takeaways. First, Notre Dame is mighty impressive. With a home sweep of No. 6 Minnesota, No. 4 Notre Dame improved to 12-3-1, extended its current win streak to nine games, remained undefeated … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. How ’bout them Minutemen? I’m stunned. Yes, I believe Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel has the program moving in the right direction for long-term success. But if you asked me a few weeks ago about the short term outlook for the Minutemen, especially against … Read more
No. 3 Elmira vs. No. 6 Middlebury This one was close until midway through the second. Elmira opened the scoring with a goal from Shannon Strawinski and Jessica Young tied it up for Middlebury, but Emma Crocker scored two straight and Kristin Chivers sealed the win for Elmira. No. 4 Adrian at No. 2 Plattsburgh … Read more
ECAC Hockey had several impressive non-conference wins this weekend, highlighted by Clarkson’s win in the Friendship Four tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Golden Knights beat Rensselaer Friday in a non-conference game between the two teams and then defeated Providence 4-2 Saturday to win the Belpot Trohpy. It’s the first time an ECAC Hockey team … Read more
Omaha happy to be home Entering the weekend, Omaha was a game under .500 at 4-5-1, and had played eight of first 10 games on the road. Being home seems to agree with the Mavericks, who swept Northern Michigan 4-3 and 4-1 to remain undefeated at home at 3-0-1. Evan Weninger started both games in … Read more
MIAC Tommies notch a road win St. Thomas’ search for its first road win of the season is over. The Tommies defeated Wisconsin-Superior, 2-1, Friday night behind a 32-save performance from Benjamin Myers. Cullen Wilcox scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. Derek Olmschenk scored the other goal for the Tommies, who improved … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Northeastern The Huskies put an end to Wisconsin’s undefeated season with a 3-2 win at the DI in DC event. The Badgers looked flat early on, and Northeastern used that opportunity to take a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from McKenna Brand and Tori Sullivan. Sam Cogan cut the lead for … Read more
Friday, Nov. 24 Saint John’s at Marian The Johnnies have dropped two of three, but look to get momentum rolling in their direction again. They’ve outscored the opposition 27-16 this season, and eight players have at least five points. Brady Heppner leads the way with three goals and six assists. The Sabres are hot, having … Read more
I picked up another three games on Nicole in our picks race last week, going 17-6-6, while Nicole went 14-9-6. On the year, I am 140-47-29 while Nicole is 132-55-29. We have some interesting games on tap this weekend, so let’s see what happens. Friday, Nov. 24 Holy Cross at Dartmouth Candace: The last time … Read more
Plattsburgh Tournament No matter the matchups, these games will be really entertaining to watch. Friday’s games are set, but Saturday’s games, which will match the winners of Friday’s games together and the losers together, will also be worth checking out. No. 3 Elmira at No. 6 Middlebury Middlebury has just two games under its belts … Read more
ECAC Hockey begins its post-Thanksgiving schedule with several notable matchups, including the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the Red Hot Hockey matchup between Cornell and Boston University at Madison Square Garden. Here are the picks for the weekend. All games start at 7 p.m. EDT unless otherwise noted. Note: This has been updated … Read more
It’s light this week in the NCHC, as Colorado College and Denver are off. Let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 24-25 Miami at Bowling Green Candace: Bowling Green has been playing well the last few weeks. Miami has been inconsistent. This is likely a split, though it’s really tough to guess the right nights. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3-2 Chris: 7-2-2 On the season: Dan: 39-32-12 (.542) Chris: 45-26-12 (.614) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25 Niagara at American International Chris: This looks to be an exciting series between teams on the rise, although both are coming off setbacks. Niagara lost a heartbreaker at Cornell on … Read more