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Happy Friday and welcome to this week’s edition of WCHA picks (brief pause to allow the applause to die down). Today we give you five of the weekend’s seven match-ups as we focus on the Friday-Saturday series. But wait, there’s more! As an added bonus, check back tomorrow for a special Saturday picks blog as … Read more
It’s been a while since I caught a good load of flak for my hard work and insight, so I figured it was time to make some new predictions. Have at ye! Friday, January 6 Harvard at Union Brian – Harvard’s tie at NoDak last weekend – along with its play through the holiday break … Read more
Welcome to the New Year! Hopefully I can do something to close the old man’s gap in the picks department. Jim’s last week: 9-6-2 Dave’s last week: 10-5-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 64-46-11 Dave’s record-to-date: 68-42-11 Saturday, January 7 Merrimack at BU Jim’s pick: Even though they’re at home, I don’t have much confidence in BU right … Read more
Last Week: 8-5-1 On the Season: 98-37-15 (.703) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Jan. 6 and Saturday, Jan. 7 Canisius at Army -The Black knight played well at the UConn tournament last week, knocking off RPI. I think they translate that into at least a split. Army is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between the … Read more
Well, it’s time for Arlan and I to start our picks blog up again. Our last one was on December 8. That week, I got the split dates wrong on Mercyhurst-Boston College and North Dakota-Minnesota-Duluth, so I went 11-4 (.733). Arlan hedged by picking sweeps in both of those, and he went 12-3 (.800). Overall … Read more
It has been a wild winter weekend for ECAC Hockey, as we saw a little bit of everything over the past few days. Here’s what went down, and what it might signify. RIP, Engineers? I’m the last person who would want to prematurely eulogize a team, but I think I have seen enough to render … Read more
Two Division III teams were in action this past weekend in South Burlington, Vt. to kick off 2012 at the St. Michael’s Holiday Classic. Division I Sacred Heart stole the tournament title however with a 5-2 win over Nichols and then a 3-1 victory over the host Purple Knights. Colby split the weekend with a 3-1 … Read more
A handful of nonconference games finished off the calendar year and signaled the beginning of the second half of the 2011-2012 season. Three MCHA teams took to the road, and Hamline represented the MIAC at a tournament in Oswego, N.Y. A much anticipated matchup between No. 7 Adrian and a surprisingly-tough Wisconsin-Stevens Point team lived … Read more
Wow! What I learned this past weekend is that you never know where a truly great and entertaining hockey game is going to spring up. Sure, there were a number of tournaments where league teams played nonconference foes in marquee match-ups. However, the game of the week, and maybe the most exciting 24:01 of hockey … Read more
Plattsburgh wins own tournament Plattsburgh took its Cardinal Classic holiday tournament, giving up just one goal in the two games. First, they disposed of Babson, 5-0, with Mathieu Cadieux and Josh Leis combining for the shutout. Cadieux made 20 saves in the first two periods, and Leis stopped all eight third period shots. After a … Read more
With the close of the year, the end came for the Curry hockey team. Specifically, the end of the Colonels’ seven-game winning streak. In a nonconference game Saturday at Curry’s Max Ulin Arena, Hamilton’s Michael DiMare scored the game-winning goal with 59 seconds left in overtime to hand Curry a 6-5 loss — the Colonels’ … Read more
Most teams get back into action over the coming week, but a quartet got an early start by closing out 2011 with Friday and Saturday games. The WCHA’s fifth and sixth place teams, Ohio State and Bemidji State respectively, wrapped up the nonconference portion of their schedules with differing results. Both were missing players due … Read more
Utica and Neumann were the only ECAC West teams in action at holiday tournaments as 2011 finished and both faced top ranked teams. The Pioneers were at the Cardinal Classic hosted by Plattsburgh and drew a tough game against No. 3 Castleton, a team that has been climbing the polls all season long. Utica came … Read more
The annual weekend of in-season tournament madness came to an end and Hockey East fared the best of all the league involved earning three tournament victories. If you told me the league got three wins at tournaments, though, I’d have guaranteed you that Boston College had one of those victories at the GLI. Man, how … Read more
OK, it’s a trio anyway. But, be honest, would you be here if we hadn’t dressed up the headline a bit? If you haven’t hit the “Back” button yet, below you’ll find our first three thoughts of 2012. The WCHA takes a much-needed step forward in non-conference play With only a handful of games nationwide … Read more
… Happy Second Half! I’m not sure how much the play of CCHA teams in holiday tournaments and other nonconference play taught us about the hockey yet to come, but it was an interesting few days. Here are three things that stay with me from the most recent games. The Great Lakes Invitational is a … Read more
The New Year’s Edition of three things I learned from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: – There is no Catamount Cup. A tournament yes, a trophy… [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/bmcgows/statuses/152898535845666816″] Rochester Institute of Technology knocked off a pair of ranked teams at the Catamount Cup (the tournament). The Tigers defeated No. 11 Ferris State 3-0 on Thursday … Read more
Successful defense The Wolverines were the defending Great Lakes Invitational champs, having beaten Colorado College 6-5 in 2010. Including tonight’s win, Michigan has won the GLI title 16 times and these UM seniors have won all but one of their years with Michigan — 2009, the last time Michigan State was crowned GLI champs. He’s … Read more
This weekend is far more interesting than I originally thought it would be. Not only did I not expect to see Boston College in the GLI third-place game, but when the Eagles lost yesterday, I fully expected them to score more than they did in today’s consolation game against Michigan Tech. Today’s game was the … Read more
2011 is going out with a bang for several Atlantic Hockey teams. In what must be a record, AHA teams are taking on a total of six ranked teams in tournament and non-conference games today. Rochester Institute of Technology, which already defeated No. 11 Ferris State 3-0 yesterday, will take on 16th-ranked Lake Superior State … Read more