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Dave and I only differed on Vermont’s two games last week and the Cats’ split led to Dave and I posting identical records. Jim last week: 7-4-0 Dave last week: 7-4-0 Jim’s record-to-date: 49-28-8 Dave’s record-to-date: 50-27-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, December 2 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: I have to go the obvious route … Read more
Neumann threw me a curve before Thanksgiving. I had picked the Knights to beat Manhattanville and then lose to Utica but the opposite happened. Go figure. Other than that, my picks were pretty close to dead on, particularly the tournament games of Hobart and Elmira. This week, there is one last round of league games … Read more
UNE Wins PAL Cup Of the three ECAC East tournament winners this past weekend, two are not surprising. Norwich and Castleton both remained unbeaten for the season in winning the Primelink Tournament and Rutland Invitational, respectively. The new kid on the block is the University of New England, which collected its first hardware as a … Read more
Now that all the dust has settled from this past weekend’s four colossal matchups at the Cardinal-Panther Classic, what have we learned? Well truthfully…not all that much. While these early season tournaments like the East/West Hockey Classic and the Panther-Cardinal Classic are important games, it’s tough to completely predict who is necessarily better than who … Read more
Hobart earned the gold medal over the weekend in the inaugural Cape Cod Lighthouse College Hockey Invitational Tournament with victories over Babson and Amherst. The weekend got off to a rough start Saturday when Trevor Hines scored twice in the opening nine minutes to give Babson an early 2-0 lead. The Statesmen rallied and stayed … Read more
It was a week full of jaw-dropping action in the Midwest. There were some surprise upsets of some ranked teams, as No. 4 Adrian, No. 8 Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), and No. 13 St. Thomas were beaten by unranked opponents. Adrian Thanksgiving Showcase Wis.-Eau Claire was crowned champion of the Adrian tournament. The Blugolds … Read more
Charging Castleton Castleton just keeps rolling. This past week, Castleton’s path stormed through the ECAC Northeast and the MASCAC. The Spartans entered last weekend’s game as the No. 3 team in the country in the latest USCHO.com Division III top 15 poll. (Disclosure: I voted them No. 1) and they’re 9-0 so far this season. … Read more
Brockport goes unbeaten in tournament play Brockport may have played in the third place game of the Skidmore Invitational, but the Golden Eagles were the only SUNYAC team not to lose a game over the various Thanksgiving weekend tournaments. That’s because Brockport failed to advance in the first round due to a shootout, which does … Read more
In keeping with the spirit of Thanksgiving meals, several teams teams loaded up their plates with an extra serving of hockey over the past week. Some proved that their appetite was up to the task, while others found themselves unable to digest all that they’d ordered. The ECAC offered a prime example of each. Quinnipiac, … Read more
..myself First, thanks to Brian Sullivan for the kind words of introduction. I’d like to take this chance to offer a more personal greeting. I’m replacing Josh Boyd, who posted his last weekend recap right below me. I’m certainly stepping in after a hectic weekend, one filled with close finishes and a controversial goal in … Read more
Maybe it was a tryptophan overdose which made it such a tough week to be a ranked team in the WCHA. The conference’s top-ranked schools went a combined 3-5-2 including the 1-4-1 mark posted by those in the top 10. Struggling North Dakota’s sweep of No. 4 Colorado College was perhaps the biggest eyebrow raiser … Read more
Okay, Hockey East, you win this round. But just watch yourself. That was the message this week from ECAC teams all over the country, as the ECAC Hockey fell one game behind the Hockey East Association in inter-conference match-ups (3-4 this weekend, 4-5 overall). This was the most active weekend of the season thus far … Read more
I have to admit that I love Thanksgiving weekend — and, no, it’s not just because I love to eat. Most years I get to spend this holiday with my BFF and her family in Columbus, Ohio, and they’ve treated me like one of their own since I met them. I had to skip Thanksgiving … Read more
Plenty of turkey in my stomach (no surprise to anyone who knows me), and here we are another weekend in the books and some really interesting games in the rear-view mirror. Included in that was the still-incredible rivalry between former ECAC powers Boston University and Cornell. The third edition of the every-other-year Red Hot Hockey … Read more
Three things I learned from Atlantic Hockey this weekend: Standings can change in a hurry – All of the league series saw one team taking three points or more: sweeps by Air Force over Connecticut and Canisius over American International, plus Niagara with a win and a tie against Sacred Heart, ditto Robert Morris against … Read more
A quick and friendly in-the-neighborhood visit by your favorite ECAC Hockey correspondent on this spectacular four-day weekend. Fresh meat First and foremost, please welcome Nate Owen to the USCHO/ECAC family. The Nutmeg Stater takes over for the short-lived Josh Boyd, who – despite being a consummate professional – simply couldn’t figure out how to extend … Read more
Well, last week was our most intensive picks week. Games involving ECAC teams, especially Dartmouth, continue to plague us both, Overall, I went 16-4 last week (.800), to increase my picks percentage on the season to 67-21-9 (.737). Arlan went 14-6 (.700) last week to move 62-26-9 on the year (.685). We’re going for another … Read more
Thanksgiving has turkey, stuffing and football. The day after, people will wake up early and line up outside their favorite local ice arenas waiting for college hockey Thanksgiving tournaments. MCHA vs. NCHA Showcase at Marian Marian will host a Thanksgiving MCHA/NCHA Showcase Friday and Saturday, as Lawrence, St. Norbert, and St. Scholastica will play four … Read more
By the time you read this, you’ll probably be working on Thanksgiving leftovers, or you might be catching up on the sleep you lost after staying up for the Black Friday deals. However, the majority of the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC teams will be preparing for weekend games and tournaments, so I’ll make my picks … Read more
Jimmy (aka Benedict Arnold) picked up a game last week by traitorously choosing Notre Dame over Boston College. He’s now only one down. What will be his Treachery Pick this time? Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim last week: 7-3-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 43-23-8 Jim’s record-to-date: 42-24-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 25 Alabama-Huntsville at Massachusetts-Lowell Dave’s pick: Easy … Read more