Pickin’ the Big Ten: Nov. 24-26

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends! Let’s talk hockey. First, let’s talk picks. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) This season Drew: 39-28-7 (.574) Paula: 47-20-7 (.682) Another great week for Drew Claussen! This week There are three B1G and one nonconference series. All times are local. Michigan State at Penn … Read more

East picks: Nov. 24

Hopefully everyone is enjoying their fill of good food, family, and friends over this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, maybe even adding a bit of Black Friday fun to the agenda to get some exercise after Thursday’s feasting. Last weekend, I didn’t quite feast with my picks, but I definitely had a solid set of results, going … Read more

Three things: Nov. 20

1. Fit to split, again Three of the four conference series this weekend were splits. League leaders Minnesota State and Bowling Green split once again (the teams have never swept one another in WCHA play) with the Mavericks winning 6-1 Friday and the Falcons winning 4-1 Saturday. MSU is one point ahead of BG in … Read more

Three things: Nov. 20

Denver, UND share spoils It was difficult to imagine anything other than a split when top-ranked Denver hosted No. 3 North Dakota last weekend, and while that’s what we got, we had an interesting ride along the way. In Friday’s opener, UND dug out of a 3-0 hole and took a 4-3 lead six minutes … Read more

East wrap: Nov. 19

In some conferences, the expected cream is rising to the top, while in others some usual top performers have struggled in the early season to find their game. There aren’t many games left in the first half to find all the elements that are going to be repeatable on the ice as a winning formula, … Read more

West wrap: Nov. 19

MIAC Auggies still perfect You have to wonder if Augsburg is ever going to lose. The third-ranked Auggies rolled through a weekend series against Saint Mary’s, winning both MIAC games by a 5-1 score. The eight-game win streak matches the longest to start a season since 1981-82, when Augsburg won the NAIA national championship. Alex … Read more

Weekend wrap: Nov. 19

No. 2 Boston College vs. Connecticut Erin Connolly, Caitrin Lonergan, and Daryl Watts each scored for the Eagles in their 3-0 win on Friday. Saturday, the Huskies took a lead early in the third period on   a goal by Natalie Snodgrass, but Watts tied the score, and it ended in a draw. No. 3 Colgate … Read more

Nonconference sweeps and a four-point weekend for Wisconsin

Good evening, everyone. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend. Michigan and Wisconsin played a conference series and the rest played nonconference foes. Here’s how the cookie crumbled: Michigan State swept Ferris State in a home-and-home series Minnesota swept Harvard at home Notre Dame swept RPI on the road Penn … Read more

WCHA Picks: Nov. 17-18

Bowling Green at Minnesota State Jack:These guys again? MSU and BG met Oct. 20-21 in Bowling Green. They split. The two league leaders meet again this week — this time in Mankato. I have a feeling we’ll get similar results. Mavericks 4-2, Falcons 5-3 Sean: Has to be a split, right? But it should be … Read more

West picks: Nov. 17

The weekend before Thanksgiving will be highlighted with several playoff-like matchups, with St. Norbert facing off against Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Meanwhile, in the MIAC Augsburg will look to stay unbeaten. Check out the latest weekend picks below. Friday, Nov. 17 Lawrence at Wisconsin-Stout The Vikings have won two of their first four games, … Read more

Weekend picks: Nov. 18

I picked up a game on Nicole last week, after a few weekends where she’d cut my lead. I went 21-5-5, while Nicole went 20-6-5. On the year, I am 123-41-23, while Nicole is 118-46-23. Some interesting contests to pick this weekend, so let’s get to it! Friday, Nov. 17 Cornell at Brown Candace: Brown … Read more

ECAC Picks Nov. 17-18

Last Time: 6-4-2 Overall: 17-11-5 It’s an intriguing weekend as there’s key conference games and a couple big non conference contests. All games are 7 p.m. starts unless noted otherwise. I will have the midweek game picks in my blog Sunday night. Friday, Nov. 17 Clarkson at Colgate Part of me wants to pick a … Read more