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Last week was a good week for your Big Ten writers. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing: Last week Drew: 5-1-2 (.750) Paula: 6-0-2 (.875) This season Drew: 32-26-6 (.547) Paula: 41-17-6 (.688) I think we’ll take it. This week We have one B1G series, four nonconference series, and Ohio State has a … Read more
Picking reverse sweeps from Matthew for CC-Omaha and Denver-St. Cloud worked out well for me, as I again opened a two-game lead on him. Last week, I went 6-1-1 (.8125) while Matthew went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 40-19-8 (.656) while Matthew is 38-21-8 (.626). Let’s see if we do any better this … Read more
Wow! It certainly didn’t take long to fall back to earth on these weekly picks. After crushing it the first two weeks of the season, I stumbled to a 4-3-1 (.563) record last weekend, including 0-2 on Thursday night with the MASCAC and CCC game picks. I recovered some on Friday and Saturday, but not … Read more
Here is what we learned this weekend: 1. The WCHA is typically known for it’s defense, but Minnesota State and Bemidji State bucked that trend this weekend as the teams combined for 21 goals in two games. The Saturday showing, which Minnesota State won 8-6, featured 14 goals and had at least four goals in … Read more
It was quite a weekend for B1G hockey. After sweeping Penn State, Notre Dame is 4-0-0 in conference play and at the top of the conference standings, which is itself noteworthy. Here are the other things that I take away from the weekend. 1. Six goals should be enough to win a game. No. 6 … Read more
No. 8 St. Thomas vs St. Mary’s On Friday, five different Tommies scored en route to a 5-0 win. Rachel Werdin led St. Thomas with a goal and an assist. All the scoring was in the third period on Saturday. Demi Cooper put St. Thomas on the board first, but it was all St. Mary’s … Read more
MIAC Augsburg (6-0): The Auggies swept a series against Bethel, winning 7-4 and 6-1, and are the last unbeaten team standing in the MIAC. Seven players scored in Friday’s victory, with Nate Flynn scoring a goal and dishing out a pair of assists to fuel an Auggies offense that has scored three or more goals … Read more
Denver finds its defense There might have been concern last week among fans of the defending national champion Pioneers after a disastrous road trip to Kalamazoo that saw Denver drop games to Western Michigan 6-5 and 7-4. Denver hadn’t given up six goals in a game since losing to Miami in the NCHC tournament on … Read more
The Providence men’s hockey program received the tragic news Saturday morning that former teammate Drew Brown had succumb to his fight with cancer. What they did that evening, is nothing short of miraculous. 1. Friars net seven for number 7 Sure, maybe it was just coincidence, but it was impossible not to take notice when … Read more
There were a lot of big matchups that produced the expected drama early in the season, and then there were games that did surprise, at least from the final score perspective in some of the key conference games. It is still only November, and all the leagues aren’t even playing games yet (NESCAC starts this … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 7 Cornell Sophia Shaver scored twice, and Alexis Mauermann added a power-play goal to give Wisconsin a 3-0 lead. Madlynne Mills scored with just more than four minutes to go, but the Big Red could not close the gap and Wisconsin won game one 3-1. On Saturday, Brette Pettet scored … Read more
It went down to the wire, but Cornell exited the weekend as the only team in Division I without a blemish on its record. Alec McCrea’s goal with 1.4 seconds left in the third period Saturday at Lynah Rink give the Big Red a 3-2 win over Harvard. The win pushed Cornell’s record to 6-0, … Read more
In our preseason conference preview, Chris Lerch and I tabbed AIC and Niagara as two of our bottom three teams. A little over one month into the season, we’re being proven, once again, to know virtually to absolutely nothing. Such is life in Atlantic Hockey. AIC swept Sacred Heart one weekend after the Pioneers played … Read more
Friday, Nov. 10 No. 10 Wisconsin Eau Claire at Wisconsin Superior Wis.-Eau Claire and Wis.-River Falls have been the tops of the WIAC for a bit, so it’s great to see wis.-Superior showing well so far this season. They need to tighten up on defense, but the offense has been clicking and this will be … Read more
We’re a little late with the picks this week, so we don’t have much time for wasting. It’s the first weekend with all 10 teams playing WCHA series, so it will be fun. Here goes: Alaska at Ferris State Sean: This could be a big weekend for Alaska against Ferris. A sweep would help pull … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-5-2 Chris: 6-4-2 On the season: Dan: 28-24-9 (.533) Chris: 33-19-9 (.615) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11 Sacred Heart at American International Chris: Both teams have shown flashes of brilliance and determination this season, and if both show up at that level, it’s going to be a … Read more
It’s the first full weekend of conference play in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 7-6-1 Overall: 12-9-4 Friday, Nov. 10 Clarkson at Brown The Golden Knights began league play with four points against Rensselaer and Union last weekend. Take away two empty-net goals against Yale in its … Read more
Friday, Nov. 10 No. 6 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (3-1) at Saint Mary’s (2-1-1) Tanner Karty leads the Pointers with three goals and four assists. Two other players have scored at least two goals for one of the best teams in the nation. The Cardinals have one of the top goalies in Aaron Davis, who owns a … Read more
Jim and I only differed on two games last week, and he was right both times. In fact, the only games he got wrong was Maine’s road upset at Lowell and Massachusetts upset of Providence. Could he actually be smarter than me? Dave last week: 7-4-0 Jim last week: 9-2-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 41-28-6 Jim’s record-to-date: 43-26-6 Here are … Read more
Calling Bemidji State to beat Minnesota Duluth and Dartmouth to beat Maine paid off for Nicole last week, as she gained on my lead again. Both of us did pretty well though. Last week, I went 24-5-3 (.796), while Nicole went 26-3-3 (.859). On the year, I am 102-36-18 (.711), while Nicole is 98-40-18 (.673). … Read more