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Plattsburgh @ RIT The matchup of the weekend and maybe the matchup of the year between two titans of the ECAC West. Even though the Tigers have been rolling along this season, I like the fact that Plattsburgh has faced some stiffer competition as of late and I think that propels the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory … Read more
Two ties last weekend – Adrian and Milwaukee School of Engineering’s 2-2 stalemate and Hamline and Bethel’s 4-4 draw – overshadowed an otherwise 4-0 week in the pick’s department. The overall mark stands at 19-17-2, or 19-19 if the ties count as losses. Either way, I won’t quibble. The MCHA, MIAC and NCHA slate this … Read more
Another weekend slightly above .500. I should be grateful. Why don’t I feel grateful? Last week: 5-3-2 (.600) Season to date: 78-45-21 (.615) Here are my picks for games this week. There’s a full slate of CCHA play. Bowling Green is the team on the sidelines this weekend. All games are Friday-Saturday. Start times are … Read more
Our good friend BD – Mr. Benjamin Davis – is back again, and why not? He can’t help but beat me. He rolls out of bed each morning a better prognosticator than I, and the rest of the day is just downhill from there. Prediction precision Season record: Me: 91-46-15 (.648) Guest guessers: 70-45-12 (.598) … Read more
Both of us had a pretty decent week with 9-3-0 records, but that was only good news for front-running Jim. Dave made up no ground. Dave last week: 9-3-0 Jim last week: 9-3-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 58-24-18 (.670) Jim’s record-to-date: 69-22-16 (.720) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, January 21 Providence at New Hampshire Dave’s pick: The Friars played … Read more
Rough week last week in terms of the ol’ predictions. Last week Theresa: 3-6-3 Season Theresa: 89-54-16 Last week Tyler: 5-4-3 Season Tyler: 90-36-12 This week: five conference series, including Dean Blais’ return to Grand Forks and one non-conference tilt. Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22 St. Cloud State (9-11-2, 5-8-1 WCHA) at Bemidji … Read more
Finally! A week where my winners outnumbered the losing picks by more than one. I would like to think, or at least I believe the coaches are letting me think that it is not my ineptitude as much as it is the level of play amongst all of the teams in the two conferences. Can i … Read more
One week after going almost perfect, I had a pretty dismal picking performance, going 10-7-1 (.583). I think the lesson to take away from it is that, barring Cornell, I should just stay away from ECAC games, as outside of Cornell, I was 0-3. Overall on the season, I am now 93-36-15 (.697). Let’s try … Read more
Heading into last weekend’s series against Northeastern, Vermont’s struggles offensively could be linked to a number of things. The most notable, though, was the Cats power play. It hadn’t scored yet with the man advantage in 2011 and entered the series scoring at a 12 percent clip, ranked 53rd of 58 teams in the country. … Read more
Three of the top programs in D-III women’s hockey will be gearing up to play for a cause over the next two weekends. Top-ranked RIT will host No. 4 Plattsburgh State for a pair of ECAC West games that are being dubbed “Black Out Heart Disease” weekend. The Tigers will be wearing special-edition black jerseys that are … Read more
As the second half of the season begins to simmer and the nature of the league’s real parity begins to emerge, I found the reactions to last weekend’s games especially interesting. My favorite quote isn’t from a player or coach, but from an impassioned sports writer at Western Michigan University’s student paper. Here is some … Read more
Players of the Week Player of the Week: Harry Zolnierczyk, Brown Brown’s one-man wrecking crew potted two goals, added two assists and finished +3 in the home-and-home split with No. 1 Yale. The Antagonizer scored a short-handed equalizer on Saturday evening in a game Bruno ultimately lost, but he earned first-assists on each of Brown’s … Read more
The western scheduling pod continues to dominate Atlantic Hockey. Teams from the west pod hold the top five places in the standings and six of the top eight. The west leads the east 33-16-10 in head-to-head play so far. This past weekend, the west took 17 of a possible 20 points, with only a win … Read more
With each Nebraska-Omaha loss, that hot start seems more and more distant. UNO was 9-2-1 at Thanksgiving but has gone 3-6-1 since the start of December starting when it was swept at Bemidji State. UNO’s slide came full circle when it picked up only a point in a home series against the Beavers this weekend. … Read more
Continentals on the Move For some, the upset of #1 ranked Oswego by Hamilton at the Lakers holiday tournament may have been a bit of luck or the NESCAC school taking advantage of a back-up goaltender. However the Continentals have made the second half a showcase for knocking off ranked teams. Last weekend coach Norm … Read more
Fit To Be Tied (or split) It’s amazing to me how many of the top teams tied actual games over the past weekend or tied a season series. Norwich ended up garnering a season series split with Plattsburgh with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The … Read more
On the fly Friday, January 14 Rensselaer 1 at Cornell 5 Senior Joe Devin’s sixth goal of the year with 6:05 to play in the second period opened the Big Red floodgates, as Cornell scored four straight to break a 1-1 draw and secure the Red their first three-game winning streak of the year. Classmate … Read more
Morrisville Splits with ECAC West Foe The team nobody wants to play, Morrisville, split with Neumann, with the loss coming in overtime. The first night, Morrisville cruised to a 4-1 victory. After letting up a goal 3:23 into the game, the Mustangs wound up outshooting Neumann, 42-27, scoring two goals in the second (Derek Matheson … Read more
It was East vs. West last weekend with five two-game series played, each pitting a team from the East scheduling pod against the West. The West came out on top, sweeping three series and taking three points in another. Only the Army at Air Force series resulted in a split, with the Falcons taking a … Read more
Here’s a look at the past weekend’s action in the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC. Friday, Jan. 14 Assumption 6, Becker 3: Assumption jumped out to a 5-0 lead midway through the second period and never looked back. The Hawks’ scored three unanswered goals to make it 5-3, but the Greyhounds capped the game with an … Read more