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Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Last week, I said if I had to pick an upset special, it would be Fredonia over Elmira. Well, I should have picked Fredonia beating Hobart as the upset special. After Hobart won six in a row, including ending Oswego’s undefeated season, they came into Steele Hall and ran up against a … Read more
While AHA teams weren’t able to pick up any non-conference wins last weekend, three games went down to the wire. Robert Morris was dominated by North Dakota 8-0 on Friday, but Saturday was a different story, with the Colonials battling the Fighting Sioux to a scoreless tie though the first 56 minutes before eventually falling … Read more
… delayed edition. Is it really Monday again? Sheesh. I’ll keep this short since obviously my brain is still in weekend mode. – Good to see St. Cloud keep the momentum going with a sweep over Michigan Tech. – Good also to see a wide variety of players scoring. – Good also to see SCSU … Read more
Ephs Drop Two So much for the undefeated status… Williams came into the weekend having gone 7-0-1 in the first half, but opened the second half on the road against what many consider the toughest of the road trips in facing Amherst and Hamilton in games less than 24 hours apart. Both opponents had already … Read more
While perched on top with its No. 1-ranking, St. Norbert (13-2, 7-1 NCHA) cruised to two nonconference victories over St. John’s and Concordia (Minn.) by an 11-1 combined score during the weekend. The Green Knights, who hadn’t played in a month, have won 11 of 12 games with a 2-1 setback to St. Scholastica Dec. … Read more
Here’s a look at the weekend that was in the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC. EDIT: Wireless is up and running in Boston. Follow me on twitter, NUnate41 for live updates from Plymouth State at Wentworth. Friday, Jan. 7 Utica 5, Curry 2 The first in a brutal stretch of games for Curry saw Utica grab … Read more
On the fly Friday, January 7 Brown 4 at Harvard 3 The Bears’ power play went 2/5, bookending the scoring in a wild game and negating a natural hat trick by Harvard senior Michael Biega. Freshman Garnet Hathaway, sophomore Chris Zaires, junior Bobby Farnham and senior Harry Zolnierczyk did the honors for Brown, while Biega … Read more
There was no gray area area this weekend in Hockey East as teams either came away with all their available points or nothing at all. Arguably the biggest sweep came for Northeastern over the Massachusetts state schools. This gave the Huskies their first four-point weekend of the season and puts them within a game of .500 … Read more
Now that was a weekend of CCHA hockey. Two intense rivalries, four definitive series. Ohio State Arguably the biggest story of the weekend in D-I hockey, period. The Buckeyes swept the RedHawks for the first time since 2004, and in doing so became the first team to shut out Miami since Feb. 27, 2010, when … Read more
Low on time, as I have been for the past two days… I have no competitor this week (Mr. Davis will have to come back next week, unless he chooses to retire 2-0 against yours truly?), so here are the quick picks for Friday night. (This page will be updated with full predictions tomorrow.) Friday, … Read more
RIT @ Adrian (2) Top-ranked and undefeated RIT heads west this weekend for a pair of games in Michigan. The Tigers were the story of the first half, going a perfect 13-0-0 and doing it in impressive fashion with four of the top five scorers in the country as well as the emergence of freshman … Read more
Monday’s blog chronicled how the CCHA teams fared during holiday play. For those of you wondering, the Lakers swept their way through Canada, winning all five games they played against Canadian university squads. Their most recent victories were a 3-0 win over Ryerson (Jan. 5) and a 3-1 win over York (Jan. 6). How did … Read more
While some teams participated in holiday tournaments over the winter break, most of the action is getting back underway this weekend, with a few squads taking part in midweek contests over the past several days. Here’s a look at the mostly non-conference action underway this weekend. Friday, January 7. Curry at Utica, 7 p.m. Curry … Read more
With the holidays over, it’s time to get all “Hee Haw” and do some pickin’ and grinnin’. And, what’s there to smile about? While my overall 13-16 prognostication record is barely enough pull my neck upwards from looking down on my Chuck Taylor’s in shame, I am (albeit slowly) approaching the .500 mark. Hey, Division … Read more
Well, I finished the first half strong, going 8-2-1 (.772). Overall on the season, I am 72-29-13 (.688). Almost all of the top teams are in action this weekend, so let’s get right back to it. Friday-Saturday, January 7-8 Syracuse at Mercyhurst: Syracuse has scored some decent wins this year, showing signs that they may … Read more
First of all, I’d like to apologize to Tyler because I apparently forgot his picks for the Mariucci Classic. So, before I get into the results, he had picked Minnesota to lose to Union and beat Ferris State and for Bemidji to do it the other way around. Now, results! Remember, though: for non-fixed tournaments … Read more
Dave remains in the witness protection program and now trails me in both the wins column and in winning percentage. Going to take a second-half rally (that and a return to society) for him to be the winner this year. Dave last week: Did not pick Jim last week: 4-2-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 49-21-18 (.659) Jim’s … Read more
The holidays are over and now it’s moving time. Moving as in up or down in the league standings as it’s back to conference play this weekend in January. Four points on the line and each of them very valuable based on happenings in both conferences so far this season. Time to get it going … Read more
It’s all two game series this weekend with some AHA teams looking to slay some Goliaths. Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8 RIT at Army – Neither the Tigers nor the Black Knights usually come away with four points in series played at West Point, and I think this weekend will be no exception. … Read more
Halfway through the 2010-2011 season we’ve seen two teams rise above the rest so far to establish themselves as the teams to beat at the moment. In the East, RIT has rolled through the first half of the its schedule to the tune of a perfect 13-0-0 record with impressive wins over Norwich and two-time … Read more