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What did the Thanksgiving tournaments teach us about the CCHA? As feared, parity doesn’t mean equally good. The top three teams – three of the best in the country, arguably – took hits in semi-predictable ways. Two of the three played nonconference opponents, and that provided a good barometer of where the league stands in … Read more
Out-of-conference play wasn’t particularly giving to the teams of the ECAC Northeast, while the lone game in the MASCAC saw a shift at the top of the standings. ECAC Northeast teams posted an overall mark of 2-6-1 in out-of-conference games and holiday tournaments, with the lone wins going to Curry (6-1 over Trinity Saturday) and … Read more
A couple weeks ago, I looked back on the weekend’s games by grouping teams into Winners and Losers with a few intermediate levels in between. This time, let’s see if ranking the performances gives any better clarity. 1. Massachusetts The Minutemen got a much-needed first win last Tuesday over Vermont and continued with a second … Read more
There was only one team that managed perfection last weekend in Atlantic Hockey. American International pulled off a sweep at Mercyhurst to move into the thick of things in the standings. Just three points separates the 5th through 12th place teams at this point. The Yellow Jackets scored four goals in the third period on … Read more
There was a battle royale in Madison this weekend between No. 4 UMD and No. 1 Wisconsin. The teams earned a split, with the host Badgers eking out a 3-2 overtime win on Friday. That set the stage for a revenge match, and a whale of one it was, with the Bulldogs quieting a large … Read more
On the Fly Friday, November 26 Dartmouth 8 at Harvard 2 Junior Nick Walsh scored his first career hat trick and rookie Eric Robinson scored with two assists in his NCAA debut in the Big Green romp. Fellow freshman Matt Lindblad, sophomore Dustin Walsh, junior Doug Jones and senior Scott Fleming also lit the lamp … Read more
Although non-conference series are all well and good in terms of PairWise and whatnot, they just don’t seem to generate the same kind of excitement as league battles do. Either that, or I still have too much tryptophan in my brain to process. Mmm, leftovers. – CC’s Tyler Johnson scored two goals in the Tigers’ … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to everybody. Some teams, such as No. 1 Wisconsin, certainly have reason to be thankful, as they continue to dominate, while others show signs of life. Last week, I went 8-6 .571). Honestly, I didn’t see Harvard sweeping Dartmouth, and I while I correctly called a split between BU and BC, I called … Read more
First off, hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. It’s the holiday season, which means tournaments galore at every level off college hockey, but the one game I’m focused on this weekend in a clash between the top two MASCAC teams on Saturday. Salem State currently sits at 4-0, 2-0 in MASCAC play, while UMass-Darmouth has gotten … Read more
Last Week: 4-5-2 On the Season: 32-25-5 (.556) This Week’s Picks: Thanksgiving weekend brings a mix of conference double-headers as well as two tournaments. Friday, November 26 and Saturday, November 27 Niagara at Army – I think Niagara will learn from its letdown against Air Force and play hard against an always-tough Army team that … Read more
It’s a holiday week (in case you hadn’t noticed), so no guest-guesser this time. Last week Me: 8-4-1 (.654) Stephen Shablak: 6-3-0 (.667) Season record Me: 39-21-9 (.630) Guest guessers: 32-28-6 (.530) Head to head: Sullivan 4, Guests 2* *Shablak didn’t predict Tuesday’s outcomes, and I lost when his boys – Colgate – fell to … Read more
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving from the Peach State, y’all, home of the University of Georgia Ice Dogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, both of the ACHA. Would I love D-I hockey in these here parts, where the club-level sport is so well supported. Closer to home, this is how I’m doing: Last week: 7-1-2 Overall: … Read more
A good week of picks for both of us. Dave last week: 7-1-2 Jim last week: 7-1-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 29-14-15 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-12-13 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 26 Boston College at Merrimack Dave’s pick: The Eagles seem to be hitting their stride so I’m going with them even with Merrimack’s home dominance. … Read more
Last week Theresa: 6-4* Season Theresa: 40-28-7 Last week Tyler: 8-2 Season Tyler: 35-17-3 Friday, November 26 through Sunday, November 28 No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 9 North Dakota (8-5-1, 7-3-0 WCHA) Theresa: This could easily be a split since both teams are about even when you look at the big picture (rankings, record-wise, … Read more
Well, my predictions went about as well for me last weekend as the games for the six teams still without a point after opening the season. Frankly a .400 win percentage doesn’t get it done anywhere so I feel like I have nowhere to go but up. The teams are largely playing in Thanksgiving tournaments … Read more
The timing of the goal, the importance of the game and the fact that he had dreamed of playing North Dakota since he was 16. These are the factors that justify why, of the 80 goals Nebraska-Omaha’s Alex Hudson has scored since 2004-05 when he entered the USHL, Saturday night’s game winner ranks No. 1 … Read more
Well week one is in the books for the two conferences playing an interlocking schedule and there are surprises at both the top and the bottom of the leaguie standings. Defending ECAC East and National Champion Norwich opened the season at home with back-to-back wins against UNE and Southern Maine. The 8-0 and 4-2 wins see … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Jack Maclellan, Brown Bruno’s junior sniper scored a goal and added two assists in Friday’s 5-2 win at Colgate, then added three more helpers at New Hampshire to help boost Brown to a 2-0-1 week. The wiry … Read more
You knew this was coming. You had to know, too, that I wouldn’t end that headline with a preposition. Carter Camper. I know I’ve been beating his drum all season, but the Miami senior has singlehandedly reminded us of how collegiate players used to play, how they used to score. Thirty points in 13 games … Read more
Every Atlantic Hockey team was in action last weekend, but only Bentley and Mercyhurst came out unscathed. The Falcons picked up four points with wins over Holy Cross and Connecticut and Mercyhurst defeated Robert Morris in its only action last week. With so much parity, it’s hard to keep track of who’s up and who’s … Read more