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When Merrimack’s Mike Collins scored at 1:15 of the first period in Saturday night’s game against Boston University, the Warriors did something that no team had done in nearly three weeks – score a power play goal against BU. BU had killed 32 consecutive penalties entering Saturday’s game, including 10 against the Warriors on Friday … Read more
A pair of Atlantic Hockey teams are off to great starts. Holy Cross is 4-1-1 in league play, its best opening in conference play since 2003. The Crusaders 5-4-1 overall start is their best since 2005. Holy Cross has been able to win on the road (4-1-1) and in close games (4-0 in one-goal contests). … Read more
After seeing all 125 minutes of the Nebraska-Omaha/St. Cloud State series at the National Hockey Center series this weekend, the reasons why the Mavericks went into St. Cloud ranked fifth and how they deserve their new No. 4 ranking, became very clear. UNO is big, fast, will beat you to the loose pucks, distrupt your passing game and make you … Read more
After the dust settles…Nothing was solved. So of course with how much I hyped the Manhattanville/Elmira series it would end with a split. For the most part, nothing was gained and nothing was lost by either team as they each claimed a one goal win over the other. Elmira’s Tori Charron has scored six of … Read more
After Notre Dame lost to Michigan, 5-3, Saturday night, ND head coach Jeff Jackson said, “They scored three goals that must have bounced off 15 things.” That got me thinking about all the little things that make a difference — or don’t — in college hockey. Keep in mind that small is a relative term. … Read more
For those of you who have seen Office Space (and shame on those who haven’t), you’ll know what I mean when I say I’ve got a case of the Mondays (clip here). So with the last Monday for a week almost in the rear view mirror, here’s a a brief rundown of the scores over … Read more
On the fly Friday, November 12 Harvard 4 at St. Lawrence 2 SLU’s third-period rally came up a goal short, as Harvard junior Eric Kroshus scored twice – once to open the game, and once into an empty net – to boost the Crimson in Canton. Kroshus’ classmates accounted for all of Harvard’s scoring, as … Read more
It was a weekend that spoke to the league’s parity as all active teams except Northeastern came away with at least a single point. Although I hesitate to categorize any college kids as “losers” — a hesitation I’d drop if these were professional teams — the winners and losers categories provide a logical breakdown of the … Read more
There’s no limit to what can be accomplished when the whole heart is involved. Or as it played out at Ingalls Rink, over a thousand hearts. That was the big and good news coming out of Yale’s “White Out for Mandi” effort on Friday. Chelsea James of the Yale Daily News fills us in on … Read more
The last game of the week in Atlantic Hockey was the undoubtably the best. Air Force trailed No. 3 Yale 3-0 early in the third period but scored four times in the final 15 minutes to skate away with a 4-3 upset. “This is one for the ages,” head coach Frank Serratore said after the … Read more
I’ve checked the planets and can’t find anything to explain this. All I can do is believe Rick Comley, who told me Saturday that there is parity in the CCHA. Who knew? Going into last weekend’s play, the top five CCHA teams were as follows, points totals in parentheses: Notre Dame (14) Michigan (13) Miami … Read more
My thoughts on this weekend aren’t quite as cohesive as in weeks past, so we’ll go with a marginally different format for this week. – Both CC and MSU, M have bye weeks next week and both coaches have said this off week couldn’t come at a better time. Understandable, with CC’s inconsistency and MSU’s … Read more
Last week Theresa: 5-4-1 Season Theresa: 27-18-6 Last week Tyler: 6-3-1 Season Tyler: 20-11-2 Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 No. 10 North Dakota (5-4-1, 4-2-0 WCHA) at No. 13 Wisconsin (6-2-2, 3-1-2 WCHA) Theresa: Tricky series. Will Wisconsin dominate? Will the Sioux start doing the same? Regardless of what happens, it should be … Read more
A 4-1 midweek run almost brought my picks record to .500, but I’m sitting at 7-8. Bit of a surprise to see Johnson and Wales lose to Southern New Hampshire in the opening round of the Pepperidge Farm Tournament hosted by Worcester State. The Penmen rebounded nicely from a 6-0 loss on opening night at … Read more
The Pride of Cornell, Miss Meli Mathis, takes aim at two wins in a row, while we give the Four Guys a shot at redemption. Big props to the Guys, who went the extra mile to create the first-ever Nate Leaman propaganda film to ever grace this site. (Their predicted scores are in the usual … Read more
Last Week: 3-5-1 (.389) On the Season: 20-17-2 (.583) This Week’s Picks: Friday November 12 and Saturday, November 13 Army at Mercyhurst- The Lakers are 23-9-2 all-time against the Black Knights and looking for their first home win, and I think they’ll sweep this weekend. Mercyhust 3, Army 1; Mercyhurst 4, Army 2. Connecticut at … Read more
Only a single pick from last week — New Hampshire over Massachusetts-Lowell – prevented Dave from going oh-fer the week. Mulligans, anyone? Dave last week: 1-5-2 Jim last week: enjoying himself in Ireland while Dave got trounced (Jim’s Note: Timing is everything!) Dave’s record-to-date: 16-12-10 (.552) Jim’s record-to-date: 14-8-8 (.600) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, … Read more
I knew last weekend’s play — and my picks — would kill me. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. Last week’s picks: 6-3-1 Season: 32-11-7 Straight wins, that’s .640 so far for the season. Factoring in ties, it’s .710 and not completely honest, as I haven’t called any. This weekend, there’s a full slate … Read more
Well, the stats definitely went down last weekend. I knew I was going out on a limb to pick a Wisconsin sweep of Minnesota in Minnesota, but I figured Mercyhurst over Niagara was a sure thing, as was a sweep of Bemidji State by Minnesota-Duluth. Throw in a few ties, and the underdogs got the … Read more
It’s a common trend at this point in the season for teams to split their goaltenders’ playing time. Seven out of the 10 teams in the WCHA used two goalies over Week 5 of the season while coaches still try to find their No. 1 netminder. If Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves intends to make a call on … Read more