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Merrimack may have lost this past weekend to the resurgent Providence College Friars, but that doesn’t diminish either the Warriors’ strong start or its chances to keep that going all the way through March. They opened the season taking three of four points from Atlantic Hockey teams and before you shrug your shoulders and say, … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has released its player, rookie, and goalie of the month for October and it was a clean sweep for the Canisius Golden Griffins. AHA Player of the Month: Cory Conacher, Canisius – The reigning Player of the Year picked up where he left off last season with ten points in October, helping the … Read more
The games of this past weekend were very interesting, in many ways. Not surprisingly, the quotes that came in the aftermath were, too. I find the distinction between expectations of winning and overlooking one’s opponent to be very interesting — and a theme common to some recent series. “We were focused and intense, but last … Read more
More Significant Moments After only the second weekend of SUNYAC play, significant moments continue to pile up in the young season: – Only two teams remain undefeated, Oswego and Morrisville. Not Plattsburgh. Not Geneseo. Not Fredonia. – Oswego defeated Plattsburgh, 5-3, for the fourth time in a row, tying their longest winning streak against their … Read more
The odd tidbit of the week is that No. 7 North Dakota has yet to win a shootout in the three years since the WCHA brought it into league play. The latest toe stub came this weekend against No. 9 Ohio State, in what was otherwise a fine weekend for the Sioux. Brad Elliott Schlossman … Read more
Believe it or not, Gustavus Adolphus seemingly harmless 5-0 win over Concordia (Wis.) in the Gusties season opener was actually quite a significant accomplishment. Although Gustavus Adolphus has won at least 22 games in each of the last seven seasons, the Gusties haven’t won a season opener since beating Wis.- River Falls 3-1 on Nov. … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence The sophomore and Canton native picked a good time to have a big weekend. Flanagan buried three goals, tagged on a helper and registered plus-2 against Cornell and Colgate in St. Lawrence’s first … Read more
Nothing really big to say here; just a typical, fun-filled WCHA weekend. Minnesota-Duluth/North Dakota – The Sioux showed that yes, the Bulldogs can be beaten. – In doing so, UND showed us glimpses of the team that was picked to finish first in the league. – That being said, they’re not there yet. – Also, … Read more
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is on a four-game roll, but a season-opening loss to Lawrence lit the pilot light for the hot start, coach Wil Nichol said. The Pointers’ fourth consecutive victory came Saturday in a 5-1 thumping of No. 15 Hamline in St. Paul, Minn. The team opened the winning weekend with a 2-0 … Read more
What’s the bigger story, that Miami left Big Rapids with one point to its credit — or that the Bulldogs took five from the No. 1 team in the country? Michigan State left Kalamazoo empty-handed, or the unranked (and formerly lowly) Broncos swept a ranked (and formerly undefeated) team? Notre Dame emerges at the top … Read more
It certainly was an interesting weekend to look back on in Hockey East. A busy league slate was highlighted by a clash of what most believe will be two of the league’s powerhouses come March – Maine and Boston University. The single game on Saturday night was a barnburner for 60 minutes and beyond and … Read more
It was another good weekend for Atlantic Hockey teams in non-league play, with Niagara continuing the AHA string of three wins in three games over Northeastern, and Army also picking up its first non-conference win of the season with a 5-2 win at Massachusetts. AHA teams are now 5-1-1 in their last seven non-conference games. In … Read more
On the Fly Friday, November 5 Colgate 4 at Clarkson 4 (ot) Senior Scott Freeman and freshman Matt Zarbo scored 1:57 apart midway through the third period to draw Clarkson even, extending the Golden Knights’ unbeaten streak to four games. After starting the season 0-36 on the power play, Clarkson finally broke through with three … Read more
If you read my blog post from Monday I posted my picks for last weekend in it and I started off the 2010-2011 season with a mediocre 4-3 record. I correctly predicted the Oswego/Adrian split. Just picked who would win each night incorrectly causing my record to go from a sparkling 6-1 to a blah … Read more
Last week Theresa: 8-2-2 Season Theresa: 22-14-5 Last week Tyler: 7-3-1 Season Tyler – 14-8-1 Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (6-0-2, 3-0-1 WCHA) at No. 9 North Dakota (4-3-1, 3-1-0 WCHA) Theresa: This is a tricky, tricky series. The Bulldogs have historically done poorly against the Sioux at the Ralph … Read more
Welcome to the first week of ECAC Northeast and MASCAC picks. There’s only a few games this weekend, but here are those selections. Friday, Nov. 5 Franklin Pierce at Johnson & Wales The Wildcats opened their season with a loss to a Northeast-10 opponent, but I don’t think it happens here. Franklin Pierce is 0-2 … Read more
I didn’t do as well last week as I did the previous week, especially due to a few ties, finishing 7-2-3 (.708). On the season, I am now 29-7-4 (.775). Still pretty respectable numbers I think. Let’s take a look at the big games for the coming week. Friday-Saturday November 5-6 Minnesota-Duluth at Bemidji State: … Read more
No preamble, just picks. I will say this, though: I can’t believe it’s November already. Last week’s picks: 7-1-4 Season: 26-8-6 Straight wins, that’s .583. Factoring in ties (and I’d love to), it’s .750. Any way I look at it, I see a better start to the season than I’ve had in years — and, … Read more
Last Week: 4-5 (.444) On the Season: 17-12-1 (.583) This Week’s Picks: Friday November 5 and Saturday, November 6 Robert Morris at Holy Cross – Both teams are playing well right now, so I’m going with a split. Holy Cross 4, Robert Morris 3; Robert Morris 5, Holy Cross 3. Canisius at Connecticut – This … Read more
Dave had a sightly better weekend than Jim, retaking the lead. Neither one expected Northeastern to get swept at the hands of Atlantic Hockey nor Merrimack to split with Boston College. Dave last week: 6-3-1 Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 15-7-8 Jim’s record-to-date: 14-8-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 5 Merrimack at Providence … Read more