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Fresh meat! After edging both of my guest-guessers last week, it’s time to see if someone new is up for the challenge. Please welcome upstaters Meli Mathis and “Four Guys in a Studio Apartment”. Mathis hails from the greater D.C. area, but learned to love Cayuga’s waters in four years in Ithaca. The Four Guys … Read more
It was almost a month ago when Jay Barriball dazzled everyone with five points in the season-opening series against Massachusetts. Four weeks into the season and he’s still finding the net, the common denominator game-by-game in a Minnesota lineup that lacked offensive punch last season with 2.76 goals per game without Barriball, who was medical … Read more
There were no treats for the River Hawks when they came knocking at the Terriers’ door this past Halloween weekend. All Massachusetts-Lowell received was a pair of losses at the hands of its Hockey East rival and the dubious honor of the lowest conference win percentage (.200). Boston University, now ranked No. 3 in the … Read more
This week, I noticed two players who contributed noteworthy performances in losing efforts. That got me thinking about other such performances this season. Here’s what I found. Chase Balisy, Oct. 30 vs. Notre Dame. Balisy, a freshman forward, scored the only two goals in regulation in WMU’s 2-2 tie to cap a one-point weekend for … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has had its share of nationally recognized goaltenders in recent years, from Josh Kassel at Army (all-american in 2008) to Andrew Volkening at Air Force (twice named to the all-tournament team in the NCAA East Regional) and Jared Demichiel (last season’s NCAA East Regional MVP). Who’s waiting in the wings? Last week was … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology emerged as the big winner out of this past weekend’s East/West Hockey Classic hosted by Norwich at Kreitzberg Arena. The Tigers were the only team to emerge unscathed at the tournament, downing Norwich 3-1 on Friday night, before trouncing New England College 8-0 on Saturday afternoon. RIT’s biggest issues the past … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Denny Kearney, Yale A short-handed assist, a natural hat-trick, a +4 rating and a game-winner all in one outing? Yeah, that’s PotW material. But tag on another goal, three helpers and a +3 the following night, and … Read more
Well, we all know the main story of this weekend, but let’s leave that for last, shall we? Minnesota-Duluth/Bemidji – This series marks the closest the Bulldogs have been played all year. – Bemidji seems to be struggling a bit to assert itself in the WCHA. – That being said, getting that point is still a good thing: … Read more
If you want to use a Halloween theme for this past weekend in Hockey East, there were plenty of tricks and treats. Arguably, the best treats went to Providence and Merrimack. Boston University may have continued its strong start with two wins, the first Terrier blowout (5-1 over Massachusetts-Lowell) and yet another one-goal win in the rematch. … Read more
Not much in the way of upsets during the weekend just past, as teams ranked in the top ten in last week’s USCHO poll went a combined 11-2-3. The two losses were suffered by No. 6 Minnesota in their Northward slog to Duluth. The No. 3 ranked Bulldogs took a pair of one-goal games from … Read more
Just about every Atlantic Hockey team came out of the weekend with something to feel good about: Connecticut came back from a 3-0 deficit to earn a 3-3 tie at No. 16 Union. Canisius and Army split, with the Griffs posting a 4-0 win on Friday, but the Black Knights coming back on Saturday with … Read more
The Runaway RedHawks? There’s some chatter around the league that Miami is poised to run away with the regular-season championship again this year as the RedHawks did last season, and it sure looked that way Friday night when Miami beat Lake Superior State 6-2. That was the RedHawks’ third consecutive CCHA win to begin league … Read more
On the Fly Thursday, October 28 Connecticut 3 at Union 3 (ot) Plain and simple, the Dutchmen blew their perfect home record (now 4-0-1). Union held a 3-0 lead with 31 minutes to play, but first-time freshman starter Troy Grosenick was beaten for three goals on 10 shots in the second frame and that was … Read more
Last week Theresa: 4-7-1 Season Theresa: 14-12-3 Last week Tyler: 7-5 Season Tyler – 7-5* *Since Tyler picks ties … because I told him we don’t do that here … I did some fuzzy math. So if he picked a tie and a team got a tie, that’s a win. If he picked a tie … Read more
Last Week: 7-4-1 (.625) On the Season: 13-7-1 (.643) This Week’s Picks Friday October 29 and Saturday, October 30 Army at Canisius – The Griffs are off to a good start and Army typically better at home, so I’m picking Canisius to sweep. Canisius 3, Army 1; Canisius 5, Army 3. Friday, October 29 Robert … Read more
It’s a quick and dirty picks blog this week. I do have to gloat one more time, however, for having picked Notre Dame to beat Boston College. Last week’s picks: 11-3-1 Season: 19-7-2 I’m lousy with the math but adding ties in as draws, I believe that’s a .750 success rate. Being honest and just … Read more
In my second week of picks, I did even better, going 14-1-1 (.907). I only missed one of the North Dakota-Minnesota State games and the Boston College-Quinnipiac battle, which ended in a tie. For the season, I am 22-5-1 (.833) Let’s look at some of the big contests this week. Friday-Saturday, October 29-30 Minnesota State … Read more
(Generally) gentle readers, please welcome aboard guest-guessers Mike Shavlik and Matthew Desmarais. I’ve been doing pretty well so far this year; let’s see if either of them can unseat me.* Before we get to the picks, here are a few of the reasons they submitted for why they should be selected: Desmarais: “1). First of … Read more
Hockey East Picks – October 29-30 Jim pulled back to even with Dave last weekend. Dave last week: 4-3-2 Jim last week: 5-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 9-4-7 Jim’s record-to-date: 9-4-7 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, October 29 Boston University at Massachusetts-Lowell Dave’s pick: The Terriers remain undefeated with another nailbiter. BU 3, Lowell 2 (OT) Jim’s pick: … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Adam Presizniuk, Union The league’s leading scorer became such by virtue of three goals and two assists against Niagara and RIT this weekend. The senior’s three goals included both of Union’s game-winners, one on the power play … Read more