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Top-ranked Denver looks good with quick strikes No. 1 Denver traveled to South Bend, Indiana, for a titanic clash against No. 4 Notre Dame, the team the Pioneers routed in the Frozen Four last season. Though the Pioneers were playing their first games of the year, and at times looked rusty, they finished the weekend … Read more
Before I get into the three big takeaways from this weekend of B1G hockey, congratulations to Danton Cole for his first win as Michigan State’s new head coach. The Spartans beat visiting Bowling Green, 3-2, Saturday night. It was good to see a game reminiscent of old-school CCHA play in nearly every way, and I’ll … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin swept Minnesota State-Mankato 3-2 and 3-1. Six different Badgers scored goals. No. 2 Clarkson swept Penn State with a pair of 2-0 wins. Loren Gabel scored twice for the Golden Knights. Justine Lawrence scored twice for the Saints to lead No. 4 St. Lawrence to a 2-1 win over Merrimack on Friday. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-1-2 Chris: 5-1-2 On the season: Dan: 6-1-2 (.778) Chris: 6-1-2 (.778) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 Robert Morris at Canisius Dan: In the quest for early-season points, I think RMU comes out ready to play in this series. I think the Griffs will take a point, but … Read more
So, it turns out we’ve missed picking a few games here. Guess it’s just those early-season kinks. This week, we have a couple early-season conference games right off the bat (all in the state of Michigan) coupled with a few nice nonconference rivalries. Enjoy the games this week! Northern Michigan at Ferris State Jack: The … Read more
Well, my lead on Nicole evaporated last week. I went 15-4-4, while Nicole went 16-3-4. On the year, we are both 27-8-7. We’ve got some interesting series, so since we’ve reset our picks race, let’s get to it. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 13-14 Mercyhurst at Lindenwood Candace: Lindenwood might make it hard, but I expect Mercyhurst to … Read more
Thanks to UMass’ win on Saturday at Arizona State, I’ve grabbed a one-game lead in the season-long picks race. Let’s hope to expand on that this week. Jim last week: 9-5-2 Dave last week: 8-6-2 Friday, October 13 Connecticut at AIC Jim’s pick: AIC has tended to “play up” when facing Hockey East teams in … Read more
Last time: 2-0 The last of the non-Ivy league teams starts its season this weekend, as Rensselaer and new coach Dave Smith travel to Ohio State to open their season. Here’s a complete look at the weekend ahead. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, Oct. 13 Massachusetts at Union The Dutchmen … Read more
It’s only mid-October and already there are games on the schedule that could have significant conference implications five months from now. Six of the league’s seven teams play this weekend, including a two-game Penn State-Minnesota series. First, though, a look at how Drew Claussen and I did last week with our first picks of the … Read more
Thanks to St. Cloud State and my picking Vermont the first night, I’m already up by two games on Matthew in our annual season picks race. Last week, I went 6-4-1 (.590), not exactly gangbusters, while Matthew went 4-6-1 (.409). Some big series on the docket this weekend. Let’s get to it. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 13-14 … Read more
Bowling Green at Western Michigan Candace: I think the Broncos rebound from the loss to Ferris State. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: Western has scored 14 goals in two home games so far this season, including an exhibition. Give me the Broncos in this one. Western Michigan 4-1
It’s the first (real) weekend of the season, and it was a pretty entertaining one for the WCHA. Here’s three things I noticed from around the league: 1. Tech looked solid in Ice Breaker win Michigan Tech entered the weekend’s Ice Breaker tournament in Duluth as the lowest-ranked team in the four-team field. The Huskies … Read more
Scoring 14 goals in two night against Sacred Heart makes one wonder: does Northeastern have the most potent offense in the league? That leads the three things we learned this week: 1. Was what we saw from the Huskies going to be commonplace? It’s impossible to think that the Huskies can maintain a seven-goals-per-game pace, … Read more
Hello everyone, welcome to the 2017-18 season! Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend, with Michigan State playing an exhibition game. Here is how the games played out: Ohio State and Wisconsin split their series at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes won 3-2 on Friday and the Badgers rebounded with a 3-2 … Read more
Three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Dwyer magic There was a time when Niagara’s Dwyer Arena was a house of horrors for opposing teams. Twice in the last decade the Purple Eagles put together home unbeaten streaks of 22 games that spanned multiple seasons. But the past two seasons have been … Read more
Ohio State at No. 4 Minnesota The tides have turned in the WCHA. Minnesota is still struggling to find its footing and the holes in their defense were exploited this weekend. On Friday, junior Jacyn Reeves put Ohio State up 2-0 less than four minutes into the game, setting the tone for the rest of … Read more
The big take away in the conference from the first full weekend was a decent weekend against Hockey East schools. ECAC only lost one game. They won one and tied twice Quinnipiac finished in a deadlock with Boston College with a 1-1 tie at the Conte Forum. They found themselves again in OT Sunday afternoon … Read more
Power play units start slowly Six NCHC teams opened their regular season slates this weekend (Omaha won an exhibition game Friday), and didn’t usually set the world alight while playing with a numerical advantage. The conference’s teams that played counter games Friday finished with a combined two wins, a tie and two losses. Part of … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-0 Chris: 1-0 On the season: Dan: 1-0-0 (1.000) Chris: 1-0-0 (1.000) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 Army West Point at American International Dan: Nothing like traditional AHC rivals coming to start the season. This series dates back to 1954, and Friday will mark the 90th meeting between … Read more
Let’s kick off the picks in Hockey East so that I may defend my title against Dave. Maybe he can keep it a little closer this year. Friday, October 6 Connecticut at Maine Jim’s pick: This could be a compelling series to start the season because it is being played in Orono. I think I’ll … Read more