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The field is now set for the quarterfinal round, which means there will be two representatives from each region in the Frozen Four, but as always the question is who? My first-round picks did not give enough credit to the two newcomers that posted big road wins, so I finished at 2-2-0 (.500) which brings … Read more
Picking a North Dakota sweep again panned out for me. Both Matthew and I did well, as I went 8-1 (.888) and he went 7-2 (.777). On the year, I am 104-58-24 (.623) while he is 85-77-24 (.521). We will wait to see how we do in the semifinal round before picking the championship and … Read more
DETROIT — Three takeaways from Ohio State’s 6-3 victory over Michigan State on Thursday. 1. Goals came in bunches from both sides. Ohio State has been known as a team that has quick strike ability and Thursday was no different. The Buckeyes scored in bunches during this 6-3 victory. In the first period they got … Read more
Hey! We made it! It’s the Big Ten Tournament! Yippee! I don’t completely understand why, but the Big Ten regular season schedule felt like a slough to me this year. I enjoy the nonconference play in the first half because I enjoy the sheer amount of inter-league play we get to see in the Big … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-2 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 134-75-31 (.623) Chris: 144-65-31 (.665) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 17 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals #4 Robert Morris vs #1 Canisius Dan: This game is as tough as any to pick on the weekend. Charles Williams could be on his way to the Hobey Baker Award, … Read more
1. Minnesota is the only team allowed to win the regular-season Big Ten title. Congratulations to the Golden Gophers for their fourth straight regular-season Big Ten conference title! For those keeping track, the Big Ten has only been around as a hockey entity for four seasons. For others paying close attention, this is Minnesota’s sixth … Read more
The semifinal round is done and the WCHA championship is all set for next week. Either Michigan Tech or Bowling Green will be heading to the NCAA tournament. They will face off at 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 18, in Houghton, Mich. Here’s three things from the semifinal round: 1. Preseason favorites Tech, BG … Read more
Three things from the quarterfinal round in Atlantic Hockey: On to Rochester The home teams all advanced in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, with Canisius (defeated Niagara), Air Force (over Bentley), Army West Point (defeated Mercyhurst) and Robert Morris (beat Holy Cross) moving on to Blue Cross Arena. Fourth-seeded Robert Morris will take on top-seed Canisius … Read more
Bulldogs put Miami to bed Second-seeded Minnesota-Duluth found No. 7 Miami to be a tough out this weekend in the teams’ best-of-three NCHC first-round series, but UMD did enough to end the RedHawks’ season. On Friday, Duluth used a Dominic Toninato goal 7:24 into overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a 5-4 Game 1 win. … Read more
The championship field is set for ECAC Hockey – and it’s filled with plenty of familiar teams. Harvard, Union, Cornell and Quinnipiac have all been to the semifinals at least once in the past four years. The Crimson and Dutchmen are locks for the NCAA tournament this year, while Cornell looks to be in good … Read more
For the first time since 2013 – and just the second time in the last decade – the top four seeds in the Hockey East tournament advanced out of the quarterfinal round. Top-seeded UMass Lowell needed three games against New Hampshire and will face Notre Dame in Friday’s opening semifinal. Boston College and Boston University … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin 7, No. 8 Robert Morris 0 Six different Badgers scored en route to the 7-0 win. Freshman defenseman Mekenzie Steffen ended up with the game-winner as well as two assists. Emily Clark scored twice and Sarah Nurse continued her torrid postseason with a goal and two assists. Ann-Renée Desbiens made 22 saves … Read more
No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus 3, at No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls 2 Allie Lewis got the Gusties on the board first before Emily Stark answered for Wis.-River Falls. Tied at one heading in to the final period, Wis.-River Falls took the lead just 32 seconds in, but Gustavus Adolphus scored two unanswered goals to take the … Read more
All of the first round action was in the East on Saturday night, as four first-round games pitted all eight Eastern teams against each other with the hope of advancing to next Saturday’s quarterfinals. No surprise that two veteran teams played solid games to win at home but two newcomers in Hamilton and Endicott pulled … Read more
Omaha at Western Michigan Candace: I think Andy Murray will have his team playing loose tonight to get the series win. Western Michigan 4-2 Matthew: UNO is fighting to keep its season going, but I think Western puts this series to bed in a close one. Western Michigan 4-3
Saturday, March 11 Salem State (15-9-3) at Norwich (23-1-3) The No. 1 team in the nation begins its quest for a national title with a home game. The Cadets are in the NCAA tournament for the 17th time and aiming for their fourth championship in program history. Salem State is in the tourney for the … Read more
To end our season picks race, I once again beat Matthew, going 5-3 last week wile Matthew was 4-4 (.500). I finished the regular season 96-57-24, while Matthew went 78-75-24. He’ll be sending me beer money, again! We don’t have a contest for the playoffs, but do keep track of it. Let’s see how we … Read more
The field is set for the national tournament with eight teams from the East and four teams from the West. The four Western teams will wait a week before their quarterfinal matchups, while all eight Eastern teams will play first-round games to determine the quarterfinal participants. My championship week picks were of championship caliber, as … Read more
No. 1 Bemidji State vs. No. 4 Bowling Green Jack: The Beavers were pushed to three games by eighth-seeded Northern Michigan last weekend. Bowling Green swept Ferris State, but it nearly went three games — the Falcons needed three goals in the final five minutes in game two to escape a third. I wouldn’t be … Read more
Friday, March 9 No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus at No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls Gustavus lost to St. Thomas in the MIAC tournament championship game, but otherwise has not lost since Dec. 10. They’ve more than made up for a rough start to the season. Wis.-River Falls has just two losses all season and got a huge … Read more