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West picks: March 3

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Three champions will be crowned in the West region this weekend. Below are my picks for the MIAC, NCHA, and WIAC title games. The winners of the MIAC and NCHA will clinch automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. The WIAC champ isn’t guaranteed a spot, but it’s hard to imagine Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be left … Read more

East picks: March 3

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I guess I should finally just admit that any result at this point of the season is hardly worth a mention as an upset. This time, my semifinal picks were totally playoff-worthy as I finished at 4-0-0 (.1000) on Tuesday, which brings the season total to 83-40-9 (.663). It is down to the final games … Read more

East picks: Feb. 28

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Ouch – I didn’t pick the right favorites, nor any upsets. The picks last week were not playoff-worthy, as I finished at 6-6-0 (.500) which brings the season total to 79-40-9 (.652). It is down to the final games for me to shine. Here are the picks for Tuesday and Wednesday semifinals in the CCC … Read more

Two splits, a surprising shutout and a predictable sweep — and two weeks left

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Such an interesting weekend. It will be an interesting two weeks leading up to the Big Ten tournament. 1. Wisconsin and Minnesota split, so the Badgers are still in the hunt for a regular-season championship. Minnesota was in first place entering the weekend, three points ahead of second-place Wisconsin. The Badgers beat the Golden Gophers … Read more

Three things: Playoff field set

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Three things from the final weekend of play in the WCHA: 1. Playoff field set Coming into the weekend, only five of eight playoff spots were actually decided — the five teams on the bottom half of the bracket were fighting for three playoff spots. By the time Saturday rolled around, it was three teams fighting … Read more

Weekend wrap: Feb. 26

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St. Scholastica at No. 7 Lake Forest Kayla Griffith scored both goals for the Foresters in game one to lead them to a 2-1 win. Mac Johnson and Denisa Lalikova each potted goals for St. Scholastica in game two to force a third mini-game to decide who would advance. That mini-game extended into almost a … Read more

Three Things: Last minute

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Three things from the final weekend of regular season play in Atlantic Hockey: Last Minute The No. 17 Air Force Falcons entered the weekend knowing that nothing less than four points were needed to clinch their first regular season title since 2012. A 5-0 win on Friday put Frank Serratore’s team in excellent position to … Read more

Weekend wrap: Feb. 26

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No. 9 Robert Morris at Lindenwood Robert Morris clinched its first-ever CHA regular-season title with a weekend sweep of Lindenwood. On Friday, Brittania Gillanders put the Lions up, but two goals by Jaycee Gebhard gave the Colonials the edge. On Saturday, eight different Robert Morris skaters tallied points in a 3-0 shutout to sweep and … Read more

East wrap: Feb. 26

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Kevin Salvucci of Norwich (Mark Coller/Norwich Athletics)

The biggest weekend for D-II/III playoff hockey did not disappoint, with great action across all of the conferences. While many favorites advanced, there were several upsets that ousted defending champions or serious contenders for conference titles. All of that, and yes, there was a champion crowned on Saturday as well, and it took some bonus … Read more

West recap: Feb. 26

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Championship weekend is set in the west region. St. Thomas and Augsburg will square off in the MIAC final, while Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Wisconsin-Eau Claire will battle for the WIAC crown. Augsburg is back in the championship game of the conference tournament for a second consecutive season, but getting to the final was anything but … Read more

Three things: Feb. 26

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Omaha, North Dakota split The tight race at the middle of the NCHC standings keeps becoming more interesting. Fourth-place North Dakota and fifth-place Omaha remain tied on 29 points heading into the final week of the regular season after the teams split a two-game set this weekend in Grand Forks, N.D. Two late goals from … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 26

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A few series are going the distance. We already picked a few on Friday, but these are the ones we didn’t see coming. Sunday, Feb. 26 New Hampshire at Boston University Candace: Nicole picked this to go three games, and already picked BU to win game three. I agree. Boston University 3-2 Bemdiji State at … Read more

WCHA Picks: Feb. 24-25

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We’ve reached the final week of the WCHA regular season, and we still don’t have the playoff pairings figured out. Let’s get picking: Alabama Huntsville at Bowling Green Sean: The Falcons were the preseason pick to win the WCHA, that obviously didn’t pan out. Now they’ll have to lock up home-ice advantage in the final weekend … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 24

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Colonial Becker at Canton Becker won this postseason meeting last year thanks to goalie Madison Rigsby, so I have to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they can do so again. I’ll pick Becker to win. Becker 2-1 Johnson & Wales at Stevenson I have to pick Stevenson’s offense and experience over … Read more

Feb. 24-25 picks

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Last time: 6-4-1 Overall: 52-23-6 All games are 7 p.m. or 7:05 p.m. start times. Friday, Feb. 24 Union at Colgate I would say this could be a trap game for the Dutchmen but with Harvard and Cornell still in position to over take Union at the top of the standings, Rick Bennett will have … Read more