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I made sure I differed from Jim in a large number of games last week and only got one wrong through the weekend, but the five ties left me still three back. Then I lost the Thursday night match, so I’m in real trouble. This week, I’m picking first so I’ll just have to hope … Read more
Neither I nor Nicole had a stellar week last week. I went 20-11-3 and she went 19-12-3. On the year, I have a huge lead in our picks race. I am 357-120-63, while she is 319-158-63. We are into the postseason; let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25 No. 9 Robert Morris at Lindenwood … Read more
Wednesday’s playoff games saw home teams go 3-1-0, setting up a full slate of games for Saturday, including one championship game in the NE-10. The picks this week including the two make-up games picked previously. I finished at 5-1-0 (.833), which brings the season total to 78-35-9 (.676). Not much time left and after Saturday, … Read more
It’s playoff time in NCAA Division III hockey. Here is a look at the matchups this coming weekend. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25 Wisconsin-Superior at Wisconsin-Stevens Point The Pointers are determined to repeat as conference tourney champions and should have no problem taking the next step toward that goal. With 107 goals, their offense is the best … Read more
I had another good week, going 4-1-1 (.750) and picking up another game on Matthew, who went 3-2-1 (.583). On the year, I am 86-53-22 (.602) while Matthew is 70-69-22 (.503). All the teams are in action this week. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 23-24 Miami at No. 2 Minnesota Duluth Candace: Miami has gone back to struggling. … Read more
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, I think both Drew Claussen and I have decent chances of breaking even with our picks. Drew’s chances are better than mine as I tend to fade at the end. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 5-1-0 (.833) Season Drew: 71-44-14 (.605) Paula: 72-43-14 (.612) This week … Read more
Wednesday, Feb. 22 Brockport at No. 10 Geneseo The Knights were on the wrong side of the tiebreaker that gave a bye to Plattsburgh and forces a first-round game at home against Brockport. Both regular season games went to Geneseo by 6-2 and 5-2 scores. This one will be closer, but the outcome is the … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-3-0 Chris: 10-0-0 Wow. Chris with the rare perfect week. On the season: Dan: 116-68-29 (.613) Chris: 126-58-29 (.660) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, February 23 Mercyhurst at Canisius Dan: A Canisius win makes it tougher on Air Force to win the outright AHC championship. A Laker win makes it substantially tougher on both … Read more
No. 1 Plattsburgh at Buffalo State On Friday, Plattsburgh cruised to a 3-0 win with goals by Melissa Ames, Melissa Sheeran, and Courtney Moriarty. Goalie Camille Leonard became the all-time winningest goalie in NCAA Division III history with 70 in her career. On Saturday, Buffalo State clinched a home playoff game with a 3-3 tie. … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 4 Minnesota This series showcased the goalies as both allowed just a single goal over the course of eight periods. On Saturday, Nicole Schammel put the Gophers on the board just seconds before the end of the second period. Wisconsin answered with a Sarah Nurse goal and that was all … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. If the season ended today, Hockey East would only get three teams into the NCAA tournament. After this weekend’s action, only Boston University, UMass Lowell, and Providence are on pace to earn selections. All three teams are in the top 10 of the … Read more
St. Thomas is the champion of the MIAC after blanking St. Olaf, 6-0, Saturday in the final game of the regular season. The Tommies went into the day tied with Augsburg atop the standings, but the Auggies lost 4-2 to Saint John’s Saturday. The Tommies clinch their fifth title in the last six year, finishing … Read more
Good evening, everyone. All six Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend. Things went very well for three teams, and not so well for their opponents. Here’s how things ended up: Minnesota swept Penn State on the road Wisconsin swept Michigan at home Ohio State swept Michigan State at home Here … Read more
The top three teams in the conference all locked up a first-round bye this weekend. The top two teams in the conference – Union and Harvard – each swept his weekend. The Dutchmen defeated Quinnipiac 4-1 and Princeton this weekend. The Crimson meanwhile defeated Yale 4-2 on Friday and Brown 6-0 on Saturday. The tie … Read more
The final weekend for most conferences provided yet again more excitement and drama as SUNYAC and NESCAC finalized their playoff positions, while the ECAC West, CCC, and MASCAC will play some early-week hockey to make up games postponed by winter weather and other causes. The games this past week created the final scenarios for teams … Read more
Denver offense stays hot Back on Nov. 17-18, when Denver previously hosted Miami, the Pioneers had just ascended to the number one spot in the USCHO.com poll. Hosting a RedHawks team that had struggled, it seemed Denver was in a good position, but the Pioneers struggled, getting two ties, 1-1 and 2-2, though they did … Read more
There is just one week remaining in the regular season schedule, and it’s going to be a good one. This past weekend there were just six teams in action, so teams should be well rested for the regular season finales. Here is what we learned this weekend: 1. It’s going to be a wild final … Read more
With two weekends left in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, the expectation, as it is every year, was for carnage and chaos to reign supreme in the standings. Sports often taught me that expecting a certain thing to happen usually results in the complete opposite happening. So without actually saying it, there was a part … Read more
All it took was one night to throw the Atlantic Hockey playoff picture on its head – again. Going into Friday, the playoff matchups looked a little something like this: First Round Matchups: 11) Niagara at 6) Mercyhurst 10) AIC at 7) RIT 9) Sacred Heart at 8) Bentley Quarterfinals Byes: TBD at 1) Canisius … Read more
Just three series on tap this weekend. Seems weird considering there are only two weeks left in the regular season, but I suppose that makes things more unpredictable! It’s the WCHA, what do you expect? Anyway, the only thing that has been clinched so far is the MacNaughton Cup and the playoff No. 1 seed. … Read more