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Last weekend was okay for Drew Claussen. For me, not so much. Last week Drew: 2-3-1 (.467) Paula: 1-4-1 (.250) Season Drew: 66-43-14 (.593) Paula: 67-42-14 (.602) This week As it will for the remainder of the regular season, the schedule has three Friday-Saturday series. All times are local. Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin Drew: … Read more
Both Nicole and I did well last weekend. I went 23-6-5 (.750), while she went 22-7-5 (.720). On the year, I have done well, going 337-109-60 (.725), while Nicole is 300-146-60 (.652) Friday, Feb. 17 No. 3 Clarkson at Colgate Candace: The Raiders really need this win, but I think Clarkson has too much offense. … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18 No. 2 Adrian at No. 6 Lake Forest Adrian has lost twice this season — both times to Plattsburgh. Lake Forest has also lost twice, and one of those losses came at the hands of Adrian. No one is scoring more goals per game than the Bulldogs. The two teams are tied … Read more
I feel like I should retire from the picks game after last weekend, in which I went a perfect 6-0 (.1000). Matthew was right there with me, going 5-1 (.833). On the year, I am now 82-52-21 (596), while Matthew is 67-67-1 (.500). Once again, only six of the NCHC teams are in action, but … Read more
Last week was a rarity. Dave and I didn’t pick a single game differently. I expect that to change this week with Dave heading into desperation mode. Jim last week: 7-5-0 Dave last week: 7-5-0 Jim to date: 139-79-27 Dave to date: 136-82-27 Friday, February 17 Vermont at Boston College Jim’s pick: I’ve been giving … Read more
Here’s a look at the games set for this weekend in ECAC Hockey. All start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last week: 5-6 Overall: 61-50-2 Dartmouth at Brown The Bears are virtually guaranteed to be heading on the road for the playoffs, while Dartmouth still has a chance at home ice in the first … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18 Augsburg (14-3-6, 8-1-5) vs. Saint John’s (11-9-3, 6-6-2) (home-and-home) Augsburg is looking to secure at least a share of the MIAC title when it battles the Johnnies this weekend. The Auggies are unbeaten in the month of February and haven’t lost a game since Jan. 14. The Auggies have the most dangerous … Read more
With Mother Nature providing a blizzard that postponed Thursday night’s action, it is a good thing I added a few more games to try and move my success rate higher on the penultimate weekend of the regular season. I will count the three postponed games when played so my record is complete. The theory clearly … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-1-3 Chris: 6-2-3 On the season: Dan: 109-65-29 (.608) Chris: 116-58-29 (.643) This Week’s Picks: Wednesday, February 15 and Friday, February 17 Niagara vs. Canisius Dan: The regular season can’t finish fast enough for Niagara, a team locked into 11th place. I mean that in the nicest way possible since I’m sure the … Read more
A week ago, I wrote about the race for the Hockey East title becoming a two-team race. Not anymore. 1. Losses by BC, BU make race to finish interesting Boston College and Boston University each looked ready for a battle to the finish for the Hockey East regular season title. But after losses for each … Read more
It was an interesting weekend of action, with Wisconsin-Stevens Point clinching the WIAC championship. The Pointers did it by rolling to a 4-1 win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a pivotal showdown that closed out the regular season for both teams. Lawrence Cornellier scored his 19th goal of the year in the win. He also dished … Read more
The stretch run in every conference has been right down to the wire as teams are bunched tightly in the standings and literally every point is a significant one. In many conferences, just a couple of points separate the top four or five teams, so taking care of business and possibly at the same time … Read more
What a weekend of Big Ten hockey. There are many more than three takeaways, but here are my immediate three. 1. With eight games remaining, it’s way to early to write off Penn State. The Nittany Lions shook off four straight losses and snapped a five-game winless streak with a road sweep of Wisconsin, the … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth at No. 1 Wisconsin On Saturday, the two played to a 1-1 tie with goals by Sarah Nurse for the Badgers and Sydney Brodt for the Bulldogs. It took 12 rounds of shootout to decide a winner and Wisconsin nabbed an extra point in WCHA standings. On Sunday, Wisconsin took full advantage … Read more
No. 9 Amherst at Hamilton On Friday, Katie Parkman scored twice in the final 1:46 to erase Amherst’s 2-0 lead and force overtime and Sara Taffe scored a power-play goal with 49 seconds to go in the extra frame to give Hamilton the upset win. On Saturday, Hamilton set a program record with their 14th … Read more
Last weekend made a few things more clear in the WCHA — at least, at the top. But with two weeks to go on the regular season, here are three things from the past weekend’s slate of games: 1. MacNaughton Cup heading to Bemidji In the each of the first three years of the newly-realigned … Read more
For the first time this season, all twelve ECAC Hockey teams have played the same amount of conference games. With two weekends left in the regular season, the league can be broken down into three parts: teams with a first-round bye, teams with home ice, and teams that will be on the road for the … Read more
Three things from the weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Bonus hockey It was a wild Saturday night in Atlantic Hockey, with four of five conference games going to overtime, the first time we’ve had four OTs in a single day since Jan. 20, 2016. Two of the games ended in ties, while the other pair saw … Read more
SCSU sweeps at home Not much is guaranteed in meetings between two teams that have struggled much of the season to find consistency. Such a series took place this weekend when Miami visited St. Cloud State, but the home team came away with two wins. SCSU began the weekend set with a 4-2 win Friday … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-4-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On the season: Dan: 102-64-26 (.599) Chris: 110-56-26 (.641) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 American International at Air Force Dan:For the second time this season, Air Force is in the national polls, sliding into the 20th spot after spending one week at #18 in … Read more