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Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11 Wisconsin-Eau Claire vs. No. 2 Wisconsin-River Falls (home-and-home) Wis.-Eau Claire dealt Wis.-River Falls its only loss so far this season. The Blugolds scored early and on the power play, jumping out to an early lead to fend of Wis.-River Falls. Dani Sibley and Carly Moran have a combined 86 points for Wis.-River … Read more
Ferris State at Michigan Tech Jack. The Huskies aren’t going to be happy about being swept at Bemidji State last weekend. They aren’t out of first place quite yet, and although I don’t think they’ll be able to overtake the Beavers, they’ll be motivated to finish strong and clinch second in the league during their Winter … Read more
Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course). Jim last week: 10-0-3 Dave last week: 10-0-3 Jim to date: 132-74-27 Dave to date: 129-77-27 Friday, February 10 … Read more
It’s all B1G hockey all the time from here on out. So far, Drew Claussen and I are doing okay. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 6-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 64-40-13 (.603) Paula: 66-38-13 (.620) This week All series are Friday-Saturday and five of the six games are televised. Michigan State vs. Michigan Drew: If … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming games in ECAC Hockey this weekend. The blizzard that blanketed the Northeast Thursday resulted in several schedule changes, with Colgate and Cornell’s games against Brown and Yale each getting bumped back a day. All times are 7 p.m. EDT unless noted. Last time: 6-7 Overall: 56-45-2 Friday, Feb. 10 … Read more
Nicole and I had the same record last weekend, going 19-4-5, something I don’t think has happened in a while. On the year, I am 314-103-55 while Nicole is 278-139-55. This weekend has more interesting games than last weekend, particularly a No. 1 vs. No. 2 series when Wisconsin hosts Minnesota Duluth. Friday, Feb. 10 … Read more
As the season winds down, the matchups become more important. St. Thomas and Augsburg square off in a crucial MIAC series while WIAC play wraps up this weekend and features a showdown between Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Wisconsin-Eau Claire. St. Scholastica is on the road for a key series with St. Norbert and Concordia is playing … Read more
My inability to get a bead on North Dakota cost me a game against Matthew in our picks race last week, but I still have a sizeable lead. Last week, I went 3-1-2 while Matthew went 4-0-2. On the year, I am 76-52-21 while Matthew is 62-66-21. Again, not all teams are in action, but … Read more
As Sunday’s Super Bowl showed clearly, it’s not how you start the game, it’s how you finish that ultimately matters. While Thursday’s and Friday’s picks saw me pick correctly at 4-0-1, Saturday’s 0-3-0 day dropped me to 4-3-1 (.563), which brings the season total to 58-29-9 (.651). Time is running out, so I will add … Read more
This is the second time in a year that I’ve written about the death of a coaching legend, and this is the fifth time in a week that I’ve attempted to say what I’m saying now. Writing about Ron Mason last summer was difficult. Writing about Jeff Sauer feels impossible. Every time I’ve begun this … Read more
Minnesota Duluth kept Omaha netminder Evan Weninger busy, firing 39 shots on net Friday in a 2-2 tie and then following that with 35 shots on Saturday in a 5-0 win. Duluth got very balanced scoring, with Dominic Toninato scoring both goals Friday and five different players scoring goals Saturday. With the shutout win Saturday, … Read more
St. Thomas stayed in first place in the MIAC, despite splitting a series with Concordia (Minn.). The Tommies lost 5-4 in overtime Friday, but bounced back with a dominating 5-0 win Saturday. St. Thomas scored four times in the final period to secure the win, including one by Johnny Panvica, who ended his night with … Read more
For many teams, these final weeks of the regular season are already feeling like playoff hockey. Some leagues are already decided at least for the top spot, while others, like the NESCAC, are going to be a clear battle right to the very end in determining playoff position and the top seed. Just two weeks … Read more
Connecticut at No. 6 Boston College UConn jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead with goals by Catherine Crawley, Kayla Mee and Leah Lum. They added another goal in the second, by Kelly Harris, to make it 4-1 before BC scored three unanswered to earn the 4-4 tie. Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk, Caroline Ross … Read more
Bowdoin at Hamilton On Friday, Bowdoin earned a 2-1 win with goals from Brooke Solomon and Julie Dachille. On Saturday, Hamilton scored three unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to earn the come-from-behind 3-2 win. Michaela Giuttari, Emily Williams and Sara Taffe scored for Hamilton. No. 9 Middlebury at Wesleyan Janka Hlinka was … Read more
After getting swept at home last weekend, Cornell bounced back Friday and Saturday with a pair of impressive road wins. The Big Red scored three first-period goals Friday at Union and held on for a 5-3 win over the Dutchmen. On Saturday, Cornell rallied for a 4-3 win over Rensselaer. Freshman Yanni Kaldis scored his … Read more
The WCHA playoff picture took a more defined shape this past weekend. A clear champion has emerged, while the bottom of the standings got a bit more interested. Here is what we learned this weekend: 1. Northern Michigan is back in the playoff hunt thanks to its goalie. The Wildcats picked up a sweep in … Read more
The results of recent weekends have brought clarity to some of the league’s key races and muddied the water on others. We’ll take a look at each as we figured out what we learned this weekend. 1. The regular season trophy likely to reside in Boston It seems like the race for the regular-season champion … Read more
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone. Go Falcons! Three conference series went down this weekend with Penn State traveling to Minnesota, Michigan State hosting Wisconsin and Ohio State and Michigan tussling twice at Yost Ice Arena. Here’s how things ended up: The Buckeyes and Wolverines split their series with Michigan winning on Friday and OSU coming … Read more
At the beginning of the season, Atlantic Hockey touts itself as a league where every game matters. An unexpected win or loss in October, when teams haven’t quite developed their season identity, forms an immediate factor in a league where positioning is dictated by single point differentials. Everything changes, however, when the calendar switches to … Read more