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Friday, March 9 No. 8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire at No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus These two tied very early in the season, but I’m not sure that game has much relevance any more. Gustavus was on a 12-game unbeaten streak until they lost to Hamline in the MIAC final. The BluGolds haven’t lost in their last nine … Read more
Saturday, Mar. 10 No. 14 Marian at No. 11 Augsburg Tim: Shut out the noise about selection criteria and all the other stuff posted on social media. If there ever was bulletin board material to motivate a team, Marian has it and should use it against a tough Augsburg squad. I see this one as … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-0 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 104-85-25 (.544) Chris: 113-77-25 (.584) This Week’s Picks Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 Atlantic Hockey First Round Best Of Three Series No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 1 Mercyhurst Chris: With just 10 points separating first and last place this season, this is … Read more
Well, Dave pulled the rabbit out of his (expletive) last weekend perfectly picking the Vermont-Mass series. Thus, I’m going to have to correctly pick a couple of upsets this week or else the old man will be the champion, despite having trailed the entire season. Jim last week: 3-4-0 Dave last week: 5-2-0 Jim to … Read more
We have entered the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Quinnipiac was the only lower seed that moved on at the No. 9 seed so it will go No. 1 vs. No. 9, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 Last time: 6-4-2 Overall: 66-45-12 No. 9 … Read more
Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 Colorado College at No. 4 Denver Candace: CC has turned Magness Arena back into World Arena North, as it did about a decade ago, but I think Denver is going to tough it out. I’m also wondering how the CC goaltenders’ confidence will be after getting shelled by Western Michigan last Saturday. … Read more
1. wWildcats survive scare from Chargers Second-seeded Northern Michigan had every reason to be worried about its first-round quarterfinal matchup with seventh-seeded Alabama Huntsville — the teams had split during their four-game regular-season series. It turns out those fears were founded. Although the Wildcats pummelled the Chargers 7-1 in Friday’s opener, UAH gritted out a … Read more
Down to the wire It came down to overtime to decide the host time for one of the playoff matchups. North Dakota held off a St. Cloud State rally Saturday night and earned a tie, then got an extra point in the three-on-three OT with a goal from Rhett Gardner, but that was meaningless in … Read more
The two best teams in the nation. Both with storied traditions. It was only appropriate that the NCHA Harris Cup championship showdown between No. 1 Adrian and No. 2 St. Norbert ended up being an overtime thriller. The Green Knights ultimately prevailed, winning the game a little over three minutes into the extra session. Timmy … Read more
There were still more surprises among many of the championship games this weekend, including some winners that may reshape the makeup of the NCAA tournament. Colby and Nichols both rode a hot streak and great goaltending to their respective league titles while Hobart also won on the road to earn the NEHC title in its … Read more
The Atlantic Hockey regular season ended with such a frenzied rush that the playoffs could only serve as a potential buzzkill. Expectations, after all, went through the roof for exciting series, and it would take a couple of overtime games, probably with one or both going to two or three extra periods, to make us … Read more
The first round of the Big Ten Tournament is in the books and, even though there were plenty fireworks along the way, all three series ended with the home team sweeping. Here’s how things played out: Ohio State swept Michigan State Penn State swept Minnesota Michigan swept Wisconsin And here are my three thoughts from … Read more
New Hampshire fought down to the final minute in back-to-back losses to Maine in Hockey East first-round play. But their loss to rival Maine ended the illustrious career of bench boss Dick Umile. 1. The legendary career of Umile ends, but memories never will Minutes after Maine advanced past New Hampshire with a 3-1 win … Read more
The “top two seeds” in the first round of the ECAC playoffs needed all three games to move onto the second round. Dartmouth, the No. 5 seed overall dispatched St. Lawrence as the Big Green jumped out to a 1-0 lead Friday night with a 2-1 victory with Shane Sellar and Kevan Kilistoff picking up … Read more
Conference playoff season is upon us, and it might be the most fun part of college hockey in my humble opinion. The best-of-three series, to me, most closely resemble “playoff hockey” — there’s something about playoff series rather than single-elimination tournaments that rewards consistency rather than puck luck. (Of course, those winner-take all elimination games … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-5-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 96-85-25 (.527) Chris: 106-75-25 (.575) This Week’s Picks Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4 Atlantic Hockey First Round Best Of Three Series No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 6 Rochester Institute of Technology Chris: The teams split two weeks ago and I think they’ll … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the NCHC regular season, and only one of the first-round series is actually set. We know Denver and Minnesota Duluth will be home for the first round, but we don’t know who they will play, or who the final home ice team is. Last week, I gained another game on … Read more
The final weekend before the NCAA tournament starts is here. We have a lot of interesting games in the works. Last week, I gained another game on Nicole, going 18-5 (.782), while Nicole went 17-6 (.739). On the year, I am 353-126-59 (.710), while Nicole is 344-135-59 (.694.) We’ll start by picking the semifinals, and … Read more
MIAC Augsburg is hoping to win a third consecutive conference tournament championship when it hits the ice Saturday for the MIAC tournament crown. Gustavus Adolphus is looking for its first title since 2012 in this showdown on the road. Both teams are here after impressive road wins in the semifinal round, the Auggies topping Saint … Read more
CHC Nichols vs. Morrisville This was closer than Morrisville would like two weeks ago, but I think Morrisville pulls it out. Morrisville 3-1 Canton vs. Endicott I expect Endicott to take this. Endicott 4-2 MIAC Hamline vs. No. 5 Gustavus Adolphus I’m picking the upset here. I think Hamline wins. Hamline 4-3 NEHC UMass Boston … Read more