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A popular favorite to top Atlantic Hockey this season, Army West Point finally hit a lull in their season over the last month. RIT outscored them 8-3 in a weekend sweep, and a 3-1 loss to Brown bookended a 1-0 squeaker win over AIC. In a reversal of tides, the Black Knights blew into the … Read more
We’ve got one more full week of action before the holiday break — as of next week, the schedule gets a little more complicated. Some will be playing nonconference games. Some won’t be playing at all. But for now, there’s one week full of conference action — one that will be big for all teams … Read more
Last time: 11-7 Overall: 33-27-2 For much of ECAC Hockey, this is the last weekend of games before the holiday break. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, Dec. 9 Union at Brown Union wasn’t at its sharpest last weekend, but still managed to score twelve goals en route to a road … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-2-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On the season: Dan: 53-40-16 (.560) Chris: 57-36-16 (.596) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Air Force is 3-2 at home this year with one loss coming against Denver, a team that could be #1 in the nation according to … Read more
Nicole and I had the same record last week, going 20-8-4 (.687). On the year, I am 191-69-33 (.708). while Nicole is 171-89-33 (.639). The action is a little lighter this weekend, so let’s get to the picks. Friday, Dec. 9 Merrimack at Providence Candace: I’ve like what I’ve seen of Providence, despite the Friars … Read more
A small slate, and tons of nonconference matchups, so here are my picks of some of the interesting games. Friday, Dec. 9 Hamilton at No. 7 Oswego Oswego has been slowly climbing up in the polls. Their five-game winning streak started with a victory over top-ranked Plattsburgh. With just five games under their belt, Hamilton … Read more
Last week was a little rough for one of us. Here’s a hint: It wasn’t Drew Claussen. Last week Drew: 3-2-1 (.583) Paula: 1-4-1 (.250) Season Drew: 40-27-10 (.584) Paula: 41-26-10 (.597) This week There are two B1G series this week and just one more game next week before the holiday break. This week, it’s … Read more
With a number of upsets last week, Jim and I were both less than mediocre with our picks. Dave last week: 4-3-2 Jim last week: 4-3-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 68-47-20 Jim’s record-to-date: 67-48-20 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 9 Massachusetts at Connecticut Dave’s pick: Both teams are coming off surprisingly strong weekends. My money is on UConn keeping … Read more
Denver got me another game on Matthew in our picks contest, though neither of us did that well. I went 4-3-2, while Matthew went 3-4-2. On the year, I am 47-29-14, while Matthew is 39-37-14. We have another big no. 1 vs. no. 2 series on the docket, and two other series that could have … Read more
In the final weekend before Christmas break, a couple of big games are on the slate. Defending national champion Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosts Adrian in a two-game series starting Friday, and St. Thomas will go on the road to play St. Norbert Saturday. Below is a closer look at those matchups and others, along with predictions. … Read more
This is it for the first half for all but two teams. Travel partner games, key conference matchups, and some interesting nonconference games abound on the schedule. This is the last chance to end the first half on a good note and close out the first half with some positive momentum before the holidays. For … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota at No. 1 Wisconsin Kate Schipper of Minnesota scored on a power play and added an empty netter to take a 2-0 win on Saturday. Dani Cameranesi left the ice early in the third after an awkward fall in the corner. She didn’t play Sunday and is listed as day-to-day with a … Read more
No. 3 Middlebury at No. 9 Connecticut College On Friday, Connecticut College scored three times in the first period to earn a 3-1 win. Julie Beattie, Anna Bleck, and Katlyn Paiva had the goals for the Camels. On Saturday, Connecticut College had a 1-0 lead through most of the first two periods, but Middlebury scored … Read more
1. Penn State really is that good. The Nittany Lions completed their 10-game home stand by sweeping Michigan in the opening weekend of Big Ten play, 6-1 Thursday and 5-1 Friday. Penn State has one loss this season, and the wins against the Wolverines extended the Nittany Lions’ win streak to 11 games, their unbeaten … Read more
St. Olaf pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the weekend Saturday, stunning No. 6 Augsburg to salvage a split of its two-game series with the Auggies. Jude Hall racked up 31 saves and Tuukka Totro scored the game-winning goal early in the second period to secure the thrilling win. The Oles have shown … Read more
It doesn’t matter when the game is scheduled because it is possible to make a strong statement with some selected wins even as the first half wraps-up play in early December. Case in point, Norwich took on nationally ranked competitors for the top of the league standings in Massachusetts-Boston and Babson this past weekend and … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this weekend. 1. New Hampshire may just be for real. Yeah, I get it. The Wildcats’ overall record is just two games over .500, and the collective Hockey East record of the league teams they’ve beaten is an ugly 4-14-5. So we’ll see how they do … Read more
1. And down goes Bemidji! It took 14 games — exactly halfway into the conference season — but someone finally beat Bemidji State. Michigan Tech, behind 17 saves from Angus Redmond and a late game-winning goal by Mike Neville, topped the Beavers 2-1 on Saturday night in Houghton. The win helped the Huskies earn the … Read more
Power surge One statistic stands way, way out in Rochester Institute of Technology’s sweep of Niagara: success with the man advantage. The Tigers scored a whopping eight power play goals in the series, including a school record six in a 7-1 win on Friday. RIT went six for 10 with the man advantage in that … Read more
For all its success the last few years, there was one thing the Harvard men’s hockey team hadn’t accomplished: A North Country sweep. The Crimson beat St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend for the program’s first sweep in the North Country since Nov. 2002, when current Harvard coach Ted Donato was still playing in the … Read more