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DU retains the Gold Pan The roll that Denver continues to ride is the envy of the rest of the college hockey world. A 14-game unbeaten streak (11-0-3) will make that happen. Second-ranked DU is the toast of college hockey in Colorado, too, after sweeping Colorado College in a home-and-home series this last weekend by … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-5-1 Chris: 5-5-1 On the season: Dan: 47-38-14 (.545) Chris: 51-34-14 (.586) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 Bentley at Canisius Dan: There’s a couple of different ways of looking at Bentley. They’re either the team that’s won only once in over a month, or they’re the team … Read more
The calendar has turned to December and the WCHA and we get an early gift when the top teams in the WCHA meet this weekend. Bemidji State at Michigan Tech Jack: For the most part, the Beavers outplayed Princeton last weekend but scored just twice — once on the power play and once on a … Read more
Boy, it wasn’t long ago that I was looking at a five-game deficit against Dave. But picking up a game here and a game there, suddenly that lead has shrunk to one. Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Dave to date: 63-45-18 Dave to date: 64-44-18 Friday, December 2 Boston University at Providence … Read more
December has arrived and the action is heating up as the Division III hockey season makes its way toward the midway point of the season. St. Thomas and Hamline square off in a pivotal MIAC series, while St. Scholastica hits the road to take on Marian in a key NCHA series. In the WIAC, Wisconsin-River … Read more
Hard to believe but the calendar has turned to December already and that means there are just a couple of weekends left before the semester break and a chance for teams to celebrate the holidays feeling good about themselves with a couple of wins to close out the first half. I am feeling pretty good … Read more
Thanks to Air Force, I gained another game on Matthew in our picks race, and more importantly made it above .600 in the season picks. Last week, I went 5-1-2 (.750) while Matthew went 4-2-2 (.625). On the year, I am 43-26-12 (.604) while Matthew is 36-33-12 (.518). We have some big rivalry series this … Read more
Last time: 10-2-1 Overall: 17-5-3 Most teams return to conference play this weekend with a few non-conference games sprinkled in. All games are 7 or 7:05 p.m. EDT unless otherwise noted. Friday, Dec. 2 Dartmouth at Clarkson I think this will be a close game with goaltending being the name of the game for both … Read more
I got another game up on Nicole last weekend, thanks to Dartmouth. We both did pretty well though. I went 14-6-5, while Nicole went 13-7-5. On the year, I have a big lead, as I am 171-61-29, while Nicole is 151-81-29. We’ve got three 1 vs. 2 conference series this weekend, so let’s get to … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! In other words, Big Ten league play begins this week! B1G Hockey is 42-22-9 in nonconference play to start the season, with a Division I-leading .637 win percentage. This is how Drew Claussen and I are doing so far. Last week Drew: 3-4-1 (.438) Paula: 3-4-1 (.438) … Read more
We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving weekend. It was a light schedule in the WCHA, but we still learned quite a bit. 1. Bowling Green continues to roll after a slow start. The Falcons swept Alaska Anchorage this weekend, winning one game during 3-on-3 overtime and the other in a shutout. 2. Michigan Tech’s … Read more
Cardinal/Panther Classic Utica vs. No. 5 Middlebury Elizabeth Wulf scored two second-period power-play goals en route to Middlebury’s 5-1 win No. 3 Adrian vs. No. 1 Plattsburgh Plattsburgh scored three times in the first period and that was more than enough for the top-ranked team, as they cruised to a 5-0 win. Melissa Sheeran scored … Read more
Denver wins ugly Denver won both its games this weekend, but coach Jim Montgomery couldn’t have been happy about the way the Pioneers did so, especially Saturday against Wisconsin. Against both Air Force Friday and Wisconsin Saturday, the Pioneers had difficulty holding onto the lead in the third period, and need an OT goal from … Read more
Leftovers. Thanksgiving in the moment is one of the greatest times in the United States. It’s a great meal surrounded by family and friends. If you’re like my family, however, you wind up with an exorbitant amount of leftovers that wind up finding their way into containers to be sent home with relatives. My wife … Read more
Tournaments and nonconference play around the holidays is every conference’s chance to showcase their teams as proof of why they are worthy of respect and consideration amongst the best in the nation at the D-III level. This weekend saw its fair share of upsets, another unbeaten drop from the ranks without a loss ,and a … Read more
Cornell at No. 1 Wisconsin The Badgers needed more than 50 minutes to find the net Friday night, but managed three goals in those final minutes to win 3-0. On Saturday, Wisconsin scored a minute into the game and Cornell came back to tie them twice in the first period, but the Badgers pulled away … Read more
Thanksgiving and hockey went hand-in-hand over the weekend as Concordia made the trip east to play the Great Northern PrimeLink Shootout in New York and fashioned a 1-1 record, including a win over nationally ranked Plattsburgh State on Friday night. The Cobbers scored twice in each of the first two periods to nail down a … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors continue to be a team that leaves us scratching our heads. An 0-3 start to the season made it easy to write off this team early. But that was likely premature. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. Merrimack might be hitting its stride? I have had a difficult … Read more
The Princeton Tigers went up to Bemidji State for a pair of games in which they picked up a 4-1 victory on Friday and a 3-1 victory on Saturday. For a team that hadn’t won a game on the road all season, defeating the No. 10 team in the nation twice in one weekend. Friday … Read more
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I feel like I need to go on a cleanse until Christmas. Four Big Ten teams followed Turkey Day with some nonconference games this weekend. Here’s how things shook out: Minnesota dropped Friday’s game at Northeastern 6-4 and rebounded by beating Boston College 4-2 on Sunday Michigan … Read more