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The WCHA starts to get really interesting this weekend. We have four in-league series scheduled, and three of those come with teams on the same — or at least perceived to be — on the same tier in the league pecking order. Who takes the next jump? Who proves they’re ready to move up? Let’s … Read more
Because of some scheduling glitches with my travel, I ended up picking first last week. And Dave made only one pick differently from me and picked up a game. The season is early (or so I keep reminding myself). Jim last week: 6-6-1 Jim to date: 31-31-10 Dave last week: 7-5-1 Dave to date: 34-28-10 … Read more
It’s completely my fault that picks for Thursday night’s game between Niagara and Penn State weren’t posted. I have nothing to gain by telling you that Drew Claussen picked the Nittany Lions by a score of 5-2, because he’s going to take a win for that game and I’m going to take one in the … Read more
ECAC enters its first week of conference play. Here are this weekend’s games. All games this weekend are either 7 or 7:05 p.m. starts. Friday, November 4th Quinnipiac at Clarkson The Golden Knights have had a decent start but have hit a slide last weekend. I don’t see that changing Friday. Quinnipiac takes this one. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 27-18-7 (.587) Chris: 29-16-7 (.625) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 Niagara at Penn State Dan: Penn State was bombs away against Canisius, and then they peppered the net with shots. I can’t see this going differently just on the … Read more
I thought I was looking good to put distance between Matthew and me last week after Friday, but then Minnesota-Duluth had to go and sweep North Dakota. Regardless, I still picked up another game, going 6-4 (.600) while Matthew went 5-5 (.500). On the year, I am 25-18-6 (.571) while Matthew is 21-22-6 (.489). Friday-Saturday, … Read more
The first November weekend of hockey has arrived and it’s time for another year of making predictions. Every team out west already has games under their belt and will go into this weekend either looking to build on early-season momentum or get back on track. Several crossover matches are mixed in with conference matchups among … Read more
The ink isn’t dry on many new rosters yet and one conference has just formally taken the ice for official practices, but some great match-ups abound on the first real opening weekend of D-III play. Here are some first week prognostications to get the season off to a fast start focused on the always friendly, … Read more
First of all, Happy Halloween. WCHA hockey is starting to shake itself out. We have an idea who the contenders are. We have an idea which teams are struggling, and we have an idea of which players will be key statistical leaders. Here is what we learned this weekend: 1. Michael Bitzer is one of … Read more
There’s ways of getting your first career victory, and then there’s ways of getting your first career victory. With under seven minutes left in the second period of their Friday game at Mercyhurst, the AIC Yellow Jackets trailed 3-1 to the host Lakers. Then ANdrew Debrincat scored with four minutes remaining to cut the lead … Read more
News of the suspension of four of its captains before the season cast plenty of doubt over the start to Vermont’s season. Now, with that quartet back in the lineup, the Catamounts are proving to be a team to reckon with. That leads the three things I’ve learned this week. 1. Watch out for the … Read more
All six Big Ten teams were in action this weekend against various teams from the East Coast and, aside from a tough weekend for Michigan, things went very well. Here’s how things ended up: Penn State swept Canisius at home, winning 4-1 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday Ohio State trounced Niagara 10-2 on Friday … Read more
It was a great start for the Harvard Crimson in the first weekend of life without Jimmy Vesey as they swept the weekend series against the Arizona State Sun Devils. While the Sun Devils aren’t national powers by any stretch of the imagination as they are their full season of NCAA Division I Hockey, but … Read more
Women’s D-III action commenced this weekend. Here are the highlights from the first weekend of play. No. 9 Lake Forest at St. Catherine Five different Foresters scored on Saturday to give Lake Forest the 5-1 win, but St. Catherine won 3-2 in overtime on Sunday to earn the weekend split. St. Catherine scored twice in … Read more
Over 20 years Minnesota-Duluth hadn’t swept North Dakota since 1995. To put that in perspective, the Ralph Engelstad Arena hadn’t been built at that point. It was even longer since the Bulldogs had performed that feat at home, 1992 to be exact. Most of the current Bulldogs players hadn’t even been born when that last … Read more
The weekend didn’t see any upsets. Here’s a recap of the big stories. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth at Ohio State Katherine McGovern and Sydney Brodt each had two goals in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 win on Friday. UMD scored four first-period goals and Ohio State could not recover. On Saturday, the Bulldogs scored twice in the second … Read more
ECAC Hockey finally gets in full swing this season as the Ivy teams open their seasons. Here’s a look at the games set for the weekend. All start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, Oct. 28 Union at Rensselaer The first conference game of the season in ECAC Hockey is also one of the … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 20-12-7 (.603) Chris: 20-12-7 (.603) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 Rochester Institute of Technology at Bentley Dan: The Tigers will make what might be their final trip to the JAR (depending on next year’s schedule), a place where they’ve won … Read more
It’s amazing that it’s taken this long, but after this weekend each WCHA team will have played at least one in-conerence series when Alaska Anchorage travels to Bemidji States. This weekend also features a sneaky good matchup in the Upper Peninsula that many in the WCHA are paying close to. Let’s get picking… Northern Michigan … Read more
Jim is still stuck at .500 while I’m only two games better. We’re both hoping our numbers take off in the upcoming weeks. Dave last week: 11-7-6 Jim last week: 9-9-6 Dave’s record-to-date: 27-23-9 Jim’s record-to-date: 25-25-9 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 28 Providence at Boston College Dave’s pick: Other than its Icebreaker game against Denver, this … Read more