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ECAC Hockey teams were involved in ten games this weekend, and four went to overtime. On Friday, Connecticut and Colgate tied 4-4, while Maine beat last year’s national runner-up Quinnipiac 4-3. The Bobcats came back Saturday with a 3-2 overtime win against the Black Bears, while Union relinquished a two-goal third period lead and settled … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 7 Clarkson The Badgers skated to a weekend sweep in Potsdam thanks in part to Emily Clark’s overtime winner Friday afternoon. Wisconsin trailed 2-1 heading into the third period, but Sam Cogan’s power-play goal forced the extra period and the Badgers won 3-2 in overtime. The Badgers seemed to find their … Read more
Denver rebounds After losing twice on opening weekend, once to Ohio State, once to Boston College, and struggling to get scoring from their top two lines, the Denver Pioneers figured to have trouble heading into this weekend against No. 2 Boston University. The task got taller when it was announced star sophomore forward Dylan Gambrell … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey. It’s brought to you, today, by the letter “W.” Wins! It always feels like Chris and I talk about a need for non-conference wins. We talk about how teams iron out some of their issues and pick off a win here or there. … Read more
With Hockey East going a collective 7-9-3 this weekend in non-league play, the league’s early-season collective struggles continue. While March seems so far away, might the results this month rear their ugly head come March? That leads the three things I learned this weekend. 1. Non-league woes could translate to thin NCAA representation come March Sure, … Read more
Last week: 2-8-2 Here’s a look at the games for the second full weekend of ECAC Hockey’s non-conference schedule. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Merrimack at Clarkson Merrimack lost its season opener 2-1 to Sacred Heart last weekend, while Clarkson split a home-and-home series with Vermont. The Golden Knights were especially tough … Read more
Nicole and I both did pretty well last week. I went 18-5-3, while she went 17-6-3. On the year, I am 38-10-5, while she is 37-11-5. Perhaps I can build on my slim lead in our season race. Friday, Oct. 14 Merrimack at Maine Candace: The Warriors got a good win last weekend, but I … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-2-1 Chris: 7-3-1 On the season: Dan: 8-2-2 (.750) Chris: 7-3-2 (.666) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 Northeastern vs. Bentley Dan: Bentley’s sweep of Northeastern shocked the college hockey establishment last year. It’s also an interest underwrite for the Huskies, who went onto capture the Hockey … Read more
It’s taken three weeks, but we’ll finally have all of the WCHA teams with a game under their belt when Lake Superior State battles Michigan State. The Lakers are the last team to open their season, and it comes in a weekend that features a couple sneaky good matchups between Northern Michigan-Bemidji State and St. … Read more
The Big Ten had a decent opening weekend. So did Drew Claussen and I, although we were each bitten by picking splits the wrong way. Drew: 5-4-1 (.550) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) This week All six B1G teams are in action this weekend, although Minnesota plays the U.S. Under-18 team in exhibition tonight. Michigan State and … Read more
It’s hard to believe Jim opened the season by going .500 and… taking the lead! Dave last week: 7-9-3 Jim last week: 8-8-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 7-9-3 Jim’s record-to-date: 8-8-3 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 14 Merrimack at Clarkson Dave’s pick: When you open the season with a 2-1 home loss to Sacred Heart despite getting a 14-5 advantage … Read more
Thanks to correctly picking the Colorado College-Massachusetts split, I have a two-game lead on Matthew in our annual picks contest. Last week, I went 6-4-2, while Matthew went 4-6-2. On the year, I am 8-4-2 while Matthew is 6-6-2. Let’s see if I can widen the lead this weekend. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 14-15 Western Michigan vs. … Read more
Union ends winless drought Penn State and Union split a weekend series, with Union earning its first win in 56 tries. On Friday night, Nittany Lions seniors Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen each tallied a hat trick in Penn State’s 8-1 win. On Saturday, Haley Shugart and Emily Erickson each scored two to lead the … Read more
We had an interesting first weekend in the Big Ten, with every team picking up at least one win and two teams rewarding the B1G coaches for a little preseason faith. 1. The Nittany Lions, the Wolverines and the Badgers each earned splits. After a decisive 4-2 win over St. Lawrence Thursday night, Penn State … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1.Beware the Atlantic Hockey Conference. It wasn’t that long ago that games against the Atlantic Hockey Conference were considered close to automatic wins. Maybe not by the lower end of the Hockey East, but certainly among the elite. Not this past weekend. Atlantic teams … Read more
1. Standings upside-down If you had Bemidji State, Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State on top of the league standings after the first two weeks of the season… wait, scratch that. You didn’t have those teams on top of the league standings (at least not two of them), so don’t say you did, because you’re certainly … Read more
Title defense starts brightly North Dakota began its quest for a ninth national championship and second in two years strongly. Atlantic Hockey’s Canisius was the Fighting Hawks’ first test this past weekend in Grand Forks, and UND ran into few problems while winning both games of the teams’ series by a combined 10-1. UND’s offense … Read more
Union coach Rick Bennett isn’t afraid of facing tough opponents on the road, and that paid off for the Dutchmen, who beat No. 6 Michigan 4-3 in the season opener for both teams at Yost Arena Friday. Union rallied from an early two-goal deficit to tie the game, and then scored two unanswered goals after … Read more
To be the man, you gotta beat the man. Had TJ Moore not put on a show, it’s likely Air Force and Bentley would’ve led off the weekend. Instead, in a wild weekend series at Niagara, we’re talking about back-to-back hat trick nights for the Crusader junior. On Friday, the Crusaders scored seven goals in … Read more
The only reason this matchup in the Icebreaker is a surprise is that the two Frozen Four teams from last year are playing in the consolation game. Saturday, October 8 Boston College at Denver Candace: Neither team looked particularly strong Friday, but I don’t see the Pioneers losing two in a row on home ice. … Read more