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The end of the regular season and first round of conference tournaments is here. Yes there is much still to battle for in many of the conferences, NE-10 semifinals and for the NEHC teams in the quarterfinals, it is win or go home! The picks from last week saw a playoff-like performance at 6-0-2 (.875) … Read more
For the seven Division III women’s conferences, the playoff picture for each became a bit clearer over the weekend, or in most cases, more blurry. Colonial Hockey-leading Stevenson will go into the conference tournament as the top seed with an 11-0-1 mark in league play, head and shoulders the class of the conference. Last weekend, … Read more
For one conference, everything is settled, while the top is clearer in one or two more. The penultimate week for most was an opportunity to make a move in the standings and many teams did their best to gain home ice or solidify their game coming into the all-important conference tournaments. Here’s the weekend East … Read more
With two weeks left in the regular season, there’s still plenty at stake in ECAC Hockey. First-place Quinnipiac has clinched a first-round bye for the conference playoffs, while second-place Yale is in a good position to join the Bobcats in the top four. At the bottom of the standings, Princeton, Brown, Colgate, and Union appear … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Notre Dame is now the team to beat. But… The Irish have their destiny in their own hands with a one-point lead with two weeks to go. That’s thanks primarily to their own strong play, sweeping Maine last weekend to make them 11-1-0 … Read more
Three league series this past weekend, and all ended up with splits (or the equivalent two ties). Let’s go over them: 1. Weird weekend in Huntsville keeps UAH hopes alive One likely won’t come across a weirder series than the one between Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State this weekend in Alabama. On Friday, the Mavericks … Read more
A pair of championships No. 1 Boston College secured its third straight regular-season title with wins over No. 6 Northeastern, 5-3, and Vermont, 3-0. Makenna Newkirk had two goals and an assist on Friday versus the Huskies, as did Northeastern’s Kendall Coyne in a losing effort. Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa chipped in with a … Read more
Denver gains revenge, solidifies home ice Back in December, Denver traveled to North Dakota and got swept fairly convincingly, a blow to the Pioneers that carried over into the following weekend, where they were swept by St. Cloud State. This weekend, Denver gained redemption, sweeping the Fighting Hawks 6-4 and 4-1, in part due to … Read more
All six Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend, with the three teams at the top of the standings traveling to face off against the three at the bottom. The road warriors, for the most part, prevailed against the bottom three. Here’s how things played out: Minnesota swept Ohio State Michigan … Read more
So here we are again in Atlantic Hockey, another postseason run to the roses upon us. It’s amazing how the start of the playoffs, a time of tumultuous finishes (especially for a one-berth league to the national tournament), is essentially calmer than the storm leading up to it. In typical AHC fashion, an 11-team demolition … Read more
Here’s something you don’t see every day. And probably something Jimmy Mullin and Minnesota State would like to never see again.
With the Friday night games in the books this weekend, let’s reset the playoff race heading into tonight, including some clinching scenarios that are on the table. A website that I use for this is playoffstatus.com, which provides (most of the time) up to the minute statuses on clinching and elimination scenarios, along with likely percentages … Read more
A look ahead at this weekend’s matchups in ECAC Hockey: Friday, Feb. 12 Princeton at No. 20 Clarkson A five-game winning streak has put the Golden Knights back into the top 20. It’s been an impressive run and has put No. 20 Clarkson back into the hunt for playoff positioning. With momentum on its side, … Read more
Hey all. Jack here. What a difference a week can make. After going 3-8-1 on my picks last weekend, I was able to turn it around completely this time around and go a perfect 9-0-0 on the weekend. I have no idea how this happened, but I swear I didn’t cheat. (But I won’t completely … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week, Drew Claussen and I were both bitten by the wrong-way split. Last week Drew: 1-3-0 (.250) Paula: 1-3-0 (.250) Season Drew: 65-42-15 (.594) Paula: 68-39-15 (.619) This week Everyone plays and everyone plays on Friday and Saturday. Michigan at Wisconsin Drew: I think that Michigan has the best chance of … Read more
Thanks to Northastern’s win over Harvard in the Beanpot consolation game and a late Merrimack goal last Saturday night to earn a tie with Connecticut, I picked up a key game late in the season on Dave. It’s almost getting to the point that he’s going to have to begin to get desperate, pinching the … Read more
This is it — the penultimate weekend in Division III women’s hockey. Where did the season go? More importantly, what lies ahead? Candace and Matt pick this weekend’s top games and bite down their fingernails in the process. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12-13 Hamilton at No. 5 Amherst Candace: This will be close, as it’s a good … Read more
Looking to clinch All four conferences could be won outright by the end of this weekend, and two of the leaders have that objective entirely within their own control. No. 1 Boston College can wrap up Hockey East with two wins. First is a rematch of the Beanpot final when the Eagles host No. 6 … Read more
It’s hard to believe there are only two weeks left in the season before the playoffs begin. Instead of the CHA killing me last week, it was Hockey East. I went 22-8-3 (.712) to move to 331-96-49 (.746) on the year. Let’s see if I can stay above .750 on the regular season. Friday, Feb. … Read more
Well, thanks to Minnesota-Duluth’s spirited comeback, I gained another game on Matthew. Last week, I went 3-1 (.750), while Matthew went 2-2 (.500). On the year, I am 92-43-14 (.664), while Matthew is 87-48-14 (.630). We’ve got four weeks left, so hopefully I can hold off any rally from Matthew and take the season picks … Read more