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Well, thanks to correctly picking Miami to beat Denver Friday, Matthew gained a game back on me. I still hold a lead as we go into the home stretch of the season. Last week, I went 5-3 (.625) to move to 89-42-14 (.662), while Matthew went 6-2 (.750) to move to 85-46-14 (.634). We’re light … Read more
February is here and that means we’ve reached the final month of regular-season action in NCAA Division III hockey. Here are my picks for key games in the West this weekend: St. Thomas (9-6-4, 6-2-2) vs. Concordia (Minn.) (8-9-2, 6-3-1) The Tommies are tied for second in the conference and have seen their last two … Read more
The road into February just got bumpy again and teams looking to be playing at their best when it matters most are now focused on the stretch drive. That is good advice for my prediction skills as well. The picks for last week regressed coming into February as I finished at 4-3-0 (.571) for the … Read more
Dear faithful readers, I have an interview for next week’s column scheduled with Brad Traviolia, Deputy Commissioner for the Big Ten Conference, tomorrow afternoon. If you’d be so kind to post any questions that you have about Big Ten hockey or college hockey as a whole in the comments section and I’ll try to ask as … Read more
The battle in every conference is on for regular season supremacy and playoff seeding. Some teams helped themselves a lot this weekend while others lost out on chances to move up with the remaining weekends in the regular season swindling down as the calendar turns to February. There are just three weekends remaining and a … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. All four Beanpot schools are going into Monday night’s games on high notes. Boston College and Boston University polished off Notre Dame and Merrimack, respectively, by identical 4-0 scores. The Eagles get the extra tip of the fedora considering that Notre Dame was … Read more
Michigan Tech’s road unbeaten streak hit eight this weekend, and in the process inched closer to Bowling Green in the WCHA standings. The Huskies earned the 4-4 tie in Friday night’s game in Bowling Green before scoring four more goals in Saturday’s 4-1 win. It’s the second-straight three-point weekend for Tech — both against the … Read more
The games are getting more and more intense, as every team is hoping to peak at the right time. In the women’s Division III ranks, it appears top-ranked Plattsburgh is on a mission. The Cardinals remained undefeated (20-0-0) in knocking off No. 2 Elmira by scores of 4-2 Saturday and 7-1 Sunday. On Saturday, Melissa … Read more
St. Cloud State captures Minnesota tournament For the first time, the St. Cloud State Huskies won the North Star College Cup, a Minnesota hockey tournament that features four of the best teams in state. St. Cloud’s stellar offense, currently ranked second in the country, and its third-ranked power-play unit, combined for 10 goals on the … Read more
Bobcats increase ECAC lead Melissa Samoskevich scored power-play game winners on back-to-back days to help No. 4 Quinnipiac to weekend wins over Harvard, 1-0, and Dartmouth, 2-1. The freshman popped in a rebound 6:52 into Friday’s game with the Crimson. Emerance Maschmeyer slammed the door on the other 37 shots from the Bobcats, but meanwhile, … Read more
Several lengthy unbeaten streaks for ECAC Hockey teams came to an end over the weekend. Yale owned a six-game unbeaten streak entering play on Friday, but looked flat in a 2-1 loss to Union. However, the Bulldogs rebounded on Saturday, beating a Rensselaer team that entered the night with six-game unbeaten streak, one that was … Read more
Greetings from the Xcel Energy Center press box, where Minnesota State just completed a 3-2 victory over Minnesota (more on the Gophers later). Here’s how the B1G teams did this weekend: Michigan swept Penn State in a Thursday-Saturday series Wisconsin swept Alaska-Fairbanks at home Ohio State and Michigan State split their series in Columbus Minnesota … Read more
Two weeks ago, when Bentley struggled through two losses to RIT at home at the John A. Ryan Arena, the Falcons looked like a team trending downwards in the second half of Atlantic Hockey. They had lost four in a row and six out of seven games. They had gone from over .500 in league … Read more
Here’s a look at this weekend’s games featuring ECAC Hockey teams: Friday, Jan. 29 No. 16 Rensselaer at Brown RPI is coming off a 5-2 win against Union last weekend and two ties to Quinnipiac and Colgate, giving it a 13-7-6 record heading into the season’s final stretch. While the Engineers have maintained their position … Read more
Well, I knew I should have picked Miami, and then I’d have another game on Matthew. As it is, we had the same record, as I picked St. Cloud to sweep Western Michigan and he picked Denver to sweep Minnesota-Duluth. Last week, we went 4-3-1. On the year, I am 84-39-14, while Matthew is 79-44-14. … Read more
Darn it, UConn. A tie against Boston College and a loss to Sacred Heart was the only thing that kept me from perfection last week. Still at 11-1-1, I picked up a game on Dave, which is a better-than-average consolation prize. Jim last week: 11-1-1 Jim to date: 131-50-31 Dave last week: 10-2-1 Dave to … Read more
Hey, it’s the last weekend of January! That means there’s (basically) a month left in the college hockey season. As per usual, absolutely nothing has been decided in the WCHA, and likely won’t until the season’s last weekend (again). There are only two conference series this weekend, but both are extremely meaningful to the standings. … Read more
This weekend, two games may be a major preview for what to expect at the national tournament in short order. In a series, that needs no formal introduction, No. 1 Plattsburgh plays two at No. 2 Elmira on Saturday and Sunday. That above sentence speaks volumes, says plenty. So who wins? Friday, Jan. 29 St. … Read more
I had a decent week, barring CHA picks, going 22-5-5 (.765) to bring my season record to 287-81-44 (.750). We have some big series this week, including battles of top 10 teams, so hopefully I can do OK. Friday, Jan. 29 Princeton at Dartmouth Home ice won’t be enough to get the Big Green a … Read more
Beanpot While the field is once again strong for Boston’s midseason tournament, hosted by Boston University, it definitely looks like No. 1 Boston College and three would-be spoilers. There have been three different winners over the last trio of seasons, and BU hasn’t even reached the final over that time. It will hope that home … Read more