Atlantic Hockey Picks, January 29-30

Last week: Dan: 5-4-3 Chris: 7-2-3 On the season: Dan: 91-58-16 (.600) Chris: 104-45-16 (.679)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan:This year’s Sacred Heart seniors are 6-5-2 against Bentley overall, but a 5-2 record over the past two seasons highlights the way they’ve always seemed … Read more

Weekend West picks: Jan. 29-30

We’ve reached the point of the season where things start to get interesting in conference play. Over the next few weeks, the best will separate themselves from the rest as titles are decided and playoff tickets are punched. So without further delay, here are some of the big games on tap for the weekend. Augsburg … Read more

Weekend East picks: Jan. 28-30

It is already the final week in January, so the home stretch is officially upon all teams and conference play is now everything in terms of points and position for playoff seeding. The picks for last week may be a confidence boosting jump start for me coming into February as I finished at 5-2-0 (.714) … Read more

Weekend wrap: Jan. 24

The weekend in review… EAST WRAP – Tim Costello ECAC Northeast Just four points separate the top five teams in the conference after a weekend that saw contender battles tighten things up at the top. Endicott avenged an early season overtime loss by knocking off Nichols on home ice by a 5-3 score behind two … Read more

Weekend Wrap: Jan. 24

The women’s Division III schedule was chock-full this past weekend, and with less than a month left in the regular season, every game matters at this point. Still, even with the action from this weekend, don’t expect Monday’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll to change much, save for a possible tweak in spots 8-10. All … Read more

Weekend Wrap: Jan. 24

26 and counting No. 1 Boston College added three more wins to its perfect season. To start its week, Meghan Grieves scored twice on assists by Tori Sullivan, and Katie Burt turned away 29 shots to record a 2-0 shutout of Harvard. The Eagles returned home to sweep Vermont, 6-2 and 6-1. In the opener, … Read more

Three things from the weekend, Jan 24

1. Mavericks make statement Minnesota State bounced back from a one-point weekend at Michigan Tech in big-time fashion, scoring 13 goals in a romp over Lake Superior State in Mankato. The Mavericks won 8-0 and 5-1 against a team that had made some real strides defensively this season. One weekend might not be enough to … Read more

Three things: Jan. 24

We came out of this last round of NCHC games with plenty to discuss in the days ahead. What follows are three of the bigger talking points that caught our eyes. Omaha swept at home again It wasn’t that long ago that Omaha was easily a top-10 team in the country looking poised to build … Read more

Hockey East picks – Jan. 22-26

Jim and I had pretty good weeks, but both games we differed on ended as ties so I made up no ground. So that’s a good week for him and a bad one for me. Dave last week: 8-2-3 Jim last week: 8-2-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 117-52-30 Jim’s record-to-date: 120-49-30 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 22 Massachusetts-Lowell at … Read more

Weekend Picks: Jan. 22

There are a handful of important games this weekend in the world of women’s Division III hockey, so without further ado, Candace and Matt make their picks. Friday, Jan. 22 No. 9 Castleton at St. Anselm Candace: A tough game to pick. I think the home team wins a close one. St. Anselm 3-2 Matt: … Read more

What to Watch: Jan. 22

Storm warnings Storms often make people late, but this weekend in the ECAC, a winter storm is making things happen earlier. The league moved up the start times on both Friday and Saturday due to the snowstorm forecast to hit much of the East Coast. Rensselaer at Brown, Friday, 3 p.m. EST Last weekend, the … Read more

Weekend Picks: Jan. 22

Despite my inability to pick CHA games, I still went a very respectable 24-7-4 (.742) last week. On the year, I am 265-76-39 (.748), better than Vegas odds. Friday, Jan. 22 Rensselaer at Brown Based on Brown’s loss to Merrimack, I’m going with the Engineers. Rensselaer 3-1 St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate squeaked one out … Read more

Weekend Picks: Jan. 22

Last weekend, thanks to Anthony Louis’ last-second goal for Miami, I increased my lead over Matthew in our season picks’ race. I didn’t have a great week, going 3-2-2 (.571), while Matthew went 2-3-2 (.428). On the year, I am 80-36-13  (.670) while Matthew is 75-41-13 (.631). We have some intense matchups this week, so … Read more