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Last time: 4-8-3 Overall: 33-20-11 Here’s a look at the schedule for the next few days in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, Jan. 21 Rensselaer at Quinnipiac It’s a meeting of the first and second place teams in the ECAC in a rare Thursday night conference game. At this … Read more
Shane here … Believe it or not, I made it home from Houghton unscathed on Sunday despite the fact that the town got 27 or so inches of lake-effect snow last Saturday while I was there for the Minnesota State-Michigan Tech series. While I was worried about getting out of town, the Yoopers basically said, … Read more
The level of competition across all of the conferences has simply been outstanding. No, I am not saying that in any way to justify my picks being just over the .500 mark in recent weeks. The old adage of any team being able to win on any given night is the reality these days and … Read more
The college hockey season is flying by and it’s time to take a stab at making predictions for some of the games on the schedule this week. The featured game, of course, is the showdown between top-ranked St. Norbert and No. 2 Adrian. Concordia (Minn.) and Augsburg square off in a key MIAC battle and … Read more
College hockey officials recently got a reminder to call penalties on defenders who don’t immediately release an opponent on a dump-and-chase situation.
While neighboring Quinnipiac has been in the spotlight for its 19-1-3 start, Yale has been on an impressive run of its own over the last month. A sweep of travel partner Brown last weekend pushed the Bulldogs record to 5-0-1 since Dec. 11. It wasn’t an easy weekend for Yale, however. The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. It was great to see the first full weekend of Hockey East play. Hey, I like the prime nonconference games as much as the next guy. But it was great to see the first full slate of six league games on Friday and … Read more
1. Tech beats MSU (finally), and gains some ground For once, a key WCHA series this weekend didn’t end in a split. Michigan Tech took three of four points from conference leaders Minnesota State in a (very snowy) Houghton on Friday and Saturday. Despite the crazy lake-effect snow on Saturday night, 3,153 people saw the Huskies … Read more
United States wins Under-18 Championship Connecticut signee Natalie Snodgrass’ second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime gave the U.S. a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Canada and its second straight gold medal. Leads solidified In all four leagues, the team that entered the weekend leading the conference maintained the advantage. Although the gap to the … Read more
With just about five weeks left until the end of the regular season, every game now takes on a whole new meaning as teams begin to jockey for position in conference standings and contenders start to separate themselves from pretenders. There was a lot of that last weekend in the women’s Division III docket. Top-ranked … Read more
Last-minute heroics A couple of NCHC teams had last-minute heroics lead to favorable outcomes. Western Michigan traveled to Denver to face the Pioneers. On Friday, the Broncos trailed 4-2 with under three minutes left when they got a power play. Coach Andy Murray pulled his goaltender for a six-on-four, and got a goal from Sheldon … Read more
So we are already halfway through January and the conference competition is heating up with many leaders are being challenged by teams looking to make their presence known. Nonconference games, while not worth points in the standings, are important in building a resume for national consideration, but more importantly, building a level of consistency that … Read more
Greetings from the frozen tundra that Minnesota turned into this weekend. ‘Twas a perfect weekend to park yourself on the couch and never leave. All six Big Ten teams squared off against each other this weekend. Here’s how things played out: Minnesota swept Michigan State at home Penn State swept Wisconsin at home Ohio State … Read more
It never ceases to amaze me how a weekend of hockey can provide thrills, spills, and spine-tingling chills – and prove absolutely nothing. The two best teams in Atlantic Hockey went toe-to-toe this weekend with Robert Morris and Holy Cross facing off at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. On Friday night, a track meet … Read more
Here’s a look at this weekend’s ECAC Hockey games.
After last weekend, it looks to me as though the Big Ten standings may be shaping up along the lines of how they’ll appear at the end of the season. I could be wrong, of course. I’m often wrong. Let’s see how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 3-2-1 … Read more
We’ve reached the midway point of January and here are the picks for this week’s games. The West slate includes a nonconference showdown between Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Augsburg. Eau Claire (10-3-2) vs. Augsburg (9-4) The Auggies are one of the hottest teams in hockey, having won their last five, and they have scored at least … Read more
Dave and I had equally decent weeks last week, meaning I maintain my slim three-game lead. Jim last week: 9-4-2 Jim to date: 112-47-27 Dave last week: 9-4-2 Dave to date: 109-50-27 Friday, January 15 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Both teams are playing equally as well right now. Which means I will … Read more
Hey all. Luckily, for your sake, I didn’t try something dumb like think of a David Bowie lyric to go with each series this weekend. OK, I tried for like 20 minutes but quit and just decided to listen to the albums Low and Aladdin Sane instead while making my picks. I also wasted time … Read more
Tons of action this weekend, but only one instance where ranked teams face one another. Matt did a little better than Candace last week by correctly picking Sacred Heart to win the St. Michael’s Tournament. This season is flying by, hard to believe that in just two months’ and change time, we’ll be crowing the … Read more