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Holee smokes! I’ve shaved two games off Jim’s lead. Something good must have been in my holiday eggnog. Dave last week: 7-3-3 Jim last week: 5-5-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 100-46-25 Jim’s record-to-date: 103-43-25 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 8 Providence at Boston College Dave’s pick: I think there’s a razor-thin difference between these two clubs, so I’m going … Read more
Shane here … Seems like we’re just about back to normal in terms of the college hockey schedule. Sure, Michigan Tech is in sunny Arizona for Arizona State’s tournament, but eight other WCHA teams are in action against each other, including two teams which have been off for the last three weekends. Yes, all you … Read more
Matthew picked a game back up on me last week thanks to correctly picking Western Michigan to beat Bowling Green. I went 6-1-2 (.777) while Matthew went 7-0-2 (.888), both pretty good numbers. On the year, I am 73-31-10 (.684) while Matthew is 69-35-10 (.649). Let’s get to this week’s action. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 8-9 No. … Read more
The first full weekend of games of the New Year has arrived and several good matchups are on the horizon, including a MIAC battle between St. Thomas and St. Mary’s. St. Thomas (7-4-2, 5-1) vs. St. Mary’s (6-5-2, 3-2-1): The Tommies have won two of their last three and are playing for the first time … Read more
It’s a busy schedule for ECAC Hockey this weekend, highlighted by Quinnipiac and Harvard meeting at Madison Square Garden Saturday. Here’s a look at Thursday’s games, with the rest of the picks coming late tonight. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, Jan. 7 Boston University at Harvard The Crimson have been red-hot for … Read more
The sprint that is the second half schedule has officially begun and there are several intriguing nonconference matchups that could have major implications come tournament selection time on the docket this week. Of course, the conference battles are all there, too, so enjoy the great hockey that will dominate the schedule through the next couple … Read more
Three things I think I think about this past weekend’s return to action for Atlantic Hockey: How ’bout them Jackets? The American International Yellow Jackets opened up the second half of the season in a big way, taking three points from the Canisius Golden Griffins. Dating back to the end of the first half of … Read more
In terms of women’s Division III action, 2016 picked up right where 2015 left off as teams hit the ice this past weekend. Overtime and upsets seemed to be the weekend trend. Kicking off the year on Jan. 1, Wisconsin-Eau Claire and St. Mary’s battled to a 1-1 tie as both teams popped their goals … Read more
Happy New Year to all and what a way to welcome back the second half of play in the 2015-16 season! There were holiday tournaments aplenty and several gracious hosts who allowed invited guests to skate off with the coveted championship trophy. Only Plattsburgh held onto the title in their hosted tournament, so there were … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Providence is mortal. The Friars went longer than any other team before sustaining a loss, but since the holiday break they’ve lost two of their last three. Losing in overtime to a 9-2-2 Cornell team in the first game out of the break … Read more
1. Beavers steal three points Bemidji State and Alaska played the lone conference series this weekend. Both teams were too close to the WCHA cellar for comfort, and both teams needed the points this weekend to lift themselves out of it — BSU came into the weekend in eighth place (10 points) while Alaska was … Read more
The NCHC continued its strong play in out-of-conference action, going 5-1-2 over the weekend to up is best nonconference winning mark to 43-23-9 (.633). St. Cloud State and North Dakota both swept opponents, No. 17 Denver battled No. 16 Notre Dame to two ties, and Miami split with Rensselaer. Shutout streak ends Perhaps it was … Read more
Bobcats maintain lead ECAC leader and No. 4 Quinnipiac held its five-point advantage atop the conference by earning a pair of wins on home ice. Freshman Melissa Samoskevich scored the game’s only goal 2:09 into the first period as the Bobcats held off Yale, 1-0. She elevated the rebound of Nicole Kosta’s shot over the … Read more
It’s the start of January, which means it’s time to start giving the PairWise more consideration. ECAC Hockey’s strong showing in non-conference (51-31-8, second to the NCHC). As a result, the conference currently has six teams in top-16, including the top two seeds in Quinnipiac and Harvard. Conference play should drop some of those teams, … Read more
I hope everyone had a great holiday season, I had to get this one posted early before all of the Vikings/Packers festivities begin. Most of the Big Ten teams hit the road to play in a holiday tournament last week, with the exception of Minnesota hosting a tournament and Wisconsin gearing up for the second … Read more
Here’s a look at upcoming ECAC Hockey games (see holiday tournament picks here): Clarkson at Bowling Green (Saturday-Sunday) The Golden Knights begin their second half looking for better results. Clarkson is 7-8-2 in its first half with an abysmal 0-for-35 on the power play over 11 games. The past two months have not been kind … Read more
Well, here we go with the second half. Matt and Candace pick this week’s best games. Jan. 1 – Wisconsin-Eau Claire at St. Mary’s Candace: This will be a battle, but it goes to the road team. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3-1 Matt: The only game on the schedule to kick off 2016, but it should be … Read more
The post-holiday action continues with more nonconference play. Jim last week: 5-5-0 Jim to-date: 98-38-22 Dave last week: 5-5-0 Dave to-date: 93-43-22 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 1 Mariucci Classic Connecticut at Minnesota Dave’s pick: UConn finished strong in the first half, but I’m going with the Gophers on their home ice. UM … Read more
Here’s a look at ECAC Hockey teams in holiday tournaments this weekend: Harvard at Mariucci Classic The Crimson finished their first half with a 3-1-2 stretch, including two straight ties to Union and Rensselaer. While the effort hasn’t been totally unexpected, Harvard seems like a team that should be better than its record may imply. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-1 Chris: 0-2 On the season: Dan: 69-41-9 (.618) Chris: 77-33-9 (.685) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3 Robert Morris at Dartmouth Robert Morris vs. Union/Merrimack Dan: This is one of those weekends where RMU can’t necessarily gain space in the Pairwise, but they can definitely lose it … Read more