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This weekend kicks off women’s D-I play again. In my final weekend of the first half, I closed strong, going 11-2-3, moving to 207-62-29 on the season. Let’s see if I can start 2016 off with a bang. Friday, Jan. 1 Brown at Princeton The Tigers have done well against teams below them in the … Read more
A new year arrives and brings with it more college hockey. Half of the Ivy League gets started on 2016’s first day in two of the four conference games over the weekend, all in the ECAC. The start of the work week brings a couple of Hockey East contests. The CHA and WCHA teams that … Read more
Happy New Year! The semester break has come to an end and that means more great holiday tournament action to open 2016 in the East. The picks entering the holidays saw one of my worst weeks of the season at 2-3-2 (.429). That brings the season record down to 21-13-6 (.600) so no time like … Read more
I closed the first half of the season with a five-game lead on Matthew in our picks contest. We both went 3-1 (.750) in our last weekend of picks. On the year, I am 67-30-8 (.676), while Matthew is 62-35-8 (.628). Let’s get to the second half. Wednesday, Dec. 30 Western Michigan vs. No 12 … Read more
Happy holidays, everybody. Welcome to that odd time in the college hockey season full of traditional tournaments, nonconfernece showdowns and, for some, the continuation of a long winter’s nap. It all makes for tough pickin’. The action starts tonight (Tuesday) with the Great Lakes Invitational in Detroit, which has turned into a fun all-Michigan matchup. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-0 Chris: 1-0 On the season: Dan: 68-40-9 (.620) Chris: 77-31-9 (.697) This Week’s Picks: Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 29 Robert Morris vs. Penn State Robert Morris vs. Mass-Lowell or Clarkson Dan: This is kind of showdown time for the Colonials if they want to get into the national tournament. … Read more
It’s holiday tournament time! Everyone plays for midseason glory except for Wisconsin, who plays a single exhibition game against Trinity Western University Jan. 1. Picks records for Drew Claussen and me first. Dec. 19 Drew: 0-1-0 (.000) Paula: 0-1-0 (.000) Season Drew: 44-27-13 (.601) Paula: 47-24-13 (.637) Both Drew and I picked Michigan State to … Read more
Here’s a look at holiday tournament games involving ECAC Hockey teams early this week: Cornell at Florida College Hockey Classic The Big Red face a tough challenge heading into their post-holiday stretch at the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla. Cornell enters the tournament against two powerhouses in No. 4 Boston College and No. … Read more
Thanks to Union’s overtime win against Vermont, I went perfect and gained a game on Dave in the slow week before Christmas. A five-game lead feels like a luxury entering the second half but one bad week and that lead could be gone. Jim last week: 3-0-0 Jim to-date: 93-33-22 Dave last week: 2-1-0 Dave … Read more
There are four zero- or one-loss teams at the break, the same number as in the last 12 seasons combined.
Last time: 7-3-2 Overall: 27-12-8 There’s only one game scheduled for this weekend, as Vermont travels to Union for a 4 p.m. matchup against the Dutchmen on Sunday. The Dutchmen are on a four-game unbeaten streak and haven’t lost in regulation since Nov. 6. Vermont split a home-and-home series with a good St. Lawrence team … Read more
Thanks to Western Michigan, I put a little more distance between Matthew and I, as I went 4-2 last week and he went 3-3 (.500). On the year, I am 64-29-8 (.673), while Matthew is 59-34-8 (.623). We have light action this week, so let’s get to it. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 18-19 Colorado College at Alabama-Huntsville … Read more
There is a single game to discuss this weekend. First, a look at how Drew Claussen and I have picked the league to this point. Last week Drew: 1-4-0 (.200) Paula: 3-2-0 (.600) Season Drew: 44-26-13 (.608) Paula: 47-23-13 (.645) Poor Drew was bitten by the wrong-way split bug last week, something that plagued me … Read more
Dave was able to pick up a single game last weekend during light action. Jim last week: 3-3-1 Jim to-date: 90-33-22 Dave last week: 4-2-1 Jim to-date: 86-37-22 Saturday, Dec. 19 Michigan State at Northeastern Jim’s pick: This is a tough one to pick as I think Northeastern has played well of late and Michigan … Read more
Happy holidays everyone. Just one series to worry about this week, so let’s get right to it … Colorado College at Alabama Huntsville Shane: It’s a matchup between the bottom two teams in the NCHC and WCHA. Each has just three wins. The Chargers are on a 10-game winless streak, but I thought they showed … Read more
Dear Santa, It’s almost Christmas and there are a handful of items I’d like to ask you to bring the teams in the MIAC, NCHA and WIAC. I know you are a busy man at this time of the year, but if you could help out with the following requests it would be a great … Read more
‘Tis the season to celebrate goodwill and good tidings to all and, of course, make a few requests of the jolly old elf for some presents since I am sure all of the teams and coaches have been “good boys” this year. Well, even if some might be getting the list checked over twice by … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-1 Chris: 2-5-1 On the season: Dan: 67-40-9 (.616) Chris: 76-31-9 (.694) This Week’s Picks: Saturday December 20 Canisius at Merrimack Dan: Saturday’s game is the official kickoff to semester break for both institutions, with both schools having their final exam period end on the 18th. Canisius was a feast-or-famine team … Read more
There remains just one unbeaten team in the country thanks to Boston University. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. A motivated BU team knocks off Quinnipiac Maybe a 3-2 loss on Friday night to Yale was the motivation that Boston University needed as a night later, after falling behind, 1-0, to … Read more
The schedule was light over the weekend in the women’s Division III ranks as the first half has come to a close, in addition to the semester with final exams on tap, or, in some cases, completed. Just a handful of ranked teams were on the ice, but other games came with their share of … Read more