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The first regular season college hockey games outside of North America ended in of all things – a shootout. That’s what was used to to determine the winner of the Friendship Four tournament championship game between Massachusetts-Lowell and Brown Saturday in Belfast. The River Hawks scored the tying goal with 39 seconds left to force … Read more
Five B1G teams were in action this weekend with Wisconsin taking another weekend off. Here’s how the games played out: Minnesota was swept at home by St. Cloud State Ohio State was swept on the road by Nebraska-Omaha Michigan State was swept at home by North Dakota Michigan beat Dartmouth on Friday before the same … Read more
Ownage In my picks column Friday, where I picked No. 7 St. Cloud State to emerge with a sweep on the road against in-state rival Minnesota, I used the word “ownage” to describe the NCHC’s record versus the Big Ten this season. That certainly seems to be the case. This weekend, Omaha swept Big Ten … Read more
Every season, Atlantic Hockey has one of the most tightly-packed, logjammed races throughout the college hockey universe. There’s constant parity, and even though coaches say they want to play their best hockey in March, games in November inevitably shape the landscape. This season, there is once again little to no breakout from the early parts of … Read more
Three things I think I learned about the WCHA this weekend … 1. Blue(ger) period Minnesota State senior forward Teddy Blueger put on quite a performance in the first period of the Mavericks’ 6-2 victory over Alaska Anchorage. Blueger had a hand in all five goals MSU scored in the first 20 (actually 15) minutes … Read more
Sat. Nov. 28 Western Michigan vs. Notre Dame Candace: Western didn’t look that great against Rensselaer, and I have to think home ice carries the Fighting Irish through. Notre Dame 4-2 Matthew: I really want to take Western here, but i can’t see Notre Dame losing twice in its own tournament this year. Notre Dame … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to all! For most people this week, it’s all about turkey, football and family. For some of us, this weekend is all about some great holiday hockey tournaments and nonconference matchups that don’t occur in the regular season with any great frequency. It makes the hockey exciting, but the picking of the winners … Read more
Last week, Jim and I disagreed on only two picks. One of those games ended in a tie. In the other, he correctly picked the order of the Boston University – Michigan split, getting them both right. Could it be that Jimmy is smarter than I am? As Vizzini said in The Princess Bride, “Inconceivable!” … Read more
Please, no more ties. Brown vs. Colgate in Northern Ireland (Friday) Hockey across the pond. Why not? With both Brown and Colgate pretty desperate for a win, one must think Friday’s 11 a.m. EST matchup in the semifinals of the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be anything but groggy. These teams played to … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving! Not too many games on the schedule this weekend, but a couple ranked teams do play, in addition to the Cardinal/Panther Classic that will feature the top three teams in the country. Once the turkey is digested and the food coma wears off, check out this schedule this coming weekend. Candace and Matt … Read more
Holiday weekends often mean special tournaments and showcases in college hockey, and because most women’s teams are on an extended break around Christmas, Thanksgiving is typically the busiest weekend for special events. This year, we have three classics and cups, as well as some other key nonconference clashes. Nutmeg Classic Yale hosts the 12th edition … Read more
Thanks to Minnesota-Duluth, I got another game on Matthew in our season picks race. Last week, I went 5-2-2 to move to 45-24-8 on the year, while Matthew went 4-3-2 to move to 42-27-8. Some interesting nonconference matchups this week. Let’s see how we do. Unfortunately for Matthew, we see eye-to-eye this week. Western Michigan … Read more
Last week I had my worst week of the year, going 21-10 (.677) to move to 161-42-20 (.766) on the year. There are a lot of tournaments this weekend, so I’ll have to do a second set of picks on Saturday if I’m wrong on the Nutmeg Classic, but let’s see what I can do … Read more
Lots of ties last week. Lots. It looks like Drew Claussen and I engaged in a role reversal, too. Last week Drew: 1-4-3 (.313) Paula: 4-1-3 (.688) Season Drew: 32-20-11 (.595) Paula: 36-16-11 (.659) This week There are five Big Ten teams playing this weekend. Wisconsin has a bye. Dartmouth at Michigan Drew: Michigan’s defense … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 52-28-7 (.638) Chris: 60-20-7 (.730) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 27 and Saturday November 28 Army West Point at Canisius Dan: It’s hard to imagine Army West Point being swept by anybody these days, and I really think they’re on the verge of a breakout. … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! What are we thankful for? Overtime games and ties, apparently. There were plenty of those last week in a league that seems to filled with parity but not necessarily a lot of goals. Perhaps that will change this weekend. Perhaps we should pick all ties and see if we come out any … Read more
Wow, what a weekend in the women’s Division III circles! As has become the norm, I suppose, upsets have been happening and individual stats are going from fantastic one week to just average the next. Case in point, Endicott goalie Vendela Jonsson went into last weekend’s games with a perfect 4-0-0 record with four shutouts. … Read more
The first few weeks have found some teams off to a fast start and still others finding themselves. Now everybody is in the full swing of season play, including the defending national champions from Trinity, along with the rest of the NESCAC. A few upsets, a few statement games and now fewer unbeatens after this … Read more
The Big Ten went 2-3-3 in nonconference play, a real mixed bag. 1. B1G teams need to learn to play with a lead. Four of the eight games played by Big Ten teams went to overtime, and in three of those games, B1G teams surrendered the lead. In addition, in its 3-2 loss to Boston … Read more
