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I have come close to blowing an eight-game lead I had on Nicole in mid-January. Last week, I went 16-9-2, while Nicole went 19-6-2. On the year, I am 291-109-51 while Nicole is 289-111-51. Hopefully, I can hold her off and not have an epic choke. Friday, Feb. 9 Brown at No. 4 Colgate Candace: … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10 Hamilton at No. 9 Amherst Hamilton goalie Sam Walther leads the county in both goals-against average (0.89) and save percentage (.966). Their team defense leads the country -– they’ve allowed just 19 goals in 20 games played for a 0.95 goals-against average. They’ve killed all but two penalties all season. Amherst features … Read more
Friday, Feb. 9 No. 13 St. Thomas at Saint John’s Few rivalries in sports compare to this one, and it’s only appropriate that a lot is riding on it. The Tommies, riding the high of a seven-game win streak, come in as the top team in the conference with 28 points. Saint John’s is third … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 84-67-24 (.549) Chris: 95-56-24 (.611) This Week’s Picks Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 Air Force at Bentley Chris:Assuming they actually play these games (Air Force will not be able to play if the government shuts down again and the deadline is Feb. 8), … Read more
After a week when Jim and I disagreed on almost everything, we agreed on every pick last week. Unfortunately. Dave last week: 6-4-2 Jim last week: 6-4-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 111-74-23 Jim’s record-to-date: 114-71-23 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Feb. 9 UMass Lowell at Boston College Dave’s pick: I’m not sure I want to pick either team. BC has … Read more
The top two teams in the conference meet and two series feature long-time rivals. This should be a very good weekend of B1G hockey. First, though, Drew Claussen and I have picks records to share. Last week Drew: 4-1-1 (.750) Paula: 2-3-1 (.416) This season Drew: 81-43-12 (.640) Paula: 84-40-12 (.662) This Week Notre Dame … Read more
We are getting down to the final stretch of the regular season with some big games this weekend. All games are 7 p.m. starts unless otherwise noted. Last time: 4-5-1 Overall: 53-38-8 Friday, Feb. 8 Princeton at Brown The Tigers are one game under .500 on the road this season, but I think they get … Read more
Matthew and I picked the same winners last weekend, and we ended up going 4-2 (.667), because even though we picked a split for Miami vs. Western Michigan, we picked the wrong winner each night. On the year, I am 81-50-19 (.603) while Matthew is 79-52-19 (.590).Unfortunately for him, we see the games the same … Read more
It is absolutely go-time for every team looking to play in some playoff hockey, and many coaches would argue that the playoffs have already begun in contests between teams looking to assure qualification or improve their standing in the league. Last week, my 5-4-1 (.550) picks hardly qualified me for being playoff ready, but there … Read more
1. Three at the top Northern Michigan is still on top of the WCHA. For now. But their margin is razor-thin. The Wildcats have a one-point lead on second-place Minnesota State and a three-point lead on third-place Bowling Green in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. NMU had the chance to give itself a bit … Read more
The BIG game is over, and as amazing and entertaining as the Eagles’ upset win was over the Patriots, the pigskin scene has nothing on the drama across the D-III conferences in the East. Yes, some favorites like Oswego, Trinity, Norwich, and Plymouth State are in great position with just a few games remaining on … Read more
No. 2 Plattsburgh vs. Oswego On Friday, Plattsburgh exploded for five goals in the first. Kayla Meneghin, Abby Brush, Melissa Sheeran, Madison Walker, and Meghan Kraus each scored for the Cardinals. Julieann White scored for Oswego and it was 5-1 after the first. Meneghin extended the lead for Plattsburgh in the third before Laura Thacker … Read more
This is supposed to be the time of year when there’s a natural separation in a league’s standings. The top tier starts to settle into a race for the league championship, and the bottom teams are left to fight for a first round home series. It’s supposed to set natural order. The rest of college … Read more
Denver’s top players deliver The No. 4 Denver Pioneers got points mostly from their top-line players, Henrik Borgström, Dylan Gambrell, and Troy Terry in sweeping No. 9 Minnesota Duluth in Denver, and also sweeping all four games against the Bulldogs this season. On Friday, Borgström got the lone goal in highlight-reel fashion, banking in a … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin vs No. 6 Ohio State Emma Maltais scored the only goal on Friday, giving the Buckeyes a 1-0 upset win over the Badgers — their first since Feb. 14, 2015. Wisconsin outshot OSU, 12-2, in the first, but Ohio State responded, outshooting the Badgers, 21-2, in the second. On Saturday, Ohio State … Read more
After dropping three consecutive games, St. Norbert is back on track. The Green Knights nailed down a huge 4-1 win over St. Scholastica Friday night in an NCHA showdown. Three third-period goals propelled No. 3 St. Norbert to the win and home-ice advantage for the first two rounds of the league playoffs. T.J. Black made … Read more
It was a tough weekend at the top of the conference as both Cornell and Clarkson both suffered losses on the weekend. After being named the No. 1 team in the nation this week, Cornell suffered a 2-1 setback Saturday night to Rensselaer. The loss snapped a 11 game unbeaten streak where they were 10-0-1 … Read more
Greetings from a frigid Southern Minnesota, a state that everyone now knows is cold in February thanks to all the Super Bowl coverage. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend with Minnesota taking the weekend off. Here’s how things turned out: Ohio State and Michigan State split … Read more
Don’t look now but Vermont, left for dead a few weeks back, are suddenly hot and fighting for first-round home ice. That leads this week’s three things: 1. Unbeaten in five, Vermont is red hot Raise your hand if you saw a five-game unbeaten streak coming for Vermont. Put that hand down! No one called … Read more
After a few teams took some games off last weekend, everyone’s back in action this week for a full slate of WCHA games. Lots at stake, too: Can Northern Michigan stay on top of the league standings? Will Tech, Huntsville, Ferris or Alaska clinch a playoff spot? Will Alaska Anchorage and Lake Superior Stay alive? … Read more