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Season predictions: 53-33-5 (.610). That could be good enough to get me into the NCAA’s… As always, all games begin at 7:00 unless otherwise noted. Friday, February 20 Harvard at St. Lawrence The Crimson mustered their first loss-less weekend of the new year against Colgate (win) and Cornell (tie) last weekend, and the team is … Read more
Three weeks left in the regular season and…. four teams are off this week. Not sure why it worked out what way because it definitely would have been more exciting to have all 10 teams in action for ever game in the final month of the season. Oh well… C’est la vie. Six teams are in … Read more
Well, Matthew got a couple of games back on me last week. I went 4-3-1 and Matthew went 6-1-1. On the year, I am 102-41-10 and Matthew is 96-47-10. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21 No. 9 Denver vs. Colorado College (home-and-home) Candace: Normally, I’d think CC would have this in the bag, but it’s been a pretty … Read more
The final weekend of the regular season is upon us, and while some regular-season championships have been decided, some haven’t. In any event, all the games this weekend have meaning and with that, let’s get to Candace and Matt with the picks. Saturday, Feb. 21 No. 2 Plattsburgh a No. 3 Middlebury Candace: This could … Read more
It comes down to the final weekend. Arlan and I both went 18-5-5 (.732) last week, moving to 277-104-41 (.704). Will one of us finish on top? Thursday, Saturday, Feb. 19, 21 Boston University vs. Boston College (home-and-home) Candace: Yes, both games will be close, but BC has proven better at key moments of the season. … Read more
The Hockey East regular season has been nothing short of remarkable. The only constant has been Boston University. Everything else? Mud.
Ah yes. The weekend that was. So what happened? Miss something? No worries. Our columnists have it covered. ECAC EAST – The big news of the week came out of Massachusetts-Boston, Saturday, when the No. 7 ranked Beacons knocked off top-ranked Norwich, 4-3. Two goals in 32 seconds late in the third period – by … Read more
Bobcats claw closer to Cleary The biggest story of the weekend was Quinnipiac’s home sweep of the North Country, which – when paired with St. Lawrence’s loss and tie at QU and Princeton – earned the Bobcats a six-point cushion on first place. With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Q-Cats have … Read more
With a month to go, everything just got much more interesting in the Big Ten. 1. Six points makes a big difference. The Golden Gophers and Spartans each swept their conference series at home this past weekend, and those sweeps did as much to help define the losing teams as to define the conference standings. … Read more
Lucky number 13 Mercyhurst avenged an earlier sweep at Penn State with one of its own over the Nittany Lions to secure its 13th-straight CHA banner. The Lakers blanked PSU twice, 2-0 and 4-0. Julia DiTondo needed just 11 saves to do the honors in the first game. Celine Whitlinger denied 34 shots at the … Read more
Three for three There are three weeks left in the regular season. There are currently three teams tied for first place in the NCHC: Miami, North Dakota, and Omaha, each of which have 35 points. These three teams have also been battling for first for most of the last month and a half. Miami moved … Read more
Boston University earned two points against New Hampshire over the weekend, leaving the Terriers on the verge of clinching the regular-season title in Hockey East. That leads the three things I learned this weekend in Hockey East: 1) Terriers ready to clinch Boston University is very close to clinching at least a share of the … Read more
1. Down goes No. 1 Minnesota State was bruised and battered at Alaska, not only tying and losing but playing without three injured forwards for Saturday and half of Friday (while two others were nursing their own ailments back in Mankato). It was first time this year that the Mavericks suffered significant injury issues. It … Read more
Here’s a look back at three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Let’s Cut Right To The Chase (For Playoff Positioning) With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, let’s take a look what the playoffs would look like if the season ended today: -Robert Morris, Bentley, Mercyhurst, and … Read more
Arlan and I tied last week, thanks to Cornell coming back to beat Quinnipiac in overtime. We both went 18-8-2 (.678) to move to 259-99-36 (703). Friday, Feb. 13 Princeton at Clarkson Candace: Princeton has proven a dangerous team of late, but I have to think home ice matters. Clarkson 3-1 Arlan: Sometimes, the score … Read more
It’s Friday the 13th – and our columnists dare to pick this weekend’s games as we are entering crunch time. Away we go. BRIAN LESTER – West Lake Forest enters the final weekend of the regular season with a chance to clinch a share of the NCHA championship. The challenge, however, is finding a way … Read more
Last time: 3-5-3 Overall: 40-51-11 With three weeks left in the regular season, one point separates third through eighth place in ECAC Hockey, but the highlight of this weekend is Friday’s matchup of St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac. The Saints have won seven in a row and could close to one point of the Bobcats with … Read more
Last week: Dan: 9-0-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 106-62-24 (.615) Chris: 114-55-24 (.656) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 13 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan: When Bentley beat Sacred Heart earlier this year, it was their first win over the Pioneers since October of 2013, a string of five consecutive games. Sacred Heart’s gone … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week Drew Claussen: 5-0-0 (1.000) Paula Weston: 5-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 62-52-10 (.540) Paula: 53-60-11 (.472) That’s what I call love. This week Everyone plays. Every series is two games, Friday-Saturday, and it’s all conference action. Michigan at Minnesota Drew: I stated that the “Gophers looked like the Gophers again” in … Read more
Jim and I disagreed on three picks last week, but two of them were in the postponed Beanpot, so it all came down to just one. Guess who won? Heh, heh, heh. Dave last week: 7-2-1 Jim last week: 6-3-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 135-66-20 Jim’s record-to-date: 131-70-20 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Feb. 13 New Hampshire at Boston University Dave’s … Read more