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With the results so one-sided this week, I’m listing the three things I think I learned a little differently. 1. There were four big winners this week. Boston University, Maine, Northeastern and Providence all swept this weekend. Coaches talk about how tough two points are in this league, and rightly so. Four points? Brutally tough … Read more
1. State champions Coming into this weekend’s North Star College Cup, Bemidji State were afterthoughts. As the lone unranked team in the competition, the Beavers didn’t get much chatter prior to their game Friday against No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. Beating the Bulldogs 4-0 changed that a little. Winning the whole damn thing on Saturday — … Read more
The unstoppable force meets the immovable object The country’s top offense and best defense collided on Saturday when No. 1 Boston College hosted No. 3 Quinnipiac. That defense held the Eagles nearly four goals below their scoring average but couldn’t prevent them from winning their 21st straight, 2-1. Haley Skarupa assisted Alex Carpenter’s goal that … Read more
Three (four) observations from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: What a weekend means Three sweeps, a split, and a win/tie resulted in more separation in what has until recently been a logjammed Atlantic Hockey standings. There are now some teams or groupings separated by four points, i.e. a weekend sweep. Four points means … Read more
This past weekend in the Division III women’s ranks yielded ranked teams faring well, as well as teams on the cusp of being contenders. Don’t expect to see the D-III rankings change much, if at all, come Monday afternoon. The weekend’s featured matchup pitted No. 7 Wisconsin-River Falls at No. 9 Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the … Read more
With seven of the NCHC’s eight teams in action this weekend, we’ve been left with plenty of talking points. Here are three that particularly stick out in my mind. Duluth underwhelms at North Star College Cup In only its second year of existence, the North Star College Cup has already generated plenty of excitement in … Read more
It was a good weekend for both North Country teams, as Clarkson and St. Lawrence each posted home sweeps against Brown and Yale. The Golden Knights tied a season high with six goals in Friday’s shutout of the Bears, and then posted another shutout with a 1-0 win over Yale Saturday. Greg Lewis made 52 … Read more
All six teams in the Big Ten were in action this weekend. Both conference series yielded sweeps and two teams had games against nonconference opponents. Here’s how things played out: Minnesota lost to Minnesota State and Minnesota-Duluth at the North Star College Cup. Michigan swept Wisconsin. Michigan State swept Ohio State. Penn State picked up … Read more
The. Weekend. Is. Here. Those are four words most people love to hear this time each week. And for the college hockey fans, those words mean action, goals, saves and weekend picks from our two columnists, so fire away, Brian and Dan. BRIAN LESTER – West Most of the hockey teams in the west region … Read more
Season record: 39-26-4. I can live with that. Relatively light schedule this week: Princeton doesn’t play until Tuesday, Quinnipiac has the week off, and RPI and Union only play once… against each other. As always, all games begin at 7pm EST unless otherwise noted. Friday, Jan. 23 Brown at Clarkson Brown has only beaten one … Read more
Even though I had a pretty crappy week picking games, somehow I gained two games on Dave who had an incredibly crappy week. One game behind with as we head down the home stretch of the season. Jim last week: 7-5-1 Jim to date: 116-59-17 Dave last week: 5-7-1 Dave to date: 117-58-17 Friday, January … Read more
There is interesting conference and nonconference play this week. First, our records. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-1-2 (.600) Paula Weston: 2-1-2 (.600) Season Drew: 51-46-8 (.524) Paula: 42-54-9 (.443) This Week Everyone plays this weekend. There are two conference series, there is one nonconference series and there is the North Star College Cup. Michigan at … Read more
Jack here. We’re almost 2/3rds of the way through the college hockey season. In the WCHA, that means… well, it means we’re probably nowhere near close to figuring out which team is going to win the MacNaughton Cup, but we maybe have a decent idea. Right now Minnesota State holds an eight-point first-place lead and … Read more
Well, despite different picks, Arlan and I both went 16-7-1 (). On the year, I am 208-74-30, while Arlan is 204-78-30. We’ve got a few different games this week, so either we’ll be close to tied after weekend’s end, or I’ll have a better lead. Friday, Jan. 23 Syracuse at RIT Candace: Home ice usually … Read more
Another weekend, another slew of high-excitement games in women’s Division III puck. What’s the scoop on this weekend? Candace and Matt take their picks. Friday/Saturday, Jan. 23-24, No. 4 Middlebury at No. 10 Bowdoin Candace: Middlebury’s stretch against ranked teams continues. The Panthers couldn’t get a win against Amherst, but I think they pull off … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has the lone none conference action this weekend of the NCHC teams, while six others have intraconference matchups. Let’s take a look. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 23-24 Denver at Miami Candace: The results depend on which Denver team shows up: the one that got swept in Omaha, or the one that swept St. Cloud. The version … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-3-1 Chris: 9-2-1 On the season: Dan: 85-55-21 (.593) Chris: 95-45-21 (.655) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 22 and Saturday, January 24 Canisius at Niagara Dan: Niagara is in a bit of a funk this year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t steal some points. Of course, Canisius is on fire … Read more
The weekend has come and gone and teams, even though we’re only in mid-January, have started to watch the scores and jockey for playoff positioning. Dan Hickling and Brian Lester recap the weekend that was in Division III. ECAC East – The weekend just passed was a little “Jekyll and Hydish” for the league’s top … Read more
As always, the weekend’s slate concluded with a couple of winners, a couple losers, and a bunch of splits among the ECAC’s dozen teams. Unlike most weekends however, the past two days played out like a statistical soap opera once all was said and done. Harvard, Quinnipiac suffer big blows Ranked No. 3 in the … Read more
This past weekend of Big Ten hockey was nothing if not interesting. Here are three things that remain with me today. 1. Michigan can’t maintain a top position in the league if the Wolverines continue to cough up more than five goals per game. I do hope you got to see Michigan’s 10-6 win over … Read more