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Sick of turkey leftovers? No worries. We’ve got you covered with all the Division III men’s highlights from this past weekend. EAST – Dan Hickling With the vast majority of teams in the East playing out of conference, this week’s wrap looks at how last week’s ranked teams fared. With No. 3 Plattsburgh tangling with … Read more
The action over the weekend was light in the women’s Division III circles, but that doesn’t mean the games that were played were light on drama. All games were nonconference, with the highlight being Plattsburgh hosting and winning the Cardinal/Panther Classic on Sunday. The tournament featured four of the top five teams in the USCHO.com Division … Read more
Three things (four, actually, but they’re small) from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Is Saturday night all right? There were only seven games involving Atlantic Hockey teams this past Thanksgiving weekend, including a pair of conference series that both ended in splits. That’s been the story more often than not so far, … Read more
1. A win for Wisconsin. As our executive editor, Todd Milewski, pointed out at the beginning of his recap of Wisconsin’s 5-3 win over Ferris State, Saturday’s victory was the first for the Badgers in 252 days. Additionally, the 1-1 tie the night before was the first game that hadn’t resulted in a loss this … Read more
After last weekend featured all 10 league teams in action against each other, this weekend found the action dialed back a little, with just three league series and two teams having byes. Three notable things, from my view: 1. Solid weekend for top teams After their exciting series in Houghton (one that the Mavericks swept … Read more
Mountain climbers It should come as no surprise that the Harvard Crimson lead this weekend’s entry. The Crimson scored a pair of huge road wins last week, downing No. 1 Boston University 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, then smothering No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell 4-2 on Saturday. Harvard is now 7-1-2 overall, and 3-0-1 against Top 10 … Read more
If you were a Hockey East team ranked in the top 10 in the nation’s polls, this wasn’t a great week. That leads off the three things I learned this week: 1. It ain’t easy wearing a target on your back Everyone knows it’s lonely at the top, and for many of the Hockey East … Read more
Quinnipiac wins Nutmeg Classic No. 4 Quinnipiac took home its second consecutive Nutmeg Classic Championship and the program’s sixth overall by dropping a couple of ECAC foes. In the title game, the Bobcats defeated No. 5 Clarkson, 3-1. After Taylar Cianfarano opened the scoring 8:32 into the contest, they held the lead the rest of … Read more
It was a light weekend for the NCHC, with only half of the league’s eight teams in action. Let’s recap the action. Western’s feast-or-famine offense feasts For coach Andy Murray and his Western Michigan Broncos, this season has been one of maddening feast or famine in terms of offensive production. The Broncos have been shutout … Read more
Arlan and I waited for the first round to be complete before picking the next round of the Nutmeg, though we could have picked it right away, since our picks for the first round were (barely) accurate. Saturday, Nov. 29 Yale at Connecticut Candace: Connecticut looked good in the first round against Clarkson, but I … Read more
Matthew and I wanted to wait to see the results of the first round of the Shillelagh Tournament before picking the second game. Sat., Nov. 29 Union vs. Western Michigan Candace: I may follow Matthew’s lead on all Western Michigan games from now on, though this one didn’t really engender as much uncertainty. Union 3-2 … Read more
The turkey has been digested and for some, the shopping has begun.. For now, USCHO Women’s Editor Candace Horgan and Division III writer Matt Mackinder give their thoughts on the big games this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 29/Sunday, Nov. 30 - Cardinal/Panther Classic Matt: Wow — four ranked teams all under one roof, and of those four, … Read more
Last time: 7-5-2 Overall: 16-21-5 With Thanksgiving over, ECAC Hockey gets back into action with plenty of non-conference games this weekend. Here’s a look at what’s scheduled for the next few days. Friday, Nov. 28 Clarkson at Merrimack, 4 p.m. The Golden Knights are on a modest three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1), and have only given … Read more
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that everyone is thankful for another weekend of college hockey. Our two columnists take a look at this weekend’s top games and weigh in with their predictions. BRIAN LESTER Concordia (Minn.) is certainly thankful to be playing and for its early-season success. It will be tested this weekend … Read more
I thought I might put some distance between Matthew and I after Minnesota-Duluth’s come-from-behind win over Nebraska-Omaha, but alas, it was not to be, as Colorado College fell to Air Force the next night. Overall, Matthew and I bouth went 7-3 (.700). On the year, I am 49-20-3 (.701), while Matthew is 44-25-3 (.631). NCHC … Read more
Everyone plays this week. First, though, let’s look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. (Hint: Drew’s doing just fine.) Last week Drew: 3-3-0 (.500) Paula: 1-5-0 (.167) Season Drew: 36-21-3 (.625) Paula: 23-34-3 (.408) I correctly picked two series to split last week, Michigan State-Ohio State and Penn State-Michigan. Unfortunately, … Read more
Dave and I picked differently on just two games last week and one of those wasn’t played. So I made up the most I possibly could on the deficit. Jim last week: 11-3-1 Jim to-date: 66-31-9 Dave last week: 10-4-1 Dave to-date: 68-29-9 Friday, November 26 Minnesota at Boston College Jim’s pick: I would like … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-3-2 Chris: 7-3-2 On the season: Dan: 50-29-12 (.615) Chris: 51-28-12 (.626) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 Army at Bentley Dan: Bentley’s had some problems in back, giving up nine goals over their last two games. They’re also battling the injury bug with Alex Grieve and … Read more
Last week, Arlan and I were even, both going 14-4-4 (.727). On the year, I am 126-39-22 (.732) while Arlan is 122-43-22 (.711). I’m holding on to a slim lead. Friday, Nov. 28 Harvard at Boston College Candace: It could be close, or not. Boston College 4-1 Arlan: My question regarding Harvard is not if … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving, WCHA fans! I’m particularly thankful for my ability to guess correctly on the some splits last weekend, while Jack went the other way, and therefore pass my cohort for the overall lead. Sure, we could have stuck with picks straight sweeps or splits, but we’re going game by game for a high degree … Read more