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As the weeklong grind begins, it’s never a bad thing to reflect back on the weekend that was in NCAA Division III hockey. East columnist Dan Hickling and West columnist Brian Lester have the low-down. EAST – Dan Hickling ECAC EAST – Babson, Castleton and Massachusetts-Boston all enjoyed productive, two-win weekends … Top-line center Mike … Read more
Two games don’t make a season, but this past weekend certainly helped get Quinnipiac put an early season slump behind them. The Bobcats (5-2-1) beat Colgate and Cornell, extending their winning streak to four games. More importantly, Quinnipiac’s defense and goalie Michael Garteig didn’t allow a single goal either night after giving up at least … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth pulls off big sweep in St. Cloud No NCHC team came out of this weekend looking rosier than Minnesota-Duluth, which made the short trip down to St. Cloud State and pulled out a pair of wins over the seventh-ranked Huskies. It all started on Friday night when the No. 17 Bulldogs picked up a … Read more
Vermont showed a lot of meddle this weekend earning a sweep over Maine. And that leads the three things I learned about Hockey East this weekend: 1. Friday rally turns into a weekend sweep for the Catamounts It appeared Maine was about to win just its second road game in the Red Gendron era on … Read more
Greetings from Mariucci Arena’s press box. Four Big Ten teams were in action this weekend and, outside of the team that I just got done watching, the results weren’t great. Here’s how things shook out: Minnesota swept Notre Dame, winning 5-0 on Friday and 4-2 on Sunday. Wisconsin was swept at home by North Dakota. … Read more
1. Separation Saturday Some teams are nearing the quarter pole of the conference season, and we’re starting to see a little bit of daylight between the top teams and rest of the pack. Michigan Tech continued to roll as it remained undefeated and atop the standings with its sweep of Alaska Anchorage. The Huskies are … Read more
No lead is safe Of the eight games played on Friday, five teams grabbed multiple-goal leads that didn’t stand up. Brown, St. Cloud State, Providence, and Lindenwood surrendered two-goal leads, while RIT’s three-goal margin didn’t last. No clear trend emerged once the game was tied. The team holding the original lead ultimately won twice and … Read more
A look through the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Holy Mackerel! Just under half of the institutions in Atlantic Hockey have roots in the Catholic Church. At the conclusion of this past weekend, four are in early season positioning for a first round bye under the new AHA format. Highlighting that run are Holy … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 34-20-3 (.623) Chris: 38-18-3 (.693) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 Niagara at Bentley Dan: This is an intriguing matchup between a Niagara team better than a winless record and a Bentley team that lost its only home game this year. … Read more
Our East columnist, Dan Hickling, and our West columnist, Brian Lester, get into full swing this week with their picks for the weekend’s top games. DAN HICKLING Friday ECAC East Skidmore (1-0-0, 0-0-0) @ UNE (1-0-0, 0-0-0) – UNE 4, Skidmore 2 Two middle of the pack teams trying to grab some early season points. … Read more
Well, I built on my lead on Arlan last week, though neither of us set the world on fire. I went 19-7-4 (.700) to move to 83-21-15 (.760) on the year, while Arlan went 17-9-4 (.633) to move to 79-25-15 (.726) on the year. There aren’t a lot of games this week, but we’re picking … Read more
I realized last week that I’d made a mistake in my ongoing picks record. I’ve rectified that this week. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) Season Drew: 22-12-3 (.635) Paula: 17-17-3 (.500) This week Wisconsin returns to action this weekend after a two-week absence. There are four Big Ten teams in play; Michigan … Read more
Although I had a mediocre week, it still smells like roses because I pulled a game ahead of Jimmy. Time for the Four Corners offense. Dave last week: 9-5-2 Jim last week: 8-6-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 41-18-5 Jim’s record-to-date: 40-19-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 7 Merrimack at Providence Dave’s pick: I’m going with the 2-3-1 team over the … Read more
Last week, I picked up even more ground on Matthew in our season race. I went 7-1-1 (.833) to move to 32-11-2 (.733) on the year, while Matthew went 5-3-1 (.611) to move to 25-18-2 (.577). There are a few hard picks this week, so let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 7-8 Western Michigan … Read more
Record to date: 13-6-1 Friday, Nov. 7 Cornell @ Princeton An interesting opening league match for each team: Each squad is hoping to discover some offense to support a strong commitment to team D. The Big Red mustered just one goal apiece in a loss and draw against Omaha in Ithaca last weekend; the Tigers … Read more
This post was all going to be fun and games until we learned late Wednesday night about the deep sanctions imposed on the Alaska athletic department by the NCAA. Now, I don’t know what to think. Said sanctions include a postseason ban on the Nanooks hockey team for this season, along with scholarship reductions and a $30,000 … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Live by the comeback…. On October 25, Air Force staged a terrific comeback to earn a home-ice split with Rochester Institute of Technology. The Falcons scored an extra-attacker goal with 1:33 left in regulation to tie and got the game-winner at 3:50 of overtime. But the … Read more
Well now … where do we begin? Union, Colgate humbled at home Perhaps the nation’s biggest headline from last weekend (OK, among headlines regarding college hockey) was No. 2 Union’s slip, stumble, and splat at the feet of Rensselaer in the Route 7 Rivalry series. The defending national champions were swept by an 8-2 aggregate … Read more
I love the Big Ten schedule and the sheer amount of nonconference play early in the season. Here are three things from this past weekend that stand out to me. 1. Penn State is making a good case for legitimacy. I have heard many critics poo-poo the early success of the Nittany Lions because of … Read more
I think I learned these three things this week.` 1. Massachusetts-Lowell’s ugly loss to Michigan a week ago was only a mirage. When I watched the River Hawks lose 8-4 to Michigan, I thought it indicated they weren’t as good as their 2-0-1 record to that point had indicated. The early departures to the pros … Read more