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I gained one whole game on Arlan last week, going 18-5-3 while Arlan went 17-6-2. On the year, I am 205-70-34, while Arlan is 213-62-34. He’s still rocking it, and I’m still trying to come back. Friday, Jan. 31 Yale at Cornell Candace: Yes, I like Yale, and no, the Bulldogs can’t beat Cornell on … Read more
Well, Matthew and I both went 4-1-1 (.750) last weekend, and we are now both at 71-46-19 (.584) on the year. However, this weekend we have some differing opinions, so let’s get to it shall we? Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31, Feb. 1 No. 5 St. Cloud State at Nebraska-Omaha Candace: See, I think the Huskies will … Read more
It’s one of the great traditions of college hockey: The calendar turns to February, and we turn our attention to the Beanpot.
The weeks are dwindling towards the end of the regular season and the battles for playoff position are intensifying everywhere. Some teams are getting hot at the right time of the year, but can they knock off the teams that have been playing well all year long? Here are some of the highlights from some … Read more
Olympic absences, overtimes, and other significant results We’ve reached that point of an Olympic year where players start to disappear off of their college rosters as they join their national teams for camps leading up to the Sochi Games. That can impact conference races or national positioning. Six of Friday’s games went beyond 60 minutes. … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Four points can’t get any harder than this. Coaches have long bemoaned the difficulty of getting four points against any Hockey East opponent, regardless of position in the standings. Well, this weekend became their quintessential example. All five league series ended in splits. … Read more
1. Winning on the road can’t hurt. Not one bit. Both the Buckeyes and the Wolverines took games in their opponents’ barns, and OSU’s win helps Michigan’s cause as much as it helps Ohio State’s. After losing to Wisconsin 5-3 Friday night — with three unanswered goals by the Badgers within an eight-minute span at … Read more
Geography dictates that it’s tough for western college hockey teams to put on something similar to the Beanpot, the tournament that brings together Boston’s four big men’s – and women’s for their own annual version – college hockey programs to determine local bragging rights. That said, Minnesota’s five Division I programs seem to be onto … Read more
As the impending postseason nears, the top teams are intent on tightening up any remaining loose ends before jumping into the playoffs. For the most part, this past weekend was all about keeping said momentum. Junior defenseman Brooke Wilgosh’s goal at 3:53 of overtime capped a successful weekend for Elmira, which remained undefeated in the … Read more
Saturday’s game between Colgate and St. Lawrence featured two teams heading in the opposite direction. Both the red-hot Raiders and struggling Saints kept going their respective ways, as sophomore Kyle Baun’s first collegiate hat trick extended Colgate’s unbeaten streak to seven games, and dropped St. Lawrence’s skid to nine games without a win. The win … Read more
Three things I thought I learned about the WCHA this weekend … Welcome to Splitsville Series splits all around conference play this weekend, so the league’s three races (for first place, home ice and final playoff spot) remain bunched up. First-place Ferris State gave itself some cushion over Minnesota State by getting two points at … Read more
The weekend in Atlantic Hockey was remarkably tame compared to what happened in ECAC. Two points for you to contrast: There were three 5-on-3 advantages granted the whole weekend in AHA play. There were three 5-on-3 advantages granted to Yale in the first 15 minutes of their game against Brown, including, at one point, a … Read more
Candace and I both went 3-1 Friday, which looks pretty good when you consider we both went 2-3-5 last week. Now, though, we’ve got two more North Star College Cup games today to call. Yesterday at St. Paul, Minn.’s Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota-Duluth outlasting Minnesota State 5-4 in overtime Friday before top-ranked Minnesota bested No. … Read more
Believe it or not, but playoff pictures are starting to become less blurry as teams are jockeying for positioning in their respective conference standings. That said, the games are decided on the ice and this weekend, there is no shortage of games to go down in Division III circles. Here is what our group of … Read more
We have the second game of the Michigan-Michigan State series, the new North Star College Cup, Ohio State at Wisconsin and Penn State hosting Boston College for a single game. First, let’s see how Drew and I are doing. We’ll include last night’s game between the Spartans and Wolverines in next week’s results. Last week … Read more
Friday, January 24 All games at 7pm Yale at Brown Bruno is 4-1-2 since December, with the sole loss being a very forgivable 3-2 stumble at 15-7-2 Clarkson. Freshman Tyler Steel has started all but one of those last seven games, taking over – at least for the time being – for senior Marco DeFilippo. … Read more
So much for making a comeback. Arlan put more distance between me and him last weekend. It could be all over but for the fat lady to sing. Last weekend, I went 15-6-5 to move to 187-65-31 on the year, while Arlan went 17-4-5 to move to 196-56-31 on the year. I’m still trying to … Read more
Eight of the league’s 10 teams are involved in conference play this weekend, meaning the standings are once again due to be shuffled. Meanwhile, Minnesota State participates in the North Star College Cup and Alabama-Huntsville gets a week off. Here are the picks: Lake Superior State at Bowling Green Shane: These two teams are going … Read more
I’ve closed to within three after being down by five a few weeks ago. Here’s hoping I pick up two more this week. I’m making some risky picks, so if they don’t work out, I’ll just claim my anesthesiologist got to me early. Dave last week: 10-3-2 Jim last week: 9-4-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 108-58-22 Jim’s record-to-date: 111-55-22 Here are … Read more
This weekend pits some top squads facing each other, including a key matchup between No. 1 Plattsburgh and No. 10 Utica and another between No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls and No. 6 Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Friday, Jan.24 ECAC East No. 4 Norwich at Massachusetts-Boston A scarcity of scoring against opponents over .500 has been the unwanted path … Read more