ECAC Hockey Pick: Feb. 22

Last time: 1-0-2 Overall: 15-20-9 Long Island at Quinnipiac, 6 p.m. It took three tries, but the Sharks and Bobcats are finally set to meet in Long Island’s first season as a Division 1 program. The teams were supposed to play on Nov. 30 and then again on Jan. 30, but those games were cancelled … Read more

North Dakota clinches NCHC, other conferences coming into focus, NCAA bracketology: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 14

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend and news of the week.

North Dakota clinched the Penrose Cup as the NCHC regular season champion.

Boston College’s sweep and BU’s OT win seem to make it a three-horse race in Hockey East with UMass, but the HEPI formula leaves that murky to outsiders.

Minnesota is close to sewing up the Big Ten title, but Wisconsin also has a path.

Minnesota State needs three points in its last four games to win the WCHA, while Bowling Green got off the schneid.

AIC has won the eastern pod regular season title, while big weekends for Air Force and RIT have left the western pod still up for grabs.

Plus, we do a little early bracketology and prognosticate how many teams each conference can expect in the NCAA field of 16.

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Weekend Wrap-up in D-III East Hockey: February 22, 2021

The UCHC has officially commenced conference play and the action did not disappoint across the league games played. Elsewhere there were additional COVID-related postponements, but teams continue to find a way to play out the shortened season. Here is a summary from this past weekend’s action: Anna Maria v. New England College The two teams … Read more

Weekend wrap-up in D-III West Hockey

Lawrence and Marian split their Battle of Highway 41 rivalry series over the weekend, but Marian managed to keep the trophy by winning Saturday’s finale by a 5-1 score and then taking care of business in a five-round shootout against the Vikings. Ty Enns and Gianni Vitali both scored in the shootout and Colby Muise … Read more

Pickin’ the WCHA, Feb. 19-20

Another great weekend of hockey involving WCHA teams this weekend with some quality matchups as well as a surprising one or two as well.   Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior Jack: Quite the weekend for both teams — the Lakers absolutely took it to Bowling Green, while the Chargers forgot their uniforms in Huntsville and … Read more

NCHC picks: Feb. 19-20

Western Michigan continues to cause me problems in my picks, and Matthew closed another game on me. Last week I was 5-3, while Matthew is 6-2. On the year, I am 41-23-6, while Matthew is 39-25-6. Can I hold him off and win the beer race? Friday-Saturday, Feb. 19-20 Omaha at North Dakota Candace: I’m … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks: February 19-23

At A Glance: Last week’s record: 4-2-1 Overall Record: 61-29-2 This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 Canisius at Air Force Dan: Not sure how I feel about this weekend because Air Force has been idle for almost the past three weeks. Its last game was an … Read more

Hockey East picks: Feb. 19-23

Pretty impressive that both Marisa and I were a perfect 7-0-0 last week (and for those who pointed out, yes, we picked an extra game between Providence and UConn, oops.) Let’s see if that perfection continues. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 19-20 Merrimack vs. New Hampshire (Fri. at UNH, Sat. at MC) A battle of two consistently inconsistent … Read more