Picking the WCHA: Jan. 24-25

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Picking the WCHA: Jan. 24-25

It was a decent week for both of us last week, but neither Davber nor I were were perfect thanks to a bunch of ties. Both of us also picked wrong on a few sweeps that turned out to be splits and vice versa. This week we have four WCHA series on the docket, including … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 24-25

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Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 24-25

I’m back! Did everyone miss me? Did anyone notice I was gone? I would like to once again publicly thank Paula for handling the hockey writing over the past couple days as my wife Sophie and I welcomed our daughter Isabella to the world. That little girl has already watched an impressive amount of hockey … Read more

Hockey East picks: Jan. 24-26

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Hockey East picks, Nov. 1-3

Jim and I disagreed on three games last week and… I won them all. That puts me up eight games. Am I dumb enough to blow an eight-game lead? Don’t underestimate me. Jim last week: 4-5-0 Dave last week: 7-2-0 Jim to date: 93-59-20 Dave to date: 101-51-20 Friday-Saturday, January 24-25 Maine at Boston College … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 24-26

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It may be a light schedule in terms of games, but there are still some notable matchups this weekend, highlighted by the Mayor’s Cup and the inaugural Connecticut Ice tournament. Here’s a look at what’s set for the weekend. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Nate Last week: 7-4-1 Overall: 93-47-16 Mark … Read more

Game Picks, D-III East: January 23, 2020

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Points every weekend is the mantra for many coaches in the midst of key league battles. With just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, it is all about the points as virtually every league is competitive and having a top three within four points of each other. This past weekend I finished with … Read more

No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth preview with CBS Sports Network’s Dave Starman: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 16

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CBS Sports Network analyst Dave Starman joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Minnesota Duluth. Friday’s nationally-televised NCHC conference game is the USCHO Game of the Week.

We also preview other key games. In the NCHC, we look at No. 5 Denver at Miami. Two Big Ten matchups are No. 9 Penn State at No. 19 Michigan State and Wisconsin at Notre Dame. The premier WCHA series finds Bemidji at No. 3 Minnesota State.

Back east in the ECAC, No. 1 Cornell hosts No. 20 Dartmouth on Friday and No. 16 Harvard on Saturday. In Hockey East, we preview home-and-home series between No. 7 UMass and New Hampshire and No. 12 UMass Lowell and Boston University, as well as a two-game series with Maine at No. 4 Boston College. And in Atlantic Hockey, American International and Army West Point look to gain ground atop the standings on the road against Robert Morris and Niagara respectively.

Non-conference play has No. 13 Arizona State at No. 8 Clarkson for the weekend, Union and Rensselaer on Saturday in the Mayor’s Cup, and the first-ever Connecticut Ice tournament with No. 17 Quinnipiac, UConn, Yale, and Sacred Heart.

This episode is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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