Weekend Wrap-up, D-III East, January 20, 2020

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Points matter! Every game in league play has crucial points on the line and playing a critical rival means you can take points away from them with the win – the proverbial four-pointer. Lots of tight league action this week saw several hard-fought ties and late third period drama across several conference games. Here is … Read more

Weekend Wrap: D-III West

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A statement was made and a rivalry was renewed this past weekend. Concordia (MN) stunned a top five team and Adrian and St. Norbert battled on the ice. Concordia (MN)  stunned nationally ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday in the final game of their series. Adrian and St. Norbert came out of their series with a … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 17-18

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ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 17-18

There are less than two months left in the ECAC Hockey regular season. Where does the time go? Nate crushed it with his predictions last week and takes the lead. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Nate Last week: 10-1-2 Overall: 86-43-15 Mark Last week: 7-4-2 Overall: 83-46-15 Friday, January 17 Rensselaer … Read more

Picking the WCHA: Jan. 17-18

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Picking the WCHA: Jan. 17-18

Well, there were few surprises last week, as evidenced by how both Jack and I did picking games. This weekend should be very interesting considering the fact that two of square off, and our two respective teams face each other for the first time as Michigan Tech travels to face Bemidji State for the first … Read more

Hockey East picks – Jan. 17-18

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Once again, I beg our readers forgiveness for the tardiness of last week’s picks. It certainly didn’t help me in any way waiting until the last minute as I was equally as mediocre as Dave. I realize that I did not include results from the week before, where Dave picked up two games on me … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 17-18

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As January flies by, we have three Big Ten conference series this weekend while Minnesota plays the Under-18 Team in exhibition. Last week, Drew Claussen and I were each bitten by the wrong-way split bug, but I was bitten by it twice. Ouch. Last week Drew: 3-4-0 (.429) Paula: 2-5-0 (.286) This season Drew: 65-37-7 … Read more

Game Picks: D-III West

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The big matchup on tap for this weekend is one featuring Adrian and St. Norbert. The 14th-ranked Bulldogs travel to Wisconsin to take on St. Norbert in a crucial NCHA series. Augsburg battles Bethel as it looks to bounce back while Saint John’s and Hamline are battling to keep their conference tourney hopes alive. Wisconsin-River … Read more

No. 4 Denver at Omaha preview with Mavericks coach Mike Gabinet: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 15

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet to preview the Mavericks’ two home games this weekend against No. 4 Denver in NCHC play.

They also look at other key matchups, including No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud in the NCHC, plus three weekend series in the Big Ten: No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 9 Ohio State, Michigan at No. 6 Penn State, and No. 20 Michigan State at Wisconsin.

In Hockey East, No. 5 Boston College is at No. 13 UMass Lowell on Friday and hosts rival Boston University on Saturday.

The WCHA’s top series has No. 3 Minnesota State at No. 15 Bowling Green, and a Saturday ECAC tilt finds No. 7 Clarkson at No. 16 Harvard.

In non-conference play, No. 17 Northern Michigan is at No. 1 (tie) Cornell and No. 14 Arizona State hosts Rochester Institute of Technology for weekend series.

And an old traditional rivalry has Army West Point visiting its Canadian counterpart Royal Military Academy on Saturday.

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NCHC picks: Jan. 17-18

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Last weekend, Matthew and I went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am now 57-42-16 (.565), while Matthew is 53-46-16 (.530). This weekend, we see things different in one series, so perhaps he’ll start to catch up. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 17-18 No. 1 North Dakota at Miami Candace: I feel like North Dakota got its bad … Read more

Game Picks, D-III East: January 16, 2020

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The level of play across each of the conferences has been great so far and everything is shaping up for some chaotic conference battles in January and February. Like some teams, my game improved a lot this past weekend as I finished with a record of 7-1-1 (.833) among some interesting matchups in and out … Read more