Game picks by USCHO writers
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 5-2 Overall Record: 34-18-1 Over-.500 weeks: 5/7 (.714)) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Wednesday, January 6 Sacred Heart vs. Air Force The Pioneers’ weekend series against Bentley was postponed, and Air Force stayed out east after its series against Niagara last weekend before playing Mercyhurst … Read more
Happy New Year! When Drew Claussen posted the last picks blog of December 2020, the Big Ten hadn’t yet published the schedule for the rest of the season. Now we know that the rest of the season starts Jan 3. First a look at how Drew and I are doing with picks so far. That … Read more
Well well well, with the New Year, we get some games with points on the line as the WCHA regular season kicks into gear with three conference matchups and one nonconference one between two teams searching to improve on their fortunes quickly. With Bowling Green playing as well as it is offensively and with Michigan … Read more
Last time: 2-1-1 Overall: 9-7-1 The end of 2020 marks the start of the conference schedule for ECAC Hockey. All four of the league’s participating teams are set to be in action this week for this first time all season. Here’s a look at the schedule over the next few days: Thursday, Dec. 31 Quinnipiac … Read more
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 3-1-1 Overall Record: 29-16-1 Over-.500 weeks: 4/6 (.667) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Thursday, December 31 Robert Morris at Niagara Fun story: Bentley played Air Force on New Year’s Eve, 2010. I invited my girlfriend at the time to the 5 p.m. puck drop but … Read more
I feel the need to knock on wood as I type this. But should all of the scheduled games on the Hockey East slate go off as expected, we will see, by far, the busiest weekend of the season as we turn the page from 2020 (can’t do that soon enough) to 2021. So as … Read more
Robert Morris at Bowling Green Jack: We here in the Midwest are still getting used to single midweek games, but this matchup should be good. Bowling Green is looking for the season sweep of RMU. I think they get it. Falcons win 4-2 Daver: Boy Bowling Green has been off to a great start to … Read more
Last time: 2-1 Overall: 7-6 Saturday, Dec. 26 American International at Quinnipiac 7 p.m. After getting swept at home by Bowling Green last weekend, the Bobcats got back on track with a midweek sweep of Holy Cross. The Yellow Jackets haven’t lost a game this season, but I think Quinnipiac should be able to … Read more
Another week another whole bunch of cancellations, but there is some post-Christmas hockey to be had with a series and a single this weekend. Jim last week: 3-1-1 Jim to date: 12-4-3 Marisa last week: 3-1-1 Marisa to date: 9-7-3 No. 12 Northeastern vs Vermont (Sat. and Sun. at Vermont) Northeastern battled to a tie … Read more
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 5-0 Overall Record: 26-15 Over-.500 weeks: 3/5 (.600) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Saturday, December 26 and Sunday, December 27 American International vs. Quinnipiac The Bobcats finish their six-game tour of Atlantic Hockey with a home-and-home against the Yellow Jackets, with the series shifting to … Read more
Last week: 1-1 Overall: 5-5 Tuesday, Dec. 22 Holy Cross at Quinnipiac, 5 p.m. It wasn’t a good weekend for the Bobcats, who were not only swept by Bowling Green, but outshot by the Falcons in both games. That’s a rarity for a Quinnipiac team that typically plays a good puck possession game. The … Read more
Good news for Hockey East: there were as many games played last week as there were the previous three. Bad news for Hockey East: more COVID-related cancelations this weekend for Maine and New Hampshire. Here are our picks on the games we hope are played: Jim last week: 4-2-1 Jim to date: 9-3-2 Marisa last … Read more
It remains difficult to pick games this season. While Daver is off to a great start, there is no promise it will remain that way. Jack is working his way back, so all we need are some consistency to the schedule and he will be right where he wants to be. Daver this season: 15-2-2 Jack … Read more
Neither Matthew nor I did particularly well last week in our picks. I was 5-6-1, while Matthew was 6-5-1. On the year, I am 13-9-3, while Matthew is 14-8-3. This is the final weekend of pod play before the break. It’s been an interesting experiment, which some very surprising results. Friday, Dec. 18 Western Michigan … Read more
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 4-4 Overall Record: 21-15 Over-.500 weeks: 2/4 (.500) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19 Bentley vs. American International That Bentley-AIC series would have stolen the show in last year’s playoffs. The Falcons’ high-flying offense peaked at the perfect moment, … Read more
Four more games for the Big Ten in the first half of this wonderfully-weird season. A second-half schedule is, potentially, coming. We think. Maybe? Let’s take a look at how we did last week. Last week Drew: 3-1-0 (.750) Paula: 2-2-0 (.500) This season Drew: 22-11-1 (.662) Paula: 15-18-1 (.456) There’s a slight chance that … Read more
Last time: 2-2 Overall: 4-4 There’s only one series on the ECAC Hockey schedule this weekend, but it should be a good one. No. 11 Quinnipiac hosts No. 13 Bowling Green for a pair of games Friday and Saturday in Hamden. The Bobcats are coming off a season-opening sweep of Sacred Heart, while the Falcons … Read more
Last time: 0-1 Overall: 2-2 Here’s a look at the next several days in ECAC Hockey. Clarkson is set to play its fifth and sixth games of the season, while Quinnipiac is scheduled to open its season with a pair of games against Sacred Heart. Clarkson at Mercyhurst (5:05 p.m. Saturday; 4:05 p.m. Sunday) It’s … Read more
We’re still well short of having a full slate of games this weekend, but at least we’re playing! My picks have been awful this season, but I’m using COVID as an excuse. Let’s see what this week brings. Daver this season: 10-2-2 Jack this season: 5-7-2 Ferris State at/vs Bowling Green Daver: The Falcons had … Read more
Pod play is like a mini-Frozen Faceoff every day, and it has already produced some stellar games. Matthew and I are off to a good start, with each of us going 8-3-2 in the first week of play. We’ll be picking an entire week’s worth of games each Friday. Let’s see how we do this … Read more