Game picks by USCHO writers
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
Despite some cancellations, a lot of games are a go this week, and with that, more picks. Jim last week: 3-1-0 Jim to date: 5-1-1 Marisa last week: 2-2-0 Marisa to date: 3-3-1 UConn vs Boston College (at BC on Fri.; at UConn on Sat.) The Eagles look dominant to start the season, but this … Read more
There are eight games remaining in this condensed first half of B1G Hockey, including the four scheduled for this week. Given my 0-for performance of a week ago, I am grateful that my picks are creeping up toward .500. Last week Drew: 7-3-0 (.700) Paula: 5-5-0 (.500) This season Drew: 19-10-1 (.650) Paula: 13-16-1 (.455) … Read more
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 6-6 Overall Record: 17-11 Over-.500 weeks: 2/3 (.667) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12: Long Island University at RIT RIT’s wild five-point weekend against Niagara last week loudly announced the Tigers’ arrival into the Atlantic Hockey foray. This weekend’s … Read more
Last time: 1-1 Overall 2-1 Clarkson at Niagara, 5:05 p.m. Clarkson is back in action tonight for the first time since playing a two-game series with RIT on Nov. 27 and 29. The Golden Knights scored 13 goals in that series, but had to settle for a split after an uncharacteristic 8-5 loss in the … Read more
With Wisconsin and Michigan State being forced to cancel, we’re left with only one midweek series, but it’s a good one. So good that we thought it deserved its own picks blog. Either that, or I haven’t even looked at the schedule for this coming weekend. You decide. Like always, let’s see how we did … Read more
Well, 2020 continues to give us lemons and we try to do the best we can to make lemonade. The three series this weekend have all gone through some changes, and Ferris finally makes its debut on a Tuesday. However, those are the breaks as we move forward with the 2020-21 season. Daver this season: … Read more
Going forward, Matthew and I will be publishing picks a week in advance. We’ve already seen some interesting results in the NCHC, so let’s look at this weekend’s games. Friday, Dec. 4 No. 1 North Dakota versus No. 4 Denver Candace: Denver wasn’t able to hold on against Minnesota Duluth the other night, and last … Read more
Last weekend was another thin week of games, but one of us (Jim) now has a lead in the standings. Jim last week: 2-0-0 Jim to date: 3-0-1 Marisa last week: 1-1-0 Marisa to date: 2-1-1 Boston College vs. Providence (at BC on Fri.; at PC on Sat.) While the Eagles already have a successful … Read more
At A Glance: Last week’s record: 6-2 Overall Record: 11-5 Over-.500 weeks: 2/2 (1.000) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5: Long Island University vs. American International Stat of the week: LIU goaltender Garrett Metcalf is a transfer from Mercyhurst with a previous stop at UMass-Lowell … Read more
Midweek madness, again, in the Big Ten this week with contests running Wednesday through Friday. With the way our picks panned out last week, I think I speak for Paula in saying that we’re ready to take another shot at this. Last week Drew: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula: 0-6-0 (.000) This season Drew: 12-7-1 (.625) Paula: … Read more
What a weird road it has already been for the WCHA to this point with teams getting started, some playing non-traditional opponents, and others seeing things stop before they even get started. Daver last week: 6-0-1 Jack last week: 1-4-1 Bowling Green at Robert Morris Jack: There have been so few games to pick that … Read more
Yet again, COVID is making a bit of a mess of the Hockey East schedules. After just two men’s games were played last weekend, the league is expected to play just three this weekend. Jim last week: 1-0-1 (similar to goaltender’s stats, we’ll be counting shootouts as ties in our head-to-head standings) Marisa last … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 3-1 Chris: 2-2 On The Season: Dan: 3-1 (.750) Chris: 2-2 (.500) This Week’s Picks: Friday Nov 27 and Saturday, Nov 28 Air Force at American International Chris: I’ve lost track of how many games have been cancelled at this point, but at least a couple involved AIC. Hopefully, these games stay … Read more
With the first two weeks of Big Ten play producing some interesting results, already it looks as though the league may split into two tiers with Michigan State the single team of demarcation. Already, too, we’ve seen that Drew Claussen is better at this picks thing than I am. Last week Drew: 8-1-1 (.850) Paula: … Read more
Last week: 1-0 Overall: 1-0 It’s only the second week of the season in ECAC Hockey, but already Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence have both delayed the start of their respective seasons due to COVID-19. St. Lawrence’s first four games of the season were supposed to be against Clarkson, leaving a gaping hole in the Golden … Read more
It’s been a frantic past several weeks in ECAC Hockey, as eight of league’s twelve teams cancelled their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there’s still a lot of uncertainty ahead, the league returning to play in even a limited capacity can hopefully provide a sense of normalcy over the coming months. Here’s a … Read more
Hey there WCHA hockey fans, we finally made it to another season. This will be a year like no other, and not just because of the global pandemic. This will be the final season of the WCHA as we know it, as seven schools have banded together to move on next season to a new … Read more
It’s been a very long offseason for Hockey East. Well college hockey in general. So it’s great to be able to return to picking the league games as the puck drops on the Hockey East season this weekend. If you’re a loyal reader of the Hockey East column, you may remember that my long-time colleague … Read more