Game picks by USCHO writers
It’s hard to believe we are at the end point of the NCHC’s seventh season. I’ve covered the league with Matthew every year since it’s inception, and I love doing so. Last week, Matthew and I went 6-2 (.750). On the year, I am now 90-55-22 (.604), while Matthew is 85-60-22 (.574). Amazingly, I’ve won … Read more
The regular season is over and playoff hockey is here. I had a strong finish to move past Mark in the final week, but the playoffs are a whole new game. All series are best-of-three. Friday and Saturday’s games start at 7 p.m., while Sunday’s start times vary. Nate Last week: 9-1-2 Overall: 135-65-26 Mark … Read more
The final weekend of the regular season with plenty of positioning on the line. My positioning against Dave? Well, it’s improved (how about calling one of those UVM wins last week!?), but time is so short a comeback seems highly unlikely. Jim last week: 6-2-1 Dave last week: 4-4-1 Jim to date: 122-81-26 Dave to … Read more
It’s the final weeknend of the regular season and there’s a ton on the oline. Most notably, the MacNaughton Cup will be lifted by either Bemidji State or Minnesota State, who play one another at the Sanford Center. But (nearly) every other WCHA team is also playing for something this weekend. It should be a … Read more
It is a quick turnaround for many teams entering the playoffs and the final push towards a conference championship. Upsets abounded last weekend and already this week with Nazareth, Wentworth and Potsdam all taking out higher seeds in conference tournament play. Now is a time where the cream needs to rise to the top in … Read more
It all comes down to this weekend for B1G Hockey. Spoiler alert: Drew Claussen’s picks have Ohio State winning the regular-season title, and I have Minnesota on top. Given my picks record this season, I think that’s good news for either Ohio State or Penn State. Last week Drew: 1-4-1 (.250) Paula: 2-3-1 (.417) This … Read more
The first round of the conference tournaments kicks off playoff action in women’s D-III, and Candace sees the favorites moving on in her picks.
The matchups are set and it’s time to play some win-or-go-home hockey. The semifinal round of the MIAC and NCHA tournaments are set for Saturday and it’s just a one-game setting. In the WIAC, the semifinalists will play a two-game series starting tonight. Here are my picks on how the games will play out this … Read more
Heading into the last weekend of the regular season, the top two teams and the bottom two teams in the standings are set, but there is lots of room for movement among most of the other eight. Here’s a look at the upcoming games on the schedule. All games start at 7 p.m. except for … Read more
Well, I think we can officially forget about the race for first in the picks battle – Dave will take it when all is said in done. I can’t with integrity even pick opposite of him enough to gain much ground. So I give a hat’s off. Last week was awful. Some upsets combined with … Read more
For a brief moment last weekend, I thought I’d picked up another two games on Matthew in our picks race, but alas, I misread the score of Friday’s game between Minnesota Duluth and Western Michigan. Instead, we had the same record, as I was wrong on that game but correct on the Omaha-CC game. Last … Read more
Mercyhurst has a one-point lead on Robert Morris as the CHA enters its final week of regular season play. Meanwhile, post-season tournaments kick off for the ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA.
Last Week: Dan: 7-0-3 Chris: 7-0-3 On The Season: Dan: 136-51-23 (.702) Chris: 128-59-23 (.664) This Week’s Picks: Wednesday, February 26 American International at Sacred Heart Chris: A month ago, it looked like this game would go a long way in deciding the regular season title, but 11 wins in a row by the Yellow … Read more
With seven conference points separating co-leaders Minnesota and Penn State and sixth-place Notre Dame, the Big Ten seems destined to remain interesting as ever heading into the last two weekends of the regular season. Paula and I ended up with the exact same picks last week so let’s check on how those turned out before … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and several teams are looking to improve their PairWise positioning, as well as their position for the conference tournaments. Candace picks some of the big series of the weekend.
There are only two weekends left in ECAC Hockey’s regular season. Clarkson and Cornell have already clinched a first-round bye, while Quinnipiac and Harvard could do so this weekend. Here’s a look at the upcoming games on the schedule. All begin at 7 p.m. Nate Last week: 7-3-2 Overall: 119-60-23 Mark Last week: 8-2-2 Overall: … Read more
There are still some playoff races in discussion with two weekends left in the regular season. With eight of the league’s 10 teams in action, the playoff picture should be a lot clearer by the time the dust settles on Sunday. Keep an eye on Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State this weekend. Both teams enter … Read more
Clarkson and Boston University play for fractions of a point in the Pairwise while Wisconsin tries to hold off Minnesota to win the WCHA.
It’s the final weekend of the regular season in the MIAC while teams in the WIAC and NCHA begin tournament play this weekend. The MIAC wraps up a regular season that has been entertaining from start to finish and four spots in the postseason are still open. Here are predictions on the top games of … Read more
Well, last week Matthew and I were a middling 3-2-1 (.583), falling back to Earth after a strong showing the week before. On the year, I am now 79-51-21 (.592), while Matthew is 74-56-21 (.559). We’ve got three weekends left in the regular season; can I hold off Matthew and win the picks race? I’d … Read more