Game picks by USCHO writers
I’m back and not a moment too soon, as Drew Claussen keeps inching further and further ahead of me. Will my presence actually make a difference? Probably not. Drew looks like a genius for picking Michigan State to sweep last week. I don’t look like an idiot, though, for that correct prediction of the Minnesota-Wisconsin … Read more
It was nice to move ahead of Jim another two games, but you just know he’s going to come roaring back. Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave last week: 7-2-1 Jim to date: 42-29-11 Dave to date: 48-23-11 Friday-Saturday, November 22-23 Maine at Northeastern Both teams are coming off strong weekends. Maine swept New Hampshire at … Read more
There’s a mix of league games and non-league games on the schedule this weekend and early next week in ECAC Hockey. All start at 7 p.m. Nate Last week: 8-3-1 Overall: 42-27-6 Mark Last week: 7-4-1 Overall: 39-30-6 Friday, Nov. 22 Clarkson at Brown Nate: The Bears have shown some flashes this year, while Clarkson … Read more
Well, I caught Matthew, thanks to picking North Dakota to win on Saturday. Last week, I went 4-3-1 (.562), while Matthew went 3-4-1 (.437). Neither of us exactly set the world on fire. On the year, Matthew and I are both 29-23-11 (.547). League games always make picking things harder, so let’s see how we … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-5 Chris: 6-4 On The Season: Dan: 52-19-5 (.717) Chris: 46-25-5 (.638) This Week’s Picks Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22 Holy Cross vs. Sacred Heart Chris: Sacred Heart’s offense is really clicking right now, and Holy Cross comes in victims of a sweep at the hands of Army West Point. … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-1-1 Chris: 5-2-1 On The Season: Dan: 47-14-5 (.750) Chris: 40-21-5 (.644) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 Robert Morris at Bentley Chris:The Colonials were picked to finish seventh this season, the Falcons tied for third. Instead, Bentley finds it self in seventh place at this still-early juncture, … Read more
The second weekend of November brings a nice mix of conference and non-conference matchups, including a showdown between Augsburg and Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday night. The national champs face a key test on the road in Minnesota and Lake Forest and Marian square off in a key NCHA series. Friday Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Saint John’s … Read more
The NESCAC kicks off play with league games this weekend, No. 2 Adrian goes on the road. and Wisconsin-River Falls hosts a dangerous St. Thomas squad. Candace previews the action and picks the winners.
I gained a game back on Matthew in our season picks race, and if Denver had held on to its two-goal third-period lead Friday, we’d be tied. Oh well. Overall, we both did well, as I went 6-2-2 (.700) and Matthew went 5-3-2 (.600). On the year, I am 25-20-10 (.545), while Matthew is 26-19-10 … Read more
Boston College plays Boston University and then Northeastern on Tuesday to help determine Hockey East supremacy and Minnesota Duluth heads to Columbus to take on Ohio State.
As we reach mid-November, I feel like I am settling into this new role with USCHO. However, after having a strong first couple of weeks with my picks, I hit a wall last week with Michigan Tech’s loss to Minnesota State on Saturday, and, even worse, my pick of Lake Superior State to sweep Bemidji … Read more
For the second weekend in a row, it’s all conference games on the schedule in ECAC Hockey. Here are the games set for this weekend. All start at 7 p.m. Nate Last week: 9-2-1 Overall: 34-24-5 Mark Last week: 9-2-1 Overall: 32-26-5 Friday, Nov. 15 Harvard at Brown Nate: Brown is off to a respectable … Read more
Perfection is difficult to achieve, but one would hope if you go a week in the picks without taking a loss that you might pick up more ground on your opponent: Jim last week: 6-0-3 Dave last week: 5-1-3 Jim last week: 37-25-10 Dave last week: 41-21-10 UMass Lowell vs. Connecticut (Fri. at UConn; Sat. … Read more
A mixed bag for our picks last week. Neither of us picked Michigan State to pull the upset in Happy Valley or saw Notre Dame coming away with a seep. Picking a split, the wrong way, came back to bite Paula once again in the Wisconsin/Omaha series. Here’s how we did. Last week Drew: 4-3-1 … Read more
There seemed to be a lot of scoring last week with several teams posting six or more goals in conference play contests. This week the story may be more focused on the defensive end and whether Norwich will surrender a goal after three shutout games to open the season. Great contender match-ups this weekend to … Read more
So, as it turns out, Daver has this picks things down pat. He was 8-2-1 last week, only getting wrong Michigan Tech/North Dakota and one of the Alaska/Bemidji State games. And he was almost exactly spot on with the BGSU/Minnesota State game, getting the scores almost exactly right (he was off by one in MSU’s … Read more
Here we go. Another year of picking games in the West region of NCAA Division III hockey. The most interesting one of the weekend is the game between St. Thomas and reigning champ Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Friday Concordia at Wisconsin-River Falls The Cobbers are hungry for their first win after losing both games last weekend. They … Read more
Well, I thought I’d tie Matthew last weekend, but CC let me down on Friday against Western Michigan, blowing a two-goal lead. Dang. Last weekend, Matthew and I went a barely OK 5-2-2 (.667). Hopefully, I can start catching up to him this weekend. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 8-9 No. 1 Denver at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth … Read more
Nate Owen Last week: 8-5-2 Overall: 25-21-4 Mark Divver Last week: 7-6-2 Overall: 23-24-4 It’s a full slate of ECAC action this weekend. All games are at 7 p.m., except for Brown at Colgate, which faces off at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Yale at Colgate Nate: The Bulldogs had one good game last weekend and … Read more
This weekend’s ECAC games are likely to be crucial to the final conference standings come February.