Game picks by USCHO writers
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.
Last week, Drew and I were both rewarded for picking the Buckeyes to sweep the Wolverines – very risky, given the fierceness of that rivalry. I managed to edge him out for the week but I’m still playing catchup after his Halloween weekend picks perfection. Last week Drew: 5-3-0 (.625) Paula: 6-2-0 (750) This season … Read more
I guess I should feel fortunate to have picked up a game on Dave. But at the same time, man have we both been awful thus far in the season. Jim last week: 6-4-2 Dave last week: 5-5-2 Jim to date: 31-25-7 Dave to date: 36-20-7 Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9 Connecticut vs. BC (Fri. … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 10-1-1 Chris: 9-2-1 On The Season: Dan: 41-13-4 (.741) Chris: 35-19-4 (.638) This Week’s Picks Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8 Holy Cross vs. Sacred Heart Chris: All but one of the conference series this weekend gives each team a home game. SHU hosts on Thursday and CHC on Friday. This … Read more
It was an outstanding opening weekend with favored wins, upsets galore and some overtime thrillers. Looking for more of the same this week as more conferences jump into league play this week raising the sense of urgency for wins and points. Last week my picks finished at 6-2-1 (.722) so off to a good start … Read more
This weekend kicks off action in women’s D-III. Writer Candace Horgan picks the winners of some of the interesting games.
While most teams are kicking off the new season with non-conference action, the SUNYAC teams will be jumping right into some key conference match-ups while there are other ranked teams looking to get a fast start early in the campaign. It is just great to have D-III hockey starting the season and it certainly looks … Read more
(1) Wisconsin visits (2) Minnesota and (6) Princeton travels to (3) Cornell this weekend.
Jim and I both barely made it above .500 last week. Onward to a better week. Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave last week: 5-4-1 Jim to date: 25-21-5 Dave to date: 31-15-5 Friday, November 1 Boston College at New Hampshire Both Boston College and New Hampshire are looking to rebound in this contest. The Eagles … Read more
Nate: Last week: 4-4-1 Overall: 17-16-2 Mark: Last week: 4-4-1 Overall: 16-18-2 Here’s a look at what’s on the schedule for ECAC Hockey this weekend as the Ivy League finally gets underway. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, Nov. 1 Brown at Yale, Yale at Brown Nate: Both teams should … Read more
As we hit November, we start to get a sense of exactly where WCHA teams are at, now that they have a good chunk of their non-conference matchups out of the way. It will be interesting to see where things stand after this weekend. I had a decent first week of picks, just edging … Read more
Last week: Last Week: Dan: 6-4-1 Chris: 6-4-1 On The Season: Dan: 31-12-3 (.706) Chris: 26-17-3 (.597) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 American International vs. Army West Point Chris: The Black Knights will host on Friday and then the action shifts to Springfield on Saturday. This is a rematch of … Read more
Picking winners on the wrong night killed Matthew and I last week, and Minnesota Duluth continues to drive me insane. I almost picked them to sweep the Goofs last weekend, but was afraid I’d fall farther behind Matthew if I did after their Wisconsin series hurt me in our race. C’est la vie. Last week, … Read more
Wisconsin heads to Penn State for a spooktacular Halloween-night bout in Happy Valley tonight. Some hockey to have on in the background while passing out candy is never a bad thing. First, let’s go back to last week where I (not so humble brag) went undefeated! I even picked TWO splits the correct way, what … Read more