Women’s D-I picks: Nov. 1
Candace and Nicole pick this weekend’s games, and for the most part see eye-to-eye.
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Game picks by USCHO writers
East D-III picks: Nov. 1
There are some big games in the East this first weekend of November, including No. 6 Salve Regina hosting No. 7 University of New England, and No. 5 Hobart facing No. 12 Norwich. Tim Costello picks those and more.
Women’s D-I weekend picks: Oct. 26
A battle royale between Minnesota and Wisconsin is just one of the many highlights of the weekend. Candace and Nicole pick the games.
West D-III weekend picks: Oct. 26
There are some big battles involving Western teams early in the year, including a rare tilt between East and West when Adrian faces Utica. Brian Lester picks the games.
East D-III weekend picks: Oct. 26
No. 6 Hobart faces Elmira in a home-and-home, and No. 5 Geneseo is at home. Tim Costello picks the games.
Picking the men’s Division I games: Oct. 25-28
Each week, USCHO.com columnists will pick the winners of the upcoming games in their respective conferences (photo: Omar Phillips).
Women’s D-I picks: Oct. 19
Nicole and I started off our season picks race last weekend, and I grabbed a two-game lead out of the gate, going 17-3-3 (.804), while Nicole was 15-5-3 (.717). We have some interesting battles in the top 10 this weekend to pick. Friday, Oct. 19 Dartmouth at Harvard Candace: I’m going with home ice. Harvard … Read more
Picking the men’s Division I games: Oct. 19-20
Each week, USCHO.com columnists will pick the winners of the upcoming games in their respective conferences.
Picking the men’s Division I games: Oct. 12-18
Each week, USCHO.com columnists will pick the winners of the upcoming games in their respective conferences (photo: Omar Phillips).
Picking the men’s Division I games: Oct. 6-9
It’s finally here – opening weekend for men’s Division I hockey. Each week, USCHO.com columnists will pick the winners of that weekend’s games in their respective conferences (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Picking the championship game: March 17
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Third-seeded Clarkson and seventh-seeded Princeton are set to get underway in just over an hour at the Herb Brooks Arena . Both teams are looking to snap lengthy title droughts; Clarkson last won the Whitelaw Cup in 2007, while Princeton did so in 2008. The Tigers were impressive yesterday against Cornell … Read more
NCHC Championship picks: March 17
Matthew and I went 1-1 (.500) yesterday, so on the year I am 104-62-23 (.611), while Matthew is 98-68-23 (.579). It’s game time, so here are my picks for today. Saturday, Nov. 17 North Dakota versus Minnesota Duluth Neither team can afford to lose, though that’s the more the case for North Dakota than Duluth. … Read more
Hockey East picks – Mar. 16-17
Finding himself behind by two games, Jim had to gamble on underdogs and fell two more behind. I now lead by four games with three remaining. I like my chances. Dave last week: 8-0-0 Jim last week: 6-2-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 144-83-26 Jim’s record-to-date: 140-87-26 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Mar. 16 #1 Boston College vs. #4 Boston University … Read more
Pickin’ the Big Ten title game: March 17
It all comes down to this. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I have done with picks so far: Last week Drew: 3-1 (.750) Paula: 4-0 (1.000) This season Drew: 100-54-14 (.637) Paula: 103-51-14 (.658) The championship game No. 3 Notre Dame (24-9-2), the top overall seed in the Big Ten tournament, hosts No. 5 Ohio … Read more
Atlantic Hockey Picks March 16-17
Last week: Dan: 8-3 Chris: 10-1 On the season: Dan: 112-88-25 (.553) Chris: 123-78-25 (.600) This Week’s Picks Friday, March 16 Atlantic Hockey Semifinals No. 7 Robert Morris vs. No. 1 Mercyhurst Chris: Despite the parity exhibited all season, we have four of the usual suspects to make it to Rochester. History has been hard … Read more
Picking the WCHA championship game
I know it’s a cliche when sports announcers say, “It all comes down to THIS!” before a championship game, but it’s a cliche for a reason. This week’s WCHA championship game features two Upper Peninsula rivals playing on UP soil for the right to advance to the NCAA tournament. What could be better? Both Northern … Read more
NCHC picks: March 15
Matthew and I correctly picked all the series, even if we didn’t do so hot in picking the games. Matthew only picked series, but he did give a game number, while I gave scores. Based on that, I went 5-4 while Matthew went 4-5, as we didn’t see Denver and St. Cloud needing three games, … Read more
Pickin’ the Big Ten semifinals: March 10
Drew Claussen and I didn’t do so badly last weekend. There were six games played, but we both predicted seven games would be played. Last week Drew: 5-2-0 (.714) Paula: 5-2-0 (.714) This season Drew: 97-53-14 (.634) Paula: 99-51-14 (.646) The semifinals The top seeds survived last weekend’s best-of-three series, with each team sweeping its … Read more
Picking the WCHA semifinals
It’s semifinal time! Three of the WCHA’s top four seeds advanced to this round. The “odd” team out is Michigan Tech, who was the fifth-seed and swept fourth-seeded Bemidji State but was only an “upset” in name only. The winners this weekend move on to the single-game WCHA championship to play for the brand-new Jeff … Read more
Atlantic Hockey Picks: March 9-11
Last week: Dan: 8-0 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 104-85-25 (.544) Chris: 113-77-25 (.584) This Week’s Picks Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 Atlantic Hockey First Round Best Of Three Series No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 1 Mercyhurst Chris: With just 10 points separating first and last place this season, this is … Read more