Game picks by USCHO writers
This is the last weekend of games that count before a break and the midseason tournaments. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are shaping up so far. Last week Drew: 4-1-1 (.750) Paula: 2-3-1 (.417) This season Drew: 47-32-9 (.585) Paula: 53-26-9 (.653) Ugh! My first sub-.500 week this season. I was bitten by that … Read more
Here’s a look at the two midweek games set for tonight. Both start at 7 p.m. New Hampshire at Rensselaer After an encouraging win Friday against Yale, RPI had a devastating loss Saturday against Brown. The Engineers led 4-1 early in the third, but allowed four straight goals in an eventual overtime loss to the … Read more
It’s officially December, which means it’s really not early in the season anymore. We’re in the thick of things now, and teams are starting to define themselves in relation to others. With four conference series this weekend, which programs will get some separation in the standings? Here’s what we think: Anchorage at Ferris State Sean: Ferris … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-8-2 Chris: 5-7-2 On the season: Dan: 43-40-14 (.515) Chris: 50-33-14 (.588) This Week’s Picks Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2 Niagara at Air Force Chris: I could see Air Force struggling in this series – its games with Niagara are usually close regardless of records. Throw in the fact that … Read more
Jim and I differed on four games last week, and I was right in three of them. Call the New York Times! I’m finally in the lead. But am I allowed to celebrate such a lousy performance? Dave last week: 6-5-1 Jim last week: 4-7-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 59-39-9 Jim’s record-to-date: 58-40-9 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 1 … Read more
It’s hard to believe it’s December already. How are Drew Claussen and I doing? Here’s a look. Last week Drew: 4-3-1 (.563) Paula: 4-3-1 (.563) This season Drew: 43-31-8 (.573) Paula: 51-23-8 (.671) Seems about right. This week There are three Big Ten series this weekend and Michigan plays the U.S. Under-18 Team in exhibition … Read more
Last time: 1-2 Overall: 27-16-2 As the first half of winds down, the first weekend of December has a good good mix of conference and non conference games. All games start at 7 or 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, December 1 Dartmouth at Princeton An intriguing game on the schedule, the Tigers are coming … Read more
Uh oh. Matthew is ahead of me. The horror. Giving too much credit to the WCHA cost me. Mea culpa NCHC! Last week, I went 3-4-2 (.444) while Matthew went 5-2-2 (.666). Matthew now leads our season picks race, as I am 48-26-10 (.630) while Matthew is 49-25-10 (.642). Let’s see if I can catch … Read more
ECAC Hockey begins its post-Thanksgiving schedule with several notable matchups, including the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the Red Hot Hockey matchup between Cornell and Boston University at Madison Square Garden. Here are the picks for the weekend. All games start at 7 p.m. EDT unless otherwise noted. Note: This has been updated … Read more
It’s light this week in the NCHC, as Colorado College and Denver are off. Let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 24-25 Miami at Bowling Green Candace: Bowling Green has been playing well the last few weeks. Miami has been inconsistent. This is likely a split, though it’s really tough to guess the right nights. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3-2 Chris: 7-2-2 On the season: Dan: 39-32-12 (.542) Chris: 45-26-12 (.614) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25 Niagara at American International Chris: This looks to be an exciting series between teams on the rise, although both are coming off setbacks. Niagara lost a heartbreaker at Cornell on … Read more
Dave gained a single game last week, which closes the gap as we hit Thanksgiving, or about the 1/3 point in the season. Jim last week: 5-4-1 Jim to date: 54-33-8 Dave last week: 6-3-1 Dave to date: 53-34-8 Friday, November 24 Providence vs. Maine at Friendship Four (Belfast, N.I.) Jim’s pick: I guess it … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends! Let’s talk hockey. First, let’s talk picks. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) This season Drew: 39-28-7 (.574) Paula: 47-20-7 (.682) Another great week for Drew Claussen! This week There are three B1G and one nonconference series. All times are local. Michigan State at Penn … Read more
Well there’s no more teams in Division I college hockey with a perfect record as No. 5 Cornell dropped their first contest of the season Saturday evening to the No. 7 Clarkson Golden Knights. The Big Red were shutout 4-0 after defeating St. Lawrence on Friday night 5-1. It’s the second time Cornell has given … Read more
Bowling Green at Minnesota State Jack:These guys again? MSU and BG met Oct. 20-21 in Bowling Green. They split. The two league leaders meet again this week — this time in Mankato. I have a feeling we’ll get similar results. Mavericks 4-2, Falcons 5-3 Sean: Has to be a split, right? But it should be … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-5-1 Chris: 5-5-1 On the season: Dan: 33-29-10 (.528) Chris: 38-24-10 (.597) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Chris: I’ve done a lousy job picking RIT results so far, and this series doesn’t make it any easier. Air Force is off … Read more
Another week, another tie for Dave and me. This time our records were half decent, well at least we were above .500. Jim last week: 6-3-1 Jim to date: 49-29-7 Dave last week: 6-3-1 Dave to date: 47-31-7 Friday, November 17 Boston University at Maine Jim’s pick: There is a possibility of a Maine upset … Read more
Last Time: 6-4-2 Overall: 17-11-5 It’s an intriguing weekend as there’s key conference games and a couple big non conference contests. All games are 7 p.m. starts unless noted otherwise. I will have the midweek game picks in my blog Sunday night. Friday, Nov. 17 Clarkson at Colgate Part of me wants to pick a … Read more
Last week was a good week for your Big Ten writers. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing: Last week Drew: 5-1-2 (.750) Paula: 6-0-2 (.875) This season Drew: 32-26-6 (.547) Paula: 41-17-6 (.688) I think we’ll take it. This week We have one B1G series, four nonconference series, and Ohio State has a … Read more
Picking reverse sweeps from Matthew for CC-Omaha and Denver-St. Cloud worked out well for me, as I again opened a two-game lead on him. Last week, I went 6-1-1 (.8125) while Matthew went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 40-19-8 (.656) while Matthew is 38-21-8 (.626). Let’s see if we do any better this … Read more