Game picks by USCHO writers
It’s snowing in my corner of Michigan as I’m putting this together and Drew Claussen reports that it’s wintry in his part of Minnesota, too. It may be a little early for this, but with the turn in the weather and three B1G conference series this weekend — two in my corner of Michigan — … Read more
Well, Matthew has caught me, so after one month in our picks race, we are back to square one. Last week, I went 4-3-1 (.600) while Matthew went 5-2-1. On the year, we are now both 34-18-7. Let’s see how we can do this week. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 9-10 Omaha at Colorado College Candace: These types … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-8-0 Chris: 5-7-0 On the season: Dan: 23-19-7 (.541) Chris: 27-15-7 (.622) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 Army West Point at Air Force Chris: It goes without saying that these games are special. I was surprised to discover that Air Force is 11-1-3 in its last 15 … Read more
Now that non-conference play is mostly behind us, it’s time to get into the deeps of the Hockey East schedule. Hopefully Dave and I can put forth better performances. Jim last week: 6-6-1 Jim to date: 34-24-6 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Dave to date: 34-24-6 Friday, November 3 Merrimack at Boston College Jim’s pick: Both … Read more
Last time: 6-4-1 Overall: 11-7-3 It’s the first full weekend of conference play. Union is atop of the conference with four points with their weekend sweep of Rensselaer last weekend while Harvard, Brown and Yale all each have one conference victory and sit two points back. All games are 7 p.m. puck drops. Friday, Nov. … Read more
Ferris State at Michigan (Thursday/Friday) Jack: Not sure what to make of Ferris right now. They’re 2-5-1, with their only wins coming against Mercyhurst and Western Michigan. But they haven’t played badly. Still, I can’t see the Bulldogs winning any games in Ann Arbor right now. Wolverines 4-2, 2-1 Sean: I think Ferris makes a … Read more
After multiple tied weeks, Matthew gained a game back on me thanks to picking Colorado College to beat North Dakota. I still lead by a game in the season. Both Matthew and I were pretty stellar last week; maybe I should have bet while I was in Vegas last weekend. I went 8-2 (.800), while … Read more
We have Thursday night hockey again, another CCHA-esque match-up as Ferris State travels to Michigan for two. As always, though, we start with how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks so far. Last week Drew: 5-7-0 (.417) Paula: 8-4-0 (.667) This season Drew: 23-20-3 (.533) Paula: 30-13-3 (.685) Drew has a knack … Read more
It would probably be fitting if I used a Halloween pun or story to open this post, unfortunately I don’t have any. So, let’s get picking… Ferris State at Bemidji State Jack: Last year it took the Beavers until December to finally lose a conference game. I don’t think they’re quite that dominant this season … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming games this weekend. All of the Ivy League teams open their seasons this weekend, while the first conference games of the year also take place this weekend. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 5-3-3 Overall: 2-0 Friday, Oct. 27 Rensselaer at Union The … Read more
Last week: Dan: 9-7-2 Chris: 12-4-2 On the season: Dan: 19-11-7 (.608) Chris: 22-8-7 (.689) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28 Rochester Institute of Technology at Army West Point Chris: The Tigers gave up a lot of goals last weekend, getting outscored by Union and RPI by a combined 14-4. The … Read more
A week ago, Dave and I were equally bad. Last week we were equally strong with our picks, each earning 14 wins to match our win totals to date. Jim last week: 14-4-2 Jim to date: 28-18-5 Dave last week: 14-4-2 Dave to date: 28-18-5 Friday October 27 Boston College at Providence Jim’s pick: Neither … Read more
Matthew and I picked two series differently, but again ended the weekend tied, both of us going a respectable 9-4-3 (.656). On the year, I am 22-13-6 (.609) while Matthew is 20-15-6 (.560). Thursday-Friday, Oct. 26-27 Omaha at No. 8 Notre Dame Candace: Neither team was sharp last weekend. I feel like I could take … Read more
For the Big Ten, the weekend begins Thursday with the series between Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks through the third week of October. Last week Drew: 9-5-0 (.778) Paula: 10-4-0 (.833) This season Drew: 18-13-3 (.574) Paula: 22-9-3 (.691) Both Drew and I were bitten … Read more
Matthew and I picked two series differently, but ended the weekend with the same 7-5-2 ho-hum record. On the year, I am 13-9-3 while Matthew is 11-11-3. We’ve got an old WCHA rivalry highlight the offerings this week, as North Dakota hosts Minnesota.Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22Lake Superior at No. 1 DenverCandace: Look for Denver’s potent offense … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-3Chris: 4-3-3 On the season: Dan: 10-4-5 (.658)Chris: 10-4-5 (.658) This Week’s Picks Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20Sacred Heart at Notre DameDan: I absolutely had Sacred Heart winning on Thursday, no matter if we missed the game or not. Then again, this is where I stump for the movement of … Read more
For the first time this season, everyone is in action at once! That’s always exciting! And, once again, we’ve got a bunch of solid early conference series to go with some nonconference action. How will we do this week? Here goes: Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech Jack: I learned this week that the chargers have … Read more
Last time: 5-3-2We got one more nonconference weekend before conference play begins next weekend. Dartmouth and Harvard have one more tune-up game against the U.S. NTDP U-18 team this weekend before they begin their seasons next week.All games are 7 p.m. or 7:05 p.m. starts unless otherwise noted.Friday, Oct. 20UMass-Lowell at ClarksonThis should be a … Read more
Jim and I were both putrid last week, but he was one game more putrid than me. We’ve got to be better this week. Dave last week: 6-8-1 Jim last week: 5-9-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 14-14-3 Jim’s record-to-date: 14-14-3 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 20 UConn at Boston University Dave’s pick: I expect the Terriers will take out … Read more
There are two B1G schools hosting Thursday-Friday nonconference series and everyone plays this weekend. First, a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks so far this season. Last week Drew: 4-3-3 (.550) Paula: 5-2-3 (.650) This season Drew: 9-8-3 (.525) Paula: 12-5-3 (.675) Poor Drew was bitten by that wrong-way … Read more