Game picks by USCHO writers
The WCHA schedule this week is a strong mix of what should be tightly-contested in-conference matchups and one of the last chances the league has to send a message in non-conference play. Let’s get picking: Lake Superior State at Minnesota State Jack: The Lakers have a chance to tie the Mavericks if they play their cards … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-4-2 Chris: 7-2-2 On the season: Dan: 88-59-24 (.585) Chris: 95-52-24 (.626) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 Army West Point at Air Force Dan: The more games we can have between these teams the better. After winning six in a row, Air Force is now 1-1-2 in … Read more
Dave and I differed just twice last week in our picks. Winning them both doubled my lead to four games. Jim last week: 9-2-1 Dave last week: 7-4-1 Jim to date: 116-70-24 Dave last week: 112-74-24 Friday, January 27 Merrimack at Boston University Jim’s pick: The Warriors opened some eyes with Tuesday’s upset of the … Read more
Overall: 50-38-2 Last time: 7-5-1 Here’s a look at the upcoming games this weekend in ECAC Hockey. All start times are 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 Yale at Brown The Bulldogs have been playing better lately, as Yale enters the weekend with one loss in its last seven games. Patrick Spano has played well in … Read more
B1G hockey begins Thursday night! First, the running stats for Drew Claussen and me. Last week Drew: 2-2-2 (.500) Paula: 2-2-2 (.500) Season Drew: 58-35-13 (.608) Paula: 59-34-13 (.618) Kudos to Drew for correctly calling the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This week There is a single Big Ten series this week, Minnesota plays in … Read more
Western Michigan got me another game up on Matthew in our picks race, as I went 4-3-1 (.562) and Matthew went 3-4-1 (.437). On the year, I am 67-49-19 (.566), while Matthew is 55-61-19 (.477) Friday, Jan. 27 North Star College Cup St. Cloud State vs. No. 20 Bemidji State Candace: St. Cloud is impossible … Read more
Matthew and I both did pretty terrible last week, but thanks to North Dakota, I got another game on him in our picks race. Last week, I went a dismal 3-5 (.375), while Matthew went 2-6 (.250). On the year, I am now 63-46-18 (.567) while Matthew is 52-57-18 (.480). Hey, at least I’m picking … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-6-2 Chris: 3-6-2 On the season: Dan: 83-55-22 (.588) Chris: 88-50-22 (.619) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21 Mercyhurst at Holy Cross Dan: Holy Cross is very good at home, while Mercyhurst, like so many other AHC teams, struggle more on the road than they do at home. … Read more
Last week the WCHA gave us a smorgasbord of overtime options. Seven of the eight games went to overtimes, and the one non-overtime game was decided by just two goals. Will the league be just as close this weekend? Let’s get pickin’ Alaska at Bowling Green: Sean: Alaska made a bit of a statement last week … Read more
Dave followed up a great week with an average one and, thanks to his continued failure to believe in Vermont, I picked up a game last weekend. Jim last week: 6-3-1 Dave last week: 5-4-1 Jim to date: 107-68-23 Dave to date: 105-70-23 Friday, January 20 Massachusetts at Boston College Jim’s pick: Having now seen … Read more
It was a good week for Drew Claussen and me last week. And isn’t that what’s important? Last week Drew: 5-0-1 (.917) Paula: 5-0-1 (.917) Season Drew: 56-33-11 (.615) Paula: 57-32-11 (.625) This week This week features three B1G series, two with long-standing rivalries and one in which the nation’s top two offenses meet. For … Read more
Last time: 8-3-1 Overall: 41-17-3 All games are either 7 or 7:05 p.m. starts. Thursday, Jan. 19 RPI vs. Union, in Albany, N.Y. The Mayor’s Cup will be on the line as the rivals face each other in a non-conference contest. Will it be the second straight weekend RPI upsets a top ten team? With … Read more
Hey everyone. Jack here, and I’m back from vacation. Apparently I did not bring the balmy 50-degree Texas weather back to Minnesota with me (as I type this, it is 3-below in Bemidji… when I woke up it was 30-below. Fun times!) Anyway, I digress, because we have hockey to discuss. The WCHA is basically … Read more
Last time: 4-2 Overall: 43-33-2 Friday, Jan. 13 St. Lawrence at Brown The Bears have picked up their scoring over the last few games, but keeping other teams off the board remains an issue. Brown’s .856 combined save percentage won’t cut it against a Saints team that averages more than three goals per game. St. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-1-2 Chris: 7-2-2 On the season: Dan: 80-49-20 (.604) Chris: 85-44-20 (.638) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14 Canisius at Air Force Dan:Since Atlantic Hockey went to 11 teams (and summarily dropped divisional pod scheduling), Canisius has played annually at Air Force but has not been swept … Read more
There are two B1G series this weekend and Ohio State hosts Arizona State for two games. First, though, a look at how Drew Claussen and I have picked the Big Ten so far this season. Last week Drew: 4-0-0 (1.000) Paula: 2-2-0 (.500) Season Drew: 51-32-10 (.602) Paula: 52-31-10 (.613) Kudos to Drew for picking … Read more
Dave ran through last week at a near-perfection level. But I’m still holding the overall lead. Jim last week: 10-3-0 Dave last week: 12-1-0 Jim to date: 101-64-22 Dave to date: 100-65-22 Friday, January 13 Boston College at Boston University Jim’s pick: Picking against BC last weekend at Fenway hurt me. But I still think … Read more
Matthew and I picked the games the same last weekend, and it didn’t go so great for us. We went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, i am 60-41-18 (.579) while Matthew is 50-51-18 (.495). We have some interesting league battles, so let’s see how we do. Jan. 13-14 Omaha at Colorado College Candace: CC has … Read more
Hopefully everyone had a great end to 2016, and is having an even better start to 2017. Jack is on vacation this week, so you’ll have to trust me to make picks on my own. Let’s get started: Bemidji State at Bowling Green This series started on Thursday, I blame this late pick on Jack’s … Read more
I was up five games on Jim not that long ago, but had dropped back to even going into the holidays. This past weekend knocked me down another game, and then Tuesday cost me two more. Is Jim suddenly a genius or am I suddenly a moron? I’m afraid I know the answer to that … Read more