Game picks by USCHO writers
Matthew and I both got off to a good start, picking the sweep by Minnesota-Duluth last week. So, we’ve started 2-0. I doubt our perfection will last through this weekend, but let’s see how we do. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 6-7 Western Michigan vs Ferris State Candace: I don’t have a good handle on the Broncos yet, … Read more
Drew Claussen and I nearly forgot that there’s a game tonight. Nearly. St. Lawrence at Penn State Drew: Penn State is going to be an interesting team this year. Teams have handled a large turnover before and been successful, but the Nittany Lions can look within their own conference to find an example of a … Read more
Hockey is back, and with it comes everyone’s favorite weekly tradition – the picks. The majority of Atlantic Hockey clubs will take to the ice in preseason exhibitions against Canadian institutions. Out west, Niagara takes on Western Ontario; Mercyhurst plays Guelph; RIT takes on Brock Unviersity (from St. Catherine’s, Ontario); Robert Morris hosts Queen’s College; … Read more
Next Thursday, Oct. 6, the season begins officially for Big Ten hockey when St. Lawrence plays Penn State, but this weekend, five B1G teams are warming up with exhibition play. Victoria at Wisconsin This game at the Kohl Center begins at 7:00 p.m. Saturday and gives Wisconsin fans their first chance to see the Badgers … Read more
This is it, our last Big Ten picks blog of 2015-16. Where did the season go? Yesterday, the top two teams advanced, which means that Drew Claussen went 1-1 and I went 2-0 with picks for the day. Season Drew: 80-54-19 (.585) Paula: 82-52-19 (.598) Big Ten championship game Today’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. … Read more
I went 1-1 in Friday’s ECAC Hockey semifinals, as I had St. Lawrence beating Harvard. Instead, the Crimson will face Quinnipiac tonight for the chance to win the program’s second straight Whitelaw Cup. The Bobcats are in the championship game for the second time in program history after losing in the semifinals for three straight … Read more
It’s the final day of the NCHC season. Three, possibly four teams, will advance to the NCAA tournament, where I’m sure they will represent the league well. Candace and Matt went 1-1 (.500) in their semifinal picks, with Candace correctly picking Minnesota-Duluth and Matthew picking St. Cloud State. Let’s see how we do on the … Read more
The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes advance from yesterday’s quarterfinals. That means that Drew Claussen went 2-0 (1.000) and I went 1-1 (.500) in our picks. Season Drew: 79-53-19 (.586) Paula: 80-52-19 (.593) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul., Minn., hosts the Big Ten tourney. Penn State plays Michigan … Read more
Dave went with strategy over intelligence last weekend and made a bad deficit a horrid one. Butt-kick central. This is like a six-goal victory. On to the Garden. Jim last week: 8-1-0 Jim to date: 189-65-36 Dave last week: 3-6-0 Dave to date: 174-80-36 Friday, March 18 Hockey East Semifinals (at TD Garden, Boston) No. … Read more
Shane here … Greetings from Grand Rapids, Mich., the site of the WCHA Final Five, where there should be a few good games this weekend. Too bad Jack can’t be here to join me in this fine city. The top four teams in the conference are here, even if two of them needed to win … Read more
It’s down to the final four in ECAC Hockey. Colleague Josh Weinreb broke down the weekend here, so I’ll keep this brief. Be sure to check back this weekend, as St. Lawrence arena reporter Jack Lyons and myself will be in Lake Placid. Here are the picks for Friday’s games: No. 7 Dartmouth vs. No. … Read more
Well, I correctly picked all four series last week, though I expected the Duluth-Miami series to go three games. I went 7-1 (.875) in games. Matthew went 6-2 (.750). I am now 121-51-14 (.688) on the year, while Matthew is 115-57-14 (.655). We will do two sets of picks, picking Friday’s games first, and then … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-4 Chris: 8-3 On the season: Dan: 129-81-28 (.601) Chris: 144-66-28 (.664) With just three picks left and a lead of 15 games, Chris has won his third straight title and bragging rights for another season. Better luck next year, Dan! This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 18 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals Blue … Read more
For the Big Ten championship tournament, Drew Claussen and I have decided to make our picks day by day. First, our running totals: Last week Drew: 3-2-1 (.583) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) Season Drew: 77-53-19 (.581) Paula: 79-51-19 (.594) Big Ten championship tournament This year, the Big Ten tournament is played March 17 through March 19 … Read more
It’s the last weekend of regular-season play. It’s not the last weekend, however, for Drew Claussen and me to predict how B1G teams will fare. Last week Drew: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula: 2-4-0 (.333) Season Drew: 74-51-18 (.580) Paula: 75-50-18 (.587) This week Last weekend was a weekend of missed opportunities for the top three Big … Read more
Here’s a look at the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series: No. 1 Quinnipiac vs. Cornell A matchup that had a lot of potential in January now seems to have lost a little bit of its luster. Cornell struggled down the stretch, finishing with a 15-9-7 regular season record before defeating Union in two games in the … Read more
Shane here … The playoffs are here, and, as I’ve thought throughout the year, it’s a wide-open race for the Broadmoor Trophy. Based on the way teams have defended and tended goal this season, as well as the vast number of low-scoring, one-goal games (not to mention the ties, dear God, the ties!), it would … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-1 Chris: 8-1 On the season: Dan: 122-77-28 (.599) Chris: 136-63-28 (.660) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 11, Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 (if necessary) Atlantic Hockey Tournament Quarterfinal Round Best-of-Three Series Bentley at Robert Morris Dan: Based on our preseason picks, this is actually an incredibly marquee matchup (we … Read more
Matthew and I did pretty well last week, going 7-1 (.875). On the year, I finished the regular season 114-50-14, while Matthew went 109-55-14. I won our picks race, so I’ll be sure to enjoy some tasty IPAs courtesy of Matt. For the first round of the playoffs, we just pick the winners in the … Read more
Stick a fork in me. I’m done. With a six-game deficit staring me in the face last week, I had to go for some long shots. And for a while on Friday night, it looked like I might pick up an amazing four games on Jim heading into Saturday. My faux thoroughbreds, however, couldn’t hold … Read more