Pickin’ the Big Ten: Feb. 12-13

Happy Valentine’s Day! Last week, Drew Claussen and I were both bitten by the wrong-way split. Last week Drew: 1-3-0 (.250) Paula: 1-3-0 (.250) Season Drew: 65-42-15 (.594) Paula: 68-39-15 (.619) This week Everyone plays and everyone plays on Friday and Saturday. Michigan at Wisconsin Drew: I think that Michigan has the best chance of … Read more

Weekend Picks: Feb. 12

Well, thanks to Minnesota-Duluth’s spirited comeback, I gained another game on Matthew. Last week, I went 3-1 (.750), while Matthew went 2-2 (.500). On the year, I am 92-43-14 (.664), while Matthew is 87-48-14 (.630). We’ve got four weeks left, so hopefully I can hold off any rally from Matthew and take the season picks … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks, February 12-16

Last week: Dan: 5-4-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 100-64-22 (.597) Chris: 115-49-22 (.677)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 12 and Saturday, February 13 Canisius at Bentley Dan: Heading into this weekend, one point separates Bentley from seventh-place Canisius. The Falcons need this series in order to shore up some playoff positioning, especially since … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks, February 5-9

Last week: Dan: 4-2-4 Chris: 5-1-4 On the season: Dan: 95-60-20 (.600) Chris: 109-46-20 (.680)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The immovable object meets the unstoppable force. RIT is undefeated on the road this year in conference play at 9-0-2, but they’re … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Feb. 5-6

There are two B1G series this week. First, how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks: Last week Drew: 4-4-0 (.500) Paula: 2-6-0 (.250) Season Drew: 64-39-15 (.606) Paula: 67-36-15 (.631) This week The Wolverines and Spartans face off and Penn State travels to Minnesota. Michigan vs. Michigan State Drew: Congratulations to Michigan … Read more

Hockey East picks – Feb. 5 – 9

No ties last week.  It’s been a while since we could say that. And hey, I picked up a game on Jim, so life is good. Dave last week: 9-3-0 Jim last week: 8-4-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 136-57-31 Jim’s record-to-date: 139-54-31 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Feb. 5 New Hampshire at Boston College  Dave’s pick: The Wildcats’ split with … Read more

WCHA picks, Feb. 5-9

Shane here … Jack and I visited Splitsville, and I ended up on the right side of the tracks, while Jack found out what the wrong side looked like. I not only got the North Star College Cup games right, but nailed two of the scores and was an empty-netter away from getting three, maybe … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Feb. 5-8

Last time: 5-3-2 Overall: 38-23-13 It’s the stretch run in ECAC Hockey. Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it?  There are just three-season weekends left after this, so look for the standings to start to take shape as teams make a final push. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Feb. 5 Harvard at Brown … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 5

Well, thanks to correctly picking Miami to beat Denver Friday, Matthew gained a game back on me. I still hold a lead as we go into the home stretch of the season. Last week, I went 5-3 (.625) to move to 89-42-14 (.662), while Matthew went 6-2 (.750) to move to 85-46-14 (.634). We’re light … Read more

Weekend Picks: Jan. 29

Well, I knew I should have picked Miami, and then I’d have another game on Matthew. As it is, we had the same record, as I picked St. Cloud to sweep Western Michigan and he picked Denver to sweep Minnesota-Duluth. Last week, we went 4-3-1. On the year, I am 84-39-14, while Matthew is 79-44-14. … Read more

Pickin’ the WCHA, Jan. 29-31

Hey, it’s the last weekend of January! That means there’s (basically) a month left in the college hockey season. As per usual, absolutely nothing has been decided in the WCHA, and likely won’t until the season’s last weekend (again). There are only two conference series this weekend, but both are extremely meaningful to the standings. … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks, January 29-30

Last week: Dan: 5-4-3 Chris: 7-2-3 On the season: Dan: 91-58-16 (.600) Chris: 104-45-16 (.679)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan:This year’s Sacred Heart seniors are 6-5-2 against Bentley overall, but a 5-2 record over the past two seasons highlights the way they’ve always seemed … Read more

Hockey East picks – Jan. 22-26

Jim and I had pretty good weeks, but both games we differed on ended as ties so I made up no ground. So that’s a good week for him and a bad one for me. Dave last week: 8-2-3 Jim last week: 8-2-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 117-52-30 Jim’s record-to-date: 120-49-30 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 22 Massachusetts-Lowell at … Read more

Weekend Picks: Jan. 22

Last weekend, thanks to Anthony Louis’ last-second goal for Miami, I increased my lead over Matthew in our season picks’ race. I didn’t have a great week, going 3-2-2 (.571), while Matthew went 2-3-2 (.428). On the year, I am 80-36-13  (.670) while Matthew is 75-41-13 (.631). We have some intense matchups this week, so … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 21-26

Last time: 4-8-3 Overall: 33-20-11 Here’s a look at the schedule for the next few days in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, Jan. 21 Rensselaer at Quinnipiac It’s a meeting of the first and second place teams in the ECAC in a rare Thursday night conference game. At this … Read more