Game picks by USCHO writers
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
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
It’s hard to believe there are only seven weeks left in the regular season, but here we are at the end of January and Jayson Moy has Bracketology if you want to speculate about what happens come late March. First, though, how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks: Last week Drew: 3-1-0 … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-5-2 Chris: 5-3-2 On the season: Dan: 86-54-13 (.605) Chris: 97-43-13 (.676) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Niagara is a much better team than people give them credit for, but Air Force doesn’t lose at home. That’s kind of a trump card … Read more
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
There are two Big Ten series this weekend. First, a peek at how Drew Claussen and I are doing so far with our picks. Last week Drew: 4-1-1 (.750) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) Season Drew: 57-34-15 (.608) Paula: 62-29-15 (.656) This week Both Michigan teams play in exhibition against the U.S. Under-18 team this week. On … Read more
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
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
Shane here … Believe it or not, I made it home from Houghton unscathed on Sunday despite the fact that the town got 27 or so inches of lake-effect snow last Saturday while I was there for the Minnesota State-Michigan Tech series. While I was worried about getting out of town, the Yoopers basically said, … Read more
Here’s a look at this weekend’s ECAC Hockey games.
After last weekend, it looks to me as though the Big Ten standings may be shaping up along the lines of how they’ll appear at the end of the season. I could be wrong, of course. I’m often wrong. Let’s see how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. Last week Drew: 3-2-1 … Read more
Dave and I had equally decent weeks last week, meaning I maintain my slim three-game lead. Jim last week: 9-4-2 Jim to date: 112-47-27 Dave last week: 9-4-2 Dave to date: 109-50-27 Friday, January 15 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Both teams are playing equally as well right now. Which means I will … Read more
Hey all. Luckily, for your sake, I didn’t try something dumb like think of a David Bowie lyric to go with each series this weekend. OK, I tried for like 20 minutes but quit and just decided to listen to the albums Low and Aladdin Sane instead while making my picks. I also wasted time … Read more
Matt and I picked the games the same last weekend, and did pretty OK, going 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 77-34-11, while Matthew is 73-38-11. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 15-16 Western Michigan at No. 14 Denver Candace: Western usually splits with Denver, but somehow I think DU builds momentum from last weekend. A tie wouldn’t … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-4-1 Chris: 8-2-1 On the season: Dan: 83-49-11 (.619) Chris: 92-40-11 (.682) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 14 and Saturday, January 16 Niagara vs. Canisius Dan: Few things beat good, clean hate. The Battle of the Bridge takes to the ice this weekend with Canisius hosting on Thursday and Niagara on … Read more
Last time: 1-0 Overall: 28-12-8 It was an eventful Thursday night in ECAC Hockey, as Princeton and Rensselaer played to a 3-3 tie, Quinnipiac rolled over Union 5-0, and Boston University rallied for a 6-5 win over Harvard.Here’s a look at the rest of the games scheduled for this weekend. All start times are 7 … Read more
When Drew Claussen sent me his picks for the blog this week, he said something about redeeming himself after his holiday tournament picks performance. We’ve all been there. And, seriously, who knew that Ohio State — the only unranked team in the Florida College Classic — would prevail? I didn’t have them winning a single … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-4-1 Chris: 7-5-1 On the season: Dan: 77-45-10 (.621) Chris: 84-38-10 (.674) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 American International at Air Force Dan: Here are the following series Air Force has been swept at home since joining Atlantic Hockey: 2007 vs. Mercyhurst, 2009 vs. Canisius, 2015 vs. … Read more
Holee smokes! I’ve shaved two games off Jim’s lead. Something good must have been in my holiday eggnog. Dave last week: 7-3-3 Jim last week: 5-5-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 100-46-25 Jim’s record-to-date: 103-43-25 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 8 Providence at Boston College Dave’s pick: I think there’s a razor-thin difference between these two clubs, so I’m going … Read more
Shane here … Seems like we’re just about back to normal in terms of the college hockey schedule. Sure, Michigan Tech is in sunny Arizona for Arizona State’s tournament, but eight other WCHA teams are in action against each other, including two teams which have been off for the last three weekends. Yes, all you … Read more