Game picks by USCHO writers
As we get to the “it’s early, but not too early” portion of college hockey’s schedule, the WCHA, as predicted, seems to have three teams separating themselves from the pack. Minnesota State and Michigan Tech are currently tied for first in the league. Bowling Green is the highest-ranked team in the league (15th) but is … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-4-1 Chris: 8-3-1 On the season: Dan: 43-19-5 (.679) Chris: 47-15-5 (.739) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 Holy Cross at Air Force Dan: If there’s a team that can give Air Force a run in Colorado, it’s going to be the Crusaders. Averaging just over three … Read more
Shane here … It’s the first weekend of November, and Jack and I are all square on our picks. I’d say great minds think alike, but you have to have some luck, too. For example, we both picked a split between Bowling Green and Alaska Anchorage last week but different winners on different days. Two … Read more
Last week: Dan: 9-4-1 Chris: 10-3-1 On the season: Dan: 36-15-4 (.691) Chris: 39-12-4 (.745) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 Rochester Institute of Technology at Army West Point Dan: Hard to believe it took RIT six games this year before they won their first last weekend against AIC. Continuing their … Read more
Last week was a bit rougher than the previous weeks — for Drew Claussen’s picks and mine, that is. Last week Drew: 2-5-0 (.286) Paula: 3-4-0 (.429) Season Drew: 22-11-7 (.636) Paula: 22-11-7 (.636) This week Four Big Ten teams play this week and we’re still a few weeks away from conference play. Michigan and … Read more
Both Dave and I had equally impressive weeks last week which means I hold my single-game lead in the standings. Jim last week: 13-2-1 Jim to-date: 40-18-10 Dave last week: 13-2-1 Dave to-date: 39-19-10 Friday, November 6 Maine at Boston College Jim’s pick: Boston College seems to be clicking on all cylinders. Maine definitely is … Read more
Last time: 7-4-1 Overall: 7-4-1 It’s the first full weekend of conference play for the ECAC this season. Here’s a look at the games on the schedule. All are set to begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Rensselaer at Clarkson The Engineers are coming off an impressive sweep of Union last weekend. Despite that, … Read more
Well, Matthew and I tied again, as I correctly picked Minnesota-Duluth to win its first game against Mass.-Lowell, but incorrectly picked Miami to get the second game of its series with St. Cloud State. Matthew and I both went 6-4 (.600), hardly stellar. On the year, I am 31-18-5 (.620), while Matthew is 29-20-5 (.583). … Read more
Here’s a look at this weekend’s games involving ECAC Hockey teams.
Matthew gained a game back on me, because I picked Western Michigan to sweep, but I still have a two-game lead. I went 8-4-2 last week, not bad, while Matthew went 9-3-2. On the year, I am 25-14-5, while Matthew is 23-16-5. We’ve got some big conference series this weekend, so let’s see what we … Read more
Penn State tied St. Lawrence, 2-2, Thursday night, bringing the Nittany Lions’ record to 4-1-1. Let’s see how Drew Claussen and I are doing so far. Last week Drew: 8-2-3 (.731) Paula: 9-1-3 (.808) Season Drew: 20-6-7 (.712) Paula: 19-7-7 (.689) This week Four Big Ten teams are playing nonconference games this week. Last night, … Read more
Last week: Dan: 10-2-1 Chris: 10-2-1 On the season: Dan: 27-11-3 (.695) Chris: 29-9-3 (.744) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 Rochester Institute of Technology at American International Dan: The youth movement is very much on in the 413, where eight of AIC’s top ten scorers are either freshmen or sophomores. … Read more
There weren’t a lot of games where Dave and I picked differently last week, but he took advantage when he could. Jim last week: 10-3-5 Dave last week: 11-2-5 Jim to-date: 27-16-9 Dave to-date: 26-17-9 Friday, October 30 Boston University at Merrimack Jim’s pick: BU is coming off a road loss to Connecticut which should … Read more
Shane here … Finally, Jack, we have a weekend in which all the WCHA teams are playing each other. It’s weekends like this that, I think, help the conference, as you have teams and fans all paying attention to what’s happening. It sure has been an interesting start to the season, and picking ain’t easy. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-4-1 Chris: 8-3-1 On the season: Dan: 17-9-2 (.643) Chris: 19-7-2 (.714) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 Holy Cross at Canisius Dan: This early in the season, I think neither team is going to be where they may be at the end of the year. In … Read more
After a brutal opening week, I picked up two games last Friday, but then gave one back the next night. Like some of the teams in this league, I’ve dug myself a hole. Dave last week: 11-7-1 Jim last week: 10-8-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 15-15-4 Jim’s record-to-date: 17-13-4 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 23 Massachusetts-Lowell at Merrimack Dave’s … Read more
There are a number of notable games this weekend in the ECAC, highlighted by No. 9 St. Cloud State traveling to No. 14 Quinnipiac, and No. 11 Michigan heading to New York’s Capital Region to face No. 18 Union and Rensselaer. And finally, Harvard, Cornell, and Dartmouth begin their season with exhibition games this weekend. … Read more
Last weekend, we did a much better job picking the correct results, and I gained another game on Matthew in our picks race last week, courtesy of St. Cloud. I went 11-2-1, moving to 17-10-3 on the year, while Matthew went 10-3-1, moving to 14-13-3. Let’s get to this week. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24 No. 4 … Read more
We had to hurry to get our picks in, since Lake Superior State and Michigan State play tonight (Thursday), while everyone else is on the normal, Friday-Saturday schedule, including a couple more WCHA series (Jack and I actually will be in the same building this weekend!). Jack had a pretty good week last week, and … Read more
In the first two weeks of the season, the Big Ten has struggled in nonconference play. This is how Drew Claussen and I are doing after the first two weeks. Last week Drew: 9-3-0 (.750) Paula: 8-4-0 (.667) Season Drew: 12-4-4 (.700) Paula: 10-6-4 (.600) I will take the moral victory of having picked a … Read more