Hockey East picks – Jan. 30 – Feb. 4

I was pretty mediocre last week, but that’s just fine and dandy because Jim was… um, awful. Heh, heh, heh. Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim last week: 4-6-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 123-62-18 Jim’s record-to-date: 120-65-18 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 30 Massachusetts-Lowell at Merrimack  Dave’s pick:  Here’s a match-up of two suddenly struggling teams. The River Hawks have … Read more

NCHC picks: Jan. 30

Last weekend, I put three more games between Matthew and I to re-establish a comfortable lead, going 7-1 (.875) while Matthew went 4-4 (.500). On the year, I am 89-37-8 (.694) and Matthew is 83-43-8 (649). Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31 St. Cloud State at Colorado College Candace: CC keeps showing improvement, while St. Cloud has been … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 23-27

Season record: 39-26-4. I can live with that. Relatively light schedule this week: Princeton doesn’t play until Tuesday, Quinnipiac has the week off, and RPI and Union only play once… against each other. As always, all games begin at 7pm EST unless otherwise noted. Friday, Jan. 23 Brown at Clarkson Brown has only beaten one … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 23-24

There is interesting conference and nonconference play this week. First, our records. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-1-2 (.600) Paula Weston: 2-1-2 (.600) Season Drew: 51-46-8 (.524) Paula: 42-54-9 (.443) This Week Everyone plays this weekend. There are two conference series, there is one nonconference series and there is the North Star College Cup. Michigan at … Read more

WCHA picks: Jan. 23-24

Jack here. We’re almost 2/3rds of the way through the college hockey season. In the WCHA, that means… well, it means we’re probably nowhere near close to figuring out which team is going to win the MacNaughton Cup, but we maybe have a decent idea. Right now Minnesota State holds an eight-point first-place lead and … Read more

NCHC picks: Jan. 23

Minnesota-Duluth has the lone none conference action this weekend of the NCHC teams, while six others have intraconference matchups. Let’s take a look. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 23-24 Denver at Miami Candace: The results depend on which Denver team shows up: the one that got swept in Omaha, or the one that swept St. Cloud. The version … Read more

WCHA Picks, Jan. 16-17

Dare we say this is rivalry week in the WCHA? Lots of good matchups this weekend, with, once again, all 10 team in action against each other. And there’s some history between a lot of these teams, even if that history only goes back to last season. So without further ado, let’s pick … Minnesota … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 16-17

Everyone plays this weekend and it’s all about the Big Ten, but first our numbers. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-3-1 (.188) Paula Weston: 5-0-1 (.438) Season Drew: 49-45-6 (.520) Paula: 40-53-7 (.435) I should have played the lottery. This week While everyone plays, not everyone plays two games. Michigan travels to Columbus for a single … Read more

NCHC picks: Jan. 16

Last week, I went 5-3 (.625) while Matthew went 6-2 (.750). On the year, I am 77-34-7 (.682) and Matthew is 74-37-7 (.656). This league is a bear to pick. Let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 16-17 No. 8 Omaha at Colorado College Candace: CC is the cellar-dwellar in the NCHC, but nobody should … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 9-10

Everyone plays this week, but Michigan State plays the Under-18 Team in exhibition Friday night at 7:00 p.m. First, Drew Claussen and I have some picks numbers for you. Last week Drew: 1-6-1 (.188) Paula: 3-4-1 (.438) Season Drew: 47-42-5 (.527) Paula: 35-53-6 (.404) This week There are two Big Ten tilts and Wisconsin hosts … Read more