Game picks by USCHO writers
Shane here … The WCHA race is heating up. I’m curious to see how much of it comes down to the wire like it did last season when the MacNaughton Cup, home ice and the final playoff spots all came down to the final weekend. It’s a six-week sprint, starting now – or at least … Read more
Last time: 4-8 Overall: 37-46-8 As colleague Brian Sullivan noted in this week’s column, the final month of the season is rapidly approaching. Here’s a look at this weekend, which ends with Harvard taking on Boston University in the opening game of the Beanpot Monday. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Quinnipiac at Brown … Read more
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
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
Even though I had a pretty crappy week picking games, somehow I gained two games on Dave who had an incredibly crappy week. One game behind with as we head down the home stretch of the season. Jim last week: 7-5-1 Jim to date: 116-59-17 Dave last week: 5-7-1 Dave to date: 117-58-17 Friday, January … Read more
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
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
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
Last week: Dan: 8-3-1 Chris: 9-2-1 On the season: Dan: 85-55-21 (.593) Chris: 95-45-21 (.655) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 22 and Saturday, January 24 Canisius at Niagara Dan: Niagara is in a bit of a funk this year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t steal some points. Of course, Canisius is on fire … Read more
Three observations from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Shows You What I Know Let me rewind the weekend back to Friday when I made the following statement: “I’m going to go out on a limb and will say that Robert Morris will not sweep AIC this weekend…I think they have a great chance … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-3-1 Chris: 7-4-1 On the season: Dan: 77-52-20 (.584) Chris: 86-43-20 (.644) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 Army at Air Force Dan: Army hasn’t had a win over Air Force in a really long time, but the gap is starting to close. That said, it’s not … Read more
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
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
Jim and I disagreed on only two picks last weekend and going into the third period, it looked like I’d widen my lead by two. As visions of a six-game lead danced in my head, one of those wins became a tie and the other a loss. A pox on the Black Bears and Dartmouth! I should have … Read more
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
Last time: 4-6-3 Overall: 33-38-8 So much for starting the new year off on a hot streak… The non-conference schedule is winding down for the ECAC, as every team except Quinnipiac faces a league opponent this weekend. Each game is at 7 p.m., unless noted. Friday, Jan. 16 St. Lawrence at Dartmouth Each team has … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-7-4 Chris: 5-5-4 On the season: Dan: 69-49-19 (.573) Chris: 79-39-19 (.646) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Expect a lot of goal scoring. Both teams are working through issues in goal, which normally wins out over the lack of offense they’ve produced … Read more
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
Though I thought I had a decent week, I continued to lose ground to Dave. Something needs to turn around fast (though with Dave picking second again, expect him to utilize the four-corners defense again!) Jim last week: 9-4-2 Jim to date: 101-50-13 Dave last week: 11-2-2 Dave to date: 105-46-13 Friday, January 9 Boston … Read more
Last week, Matthew and I went 8-0-1 (.944). On the year, I am 72-31-7 (.686) and Matthew is 68-35-7 (.650). Let’s get to this week’s picks. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 9-10 No. 5 Miami at St. Cloud State Candace: A very difficult series to call, as St. Cloud State can’t get anything consistent going. Miami 3-2, 3-1 … Read more