Game picks by USCHO writers
Let’s get right to the action… all games start at 7:00, unless otherwise noted. 12 Princeton at 5 Clarkson Note: Saturday’s game begins at 7:30 Clarkson swept the season series against beleaguered Princeton, winning 4-3 in Jersey and 3-1 in Potsdam. Forgive my bluntness, but the Tigers look like dead meat: They have only scored … Read more
Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing with two weeks to go. Last week Drew: 2-1-1 (.625) Paula: 2-1-1 (.625) Season Drew: 78-39-13 (.650) Paula: 80-36-15 (.668) This week In the final two weeks of Big Ten conference play, there are three Friday-Saturday series with each team playing. Michigan State vs. Michigan Drew: Like … Read more
Just when I began getting cocky, karma put me back in my place last week. Jim last week: 4-4-1 Jim to-date: 147-66-28 (.668) Dave to-date: 123-65-24 (.637) Friday, March 7 #10 Massachusetts at #7 Vermont Jim’s pick: I think that Vermont has enough of the depth at each position to win this game and advance. … Read more
Unlike the WCHA standings, there’s no question how this regular season pick ’em battle will end. First place: Shane Frederick. Last place: Matt Wellens. Unlike the last place team in the WCHA standings, however, I still get to make the playoffs for redemption. Here is how Shane and I predict the final weekend of the … Read more
Last week, thanks to the Nebraska-Omaha sweep of Colorado College, Matthew and I both went 4-4 (.500), as we got the split dates wrong for Denver and Western Michigan. Overall on the year, I am 87-63-22, while Matthew is 84-66-22. Looks like I will win our picks contest, unless we decide to keep it going … Read more
Overall: 64-43-11 It’s the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey and the only spots decided are first (Union) and last (Princeton).Colgate has clinched a first-round bye, although the Raiders still can finish anywhere from second to fourth. Click here for a breakdown of all the possibilities for each team. All games are … Read more
As most of North American continues to experience the Big Freeze of 2014, we can at least take comfort that this first season of Big Ten play has been entertaining. This is how my partner-in-writing, Drew Claussen, and I have called it so far. Last week Drew: 3-1-0 (.750) Paula: 3-1-0 (.750) Season Drew: 76-38-12 … Read more
Somehow Dave’s non-participation in picks has brought out the best in me. A near-perfect week last weekend. Jim last week: 8-0-2 Jim to date: 143-62-27 (.674) Date to date: 123-65-24 (.637) Friday, February 28 Northeastern at Boston University Jim’s pick: The Huskies come into Parker Rink and spoil Jack Parker Night. NU 4, BU 2 … Read more
According to the WCHA (via collegehockeystats.net), there remain 387,420,489 scenarios for the league’s final finish and playoff seedings. And that’s with just two weekends and 18 games remaining in the regular season! Shane and Matt won’t go through all of them. We’ll just make our predictions for this weekend … Bowling Green at Northern Michigan … Read more
Matthew and I went a dreadful 3-5 (.375) last weekend. On the year, I have a three-game lead, as I am 83-59-22 (.573), while Matthew is 80-62-22 (.554). Games in this conference seems to be a coin flip much of the time. The marquee matchup this weekend has St. Cloud hosting North Dakota, with sole … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-6-1 Chris: 6-5-1 On the season: Dan: 139-72-22 (.644) Chris: 140-71-22 (.648) This Week’s Picks Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March. 1: American International vs. Bentley Dan: This is going to be a highly emotional series for AIC and Bentley, two Northeast-10 rivals who have an immense and intense respect for one … Read more
Four games left. That doesn’t sound like much, but hey, at least everybody is guaranteed two postseason games, right? Ok then. Six games left? All games start at 7:00. Friday, February 21 Brown at Dartmouth Neither the Bears nor Big Green are likely to improve their first-round status – Dartmouth is four points out of … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 9-3-0 Chris: 8-4-0 On the season: Dan: 134-66-21 (.654) Chris: 134-66-21 (.654) This Week’s Picks Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22: Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The bad karma bus is steamrolling through Rochester these days. They’re hurt, they’re struggling, and they’re getting beat badly by teams. If … Read more
The schedule’s even lighter than usual this week, with two Friday-Saturday series. Minnesota and Ohio State sit this one out. First, let’s see how Drew Claussen and I are doing. Last week Drew: 3-2-1 (.583) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) Season Drew: 73-37-12 (.648) Paula: 75-34-14 (.667) This week All four games are televised this week. All … Read more
Matt here, with a moment of honesty to start. Last week, you may have noticed I picked a lot of sweeps. That’s pretty crazy since splits seem to rule this year in the WCHA. I did it because I was trailing Shane and hoping to pick up a few wins. Since he picks splits so … Read more
With Dave on injured reserve, I went ahead and had my best week of the year to take a big lead in percentage points. Jim last week: 8-1-1 Jim to date: 135-62-25 (.664) Date to date: 123-65-24 (.637) Friday, Feb. 21 Massachusetts-Lowell at Boston College Jim’s pick: This is by far the most difficult series … Read more
Matthew and I both had a dreadful week last weekend, going 3-4-1 (.437). On the year, I am 80-54-22 (.583), while Matthew is 77-57-22 (.564). There are some big rivalry games on tap this weekend, as well as ones that could make a huge difference in the standings log jam. Unfortunately for Matthew’s chances of … Read more
The schedule for this season has allowed for few conference-only weekends, all on a Friday-Saturday schedule, but that’s what we have this week in the Big Ten. First, let’s see how Drew Claussen and I are doing with picks this season. Last week Drew: 1-3-2 (.333) Paula: 2-2-2 (.500) Season Drew: 70-35-11 (.651) Paula: 71-33-13 … Read more
Shane here. Matt’s closing the gap on me in the overall standings. We’ve both been picking splits correctly; I’ve just been picking the wrong teams on the wrong days lately. With all 10 teams in action against each other (finally!), this weekend figures to have some a few intriguing matchups, as well as plenty of … Read more
So last week Dave, in his words, pulled the goalie. While his effort gained him some ground on me, it was only one game. Thus, with no more picking left for his this season (he had successful season-ending open-heart surgery on Tuesday, for those who haven’t been following along), I take the title for game … Read more