Game picks by USCHO writers
Last Week: Dan: 8-0-4 Chris: 7-1-4 On the season: Dan: 110-49-17 (.673) Chris: 109-50-17 (.668) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 25: Mercyhurst vs. Canisius Dan: This is one of those series where you throw records out the window. Mercyhurst is 11-1-3 in league play but is coming off two ties against … Read more
In 2004, for its 50th anniversary edition, Sports Illustrated listed the top sports rivalries by state. The ongoing, on-ice duel between the Spartans and the Wolverines topped the list for Michigan, surprising no one familiar with the storied history between the schools. Michigan State’s Munn Ice Arena and Michigan’s Yost are just about 64 miles … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 8-5 On the season: Dan: 102-49-13 (.662) Chris: 102-49-13 (.662) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 17 and Saturday, Jan 18: Sacred Heart at Air Force Dan: Air Force tends to go on runs every year that end the year with them finishing ludicrously strong. Last year they lost only twice … Read more
On mornings like this when I look back to the CCHA picks blog — and the league’s 11 participants — I am suddenly digging the six-league Big Ten. And my partner-in-writing, Drew Claussen, is a genius. Last week Drew: 3-1-0 (.750) Paula: 1-2-1 (.375) Season Drew: 57-26-8 (.670) Paula: 57-26-9 (.668) This week Once again, … Read more
Here I was thinking I had an awful week of picks last week. Until I realized that Dave was equally as bad. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to-date: 102-51-20 Dave to-date: 98-55-20 Friday, January 16 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Though they say throw out the records when these … Read more
Six WCHA teams are involved in conference play this week while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State play nonconference series. Michigan Tech and Bowling Green both are on the bye. Here are the picks. Alaska at Northern Michigan Shane: The fun thing about the WCHA this year is that there’s not just a race for … Read more
Well, we are more than halfway through the season, and after last weekend, Matthew and I are back to where we were in October: dead even in our picks race. Last weekend, I went 4-4 ).500, to move to 62-41-13 (.590) on the year, while Matthew went 7-1 (.875) to also move to 62-41-13 (.590). … Read more
Overall: 43-32-7 Outside of the Beanpot next month, this weekend marks the final time ECAC teams will face a non-conference opponent in the regular season. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Jan. 17 Yale at Clarkson Yale thrashed the Golden Knights 6-3 at home in November, and are unbeaten over their last five. … Read more
And the picks percentages take another hit this week. Last week Drew: 1-2-1 (.375) Paula: 1-2-1 (.375) Season Drew: 54-25-8 (.667) Paula: 56-24-8 (.682) This weeks It’s all Big Ten action this week and everyone plays. Michigan at Wisconsin Drew: After the Great Lakes Invitational, the Wolverines need a good weekend to prove to me … Read more
I picked up a single game on Jim last week. I don’t know whether that’s good news because it’s improvement or bad news because I needed more. Dave last week: 7-3-4 Jim last week: 6-4-4 Dave’s record-to-date: 92-51-19 Jim’s record-to-date: 96-47-19 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 10 Providence at Boston College Dave’s pick: Jon Gillies may be back, … Read more
Friday, January 10 all games at 7:00 Rensselaer at Princeton This has the makings of a low-scoring affair: RPI hasn’t scored three goals in four games; Princeton, six. That said, the last time the Engineers mustered more than two scores, it was in a 5-2 home win over the Tigers. Princeton hopes the strong defense … Read more
Eight of the 10 WCHA teams are involved in league contests this weekend while Alabama-Huntsville heads to Notre Dame and Northern Michigan plays pond hockey during its bye week. Here are the picks. Alaska at Bowling Green Matt: I may have called a split for the Nanooks a week ago — though I had the winners … Read more
Thanks to picking the UNH sweep of Nebraska-Omaha and the Brown win over Colorado College, I now have a three-game lead over Matthew in our picks race. Last week, I went 3-0-1 (.875), moving to 58-37-13 (.597) on the year. A couple more good weekends and I’ll be above .600! Matthew went 1-2-1 (.375) to … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On the season: Dan: 95-43-13 (.672) Chris: 94-44-13 (.666) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan 9 and Friday, Jan 10: Robert Morris at UConn Dan: Robert Morris got back on track last week with a pair of wins against Sacred Heart. But that UConn team is firing on all cylinders; … Read more
Overall: 35-28-4 The end of this weekend could see a third ECAC team take home a tournament title after the league was shutout in last year’s holiday tournaments. Colgate and Rensselaer are each taking part in the Mariucci Classic, and will look to join Cornell and Quinnipiac with tournament wins. All games are 7 p.m., … Read more
Well … Drew and I were both wrong about the GLI. Last week Drew: 4-3-1 (.563) Paula: 4-3-1 (.563) Season Drew: 53-23-7 (.681) Paula: 55-22-7 (.696) This week It’s a light schedule this week before full-on Big Ten play begins Jan. 10. Only the two league teams formerly with the WCHA play this weekend; both … Read more
All 10 WCHA teams are back in action now after the holidays, though not every school is in league play yet. Michigan Tech is coming off a shootout win and overtime loss in the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park in Detroit, Bowling Green split at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh and Alabama-Huntsville was … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 10-4 Chris: 10-4 On the season: Dan: 89-38-12 (.683) Chris: 89-38-12 (.683) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 3 and Saturday, Jan 4: Air Force at American International Dan: AIC lost nine in a row to go into their break, while Air Force hasn’t lost since November 29th. They’re 2-0-3 over their little … Read more
Dave and I only picked one game different – the Vermont/Clarkson game – and I got it correct, further opening up my lead. Jim last week: 9-4-3 Jim to-date: 90-43-15 Dave last week: 8-5-3 Dave to-date: 85-48-15 Friday, January 3 Maine at Quinnipiac Jim’s pick: Here are two teams both playing excellent hockey right now. … Read more
Matthew and I went 1-1 in picking the GLI, so on the season, I am 55-37-12 (.586) and Matthew is 54-38-12 (.576). It’s still a light weekend for NCHC squads, but let’s see how we do. Friday, Jan. 3 Brown at No. 16 Denver Candace: Can Denver pick up where it left off? With Sam … Read more