Game picks by USCHO writers
Well, thanks to picking the right dates for North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth to win, I am back ahead in the picks race. Last week, I went 7-4 (.636) to move to 34-25-6 (.569), while Matthew went 5-6 (.454) to move to 33-26-6 (.553). Let’s see how long I can keep the lead in the six-pack … Read more
Friday, November 22 Yale at Colgate This is suddenly shaping up as the most compelling game of the weekend. Yale (2-0-2) and QU (5-0-1) are the only remaining unbeatens in league play, but the Raiders (4-2-0) are making an early run up the ladder and can establish some late-autumn street cred with a take-down of … Read more
We forgot to pick this game last week, so here you go. Nov. 19 Air Force at Colorado College Candace: CC is at home, and after a pretty tough stretch, should be both rested and fired up. Expect the Tigers to come out firing and win by a couple. Colorado College 4-2 Matthew: Although Air … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-5 Chris: 8-4 On the season: Dan: 45-22-5 (.660) Chris: 50-17-5 (.729) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16: Canisius at Ohio State Dan: Canisius got the train back on the tracks with a big win last week against Robert Morris. But despite raising their championship banner, last year’s … Read more
Well, Matthew and I both were dismal last week, going 2-5-1 (.312). It seems that teams are having trouble establishing consistency, and so are we. On the year, I am now 27-21-6 (.555), while Matthew is 28-20-6 (.574). I’ll try and at least catch him this week. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16 Western Michigan at Denver Candace: … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell beat Penn State last night, 4-0. Drew Claussen and I had those picks yesterday, but I’ll remind you here that we both picked the River Hawks to sweep their two-game road series, which concludes tonight. Last week Drew: 4-3-0 (.571) Paula: 6-1-0 (.857) Season Drew: 28-14-4 (.652) Paula: 29-14-4 (.659) This week There are … Read more
Overall: 20-14-3 All games are 7 p.m. unless noted Friday, Nov. 15 Cornell at Clarkson Clarkson shows no sign of slowing down. The Golden Knights have been outstanding defensively and have gotten balanced scoring through their lineup. Cornell has been shutout in its two of its last three games after a strong start, putting a … Read more
Looking at the WCHA standings, you’d think that this has been an unpredictable start to season. Yet, Matt went 10-1-1 in his picks for the second week in a row last week! Looks predictable to me. My 8-3-1 mark wasn’t bad, but Matt’s starting to pull a way a bit. Bowling Green at Ferris State … Read more
Well, that was more like it! I out-picked Jimmy by two games and now we’re deadlocked again. Dave last week: 11-3-0 Jim last week: 9-5-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 50-23-5 Jim’s record-to-date: 50-23-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 15 Massachusetts at Boston College Dave’s pick: The carnage won’t be as bad for UMass as last week’s against New Hampshire, … Read more
There’s a game tonight! Massachusetts-Lowell at Penn State This is actually a two-game series, Thursday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. in University Park. Because the series begins tonight, here is what Drew Claussen and I have for it. We’ll have full picks and our records Friday morning. Drew: Penn State is on a two-game winning … Read more
Friday, November 8 Clarkson at Dartmouth 7:00 The Big Green have surrendered 22 goals in four games. Clarkson has given up 21 goals in 10 games. This is gut-check time for Dartmouth, picked to finish in the middle of the pack in the preseason polls, but rapidly plummeting into the basement. Tough to pick against … Read more
Last week Drew: 6-2-1 (.722) Paula: 6-2-1 (.722) Season Drew: 24-11-4 (.666) Paula: 23-13-4 (.625) And I’d like to thank the Bulldogs and the Buckeyes for their right-way split. Such a rare thing for me. This week There are three nonconference series this weekend and a single nonconference game. Both Michigan and Wisconsin have the … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-1 Chris: 11-1 On the season: Dan: 38-17-5 (.675) Chris: 42-13-5 (.742) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9: Niagara at Ohio State Dan: This is a game that Niagara would’ve won last year. But Niagara’s lost some of what made them who they were last year, and the … Read more
Matt: I was robbed of perfection a week ago by Lake Superior State’s tie with Wisconsin on Friday, plus the Bemidji State’s win over Minnesota State that night as well. Don’t expect a repeat this week, let alone the rest of the season. Shane: Well done, Matt. Let’s go to Vegas! I think if last week’s results … Read more
Neither of us were very good last weekend, which means I maintain an early two-game lead over the old man. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to date: 41-18-5 Dave last week: 39-20-5 Friday, November 8 Boston College at Boston University Jim’s pick: The renewal of college hockey’s best rivalry will be … Read more
Was it only two weeks ago that I had a three-game lead on Matthew? After last weekend, Matthew is now up a game on me. Luckily, it’s a long season. Last week, I went 6-4 (.600) to move to 25-16-5 (.597) on the year, while Matthew went 8-2 (.800) to move to 26-15-5 (.619) on … Read more
Can we just be happy that the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge is over? I mean, it was great to have such high-level nonconference action early in the season. Did we really need a reminder of Hockey East’s dominance over teams formerly affiliated with the CCHA and WCHA? Last week Drew: 6-3-2 (.636) Paula: 4-5-2 (.454) … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-6-3 Chris: 9-3-3 On the season: Dan: 27-16-5 (.615) Chris: 31-12-5 (.698) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2: Canisius at Miami Dan: Canisius proved they have the capability to upset a team when they took out Denver last week. The talent is there, and this is a trap … Read more
All right, Matt, it’s for real now. The WCHA schedule began last week with two league series. This weekend there are four conference matchups and a couple of intriguing nonconference series, but I see more sweeps than splits. Alaska Anchorage at Bowling Green Shane: The Seawolves and their new attitude under coach Matt Thomas … Read more
An ugly performance for me last weekend. Dave last week: 8-7-2 Jim last week: 10-5-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 33-16-4 Jim’s record-to-date: 35-14-4 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 1 Maine at Massachusetts Dave’s pick: The Black Bears took two from the Minutemen at Alfond last weekend, but I see UMass drawing first blood in the rematch. UMass 4, Maine … Read more