Game picks by USCHO writers
Last Week: 5-5-3 On the Season: 53-27-9 (.646) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 25 Rensselaer at Rochester Institute of Technology – The Tigers have never defeated the Engineers since moving to Division I and despite RPI’s record, I have a feeling they may break out of their slump. RPI 3, RIT 2. Saturday, Nov. 26 … Read more
“Picks” is probably a misnomer. It’s one Tuesday night game. Notre Dame at Western Michigan The Fighting Irish have a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) on the line when they play in Lawson Arena tonight, a number that includes five wins decided by a single goal. The most recent of those was a 3-2 overtime win … Read more
An equally mediocre week for Dave and me led to the old man maintaining a two-game lead. Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave last week: 5-4-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 35-21-7 Dave’s record-to-date: 37-19-7 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 18 Vermont at Boston University Jim’s pick: Despite Vermont typically playing well at BU, the Terriers are playing well enough right now I have … Read more
Yes, I’m here, I’ve posted! Records so far: Josh: 29-19-10 Brian: 26-15-7 Princeton at Cornell Josh: It looks pretty simple right off the bat. Cornell is a multi-faceted weapon that can rack up the goals and stop you dead the other way. Teams need to learn to take the point shot away from player of … Read more
No. 19 Nebraska Omaha (6-5-1, 5-2-1 WCHA) at No. 11 Denver (4-3-2, 3-2-2 WCHA) Tyler: Nebraska-Omaha’s goaltending situation, between John Faulkner and Ryan Massa, has held the Mavericks back but Adam Murray hasn’t exactly put a lid on Denver’s net either. This weekend will see a couple of high-offense shootouts out on the range. Neither … Read more
There’s nothing quite like calling the score of a single game on a single night correctly, as when I said Notre Dame would beat Western Michigan 3-2 Tuesday — and the Fighting Irish did just that. It was a fluke. Surely, you know this. Paula’s picks Last week, including Tuesday: 7-4-2 (.615) Season to date: … Read more
Last Week: 5-5-1 On the Season: 48-22-6 (.654) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 18 Army at American International – Both teams are having trouble scoring goals, so this one is a tossup. I’m going with the Yellow Jackets at home. AIC 2, Army 1. Saturday, Nov. 19 Connecticut at Yale – The Huskies are coming … Read more
Okay, so the headline is a little dramatic. How else was I going to get you to read a Tuesday blog entry? There’s a pick at the end for the Western Michigan-Notre Dame game. I’m bound to be wrong. I have a couple of other things on my mind, too. Football, hockey and the future … Read more
A rash of upsets left both of us with only so-so results last weekend. This week will be better. Dave last week: 5-3-1 Jim last week: 5-3-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 32-15-6 Jim’s record-to-date: 30-17-6 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 11 Merrimack at Boston University Dave’s pick: The absurdly inconsistent Terriers, who’ve been playing as if they have … Read more
As I was pulling out of my garage to head into Mott Community College for the day job Thursday, I saw hard little nuggets of snow fall on Flint, Mich., for the first time this season. Looked like the perfect way to begin a full weekend of CCHA hockey. Paula’s picks Last week: 7-3-2 (.667) … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha (5-5-0, 4-2-0 WCHA) at Bemidji State (4-6-0, 2-4-0 WCHA) Tyler: Andrew Walsh is having a decent freshman season, splitting time with Dan Bakala in goal for BSU, but in this matchup, Tom Serratore has to start Bakala. Bakala was the x-factor in the Beavers’ domination of UNO last season. He saw 226 shots in … Read more
It’s time for picks again, huh? Last week, the rookie Josh fell flat (my picks were on twitter, by the way) and yielded to the guy who’s been covering this league for five years. Kudos to Brian for nailing eight out of the 11 games he picked. I finished a notch under .500, and am … Read more
Last Week: 7-4-1 (I had the Niagara-Holy Cross split right but on the wrong nights) On the Season: 43-17-7 (.694) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 11 Holy Cross at Massachusetts – The Crusaders have already beaten a Hockey East team this season and I think they’ll do it again. Holy Cross 3, Massachusetts 2. Army … Read more
Brian: 8-4-2 last week (my picks were on Twitter, didn’t you notice?), 13-6-5 overall. Josh: 6-4-3 last week, 18-7-8 overall. It’s finally a League Week, with not a single non-conference game in sight. Friday Colgate at Brown Ooh, the Raiders’ home loss to Niagara is gonna sting. One night after scoring a TD plus the … Read more
Happy November! Hard to believe that a full month of the college hockey season is a matter of record. Speaking of records, here’s mine. Paula’s picks Last week: 6-5-1 (.542) Season to date: 34-23-6 (.587) In this season of seeming CCHA parity, I will take any week over .500. This week There are four conference … Read more
Well, here we go, another week of picks in the books. Alaska-Anchorage has the week off so Bemidji State heads east to play red-hot Lake Superior State. One team aims to continue validating its start, another looks for a bounce-back weekend at home, a well-respected bench boss coaches his 500th game, one series could easily … Read more
Pretty solid weeks for both Dave and me last week. Hopefully at least I can keep it going this week! Jim last week: 8-2-1 Dave last week: 8-2-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 26-14-5 Dave’s record-to-date: 27-15-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 4 Maine at Boston College Jim’s pick: Really like the way that Boston College is playing … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 (I had the Niagara-Colgate split right but on the wrong nights) On the Season: 36-13-6 (.703) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 4 & Saturday, November 5: Sacred Heart at Air Force – Sacred Heart seems to play the Falcons tough no matter what their record, evidenced by the Pioneers taking three of … Read more
It was a weekend chalk full of upsets, comebacks, shutouts, ejections, and redemptions in the WCHA. Here’s just a hat trick’s worth of “knowledge” we gleaned from Friday and Saturday’s tilts. 1. Huskies go from pretender to contender. Michigan Tech stunned No. 2 Denver, Friday, and most people who looked at Friday’s WCHA scores. The … Read more
Jim and I picked pretty well last week, finishing with the same record after our one disagreement (the second game in New Hampshire’s series with St. Cloud) ended in a tie. Dave last week: 7-2-2 Jim last week: 7-2-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 19-11-4 Jim’s record-to-date: 18-12-4 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, October 28 Boston University at Massachusetts Dave’s pick: Is … Read more