WCHA picks: Nov. 11-12

Nebraska-Omaha goalie John Faulkner stops Bemidji State

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

ECAC Picks: Nov. 4-5

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

WCHA picks: Nov. 4-5

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

Hockey East Picks – November 4-5

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

Picked to finish last, Michigan Tech clearly never got the memo

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

Hockey East picks: October 28-29

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

ECAC Picks Oct. 28-29

Josh: I practically broke my nose falling flat on my face last week. Curse Robert Morris for winning and RIT for losing. 4-2-3 last week 12-3-5 overall   5-2-3 for Brian (last week and overall). Brian will be along soon with his picks, folks, and I’ll repost these.   Princeton vs. Yale (Friday at Ivy … Read more

WCHA picks: Oct. 28-29

Well here we are at the season’s most league game intensive weekend thus far. CC’s non-conference date at RPI and Minnesota State’s open weekend is all that stands in the way of a full WCHA schedule. There are some interesting match-ups out there this weekend and, without further ado, we take our best shot picking … Read more

Paula's picks: Oct. 21, 2011

Hey! I’m 2-for-2 in Thursday night picks! Last Weekend (including Thursday): 9-6-2 Season to date: 24-13-3 Win percentage: .705 When your pick percentage is as stunning as mine is over the course of a season, you cling to the little things. This Week The CCHA’s 41st season continues with five conference series and one nonconference … Read more

Hockey East picks: October 21-27

Plenty of upsets last week led to equally poor picks records for both Dave and me. Jim last week: 6-6-1 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 11-10-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 12-9-2 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, October 21 Massachusetts at Boston College Jim’s pick: BC rebounded nicely from last Friday’s hiccup and I would count on the Eagles to keep … Read more

WCHA picks: Oct. 21-23

Michigan Tech (4-0-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) at Bemidji State (1-3-0, 0-2-0 WCHA) Tyler:  The Beavers are battle tested after splitting with then-No. 2 Miami before losing a couple tight games at then-No. 7 Colorado College. Tech had to sweat out a couple of close ones against one of the worst teams in the land, American International, a … Read more