WCHA picks Nov. 26

Last week Theresa: 6-4* Season Theresa: 40-28-7 Last week Tyler: 8-2 Season Tyler: 35-17-3 Friday, November 26 through Sunday, November 28 No. 11 Notre Dame  at No. 9 North Dakota (8-5-1, 7-3-0 WCHA) Theresa: This could easily be a split since both teams are about even when you look at the big picture (rankings, record-wise, … Read more

Hockey East Picks: Nov. 19-23

Dave made a great comeback last week while my mind obviously was still drowning in Jameson and Guinness. Dave last week: 6-1-3 Jim last week: 4-3-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 22-13-13 (.594) Jim’s record-to-date: 18-11-11 (.582) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 19 Maine at Boston College Dave’s pick: I suspected at the beginning of the year … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 8

Everybody, please welcome my newest competitor, Stephen Shablak. Colgate devotee and ECAC Hockey super-fan, Shablak is also a master of brevity. (He really out-did himself in that regard, risking derision and failure by not even picking Tuesday’s games!) Among his justifications for pixel-usage: “3) I’ve followed ECAC hockey since it’s inception 4)I played in the … Read more

Paula's Picks, Nov. 19

Thank goodness there were no tied games this week. Why, you ask? Because I’ve been calculating my win percentage wrong … and I knew that I had to have been doing so all season. I am surprised that no one wrote to correct me until this week. Frankly, I’m just as surprised that someone claiming … Read more

WCHA picks Nov. 19

Last week Theresa: 7-4-1 (boo missing the nights on the BSU/UAA split) Season Theresa: 34-22-7 Last week Tyler: 7-4-1 Season Tyler: 27-15-3 Friday, November 19 and Saturday, November 20 No. 8 North Dakota (7-4-1, 6-2-0 WCHA) at No. 4 Nebraska-Omaha (8-1-1, 5-0-1 WCHA) Theresa: We lead off with this series because it’s arguably the hardest … Read more

WCHA picks Nov. 12

Last week Theresa: 5-4-1 Season Theresa: 27-18-6 Last week Tyler: 6-3-1 Season Tyler: 20-11-2 Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 No. 10 North Dakota (5-4-1, 4-2-0 WCHA) at No. 13 Wisconsin (6-2-2, 3-1-2 WCHA) Theresa: Tricky series. Will Wisconsin dominate? Will the Sioux start doing the same? Regardless of what happens, it should be … Read more

Hockey East Picks : Nov. 12-13

Only a single pick from last week — New Hampshire over Massachusetts-Lowell – prevented Dave from going oh-fer the week. Mulligans, anyone? Dave last week: 1-5-2 Jim last week: enjoying himself in Ireland while Dave got trounced (Jim’s Note: Timing is everything!) Dave’s record-to-date: 16-12-10 (.552) Jim’s record-to-date: 14-8-8 (.600) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, … Read more

Paula's picks, Nov. 12

I knew last weekend’s play — and my picks — would kill me. It wasn’t as bad as I thought. Last week’s picks: 6-3-1 Season: 32-11-7 Straight wins, that’s .640 so far for the season. Factoring in ties, it’s .710 and not completely honest, as I haven’t called any. This weekend, there’s a full slate … Read more

WCHA Picks Nov. 5

Last week Theresa: 8-2-2 Season Theresa: 22-14-5 Last week Tyler: 7-3-1 Season Tyler – 14-8-1 Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (6-0-2, 3-0-1 WCHA) at No. 9 North Dakota (4-3-1, 3-1-0 WCHA) Theresa: This is a tricky, tricky series. The Bulldogs have historically done poorly against the Sioux at the Ralph … Read more

Paula's Picks, Nov. 5

No preamble, just picks. I will say this, though: I can’t believe it’s November already. Last week’s picks: 7-1-4 Season: 26-8-6 Straight wins, that’s .583. Factoring in ties (and I’d love to), it’s .750. Any way I look at it, I see a better start to the season than I’ve had in years — and, … Read more

Hockey East Picks – Nov. 5-6

Dave had a sightly better weekend than Jim, retaking the lead.  Neither one expected Northeastern to get swept at the hands of Atlantic Hockey nor Merrimack to split with Boston College. Dave last week: 6-3-1 Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 15-7-8 Jim’s record-to-date: 14-8-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, November 5 Merrimack    at Providence … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 6

Fresh meat! After edging both of my guest-guessers last week, it’s time to see if someone new is up for the challenge. Please welcome upstaters Meli Mathis and “Four Guys in a Studio Apartment”. Mathis hails from the greater D.C. area, but learned to love Cayuga’s waters in four years in Ithaca. The Four Guys … Read more

Paula's Picks, Oct. 29

It’s a quick and dirty picks blog this week. I do have to gloat one more time, however, for having picked Notre Dame to beat Boston College. Last week’s picks: 11-3-1 Season: 19-7-2 I’m lousy with the math but adding ties in as draws, I believe that’s a .750 success rate. Being honest and just … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 5

(Generally) gentle readers, please welcome aboard guest-guessers Mike Shavlik and Matthew Desmarais. I’ve been doing pretty well so far this year; let’s see if either of them can unseat me.* Before we get to the picks, here are a few of the reasons they submitted for why they should be selected: Desmarais: “1). First of … Read more