Game picks by USCHO writers
Last week 6-2-1 (.722) Season record 6-2-1 Friday, October 22 RIT at Rensselaer – 7 p.m. Eastern The Cinderella Stripes out of Rochester haven’t led quite as charmed a life so far this year. At 0-2-1, three tight games against St. Cloud, Nebraska-Omaha and UMass-Lowell (the 4-4 tie) have left the Tigers wondering how to … Read more
Hockey East Picks – October 22-23 Last weekend’s plethora of ties made the early-season picks records a bit skewed: Dave’s record-to-date: 5-1-5 (.682) Jim’s record-to-date: 4-2-5 (.591) Here are this week’s picks: Friday, October 22 New Hampshire at Northeastern Jim’s pick: Troubles continue for the Huskies UNH 4, NU 2 Dave’s pick: I like the Huskies … Read more
In case you didn’t read last week’s “15 things,” here’s the deal. My midweek blog will pick 15 things that strike me in a given week. Why 15? This is USCHO’s 15th season. What will strike me? I dunno. Given the interesting things we’re seeing in the early going, I will state the obvious about … Read more
As part of USCHO’s redesign, I’ll be posting my picks for upcoming games on Friday mornings and this season I want to start where I left off, with last year’s CCHA tournament. Why? Because I was right. I so rarely get to say that. In the 2010 CCHA tourney at JLA, I picked Northern over … Read more
Note: Usually we’ll have Tyler’s picks here too; however, outside circumstances prevented him from getting his picks in this week. Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 North Dakota @ Bemidji State: Split. Bemidji takes the arena opener and the Sioux come back the next night. Minnesota State @ Michigan Tech: Split. The Huskies continue … Read more
This Week’s Picks Hey folks. Beginning this week, both Dave and I will be making our weekly picks in the Hockey East blog. Every week, we will both make the selections for the upcoming games, meaning I can kick Dave’s butt fair and square this season. Friday, Oct. 15 Rensselaer at Northeastern Dave’s Pick: The … Read more
Look for picks in this space every Friday and check back to see how I did on Monday. Last season, I picked just under two out of three (.641) results correctly. Think you can do better? Email me your picks at ahawriter@uscho.com. and I’ll feature a sampling each week. This Week’s Picks Friday October 15 … Read more
Let’s get down to business. Friday, Oct. 15 Bowling Green at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Eastern Clarkson has to be feeling good after kicking St. Cloud State to the curb last Saturday. The North Country is never a fun road trip, and the Falcons are still licking their wounds after taking the broom against Michigan … Read more