We have Thursday night hockey again, another CCHA-esque match-up as Ferris State travels to Michigan for two. As always, though, we start with how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks so far. Last week Drew: 5-7-0 (.417) Paula: 8-4-0 (.667) This season Drew: 23-20-3 (.533) Paula: 30-13-3 (.685) Drew has a knack … Read more
Our scheduled guests on the Tuesday, October 31, edition of USCHO Live! are Providence coach Nate Leaman, whose Friars jumped to No. 6 in this week’s USCHO.com men’s hockey poll after weekend wins over Boston University and Boston College, and Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik, whose No. 16 Buckeyes, fresh off a home-and-home sweep of Robert Morris, return to Big Ten play hosting No. 10 Notre Dame. Listen live at 8 p.m. EDT or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/10/30/leaman-rohlik-slated-for-halloween-edition-of-uscho-live/
For the Big Ten, the weekend begins Thursday with the series between Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame. Here’s how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks through the third week of October. Last week Drew: 9-5-0 (.778) Paula: 10-4-0 (.833) This season Drew: 18-13-3 (.574) Paula: 22-9-3 (.691) Both Drew and I were bitten … Read more
Good evening, everybody.There was a full slate of Big Ten teams in action this weekend with some mixed results. Here’s how things ended up: Penn State split its home series with American International by winning on Thursday and losing on Friday. Notre Dame split its home series with Sacred Heart. Ohio State swept UMass on … Read more
There are two B1G schools hosting Thursday-Friday nonconference series and everyone plays this weekend. First, a look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks so far this season. Last week Drew: 4-3-3 (.550) Paula: 5-2-3 (.650) This season Drew: 9-8-3 (.525) Paula: 12-5-3 (.675) Poor Drew was bitten by that wrong-way … Read more
It’s only mid-October and already there are games on the schedule that could have significant conference implications five months from now. Six of the league’s seven teams play this weekend, including a two-game Penn State-Minnesota series. First, though, a look at how Drew Claussen and I did last week with our first picks of the … Read more
And just like that, it’s a brand new season. While Drew Claussen and I were otherwise engaged in writing our Big Ten season preview last week, Wisconsin was busy beating Michigan Tech, 3-2. We’re not counting that game in our picks blog. Here’s how we finished the regular season last year: Drew: 82-50-15 (.609) Paula: … Read more
Hey! We made it! It’s the Big Ten Tournament! Yippee! I don’t completely understand why, but the Big Ten regular season schedule felt like a slough to me this year. I enjoy the nonconference play in the first half because I enjoy the sheer amount of inter-league play we get to see in the Big … Read more
Finally we come to the last weekend of regular-season play. Drew Claussen and I are still above .500 and still tied with each other.Last weekDrew: 4-2-0 (.667)Paula: 4-2-0 (.667)SeasonDrew: 80-47-14 (.617)Paula: 80-47-14 (.617) This week If Drew and I are correct and Minnesota wins out, the Golden Gophers will capture their fourth consecutive regular-season championship … Read more
Thanks to three splits, the standings going into the last weekend of the regular season look very similar to what they were going into this weekend. Michigan State and Michigan were able to pull off the upset on Friday over Ohio State and Minnesota respectively, but the Gophers and Buckeyes were able to come back … Read more
We’re down to the penultimate weekend of regular-season play. Yes, I wait all season to use the word penultimate. With two weeks to go before the Big Ten tournament, Drew Claussen and I have evened things up. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 4-2-0 (.667) Season Drew: 76-45-14 (.615) Paula: 76-45-14 (.615) This week All … Read more
On the Feb. 27 edition of USCHO Live! our scheduled guests are Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna with a look at that league’s wild regular season finish and Wisconsin coach Tony Granato, whose No. 16 Badgers are just three points behind first-place Minnesota in the Big Ten after a weekend split with the Gophers. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/02/27/hockey-east-commissioner-bertagna-wisconsin-coach-granato-join-us-feb-27-for-special-monday-uscho-live/
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, I think both Drew Claussen and I have decent chances of breaking even with our picks. Drew’s chances are better than mine as I tend to fade at the end. Last week Drew: 5-1-0 (.833) Paula: 5-1-0 (.833) Season Drew: 71-44-14 (.605) Paula: 72-43-14 (.612) This week … Read more
Good evening, everyone. All six Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend. Things went very well for three teams, and not so well for their opponents. Here’s how things ended up: Minnesota swept Penn State on the road Wisconsin swept Michigan at home Ohio State swept Michigan State at home Here … Read more
Last weekend was okay for Drew Claussen. For me, not so much. Last week Drew: 2-3-1 (.467) Paula: 1-4-1 (.250) Season Drew: 66-43-14 (.593) Paula: 67-42-14 (.602) This week As it will for the remainder of the regular season, the schedule has three Friday-Saturday series. All times are local. Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin Drew: … Read more
It’s all B1G hockey all the time from here on out. So far, Drew Claussen and I are doing okay. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 6-0-0 (1.000) Season Drew: 64-40-13 (.603) Paula: 66-38-13 (.620) This week All series are Friday-Saturday and five of the six games are televised. Michigan State vs. Michigan Drew: If … Read more
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone. Go Falcons! Three conference series went down this weekend with Penn State traveling to Minnesota, Michigan State hosting Wisconsin and Ohio State and Michigan tussling twice at Yost Ice Arena. Here’s how things ended up: The Buckeyes and Wolverines split their series with Michigan winning on Friday and OSU coming … Read more
It’s all conference play for the six teams in the Big Ten this week. As always, though, we look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks. Last week Drew: 2-3-0 (.400) Paula: 1-4-0 (.200) Season Drew: 60-38-13 (.599) Paula: 60-38-13 (.599) The three B1G series this week are all single-site, all … Read more
B1G hockey begins Thursday night! First, the running stats for Drew Claussen and me. Last week Drew: 2-2-2 (.500) Paula: 2-2-2 (.500) Season Drew: 58-35-13 (.608) Paula: 59-34-13 (.618) Kudos to Drew for correctly calling the split between Minnesota and Wisconsin. This week There is a single Big Ten series this week, Minnesota plays in … Read more
Good afternoon, I hope everyone had a great weekend. All six Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend. Here’s how things played out: Ohio State tied and defeated Penn State on the road. The Buckeyes won the shootout on Friday to take five of six points from the Nittany Lions Minnesota … Read more