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A little bit of everything and extra of some I would claim that it was a wacky week, but as I seem to be doing that on a regular basis. Apparently, it was just a typical week in our game’s current landscape. The extra this week was bonus hockey, both due to making up games … Read more

Well, as has been the case for much of the second half of the year, Arlan and I split the difference in the games we picked differently, as I correctly called a Syracuse sweep of RIT and he called Harvard beating Boston University. Last week, we both struggled due to some of the big upsets, … Read more

Can’t handle this I’ve been around long enough to see some bad ideas in sport. A prime example is the use of FoxTrax to illuminate the puck on NHL telecasts to help viewers follow its movement in the 1990s. If you can’t figure out where a black puck is on white ice on your own, … Read more

Well, I took a chance last week so Arlan and I wouldn’t completely double up our picks, even though I really wanted to pick St. Lawrence in its second game against Clarkson. It looked like it might pay off, but the Saints rallied, so Arlan gained a game back on me in our picks race. … Read more

League races evolve After weeks of inequity in terms of the number of league games played and remaining across the four conferences, this weekend finally brought convergence. All teams now have six conference games remaining, with the exception of the top half of Hockey East; those four clubs are down to five games left on … Read more

Well, thanks to correctly picking RIT on Saturday night, I gained another game lead over Arlan on the season. I went 14-2-1 (.852), to move to 170-56-22 (.729) on the year. Arlan went 13-3-1 (.794) to move to 168-58-22 (.721) on the year. Can I hold him off and win the six pack? Time will … Read more

Minnesota Top-ranked Minnesota got first-period goals from Hannah Brandt and Mira Jalosuo in a 2-0 win at Wisconsin on Friday. The shutout was Noora Räty’s 10th of the season, and it stretched the Gophers’ unbeaten string to 33 games, bettering the streak of 32 achieved twice by the Badgers. On Sunday, the spotlight was on … Read more

Well, thanks to correctly picking Quinnipiac to sweep Robert Morris and Arlan picking North Dakota over Wisconsin on night one, I maintained my slim, one-game lead over Arlan. Both Arlan and I went 13-2-2 (.823) last week. I am now 156-54-21 (.720) while Arlan is 155-55-21 (.716). We’ve got a lot of games on the … Read more

Trading punches Several top contenders faced off over the weekend, and each proved capable of inflicting some damage on the other. No. 4 Cornell gained revenge for its loss to No. 6 Clarkson back in November with a 3-1 win on home ice by limiting the Golden Knights to 17 shots on goal. That completed … Read more

Action heating up All of the teams have returned to the ice in 2013, with the exception of New Hampshire; the Wildcats make their first appearance on Tuesday at Union. The rest of the clubs provided much to discuss, particularly near the top of the rankings, so that’s where we’ll start this week. How the … Read more

Thanks to guessing both Northeastern games right, I retook the lead from Arlan in our race for the yearly six pack. Last week, I went 10-3 (.769) to improve to 126-49-19 (.698), while Arl an went 8-5 (.615) to fall to 125-50-19 (.693). We’ve got some very interesting PairWise games this weekend, so let’s pick … Read more

RIT enjoys signature weekend RIT put together a more than respectable 2012 portion of the season. The Tigers entered the break with a 7-9-3 mark, including 2-3-3 in the CHA. Their worst defeat was a 7-0 setback versus Mercyhurst, but that came in the first weekend. However, a summation of their season would likely have … Read more

Well, we closed the first half in a neck-and-neck race. Arlan pulled ahead of me by one game in correctly picking a Wisconsin sweep of North Dakota, as he went 13-2-4 (.789) to finish the first half 117-45-19 (.698), while I went 12-3-4 (.736) to finish the first half 116-46-19 (.693). We’ve got a few … Read more

As we close the books on 2012, let’s look ahead to games or series that will go a long way toward deciding conference pecking orders and the teams likely to get a nod from the NCAA Selection Committee. One could easily compose another such list from games that don’t appear here. For example, Clarkson entertains … Read more

Wrapping up before Christmas Although most teams have entered the holiday break and are focused on exams and Christmas shopping rather than hockey, we still had four games to entertain us. While not the quantity of action to round up per a usual Monday, it provides a chance to discuss some lower-ranked squads a bit … Read more

Old year nearly in the books The action in 2012 may be winding down, but it is going out with a bang. A number of crucial games were played that figure to have implications regarding placement in conference races and national rankings. Bobcats streak into 2013 Quinnipiac put the old year to bed in fine … Read more

Well, my lead didn’t last long. Thanks to incorrectly picking Dartmouth and Cornell, I went 16-4 last week (.800), while Arlan went 17-3 (.850). Overall on the year, both Arlan and I are 104-43-15 (.688). This is the last big weekend of games, so let’s see how we can do. Friday, Dec. 7 Harvard at … Read more

Raiders Rallying? At first glance, things don’t appear to be going very well for Colgate. The Raiders have been outscored 27 to 72 on the season. However, given the margin was 36-2 in four defeats inflicted by Minnesota and Cornell, the 36-25 deficit and 4-7-2 record in the rest of their games becomes much more … Read more

Arlan and I had one of those exceptionally rare weeks last week where we all picked the same winners, hence we both went 10-2-1 (.807), to bring our season totals to 87-40-15 (.660) and 88-39-15 (.672) respectively. I still hold the narrow edge, but we aren’t picking the same this weekend, so who knows where … Read more