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Hockey East picks – Jan. 17-18

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Once again, I beg our readers forgiveness for the tardiness of last week’s picks. It certainly didn’t help me in any way waiting until the last minute as I was equally as mediocre as Dave. I realize that I did not include results from the week before, where Dave picked up two games on me … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 17-18

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As January flies by, we have three Big Ten conference series this weekend while Minnesota plays the Under-18 Team in exhibition. Last week, Drew Claussen and I were each bitten by the wrong-way split bug, but I was bitten by it twice. Ouch. Last week Drew: 3-4-0 (.429) Paula: 2-5-0 (.286) This season Drew: 65-37-7 … Read more

No. 4 Denver at Omaha preview with Mavericks coach Mike Gabinet: Game of the Week Podcast Season 2 Episode 15

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet to preview the Mavericks’ two home games this weekend against No. 4 Denver in NCHC play.

They also look at other key matchups, including No. 8 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud in the NCHC, plus three weekend series in the Big Ten: No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 9 Ohio State, Michigan at No. 6 Penn State, and No. 20 Michigan State at Wisconsin.

In Hockey East, No. 5 Boston College is at No. 13 UMass Lowell on Friday and hosts rival Boston University on Saturday.

The WCHA’s top series has No. 3 Minnesota State at No. 15 Bowling Green, and a Saturday ECAC tilt finds No. 7 Clarkson at No. 16 Harvard.

In non-conference play, No. 17 Northern Michigan is at No. 1 (tie) Cornell and No. 14 Arizona State hosts Rochester Institute of Technology for weekend series.

And an old traditional rivalry has Army West Point visiting its Canadian counterpart Royal Military Academy on Saturday.

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NCHC picks: Jan. 17-18

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Last weekend, Matthew and I went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am now 57-42-16 (.565), while Matthew is 53-46-16 (.530). This weekend, we see things different in one series, so perhaps he’ll start to catch up. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 17-18 No. 1 North Dakota at Miami Candace: I feel like North Dakota got its bad … Read more

In looking for positives, Miami needs ‘to be ready for that battle at the drop of the puck’

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A logjam in the middle of the NCHC standings promises to make for stressful situations as the season progresses, but it also gives several teams big opportunities. Miami is getting its fair share of those chances, but not everything is going the RedHawks’ way. They’re only two points out of a home-ice playoff spot, but they missed a chance last weekend to put added pressure on fourth-place Western Michigan (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Talking rules, officiating with Big Ten and NCAA’s Steve Piotrowski: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 15

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Big Ten coordinator of officials and NCAA ice hockey rules committee secretary Steve Piotrowski joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss college hockey rules and officiating. Topics include overtime formats, video replay, rule enforcement, referee assignments and recruiting, and this year’s potential rulebook updates.

This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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BGSU gets 5 of 6 points, Omaha gains split with North Dakota, UMass, BC defeat each other on the road: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the weekend’s top results, including the Game of the Week series that saw Bowling Green take five of six points at Michigan Tech.

Also on this episode: Omaha ended a couple of North Dakota streaks with a split, Boston College and UMass won at each other’s arena, Michigan swept Notre Dame, Ohio State splits at Wisconsin, Army West Point gets five points on the weekend hosting Air Force, and more.

We also take a gander at the PairWise Rankings as they stand now in mid-January.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Frozen Four, April 9-11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour to get your tickets today.

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