Seeing as I don’t care about Bruno Mars, I’ll take this opportunity at halftime of the Super Bowl to tell you about three things I do care about that I learned this past weekend: 1. Eagles, Gaudreau streaking towards a title I was a tad bit concerned on Friday night that two of the nation’s longest … Read more
The good news is that I played Comeback Kid last week, going 6-0 on Saturday after a disastrous 0-5 Friday. The bad news is that I lost a game to Jim in the process. Dave last week: 6-5-0 Jim last week: 7-4-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 114-63-22 Jim’s record-to-date: 118-59-22 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 31 Boston College at … Read more
It’s one of the great traditions of college hockey: The calendar turns to February, and we turn our attention to the Beanpot.
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Four points can’t get any harder than this. Coaches have long bemoaned the difficulty of getting four points against any Hockey East opponent, regardless of position in the standings. Well, this weekend became their quintessential example. All five league series ended in splits. … Read more
I’ve closed to within three after being down by five a few weeks ago. Here’s hoping I pick up two more this week. I’m making some risky picks, so if they don’t work out, I’ll just claim my anesthesiologist got to me early. Dave last week: 10-3-2 Jim last week: 9-4-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 108-58-22 Jim’s record-to-date: 111-55-22 Here are … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this weekend. 1. The regular season title is Boston College’s to lose. The Eagles created more separation at the top of the Hockey East standings, defeating Boston University and Maine, while no other league team picked up four points in the standings. With a 10-1-1 Hockey … Read more
Here I was thinking I had an awful week of picks last week. Until I realized that Dave was equally as bad. Jim last week: 6-4-1 Dave last week: 6-4-1 Jim to-date: 102-51-20 Dave to-date: 98-55-20 Friday, January 16 Boston University at Boston College Jim’s pick: Though they say throw out the records when these … Read more
Yes, you can have a rain delay in hockey. That leads my list of three things I learned this week in Hockey East: 1. If you play hockey at a baseball stadium, expect a rain delay Rain delay isn’t a term that hockey fans are familiar with, but on Saturday those in attendance at Frozen … Read more
I picked up a single game on Jim last week. I don’t know whether that’s good news because it’s improvement or bad news because I needed more. Dave last week: 7-3-4 Jim last week: 6-4-4 Dave’s record-to-date: 92-51-19 Jim’s record-to-date: 96-47-19 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Jan. 10 Providence at Boston College Dave’s pick: Jon Gillies may be back, … Read more
These are three things I think I learned this past week. 1. Some teams handled the loss of their players to the World Juniors better than others. This isn’t exactly front page news since you’d expect this outcome, at least to some extent. And a number of players, most notably from Boston College and Notre … Read more
Dave and I only picked one game different – the Vermont/Clarkson game – and I got it correct, further opening up my lead. Jim last week: 9-4-3 Jim to-date: 90-43-15 Dave last week: 8-5-3 Dave to-date: 85-48-15 Friday, January 3 Maine at Quinnipiac Jim’s pick: Here are two teams both playing excellent hockey right now. … Read more
When is two wins not enough to win a holiday tournament? Just ask the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks. That leads off the three things I learned this weekend: 1) Two wins but not enough goals denies Catamount Cup for Lowell UMass Lowell seemingly took care of business this past weekend at the Catamount, beating Canisius, 5-2, … Read more
I had the best week of my year right before break giving me some breathing room over Dave. Jim last week: 8-1-0 Jim to-date: 81-39-12 Dave last week: 5-4-0 Dave to-date: 77-43-12 Friday, December 27 Three Rivers Classic (Pittsburgh) Boston College vs. Bowling Green Jim’s pick: Jerry York may be facing his old squad, but … Read more
It was a pretty brief week for Hockey East teams, and thus my three things that I learned this week will be equally as brief. Here we go: 1) Maine is climbing toward “legit” I know this will draw the ire of some Black Bears fans, but I’ve had a difficult time calling this Maine … Read more
Unfortunately, Jim and I only disagreed on one game last week, the tie between Providence and Northeastern. So we both suffered identically disastrous results. Too much early dipping into the holiday eggnog. Dave last week: 2-4-2 Jim last week: 2-4-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 72-39-12 Jim’s record-to-date: 73-38-12 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 13 American International at Maine Dave’s … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this past week. 1. Holy Cross woke a sleeping giant. Okay, maybe Boston College hadn’t been totally asleep. But the Eagles were already coming off a 5-1 loss to Maine when they hosted Holy Cross two weeks ago, so a drubbing seemed in order. Instead, the Crusaders pulled … Read more
Jim picked up a game on me last week. It’s time to fix that and head into the holidays on top. Dave last week: 7-5-1 Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 70-35-10 Jim’s record-to-date: 71-34-10 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 6 New Hampshire at Boston College Dave’s pick: In recent years, this home-and-home series has helped decide … Read more
This past week I learned that I could always eat one more drumstick. But that’s not material for this blog (nor, sadly, is it very surprising). Onward, then, to the three Hockey East things I think I learned. 1. If I were a betting man, I’d have lost the ranch. I’d have wagered every shekel I … Read more
After Dave and I had equally impressive weeks two weeks ago, this past week was a near disaster for both. Laughably, we were equally bad and thus remain tied. Jim last week: 5-6-2 Jim to date: 63-30-9 Dave last week: 5-6-2 Dave to date: 63-30-9 Friday, November 29 Holy Cross at Boston College Jim’s pick: … Read more
Things were a bit hairy for Boston University after lopsided losses to Boston College and Maine. But after a win against Connecticut last Sunday, BU welcomed North Dakota for what turned out to be a pretty successful weekend. That leads the three things I learned this week: 1. Goaltending rotation broken, BU gets win, tie … Read more