Jim and I differed on only one game last week. Fortunately, I got that one right to creep a little closer. Baby steps. Dave last week: 7-3-0 Jim last week: 6-4-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 119-77-24 Jim’s record-to-date: 122-74-24 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Feb. 3 Maine at Providence Dave’s pick: The Black Bears aren’t going to break their winless … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Merrimack sweeps Boston University? Really? Okay, it was one thing for the Warriors to defeated the Terriers, newly minted as the number one team in the country, on Tuesday night. Way to go Merrimack. Great upset. But then to have the Warriors do … Read more
Dave and I differed just twice last week in our picks. Winning them both doubled my lead to four games. Jim last week: 9-2-1 Dave last week: 7-4-1 Jim to date: 116-70-24 Dave last week: 112-74-24 Friday, January 27 Merrimack at Boston University Jim’s pick: The Warriors opened some eyes with Tuesday’s upset of the … Read more
A week ago, it was UMass Lowell that had an active streak, at that point a seven-game winning streak, best in the country. That imploded against Providence but Boston University picked up the torch with three wins since our last blog. That leads the three things we learned this week. 1. Boston University now earns … Read more
Dave followed up a great week with an average one and, thanks to his continued failure to believe in Vermont, I picked up a game last weekend. Jim last week: 6-3-1 Dave last week: 5-4-1 Jim to date: 107-68-23 Dave to date: 105-70-23 Friday, January 20 Massachusetts at Boston College Jim’s pick: Having now seen … Read more
I know some of you are expecting to rail on the finish of Frozen Fenway. I won’t. The reality is that people who love it will continue to love it. People who don’t like myself, “curmudgeons” according to some, won’t. It sounds like a lot of the discourse we hear these days in many factions … Read more
Dave ran through last week at a near-perfection level. But I’m still holding the overall lead. Jim last week: 10-3-0 Dave last week: 12-1-0 Jim to date: 101-64-22 Dave to date: 100-65-22 Friday, January 13 Boston College at Boston University Jim’s pick: Picking against BC last weekend at Fenway hurt me. But I still think … Read more
UMass Lowell owns the nation’s longest winning streak at six. What’s most impressive is that the last five of that streak came on the road. That leads this weeks’ three things that I’ve learned. 1) UMass Lowell doesn’t mind the road It was a gamble of Lowell coach Norm Bazin. Send the team on the … Read more
I was up five games on Jim not that long ago, but had dropped back to even going into the holidays. This past weekend knocked me down another game, and then Tuesday cost me two more. Is Jim suddenly a genius or am I suddenly a moron? I’m afraid I know the answer to that … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned. 1. This weekend is a looong one. From Wednesday, Dec. 28, through Saturday, Jan. 7, a Hockey East team is playing every single day but two: Monday (probably today, as you read this) and Wednesday. And the slate of Tuesday and Thursday games continues next week … Read more
There were very few games in the final week before Christmas, but with both Dave and I struggling, I somehow picked up a single game. Thus we enter the second half totally deadlocked! Jim last week: 2-3-0 Dave last week: 1-4-0 Jim to date: 77-54-20 Dave to date: 77-54-20 (With the holiday tournament season upon … Read more
Despite twice catching Dave at the end of last weekend, having faith in Massachusetts against Princeton on Tuesday leaves me a game behind yet again. Light schedule for Hockey East teams this weekend: Jim last week: 9-3-0 Dave last week: 9-3-0 Jim to date: 75-51-20 Dave to date: 76-50-20 Friday, December 16 Arizona State at … Read more
The Boston College Eagles, off to their best start in Hockey East history at 8-0-1, threatened to run away with the conference by the time February rolled around. But a 3-2 comeback victory by Notre Dame on Saturday against the Eagles could keep the race interesting in the New Year. 1. Three-goal explosion for Notre … Read more
With a number of upsets last week, Jim and I were both less than mediocre with our picks. Dave last week: 4-3-2 Jim last week: 4-3-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 68-47-20 Jim’s record-to-date: 67-48-20 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 9 Massachusetts at Connecticut Dave’s pick: Both teams are coming off surprisingly strong weekends. My money is on UConn keeping … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this weekend. 1. New Hampshire may just be for real. Yeah, I get it. The Wildcats’ overall record is just two games over .500, and the collective Hockey East record of the league teams they’ve beaten is an ugly 4-14-5. So we’ll see how they do … Read more
Boy, it wasn’t long ago that I was looking at a five-game deficit against Dave. But picking up a game here and a game there, suddenly that lead has shrunk to one. Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave last week: 6-6-1 Dave to date: 63-45-18 Dave to date: 64-44-18 Friday, December 2 Boston University at Providence … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors continue to be a team that leaves us scratching our heads. An 0-3 start to the season made it easy to write off this team early. But that was likely premature. That leads the three things I learned this week. 1. Merrimack might be hitting its stride? I have had a difficult … Read more
We both had identically respectable weeks, which isn’t bad considering all of the splits a weekend ago.Jim last week: 9-4-1Dave last week: 9-4-1Jim to date: 55-41-17Dave to date: 58-38-17Friday, November 25Friendship Four (Belfast, N.I.)Massachusetts vs. Vermont (11:00 a.m. ET, TV: NESN/ASN)Jim’s pick: The first edition of this special event nearly resulted in numerous upsets, but … Read more
Sweeps weren’t to be had in Hockey East this weekend. Though Vermont came pretty close with a heck of a Saturday night rally. 1) Splits seem to be the rule over sweeps Not every team is playing a two-game series right now, but for those that do, it appears that sweeps won’t exactly be givens. … Read more
I differed with Jim on only three games last week. One was a tie and he got the other two right. So my five-game lead was almost sliced in half. Dave last week: 6-6-3 Jim last week: 8-4-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 49-34-16 Jim’s record-to-date: 46-37-16 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 18 Providence at Northeastern Dave’s pick: These two … Read more