A week ago, I wrote about the race for the Hockey East title becoming a two-team race. Not anymore. 1. Losses by BC, BU make race to finish interesting Boston College and Boston University each looked ready for a battle to the finish for the Hockey East regular season title. But after losses for each … Read more
Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course). Jim last week: 10-0-3 Dave last week: 10-0-3 Jim to date: 132-74-27 Dave to date: 129-77-27 Friday, February 10 … Read more
The results of recent weekends have brought clarity to some of the league’s key races and muddied the water on others. We’ll take a look at each as we figured out what we learned this weekend. 1. The regular season trophy likely to reside in Boston It seems like the race for the regular-season champion … Read more
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
Our scheduled guests for the January 31 edition of USCHO Live! are Boston College coach Jerry York, whose No. 8 Eagles sit atop the Hockey East standings, and Air Force coach Frank Serratore, whose Falcons are tied with Canisius for the league lead in Atlantic Hockey. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/01/30/boston-colleges-york-air-forces-serratore-scheduled-for-jan-31-uscho-live/
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
Our scheduled guests for the January 17 edition of USCHO Live! are Massachusetts-Lowell coach Norm Bazin, whose No. 5 River Hawks have the nation’s longest winning streak at seven games, and Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky, whose Nittany Lions reached No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com poll for the first time in the program’s short history. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/01/16/lowells-bazin-penn-states-gadowsky-to-guest-on-jan-17-uscho-live/
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