These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. I wonder if some defensemen give too much space to Jack Eichel. Not always. Not even most of the time. But too often. Eichel seems to be a player that you have to play a “tight gap” defense against. You have to stay … Read more
For the second straight week, Dave and I had just one game picked differently. And for the second straight week, I won that game. Thus, I have trimmed Dave’s lead to the slimmest of margins as we near the halfway point. Jim last week: 10-7-0 Jim to-date: 76-38-9 Dave last week: 9-8-0 Dave to-date: 77-37-9 … Read more
If you were a Hockey East team ranked in the top 10 in the nation’s polls, this wasn’t a great week. That leads off the three things I learned this week: 1. It ain’t easy wearing a target on your back Everyone knows it’s lonely at the top, and for many of the Hockey East … Read more
Dave and I picked differently on just two games last week and one of those wasn’t played. So I made up the most I possibly could on the deficit. Jim last week: 11-3-1 Jim to-date: 66-31-9 Dave last week: 10-4-1 Dave to-date: 68-29-9 Friday, November 26 Minnesota at Boston College Jim’s pick: I would like … Read more
Our scheduled guests on the Nov. 18 edition of USCHO Live! are College Hockey, Inc. executive director Mike Snee to discuss today’s announcement at Arizona State, Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin, whose Bulldogs swept then-No.-1 Minnesota last weekend, and Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson, whose 10-0 Huskies are No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll for the first time in school history.
We’re about a third of the way through the league slate for most of the teams in Hockey East and it appears that there is a trio of teams to beat a top the Hockey East standings. That leads my three things I learned this weekend: 1. UML, BU and UVM: The alphabet soup trio … Read more
Last week was good, but not great. My lead stays at three games. Dave last week: 8-4-1 Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 58-25-8 Jim’s record-to-date: 55-28-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 21 Vermont at Connecticut Dave’s pick: Both teams have been very pleasant surprises, but the Catamounts should emerge victorious. UVM 2, UConn 1 Jim’s pick: … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Split is the word. “Every point is a tough point,” has been a cliché within Hockey East for years, but this week provided more than ample evidence. Seven league teams played in four series and they all ended in splits. Home ice didn’t … Read more
Okay, it’s time to stop the bleeding. Over the last three week’s Dave has begun a run of domination that needs to be stopped right now. I’m only three games back, but if the bleeding doesn’t get stopped soon it could be a disaster. Jim last week: 7-5-2 Jim to-date: 47-24-7 Dave last week: 9-3-2 … Read more
Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky, and USCHO.com Hockey East columnist Dave Hendrickson are our guests on the Nov. 11, 2014 edition of USCHO Live!
Vermont showed a lot of meddle this weekend earning a sweep over Maine. And that leads the three things I learned about Hockey East this weekend: 1. Friday rally turns into a weekend sweep for the Catamounts It appeared Maine was about to win just its second road game in the Red Gendron era on … Read more
Although I had a mediocre week, it still smells like roses because I pulled a game ahead of Jimmy. Time for the Four Corners offense. Dave last week: 9-5-2 Jim last week: 8-6-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 41-18-5 Jim’s record-to-date: 40-19-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 7 Merrimack at Providence Dave’s pick: I’m going with the 2-3-1 team over the … Read more
It’s a special two-hour edition of USCHO Live!, previewing the 2014-15 season.
Our October 21 broadcast is a league-by-league review of Division I men’s hockey from six of USCHO.com’s conference writers, with a look at Atlantic Hockey, the Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, the NCHC and the WCHA.
I think I learned these three things this week.` 1. Massachusetts-Lowell’s ugly loss to Michigan a week ago was only a mirage. When I watched the River Hawks lose 8-4 to Michigan, I thought it indicated they weren’t as good as their 2-0-1 record to that point had indicated. The early departures to the pros … Read more
Dave rallied last weekend to post an impressive 13-3-1 mark and make up the two-game deficit. Three weeks in, all tied. Jim last week: 11-5-1 Jim to-date: 32-13-3 Dave last week: 13-3-1 Dave to-date: 32-13-3 Friday, October 31 Massachusetts at Maine Jim’s pick: Though I like the way UMass is playing of late, Maine showed last … Read more
It’s a special two-hour edition of USCHO Live!, previewing the 2014-15 season.
Our October 21 broadcast is a league-by-league review of Division I men’s hockey from six of USCHO.com’s conference writers, with a look at Atlantic Hockey, the Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, the NCHC and the WCHA.
It was a good week to a be a “family” pet in Hockey East as two Cats (Vermont Catamounts and New Hampshire Wildcats) and one dog (Boston University Terriers) earned a total of four wins in two nights. That headlines the three things I learned in Hockey East this week: 1) Vermont, UNH and BU … Read more
Jim beat me by a game in week one and then by another in week two. Apparently by the start of the playoffs, he’ll be ahead of me by 21 games. Dave last week: 12-4-1 Jim last week: 13-3-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 19-10-2 Jim’s record-to-date: 21-8-2 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 24 Colorado College at Boston College Dave’s … Read more
It’s a special two-hour edition of USCHO Live!, previewing the 2014-15 season.
Our October 21 broadcast is a league-by-league review of Division I men’s hockey from six of USCHO.com’s conference writers, with a look at Atlantic Hockey, the Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, the NCHC and the WCHA.
I think I learned these three things this week. 1. Vermont is better than I thought, and Notre Dame completed an important sweep. These two teams both swept this weekend, but I thought Vermont’s was the more significant. I was surprised and impressed when the Catamounts opened the season by taking it to Northeastern in … Read more