Sunday pick:

Omaha at Western Michigan Candace: I think Andy Murray will have his team playing loose tonight to get the series win. Western Michigan 4-2 Matthew: UNO is fighting to keep its season going, but I think Western puts this series to bed in a close one. Western Michigan 4-3

Weekend picks: March 10

To end our season picks race, I once again beat Matthew, going 5-3 last week wile Matthew was 4-4 (.500). I finished the regular season 96-57-24, while Matthew went 78-75-24. He’ll be sending me beer money, again! We don’t have a contest for the playoffs, but do keep track of it. Let’s see how we … Read more

Three things: Feb. 26

Omaha, North Dakota split The tight race at the middle of the NCHC standings keeps becoming more interesting. Fourth-place North Dakota and fifth-place Omaha remain tied on 29 points heading into the final week of the regular season after the teams split a two-game set this weekend in Grand Forks, N.D. Two late goals from … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 23

I had another good week, going 4-1-1 (.750) and picking up another game on Matthew, who went 3-2-1 (.583). On the year, I am 86-53-22 (.602) while Matthew is 70-69-22 (.503). All the teams are in action this week. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 23-24 Miami at No. 2 Minnesota Duluth Candace: Miami has gone back to struggling. … Read more

Three things: Feb. 12

SCSU sweeps at home Not much is guaranteed in meetings between two teams that have struggled much of the season to find consistency. Such a series took place this weekend when Miami visited St. Cloud State, but the home team came away with two wins. SCSU began the weekend set with a 4-2 win Friday … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 10

My inability to get a bead on North Dakota cost me a game against Matthew in our picks race last week, but I still have a sizeable lead. Last week, I went 3-1-2 while Matthew went 4-0-2. On the year, I am 76-52-21 while Matthew is 62-66-21. Again, not all teams are in action, but … Read more

Weekend picks: Feb. 3

Well, I was quite prescient last weekend, at least on Friday, and further built on my lead on Matthew in our picks race. Last weekend, I went 6-2 (.750) while Matthew went 3-5 (.375). On the year, I am now 73-51-19 (.576) while Matthew is 58-66-19 (.472). Three NCHC teams are off this weekend, so … Read more

Three things: Jan. 29

UMD wins final North Star College Cup Minnesota-Duluth became a trivia answer Saturday when the Bulldogs downed St. Cloud State 2-1 in overtime in the championship game of the fourth and final installment of the North Star College Cup. UMD largely has freshman goaltender Hunter Miska to thank, as he was named the tournament’s most … Read more

Weekend picks: Jan. 27

Western Michigan got me another game up on Matthew in our picks race, as I went 4-3-1 (.562) and Matthew went 3-4-1 (.437). On the year, I am 67-49-19 (.566), while Matthew is 55-61-19 (.477) Friday, Jan. 27 North Star College Cup St. Cloud State vs. No. 20 Bemidji State Candace: St. Cloud is impossible … Read more

Weekend picks: Jan. 20

Matthew and I both did pretty terrible last week, but thanks to North Dakota, I got another game on him in our picks race. Last week, I went a dismal 3-5 (.375), while Matthew went 2-6 (.250). On the year, I am now 63-46-18 (.567) while Matthew is 52-57-18 (.480). Hey, at least I’m picking … Read more

Weekend picks: Jan. 13

Matthew and I picked the games the same last weekend, and it didn’t go so great for us. We went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, i am 60-41-18 (.579) while Matthew is 50-51-18 (.495). We have some interesting league battles, so let’s see how we do. Jan. 13-14 Omaha at Colorado College Candace: CC has … Read more

Weekend picks: Jan. 6

Matthew had gotten one game back thanks to picking CC over Merrimack, but I returned the favor by picking North Dakota over Union. Neither of us did well, going 5-5-1 (.500). On the year, I am 56-38-17 (.581) while Matthew is 46-48-17 (.490). Friday-Saturday, Jan. 6-7 No. 20 St. Cloud State at Miami Candace: Miami … Read more

Weekend pick: Dec. 30 (GLI final)

Check out the rest of the weekend picks here; they were published yesterday. Friday, Dec. 30 Western Michigan vs. Michigan Tech Candace: The Broncos looked impressive against Michigan State, and should become the second NCHC team to take home some hardware after CC won in Florida. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: Candace said before WMU’s win … Read more

Weekend picks: Dec. 29

Going with the league homer pick worked out for Matthew last night, as CC defeated Merrimack. On the year, I am 51-34-16 (.584) while Matthew is 42-43-16 (.495). We’re picking all NCHC games except the second St. Cloud game, which we will pick when we know who the Huskies play. Thursday, Dec. 29 Colorado College … Read more

NCHC pick: Dec. 28

Well, Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Saturday against Bemidji State right before the holidays gave me another game on Matthew. I went 1-0-1 (.750) in that series, and Matthew went 0-1-1 (.250). On the year, I am 51-33-16 (.590) while Matthew is 41-43-16 (.490). Let’s see how we do as we end 2016. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Florida … Read more

Weekend picks: Dec. 16

Neither Matthew or I did well last weekend, since we picked the wrong days for splits, but I did gain another game thanks to North Dakota winning on Friday against Western Michigan. Last week, I went 3-4-1 (.437), while Matthew went 2-5-1. On the year, I am 50-33-15 (.586) while Matthew is 41-42-15 (.494). One … Read more

Weekend picks: Dec. 9

Denver got me another game on Matthew in our picks contest, though neither of us did that well. I went 4-3-2, while Matthew went 3-4-2. On the year, I am 47-29-14, while Matthew is 39-37-14. We have another big no. 1 vs. no. 2 series on the docket, and two other series that could have … Read more

Three things: Dec. 4

DU retains the Gold Pan The roll that Denver continues to ride is the envy of  the rest of the college hockey world. A 14-game unbeaten streak (11-0-3) will make that happen. Second-ranked DU is the toast of college hockey in Colorado, too, after sweeping Colorado College in a home-and-home series this last weekend by … Read more