Thanks to Minnesota-Duluth, I got another game on Matthew in our season picks race. Last week, I went 5-2-2 to move to 45-24-8 on the year, while Matthew went 4-3-2 to move to 42-27-8. Some interesting nonconference matchups this week. Let’s see how we do. Unfortunately for Matthew, we see eye-to-eye this week. Western Michigan … Read more
Three of the bigger NCHC talking points from the weekend just gone: Huskies, Hawks share spoils Many thought the weekend series between No. 4 North Dakota and No. 7 St. Cloud State would be a split. Lo and behold, that’s what happened. UND, playing its first hockey game under their new Fighting Hawks nickname, eked … Read more
Matthew and I again split our results last week, so I’m hanging on to a tenuous two-game lead in our season picks race. We both went a very respectable 4-1-1 (.750). On the year, I am 40-22-6 (.632) while Matthew is 38-24-6 (.602). No. 17 Minnesota-Duluth at Colorado College Candace: It wouldn’t surprise me if … Read more
I thought after Friday that I might put a little distance between Matthew and I, but we both ended up going 5-3 (.625). On the year, I am 36-21-5 (.620), while Matthew is 34-23-5 (.588). The NCHC action is all conference games this weekend, so let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14 No. 8 … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from this past weekend in NCHC play: Omaha gets back on track A week after picking up its first two losses of the season, Omaha bounced back well at home this last weekend against a top-10 opponent. Sixth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth made its first visit to Baxter Arena to take … Read more
Well, Matthew and I tied again, as I correctly picked Minnesota-Duluth to win its first game against Mass.-Lowell, but incorrectly picked Miami to get the second game of its series with St. Cloud State. Matthew and I both went 6-4 (.600), hardly stellar. On the year, I am 31-18-5 (.620), while Matthew is 29-20-5 (.583). … Read more
Matthew gained a game back on me, because I picked Western Michigan to sweep, but I still have a two-game lead. I went 8-4-2 last week, not bad, while Matthew went 9-3-2. On the year, I am 25-14-5, while Matthew is 23-16-5. We’ve got some big conference series this weekend, so let’s see what we … Read more
This is a big year for the Omaha athletic department, not least because of the opening of the new Baxter Arena. So far, the school’s hockey team is holding up its end of the bargain. The second-ranked Mavericks’ great start to the season continued this weekend when UNO swept non-conference foe Air Force in the … Read more
Last weekend, we did a much better job picking the correct results, and I gained another game on Matthew in our picks race last week, courtesy of St. Cloud. I went 11-2-1, moving to 17-10-3 on the year, while Matthew went 10-3-1, moving to 14-13-3. Let’s get to this week. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24 No. 4 … Read more
In our first weekend of our annual picks conference, I jumped out to a two-game lead on Matthew, thanks to St. Cloud and Western Michigan. I went 6-8-2 (.437), hardly stellar, but Matthew went 4-10-2 (.312). Let’s see if either of us can do better this week. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17 No. 1 North Dakota vs. … Read more
Welcome to another exciting NCHC season. As in the previous two years, Matthew and Candace will pick all NCHC games. We always put a friendly wager on the season-long contest, a six-pack of beer. I’ve won the first two seasons, so Matthew has something to prove. The rules: you have to pick the correct winner … Read more
Miami wins playoff title, at a cost Congratulations are in order for the Miami RedHawks, winners of this season’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff. MU won the league’s playoff title on Saturday by virtue of a 3-2 win over St. Cloud State. Getting past the Huskies allowed Miami to wrap up the league’s autobid into the first … Read more
Well, my hunch worked yesterday, as I went 2-0 (1.000), while Matthew went 1-1 (.500). On the year, I am 119-55-14 (.670), while Matthew is 112-62-14 (.632). Let’s see how we do on the final weekend of the year. Saturday, March 21 North Dakota vs. Denver Candace: Neither team has lost two games on a … Read more
Matthew and I had identical records last week in our picks contest, going 6-3 (.667). We only rank ourselves for games correctly picked, so even though Matthew picked St. Cloud to upset Omaha, since he picked it happening in three games, our record was the same. On the year, I am 117-55-14 (.667) and Matthew … Read more
Candace and I both predicted Miami to sweep Western Michigan this weekend in the teams’ NCHC first-round playoff series, but Western forced a Game 3 with a win last night in Game 2. Ahead of tonight’s series-decider, here are our updated predictions. Candace: Western Michigan has made this series very hard on the RedHawks, and … Read more
We ended our picks race last week in the regular season with me up. Last week, I went 4-3-1 (.562) and Matthew went 5-2-1 (.687). On the year, I finished the regular season with a very respectable 111-52-14 (.667) record, while Matthew went 105-58-14 (.632). Let’s see how we can do in the playoffs. Friday-Saturday-Sunday, … Read more
North Dakota wins Penrose Cup outright Congratulations are in order for North Dakota, which won the NCHC regular season championship outright on Friday by virtue of a 2-1 road win over second-place Miami. The RedHawks could have picked up a share of the Penrose Cup title if they had swept UND this weekend in Oxford … Read more
Well, I don’t see any way for Matthew to catch me, so I think I’ve won our season picks race. Last week, both Matthew and I went 1-4-3 (.312), as the games we picked differently ended in ties. On the year, I am 107-49-13 (.671) and Matthew is 100-56-13 (.630). Let’s get to the final … Read more
Matthew is fading in the rearview mirror, as I correctly picked Denver to sweep Colorado College. I went a measly 4-4 (.500), but Matthew went 3-5 (.375), so on the year, I am 106-45-10 (.720) and Matthew is 99-52-10 (.677), a healthy seven-game lead with two weeks left. Let’s get to this week’s action. Friday-Saturday, … Read more
Well, Matthew got a couple of games back on me last week. I went 4-3-1 and Matthew went 6-1-1. On the year, I am 102-41-10 and Matthew is 96-47-10. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21 No. 9 Denver vs. Colorado College (home-and-home) Candace: Normally, I’d think CC would have this in the bag, but it’s been a pretty … Read more