Misery at Mariucci continues Many fans around the NCHC miss rivalries from their teams’ previous conferences. North Dakota fans got to live one out this weekend as the third-ranked Fighting Hawks played twice on the road against old WCHA foe Minnesota. Coming out of the series, UND fans might feel thankful their team no longer … Read more
I thought I was looking good to put distance between Matthew and me last week after Friday, but then Minnesota-Duluth had to go and sweep North Dakota. Regardless, I still picked up another game, going 6-4 (.600) while Matthew went 5-5 (.500). On the year, I am 25-18-6 (.571) while Matthew is 21-22-6 (.489). Friday-Saturday, … Read more
Our scheduled guests for the Nov. 1 edition of USCHO Live! are Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin, whose Bulldogs are this week’s unanimous No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I men’s hockey poll after sweeping previous No. 1 North Dakota, and Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon, whose Catamounts enter the poll at No. 19 after weekend wins over Michigan and Northeastern. Listen live at 8 p.m. EDT or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/11/01/sandelin-sneddon-slated-for-nov-1-uscho-live/
I gained one more game on Matthew last weekend. If I’d been smart and been a league home and picked Miami Saturday, it would have been too. Oh well. Last week, I went 6-4-2, while Matthew went 5-5-2. On the year, I am 19-14-6 (.564), while Matthew is 16-17-6 (.487). Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29 Western Michigan … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from around the NCHC landscape this weekend. UND digs out of early holes again We’re talking about a small sample size just five games into the season, but North Dakota doesn’t seem to have much trouble erasing early deficits. The top-ranked Fighting Hawks have now given up the … Read more
On Friday, I thought I might run away with the picks contest early, but Matthew rebounded with his picks Saturday. We both went a dismal 5-6-2 (.461). On the year, I am 13-10-4 (.555) while Matthew is 11-12-4 (.481). Let’s see if we can get any better. Friday Colorado College at No. 10 Boston College … Read more
Our scheduled guests for the October 18 edition of USCHO Live! are North Dakota coach Brad Berry — whose defending national champions are a unanimous No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I men’s hockey poll — and Maine beat writer Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News. Listen live at 8 p.m. EDT or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/10/17/north-dakotas-berry-maine-writer-mahoney-slated-for-oct-18-edition-of-uscho-live/
Thanks to correctly picking the Colorado College-Massachusetts split, I have a two-game lead on Matthew in our annual picks contest. Last week, I went 6-4-2, while Matthew went 4-6-2. On the year, I am 8-4-2 while Matthew is 6-6-2. Let’s see if I can widen the lead this weekend. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 14-15 Western Michigan vs. … Read more
Title defense starts brightly North Dakota began its quest for a ninth national championship and second in two years strongly. Atlantic Hockey’s Canisius was the Fighting Hawks’ first test this past weekend in Grand Forks, and UND ran into few problems while winning both games of the teams’ series by a combined 10-1. UND’s offense … Read more
The only reason this matchup in the Icebreaker is a surprise is that the two Frozen Four teams from last year are playing in the consolation game. Saturday, October 8 Boston College at Denver Candace: Neither team looked particularly strong Friday, but I don’t see the Pioneers losing two in a row on home ice. … Read more
Matthew and I both got off to a good start, picking the sweep by Minnesota-Duluth last week. So, we’ve started 2-0. I doubt our perfection will last through this weekend, but let’s see how we do. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 6-7 Western Michigan vs Ferris State Candace: I don’t have a good handle on the Broncos yet, … Read more
It’s time hockey fans. The NCHC kicks off its season this weekend with a nonconference matchup between No. 17 Michigan Tech and No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth. Once again, NCHC columnists Matthew Semisch and Candace Horgan will be picking each week’s contests, and holding a friendly little season-long contest to see who can correctly pick the most … Read more
The Frozen Faceoff pitted the four top seeds in the NCHC against each other. Three of the four, North Dakota, St. Cloud and Denver, had already qualified for the NCAA tournament, while Minnesota-Duluth’s win over North Dakota on Friday and a Minnesota loss to Michigan in the Big Ten championship assured the Bulldogs of a … Read more
It’s the final day of the NCHC season. Three, possibly four teams, will advance to the NCAA tournament, where I’m sure they will represent the league well. Candace and Matt went 1-1 (.500) in their semifinal picks, with Candace correctly picking Minnesota-Duluth and Matthew picking St. Cloud State. Let’s see how we do on the … Read more
Well, I correctly picked all four series last week, though I expected the Duluth-Miami series to go three games. I went 7-1 (.875) in games. Matthew went 6-2 (.750). I am now 121-51-14 (.688) on the year, while Matthew is 115-57-14 (.655). We will do two sets of picks, picking Friday’s games first, and then … Read more
Matthew and I did pretty well last week, going 7-1 (.875). On the year, I finished the regular season 114-50-14, while Matthew went 109-55-14. I won our picks race, so I’ll be sure to enjoy some tasty IPAs courtesy of Matt. For the first round of the playoffs, we just pick the winners in the … Read more
Well, Matthew and I split last week, with me correctly calling the North Dakota sweep of Omaha, and him correctly calling Minnesota-Duluth to take at lease one game from St. Cloud State. We went a respectable 6-2 (.750) regardless. On the year, I am 107-49-14 (.670), while Matthew is 102-54-14 (.641). I can’t remember if … Read more
Thank you Denver! The Pioneers’ sweep of Colorado College put me five up on Matthew in our picks race. Last week, I went 6-2 (.750), moving to 101-47-14 (.667), while Matthew went 5-3 (.625) to move to 96-52-14 (.635). Friday-Saturday 2-26-27 Colorado College at Miami Candace: Miami got swept in Colorado Springs back in December, … Read more
Our guests on the Feb. 23 edition of USCHO Live! are Yale coach Keith Allain, whose No. 7 Bulldogs have won seven games in a row and stand just four points out of first in ECAC Hockey, and Matt Wellens, the college hockey beat reporter for the Duluth News Tribune covering the men’s and women’s programs at Minnesota Duluth, St. Scholastica and Wisconsin-Superior. Join us live at http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/02/23/yales-allain-reporter-wellens-guest-on-feb-23-uscho-live/
A busy weekend of NCHC hockey gave us plenty of talking points. Here are three of the bigger ones that stood out: UND takes all six points at home North Dakota is in a tight race with St. Cloud State atop the NCHC standings, and the Fighting Hawks kept up their end of the bargain … Read more