Matthew gained another game on me last week, though neither of us lit the world on fire, as I went 3-4-1 (.437) and Matthew went 4-3-1 (.562). On the year, I am 60-29-5 (.664) while Matthew is 56-33-5 (.622). We’ll go into the break with me holding a four game lead, as we see this … Read more
Well, Matthew gained right back the game I’d picked up on him the previous week. Last week, I went 5-3 (.625) to move to 57-25-4 (.686) on the year, while Matthew went 6-2 (.750) to move to 52-30-4 (.627) on the year. It’s the last big weekend of the first half, so let’s see how … Read more
Well, I finally extended my lead on Matthew, thanks to North Dakota. Last week, I went 3-2-1 (.583) to move to 52-22-4 (.692) on the year, while Matthew went 2-3-1 (.416) to move to 46-28-4 (.615). Six of the eight NCHC squads are in action, so let’s see how we can do this week. Friday-Saturday, … Read more
Our scheduled guests on the Dec. 2, 2014, edition of USCHO Live! are two top-10 USCHO.com poll coaches: Harvard coach Ted Donato, whose Crimson are No. 9 — with six first-place votes — and Miami coach Enrico Blasi, whose RedHawks are at No. 4 this week.
Matthew and I wanted to wait to see the results of the first round of the Shillelagh Tournament before picking the second game. Sat., Nov. 29 Union vs. Western Michigan Candace: I may follow Matthew’s lead on all Western Michigan games from now on, though this one didn’t really engender as much uncertainty. Union 3-2 … Read more
I thought I might put some distance between Matthew and I after Minnesota-Duluth’s come-from-behind win over Nebraska-Omaha, but alas, it was not to be, as Colorado College fell to Air Force the next night. Overall, Matthew and I bouth went 7-3 (.700). On the year, I am 49-20-3 (.701), while Matthew is 44-25-3 (.631). NCHC … Read more
RedHawks sitting pretty in first place Seventh-ranked Miami has plenty to be thankful heading into their Thanksgiving break, not least of all the fact that they moved into first place in the NCHC last weekend. The RedHawks found themselves at the top of the league’s eight-team pile after downing former CCHA rival Western Michigan twice … Read more
Matthew picked up another game on me last week, thanks to the tie between St. Cloud and Western Michigan. I went 3-3-1 (.500) to move to 42-17-3 (.701) on the year, while Matthew went 4-2-1 (.642) to move to 37-22-3 (.620). All eight NCHC teams are in action this weekend, so let’s get to it. … 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.
Well, Matthew gained a game back on me. I went 7-3 (.700) to move to 39-14-2 (.727) on the year, while Matthew went 8-2 (.800) to move to 33-20-2 (.618) on the year. Some big clashes between ranked teams highlight the action. Let’s see how we can do. Friday, Nov. 14 Colorado College at No. … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth pulls off big sweep in St. Cloud No NCHC team came out of this weekend looking rosier than Minnesota-Duluth, which made the short trip down to St. Cloud State and pulled out a pair of wins over the seventh-ranked Huskies. It all started on Friday night when the No. 17 Bulldogs picked up a … Read more
Last week, I picked up even more ground on Matthew in our season race. I went 7-1-1 (.833) to move to 32-11-2 (.733) on the year, while Matthew went 5-3-1 (.611) to move to 25-18-2 (.577). There are a few hard picks this week, so let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 7-8 Western Michigan … Read more
Last week was a good one for me, and a bad one for Matthew, and as such, I now have a five-game lead in our race for the six pack of micro brew. Last week, I went 9-2-1 (.791), moving to 25-10-1 (.708), while Matthew went 5-6-1 (.458) to move to 20-15-1 (.569) on the … Read more
A few of the more notable notables that stood out to me last weekend: Wrist injury puts UND’s MacMillan out indefinitely It won’t look like it if you only check the box score, but not everything went right for third-ranked North Dakota on Friday night during its 6-1 win over No.5 Providence. True, UND routed … Read more
Last week, I pulled ahead of Matthew by one game thanks to UNO’s sweep of Western Michigan. I went 7-3 (.700), while Matthew went 6-4 (.600). On the year, I am 16-8 (.667), while Matthew is 15-9 (.625). On to this week’s games! Friday-Saturday, Oct. 24-25 No. 11 Denver at No. 19 Minnesota-Duluth Candace: 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.
Well, after Matthew took a big lead from the games on Friday, I rallied, and thanks to Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Sunday over Notre Dame, Matthew and I both went 9-5 (.555) in our opening week. Every team but St. Cloud is in action this week. Let’s see how we can do. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 17-18 No. … Read more
Anyone expected NCHC teams to come flying off the blocks this last weekend and tear into its nonconference opposition will have come away at least a little disappointed. Unless he or she only paid attention on Saturday and Sunday. Better times were had then. Seven of the league’s eight affiliate teams opened their 2014-15 regular … Read more
There’s one game involving an NCHC team this Sunday in the Icebreaker tournament. Sunday, Oct. 12 Minnesota-Duluth vs Notre Dame Candace: Minnesota-Duluth gave top-ranked Minnesota all it could handle in the first game of the tournament. Maybe playing their home state rival previously will lift the Bulldogs. Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 Matthew: I really didn’t see Rensselear beating … Read more
OK NCHC fans, we’re ready for the kickoff of season two, and that means your USCHO columnists, myself and Matthew Semisch, will once again engage in our season-long picks race. On the line is a friendly wager for a six-pack of craft brew. I won last year, beating Matthew by five games. The rules: you … Read more