Weekend wrap: Jan. 8

Harvard at No. 8 Quinnipiac The Crimson earned a hard-fought tie with Quinnipiac on Friday. Senior Sydney Daniels and freshman Kat Hughes scored for Harvard, with four different players contributing assists. Freshman Kate MacKenzie and senior Meghan Turner scored for Quinnipiac. The Bobcats had a chance to win the game with less than 30 seconds … Read more

Weekend picks: Nov. 25

I had another good week last week, going 22-6-5, while Nicole went 19-9-5. I have a pretty big lead now on the season, as I am 157-55-24, while Nicole is 138-74-24. It’s a light weekend of action, so let’s get to the picks.Friday-Saturday, Nov. 25=26Princeton at Boston UniversityCandace: I really don’t know what to make … Read more

Ohio State rebuilding

2015 IIHF U18 Women

I spoke with new Ohio State coach Nadine Muzerall for my Division I column this week and we covered a lot of ground, some of which didn’t make it into the final piece. I ended up leaving out any reference to specific players because the tone of the piece was about rebuilding the program and … Read more

Women’s D-I picks: Sept. 29

Well, here we start with another picks race. We have a new women’s columnist, Nicole Haase, as former columnist Arlan Marttila has moved on. Nicole and I will be picking each week’s games and having a little friendly competition to see who can pick the most games correctly. This weeks sees some interesting games, including … Read more

Women’s picks: Nov. 25

Well, last week was our most intensive picks week. Games involving ECAC teams, especially Dartmouth, continue to plague us both, Overall, I went 16-4 last week (.800), to increase my picks percentage on the season to 67-21-9 (.737). Arlan went 14-6 (.700) last week to move 62-26-9 on the year (.685). We’re going for another … Read more

Understanding the standings

Most sports base their standings in terms of winning percentage or games ahead or behind. Hockey’s points system can lead to the impression that one team leads another, when in truth the advantage is entirely due to having played more league games. Hockey East is a prime example, as Providence holds a share of the … Read more