Just like Hockey East teams out-of-conference, neither Dave nor I posted a very good record in week one. Still, I have a one-game lead on the old man.<\/p>\n
Jim last week: <\/strong>8-5-1 Friday, October 17<\/strong><\/p>\n Northeastern at Colgate<\/strong> Union at Maine<\/strong> Lake Superior at Notre Dame<\/strong> Quinnipiac at Massachusetts-Lowell<\/strong> New Hampshire at Michigan<\/strong> Clarkson at Vermont<\/strong> Massachusetts at Michigan State<\/strong> Saturday, October 18<\/strong><\/p>\n Connecticut at Merrimack<\/strong> Vermont at Clarkson<\/strong> Northeastern at Colgate<\/strong> Union at Maine<\/strong> Massachusetts at Michigan State<\/strong> Lake Superior at Notre Dame<\/strong> Boston College at RIT (Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.)<\/strong> New Hampshire at Michigan<\/strong> Massachusetts-Lowell at Quinnipiac<\/strong> Tuesday, October 21<\/strong><\/p>\n Quinnipiac at Connecticut<\/strong> Just like Hockey East teams out-of-conference, neither Dave nor I posted a very good record in week one. Still, I have a one-game lead on the old man. Jim last week: 8-5-1 Jim to-date: 8-5-1 Dave last week: 7-6-1 Dave to-date: 7-6-1 Friday, October 17 Northeastern at Colgate Jim’s pick: The Huskies haven’t looked too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1425,934],"tags":[1236,1490],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJim to-date: <\/strong>8-5-1
\nDave last week: <\/strong>7-6-1
\nDave to-date: <\/strong>7-6-1<\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Huskies haven’t looked too great in either their exhibition or against Vermont and Colgate is supposed to be among the better ECAC teams this season. Makes this pick easier than you’d think.
\nColgate 4, NU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Northeastern didn’t inspire confidence getting shellacked at home by Vermont, 6-2. Now the Huskies are on the road against an even stronger opponent.
\nColgate 4, NU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: With Maine back home, I believe they will get a split out of this weekend. Question is, which game will the Black Bears win? I’ll go with the home opener.
\nMaine 3, Union 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I suppose a split is the smart pick, but Union has impressed me too much the past few years.
\nUnion 4, Maine 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Irish have what should be an easy opponent for a bounce back from last weekend.
\nUND 3, LSSU 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. Notre Dame rebounds in impressive fashion.
\nUND 4, LSSU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The way Lowell looked last weekend, I’d love to pick a sweep in this series. But I’ll begin by picking a home win.
\nUML 4, QU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’m going with a home ice split even though the last few years Lowell has started slowly.
\nUML 3, QU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: A very difficult opening schedule for UNH continues in Ann Arbor. I think this team will get at least one win here, so I’ll go with the opener.
\nUNH 2, UM 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I see a lost weekend on the road for the Wildcats.
\nUM 3, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Vermont’s offense seems to be awake from the get-go, and that’s a very good thing.
\nUVM 5, CU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: In their own barn, the Catamounts continue their strong start.
\nUVM 4, CU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Without knowing much about Michigan State, I will tend to side towards home ice.
\nMSU 5, UMass 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Spartans didn’t exactly light the Big Ten on fire last year, but I see them as stronger than UMass. Home ice is icing on the cake.
\nMSU 4, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This may be a tough season for UConn and the opener in Hockey East won’t prove a good one.
\nMC 4, UConn 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Cynics may call this the opening salvo in the battle for last place. Maybe so, but while I expect growing pains for UConn, I think Merrimack could surprise.
\nMC 4, UConn 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Even on the road, I like the Catamounts here.
\nUVM 3, CU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Catamounts have gotten off to a great start, but I’m going with Clarkson in the home end of the home-and-home.
\nCU 3, UVM 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Not to be completely negative towards a good Huskies team, but I don’t have the confidence in them just yet.
\nCU 3, NU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Huskies go to oh-for-three on the season.
\nCU 4, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The defending national champs bounce back with a road win on the second night.
\nUC 3, Maine 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I also see a Union win, but it’s to complete a sweep.
\nUC 4, Maine 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Similar to Northeastern, I just don’t have confidence enough yet to pick the Minutemen, especially on the road.
\nMSU 3, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed, although I’m not sure I’ll pick up confidence in UMass anytime soon.
\nMSU 3, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Irish complete a much needed sweep.
\nUND 5, LSSU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. It’s a nice switch from getting swept to doing the sweeping.
\nUND 4, LSSU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Though RIT is known to pull off some upsets in its annual homecoming game, I’m not ready to pick against the Eagles here.
\nBC 4, RIT 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I was surprised to see the Eagles lose to Lowell last weekend; I don’t expect to be surprised again this week.
\nBC 4, RIT 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: I just can’t see Michigan getting swept on home ice.
\nUM 4, UNH 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I think it’s an impressive sweep for the Wolverines.
\nUM 3, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: I like the River Hawks but just think this is a difficult series to sweep, particularly with a two-plus hour drive for this game.
\nQU 3, UML 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. The home teams prevail in this home-and-home.
\nQU 3, UML 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Quinnipiac’s tour through Hockey East earns them another win.
\nQU 4, UConn 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: It may be quite a while before I pick a UConn win.
\nQU 5, UConn 2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"