Friday, Jan. 3, Saturday, Jan. 4<\/b><\/p>\n
Wisconsin-Stevens Point at St. Norbert (home-and-home)<\/b>
\nThe Pointers concluded 2013 with a five-game win streak, their last loss coming at the hands of Wisconsin-Superior last Nov. 23. The Green Knights, paced by scoring leader Ali Parker, registered a pair of wins against upper echelon opponents Lake Forest and Adrian in the early portion of the schedule. St. Norbert heads into the weekend with a 4-2-0 record away from Resch Olympic Pavilion. St. Norbert over Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Stevens Point over St. Norbert<\/b><\/p>\n
Saturday, Jan. 4<\/b><\/p>\n
Manhattanville at Bowdoin<\/b>
\nBoth teams hope to make the best of a second chance afforded them by a change in the calendar. The two preseason top 10 favorites have bounced along on bumpy ice since the outset of the campaign. The Valiants and Polar Bears are a combined 8-7-1 overall heading into weekend action. Bowdoin’s power play unit has a huge advantage in this one, coming in rankedthird in the nation. In contrast, you’ll have to scroll down the list to find the Valiants, who check in at 43rd with a power play percentage of 7.84 (4-of-51). Bowdoin over Manhattanville<\/b><\/p>\n
Sunday, Jan. 5<\/b><\/p>\n
Norwich at Plattsburgh<\/b>
\nNorwich faltered on all six power-play opportunities in the initial meeting of the season between the two clubs in the season-opening East\/West Hockey Classic held at the Kreitzberg Arena, in which Plattsburgh prevailed 6-0. The Cadets will have to break through against a Cardinals penalty killing crew that has been perfect in all 37 short-handed situations if they intend to gain a positive outcome. The matchup with the Cardinals is the first of eight consecutive road contests for the Cadets. The Cardinals remain unbeaten on home ice. Plattsburgh over Norwich<\/b><\/p>\n
St. Michael’s Ice Hockey Classic, Friday, Jan.3, Saturday, Jan. 4<\/b>
\nThe opening tilt matching Nichols College and Plymouth State shakes out to be the most competitive in the ninth annual tournament. In addition to taking a 3-0 victory over the Panthers earlier in the season, the Bison have overcome a former top-10 squad, taking a 4-3 road win against Manhattanville last month. Sacred Heart. currently in the midst of a seven-game winless streak, will open the tournament against host St. Michaels.<\/p>\n
Plymouth State University (2-7) vs. Nichols College (2-6): Nichols over Plymouth State<\/b>
\nSaint Michael’s College (0-9) vs. Sacred Heart University (1-7-3): Sacred Heart over St. Michael’s<\/b>
\nPlymouth State vs. Sacred Heart: Plymouth State over Sacred Heart<\/b>
\nSaint Michael’s vs. Nichols: Nichols over St. Michael’s<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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