What a strange season. In one of those if-the-season-were-to-end-today scenarios, seven CCHA teams would likely make the NCAA tournament; all seven of those teams are currently ranked. Lake Superior State just dropped out of the current rankings.To be honest, I don't know what to think. In ...

A 5-2-0 record last week saw a great start and a couple of Connecticut schools ruin the hopes for a perfect weekend slate -- curse you Trinity and Wesleyan for both winning and losing respectively. Or since Tufts was the common opponent, I should look to Brian Murphy's team as the cause for the ...

Here comes crunch time.The final few weeks of the regular season are upon us, and teams from both the ECAC Northeast and the MASCAC are going to begin fighting it out for playoff positioning. Three weeks remain in the ECAC Northeast schedule, and entering Thursday's games, a point separated ...

Game of the Week Outside of the obvious -- points are points -- there is no game that sticks out as a key game in the standings. So, I'll go with the Pink the Rink game between Morrisville and Potsdam.The Mustangs have participated in this game before, and their coach Brian ...

There were some upsets last weekend that knocked the standings around. St. Scholastica's sweep of Wisconsin-River Falls helped St. Norbert gain control of the NCHA. Three teams are jammed in second place in the MIAC, with St. Thomas coasting out to a comfortable lead. Adrian will battle with ...

I managed to go 1-1-1 in league play last week but swept the non-league contests on Saturday.  It is a good thing I usually pick the ECAC West over the SUNYAC teams (grin).Neumann is idle this week after a very busy ...

Was there a more pathetic performance last weekend than my picks? I'll give you Kyle Williams and Billy Cundiff but can you name a third?I didn't think so.Dave last week: 4-6-0 Jim last week: 5-5-0 Dave's record-to-date: ...

Aside from a few puzzling results, Arlan and I both did pretty well last weekend, each going 14-3-3 (.775). The puzzlers were Boston University crushing Boston College, and Robert Morris beating Mercyhurst (See this week's Wednesday Women column). On the season, I am 133-46-20 (.718), while Arlan ...

Minnesota State (8-17-1, 4-13-1 WCHA) at Bemidji State (11-11-2, 5-9-2 WCHA)Tyler:  Minnesota State had one of the worst power plays in the WCHA, but its clicking since Christmas, converting seven times in 26 attmepts. The Beavers are killing at a league-worst ...

Here we go...the last weekend of January is here. There's ten games on tap for Friday and Saturday, including a pair of televised matchups tonight.Last week: 3-6Overall: 37-37Friday, Jan. 27Brown at DartmouthThese are two teams that are maddeningly frustrating ...

Last Week: 7-3-3 On the Season: 123-44-21 (.710)This Week's Picks:Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28Niagara vs. Robert Morris - The former CHA rivals ...

I realized something the other day while I was talking with Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger on USCHO Live! If my blog were just about predicting the winner of the Hobey Baker ...

We're at that time of the year where one thing is on everyone's minds.Will my team make the NCAA tournament?Those of you that are veterans of the college hockey scene know that it is all about the PairWise Rankings. This is USCHO's numerical approach that simulates the way the NCAA ...

The Jan. 24 episode of USCHO Live! features Maine coach ...

It's now down to the final four weeks of the regular season, and in both leagues there is a lot to play for. This past weekend saw some teams starting to assert themselves, while others are still searching for the formula to get their game going and start posting some wins and all important ...

It appears the usual suspects are beginning to take control of their respective conferences after another weekend of intense hockey action. A coaching milestone was also achieved during the weekend.St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin joined an elite group as he won his 400th career game. In a 4-1 ...

Nichols has seemed to have snapped itself out of a funk, and the Bison did it in a big way Saturday night at home against Johnson and Wales.To beat the team with one of the nation's top offenses, Nichols simply had to score more goals.Louie Educate's second goal of the game -- scored with ...

Manhattanville jumped all over Neumann this weekend, earning its first season sweep of the Knights since 2004-2005, and vaulting into second place in the league.The Valiants shutout Neumann, 3-0, on Friday, notching two ...

Here's a look back at another topsy-turvy weekend in the ECAC:1. Four points for RPI: Brian wondered just a few weeks ago what the rest of the season held for the Engineers. And to be ...

Sixty minutes not enough at the top of the rankings Ten games went to overtime over the past week. Of the top 12 teams in the Ratings Percentage Index, the Teams Under Consideration, nine played a contest that stretched beyond regulation.Wisconsin, the team at the top of the ...