Thanks to Northeastern's come-from-behind OT win over Boston University in the Beanpot final, I managed to stay one game ahead of Arlan, who gained ground on me thanks to my getting the splits wrong on Ohio State-Minnesota-Duluth and incorrectly picking Bemidji State to get a split with North ...

An unmitigated disaster, that is the best way to describe my picks last week.  I got every game wrong.  I am sitting in the penalty box feeling shame as I type this blog.Anyone want to guess how many I will get ...

As the season begins to wind down, another regular season champion could be decided. It is the last week of the NCHA regular season, and there are still many scenarios when it comes to the final standings.St. Norbert could grab the NCHA regular season title with a three-point weekend, or grab a ...

Each player and each coach in the ECAC Northeast and MASCAC will acknowledge it at this time of the year: With the regular season turning from a matter of weeks into a matter of days, each point and each win is valuable. It's that old adage about "controlling your own destiny." Simply put -- the ...

Game of the Week You have to go with the game that pits the two teams closest to each other in points. That would be Potsdam at Geneseo on Friday. The Bears are in fifth place, one point ahead of Geneseo. Oh, and Potsdam has a game in hand, so Geneseo has to consider Potsdam ...

Coming down to the last few weeks, there is so much uncertainty in the CCHA -- and the standings are so very close -- that it's overwhelming to consider all the permutations. Here are a few interesting tidbits, though:Ferris State and Western Michigan are the only two teams near the ...

Jim and I finally put together an excellent week. Let's see if we can make it two in a row.Dave last week: 10-1-0 Jim last week: 10-1-0 Dave's record-to-date: 94-58-13 Jim's record-to-date: 91-61-13Here are ...

Nebraska-Omaha (12-11-5, 9-7-4 WCHA) at Michigan Tech (13-13-2, 10-8-2 WCHA)Tyler:  The hotels will be full in Houghton this weekend with the annual Winter Carnival, but the Mavericks won't be lodging in them. UNO will ...

Come Monday morning there will be just two weekends left in the regular season of ECAC play. Seems hard to believe, doesn't it? Here's a look at what's on tap for this weekend.Last week: 4-7Overall: 48-48 Friday, Feb. 10Brown at CornellWith Union playing ...

The next to last weekend of the regular season has some intriguing matchups at both the upper and lower levels of the standings. One thing all the games have in common is their playoff implications. At this point of the season, rest assured that no one is taking any opponent lightly, and everyone ...

First of all, I had a chance to talk with my good friend Bernie Corbett this week for an interview on Hockey on Campus, so check that out on SiriusXM. And yes, I did slip in a plug for my book, "Robert's Rules of Karaoke", as well.Anyhow, ...

Last Week: 5-5-1 On the Season: 132-56-24 (.679)This Week's Picks:Thursday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 11Rochester Institute of Technology vs. Canisius - ...

Welcome to the next installment of our Bracketology, and we'll keep bringing you a new one every week until we make our final picks before the field is announced.If you want to skip the inner workings and get to the results of the analysis, then click here.Here are ...

The Feb. 7 episode of USCHO Live! features Michigan State coach ...

By sweeping Bethel this weekend, No. 7 St. Thomas was the first team in the West Region to clinch its conference. St. Thomas wrapped up the MIAC regular season title and home ice advantage in the MIAC playoffs.No. 6 St. Norbert and No. 8 Wisconsin-River Falls grabbed their own home ice ...

Well if we learned anything from another terrific Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, it is that it may not be that the entire of body of work over a season that counts, but that the team that gets it right when it matters most. The Giants, deservedly, won the game and ...

The MASCAC shuffle continues, and by virtue of a pair of wins over the weekend, Plymouth State finds itself in first place in the conference, as three weeks remain in the regular season.The Panthers earned four points with a pair of home wins: a 4-2 win Thursday over Westfield State and a 4-3 ...

Some settled, some unsettled in SUNYAC Here are the quick facts:-- Oswego and Plattsburgh have clinched a bye. Who finishes first will most likely be settled when they meet on February 17.-- Buffalo State, Fredonia, Potsdam, and Geneseo will be fighting it out for a home ...

We may be experiencing some turbulence If at any point you don't like the prospective composition of the NCAA at-large field, then wait five minutes, because it will probably change. Thanks to the volatile nature of the PairWise Rankings, teams are bouncing around like an unfrozen ...

Here's a look back at the past weekend in the ECAC on Beanpot Monday:1. Saints in last no more: A four-point weekend is hard enough by itself, but even harder when you haven't won in almost a month and hit the road for a pair of games.Greg Carey's overtime goal Friday gave ...