{"id":97286,"date":"2010-12-20T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/ccha-blog\/?p=310"},"modified":"2010-12-20T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:24:10","slug":"weekend-work-up-dec-20-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/12\/20\/weekend-work-up-dec-20-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend work-up:  Dec. 20, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas came early for the CCHA in the form of three nonconference wins. Northern Michigan beat Michigan Tech, 6-2, and Western Michigan swept No. 12 Union, 2-1 and 3-1.<br \/>\nThe Wildcats netted four second-period goals in their win, two from sophomore defenseman Wade Epp, his first two collegiate tallies.  Epp told <a href=\"\/\/www.uscho.com\/recaps\/2010\/12\/17\/epps-first-two-goals-help-northern-michigan-extend-michigan-techs-skid\/#ixzz18gSLp9q7\"> USCHO arena reporter Daver Karnosky<\/a> that he hadn&#8217;t even realized that he&#8217;d scored his first goal until his teammates grabbed the puck for him.  &#8220;To chip in offensively feels great,&#8221; said Epp.<br \/>\nEpp also has four assists through 18 games and is +1 in overall play.<br \/>\nIn the Broncos&#8217; sweep of the No. 12 Dutchmen, senior Jerry Kuhn earned both wins, stopping 41 shots.  Freshman Shane Berschbach had both goals in the 2-1 win.<br \/>\nWhile I have nothing against the Dutchmen, I&#8217;ve found it amusing that Union (10-5-3, 3-2-1 ECAC) has been ranked consistently this season while Western Michigan (10-6-4, 4-5-3-2 CCHA) has been struggling for recognition.  Full disclosure:  In last week&#8217;s poll, I voted Union No. 16, WMU No. 20.  This Bronco sweep feels like a little validation.  I&#8217;m sure that it feels even better than that for the Broncos, who end the first half with three consecutive wins.<br \/>\nNorthern&#8217;s win over Tech helps the Wildcats end the season on a high note, as the Wildcats had lost the previous Saturday in a two-game split against Notre Dame.  NMU also bookends its first half with games against NTU; the Wildcats opened their season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Huskies in the Superior Showcase.<br \/>\nThere were no picks for this past weekend.  There will be for the various holiday tournaments.  I&#8217;ll update my first-half picks percentage with that blog.<br \/>\nYou can catch me during the holiday break on the CCHA blog.  The weekly columns resume the first week in January.<br \/>\nHappy holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas came early for the CCHA in the form of three nonconference wins. Northern Michigan beat Michigan Tech, 6-2, and Western Michigan swept No. 12 Union, 2-1 and 3-1. 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