It’s almost unbelieve to think that it’s now October and the Hockey East season is back upon us. Jim will be looking to defend his picks title from a year ago over Dave, while the old man (that’s Dave) is out for blood.<\/p>\n
Here are this week’s picks:<\/p>\n
Friday, October 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Massachusetts at Northeastern<\/strong> Dave’s pick: I’ll get the season off to a good start by disagreeing with Jimmy. It says here the new head coaches get off to a rocky start. Merrimack at Maine<\/strong> Dave’s pick: Sadly, I must agree this time. Home ice decides. Michigan State vs. Boston College (at Ice Breaker, Grand Forks, N.D.)<\/strong> Dave’s pick: Yup. BC in a clear win. Saturday, October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n New Hampshire at Boston University<\/strong> Dave’s pick: I’m going with home ice here in a battle of goaltenders. Boston College vs. North Dakota\/Air Force (Ice Breaker, Grand Forks, N.D.)<\/strong> Dave’s pick: At a neutral site, I’d pick BC regardless of opponent. But with the game in Grand Forks, North Dakota will be too tough to beat. Sunday, October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n Northeastern at Maine<\/strong> Dave’s pick: I’d go with a big Maine win here even at a neutral site. It’s almost unbelieve to think that it’s now October and the Hockey East season is back upon us. Jim will be looking to defend his picks title from a year ago over Dave, while the old man (that’s Dave) is out for blood. Here are this week’s picks: Friday, October 7 Massachusetts at Northeastern Jim’s […]<\/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’s pick: Tough choice here but I’ll pick the Huskies winning for their new head coach.
\nNU 3, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUMass 3, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Early test for the somewhat new-look Warriors team. While I think they’re evenly matched, I think home ice is the difference maker.
\nMaine 4, MC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMaine 3, MC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: BC comes out of the gates flying.
\nBC 5, Michigan St. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBC 4, Michigan St. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Great early-season matchup! Let’s see how the UNH offensive looks against what should be a decent BU defense.
\nUNH 4, BU 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBU 2, UNH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: I see two different outcomes depending on the opponent.
\nBC 6, AFA 3; or No.Dak. 4, BC 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBC 4, AFA 1; or No.Dak. 3, BC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Black Bears quick starters and earn to wins to start the season.
\nMaine 5, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMaine 4, NU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"