Dave got off to a one-game lead over Jim last weekend and came within an extra-attacker goal at 19:58 of doubling that lead at Northeastern on Friday. Yes, folks, Jim’s win last year was a total fluke. This year will be back to the norm of Dave’s superiority.<\/p>\n
Dave last week:<\/strong> 6-3-1 Here are this week’s picks:<\/p>\n Friday, October 14<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston University at Providence <\/strong> New Hampshire at Northeastern <\/strong> Bentley at Massachusetts<\/strong> Denver at Boston College<\/strong> Massachusetts-Lowell at Minnesota State<\/strong> Maine at North Dakota<\/strong> Saturday, October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston College at New Hampshire<\/strong> Massachusetts at Providence<\/strong> Army at Merrimack<\/strong> Denver at Boston University<\/strong> Maine at North Dakota<\/strong> Massachusetts-Lowell at Minnesota State<\/strong> Tuesday, October 18<\/strong> Connecticut at Massachusetts-Lowell<\/strong> Dave got off to a one-game lead over Jim last weekend and came within an extra-attacker goal at 19:58 of doubling that lead at Northeastern on Friday. Yes, folks, Jim’s win last year was a total fluke. This year will be back to the norm of Dave’s superiority. Dave last week: 6-3-1 Jim last week: 5-4-1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"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 last week:<\/strong> 5-4-1
\nDave’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 6-3-1
\nJim’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 5-4-1<\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Terriers played an exhibition game two weeks ago and then shut out New Hampshire, 5-0, last weekend. By contrast, the Friars are jumping into the fray without so much as an exhibition game. This pick is the no-brainer of all no-brainers.
\nBU 6 PC 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Last week’s performance by BU certainly made me a believer.
\nBU 4, PC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: New Hampshire might have lost to BU, 5-0, last weekend, but I’m not jumping off the bandwagon yet. That game was a lot closer than the score indicated and I see UNH coach Dick Umile turning things around right away. Those boisterous Husky fans in the student section may have something to say about it, though.
\nUNH 4 NU 3<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Can’t see the Wildcats starting their Hockey East schedule 0-2.
\nUNH 5, NU 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: My analysis on this one begins and ends with the admission that I’m a Hockey East snob.
\nUMass 4 Bentley 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Not as much a Hockey East homer as Dave, but I am a realist.
\nUMass 6, Bentley 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: I’m going with BC all the way after its impressive performance in the Ice Breaker where the Eagles defeated Michigan State, 5-2, and North Dakota, 6-2. (How ’bout them apples, Sioux fans? Heh, heh, heh. [Now that<\/em> should get the comments section cooking.] ) By contrast, Denver has only played two exhibition games, a tie with a Canadian team and a 3-0 win over the US U-18 squad.
\nBC 4 Denver 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is probably the game of the week for Hockey East teams. I think BC proved last weekend they’re the top team in the country right now, but Denver may have something to say about it. Right now I think home ice will be the difference.
\nBC 3, Denver 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Mavericks scored a total of two goals in two games last weekend against Rensselaer, but that was good enough for a split (a 1-0 win and a 4-1 loss). I think modest scoring will again be good enough, this time against the River Hawks.
\nMinnesota-State 2 UML 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Not sure what to expect from Lowell this season, but I’ll start off with confidence and say the River Hawks win coach Norm Bazin’s opener.
\nUML 3, Minnesota State 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Sioux struggled to defeat Air Force in the Ice Breaker opening round and then got smoked by BC, 6-2. Put this series at a neutral site and I might go for a split, but not at the Ralph.
\nND 3 Maine 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Have a feeling that North Dakota will watch last year’s debacle at Maine as motivation. And it will work.
\nND 5, Maine 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: This should be a great matchup and it’s on the Wildcats home ice, but I like BC this year a lot.
\nBC 4 UNH 3<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: UNH always a tough place to play for BC (and any other team) but I think I’ll keep picking BC until the give me a reason not to.
\nBC 3, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Welcome to Hockey East, Nate Leaman. After a lopsided loss to BU, the Friars are going to make it an oh-fer weekend to start their new coach’s tenure. T.J. Syner will lead the Minutemen with a goal and two assists.
\nUMass 4 PC 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I’m going to disagree with Dave here. I think Nate Leamen gets his first with at Providence this weekend and UMass is the more likely game.
\nPC 3, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: See Bentley at UMass above. Cross-referenced under “Hockey East snob.”
\nMC 4 Army 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Merrimack’s play last weekend at Maine makes me a believer once again.
\nMC 5, Army 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Denver seems like too good of a team to incur a Beantown sweep, but I think BC and BU are good enough to inflict it. Kieran Millan once again stars.
\nBU 3 Denver 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I can’t see Denver getting swept. Not that I think BU is an automatic, but if the Pioneers lose on Friday, they’ll be hungry as heck on Saturday.
\nDenver 4, BU 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Black Bears almost pull out the split, but overtime on the road isn’t kind.
\nND 4 Maine 3 (OT)<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Agreed. Even though I think Maine is too good to get swept, on the road in Grand Forks is one place I see it happening.
\nND 6, Maine 4<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Mavericks finish off the sweep in another low-scoring contest.
\nMinnesota State 2 UML 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This ends up a series split.
\nMinnesota State 3, UML 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nDave’s pick: The River Hawks get off the schneid after a lost weekend in Mankato.
\nUML 4 UConn 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: AHA got one win last weekend in non-conference play. Don’t see that changing against Hockey East.
\nUML 6, UConn 2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"