First of all, I’d like to apologize to Tyler because I apparently forgot his picks for the Mariucci Classic. So, before I get into the results, he had picked Minnesota to lose to Union and beat Ferris State and for Bemidji to do it the other way around.<\/p>\n
Now, results! Remember, though: for non-fixed tournaments (so Shillelagh, GLI, Florida), only successful picks count. For everything else, losses count against.<\/p>\n
Last … month Theresa: 12-5-2
\nSeason Theresa: 75-48-13<\/p>\n
Last … month Tyler: 12-3-2
\nSeason Tyler: 74-31-9<\/p>\n
Friday, January 7 and Saturday, January 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Michigan Tech (3-13-2, 1-10-2 WCHA) at St. Cloud State (7-11-2, 3-8-1 WCHA)<\/span> Tyler: <\/em>David Eddy had a hand in three of SCSU’s eight goals (1 goal, 2 assists) at the Florida College Classic so his addition to the team could be a huge plus for the Huskies in the second half. Eddy will be a scratch this weekend, according to Mick Hatten of the St. Cloud Times<\/span>. SCSU will ride the momentum coming off their FCC title and sweep Tech.<\/p>\n Robert Morris at No. 2 North Dakota (14-5-2, 11-3-0 WCHA)<\/span> Tyler:<\/em> It’s the second half of the season, which means it’s time for the Sioux to roll. UND sweep.<\/p>\n Canisius at No. 13 Wisconsin (12-7-3, 6-6-2 WCHA)<\/span> Tyler:<\/em> Another East Coast mid-major for the Badgers to beat up on in Madison. UW sweep.<\/p>\n American International at Minnesota State (8-8-4, 4-8-2 WCHA)<\/span> Tyler<\/em>: The Mavericks have won 6 of 8 and should win 8 of 10 after this weekend. MSU will continue to roll against one of the nation’s worst defenses but should look out for the Yellow Jackets’ power play (24.4 percent). MSU sweep.<\/p>\n Bemidji State (7-10-1, 4-9-1 WCHA) at Alabama-Huntsville<\/span> Tyler: <\/em>Both of these teams have a lot of trouble scoring but Huntsville can’t keep the puck out of their own net. BSU sweep.<\/p>\n Minnesota (9-8-3, 6-6-2 WCHA) and No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth (14-4-3, 9-3-2 WCHA) vs. the U.S. Under-18 Team<\/span> Tyler:<\/em> Also has the Minnesota schools winning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First of all, I’d like to apologize to Tyler because I apparently forgot his picks for the Mariucci Classic. So, before I get into the results, he had picked Minnesota to lose to Union and beat Ferris State and for Bemidji to do it the other way around. Now, results! Remember, though: for non-fixed tournaments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"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],"tags":[773,1503],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nTheresa:<\/em> This one’s tricky. True, SCSU is coming off of a great win at the Florida College Classic; however, they might be reeling due to losing several players off their roster. MTU, on the other hand, played some tough games at the GLI but couldn’t break through with a win. Do I give SCSU the benefit of the doubt? Or do I call a split, picking Tech to finally break their winless streak? I think I’ll go with the latter – SCSU Friday, MTU Saturday.<\/p>\n
\nTheresa: <\/em>How can you NOT pick the Sioux right now? Theoretical second half team aside, UND is rolling. Sioux sweep.<\/p>\n
\nTheresa: <\/em>Canisius is one of the better Atlantic Hockey teams this year, but that’s not saying much as a good chunk of the league is muddled together. The Badgers, on the other hand, seem to be gaining their footing so I think I have to go with a UW sweep.<\/p>\n
\nTheresa:<\/em> The Yellow Jackets are typically one of the bottom-feeder Atlantic Hockey teams, but have been doing fairly well lately (3-2 in their last five). However, so have the Mavericks – 6-2 in their last eight. In this situation, I’ve got to go with MSU – ‘Kato sweep.<\/p>\n
\nTheresa: <\/em>I’m trying to think here. The obvious choice here is a Beaver sweep, given that UAH is pretty terrible and BSU is coming off of a “sweep” at the Mariucci Classic. However, these are old conference rivals and both teams are very familiar with the other. Therefore, I think I’m going to go a bit daring and call a split – BSU Friday, UAH Saturday.<\/p>\n
\nTheresa: <\/em>The future stars of tomorrow can sometimes surprise current D-1 clubs, but I see no reason why either WCHA team should have a problem here. Both Minnesota schools win.<\/p>\n