Brandon last week: 9-6-2
\nJack last week: 9-6-2
\nBrandon\u2019s record-to-date: 9-6-2
\nJack\u2019s record-to-date: 9-6-2<\/p>\n
Thursday-Friday, Oct. 17-18<\/p>\n Alaska at Penn State<\/strong> Ferris State at Miami<\/strong> Northern Michigan at Boston University<\/strong> North Dakota at Minnesota State<\/strong> Brandon last week: 9-6-2 Jack last week: 9-6-2 Brandon\u2019s record-to-date: 9-6-2 Jack\u2019s record-to-date: 9-6-2 Thursday-Friday, Oct. 17-18 Alaska at Penn State Who are these Nanooks and what did they do with the downtrodden punching bags the WCHA is used to seeing each year? Winning a game in Houghton is impressive. Winning two (2!) games in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":99932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[934],"tags":[812],"coauthors":[854],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWho are these Nanooks and what did they do with the downtrodden punching bags the WCHA is used to seeing each year? Winning a game in Houghton is impressive. Winning two (2!) games in Houghton is unbelievable. Fairbanks gets a solid test when it visits Penn State this weekend. If it can steal another road win, we’d be willing to crown the Nanooks as a real threat in the league.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0Penn State sweeps Fairbanks, 3-1 and 4-2
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>PSU 5-1 on Friday; Alaska 3-2 on Saturday<\/p>\n
\nFriday-Saturday, Oct. 18-19<\/p>\n
\nThe Bulldogs did an awesome job of closing out a game against Colgate last week that they would have more than likely lost a season ago. Coach Bob Daniels praised the upperclassmen for the win. Now it’s time to see if they can do it again against a rebuilding RedHawks squad with first-year coach Chris Bergeron, a really familiar face around the WCHA.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0Ferris sweeps Miami, 2-1 and 3-2
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>Miami sweeps, 3-1 and 4-2
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\nWestern Michigan at\/vs. Bowling Green<\/strong>
\nIt was disappointing to see how poorly the Falcons looked at times during the IceBreaker tournament last weekend, especially since they played the host in Toledo. What’s more, they lost to the Broncos 5-2 on Saturday. We expect them to look improved in Week 3.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0BG wins Friday, 4-2; WMU wins Saturday, 5-3
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>WMU 4-2 on Saturday; BG 5-2 on Sunday<\/p>\n
\nThe Terriers will be coming off a 13-day layoff from the time they beat Union 7-3 on Oct. 5 to when the first puck drops against the Wildcats. That could be either great or bad for NMU, which split with Michigan \u00a0State last week. A rusty BU squad could be a boon for the Wildcats, who are looking steal a road win or two early on this season.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0NMU wins Friday, 2-1; BU wins Saturday, 5-0
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>BU sweeps 4-2 and 4-3<\/p>\n
\nLake Superior State at Michigan
\n<\/strong>After a pair of tough losses against Denver, the Lakers are in need of a statement win. Nothing says statement win quite like winning at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. Yes, LSSU lost a few talented bodies from last year’s squad, but coach Damon Whitten has the program on the upswing. This series is crucial in keeping LSSU on the rise.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0LSSU wins Friday 4-3; Michigan wins Saturday, 3-0
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>LSSU on Friday; UM 3-2 on Saturday<\/p>\n
\nSlow our beating hearts, but we get\u00a0THIS<\/em>\u00a0kind of matchup in Week 3?! Mankato is a team trying to win a national title, and North Dakota is still a powerhouse, so it’ll be interesting to see who walks away with a win or two in this series. It could say a lot about how the rest of the season (and the NCAA tournament) will play out.
\nBrandon:<\/strong>\u00a0Mankato sweeps, 3-0 and 3-2
\nJack:\u00a0<\/strong>MSU sweeps, 5-3 and 4-3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"