{"id":8391,"date":"2017-03-03T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T19:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportswtbu.com\/?p=8391"},"modified":"2020-01-09T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:09:18","slug":"this-week-in-college-hockey-weekend-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2017\/03\/03\/this-week-in-college-hockey-weekend-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in College Hockey – Weekend Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analysts Dan Shulman and Chris Picher go head-to-head in the first weekend of the conference playoffs picking winners for all four conferences.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0– Defending Champions<\/em> in Italics.<\/p>\n

\"nmu-logo\"<\/a>
Northern Michigan goaltender Atte Tolvanen tied an NCAA Men’s Record with 5 straight shutouts, including a 48-save performance in his record-tying game against Alaska-Fairbanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WCHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1 Bemidji State vs. #8 Northern Michigan
\nDAN – Bemidji State; CHRIS – Northern Michigan<\/p>\n

#2 Michigan Tech vs. #7 Lake Superior State
\nDAN – Michigan Tech; CHRIS – Michigan Tech<\/p>\n

#3 Minnesota State vs. #6 Alaska-Fairbanks
\nDAN – Minnesota State; CHRIS – Minnesota State<\/p>\n

#4 Bowling Green vs. #5 Ferris State<\/em>
\nDAN – Ferris State; CHRIS – Bowling Green<\/p>\n

\n
\"Greenway\"<\/a>
Sacred Heart spoiled the regular season finale for Air Force with a last-minute equalizer and an overtime game-winner to lock the Falcons into second place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ATLANTIC HOCKEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

#\"rit-logo\"<\/a>6 RIT<\/em> vs. #11 Niagara
\nDAN – RIT; CHRIS – RIT<\/p>\n

#7 Mercyhurst vs. #10 AIC
\nDAN – AIC; CHRIS – AIC<\/p>\n

#8 Bentley vs. #9 Sacred Heart
\nDAN – Sacred Heart; CHRIS – Bentley<\/p>\n

\n

ECAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Hickey<\/a>
Quinnipiac won the ECAC Championship for the first time in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#5 Quinnipiac<\/em> vs. #12 Brown
\nDAN – Quinnipiac; CHRIS – Quinnipiac<\/p>\n

\"clarkson\"<\/a>#6 Clarkson vs. #11 RPI
\nDAN – Clarkson; CHRIS – Clarkson<\/p>\n

\"princeton-logo\"<\/a>#7 Princeton vs. #10 Colgate
\nDAN – Princeton; CHRIS – Princeton<\/p>\n

#8 Yale vs. #9 Dartmouth
\nDAN – Yale; CHRIS – Yale<\/p>\n

\n

HOCKEY EAST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>
Massachusetts did not pick up a regular season win in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#5 Providence vs. #12 Massachusetts
\nDAN – Providence; CHRIS – Providence<\/p>\n

#6 Vermont vs. #11 Maine
\nDAN – Vermont; CHRIS – Vermont<\/p>\n

#7 Merrimack vs. #10 New Hampshire
\nDAN – Merrimack; CHRIS – Merrimack<\/p>\n

#8 Northeastern<\/em> vs. #9 Connecticut
\nDAN – Connecticut; CHRIS – Northeastern<\/p>\n

\n

SERIES TO WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

UConn at Northeastern<\/em>
\nUNH at Merrimack<\/p>\n

Colgate at Princeton<\/p>\n

Sacred Heart at Bentley
\nAIC at Mercyhurst<\/p>\n

Northern Michigan at Bemidji State
\nFerris State<\/em> at Bowling Green<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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