By Ryan Stieg Last season, I had a very successful year with my weekly CCHA predictions, and then I took my success to a whole new level once I got to the NCAA Tournament. I picked three of the Frozen Four participants correctly and I was also right that Quinnpiac would defeat Minnesota 3-2 in …
By Ryan Stieg My favorite time of year has arrived once again as the NCAA men’s hockey tournament drops puck later this week and the road to St. Paul begins. Usually this time of year, I’m simply excited to watch some quality hockey on TV, but this year, I’ll be at the Frozen Four. …
It’s time for the Tournament: Who’s making it Minnesota? Read More »
By Ryan Stieg Well, it’s come down to this. It’s time for the CCHA Championship and one last chance for me to go out on a high note. Last week, I had to predict two games correctly to earn a perfect playoff week, but I only got one of them right. I was correct …
By Ryan Stieg The CCHA Playoffs began last weekend, and I got off to an awful start. I gambled a little bit by picking some of the lower seeds to win in three games and that came back to bite me. In fact, I ended up only predicting one series correctly and that was …
By Ryan Stieg The playoffs have arrived in the CCHA, which means I get a fresh start with my predictions. My quest to achieve a second perfect week during the regular season came to a disappointing end last weekend as I came up short for a final time. I came close as I went …
By Ryan Stieg It was close, but no cigar last week with my predictions. In my ongoing quest for achieving a second perfect week this season, I was on the cusp of finally completing that quest. I just needed one more series to go my way. However, Michigan Tech ended up rallying in the …
By Ryan Stieg Have you ever taken pride in mediocrity? I’ve never considered it until this week, but this streak that I’m currently on is worth at least a small dose of pride. After going winless with my CCHA picks a few weeks ago, I’d gone through an impressively weak stretch of winning just …
By Ryan Stieg What is the deal with this league? That’s the big question CCHA writers and fans have been asking each other. Currently, there is no real frontrunner in the conference, and it appears anybody can beat anybody on any given night. This makes me wonder if I should keep making predictions as unlike …
By Ryan Stieg Two weeks ago, I had the worst performance I’ve ever had making predictions on this site. So, I took a vow not to gamble that much again for the rest of the season and went into last week looking for redemption. I didn’t find it though. I was wrong about St. Thomas-Bemidji …
Trying to get out of the ditch: Who wins in CCHA Week 5? Read More »
By Ryan Stieg Sometimes, people ask me why I never bet on sports, or if I do, why is it in small amounts. The type of bets you would probably call wuss bets, or something of that nature. Well, I think if you look back at my CCHA predictions from last week, you’ll see why. …