I’m not usually good at predicting the outcome of games. For example, in Week 10 of the NFL season, I went 4-9-1. If I ever gambled, I would be bankrupt.
So I hope you will indulge me in doing a little bragging.
I had one of the best weeks I’ve ever had since starting the ECAC Hockey Faceoff Selections. Heading into Wednesday night’s Vermont-Yale game, I posted a 10-0-1 record. I rarely pick games to end in ties, but I had a feeling that last Saturday’s RPI-LIU game would end in a tie. Not only did it end in a tie, but I picked the correct score, 2-2. Amazing!
Four other players also went unbeaten, while nine others only had one loss.
The race for first place continues to be tight. Ryan Fay has a two-point lead over Brian Unger and Kevin Sokolski, and three over me.
Here is a look the standings, with Week 7 records in parentheses:
Ryan Fay 54-19-12 120 points (8-1-2)
Brian Unger 53-20-12 118 points (8-1-2)
Kevin Sokolski 53-20-10 118 points (9-0-2)
Me 53-21-11 117 points (10-0-1)
GB-BE-ME 51-22-12 114 points (8-1-2)
Achilles 3-7-5 50-23-12 112 points (9-0-2)
Jim Kalohn 49-24-12 110 points (7-2-2)
Matthew Ruffini 49-24-12 110 points (8-1-2)
David Trestick 49-24-12 110 points (9-0-2)
Dan Dickinson 48-25-12 108 points (8-1-2)
Rich Large 47-26-12 106 points (8-1-2)
Andy Weise 47-26-12 106 points (8-1-2)
RedLiner36 48-28-9 105 points (9-1-1)
Towell68 46-27-12 104 points (7-2-2)
Rowena Watson 46-27-12 104 points (8-1-2)
Dutch Crazy 44-29-12 100 points (7-2-2)
Christopher Chadwick 45-28-12 102 points (8-1-2)
Togany 44-29-12 100 points (7-2-2)
Richard Derrick 42-31-12 96 points (5-4-2)
Harvey Kagan 40-34-11 91 points (9-0-2)
Union Bob 37-15-7 81 points (7-2-2)
Time for my Week 8 selections. There are 16 games to pick between Friday and Sunday. Tuesday’s Harvard-Boston College game has been postponed because of COVID-19 protocols within the BC program. Your picks must be in by 4 p.m. Friday. Email your picks to [email protected].
Here are my picks:
FRIDAY
No. 18 Northeastern at RPI — Northeastern 3, RPI 2
Dartmouth at No. 14 Providence — Providence 5, Dartmouth 2
Brown at Holy Cross — Brown 2, Holy Cross 1
New Hampshire at No. 16 Harvard — Harvard 4, UNH 1
RIT at Princeton — Princeton 4, RIT 3
No. 7 Western Michigan at St. Lawrence — Western Michigan 6, St. Lawrence 3
Clarkson at Wisconsin — Clarkson 5, Wisconsin 4
SATURDAY
Union at Merrimack — Union 3, Merrimack 3
Colgate at UConn — UConn 4, Colgate 2
Clarkson at Wisconsin — Wisconsin 3, Clarkson 2
Western Michigan at St. Lawrence — Western Michigan 5, St. Lawrence 1
Providence at Brown — Providence 4, Brown 1
RIT at Princeton — Princeton 2, RIT 1
Boston U. vs. No. 10 Cornell at MSG — Cornell 5, BU 2
SUNDAY
RPI at Northeastern — Northeastern 4, RPI 1
Vermont at Dartmouth — Vermont 3, Dartmouth 2
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