Chris Lerch
Last Week: Dan: 9-1-1 Chris: 7-3-1 On The Season: Dan: 73-27-9 (.711) Chris: 64-36-9 (.628) This Week’s Picks Thursday, December 12 Bentley at Dartmouth Chris: Both teams have won four of their last five games. I’m giving the slight edge to the Big Green at home. Dartmouth wins. Dan: I might’ve picked Bentley in this game … Read more
Last season was one for the record books at American International, which won its first ever regular-season and playoff titles (photo: RJB Sports).
Last Week: Dan: 6-2-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On The Season: Dan: 64-26-8 (.694) Chris: 57-33-8 (.622) This Week’s Picks Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7 Canisius at American International Chris: These are the Golden Griffins’ last games before Christmas, while the Yellow Jackets have three more. Canisius is probably better than its record shows – … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On The Season: Dan: 58-24-6 (.693) Chris: 51-31-6 (.614) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 29 and Saturday, November 30 Rochester Institute of Technology at American International Chris: Like most of the league, these teams have been inconsistent as of late. As a result, I’m picking a split. Dan: I don’t … Read more
After opening the season 0-8-1, Niagara has put together three wins in a row. It started on Nov. 16 with a big 5-3 victory over archrival Canisius, followed up by a home-and-home sweep of Mercyhurst (photo: Niagara Athletics).
Last Week: Dan: 6-1-1 Chris: 5-2-1 On The Season: Dan: 47-14-5 (.750) Chris: 40-21-5 (.644) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 Robert Morris at Bentley Chris:The Colonials were picked to finish seventh this season, the Falcons tied for third. Instead, Bentley finds it self in seventh place at this still-early juncture, … Read more
Air Force struggled out of the gate, going winless in the team’s first seven games, unprecedented in the 23 years coach Frank Serratore has been behind the Air Force bench (photo: Omar Phillips).
Last Week: Dan: 10-1-1 Chris: 9-2-1 On The Season: Dan: 41-13-4 (.741) Chris: 35-19-4 (.638) This Week’s Picks Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8 Holy Cross vs. Sacred Heart Chris: All but one of the conference series this weekend gives each team a home game. SHU hosts on Thursday and CHC on Friday. This … Read more
Last week: Last Week: Dan: 6-4-1 Chris: 6-4-1 On The Season: Dan: 31-12-3 (.706) Chris: 26-17-3 (.597) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 American International vs. Army West Point Chris: The Black Knights will host on Friday and then the action shifts to Springfield on Saturday. This is a rematch of … Read more
Air Force coach Frank Serratore has been known to say, “Sometimes this game shouldn’t be called hockey. Sometimes it should be called goalie” (photo: Omar Phillips).
Last week: Dan: 9-2-1 Chris: 8-3-1 On the season: Dan: 25-8-2 (.743) Chris: 20-13-2 (.600) This Week’s Picks Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Chris: It’s cliche, but you really can throw out the records when these teams meet. RIT is 3-1 and Air Force 0-4 but … Read more
Last week: Dan: 14-2 Chris: 10-6 On the season: Dan: 16-6-1 (.717) Chris: 12-10-1 (.543) This Week’s Picks Thursday, October 17 Merrimack at Holy Cross Chris: The Crusaders knocked off Providence last week and have two more games against Hockey East competition this weekend. In this one, I’m looking for a Holy Cross win on … Read more
Every team starts with unknowns to open the season, and Robert Morris is no different (photo: Justin Berl/RMU Athletics).
Each week, USCHO.com picks the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature (photo: Ohio State Athletics).
Last week: Dan: 2-4-1 Chris: 2-4-1 On the season: Dan: 2-4-1 (.357) Chris: 2-4-1 (.357) It was a rough start to the season for us – AHA teams did better than our predictions, going 3-3-1 to our 2-4-1. This Week’s Picks Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 Bentley at Robert Morris Chris: The last … Read more
Last week: Dan: 0-0 Chris: 0-0 On the season: Dan: 0-0 Chris: 0-0 We’re back! And we’ve returned to our previous method with each of us picking every game involving an Atlantic Hockey team in a friendly, head-to-head competition…where Chris remains undefeated. Will this be Dan’s year (Dan’s note: probably not)? Tune in each week … Read more
Tectonic shifts in membership and realignment forced Atlantic Hockey to remain progressive and innovative in its approach to college hockey, and it’s a reason why the league remains on solid footing as it approaches its third decade (photo: Niagara Athletics).
The Bulldogs made sure three goals were more than enough, limiting UMass to just 18 shots on goal, including only six in the third period.
The Bulldogs are in their third straight title contest, looking to become the first team to repeat as champion since Denver in 2005.
Massachusetts blue liner Cale Makar is the odds-on favorite to win the Hobey Baker Award on Friday, but it was his defensive partner, freshman Marc Del Gaizo, who stepped into the spotlight against Denver.