Chris Lerch

Chris Lerch runs through the playoff situations for every Division III league, ponders the RIT-Neumann massacre, and offers congratulations to a first-ever for D-III.

There’s one unbeaten team left in all of college hockey, and it’s Bowdoin. Chris Lerch inspects the Polar Bears, who are slowly gaining the esteem of their peers.

The story of a guy named Rocky, and his not-so-humanitarian counterparts in Plattsburgh.

A week ago, Chris Lerch predicted status quo in the USCHO.com poll. Apparently, a couple of teams weren’t listening. Also: an upcoming weekend of big matchups, and a goaltender who’s not averse to mixing it up a bit.

If you like the looks of the current USCHO.com Division III poll, that might be a good thing, since it could be pretty familiar for a little while. Also: Chris Lerch runs down the favorites, and offers a mea culpa.

In his first column of the new year, Chris Lerch discusses the NCAA’s Christmas present to Division III — a ninth tournament bid — and evaluates the response to that decision. Also: St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin assesses the wild, wild West; New England College recovers from a slow start; and, by popular demand, a brand-new extracurricular rant.

Adherence to the rules — its own — may have cost RIT a win last weekend, Chris Lerch notes, as Wentworth made history backed by Raj Bhangoo’s tremendous performance.

With the first regular-season USCHO.com Division III poll just around the corner, Chris Lerch takes a shot at its content — then pauses to define the word “tournament” for new-style organizers.

What does George Washington have to do with the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s fast start to the season? More than you’d think. Chris Lerch rounds up the week in Division III.

Chris Lerch reviews the preseason situation across Division III, including a look at polling results and prospects for the upcoming year.