Chris LerchLast week: Dan: 5-5-1 Chris: 5-5-1 On the season: Dan: 47-38-14 (.545) Chris: 51-34-14 (.586) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 Bentley at Canisius Dan: There’s a couple of different ways of looking at Bentley. They’re either the team that’s won only once in over a month, or they’re the team … Read more
Niagara registered a couple of firsts back on Nov. 15. For starters, a 5-4 win over Mercyhurst on home ice was the first victory of the season for coach Dave Burkholder’s team after an 0-7-2 start. It was also the first career win for sophomore Guillaume Therien, who was a hard-luck 0-13-3 coming into the contest. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-6-2Chris: 5-5-2 On the season: Dan: 42-33-13 (.551)Chris: 46-29-13 (.597) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26Niagara at American InternationalDan: I apparently gave AIC the kiss of death when I said they were for real. I still think they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with, and every … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-6-2 Chris: 5-5-2 On the season: Dan: 42-33-13 (.551) Chris: 46-29-13 (.597) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 Niagara at American International Dan: I apparently gave AIC the kiss of death when I said they were for real. I still think they’re going to be a force to … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Two out of three ain’t bad Niagara won its first game of the season last Tuesday, a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst on home ice. TJ Sarcona scored the tying and game-winning goals in the third period. The win was a long time coming for sophomore goalie … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Two out of three ain’t bad Niagara won its first game of the season last Tuesday, a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst on home ice. TJ Sarcona scored the tying and game-winning goals in the third period. The win was a long time coming for sophomore goalie … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-2-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 38-27-11 (.572) Chris: 41-24-11 (.612) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 Mercyhurst at Bentley Dan: I woke up on Thursday in the Caribbean on my annual anniversary vacation (blame my wife for a wedding date in the middle of the season). … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-2-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 38-27-11 (.572) Chris: 41-24-11 (.612) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 Mercyhurst at Bentley Dan: I woke up on Thursday in the Caribbean on my annual anniversary vacation (blame my wife for a wedding date in the middle of the season). … Read more
It was supposed to take a while for Robert Morris to recover from last season. The Colonials, thanks in part to a large senior group that set team records and boasted multiple all-league award winners, led Atlantic Hockey wire to wire last season, winning 24 games before bowing to RIT in the championship game. Nine … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Double trouble There were three sweeps this weekend, with Army taking four points from Canisius, Air Force defeating Rochester Institute of Technology twice, and Robert Morris taking a pair of games from Sacred Heart. In the RIT/AFA and RMU/SHU series, the scores of the two games … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Double trouble There were three sweeps this weekend, with Army taking four points from Canisius, Air Force defeating Rochester Institute of Technology twice, and Robert Morris taking a pair of games from Sacred Heart. In the RIT/AFA and RMU/SHU series, the scores of the two games … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-7-3 Chris: 6-5-3 On the season: Dan: 31-25-10 (.545) Chris: 35-21-10 (.606) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 10 Bentley at American International Dan: AIC is proving, time and time again, that they’re a gritty team capable of competing with everyone at any time. On Tuesday, they rallied from down 1-0 to go … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-7-3 Chris: 6-5-3 On the season: Dan: 31-25-10 (.545) Chris: 35-21-10 (.606) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 10 Bentley at American International Dan: AIC is proving, time and time again, that they’re a gritty team capable of competing with everyone at any time. On Tuesday, they rallied from down 1-0 to go … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Defeating the undefeated Thanks to Robert Morris, there is one fewer unbeaten team remaining in Division I. Ohio State came into this past weekend’s home-and-home series with Robert Morris as the sole unbeaten team (excluding ECAC/Ivy League schools, which have only been playing … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Defeating the undefeated Thanks to Robert Morris, there is one fewer unbeaten team remaining in Division I. Ohio State came into this past weekend’s home-and-home series with Robert Morris as the sole unbeaten team (excluding ECAC/Ivy League schools, which have only been playing … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 27-18-7 (.587) Chris: 29-16-7 (.625) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 Niagara at Penn State Dan: Penn State was bombs away against Canisius, and then they peppered the net with shots. I can’t see this going differently just on the … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 27-18-7 (.587) Chris: 29-16-7 (.625) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 Niagara at Penn State Dan: Penn State was bombs away against Canisius, and then they peppered the net with shots. I can’t see this going differently just on the … Read more
Atlantic Hockey coaches love to talk about parity, that on any given night, etc. Coaches in every league at every level give similar lip service out of respect for their opponents. But for the past four or five years, the scoreboard has shown that, night in and night out, it really happens in Atlantic Hockey. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 20-12-7 (.603) Chris: 20-12-7 (.603) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 Rochester Institute of Technology at Bentley Dan: The Tigers will make what might be their final trip to the JAR (depending on next year’s schedule), a place where they’ve won … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 20-12-7 (.603) Chris: 20-12-7 (.603) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 Rochester Institute of Technology at Bentley Dan: The Tigers will make what might be their final trip to the JAR (depending on next year’s schedule), a place where they’ve won … Read more