Chris Lerch

Last week: Dan: 6-4-1 Chris: 8-2-1 On the season: Dan: 83-49-11 (.619) Chris: 92-40-11 (.682)   This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 14 and Saturday, January 16 Niagara vs. Canisius Dan: Few things beat good, clean hate. The Battle of the Bridge takes to the ice this weekend with Canisius hosting on Thursday and Niagara on … Read more

A rare set of sweeps Weekend sweeps have been hard to come by in Atlantic Hockey, as evidenced by the logjam in the standings. “Sweep and you move up; get swept and you move down,” said Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson. “Split and it’s the status quo.” This weekend saw three teams manage … Read more

Last week: Dan: 8-4-1 Chris: 7-5-1 On the season: Dan: 77-45-10 (.621) Chris: 84-38-10 (.674)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 American International at Air Force Dan: Here are the following series Air Force has been swept at home since joining Atlantic Hockey: 2007 vs. Mercyhurst, 2009 vs. Canisius, 2015 vs. … Read more

Last week: Dan: 1-1 Chris: 0-2 On the season: Dan: 69-41-9 (.618) Chris: 77-33-9 (.685)   This Week’s Picks: Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3 Robert Morris at Dartmouth Robert Morris vs. Union/Merrimack Dan: This is one of those weekends where RMU can’t necessarily gain space in the Pairwise, but they can definitely lose it … Read more

Last week: Dan: 1-0 Chris: 1-0 On the season: Dan: 68-40-9 (.620) Chris: 77-31-9 (.697)   This Week’s Picks: Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 29 Robert Morris vs. Penn State Robert Morris vs. Mass-Lowell or Clarkson Dan: This is kind of showdown time for the Colonials if they want to get into the national tournament. … Read more

Last week: Dan: 4-3-1 Chris: 2-5-1 On the season: Dan: 67-40-9 (.616) Chris: 76-31-9 (.694)   This Week’s Picks: Saturday December 20 Canisius at Merrimack Dan: Saturday’s game is the official kickoff to semester break for both institutions, with both schools having their final exam period end on the 18th. Canisius was a feast-or-famine team … Read more

Last week: Dan: 4-6-0 Chris: 5-5-0 On the season: Dan: 63-37-8 (.620) Chris: 74-26-8 (.722)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 11 and Saturday December 12 Army West Point at American International Dan: When I talked with Brian Riley a couple of weeks ago, I felt the excitement he had for his team, knowing the season … Read more

Streaky Without peeking, which two teams have the longest unbeaten streaks in Atlantic Hockey? One is pretty easy: Holy Cross swept Mercyhurst in convincing fashion this past weekend, 5-4 and 7-3. The Crusaders never trailed on the weekend opening 3-0 and 5-0 leads on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Holy Cross, which got goals from 10 … Read more

Last week: Dan: 7-3-1 Chris: 9-1-1 On the season: Dan: 59-31-8 (.643) Chris: 69-21-8 (.745)   This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 4 and Saturday December 5 Canisius at Air Force Dan: These are teams heading in opposite directions. Canisius has won only once since Halloween, and Air Force is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Couple … Read more