Chris LerchBye Bye The penultimate weekend of the regular season is in the rear view mirror now, and the road ahead is clearing. The eleven Atlantic Hockey teams have formed around three clusters: Those with byes, now jockeying to avoid fifth place and the road quarterfinal series that comes with it. A gang of four teams … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-5-2 Chris: 4-5-2 On the season: Dan: 104-69-24 (.589) Chris: 119-54-24 (.665) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 Robert Morris at Air Force Dan:The two best teams in the league are going head to head, with RMU as the team that’s been on top tape-to-tape for a … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-5-2 Chris: 4-5-2 On the season: Dan: 104-69-24 (.589) Chris: 119-54-24 (.665) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 Robert Morris at Air Force Dan:The two best teams in the league are going head to head, with RMU as the team that’s been on top tape-to-tape for a … Read more
Three squads at or near the bottom of the standings — Niagara, American International and Army West Point — were a combined 2-2-2 last week against higher-ranked competition.
Last week: Dan: 5-4-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 100-64-22 (.597) Chris: 115-49-22 (.677) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 12 and Saturday, February 13 Canisius at Bentley Dan: Heading into this weekend, one point separates Bentley from seventh-place Canisius. The Falcons need this series in order to shore up some playoff positioning, especially since … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-4-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 100-64-22 (.597) Chris: 115-49-22 (.677) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 12 and Saturday, February 13 Canisius at Bentley Dan: Heading into this weekend, one point separates Bentley from seventh-place Canisius. The Falcons need this series in order to shore up some playoff positioning, especially since … Read more
Bookends The first and last place teams recorded sweeps this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey play. Robert Morris swept Sacred Heart by identical scores of 2-1, while Niagara took all four points from American International, 2-0 and 4-3. The rest (with the exception of Canisius, which was idle) had to settle for anywhere from one … Read more
Bookends The first and last place teams recorded sweeps this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey play. Robert Morris swept Sacred Heart by identical scores of 2-1, while Niagara took all four points from American International, 2-0 and 4-3. The rest (with the exception of Canisius, which was idle) had to settle for anywhere from one … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-2-4 Chris: 5-1-4 On the season: Dan: 95-60-20 (.600) Chris: 109-46-20 (.680) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The immovable object meets the unstoppable force. RIT is undefeated on the road this year in conference play at 9-0-2, but they’re … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-2-4 Chris: 5-1-4 On the season: Dan: 95-60-20 (.600) Chris: 109-46-20 (.680) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The immovable object meets the unstoppable force. RIT is undefeated on the road this year in conference play at 9-0-2, but they’re … Read more
The Colonials have a senior class that wants to continue the success it has enjoyed in its first three seasons.
Last week: Dan: 5-4-3 Chris: 7-2-3 On the season: Dan: 91-58-16 (.600) Chris: 104-45-16 (.679) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan:This year’s Sacred Heart seniors are 6-5-2 against Bentley overall, but a 5-2 record over the past two seasons highlights the way they’ve always seemed … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-4-3 Chris: 7-2-3 On the season: Dan: 91-58-16 (.600) Chris: 104-45-16 (.679) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan:This year’s Sacred Heart seniors are 6-5-2 against Bentley overall, but a 5-2 record over the past two seasons highlights the way they’ve always seemed … Read more
Sweeps for the old guard When Air Force and Rochester Institute of Technology joined Atlantic Hockey in 2006, they immediately dominated, posting a combined five regular season titles and six tournament championships in six years. And in this new age of parity where sweeps are rare, it was the old guard that came away with … Read more
Sweeps for the old guard When Air Force and Rochester Institute of Technology joined Atlantic Hockey in 2006, they immediately dominated, posting a combined five regular season titles and six tournament championships in six years. And in this new age of parity where sweeps are rare, it was the old guard that came away with … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-5-2 Chris: 5-3-2 On the season: Dan: 86-54-13 (.605) Chris: 97-43-13 (.676) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Niagara is a much better team than people give them credit for, but Air Force doesn’t lose at home. That’s kind of a trump card … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-5-2 Chris: 5-3-2 On the season: Dan: 86-54-13 (.605) Chris: 97-43-13 (.676) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Niagara is a much better team than people give them credit for, but Air Force doesn’t lose at home. That’s kind of a trump card … Read more
Golden Griffins rookies have totaled 16 points in the last four games after totaling just 20 in the first 20.
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
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