Chris LerchLast Week: Dan: 6-5-2 Chris: 7-4-2 On the season: Dan: 125-63-21 (.648) Chris: 126-62-21 (.653) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 15: Niagara vs. Robert Morris Dan: RMU hasn’t lost since January 9th, going 7-0-2 since losing to UConn. Over the second half of the season, the Colonials are 9-1-2. Hard to … Read more
Three things from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Not so fast The weekend before last, Mercyhurst was able to extend its lead over second-place Bentley by taking three of four points against the Falcons. The Lakers were threatening to run away with the regular season title headed into a pair of games at Air … Read more
Three things from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Not so fast The weekend before last, Mercyhurst was able to extend its lead over second-place Bentley by taking three of four points against the Falcons. The Lakers were threatening to run away with the regular season title headed into a pair of games at Air … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-5-2 Chris: 6-4-2 On the season: Dan: 119-58-19 (.656) Chris: 119-58-19 (.656) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 8: Canisius vs. Niagara Dan: Niagara is capable of beating anybody on any given day. So’s Canisius. They’re in a dead heat in the standings, and both teams have one major … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-5-2 Chris: 6-4-2 On the season: Dan: 119-58-19 (.656) Chris: 119-58-19 (.656) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 8: Canisius vs. Niagara Dan: Niagara is capable of beating anybody on any given day. So’s Canisius. They’re in a dead heat in the standings, and both teams have one major … Read more
Jordan Tibbett stopped 69 of 72 shots last weekend after a shaky reentry into the No. 1 role.
Three things (and more) from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: “An awesome thing” Mercyhurst goaltender Jordan Tibbett has had an up-but-mostly-down season so far for the Lakers. Coming off the 2012-13 season where he played in 18 games and registered a .925 save percentage, Tibbett lost the job to Jimmy Sargeant, who is second … Read more
Three things (and more) from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: “An awesome thing” Mercyhurst goaltender Jordan Tibbett has had an up-but-mostly-down season so far for the Lakers. Coming off the 2012-13 season where he played in 18 games and registered a .925 save percentage, Tibbett lost the job to Jimmy Sargeant, who is second … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 4-4-0 Chris: 4-4-0 On the season: Dan: 114-53-17 (.666) Chris: 113-54-17 (.660) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb 1: Connecticut at Air Force Dan: I think the RMU series might have exposed some of the issues with Air Force down the stretch. They were down 3-0 until the final … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 4-4-0 Chris: 4-4-0 On the season: Dan: 114-53-17 (.666) Chris: 113-54-17 (.660) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb 1: Connecticut at Air Force Dan: I think the RMU series might have exposed some of the issues with Air Force down the stretch. They were down 3-0 until the final … Read more
The Purple Eagles put an emphasis on blocked shots last week and saw the positive results.
Last Week: Dan: 8-0-4 Chris: 7-1-4 On the season: Dan: 110-49-17 (.673) Chris: 109-50-17 (.668) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 25: Mercyhurst vs. Canisius Dan: This is one of those series where you throw records out the window. Mercyhurst is 11-1-3 in league play but is coming off two ties against … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 8-0-4 Chris: 7-1-4 On the season: Dan: 110-49-17 (.673) Chris: 109-50-17 (.668) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 25: Mercyhurst vs. Canisius Dan: This is one of those series where you throw records out the window. Mercyhurst is 11-1-3 in league play but is coming off two ties against … Read more
Three things from this past week in Atlantic Hockey: Clichés and comebacks It’s one of the worst clichés in sports: “A two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey”. Call me crazy, but I’ll take a two-goal lead over a one-goal advantage any day. Someone actually went through the trouble of showing how teams … Read more
Three things from this past week in Atlantic Hockey: Clichés and comebacks It’s one of the worst clichés in sports: “A two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey”. Call me crazy, but I’ll take a two-goal lead over a one-goal advantage any day. Someone actually went through the trouble of showing how teams … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 8-5 On the season: Dan: 102-49-13 (.662) Chris: 102-49-13 (.662) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 17 and Saturday, Jan 18: Sacred Heart at Air Force Dan: Air Force tends to go on runs every year that end the year with them finishing ludicrously strong. Last year they lost only twice … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 8-5 On the season: Dan: 102-49-13 (.662) Chris: 102-49-13 (.662) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 17 and Saturday, Jan 18: Sacred Heart at Air Force Dan: Air Force tends to go on runs every year that end the year with them finishing ludicrously strong. Last year they lost only twice … Read more
Last week, Atlantic Hockey demonstrated just how much parity exists in the conference, especially once you get past the top three teams.
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On the season: Dan: 95-43-13 (.672) Chris: 94-44-13 (.666) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan 9 and Friday, Jan 10: Robert Morris at UConn Dan: Robert Morris got back on track last week with a pair of wins against Sacred Heart. But that UConn team is firing on all cylinders; … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On the season: Dan: 95-43-13 (.672) Chris: 94-44-13 (.666) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan 9 and Friday, Jan 10: Robert Morris at UConn Dan: Robert Morris got back on track last week with a pair of wins against Sacred Heart. But that UConn team is firing on all cylinders; … Read more