Chris Lerch

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: 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

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: 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

Three things  from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Streaks, good and bad Several streaks came to an end this weekend: Bentley’s nine game unbeaten streak ended on Saturday in a 5-3 loss to Niagara. The teams had tied 2-2 the night before. Niagara had not won on the road (0-10-3) so far this season coming … Read more

Last Week: Dan: 10-4 Chris: 10-4 On the season: Dan: 89-38-12 (.683) Chris: 89-38-12 (.683) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 3 and Saturday, Jan 4: Air Force at American International Dan: AIC lost nine in a row to go into their break, while Air Force hasn’t lost since November 29th.  They’re 2-0-3 over their little … Read more