Chris LerchThree things from the penultimate weekend in Atlantic Hockey for the 2012-2013 season: Things change For the first time since 2007, Atlantic Hockey will have a new champion. Air Force, which won titles in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 will not be in Rochester for championship weekend for first time since entering the league … Read more
Three things from the penultimate weekend in Atlantic Hockey for the 2012-2013 season: Things change For the first time since 2007, Atlantic Hockey will have a new champion. Air Force, which won titles in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 will not be in Rochester for championship weekend for first time since entering the league … Read more
Last Week: 5-3 On the Season: 140-75-29 (.623) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals (Best of Three Series) March 15-17 Updated from last week: There have been 29 best-of-three series in Atlantic Hockey history, played either in the first or quarterfinal rounds. The home team won 28 of them. Read more about each series in … Read more
Last Week: 5-3 On the Season: 140-75-29 (.623) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals (Best of Three Series) March 15-17 Updated from last week: There have been 29 best-of-three series in Atlantic Hockey history, played either in the first or quarterfinal rounds. The home team won 28 of them. Read more about each series in … Read more
The past two weekends have been a microcosm of the up-and-down 2012-13 season for the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers. The final series of the regular season saw any momentum Wayne Wilson’s team had established come to a screeching halt in a pair of losses to I-90 rival Canisius. Those losses dropped RIT into eighth … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Onward A first-round sweep by the four home teams sets up quarterfinal series match ups that line up per the top eight seeds: No. 8 Rochester Institute of Technology at No. 1 Niagara No. 7 Canisius at No. 2 Air Force No. 6 Mercyhurst at No. 3 … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Onward A first-round sweep by the four home teams sets up quarterfinal series match ups that line up per the top eight seeds: No. 8 Rochester Institute of Technology at No. 1 Niagara No. 7 Canisius at No. 2 Air Force No. 6 Mercyhurst at No. 3 … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 135-72-29 (.623) For comparison purposes, here’s my success rate at picking the results at this point in the season over the past few years: 2007: .634 2008: .651 2009: .653 2010: .636 2011: .598 2012: .678 This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey First Round (Best of Three Series) March … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 135-72-29 (.623) For comparison purposes, here’s my success rate at picking the results at this point in the season over the past few years: 2007: .634 2008: .651 2009: .653 2010: .636 2011: .598 2012: .678 This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey First Round (Best of Three Series) March … Read more
In the second period of American International’s game at Bentley on Saturday, Yellow Jackets coach Gary Wright caught a puck to the head and had to be attended to by the team’s trainer. “It was a deflection from about 15 feet away,” Wright said. “It came at me so fast. I guess I’m getting old. … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: First things first When the dust settled, Niagara, Air Force, Holy Cross and Connecticut earned the top four positions in the standings and first-round byes. First round playoff pairings are: No. 12 Sacred Heart at No. 5 Robert Morris No. 11 Army at No. 6 Mercyhurst No. … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: First things first When the dust settled, Niagara, Air Force, Holy Cross and Connecticut earned the top four positions in the standings and first-round byes. First round playoff pairings are: No. 12 Sacred Heart at No. 5 Robert Morris No. 11 Army at No. 6 Mercyhurst No. … Read more
Tonight’s action will conclude the Atlantic Hockey regular season, and there’s still much to be settled. Here’s a breakdown for each team: Niagara (20-4-2; 42 points) Best: First Worst: First Final game: at Air Force Outlook: The Purple Eagles have locked up the top seed but their final game at Air Force is still critical. … Read more
Tonight’s action will conclude the Atlantic Hockey regular season, and there’s still much to be settled. Here’s a breakdown for each team: Niagara (20-4-2; 42 points) Best: First Worst: First Final game: at Air Force Outlook: The Purple Eagles have locked up the top seed but their final game at Air Force is still critical. … Read more
Last Week: 7-6-1 On the Season: 129-68-27 (.636) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 Niagara at Air Force – The Purple Eagles can almost guarantee themselves an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament with a sweep. At most, Niagara can lose two more games after this weekend, and that probably … Read more
Last Week: 7-6-1 On the Season: 129-68-27 (.636) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 Niagara at Air Force – The Purple Eagles can almost guarantee themselves an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament with a sweep. At most, Niagara can lose two more games after this weekend, and that probably … Read more
The final weekend of Atlantic Hockey regular season play this season won’t be as frantic as it was a year ago. How could it be? During the third period on the last night of the 2011-12 regular season, there were still three teams in contention for the top seed. This season, Niagara locked up first … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Never say never Friday’s games featured a pair of wild comebacks. At Bentley, the Falcons found themselves down 5-1 to Sacred Heart early in the third period, but rattled off five straight goals in a span of less than ten minutes to take a 6-5 lead. Then … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Never say never Friday’s games featured a pair of wild comebacks. At Bentley, the Falcons found themselves down 5-1 to Sacred Heart early in the third period, but rattled off five straight goals in a span of less than ten minutes to take a 6-5 lead. Then … Read more
Last Week: 7-5-1 On the Season: 122-62-26 (.643) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 Holy Cross vs. AIC – The Yellow Jackets are one of the hottest teams in the league while the Crusaders had a huge stumble on Tuesday, a 7-3 loss to previously winless Sacred Heart. I’m reversing … Read more