Chris LerchLast 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
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
Niagara has been at the top of the Atlantic Hockey standings for virtually the entire season. With few exceptions, the Purple Eagles have been the lone AHA representative in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, holding down one of the top 20 spots for a school-record 13 weeks in a row. Coach Dave Burkholder’s team … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Hot hot hot Which Atlantic Hockey team has the longest unbeaten streak right now, tied for longest in the nation? Did you guess American International? The Yellow Jackets are unbeaten in their last six games after a 4-0, 9-1 sweep of Sacred Heart. AIC is now two … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Hot hot hot Which Atlantic Hockey team has the longest unbeaten streak right now, tied for longest in the nation? Did you guess American International? The Yellow Jackets are unbeaten in their last six games after a 4-0, 9-1 sweep of Sacred Heart. AIC is now two … Read more
Last Week: 2-5-1 (first time since the opening weekend of the season that The Picks were under .500) On the Season: 115-57-25 (.647) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb. 16 Canisius at Air Force – This series should feature some good goaltending, Tony Capobianco and Jason Torf are third and fourth, … Read more
Last Week: 2-5-1 (first time since the opening weekend of the season that The Picks were under .500) On the Season: 115-57-25 (.647) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb. 16 Canisius at Air Force – This series should feature some good goaltending, Tony Capobianco and Jason Torf are third and fourth, … Read more
Five days after a monstrous blizzard buried Milford, Conn., the Sacred Heart Pioneers finally got to practice on Tuesday. The Milford Ice Pavilion had been inaccessible since last Friday due to the snow. ABC News reported on Saturday that Milford had the dubious distinction of receiving the most snow in the record-setting storm: officially 38 … Read more
Three (four) things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Winter wonderland Six of the 12 games on slate this weekend were postponed due to the massive blizzard that hammered the Northeast. The Western pod got its games in (Rochester Institute of Technology at Robert Morris, Air Force at Mercyhurst and Canisius vs. Niagara), but all … Read more
Three (four) things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Winter wonderland Six of the 12 games on slate this weekend were postponed due to the massive blizzard that hammered the Northeast. The Western pod got its games in (Rochester Institute of Technology at Robert Morris, Air Force at Mercyhurst and Canisius vs. Niagara), but all … Read more
Last Week: 9-3-1 On the Season: 113-52-24 (.661) A snow storm is predicted to hit the Northeast this weekend, affecting travel from Boston to Buffalo. There’s a good chance some of these games will be postponed, especially since the majority are home-and-home series, meaning the teams will be traveling between the games. Check back for … Read more
Last Week: 9-3-1 On the Season: 113-52-24 (.661) A snow storm is predicted to hit the Northeast this weekend, affecting travel from Boston to Buffalo. There’s a good chance some of these games will be postponed, especially since the majority are home-and-home series, meaning the teams will be traveling between the games. Check back for … Read more
American International senior goaltender Ben Meisner has been proving his critics wrong for years and would like nothing more than to do it one final time as Atlantic Hockey speeds toward the postseason, his last in college hockey. Meisner and the Yellow Jackets gained some confidence by taking three points last weekend at Air Force. … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Even Tighter Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley sums it up: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/derekschooley/status/298066008265089024″] Schooley’s Colonials are tied for sixth place. Second place Meryhurst and tenth place Rochester Institute of Technology are separated by a mere five points with four weeks left in the regular season. First place Niagara … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Even Tighter Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley sums it up: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/derekschooley/status/298066008265089024″] Schooley’s Colonials are tied for sixth place. Second place Meryhurst and tenth place Rochester Institute of Technology are separated by a mere five points with four weeks left in the regular season. First place Niagara … Read more
Last Week: 5-4-2 On the Season: 104-49-22 (.656) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Feb. 2 Bentley at Niagara – This is the final weekend of East-West pod play in the AHA, which means Bentley is the last team to see the Purple Eagles this season. After this, Niagara plays its second … Read more