Chris LerchLast time: 2-1 On the season: 61-32-119(.629) It’s tournament time! For many teams, it’s the last chance to play out of conference this season. Fans and players love tournaments because there’s a little extra something to play for. That said, with Festivus still on my mind, here are my list of grievances: The number of … Read more
It’s going to be tough to outdo last season in terms of excitement, but Atlantic Hockey is poised for a strong second half. While not as ridiculously tight as last season, the standings are bunched up again with eight teams within five points. The league has its best non-conference record since 2006 and has three … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Nice non-conference wins There were just two games this weekend involving AHA teams, and both came up winners in non-conference games. Robert Morris, helped by a 38-save performance from Eric Levine, won at Penn State 3-2. The teams will meet again on Dec. 28 in the first round … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Nice non-conference wins There were just two games this weekend involving AHA teams, and both came up winners in non-conference games. Robert Morris, helped by a 38-save performance from Eric Levine, won at Penn State 3-2. The teams will meet again on Dec. 28 in the first round … Read more
Last week: 7-2-3 On the season: 59-31-19 (.628) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, Dec. 15: Mercyhurst at Clarkson – Clarkson is coming off a big sweep of archrival St. Lawrence while the Lakers split with American International last weekend. I’m going with the home team. Clarkson wins. Robert Morris at Penn State – The teams will meet … Read more
Last week: 7-2-3 On the season: 59-31-19 (.628) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, Dec. 15: Mercyhurst at Clarkson – Clarkson is coming off a big sweep of archrival St. Lawrence while the Lakers split with American International last weekend. I’m going with the home team. Clarkson wins. Robert Morris at Penn State – The teams will meet … Read more
Last weekend was a good one for Robert Morris. The Colonials came back to defeat Ohio State 3-2 in Columbus on Friday and then played an entertaining 2-2 tie with the Buckeyes on home ice in front of a record 1,589 fans. It was a good lead-in to Frozen Four tickets going on sale to … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Now that’s a spit. This weekend’s series between Mercyhurst and American International featured a pair of blowouts – one for each team. AIC spoiled the Lakers’ homecoming on Friday with a 7-3 win. It was the first home game for Mercyhurst this season. Seven different Yellow Jackets … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Now that’s a spit. This weekend’s series between Mercyhurst and American International featured a pair of blowouts – one for each team. AIC spoiled the Lakers’ homecoming on Friday with a 7-3 win. It was the first home game for Mercyhurst this season. Seven different Yellow Jackets … Read more
Last week: 4-4-1 On the season: 52-29-16 (.619) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8: Air Force at Bentley – The Battle of the Falcons is a tough one to pick. I’m going with a split. Bentley has done better the second night of a series so far, so that’s the order I’ll … Read more
Last week: 4-4-1 On the season: 52-29-16 (.619) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8: Air Force at Bentley – The Battle of the Falcons is a tough one to pick. I’m going with a split. Bentley has done better the second night of a series so far, so that’s the order I’ll … Read more
Army senior defenseman Cheyne Rocha had to skip the Black Knights’ games on Nov. 16 and 17. While it’s unusual to excuse your captain from games, coach Brian Riley knew Rocha had a good reason. The Rye, N.H., native was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship, and had his final interviews in New York City … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Western weekend winners – The Western side of Atlantic Hockey went 5-0-1 against its Eastern counterparts this past weekend. On the season, the West “pod” leads the East 16-6-4 in inter-region play. Things are more distributed in the standings, with Western teams holding down the 1, T4, … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Western weekend winners – The Western side of Atlantic Hockey went 5-0-1 against its Eastern counterparts this past weekend. On the season, the West “pod” leads the East 16-6-4 in inter-region play. Things are more distributed in the standings, with Western teams holding down the 1, T4, … Read more
Last week: 4-3-2 On the season: 48-25-15 (.631) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Nov. 29: Army at Bentley – The visiting team won all three games in this series last season, but I think that trend stops here. Bentley wins. Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1: Robert Morris at Holy Cross – This series … Read more
Last week: 4-3-2 On the season: 48-25-15 (.631) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Nov. 29: Army at Bentley – The visiting team won all three games in this series last season, but I think that trend stops here. Bentley wins. Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1: Robert Morris at Holy Cross – This series … Read more
The Canisius Golden Griffins are doing what any coach wants at this point in the season: getting better game by game. Dave Smith’s squad had a better record at this point last season (4-1-2) than it currently does (2-2-2) but this year it looks like there’s more upside to the Griffs’ chances, especially if a … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Big winners: Connecticut. The Huskies are 4-1 in their last five games, including a sweep of Air Force this past weekend. Garrett Bartus stopped 35 of 36 shots for a 2-1 win on Friday, and then came back in the third to force overtime on Saturday. The … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Big winners: Connecticut. The Huskies are 4-1 in their last five games, including a sweep of Air Force this past weekend. Garrett Bartus stopped 35 of 36 shots for a 2-1 win on Friday, and then came back in the third to force overtime on Saturday. The … Read more
Last week: 8-1-2 On the season: 44-22-113 (.639) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 23 and Saturday, Nov. 24: Mercyhurst at Bentley – With Niagara idle and Holy Cross in non-conference play this weekend, here’s a chance for one of these teams to make a big move with a sweep. But I’m picking a split in … Read more