Atlantic Hockey Picks Oct. 25-28

Last week: 4-4-3 On the season: 13-11-5 (.534) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Oct. 25 Robert Morris at Rochester Institute of Technology – The Colonials were off last week while the Tigers suffered a stinging loss to Penn State. The teams have played at RIT three times in the past and each one ended in regulation … Read more

Crusaders prevent a shutout in a tough weekend

Three things from this weekend’s action in Atlantic Hockey 1. Holy Cross prevents a shutout – The league did a decent job the previous week in a plethora of non-conference games, but this past weekend was a different story. AHA teams went 1-8-2 out of league, with only the Crusaders posting a win. Goaltender Matt … Read more

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Musico’s 40 saves lead Penn State as Nittany Lions edge RIT

Penn State goaltender P.J. Musico made 40 saves to lead the Nittany Lions to a 3-2 win over Rochester Institute of Technology in front of a sellout crowd of 10,556 at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena. Max Gardiner had a goal and an assist, including what proved to be the game-winner on the power play at … Read more

Atlantic Hockey picks Oct. 19-20

Last Week: 9-6-2 On the Season: 9-7-3 (.553) As usual, I picked a split correctly (American International and Penn State) but in the wrong order. This week features of a host of games against ranked teams.   This Week’s Picks: Friday, Oct. 19 No. 19 Colorado College at Air Force – The Tigers lead the … Read more

Some big non-conference wins for Atlantic Hockey

Three things from last week: 1. It’s getting better. Last year, the opening weekend of the college hockey season saw Atlantic Hockey teams go 1-14 in non-league action, and that single win was in the consolation game of a tournament between two AHA teams. This season opened with a more respectable 4-8-2 record for the … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks 10/11

Last Week: 0-1-1 On the Season: 0-1-1 This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Oct. 11 and Friday Oct. 12 Rochester Institute of Technology at No. 3 Michigan – This is the first meeting between the two teams. Michigan will return the favor with a trip to Rochester next season. Both won preseason exhibitions handily. Michigan is the … Read more

Soured by last season’s finish, Bentley appears to come back stronger

Last season, Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist walked out of the Atlantic Hockey awards banquet with an armful of trophies including coach of the year, rookie of the year (Alex Grieve), regular season scoring champion (Brett Gensler) and four players on various all-league and all-rookie teams. But Soderquist was there without his team, which fell just … Read more

Junior class a big part of the plans for Canisius

Canisius treaded water in Atlantic Hockey last season, finishing with a similar record to the 2010-11 team that was loaded with senior talent. Last year saw some new leaders emerge and a more balanced team in general. Twenty-two players return to a team that is expected to finish in the same position in the standings. … Read more

With last year’s experience gone, Holy Cross hits reset

Holy Cross isn’t rebuilding but resetting this season after the loss of eight seniors. “It’s a reset of the culture of the team,” Crusaders coach Paul Pearl said. “We lost a lot of experience and leadership. We’re a very young team.” Holy Cross is coming off its first 20-win season since the magical 2005-06 campaign … Read more