Chris LerchSean Murphy had two unassisted goals and Shane Madolora made 39 saves to lead Rochester Institute of Technology to a 4-2 victory over Connecticut in the first semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey tournament. RIT had a 3-0 lead early in the game but needed an insurance tally from Murphy with 3:38 to play to hold … Read more
Last Week: 8-3 On the Season: 111-72-28 (.592) I already previewed the championship weekend in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right to the bottom line: I’m picking Air Force to win the title. AHA Semifnals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 18 Connecticut vs. Rochester Institute of Techology – The Tigers … Read more
Last Week: 8-3 On the Season: 111-72-28 (.592) I already previewed the championship weekend in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right to the bottom line: I’m picking Air Force to win the title. AHA Semifnals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 18 Connecticut vs. Rochester Institute of Techology – The Tigers … Read more
Niagara senior forward Paul Zanette was named Atlantic Hockey player of the year at the league’s annual awards banquet Thursday. The Nobleton, Ontario, native had 55 points overall (29 goals, 26 assists) including 43 points in conference play, tops in the league. Newcomers Niagara and Robert Morris placed four players on the all-AHA first team. … Read more
The final four Atlantic Hockey teams will settle things this weekend, each on a different mission with the same goal in mind. “The teams here have different motivations,” said Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson. “For UConn, it’s been four years and Holy Cross is new to coming to Rochester. Air Force won three … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams triumphed, all four home teams won their best-of-three quarterfinal series. Three of the series were sweeps. Recaps and box scores are here. That means the following games are slated for Friday in Rochester: No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 1 RIT No. 3 Holy … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams triumphed, all four home teams won their best-of-three quarterfinal series. Three of the series were sweeps. Recaps and box scores are here. That means the following games are slated for Friday in Rochester: No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 1 RIT No. 3 Holy … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams came out on top, last weekend’s quarterfinal series all went to the home teams. Only Holy Cross needed three games to advance,meaning the host schools went 8-1. This sets up the following matchups for this weekend’s AHA championships at Blue Cross Arena … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams came out on top, last weekend’s quarterfinal series all went to the home teams. Only Holy Cross needed three games to advance,meaning the host schools went 8-1. This sets up the following matchups for this weekend’s AHA championships at Blue Cross Arena … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology scored four goals in the second period to erase a 1-0 deficit and defeat American International 5-1 on Saturday. RIT swept the two-game series to advance to the Atlantic Hockey semifinals on Friday. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000MGvvEIaHxTQ’ g_name=’20110312-AIC-RIT-Phillips’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ … Read more
Katie Stack and Kourtney Kunichika scored hat tricks and Rochester Institute of Technology defeated Adrian College, 10-1, in an NCAA Division III women’s quarterfinal. “All of our lines were scoring and our power play was clicking,” said RIT coach Scott McDonald. The Tigers got a power-play goal, a short-handed goal and two even strength tallies … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology broke a close game open with three goals within a 2:29 span in the third period to defeat American International 5-0 in Game 1 of a best-of-three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series. RIT goaltender Shane Madolora made 28 saves for his sixth shutout of the season. “I thought we looked rusty, a … Read more
Last Week: 1-3 On the Season: 103-69-28 (.585) I already previewed the four quarterfinal series in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right down to the picks. AHA Quarterfinals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 11, Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13 (if necessary) American International at RIT – The Tigers … Read more
Last Week: 1-3 On the Season: 103-69-28 (.585) I already previewed the four quarterfinal series in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right down to the picks. AHA Quarterfinals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 11, Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13 (if necessary) American International at RIT – The Tigers … Read more
Well, you can say this about the first weekend of the new Atlantic Hockey playoff format: There was plenty of drama. All four lower-seeded teams advanced and will face the four bye teams in best-of-three quarterfinal series this weekend. “When it’s a one-game series, anything can and does happen,” said Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose … Read more
It was home-not-so-sweet home in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs with all four home (and higher seeded) teams losing. Newcomers Robert Morris and Niagara, who were near the top of the standings most of the season, are out, while American International and Scared Heart, teams that spent most of the season battling … Read more
It was home-not-so-sweet home in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs with all four home (and higher seeded) teams losing. Newcomers Robert Morris and Niagara, who were near the top of the standings most of the season, are out, while American International and Scared Heart, teams that spent most of the season battling … Read more
Welcome to the final edition of Division III Bracketology for 2011. You can see the bracket here. Surprises: UWS over Castleton – A major surprise as I had Castleton in for sure. UWS had 12 losses, but it looks like the Western Committee did a stellar job of selling the Yellowjackets’ tough schedule. Plattsburgh and … Read more
Welcome to the final edition of Division III Bracketology for 2011. You can see the bracket here. Surprises: UWS over Castleton – A major surprise as I had Castleton in for sure. UWS had 12 losses, but it looks like the Western Committee did a stellar job of selling the Yellowjackets’ tough schedule. Plattsburgh and … Read more
Four games, four upsets as the higher seeds all lost on a crazy Saturday night. The visiting team won all four single-elimination first round games, setting up quarterfinal best-of-three series that look like this: No. 12 American International at No. 1 Rochester Institute of Technology No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 2 Air Force No. … Read more