Chris LerchFour 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
Congrats to all the conference champions – and to those yet unnamed teams that get a second chance. Here’s the pre-NCAA announcement edition of Division III Bracketology. To recap: eleven teams will get their tickets punched: seven Pool A teams, one Pool B Team, and three Pool C teams. Pool A consists of the seven … Read more
Congrats to all the conference champions – and to those yet unnamed teams that get a second chance. Here’s the pre-NCAA announcement edition of Division III Bracketology. To recap: eleven teams will get their tickets punched: seven Pool A teams, one Pool B Team, and three Pool C teams. Pool A consists of the seven … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 102-66-25 (.593) I already previewed the four first round playoff games in this week’s Atlantic Hockey column, so let’s go right to the picks: Saturday, February 26 Canisius at Niagara – These schools are sports rivals and never has so much been on the line as they meet in … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 102-66-25 (.593) I already previewed the four first round playoff games in this week’s Atlantic Hockey column, so let’s go right to the picks: Saturday, February 26 Canisius at Niagara – These schools are sports rivals and never has so much been on the line as they meet in … Read more
The NCAA has released its final set of rankings before Selection Sunday, so it’s time for an updated Bracketology. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria used by the NCAA Division III Men’s Committee to select and seed the teams, but not the weighting used in their evaluation. This … Read more
The NCAA has released its final set of rankings before Selection Sunday, so it’s time for an updated Bracketology. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria used by the NCAA Division III Men’s Committee to select and seed the teams, but not the weighting used in their evaluation. This … Read more
Three of the four teams earning a bye in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs go into the postseason on a roll. Air Force, Connecticut and Holy Cross are hoping that the extra down time doesn’t cool them off: • Air Force went 6-2-2 down the stretch, including 4-0 in its final two weekends, to leapfrog Niagara … Read more
The playoff picture is now set with Air Force and Connecticut securing the remaining byes in the final weekend of the regular season. Here are the playoff matchups: #6W Canisius at #3W Niagara #5W Mercyhurst at #4W Robert Morris #6E American International at #3E Army #5E Sacred Heart at #4E Bentley Byes went to #1W … Read more
The playoff picture is now set with Air Force and Connecticut securing the remaining byes in the final weekend of the regular season. Here are the playoff matchups: #6W Canisius at #3W Niagara #5W Mercyhurst at #4W Robert Morris #6E American International at #3E Army #5E Sacred Heart at #4E Bentley Byes went to #1W … Read more
Last week: 7-3-1 On the season: 96-62-23 (.593) Two first-round byes are still up in the air going into the final weekend of the regular season. All of the series are home-and-home with the obvious exception of Air Force and Robert Morris. Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 Robert Morris at Air Force – … Read more
Last week: 7-3-1 On the season: 96-62-23 (.593) Two first-round byes are still up in the air going into the final weekend of the regular season. All of the series are home-and-home with the obvious exception of Air Force and Robert Morris. Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 Robert Morris at Air Force – … Read more
You know it’s getting to be that time of year when the NCAA begins to produce its regional rankings and the conference playoffs kick off. The rankings are a dry run for the final selection of the Division III NCAA tournament participants. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria … Read more
You know it’s getting to be that time of year when the NCAA begins to produce its regional rankings and the conference playoffs kick off. The rankings are a dry run for the final selection of the Division III NCAA tournament participants. As was the case for the past few year, we know the criteria … Read more
There’s a bounty crop of Atlantic Hockey players finishing up their college careers this season, especially when it comes to forwards. Several teams are going to have to replace a lot of points after this season. As the final weekend of the regular season approaches (a look at the playoff picture for each team can … Read more
We’re down the the final 12 games of the Atlantic Hockey season, and there’s still much to be decided. One bye in each scheduling pod is locked up, but the other two are up for grabs. Here’s the lowdown: RIT – The Tigers have clinched first place and a first-round bye. They’ll host the lowest … Read more
We’re down the the final 12 games of the Atlantic Hockey season, and there’s still much to be decided. One bye in each scheduling pod is locked up, but the other two are up for grabs. Here’s the lowdown: RIT – The Tigers have clinched first place and a first-round bye. They’ll host the lowest … Read more
Three RIT streaks came to an end and Canisius moved into the role of spoiler last weekend, as the Atlantic Hockey playoff picture began to clear. To recap: Canisius was shut out for the third consecutive game on Thursday in a 3-0 loss to Niagara. But on Saturday, the Griffs exploded for six goals and … Read more