Chris LerchPatrick Knowlton scored with 41 seconds left in regulation to lead Sacred Heart to a 2-1 victory over defending champion Air Force in the second semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey tournament. The Falcons had scored an extra-attacker goal with 1:29 to play to even the score. “Give [Sacred Heart] all the credit for having the … Read more
RIT scored three power-play goals and senior goaltender Jared DeMichiel stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Tigers defeated Canisius 4-0 in the first semifinal game of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs Friday. It was DeMichiel’s sixth shutout of the season and the eigth overall for the Tigers, a team record. “Our penalty killing was … Read more
Canisius junior forward Cory Conacher was named player of the year in Atlantic Hockey at the league’s annual awards banquet Thursday. The Burlington, Ontario, native led the league with 44 points, the second-highest regular season point total in AHA history. Overall, Conacher has 53 points to date (20 goals, 33 assists). Joining Conacher on the … Read more
All or Nothing The Atlantic Hockey Championship will be settled this weekend in Rochester, N.Y., and this year’s final quartet features a pair of regulars, as well as two teams that haven’t gotten this far in a while. Air Force is making its fourth trip to the Blue Cross Arena, and the Falcons have enjoyed … Read more
Great Eight It’s quarterfinal time, as eight teams look to move on to Rochester with a quartet of best-of-three series this weekend. Without further ado, here are the match-ups: No. 9 Connecticut at No. 1 RIT How they got here: RIT won its third regular season title in four seasons to go with a second-place … Read more
I’ll post a link to the pretty bracket when it’s put up, but for now, here’s the pairings: First Round: Adrian at St. Norbert St. Thomas at Gustavus Curry at Elmira Quarterfinals: Curry/Elmira winner at Norwich Bowdoin at Oswego Plattsburgh at Middlebury St. Thomas/Gustavus vs. Adrian/St. Norbert Reaction: – The good news for the West … Read more
I’ll post a link to the pretty bracket when it’s put up, but for now, here’s the pairings: First Round: Adrian at St. Norbert St. Thomas at Gustavus Curry at Elmira Quarterfinals: Curry/Elmira winner at Norwich Bowdoin at Oswego Plattsburgh at Middlebury St. Thomas/Gustavus vs. Adrian/St. Norbert Reaction: – The good news for the West … Read more
The Big Day is here, which means it’s time for the final version of Division III Bracketology. As I write this, Bowdoin and Middlebury are about to drop the puck, so there’s still some things up in the air. But since I think both teams get in, I think the result of the game might … Read more
The Big Day is here, which means it’s time for the final version of Division III Bracketology. As I write this, Bowdoin and Middlebury are about to drop the puck, so there’s still some things up in the air. But since I think both teams get in, I think the result of the game might … Read more
As Selection Sunday approaches, it’s time for version 2.0 of Division III Bracketology. We’ll do one again on Sunday prior to the NCAA announcement, and then a “what the heck happened) postmortem. Again this week, the NCAA has produced rankings based on the process it will use to select the Division III field. Using those … Read more
As Selection Sunday approaches, it’s time for version 2.0 of Division III Bracketology. We’ll do one again on Sunday prior to the NCAA announcement, and then a “what the heck happened) postmortem. Again this week, the NCAA has produced rankings based on the process it will use to select the Division III field. Using those … Read more
Tourney Time Thanks to a less-than-impressive showing outside of Atlantic Hockey, no AHA teams are in contention for an at-large NCAA berth. That means for the 10 Atlantic Hockey teams, the NCAA tournament starts this weekend. Win and move on; lose and go home. The opening round of the AHA playoffs has Connecticut at Bentley … Read more
The conference playoffs are in full swing, which can mean only one thing: It’s time to play Bracketology. As was the case last 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. Starting last week, the NCAA … Read more
The conference playoffs are in full swing, which can mean only one thing: It’s time to play Bracketology. As was the case last 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. Starting last week, the NCAA … Read more
And Down the Stretch They Come The top two positions in Atlantic Hockey have been settled, but, going into the final weekend of the regular season, little else is. RIT clinched its third regular season title in four seasons with a sweep of Air Force, and Sacred Heart guaranteed itself the second seed by taking … Read more
Coming Into Focus The Atlantic Hockey playoff picture is beginning to come into focus, with RIT taking a huge step toward its third regular season title in four years thanks to a road sweep of Army last weekend, the first time the Tigers have been able to take four points at Tate rink. On Friday, … Read more
Sweeps and Splits With just three weekends left in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, it’s getting crucial. Air Force and Mercyhurst ventured out of conference for the final times this season, while the four AHA series resulted in two sweeps and two splits. American International recorded its first four-point weekend of the season, and first … Read more
Spoiling the Party By all measurements, last Saturday’s “Make the Rink Pink” game at RIT was a success. The game between the Tigers and Bentley Falcons sold out days in advance, and over $21,000 was raised for cancer research by the RIT men’s and women’s teams via special jersey raffles and T-shirt sales. The atmosphere … Read more
Buzzer Beaters It’s the most exciting play in basketball: the Buzzer Beater. A last-second basket that wins a game just as time expires. It’s a rare, but not miraculous occurrence in a sport where lots of points are scored and the final minute can take a half an hour to play. Hockey is another matter. … Read more
Playing With Heart Don’t look now, but the hottest team in college hockey is the Sacred Heart Pioneers, who are riding a seven-game unbeaten streak. After a 3-9-2 start to the season and some time in the basement of the Atlantic Hockey standings, Sacred Heart has turned it around by improving on all fronts: offense, … Read more