Chris Lerch

It took 148 minutes and 51 seconds of championship hockey, but the Green Knights finally broke through with a deflection by Ryan Peterson to make it 1-0 SNC. We’re now midway through the contest.

And we’re still scoreless. Plattsburgh will start the period with 44 seconds of power play to work with. Both goaltenders came up big at times, including a big glove save from Bryan Hince on Marc Belanger with about 2:45 to go in the period.

We have one now. No score with 10:25 to play in the first. Plattsburgh had taken the play to the Green Knights early, but St. Norbert got a little momentum back in the last 2-3 minutes. Let’s see how the TV timeout affects that.

So it begins. I’m allowed three posts a period, but the game hasn’t started yet so this one doesn’t count ;) Not as many people here for this one as yesterday. Looks like the Elmira and Norwich fans decided to go home. 95% of the 2,000 or so that are here are cheering for the … Read more

…A little early. We got to the building at about 1:00 pm. Nobody here but the USCHO guys and the CSTV crew setting up for today’s broadcast. There were 5,625 people here yesterday, a great, great crowd. We beat the ECAC’s (4,851) in Albany (as well as Atlantic Hockey’s 3,900 and the CHA’s 1,100), quite … Read more

Plattsburgh in a shootout. I’m writing the recap now, so check the D-III page in a bit for a recount of both games.

I had the opportunity to do color for the NCAA/CSTV broadcast of the St. Norbert – Norwich game, so I apologize for no updates. Tomorrow I will be liveblogging the championship game from start to finish. We’re currently in the second period of the second semifinal, and it’s been a very different game from the … Read more

Plattsburgh overcame an early 2-0 deficit and defeated rival Elmira College 6-3 in the second NCAA Division III Semifinal at historic Herb Brooks Arena. “Not to be overconfident, and nothing against Elmira, which is an excellent team, but I thought we were the better team,” said Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery. “I watched them on tape … Read more

I’m in the pressbox at Herb Brooks arena, taking it all in. There’s a youth game going on right now, as Lake Placid is a busy place this weekend, also hosting the big CAN-AM youth tournament. There are three rinks in Olympic Center – the Herb Brooks (1980) arena, the 1932 rink, and a practice … Read more

The NCAA has to be happy with the four teams that made it to Lake Placid – the hottest team in Division III and three squads within a reasonable driving distance. They’ll be no miracle this year – all four teams can with the title. No Cinderellas allowed. St. Norbert – Is this finally the … Read more

For the first time all weekend, the team wearing white won a game in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. Josh Frider scored 56 seconds into the second overtime as Air Force defended its Atlantic Hockey title with a 5-4 win over the Mercyhurst Lakers. “This validates our team,” said Falcons’ coach Frank Serratore. “As the saying … Read more