Chris Lerch

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

The fifth seeded Mercyhurst Lakers scored two third period goals to upset top seed and regular season champion Army 4-2 in the first semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey Championships. “We’re real excited to be able to play one more game,” said Lakers’ coach Rick Gotkin. “It looked like a game that could have gone either … Read more

OK. The bids have gone out. Initial reactions: 1. Stout is a good choice. The Blue Devils got hosed last year, but this is more than a make-up call. 2. I hope the MCHA gets an auto-bid next year, so Adrian will have a real shot. Their strength of schedule killed them, and it won’t … Read more

As we all wait for the results of the NCAA selection committee conference call…here’s what I think. In: East: 1. Plattsburgh 2. Norwich 3. Elmira 4. Manhattanville 5. Hobart 6. Trinity 7. Mass-Dartmouth West: 1. St. Norbert 2. St. Thomas And then you have five teams left for one spot: Oswego, Middlebury, UW-Stout, UW-River Falls … Read more