Chris LerchMoving Up, Not Out The Mercyhurst Lakers have their destiny in their own hands as we head down the stretch with just four weeks left in the season. Currently in tied for fourth place with Sacred Heart, Mercyhurst will play the Pioneers, plus league-leading RIT and second-place Air Force. The Lakers have lost just once … Read more
It’s a Goaltender’s League Atlantic Hockey is a goaltender’s league. It’s a key to the conference’s parity, the reason why any team can (and has) beaten every other, the reason why the standings are so close. The loss of Eric Ehn, either until the playoffs or for the rest of his college hockey career, removes … Read more
Middlebury head coach Bill Beaney won his 500th game last Saturday with a 6-3 win over New England College, ironically the school where he won his first college hockey game. Beaney won 86 games at NEC before making the move to Middlebury, where he has compiled a record of 414-115-28, including eight national titles. Beaney … Read more
Middlebury head coach Bill Beaney won his 500th game last Saturday with a 6-3 win over New England College, ironically the school where he won his first college hockey game. Beaney won 86 games at NEC before making the move to Middlebury, where he has compiled a record of 414-115-28, including eight national titles. Beaney … Read more
Good News, Bad News Air Force had a rollercoaster weekend, earning one of the biggest wins in the history of its program on Friday, and then losing its top player on Saturday. Let’s talk about the positives first. On Friday, the Falcons ended an 0-19 drought against state rival Denver, defeating the fourth-ranked Pioneers 5-2 … Read more
Vote for Hobey — Fact and Fiction For the past several seasons, the Hobey Baker Foundation has run a promotion called “Vote for Hobey,” where the fans can cast ballots for their favorite candidate. It’s a good idea that drives traffic to the Hobey Baker website, drawing attention to the award (and the merchandise). There … Read more
It’s been a fairly uneventful third period as things are getting a little chippy at the midway point. Elmira gets its fifth goal, its first non-special teams goal, with 6:52 to play. Karl Linden finds Jan Velich all alone on the weak side, and he buries it to make it 5-1. The Eagles finish it … Read more
It’s been a fairly uneventful third period as things are getting a little chippy at the midway point. Elmira gets its fifth goal, its first non-special teams goal, with 6:52 to play. Karl Linden finds Jan Velich all alone on the weak side, and he buries it to make it 5-1. The Eagles finish it … Read more
As the team takes the ice for the second period, the Genny band is playing a kicking version of “Don’t Stop Believing”. Elmira scores it second power play goal of the evening at 1:06, with just six seconds left on the man advantage. Sebastian Gulder’s shot from the point is stopped by Jokic, but Stefan … Read more
As the team takes the ice for the second period, the Genny band is playing a kicking version of “Don’t Stop Believing”. Elmira scores it second power play goal of the evening at 1:06, with just six seconds left on the man advantage. Sebastian Gulder’s shot from the point is stopped by Jokic, but Stefan … Read more
Elmira scored five special teams goals en route to a 6-1 victory over Geneseo at the Ira S. Wilson Arena. The Soaring Eagles were four-for-eight on the power play and added a shorthanded goal to improve their record to 11-0-2 and give coach Tim Ceglarski his 100th career victory behind the Elmira bench. Elmira, ranked … Read more
With the fairly small crowd still finding their seats, Elmira scores on the power play just 3:11 into the contest. Ryan Amrone took a feed from Michael Richard and beat Kights goaltender Derel Jokic to make it 1-0. There’s a nice contingent of Elmira fans who made the trek up route 390 for this one. … Read more
With the fairly small crowd still finding their seats, Elmira scores on the power play just 3:11 into the contest. Ryan Amrone took a feed from Michael Richard and beat Kights goaltender Derel Jokic to make it 1-0. There’s a nice contingent of Elmira fans who made the trek up route 390 for this one. … Read more
I’m not traveling with RIT this weekend – I get one off after trips to AIC, Minnesota and Holy Cross – and had fun last night at home with the family tracking several games at once. I was watching the AHA games on B2, following D-III scores on the USCHO.com message board, and switching between … Read more
I’m not traveling with RIT this weekend – I get one off after trips to AIC, Minnesota and Holy Cross – and had fun last night at home with the family tracking several games at once. I was watching the AHA games on B2, following D-III scores on the USCHO.com message board, and switching between … Read more
Home Cooking Canisius College had five home wins by this time last season, and has four so far this year. The big difference is that last year the Griffs had six home losses to go with those five wins, while this time around they’re undefeated at home at 4-0-1. While playing 16 of its first … Read more
Postcard from Mariucci I had the trip from hell getting back from Minnesota on Monday/Tuesday — I imagine that the eighth level of Hades must be very similar to O’Hare Airport at 1:00 a.m. Not a cool way to spend New Year’s Eve. But it was worth it. I saw some wonderful hockey. A major … Read more
The host Minnesota Gophers claimed third place in the Dodge Holiday Classic, winning a 2-0 shootout over Air Force after a 2-2 overtime tie in the consolation game. The Gophers’ first and third shooters, Evan Kaufmann and Jay Barriball, scored in the shootout, while Minnesota goaltender Alax Kangas stopped all four Falcons shooters that he … Read more
Boston College got goals from six different players en route to a 8-2 shellacking of the Air Force Falcons in the first semifinal of the Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena. Senior Dan Bertram and sophomore Ben Smith each had a pair of goals for the Eagles, while junior Nate Gerbe had a goal and … Read more
This year’s crop of Christmas/New Year’s tournaments bring several intriguing matchups, and I’m impressed by the number of Western teams that are coming east to participate. Five of the seven tournaments have a Western team in the mix. Let’s take a look at the seven tourneys on tap: Salem State Tournament When: December 27 & … Read more