Chris LerchLast Week: Dan: 0-0-0 Chris: 0-0-0 On The Season: Dan: 0-0-0 (.000) Chris: 0-0-0 (.000) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, November 14 LIU at Army West Point Chris: The season begins with another variation of the Riley bowl, this time between Army West Point coach Brian Riley, in his 17th season, and Long Island University’s Brett … Read more
Words like “historic” and “unbelievable” get thrown around a lot in the sports world, often at things that aren’t really that historic or unbelievable. But in the case of the end of the 2019-20 college hockey season, they’re absolutely appropriate, along with “gut-wrenching,” “painful” and “devastating” (photo: Omar Phillips).
Last Week: Dan: 5-3-0 Chris: 7-1-0 On The Season: Dan: 147-58-23 (.695) Chris: 140-65-23 (.664) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15 Atlantic Hockey Tournament – Quarterfinals Best of Three Series Robert Morris at Sacred Heart Chris: This series starts on Thursday, with Game Two on Friday and a possible Game Three … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-4-0 Chris: 5-5-0 On The Season: Dan: 142-55-23 (.698) Chris: 133-64-23 (.657) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8 Atlantic Hockey Tournament – First Round Best of Three Series Canisius at Bentley Chris: Canisius took four of six points in the teams’ only regular season meetings, but I like … Read more
In Atlantic Hockey, all 11 teams make the postseason tournament. No matter what kind of regular season you’ve had, the slate is wiped clean and second chances are offered (photo: Marshal Filipowicz/Canisius Athletics).
Last Week: Dan: 7-0-3 Chris: 7-0-3 On The Season: Dan: 136-51-23 (.702) Chris: 128-59-23 (.664) This Week’s Picks: Wednesday, February 26 American International at Sacred Heart Chris: A month ago, it looked like this game would go a long way in deciding the regular season title, but 11 wins in a row by the Yellow … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 9-3 Chris: 11-1 On The Season: Dan: 129-51-20 (.695) Chris: 121-59-20 (.655) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, February 20 and Saturday, February 22 Holy Cross at American International Chris: The Yellow Jackets can clinch their second consecutive regular season title with a sweep, a pair of Sacred Heart losses, or a split and … Read more
Like a lot of teams, it’s been an up-and-down season at Niagara (photo: Omar Phillips).
Last Week: Dan: 5-3-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On The Season: Dan: 120-48-20 (.691) Chris: 110-58-20 (.638) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 14 and Saturday, February 15 Bentley at Rochester Institute of Technology Chris: It’s all about the standings now, and this series pits the fourth-place Tigers against the fifth-place Falcons with a mere three points separating … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 10-2-0 Chris: 9-3-0 On The Season: Dan: 115-45-18 (.697) Chris: 104-56-18 (.634) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8 Mercyhurst vs. Niagara Chris: Friday’s game is at Niagara while Mercyhurst hosts on Saturday. Both teams have been struggling this season, but Niagara looks like it’s on the upswing lately, … Read more
Rick Gotkin has been behind the Mercyhurst bench for 32 seasons, but he’s never had one quite like this (photo: Ric Kruszynski/Mercyhurst Athletics).
Last Week: Dan: 6-6-0 Chris: 5-7-0 On The Season: Dan: 105-43-18 (.686) Chris: 95-53-18 (.627) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 Mercyhurst at American International Chris: This is a battle between first place and last place teams, but this is Atlantic Hockey, so anything can happen. That said, I’m picking the … Read more
On a night when Rochester Institute of Technology honored its 2010 Frozen Four team, the current edition of the Tigers generated some magic of their own (photo: Omar Phillips).
Last Week: Dan: 7-3-1 Chris: 7-3-1 On The Season: Dan: 99-37-18 (.701) Chris: 90-46-18 (.642) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25 Air Force at Holy Cross Chris: Air Force took five of six points from Holy Cross earlier this season. This time, I think the Crusaders win at least once on … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-1-4 Chris: 7-1-4 On The Season: Dan: 92-34-17 (.703) Chris: 83-43-17 (.640) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18 Canisius at Sacred Heart Chris: This should be a good series between two of the hottest teams in the league. Canisius is undefeated in its last six games, while SHU … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-5-1 Chris: 8-2-1 On The Season: Dan: 85-33-13 (.698) Chris: 76-42-13 (.630) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 9 Providence at American International Chris: The 14th ranked Friars brought the hardware home from Vegas, winning the Fortress Invitational last weekend. I wouldn’t be shocked if AIC wins this one, but my head says … Read more
Teams return from the semester/holiday break with a chance to either use a successful first half as a springboard to more success, or put the past behind them and hope that the break marks a fresh start (photo: tomwolf.smugmug.com).
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
Last Week: Dan: 5-1-0 Chris: 2-4-0 On The Season: Dan: 80-28-12 (.716) Chris: 68-40-12 (.616) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4 Mercyhurst at Holy Cross Chris: The two teams currently at the bottom of the standings look to move up. I think the status quo will be maintained with each team … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 2-0-3Chris: 2-0-3On The Season:Dan: 75-27-12 (.710)Chris: 66-36-12 (.631)This Week’s PicksSaturday, December 28 and Sunday, December 29Bentley at Sacred HeartChris: The No. 20 Pioneers are ranked for the first time in program history and winners of eight of their last nine. Bentley has shown improvement in recent weeks, losing just once in its … Read more