Chris Lerch
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
Last Week: Dan: 9-1-1 Chris: 7-3-1 On The Season: Dan: 73-27-9 (.711) Chris: 64-36-9 (.628) This Week’s Picks Thursday, December 12 Bentley at Dartmouth Chris: Both teams have won four of their last five games. I’m giving the slight edge to the Big Green at home. Dartmouth wins. Dan: I might’ve picked Bentley in this game … Read more
Last season was one for the record books at American International, which won its first ever regular-season and playoff titles (photo: RJB Sports).
Last Week: Dan: 6-2-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On The Season: Dan: 64-26-8 (.694) Chris: 57-33-8 (.622) This Week’s Picks Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7 Canisius at American International Chris: These are the Golden Griffins’ last games before Christmas, while the Yellow Jackets have three more. Canisius is probably better than its record shows – … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On The Season: Dan: 58-24-6 (.693) Chris: 51-31-6 (.614) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 29 and Saturday, November 30 Rochester Institute of Technology at American International Chris: Like most of the league, these teams have been inconsistent as of late. As a result, I’m picking a split. Dan: I don’t … Read more
After opening the season 0-8-1, Niagara has put together three wins in a row. It started on Nov. 16 with a big 5-3 victory over archrival Canisius, followed up by a home-and-home sweep of Mercyhurst (photo: Niagara Athletics).