Dan RubinAs the senior captain of the Bentley Falcons, Max French had done most everything for his team. The third-leading scorer in the program’s short Division I history, his accomplishments already stood tall for a long and distinguished legacy few players would be able to touch. On Saturday, he added another chapter. French scored a hat … Read more
As the senior captain of the Bentley Falcons, Max French had done most everything for his team. The third-leading scorer in the program’s short Division I history, his accomplishments already stood tall for a long and distinguished legacy few players would be able to touch. On Saturday, he added another chapter. French scored a hat … Read more
Every coach wants his team to be playing its best hockey at the end of the season. The ability to enter the postseason with momentum can never be underscored, and in a league like Atlantic Hockey, recent history has proven Cinderella can come out of the first round and dance the glass slipper right to … Read more
When the hockey history books look back on Holy Cross’ 5-4 overtime victory over Bentley, it likely won’t matter if the game was ugly or pretty or not. A back-and-forth affair, it won’t stand out for a hat trick on one side or a gritty, never-say-die attitude on the other. It will, instead, stand out … Read more
When the hockey history books look back on Holy Cross’ 5-4 overtime victory over Bentley, it likely won’t matter if the game was ugly or pretty or not. A back-and-forth affair, it won’t stand out for a hat trick on one side or a gritty, never-say-die attitude on the other. It will, instead, stand out … Read more
With two weekends left in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, the expectation, as it is every year, was for carnage and chaos to reign supreme in the standings. Sports often taught me that expecting a certain thing to happen usually results in the complete opposite happening. So without actually saying it, there was a part … Read more
With two weekends left in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, the expectation, as it is every year, was for carnage and chaos to reign supreme in the standings. Sports often taught me that expecting a certain thing to happen usually results in the complete opposite happening. So without actually saying it, there was a part … Read more
All it took was one night to throw the Atlantic Hockey playoff picture on its head – again. Going into Friday, the playoff matchups looked a little something like this: First Round Matchups: 11) Niagara at 6) Mercyhurst 10) AIC at 7) RIT 9) Sacred Heart at 8) Bentley Quarterfinals Byes: TBD at 1) Canisius … Read more
All it took was one night to throw the Atlantic Hockey playoff picture on its head – again. Going into Friday, the playoff matchups looked a little something like this: First Round Matchups: 11) Niagara at 6) Mercyhurst 10) AIC at 7) RIT 9) Sacred Heart at 8) Bentley Quarterfinals Byes: TBD at 1) Canisius … Read more
In what’s turning into an annual rite of passage, Atlantic Hockey enters its final two weekends with nearly every playoff position fully up for grabs. Ten of the 11 slots in the playoff race are separated from someone else by one point, and, for yet another season, parity is turning the proverbial “mad dash to … Read more
At the beginning of the season, Atlantic Hockey touts itself as a league where every game matters. An unexpected win or loss in October, when teams haven’t quite developed their season identity, forms an immediate factor in a league where positioning is dictated by single point differentials. Everything changes, however, when the calendar switches to … Read more
At the beginning of the season, Atlantic Hockey touts itself as a league where every game matters. An unexpected win or loss in October, when teams haven’t quite developed their season identity, forms an immediate factor in a league where positioning is dictated by single point differentials. Everything changes, however, when the calendar switches to … Read more
Every college hockey program has an identity. It’s what defines them in certain situations, and it’s what becomes the oft-seen hallmark of them through the years. It’s something each program embraces as a cornerstone, and it becomes the one thing to look for in every game. For years, Bentley embraced the concepts of blue-collar hockey. … Read more
In a full slate of Atlantic Hockey games over a weekend, five series give ten teams a shot at four points apiece. One team has a bye, which continues until the end of the season when, as is usually the case, all hell breaks loose. This week, it was Army West Point’s turn for a … Read more
In a full slate of Atlantic Hockey games over a weekend, five series give ten teams a shot at four points apiece. One team has a bye, which continues until the end of the season when, as is usually the case, all hell breaks loose. This week, it was Army West Point’s turn for a … Read more
Fans and analysts have a way of always looking for marquee matchups. They look for those games at the top of the standings between the best records in the league, games they hope could be instant classics. They have a way of overlooking some of those teams who seem to play everyone tough. Though their … Read more
Seven minutes into the third period of their game against Bentley on Friday night, Army West Point’s Brendan Soucie scored his second goal of the game. It was a power play goal that came at the end of a long shift in the Bentley zone, and for the third time in the game, it staked … Read more
Seven minutes into the third period of their game against Bentley on Friday night, Army West Point’s Brendan Soucie scored his second goal of the game. It was a power play goal that came at the end of a long shift in the Bentley zone, and for the third time in the game, it staked … Read more
For college hockey, holiday time is usually something of a cut scene. Conference regular seasons, most of which are starting to kick into gear, abruptly stop, allowing coaches, players, fans, and even us journalists a chance to catch our respective breath. It allows for the time-honored holiday tournament tradition and an opportunity for teams of … Read more
The second of the year, especially in Atlantic Hockey, is typified by a mad dash to the finish line and all the associated chaos that comes with it. Everyone, including Chris Lerch and me, love focusing on the absolute anarchy that comes when teams are jostling for position. The start of the second half might … Read more