Dan RubinThere was once a time when Atlantic Hockey was essentially Air Force’s playground. They entered the league and promptly proved the separation between themselves and the rest of the conference, winning five banners in their first six seasons. Then the rest of the league seemingly caught up to the Falcons, and the reputation of the … Read more
There was once a time when Atlantic Hockey was essentially Air Force’s playground. They entered the league and promptly proved the separation between themselves and the rest of the conference, winning five banners in their first six seasons. Then the rest of the league seemingly caught up to the Falcons, and the reputation of the … Read more
While there rarely sits a shortage of playoff storylines heading into a championship weekend, it feels like the 2017 Atlantic Hockey championship is a certified soap opera. With three games remaining to whittle four teams down to the final roster hoisting a trophy, there’s a certain panache that is felt as opposed to defined. The … Read more
We all knew it was going to happen. After five games last year, including an epic three-game series, and four games this year, including a couple of epic one-goal games, there was virtually no way that the Bentley-Sacred Heart series wasn’t destined for three games. There also was no way, after the teams split the … Read more
We all knew it was going to happen. After five games last year, including an epic three-game series, and four games this year, including a couple of epic one-goal games, there was virtually no way that the Bentley-Sacred Heart series wasn’t destined for three games. There also was no way, after the teams split the … 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
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