Is Merrimack’s schedule tough enough for the Warriors to be the No. 1 team in the nation? That and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
The Tigers never pushed the panic button during a slump and they’ve since turned things around. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Playing healthy and more consistently has earned him four wins after posting just one last season. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski run down the hot topics this week in Division I men’s hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Mercyhurst players Jordan Tibbett and Kyle Just were cleared Thursday of all sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident one year ago. Both players were acquitted of charges of sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault against a female freshman. An Erie County jury deliberated about three hours over … Read more
The Rochester Institute of Technology’s forthcoming arena will be known as the Gene Polisseni Center. The announcement came during the first intermission of Friday night’s game at the Frank Ritter Arena between RIT and Air Force. Naming of the new rink results from a $4.5 million partnership between the Polisseni Foundation and B. Thomas Golisano, … Read more
With Hockey East possibly looking for a 12th member, the schools are seeing how they would fit. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
The Lakers started 0-4 but came back after a short break with a pair of victories. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Former Rochester Institute of Technology goaltender Jared DeMichiel has joined the RIT women’s hockey staff as a new assistant coach. “Jared is a great addition to our program and coaching staff,” said RIT head coach Scott McDonald in a news release. “I was (an assistant coach) on the men’s staff when Jared was recruited to … Read more
Saturday’s scheduled Atlantic Hockey game between Connecticut and visting Army has been postponed due to the recent snow storm that has blanketed the Northeast. Due to the snow and multiple road closures, Army has been unable to get to Storrs, Conn. The game will be made up on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at 7:05 p.m. … Read more
It may not have been an NCAA tournament win over Minnesota, but the Crusaders have another big moment to look back on. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
RIT tied its record for a regular season game by selling out all 10,556 seats in Blue Cross Arena, and rewarded the fans with a comeback victory. Chris Lerch has This Week in Atlantic Hockey.
Another opening weekend to the college hockey season, and another opening weekend slate of losses for Atlantic Hockey teams. In all, the league went 1-13 in non-conference games last week. Non-league games early in the season have traditionally been bad news for AHA teams, especially when almost all of them are on the road and … Read more
Holy Cross has named former Northeastern captain Jason Guerriero as an assistant coach. “We are very excited to have Jason on our staff,” said Holy Cross head coach Paul Pearl. “He brings a ton of enthusiasm and hockey knowledge to the job and his work ethic is outstanding.” Guerriero graduated from Northeastern in 2005 having … Read more
After a summer of uncertainty and tragedy in the hockey world, it’s good to be able to finally focus on what’s happening on the ice. The deaths of three NHL players as well as the Locomotiv plane crash disaster cast a pall over all of hockey. And while college hockey was spared that kind of … Read more
The last two seasons have been a roller coaster ride for coach C.J. Marottolo and his Sacred Heart Pioneers. Picked to finish eighth out of 10 teams in 2009-10, the Pioneers came in second, earning Marottolo coach of the year honors. But last season Sacred Heart plummeted to 11th place. “I hope the opposite ends … Read more
Five years ago, Canisius coach Dave Smith brought in a large, talented rookie class that included the dynamic duo of Cory Conacher and Vincent Scarcella. Each of the past four seasons, the Golden Griffins improved, culminating in their first trip to the Atlantic Hockey semifinals under Smith. Now that the class of 2011 has moved … Read more
Decimated by graduation and transfers, Mercyhurst must replace 60 percent of its offense as well as longtime starting goaltender Ryan Zapolski. “This is one of the youngest teams we’ve had,” said coach Rick Gotkin, who is entering his 24th season behind the bench, coaching every year of varsity hockey at Mercyhurst. “You can look at … Read more
Robert Morris made an impressive splash in Atlantic Hockey last season, its first in the league. The Colonials spent the early part of the season in first place, and were near the top of the standings the entire way, finishing fifth but just three points out of second place. But the most successful class in … Read more
Last season, Air Force entered the post-Andrew Volkening era and things turned out just fine. Led by Jacques Lamoureux (44 points), and getting steady and later hot goaltending from rookie Jason Torf, the Falcons captured their fourth Atlantic Hockey playoff title in five seasons. But now Lamoureux is gone, as well as stalwarts Derrick Burnett, … Read more