Three (O.K. four) things from Atlantic Hockey action this past weekend: Canisius delivers a solitary blow Atlantic Hockey continued to struggle in non-conference games. The league went 1-8-1 out of conference to bring its record to date to a lowly 6-33-4. The single victory was a dramatic one, however, as Canisius knocked off No. 16 … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 9-4-2 Chris: 8-5-2 On the season: Dan 21-10-2 (.667) Chris 22-9-2 (.697) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 25th and Saturday October 26th: Robert Morris vs. Ohio State Dan: I find it hard to believe that RMU could be winless to this point. I feel the same way about Ohio State. Before I … Read more
A look back at the lessons learned in the world of Atlantic Hockey this past weekend. Non-conference struggles continue. Last week, the only wins for the AHA in non-conference play came in a big way, as Sacred Heart defeated #1-ranked UMass-Lowell and Bentley defeated Nebraska-Omaha. Despite those highs, the league went 2-14. A week later, … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-5 Chris: 12-4 On the season: Dan 12-7 (.632) Chris 14-5 (.737) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 18th and Saturday October 19th: Penn State at Air Force Dan: Air Force needs this game more than Penn State does, especially after last week. Frank Serratore will have his team ready, otherwise we’re getting … Read more
Three (O.K., four) things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: A tale of two days Atlantic Hockey opened play seeking to improve on last year’s 25-48-12 non-conference record, best in the league’s ten-year history. Friday night the AHA was on par, going 2-4, with wins coming from Bentley (6-4 at Nebraska-Omaha) and Sacred Heart (2-1 … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 1-2 Chris: 2-1 On the season: Dan 1-2 (.333) Chris 2-1 (.667) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 11th: Army at Penn State Dan:For all the confusion this week as to if Army would even get to play in this game, Penn State’s been marching to this day for three years. Penn State … Read more
And we’re underway with the first picks of the season! This year Chris Lerch has joined up with Dan Rubin to provide USCHO’s Atlantic Hockey coverage. They’ll both be picking games each week. Last Week: Dan: 0-0 Chris 0-0 On the season: Dan 0-0 Chris 0-0 This week’s picks: Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October … Read more
We reported yesterday that Atlantic Hockey had interest from two schools to replace Connecticut as a 12th member after the Huskies depart for Hockey East at the end of next season. The league would not go on the record on the identity of the schools because neither had formally applied yet. But the cat’s out … Read more
Last Week: 1-2 On the Season: 143-83-29 (.610) This Week’s Picks: NCAA East Regional March 30-31 No. 4 Canisius vs. No. 1 Quinnipiac A Canisius upset is a trendy pick. The Golden Griffins have been the hottest team in Division I over the last four weeks, while the Bobcats lost in the semifinals of … Read more
Three things from the championship weekend in Atlantic Hockey: And then there were two In an historical Atlantic Hockey championship weekend, Canisius captured its first ever conference championship, defeating top-seeded Niagara 5-3 in the semifinals and dominating Mercyhurst 7-2 in the title game. The Golden Griffins will play their first ever NCAA tournament game on … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here are videos of the postgame news conferences after Canisius’ 7-2 win over Mercyhurst in the Atlantic Hockey championship: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/5ssrkPH9Hto width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/9niv42H2K8w width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/Jk-8LDi79SA width=500]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A number of firsts happened at the Atlantic Hockey semifinals today. A few: • The game between Mercyhurst and Connecticut marked, surprisingly, the first use of video replay in Atlantic Hockey history. Trevor Gerling’s wrist shot in the first period trickled through goalie Jordan Tibbett’s legs and across the goal line before getting … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here are videos of the postgame news conferences after Mercyhurst’s 4-1 win over Connecticut in the Atlantic Hockey semifinals: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/EBKGMQ6RvdI width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/fR56rpgVynw width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/bnLDV7oFKfQ width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/4xU83IMZuRY width=500]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Here are videos of the postgame news conferences after Canisius’ 5-3 victory over Niagara in the Atlantic Hockey semifinals: [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/8cRl2nkbxi4 width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/9vJ6t61TNfI width=500] [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/EFQg9NmRt3E width=500]
Last Week: 2-6 On the Season: 142-81-29 (.621) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Semifinals and Finals March 22-23 Read more about each team in my weekly AHA column. Semifinals: No. 7 Canisius vs. No. 1 Niagara All that stuff about throwing out the records when these teams play each other is true. Never have the stakes … Read more
Three things from the penultimate weekend in Atlantic Hockey for the 2012-2013 season: Things change For the first time since 2007, Atlantic Hockey will have a new champion. Air Force, which won titles in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 will not be in Rochester for championship weekend for first time since entering the league … Read more
Last Week: 5-3 On the Season: 140-75-29 (.623) This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals (Best of Three Series) March 15-17 Updated from last week: There have been 29 best-of-three series in Atlantic Hockey history, played either in the first or quarterfinal rounds. The home team won 28 of them. Read more about each series in … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Onward A first-round sweep by the four home teams sets up quarterfinal series match ups that line up per the top eight seeds: No. 8 Rochester Institute of Technology at No. 1 Niagara No. 7 Canisius at No. 2 Air Force No. 6 Mercyhurst at No. 3 … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 135-72-29 (.623) For comparison purposes, here’s my success rate at picking the results at this point in the season over the past few years: 2007: .634 2008: .651 2009: .653 2010: .636 2011: .598 2012: .678 This Week’s Picks: Atlantic Hockey First Round (Best of Three Series) March … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: First things first When the dust settled, Niagara, Air Force, Holy Cross and Connecticut earned the top four positions in the standings and first-round byes. First round playoff pairings are: No. 12 Sacred Heart at No. 5 Robert Morris No. 11 Army at No. 6 Mercyhurst No. … Read more