Four to one Six series were played in Atlantic Hockey this past weekend; five of them were league affairs. Just one team achieved maximum output: The Army Black Knights, on the road no less, and against their archival, Air Force. After being the only team in league play to be on the wrong end of … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-8-0 Chris: 5-7-0 On the season: Dan: 23-19-7 (.541) Chris: 27-15-7 (.622) This Week’s Picks Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 Army West Point at Air Force Chris: It goes without saying that these games are special. I was surprised to discover that Air Force is 11-1-3 in its last 15 … Read more
I have this perfect hypothetical situation in my head. It’s late August, and Atlantic Hockey’s coaches are meeting in a dark room under a hockey rink somewhere. It’s dimly lit, and they all pass note cards around a table coming up with what they all want to say at the beginning of the season. They … Read more
Last week: Dan: 9-7-2 Chris: 12-4-2 On the season: Dan: 19-11-7 (.608) Chris: 22-8-7 (.689) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28 Rochester Institute of Technology at Army West Point Chris: The Tigers gave up a lot of goals last weekend, getting outscored by Union and RPI by a combined 14-4. The … Read more
Wild Friday It will be tough to find a day on the Atlantic Hockey schedule this season that tops the drama of last Friday. Three games involving AHC teams went to overtime, and all three extra periods produced a winner.Each of those games were compelling in its own way. Upsets? American International stunned No. 11 … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-3Chris: 4-3-3 On the season: Dan: 10-4-5 (.658)Chris: 10-4-5 (.658) This Week’s Picks Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20Sacred Heart at Notre DameDan: I absolutely had Sacred Heart winning on Thursday, no matter if we missed the game or not. Then again, this is where I stump for the movement of … Read more
Holy Cross and Mercyhurst played 130 minutes of hockey this weekend. It included six periods and two five-minute overtime periods across two games. By the time it ended, they split the weekend, the product of back-to-back ties after 1-1 and 4-4 results. It was a good weekend of hockey giving both teams plenty of positives. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-1-2 Chris: 5-1-2 On the season: Dan: 6-1-2 (.778) Chris: 6-1-2 (.778) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 Robert Morris at Canisius Dan: In the quest for early-season points, I think RMU comes out ready to play in this series. I think the Griffs will take a point, but … Read more
Three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Dwyer magic There was a time when Niagara’s Dwyer Arena was a house of horrors for opposing teams. Twice in the last decade the Purple Eagles put together home unbeaten streaks of 22 games that spanned multiple seasons. But the past two seasons have been … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-0 Chris: 1-0 On the season: Dan: 1-0-0 (1.000) Chris: 1-0-0 (1.000) This Week’s Picks Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7 Army West Point at American International Dan: Nothing like traditional AHC rivals coming to start the season. This series dates back to 1954, and Friday will mark the 90th meeting between … Read more
Last year: Dan: 135-77-31 (.619) Chris: 146-66-31 (.664) Can you believe we have real games in September? Just one, but a great appetizer. This Week’s Picks: Saturday, September 30 Niagara at Colgate Dan: Niagara launches the Jason Lammers era with a road game before the calendar month changes. He has a great vision for Niagara hockey … 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
Three takeaways from Air Force’s 2-1 victory over Robert Morris in the Atlantic Hockey championship game.
Three takeaways from Air Force’s 1-0 victory over Army West Point in the Atlantic Hockey semifinals.
Three takeaways from Robert Morris’ 6-2 victory over Canisius in the first Atlantic Hockey semifinal.
Last week: Dan: 7-2 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 134-75-31 (.623) Chris: 144-65-31 (.665) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 17 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals #4 Robert Morris vs #1 Canisius Dan: This game is as tough as any to pick on the weekend. Charles Williams could be on his way to the Hobey Baker Award, … Read more
Three things from the quarterfinal round in Atlantic Hockey: On to Rochester The home teams all advanced in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, with Canisius (defeated Niagara), Air Force (over Bentley), Army West Point (defeated Mercyhurst) and Robert Morris (beat Holy Cross) moving on to Blue Cross Arena. Fourth-seeded Robert Morris will take on top-seed Canisius … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-2Chris: 6-2 On the season: Dan: 127-73-31 (.617)Chris: 137-63-31 (.660) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 10 – Sunday, March 12 Atlantic Hockey TournamentQuarterfinal Round – Best of Three Series#11 Niagara at #1 CanisiusDan: I never thought Niagara would be here, but since they are, they need to be taken seriously. I looked back … 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
Last week: Dan: 5-3-2 Chris: 5-3-2 On the season: Dan: 121-71-31 (.612) Chris: 131-61-31 (.657) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 3 – Sunday, March 5 Atlantic Hockey Tournament First Round – Best of Three Series #9 Sacred Heart at #8 Bentley Dan: There is virtually no way under any circumstances that this series doesn’t go three, … Read more