A popular favorite to top Atlantic Hockey this season, Army West Point finally hit a lull in their season over the last month. RIT outscored them 8-3 in a weekend sweep, and a 3-1 loss to Brown bookended a 1-0 squeaker win over AIC. In a reversal of tides, the Black Knights blew into the … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-2-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On the season: Dan: 53-40-16 (.560) Chris: 57-36-16 (.596) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Air Force is 3-2 at home this year with one loss coming against Denver, a team that could be #1 in the nation according to … Read more
Power surge One statistic stands way, way out in Rochester Institute of Technology’s sweep of Niagara: success with the man advantage. The Tigers scored a whopping eight power play goals in the series, including a school record six in a 7-1 win on Friday. RIT went six for 10 with the man advantage in that … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-5-1 Chris: 5-5-1 On the season: Dan: 47-38-14 (.545) Chris: 51-34-14 (.586) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 Bentley at Canisius Dan: There’s a couple of different ways of looking at Bentley. They’re either the team that’s won only once in over a month, or they’re the team … Read more
Leftovers. Thanksgiving in the moment is one of the greatest times in the United States. It’s a great meal surrounded by family and friends. If you’re like my family, however, you wind up with an exorbitant amount of leftovers that wind up finding their way into containers to be sent home with relatives. My wife … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-6-2Chris: 5-5-2 On the season: Dan: 42-33-13 (.551)Chris: 46-29-13 (.597) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26Niagara at American InternationalDan: I apparently gave AIC the kiss of death when I said they were for real. I still think they’re going to be a force to be reckoned with, and every … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Two out of three ain’t bad Niagara won its first game of the season last Tuesday, a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst on home ice. TJ Sarcona scored the tying and game-winning goals in the third period. The win was a long time coming for sophomore goalie … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-2-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 38-27-11 (.572) Chris: 41-24-11 (.612) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 Mercyhurst at Bentley Dan: I woke up on Thursday in the Caribbean on my annual anniversary vacation (blame my wife for a wedding date in the middle of the season). … Read more
Three Things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Double trouble There were three sweeps this weekend, with Army taking four points from Canisius, Air Force defeating Rochester Institute of Technology twice, and Robert Morris taking a pair of games from Sacred Heart. In the RIT/AFA and RMU/SHU series, the scores of the two games … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-7-3 Chris: 6-5-3 On the season: Dan: 31-25-10 (.545) Chris: 35-21-10 (.606) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 10 Bentley at American International Dan: AIC is proving, time and time again, that they’re a gritty team capable of competing with everyone at any time. On Tuesday, they rallied from down 1-0 to go … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Defeating the undefeated Thanks to Robert Morris, there is one fewer unbeaten team remaining in Division I. Ohio State came into this past weekend’s home-and-home series with Robert Morris as the sole unbeaten team (excluding ECAC/Ivy League schools, which have only been playing … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 27-18-7 (.587) Chris: 29-16-7 (.625) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 Niagara at Penn State Dan: Penn State was bombs away against Canisius, and then they peppered the net with shots. I can’t see this going differently just on the … Read more
There’s ways of getting your first career victory, and then there’s ways of getting your first career victory. With under seven minutes left in the second period of their Friday game at Mercyhurst, the AIC Yellow Jackets trailed 3-1 to the host Lakers. Then ANdrew Debrincat scored with four minutes remaining to cut the lead … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 20-12-7 (.603) Chris: 20-12-7 (.603) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 Rochester Institute of Technology at Bentley Dan: The Tigers will make what might be their final trip to the JAR (depending on next year’s schedule), a place where they’ve won … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Cooling off Dan Rubin and I spent the last two weeks crowing about the league’s relatively strong start in non-conference play, so of course it was time for a letdown. After opening the season a respectable 6-7-5, AHC teams were just 0-6-2 this … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-4-3 Chris: 5-5-3 On the season: Dan: 14-6-5 (.666) Chris: 12-8-5 (.580) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 14 and Sunday, October 16 Bentley at Air Force Dan: Bentley has had success out west, splitting last year and taking three points back in 2013-2014. It’s not to say there’s a secret for success, … Read more
Here’s a look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey. It’s brought to you, today, by the letter “W.” Wins! It always feels like Chris and I talk about a need for non-conference wins. We talk about how teams iron out some of their issues and pick off a win here or there. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-2-1 Chris: 7-3-1 On the season: Dan: 8-2-2 (.750) Chris: 7-3-2 (.666) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 Northeastern vs. Bentley Dan: Bentley’s sweep of Northeastern shocked the college hockey establishment last year. It’s also an interest underwrite for the Huskies, who went onto capture the Hockey … Read more
To be the man, you gotta beat the man. Had TJ Moore not put on a show, it’s likely Air Force and Bentley would’ve led off the weekend. Instead, in a wild weekend series at Niagara, we’re talking about back-to-back hat trick nights for the Crusader junior. On Friday, the Crusaders scored seven goals in … Read more
Last week: Dan: 0-0-1 Chris: 0-0-1 On the season: Dan: 0-0-1 (.500) Chris: 0-0-1 (.500) This Week’s Picks: Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8 Holy Cross at Niagara Dan: Starting the season with conference play is always risky because there’s so many variables the first time teams step on the ice. Given our … Read more