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
On the March 7 edition of USCHO Live! our scheduled guests are New Hampshire coach Dick Umile, whose Wildcats moved forward to the Hockey East quarterfinals after a three-game series win over Merrimack, and Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose Lakers travel to Army for the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals after a sweep of American International. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/03/07/umile-gotkin-talk-playoffs-on-march-7-uscho-live/
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
Three things from the final weekend of regular season play in Atlantic Hockey: Last Minute The No. 17 Air Force Falcons entered the weekend knowing that nothing less than four points were needed to clinch their first regular season title since 2012. A 5-0 win on Friday put Frank Serratore’s team in excellent position to … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-3-0 Chris: 10-0-0 Wow. Chris with the rare perfect week. On the season: Dan: 116-68-29 (.613) Chris: 126-58-29 (.660) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, February 23 Mercyhurst at Canisius Dan: A Canisius win makes it tougher on Air Force to win the outright AHC championship. A Laker win makes it substantially tougher on both … Read more
On the Feb. 21 edition of USCHO Live! our scheduled guests are College Hockey Inc. deputy executive director Nate Ewell and Canisius coach Dave Smith, whose Griffins stand atop Atlantic Hockey on the wings of a 14-game unbeaten streak. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/02/21/college-hockey-inc-s-ewell-canisius-smith-on-tap-for-feb-21-uscho-live/
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
Last week: Dan: 7-1-3 Chris: 6-2-3 On the season: Dan: 109-65-29 (.608) Chris: 116-58-29 (.643) This Week’s Picks: Wednesday, February 15 and Friday, February 17 Niagara vs. Canisius Dan: The regular season can’t finish fast enough for Niagara, a team locked into 11th place. I mean that in the nicest way possible since I’m sure the … Read more
Three things from the weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Bonus hockey It was a wild Saturday night in Atlantic Hockey, with four of five conference games going to overtime, the first time we’ve had four OTs in a single day since Jan. 20, 2016. Two of the games ended in ties, while the other pair saw … Read more