Bookends The first and last place teams recorded sweeps this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey play. Robert Morris swept Sacred Heart by identical scores of 2-1, while Niagara took all four points from American International, 2-0 and 4-3. The rest (with the exception of Canisius, which was idle) had to settle for anywhere from one … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-2-4 Chris: 5-1-4 On the season: Dan: 95-60-20 (.600) Chris: 109-46-20 (.680) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The immovable object meets the unstoppable force. RIT is undefeated on the road this year in conference play at 9-0-2, but they’re … Read more
Two weeks ago, when Bentley struggled through two losses to RIT at home at the John A. Ryan Arena, the Falcons looked like a team trending downwards in the second half of Atlantic Hockey. They had lost four in a row and six out of seven games. They had gone from over .500 in league … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-4-3 Chris: 7-2-3 On the season: Dan: 91-58-16 (.600) Chris: 104-45-16 (.679) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan:This year’s Sacred Heart seniors are 6-5-2 against Bentley overall, but a 5-2 record over the past two seasons highlights the way they’ve always seemed … Read more
Sweeps for the old guard When Air Force and Rochester Institute of Technology joined Atlantic Hockey in 2006, they immediately dominated, posting a combined five regular season titles and six tournament championships in six years. And in this new age of parity where sweeps are rare, it was the old guard that came away with … Read more
Last week: Dan: 3-5-2 Chris: 5-3-2 On the season: Dan: 86-54-13 (.605) Chris: 97-43-13 (.676) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 Niagara at Air Force Dan: Niagara is a much better team than people give them credit for, but Air Force doesn’t lose at home. That’s kind of a trump card … Read more
It never ceases to amaze me how a weekend of hockey can provide thrills, spills, and spine-tingling chills – and prove absolutely nothing. The two best teams in Atlantic Hockey went toe-to-toe this weekend with Robert Morris and Holy Cross facing off at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. On Friday night, a track meet … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-4-1 Chris: 8-2-1 On the season: Dan: 83-49-11 (.619) Chris: 92-40-11 (.682) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 14 and Saturday, January 16 Niagara vs. Canisius Dan: Few things beat good, clean hate. The Battle of the Bridge takes to the ice this weekend with Canisius hosting on Thursday and Niagara on … Read more
A rare set of sweeps Weekend sweeps have been hard to come by in Atlantic Hockey, as evidenced by the logjam in the standings. “Sweep and you move up; get swept and you move down,” said Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson. “Split and it’s the status quo.” This weekend saw three teams manage … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-4-1 Chris: 7-5-1 On the season: Dan: 77-45-10 (.621) Chris: 84-38-10 (.674) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 American International at Air Force Dan: Here are the following series Air Force has been swept at home since joining Atlantic Hockey: 2007 vs. Mercyhurst, 2009 vs. Canisius, 2015 vs. … Read more
Three things I think I think about this past weekend’s return to action for Atlantic Hockey: How ’bout them Jackets? The American International Yellow Jackets opened up the second half of the season in a big way, taking three points from the Canisius Golden Griffins. Dating back to the end of the first half of … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-1 Chris: 0-2 On the season: Dan: 69-41-9 (.618) Chris: 77-33-9 (.685) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3 Robert Morris at Dartmouth Robert Morris vs. Union/Merrimack Dan: This is one of those weekends where RMU can’t necessarily gain space in the Pairwise, but they can definitely lose it … Read more
Last week: Dan: 1-0 Chris: 1-0 On the season: Dan: 68-40-9 (.620) Chris: 77-31-9 (.697) This Week’s Picks: Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 29 Robert Morris vs. Penn State Robert Morris vs. Mass-Lowell or Clarkson Dan: This is kind of showdown time for the Colonials if they want to get into the national tournament. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-1 Chris: 2-5-1 On the season: Dan: 67-40-9 (.616) Chris: 76-31-9 (.694) This Week’s Picks: Saturday December 20 Canisius at Merrimack Dan: Saturday’s game is the official kickoff to semester break for both institutions, with both schools having their final exam period end on the 18th. Canisius was a feast-or-famine team … Read more
Before I recap this weekend, let’s start with a few statements: 1) It’s always great to get something for nothing. 2) You can never have too much of a good thing. 3) This is the season of giving. 4) This was the last chance we would have to receive something from Atlantic Hockey teams before … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-6-0 Chris: 5-5-0 On the season: Dan: 63-37-8 (.620) Chris: 74-26-8 (.722) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 11 and Saturday December 12 Army West Point at American International Dan: When I talked with Brian Riley a couple of weeks ago, I felt the excitement he had for his team, knowing the season … Read more
Streaky Without peeking, which two teams have the longest unbeaten streaks in Atlantic Hockey? One is pretty easy: Holy Cross swept Mercyhurst in convincing fashion this past weekend, 5-4 and 7-3. The Crusaders never trailed on the weekend opening 3-0 and 5-0 leads on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Holy Cross, which got goals from 10 … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-3-1 Chris: 9-1-1 On the season: Dan: 59-31-8 (.643) Chris: 69-21-8 (.745) This Week’s Picks: Friday, December 4 and Saturday December 5 Canisius at Air Force Dan: These are teams heading in opposite directions. Canisius has won only once since Halloween, and Air Force is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Couple … Read more
Every season, Atlantic Hockey has one of the most tightly-packed, logjammed races throughout the college hockey universe. There’s constant parity, and even though coaches say they want to play their best hockey in March, games in November inevitably shape the landscape. This season, there is once again little to no breakout from the early parts of … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3-2 Chris: 6-3-2 On the season: Dan: 52-28-7 (.638) Chris: 60-20-7 (.730) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 27 and Saturday November 28 Army West Point at Canisius Dan: It’s hard to imagine Army West Point being swept by anybody these days, and I really think they’re on the verge of a breakout. … Read more