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
Our scheduled guests for the Nov. 8 edition of USCHO Live! are Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky, whose Nittany Lions moved to No. 12 in this week’s USCHO.com poll, and Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley, whose Colonials gave Ohio State its first loss of the season in a win and a tie with the Buckeyes last weekend. Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/11/08/gadowsky-schooley-to-guest-on-nov-8-uscho-live/
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
Hockey is back, and with it comes everyone’s favorite weekly tradition – the picks. The majority of Atlantic Hockey clubs will take to the ice in preseason exhibitions against Canadian institutions. Out west, Niagara takes on Western Ontario; Mercyhurst plays Guelph; RIT takes on Brock Unviersity (from St. Catherine’s, Ontario); Robert Morris hosts Queen’s College; … Read more
What doesn’t kill you Every team faces some measure of adversity during the college hockey season, a 25-week marathon. But Rochester Institute of Technology had more than its fare share. Coach Wayne Wilson said this season has been the most challenging in his 17 years behind the Tigers’ bench. But RIT came through it stronger … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-4 Chris: 8-3 On the season: Dan: 129-81-28 (.601) Chris: 144-66-28 (.664) With just three picks left and a lead of 15 games, Chris has won his third straight title and bragging rights for another season. Better luck next year, Dan! This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 18 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals Blue … Read more
Our guests on the March 15 edition of USCHO Live! are coaches whose teams swept opponents on the road to win quarterfinal series in their conferences: Rochester Institute of Technology’s Wayne Wilson at 8:20 p.m., and Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet at 8:40 p.m. Join us live at http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2016/03/15/rits-wilson-dartmouths-gaudet-guest-on-march-15-uscho-live/
Atlantic Hockey’s heart-stopping, pulse-pounding, nerve-quaking, house-rocking year is rounding up. After a 28-game regular season for each team, 18 playoff games round us into the simplest of forms from now on. It’s single elimination. Win and move on for a chance to represent the league in the NCAA Tournament. Lose and go home. In the … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-1 Chris: 8-1 On the season: Dan: 122-77-28 (.599) Chris: 136-63-28 (.660) This Week’s Picks: Friday, March 11, Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 (if necessary) Atlantic Hockey Tournament Quarterfinal Round Best-of-Three Series Bentley at Robert Morris Dan: Based on our preseason picks, this is actually an incredibly marquee matchup (we … Read more
All three Atlantic Hockey first-round series went the full three games, but in the end the higher seeds triumphed. It sure was interesting, though. Battle in the 716 Canisius and Niagara met for the fifth time on Sunday, a record number of times for the Western New York rivals in a single season. And like … Read more