A look back at the weekend that was as the road to Rochester reaches its end: Sports Giveth, Sports Taketh Away We start with the most obvious talking point – the wild three game series between Bentley and Mercyhurst and its unpredictable ending. After a scoreless regulation in Game One, and after being outshot 40-28, … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-3 Chris: 5-2 On the season: Dan: 126-76-27 (.609) Chris: 130-71-27 (.629) This Week’s Picks Atlantic Hockey Playoffs – Quarterfinals Best of Three Series Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15 No. 11 Niagara at No. 1 Robert Morris Dan: Niagara might be the most dangerous seed to the Colonials’ run. … Read more
Our scheduled guests for the March 10, 2015, edition of USCHO Live! are Niagara coach Dave Burkholder, whose Purple Eagles won a three-game road series last weekend over Holy Cross, and Notre Dame radio play-by-play broadcaster Darin Pritchett, who called the longest game in college hockey history last Friday: 8 to 9 p.m. EDT at blogtalkradio.com/uscholive
Three things from the first postseason weekend in Atlantic Hockey: And then there were eight Only one first round series went the distance, and that also featured the only upset this past weekend. Niagara opened at Holy Cross with a classic road playoff 2-1 win, and then rebounded from a three-overtime loss in Game Two … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-5 Chris: 3-7 On the season: Dan: 121-73-27 (.609) Chris: 125-69-27 (.627) This Week’s Picks Atlantic Hockey Playoffs – First Round Best of Three Series Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 8 No. 11 Niagara at No. 6 Holy Cross Dan: Niagara is picking up steam at exactly the right time … Read more
Oh, what a weekend it was. It all began where it ends Rochester, N.Y., will become the center of the Atlantic Hockey universe in less than three weeks’ time when four teams converge for the conference championship weekend. So it’s fitting that we really start the “Road To Rochester” in … Rochester. Playing at the … Read more
More spots clinched, more spots up for grabs. Let’s take a look at what was clinched last night and what could happen tonight: What Was Clinched Last Night: -Canisius clinched the #2 seed by beating Air Force, 4-1. They now have a three point lead over third-place Bentley, who lost to Sacred Heart on Thursday. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-3 Chris: 1-6-3 On the season: Dan: 116-68-27 (.614) Chris: 122-62-27 (.642) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, February 26 Bentley at Sacred Heart Dan: When these teams met a couple of weeks ago, we were treated to one of the games of the year, a low-scoring goaltender’s duel at Bentley that was … Read more
Here’s a look back at three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Approaching the checkered flag The finish line nears with only one week left in the regular season in Atlantic Hockey, and just three of 11 final positions in the standings has been determined. Robert Morris wrapped up its first regular … Read more
Here are the updated scenarios and possible finishing positions for Atlantic Hockey after Friday’s results. Don’t worry, it’s probably as hectic as it looks: Friday’s Results: Robert Morris 4, RIT 3 Bentley 1, Army 1 Canisius 4, Mercyhurst 2 Niagara 6, Air Force 1 Holy Cross 1, Sacred Heart 0 AIC – Bye Updated Standings … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-3 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 112-65-24 (.617) Chris: 121-56-24 (.662) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21 Bentley at Army Dan: With their win last week over Sacred Heart, Bentley tied its longest win streak ever as a Division I program. They can win their sixth … Read more
Here’s a look back at three things from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Let’s Cut Right To The Chase (For Playoff Positioning) With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, let’s take a look what the playoffs would look like if the season ended today: -Robert Morris, Bentley, Mercyhurst, and … Read more
Last week: Dan: 9-0-1 Chris: 6-3-1 On the season: Dan: 106-62-24 (.615) Chris: 114-55-24 (.656) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 13 Sacred Heart at Bentley Dan: When Bentley beat Sacred Heart earlier this year, it was their first win over the Pioneers since October of 2013, a string of five consecutive games. Sacred Heart’s gone … Read more
Three things from this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: A playoff atmosphere The Canisius – Robert Morris series this past weekend, a clash between first and second place in Atlantic Hockey as well as the two longest unbeaten streaks in the nation, lived up to its billing. Both games were low-scoring and went to overtime, … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-3-2 Chris: 6-2-2 On the season: Dan: 97-62-23 (.596) Chris: 108-51-23 (.657) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 Mercyhurst at American International Dan: I don’t think anyone can ever bet against AIC, but that’s also something we say every weekend. Mercyhurst is in desperate need of points, and … Read more
Three observations from this past weekend’s wild slate of Atlantic Hockey Conference action: Bentley’s Back The Bentley Falcons traveled west for the third time in four weekends to take on the Mercyhurst Lakers. With a brilliant opportunity to take some huge points, the Falcons opened up a 3-0 lead in the second period on Friday … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-4 Chris: 7-4 On the season: Dan: 92-59-21 (.596) Chris: 102-49-21 (.648) This Week’s Picks: Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31 Robert Morris at Air Force Dan: I’m pumped about this series. These are two teams going pistol hot, which means at some point, someone’s run comes to an end. Even … Read more
Three (four) observations from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: What a weekend means Three sweeps, a split, and a win/tie resulted in more separation in what has until recently been a logjammed Atlantic Hockey standings. There are now some teams or groupings separated by four points, i.e. a weekend sweep. Four points means … Read more
Last week: Dan: 8-3-1 Chris: 9-2-1 On the season: Dan: 85-55-21 (.593) Chris: 95-45-21 (.655) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, January 22 and Saturday, January 24 Canisius at Niagara Dan: Niagara is in a bit of a funk this year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t steal some points. Of course, Canisius is on fire … Read more
Three observations from the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Shows You What I Know Let me rewind the weekend back to Friday when I made the following statement: “I’m going to go out on a limb and will say that Robert Morris will not sweep AIC this weekend…I think they have a great chance … Read more