A weekend’s worth of observations set us up for a great final weekend stretch run with all kinds of playoff implications in Atlantic Hockey: Sacred sweep Bentley entered this weekend needing just four points to seal up a first-round bye and continue pace with first-place Mercyhurst. The Falcons also stood as one of three AHA … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 9-3-0 Chris: 8-4-0 On the season: Dan: 134-66-21 (.654) Chris: 134-66-21 (.654) This Week’s Picks Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22: Rochester Institute of Technology at Air Force Dan: The bad karma bus is steamrolling through Rochester these days. They’re hurt, they’re struggling, and they’re getting beat badly by teams. If … Read more
A look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey: Best 3-24 Team in the Nation Because of the overall struggles this year by the AHA, Army ranks as the 59th team in the nation according to statistical rankings. But anyone who’s watched the Black Knights over the course of their current 13-game losing … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-2 Chris: 7-4-2 On the season: Dan: 125-63-21 (.648) Chris: 126-62-21 (.653) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 15: Niagara vs. Robert Morris Dan: RMU hasn’t lost since January 9th, going 7-0-2 since losing to UConn. Over the second half of the season, the Colonials are 9-1-2. Hard to … Read more
Three things from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: Not so fast The weekend before last, Mercyhurst was able to extend its lead over second-place Bentley by taking three of four points against the Falcons. The Lakers were threatening to run away with the regular season title headed into a pair of games at Air … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-5-2 Chris: 6-4-2 On the season: Dan: 119-58-19 (.656) Chris: 119-58-19 (.656) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 8: Canisius vs. Niagara Dan: Niagara is capable of beating anybody on any given day. So’s Canisius. They’re in a dead heat in the standings, and both teams have one major … Read more
Three things (and more) from the past weekend in Atlantic Hockey: “An awesome thing” Mercyhurst goaltender Jordan Tibbett has had an up-but-mostly-down season so far for the Lakers. Coming off the 2012-13 season where he played in 18 games and registered a .925 save percentage, Tibbett lost the job to Jimmy Sargeant, who is second … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 4-4-0 Chris: 4-4-0 On the season: Dan: 114-53-17 (.666) Chris: 113-54-17 (.660) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb 1: Connecticut at Air Force Dan: I think the RMU series might have exposed some of the issues with Air Force down the stretch. They were down 3-0 until the final … Read more
The weekend in Atlantic Hockey was remarkably tame compared to what happened in ECAC. Two points for you to contrast: There were three 5-on-3 advantages granted the whole weekend in AHA play. There were three 5-on-3 advantages granted to Yale in the first 15 minutes of their game against Brown, including, at one point, a … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 8-0-4 Chris: 7-1-4 On the season: Dan: 110-49-17 (.673) Chris: 109-50-17 (.668) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 25: Mercyhurst vs. Canisius Dan: This is one of those series where you throw records out the window. Mercyhurst is 11-1-3 in league play but is coming off two ties against … Read more
Three things from this past week in Atlantic Hockey: Clichés and comebacks It’s one of the worst clichés in sports: “A two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey”. Call me crazy, but I’ll take a two-goal lead over a one-goal advantage any day. Someone actually went through the trouble of showing how teams … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-6 Chris: 8-5 On the season: Dan: 102-49-13 (.662) Chris: 102-49-13 (.662) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 17 and Saturday, Jan 18: Sacred Heart at Air Force Dan: Air Force tends to go on runs every year that end the year with them finishing ludicrously strong. Last year they lost only twice … Read more
A look back at the weekend that was in Atlantic Hockey after another surprisingly wild weekend of interdivisional play: All Roads Lead To Erie For all the talk of undefeated streaks ending last week by Bentley and RIT, the team everyone’s seemingly forgetting about is Mercyhurst. The Lakers swept Holy Cross this weekend, their seventh … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 6-5-1 Chris: 5-6-1 On the season: Dan: 95-43-13 (.672) Chris: 94-44-13 (.666) This Week’s Picks Thursday, Jan 9 and Friday, Jan 10: Robert Morris at UConn Dan: Robert Morris got back on track last week with a pair of wins against Sacred Heart. But that UConn team is firing on all cylinders; … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Streaks, good and bad Several streaks came to an end this weekend: Bentley’s nine game unbeaten streak ended on Saturday in a 5-3 loss to Niagara. The teams had tied 2-2 the night before. Niagara had not won on the road (0-10-3) so far this season coming … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 10-4 Chris: 10-4 On the season: Dan: 89-38-12 (.683) Chris: 89-38-12 (.683) This Week’s Picks Friday, Jan 3 and Saturday, Jan 4: Air Force at American International Dan: AIC lost nine in a row to go into their break, while Air Force hasn’t lost since November 29th. They’re 2-0-3 over their little … Read more
The Colorado Gazette is reporting that Air Force goaltender Jason Torf and center Ben Carey will not play in this weekend’s series at American International. “It’s not good,” Serratore told the Gazette concerning Torf’s condition, reported to be a groin injury. “Hopefully it will not be season ending. He’s our best player. He’s our backbone.”
Last Week: Dan: 3-0-2 Chris: 2-1-2 On the season: Dan: 79-34-12 (.680) Chris: 79-34-12 (.680) This Week’s Picks Friday, Dec. 20: Providence at Army Dan: This is one of those games where PC fans have to worry that their team doesn’t take Army too lightly. That said, I think the Friars will be just fine. … Read more
Three things (okay, four) from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Oh the weather outside is frightful. People in Rochester, New York went to a snowstorm at a baseball field and watched a hockey game break out. With about a foot and a half of snow falling in the upstate area, the RIT Tigers and Niagara … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-3-2 Chris: 7-3-2 On the season: Dan: 76-34-10 (.675) Chris: 77-33-10 (.683) This Week’s Picks Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 : American International at Maine Dan: AIC is in a bad spot, and they desperately need the holidays. Alfond is a bad place to play, and Maine is overachieving big this … Read more