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
Three (OK, four, but they’re short) Things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Rebound On Friday, Canisius led host Army 3-2 after two periods before blowing the game open with five goals in the third to win, 8-2. The Griffs chased Black Knight goaltender Rob Tadazak with their sixth goal, the first career tally for … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 5-2-2 Chris: 5-2-2 On the season: Dan: 69-31-8 (.676) Chris: 70-30-8 (.685) This Week’s Picks Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7: Canisius at Army Dan: Army’s defense really struggled through the last month or so. In going 2-8 in November, they gave up 47 goals. The two wins they picked up were … Read more
Three things from a wild and ever-changing big story weekend for the Atlantic Hockey Association. Holy Moly In its 10-plus season existence, no AHA program had ever beaten the Boston College Eagles. Earlier this year, Army went to Conte Forum and allowed 11 goals. But resident giant killer Holy Cross, the team that became the … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 8-5-1 Chris: 6-7-1 On the season: Dan: 64-29-6 (.677) Chris: 65-28-6 (.687) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30: Bentley at Air Force Dan: There’s one-sided rivalries, and then there’s this. Air Force leads the all-time series 22-7-5, but Bentley took three points two years ago when they last … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play in the week at was: Representing Atlantic Hockey went 3-4-1 in non-conference games this past week, which doesn’t sound all that impressive at first blush. But in light of the league’s 6-47-4 record coming into the week, it’s pretty darn good. Mercyhurst and Rochester Institute of Technology earned splits … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-2 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 56-24-5 (.688) Chris: 59-21-5 (.724) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23: Holy Cross at Robert Morris Dan: Holy Cross has a team that just doesn’t quit. So does Robert Morris. A big weekend by either of this team can create some … Read more
Another week in the books in the college hockey universe, and another week of solid play across Atlantic Hockey. Here’s three things to chew on as you reflect on your weekend, with a little help from some of our favorite superheroes: AIC Yellow Jackets – The Dark Knight Chris will get more in depth this … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-5 Chris: 8-4 On the season: Dan: 45-22-5 (.660) Chris: 50-17-5 (.729) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16: Canisius at Ohio State Dan: Canisius got the train back on the tracks with a big win last week against Robert Morris. But despite raising their championship banner, last year’s … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey action this past weekend: Nothing decided A quartet of western scheduling pod games this past weekend may be an indicator of things to come in Atlantic Hockey. Canisius, Mercyhurst, Rochester Institute of Technology and Robert Morris all went 1-1 in round robin play. The details: On Friday, Robert Morris defeated … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-1 Chris: 11-1 On the season: Dan: 38-17-5 (.675) Chris: 42-13-5 (.742) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9: Niagara at Ohio State Dan: This is a game that Niagara would’ve won last year. But Niagara’s lost some of what made them who they were last year, and the … Read more