Last Week: 11-4-1 On the Season: 80-40-20 (.643) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Jan. 11 and Saturday, Jan. 12 Holy Cross at Mercyhurst – This should be an entertaining series between evenly matched squads. The teams are tied for third place but the Lakers have a game in hand. I’m picking a split. Mercyhurst wins Friday; … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: A bit of a letdown I’m sure the Robert Morris Colonials were aware and determined not to suffer a letdown after what was arguably the greatest weekend in the program’s history and it’s first national ranking in two years. But on Friday in front of a nationally … Read more
Last Week: 8-4 On the Season: 69-36-19 (.633) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5 RIT at St. Lawrence – Both teams are going to rusty. The Tigers have been off for 23 days, the Saints 20. SLU has lost four straight but hasn’t ever lost to RIT at Appleton. I’d like … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: A milepost for Robert Morris When Robert Morris makes the NCAA tournament – it may be this season, it may not, but it will happen someday – the program can look back on this past weekend as a big milestone on its way to the top. The … Read more
Last time: 2-1 On the season: 61-32-119(.629) It’s tournament time! For many teams, it’s the last chance to play out of conference this season. Fans and players love tournaments because there’s a little extra something to play for. That said, with Festivus still on my mind, here are my list of grievances: The number of … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Nice non-conference wins There were just two games this weekend involving AHA teams, and both came up winners in non-conference games. Robert Morris, helped by a 38-save performance from Eric Levine, won at Penn State 3-2. The teams will meet again on Dec. 28 in the first round … Read more
Last week: 7-2-3 On the season: 59-31-19 (.628) This Week’s Picks: Saturday, Dec. 15: Mercyhurst at Clarkson – Clarkson is coming off a big sweep of archrival St. Lawrence while the Lakers split with American International last weekend. I’m going with the home team. Clarkson wins. Robert Morris at Penn State – The teams will meet … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Now that’s a spit. This weekend’s series between Mercyhurst and American International featured a pair of blowouts – one for each team. AIC spoiled the Lakers’ homecoming on Friday with a 7-3 win. It was the first home game for Mercyhurst this season. Seven different Yellow Jackets … Read more
Last week: 4-4-1 On the season: 52-29-16 (.619) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8: Air Force at Bentley – The Battle of the Falcons is a tough one to pick. I’m going with a split. Bentley has done better the second night of a series so far, so that’s the order I’ll … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Western weekend winners – The Western side of Atlantic Hockey went 5-0-1 against its Eastern counterparts this past weekend. On the season, the West “pod” leads the East 16-6-4 in inter-region play. Things are more distributed in the standings, with Western teams holding down the 1, T4, … Read more
Last week: 4-3-2 On the season: 48-25-15 (.631) This Week’s Picks: Thursday, Nov. 29: Army at Bentley – The visiting team won all three games in this series last season, but I think that trend stops here. Bentley wins. Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1: Robert Morris at Holy Cross – This series … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: Big winners: Connecticut. The Huskies are 4-1 in their last five games, including a sweep of Air Force this past weekend. Garrett Bartus stopped 35 of 36 shots for a 2-1 win on Friday, and then came back in the third to force overtime on Saturday. The … Read more
Last week: 8-1-2 On the season: 44-22-113 (.639) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 23 and Saturday, Nov. 24: Mercyhurst at Bentley – With Niagara idle and Holy Cross in non-conference play this weekend, here’s a chance for one of these teams to make a big move with a sweep. But I’m picking a split in … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: 1. A few weeks ago I made this prediction: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/chrislerch/status/265621096202661888″] We’re beginning to see some real separation at the top. Niagara and Holy Cross have opened a six and five point lead, respectively, over the rest of the pack. The Purple Eagles, who defeated Canisius and … Read more
Last week: 8-3 On the season: 36-21-11 (.610) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17: Mercyhurst at Rensselaer – The Engineers have played well against the AHA no matter what kind of season they are having. But the Lakers are on a four-game unbeaten streak and should be able to grind out … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: 1. Two teams have been able to open some distance from the pack, with Niagara and Holy Cross four points ahead of the rest. But the Crusaders have two loses to go with their five wins, while the Purple Eagles remain perfect in conference play (5-0). Niagara … Read more
Last week: 6-3-3 On the season: 28-18-11 (.587) This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3: Air Force at Penn State – The Nittany Lions have done pretty well against AHA competition (4-1) but I think that ends this weekend. Air Force sweeps. Niagara at Army – This is a battle between … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: 1. This was the first weekend of two-game inter pod series between teams that will not see each other again unless it’s in the postseason. The marquee matchup was between Holy Cross and Air Force, two teams that are expected to be near the top of the … Read more
Last week: 9-4-3 On the season: 22-15-8 (.577) League play gets under way in earnest this weekend with five conference series. This Week’s Picks: Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3 Holy Cross at Air Force – The home team has taken three points in this series over the past two seasons, but … Read more
Three things from Atlantic Hockey play this weekend: – Army is going to have a better season than last year. The Black Knights have two conference wins this season after getting just three in all of 2011-2012. They lost to Penn State 5-0 at home on Friday but came back with a 7-2 win … Read more