Welcome to the first edition of the picks for the 2011-2012 season. Friday, October 7 Air Force at North Dakota (Icebreaker Tournament) – It’s a homecoming for Air Force captain Paul Weisgarber, a former North Dakota Mr. Hockey award winner in high school. The Falcons will put a scare into the Fighting Sioux, but I … Read more
Last Week: 8-3 On the Season: 111-72-28 (.592) I already previewed the championship weekend in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right to the bottom line: I’m picking Air Force to win the title. AHA Semifnals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 18 Connecticut vs. Rochester Institute of Techology – The Tigers … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams triumphed, all four home teams won their best-of-three quarterfinal series. Three of the series were sweeps. Recaps and box scores are here. That means the following games are slated for Friday in Rochester: No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 1 RIT No. 3 Holy … Read more
Unlike the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs where the road teams came out on top, last weekend’s quarterfinal series all went to the home teams. Only Holy Cross needed three games to advance,meaning the host schools went 8-1. This sets up the following matchups for this weekend’s AHA championships at Blue Cross Arena … Read more
Last Week: 1-3 On the Season: 103-69-28 (.585) I already previewed the four quarterfinal series in this week’s Atlantic Hockey Column, so let’s get right down to the picks. AHA Quarterfinals – Best of Three Series Friday, March 11, Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13 (if necessary) American International at RIT – The Tigers … Read more
It was home-not-so-sweet home in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs with all four home (and higher seeded) teams losing. Newcomers Robert Morris and Niagara, who were near the top of the standings most of the season, are out, while American International and Scared Heart, teams that spent most of the season battling … Read more
Four games, four upsets as the higher seeds all lost on a crazy Saturday night. The visiting team won all four single-elimination first round games, setting up quarterfinal best-of-three series that look like this: No. 12 American International at No. 1 Rochester Institute of Technology No. 11 Sacred Heart at No. 2 Air Force No. … Read more
Last Week: 6-4-2 On the Season: 102-66-25 (.593) I already previewed the four first round playoff games in this week’s Atlantic Hockey column, so let’s go right to the picks: Saturday, February 26 Canisius at Niagara – These schools are sports rivals and never has so much been on the line as they meet in … Read more
The playoff picture is now set with Air Force and Connecticut securing the remaining byes in the final weekend of the regular season. Here are the playoff matchups: #6W Canisius at #3W Niagara #5W Mercyhurst at #4W Robert Morris #6E American International at #3E Army #5E Sacred Heart at #4E Bentley Byes went to #1W … Read more
Last week: 7-3-1 On the season: 96-62-23 (.593) Two first-round byes are still up in the air going into the final weekend of the regular season. All of the series are home-and-home with the obvious exception of Air Force and Robert Morris. Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 Robert Morris at Air Force – … Read more
We’re down the the final 12 games of the Atlantic Hockey season, and there’s still much to be decided. One bye in each scheduling pod is locked up, but the other two are up for grabs. Here’s the lowdown: RIT – The Tigers have clinched first place and a first-round bye. They’ll host the lowest … Read more
Three RIT streaks came to an end and Canisius moved into the role of spoiler last weekend, as the Atlantic Hockey playoff picture began to clear. To recap: Canisius was shut out for the third consecutive game on Thursday in a 3-0 loss to Niagara. But on Saturday, the Griffs exploded for six goals and … Read more
Last week: 4-7-1 On the season: 89-59-22 (.588) While Rochester Institute of Technology has locked up first place, the other 11 positions in Atlantic Hockey are still up for grabs, with some key series ahead. Thursday, February 17 and Saturday, February 19 Niagara vs. Canisius – The Battle for the Bridge series may also determine … Read more
Things had to break just right last weekend for Rochester Institute of Technology to clinch the regular season Atlantic Hockey title, and that’s exactly what happened. Niagara and Air Force split a pair of wild games, and Robert Morris had a win but also had to settle for a tie (in a wild comeback), opening … Read more
A shutout sweep by Rochester Institute of Technology over Canisius allowed the Tigers to claim their fourth regular season title in five years. Two other sweeps in the East pod have moved Holy Cross and Connecticut into the driver’s seat for a first-round bye. To recap: Canisius scored the first goal of this three-game series … Read more
Last week: 5-5-1 On the season: 85-52-21 (.604) This week, the third last in the regular season, features more intra-pod matchups with half the series using a home-and-home format. Friday, February 11 and Saturday, February 12 Niagara at Air Force – Air Force won the earlier meeting, 7-4 at Niagara. The former CHA members have … Read more
With just three weeks left in the regular season, it’s time to start some serious scoreboard watching. I’ll be using this space over the coming weeks to break down each team’s playoff possibilities. RIT – The Tigers can clinch the regular season title with three wins in their last five games. Two wins will be … Read more
Two sweeps, three splits and the fourth straight Saturday night tie for Rochester Institute of Techology leave much to decided going into the final three weekends of the season. The first-place Tigers and Air Force Falons played a wild series in Rochester, with RIT winning 1-0 in overtime on Friday. It was the first time … Read more
Last week: 4-3-4 On the season: 80-47-20 (.612) This week features home-and-home series with one exception – it’s a long commute between Rochester and Colorado Springs. Air Force at Rochester Institute of Technology – These games are usually close with 14 of the last 18 meetings decided by two goals or less. Air Force holds … Read more