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Bookends<\/h4>\n

The first and last place teams recorded sweeps this past weekend in Atlantic Hockey play. Robert Morris swept Sacred Heart by identical scores of 2-1, while Niagara took all four points from American International, 2-0 and 4-3.<\/p>\n

The rest (with the exception of Canisius, which was idle) had to settle for anywhere from one to three points.<\/p>\n

As a result, there was not a lot of movement in the standings<\/a> with just three weekends to go in the regular season.<\/p>\n

The Colonials extended their lead from a single point over Rochester Institute of Technology to three points over Air Force, which jumped over the Tigers into second thanks to a three-point weekend against RIT in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

The only other changes in position were Bentley cruising past Canisius into sole possession of sixth place, Army moving from ninth into a tie for eighth, and Niagara drawing even with AIC for tenth place.<\/p>\n

For real<\/h4>\n

Air Force extended its unbeaten streak to ten games with a win and a tie against RIT.<\/p>\n

After deadlocking 2-2 on Friday, the Falcons put on a dominating performance on Saturday, highlighted by freshman goalie Shane Starrett’s third shutout of the season in a 4-0 win.<\/p>\n

Now in second place, this very young Falcons team has exceeded expectations after losing a large veteran class and all three goaltenders in the offseason.<\/p>\n

Picked to finish seventh in the preseason coach’s poll, Air Force has taken at least three points in its last five weekends of conference play. They’re clearly for real.<\/p>\n

“This is the best Saturday night we have had all season,” said Falcons coach Frank Serratore. “Good teams are hard to put away and RIT is a good team and they are a contender. It was not easy. I was pleased with a lot of things tonight.”<\/p>\n

For Jack<\/h4>\n

The hockey world was saddened on Wednesday to hear of the passing<\/a> of legendary coach Jack Riley.<\/p>\n

Army West Point will wear helmet stickers for the rest of the season to honor the former Army and U.S. Olympic Team coach.<\/p>\n

And because you knew they would, the Black Knights played some inspired hockey this past weekend, taking three points from Holy Cross.<\/p>\n

Coach Brian Riley’s team settled for a 2-2 tie on Friday but got off to a quick start on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Tate rink.<\/p>\n

Army West Point’s 3-1 win extended its unbeaten streak to five games, the longest for the Black Knights since 2009.<\/p>\n

Next up for Army West Point: a trip to Robert Morris.<\/p>\n

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