How conference tournament attendance both rose and fell in 2015
There were fewer ticketing sessions for the events, so total attendance was down but per-session averages were up.
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Atlantic Hockey Picks, the final results
Last week: Dan: 1-2 Chris: 0-3 For the season: Dan: 134-81-27 (.610) Chris: 137-76-27 (.627) And the winner is: Chris made RIT fans happy by picking against the Tigers the final weekend, and they again proved him wrong. But he held on for the season victory against Dan by a mere 3.5 games. We didn’t … Read more
Three Things: March 22, 2015
Three things from Championship weekend in Atlantic Hockey: One and done For the third consecutive season, the top seed went down in the semifinals of the Atlantic Hockey tournament. This time it was defending champion Robert Morris, who put 62 shots on net against Mercyhurst in 63 minutes of play, but fell to the Lakers, … Read more
Gallery: RIT beats Mercyhurst for Atlantic Hockey championship
Here are images from Rochester Institute of Technology’s win over Mercyhurst in the Atlantic Hockey championship game Saturday in Rochester, N.Y.
The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped by seeding: 1. Minnesota State 2. North Dakota 3. Boston University 4. Miami 5. Denver 6. Minnesota-Duluth 7. Michigan Tech 8. Omaha 9. Harvard 10. Minnesota 11. Boston College 12. St. … Read more
RIT’s Garbowsky collects Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year laurels
Atlantic Hockey unveiled its year-end award winners Thursday night and also named three All-Conference teams and the Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team. RIT’s Matt Garbowsky was named Player of the Year, Best Defensive Forward and also won the scoring trophy after leading the conference in scoring with 23 goals and 44 points in 28 games. … Read more
Seven forwards among 10 finalists for 2015 Hobey Baker Award
National scoring leader Jack Eichel of Boston University and five other players in the top 10 in scoring are on the list.
Atlantic Hockey Picks, March 20-21
Last week: Dan: 7-3 Chris: 7-2 On the season: Dan: 133-79-27 (.613) Chris: 137-73-27 (.635) So I retain my title despite a nice comeback by Dan in February. I’m leading by five games with just three left (The number of games picked are different due to the way we pick best-of-three series). This Week’s … Read more
Season at stake for Atlantic Hockey’s four remaining teams in championship weekend
Only one will continue on to the NCAA tournament, so the AHC title is doubly important this season.
Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East
The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.
An effort to narrow the Hobey list to 10 ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Candace Horgan and Chris Lerch make their picks for the players they think will be on the list of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Three Things: March 16, 2015
A look back at the weekend that was as the road to Rochester reaches its end: Sports Giveth, Sports Taketh Away We start with the most obvious talking point – the wild three game series between Bentley and Mercyhurst and its unpredictable ending. After a scoreless regulation in Game One, and after being outshot 40-28, … Read more
Gallery: RIT opens Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals with win over Air Force
Here are photos from Rochester Institute of Technology’s 2-1 win over Air Force on Friday in Rochester, N.Y.
RIT places five on Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams
Rochester Institute of Technology has five players on the 2014-15 Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams, while Robert Morris placed four and Bentley had three representatives. 2014-15 AHA First Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Third Team All-Conference
Atlantic Hockey Picks, March 13-15
Last week: Dan: 5-3 Chris: 5-2 On the season: Dan: 126-76-27 (.609) Chris: 130-71-27 (.629) This Week’s Picks Atlantic Hockey Playoffs – Quarterfinals Best of Three Series Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15 No. 11 Niagara at No. 1 Robert Morris Dan: Niagara might be the most dangerous seed to the Colonials’ run. … Read more
Mercyhurst hits the road looking for another Atlantic Hockey semifinal berth
The Lakers, semifinal contestants in 12 of 15 seasons, play at Bentley in the quarterfinals after both teams had first-round byes.
TMQ: Working overtime (and then some), a compelling Big Ten finish and ranking the upsets
Niagara was last in the PairWise Rankings until it beat Holy Cross in a best-of-three Atlantic Hockey series.
Three Things: March 8, 2015
Three things from the first postseason weekend in Atlantic Hockey: And then there were eight Only one first round series went the distance, and that also featured the only upset this past weekend. Niagara opened at Holy Cross with a classic road playoff 2-1 win, and then rebounded from a three-overtime loss in Game Two … Read more
Atlantic Hockey Picks, March 6-8
Last week: Dan: 5-5 Chris: 3-7 On the season: Dan: 121-73-27 (.609) Chris: 125-69-27 (.627) This Week’s Picks Atlantic Hockey Playoffs – First Round Best of Three Series Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 8 No. 11 Niagara at No. 6 Holy Cross Dan: Niagara is picking up steam at exactly the right time … Read more
RIT finishes with a flourish, gains its highest standings position on the final day
The Tigers scored an empty-net goal in overtime to finish the Atlantic Hockey regular season in third place.