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Atlantic Hockey Showdown: Playoff Round #2  "RIT wins 2015 Title" (Credit Bryan Bennet)   Round #1 Results:   #10 AIC (0) Vs. #7 Mercyhurst (2) The Lakers swept the weekend behind an impressive all around team effort helping themselves get out of that three game losing streak to end the season. In Friday night's game the Lakers jumped out to a 3-0 lead before giving up three straight, Sophomore Forward Derek Barach would then score his second of the night late in the second period that eventually ended up as the game winning goal as the Lakers won 4-3. Saturday's game was a different story however, as the Lakers used a 4 goal second and 24 saves from Junior Goaltender Brandon Wildung to roll over AIC 5-0 and earn a sweep to move on to the next round. #11 Niagara (2) Vs. #6 RIT (1)  In easily the biggest upset of the playoffs thus far, the Niagara Purple Eagles managed to take down RIT, winning two out of the three games on the weekend. Niagara would...

Atlantic Hockey Rankings  1- Canisius  2- Air Force  3- Army  4- RMU  5- Holy Cross  6- RIT  7- Mercyhurst  8- Bentley  9- Sacred Heart  10- AIC  11- Niagara  Playoff Round #1 (March 3rd-5th) This round is a best of 3 game series hosted by the higher. The top 5 teams in the conference receive a bye and will host the winners from round #1  #11 Niagara Vs. #6 RIT  - RIT will be hosting this series at the Gene Polisseni Center  in Rochester, NY  - RIT swept the regular season series against Niagara, beating Niagara 7-1 and 6-2  - Niagara is currently on a 12 game losing streak  #10 AIC Vs. #7 Mercyhurst  - Mercyhurst will be hosting this series at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, PA  - Mercyhurst split the season series with AIC, losing the first game 3-5 but coming back the next night and winning 6-3 - Mercyhurst is currently ...

Saturday February 25, 2017  Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie PA    Mercyhurst Lakers (12-17-4, 5th in Atlantic Conference)    Vs.  RIT Tigers (12-15-0, 8th in Atlantic Conference)                                                              Photo Credit- Omar Phillips Mercyhurst Lakers:  After finishing 4th in the Atlantic last season (15-9-4) the Lakers have had a tough time getting on any sort of prolonged run throughout the season. Mercyhurst is currently in 5th place following a 4-0 loss to Canisius on Thursday night. - Sophomore Defenseman Les Lancaster  (Ypsilanti, Mich) has been a rock on defense for the Lakers this season, posting 21 points (5 goals, 16 assists) in 32 games this season - Freshman goaltender Colin DeAugustine has posted a record of 5-6-2 with a 2.95 goals...

Credit USCHO.com On Thursday, night the Canisius Golden Griffins laid an absolute beat down on the Mercyhurst Lakers, which was also their last home game of the season as well as their senior night. Canisius scored early in the game and never looked back, Sophomore Defenseman Alex Jaeckle scored at 4:17 of the first period. This started off a torrid three goal first period for the Griffins which would eventually chase Lakers goaltender Brandon Wildung from the net going into the second period. Jaeckle’s game winner was his third goal as well as his third game-winning goal of the season. Senior goaltender Charles Williams set school records in wins with 19 and shutouts with 5 and the Griffins extended their unbeaten streak to 15 games, the longest active unbeaten streak in the entire nation. Canisius wraps up the season with a record of 21-11-7 and is guaranteed a first round bye heading into the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. Mercyhurst drops to a record of 15-...