Atlantic Hockey Watch Guide: Week Of December 2

The numbers speak for themselves.

Last season, the Carolina Hurricanes burst onto the scene following a wave of offseason changes, shaping the team for a run to the Eastern Conference Final and bright future.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers came away with just one point over the weekend following a 0-1-1 showing against seventh-place Canisius, keeping the fight for first tight in Atlantic Hockey.

A freak play changes the destiny of two teams, there was a hockey surge in Klondike country, and two of the country’s most quotable coaches square off in Bemidji — all this week in the WCHA RinkRap.

Check out college hockey action in the Atlantic Hockey conference in the week of January 20.

Check out college hockey action in the WCHA in the week of January 20.

When the ECHL heads to Wichita, Kansas, for the annual installment of their All-Star Game, North America’s premier “AA” hockey league will once again provide a fascinating display of a critical layer of player development that most seem to overlook.

Borrowing some terminology from NHL salary cap connoisseur, CapFriendly, being an Armchair General Manager is easy with a couch and laptop, but there is far more to building and perfecting a perennial playoff team than some what-if digital remedies.

The WCHA’s version of Ali-Frazier is finally here. 

As Sacred Heart and Army pull away from their Atlantic Hockey colleagues, the natural question to wonder about is whether either program has the ability for a first-round upset at the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament.