The Atlantic Hockey regular season is now officially in the books. Mercyhurst finishes the season atop the conference, thanks in part to a four-game winning streak to end the season and a whopping 12 wins since January 1. The Lakers, along with Canisius, Air Force, Army and Holy Cross, all get a bye through the first round of playoffs.

Here are the final regular season Atlantic Hockey standings:

1. Mercyhurst
2. Canisius
3. Air Force
4. Army
5. Holy Cross
6. RIT
7. Robert Morris
8. AIC
9. Niagara
10. Bentley
11. Sacred Heart

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Well, here we are. It’s nearly the end of the Atlantic Hockey regular season, with just one more weekend to go before playoffs begin. But before we get too ahead of ourselves, let’s talk about this past weekend, because it was certainly an interesting one.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings as of Feb. 18:

1. Mercyhurst
2. Canisius
3. Holy Cross
4. RIT
5. Air Force
6. Robert Morris
7. Army
8. AIC
9. Niagara
10. Bentley
11. Sacred Heart

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The race for the top of Atlantic Hockey is really heating up. Canisius managed to stay in first despite splitting the weekend with Army, but Mercyhurst – with two wins and an OT loss, and Holy Cross, who lost twice this weekend, are nipping at their heels.

The Griffs are now 15-13-2 overall on the season, while the Lakers are 15-11-4. The Crusaders are 12-13-7.

Robert Morris’ Brady Ferguson continues to lead the conference in scoring, with 42 points (15-27) in 30 games. Canisius’ Dylan McLaughlin has 39 points in 29 games, and RMU’s Alex Tonge has 35 points (12-23) in 30 games. Holy Cross’ Scott Pooley is also averaging a point-per-game with just two weeks left in the regular season.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings as of February 13, following the noontime Air Force vs. Sacred Heart game, with each team’s number of remaining games:

1. Canisius (4)
2. Mercyhurst (4)
3. Holy Cross (2)
4. Robert Morris (4)
5. RIT (4)
6. Army (4)
7. Air Force (4)
8. Niagara (2)
9. AIC (3)
10. Bentley (3)
11. Sacred Heart (4)

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Just three weeks remain in the Atlantic Hockey regular season, and it’s still anyone’s conference to win. After a split weekend, Canisius and Holy Cross remain tied with 28 points, though the Griffs have the extra edge (14-2-2) that’s putting them in first with more games left to play.

With a pair of wins this weekend, Robert Morris is just two points behind, with Mercyhurst a pair behind them.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings as of February 5, with the number of games each team has remaining:

1. Canisius (6)
2. Holy Cross (4)
3. Robert Morris (6)
4. Mercyhurst (7)
5. Niagara (4)
6. Army (6)
7. AIC (4, incl. 1 non-conference)
8. Air Force (7)
9. RIT (7)
10. Bentley (5)
11. Sacred Heart (7)

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As we head into the final month of regular-season action in Atlantic Hockey, the race for the top is heating up. The Golden Griffins remain in first place with 26 points and a 13-7 record, but the Crusaders are on their heels, matching their point total but with a 10-6-6 conference record.

Mercyhurst’s Lakers are just two points behind, with Robert Morris, Niagara and AIC all eclipsing the 20-point mark as well.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings, as of January 31:

1. Canisius
2. Holy Cross
3. Mercyhurst
4. Robert Morris
5. Niagara
6. AIC
7. RIT
8. Army
9. Air Force
10. Bentley
11. Sacred Heart (more…)

The Canisius College Golden Griffins remain atop the Atlantic Hockey standings this week, tied with the Holy Cross Crusaders for the conference lead with 24 points. Nipping right at their heels: Niagara, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, who are all within two wins of first place.

Meanwhile, 10th place Sacred Heart came out of this past week with a pair of wins, while Mercyhurst won twice and tied once. The second game of the Sacred Heart / Air Force series was postponed due to the government shutdown.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings, as of January 23:

1. Canisius
2. Holy Cross
3. Niagara
4. Mercyhurst
5. Robert Morris
6. AIC
7. Army
8. RIT
9. Air Force
10. Sacred Heart
11. Bentley (more…)

It’s been a busy calendar year so far for the Atlantic Hockey conference, including 10 games between January 12-13.

This past weekend, Mercyhurst, Holy Cross and Air Force all skated away with pairs of wins. Meanwhile, Niagara, RIT and Sacred Heart failed to find success this weekend.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings, as of January 14:

1. Canisius
2. Holy Cross
3. Niagara
4. Army
5. AIC
6. Robert Morris
7. Mercyhurst
8. RIT
9. Air Force
10. Bentley
11. Sacred Heart

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Atlantic Hockey entered its holiday break with a quiet weekend, with just two games between December 15 – 17. Robert Morris and Mercyhurst faced a home-and-home series in the lone pair of games over the weekend, with RMU sweeping the series.

Entering the break, here are the Atlantic Hockey standings:

1. Canisius
2. Niagara
3. Holy Cross
4. Robert Morris
5. RIT
6. Army
7. AIC
8. Bentley
9. Mercyhurst
10. Air Force
11.  Sacred Heart

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What a weekend in Atlantic Hockey, filled with plenty of exciting non-conference action as well as several critical conference games that have shaken up the standings.

With a pair of wins in the Battle of the Bridge over Niagara, Canisius has taken over the top spot in Atlantic Hockey. The Purple Eagles have been bumped down to second place for the time being. They’ll stay that way for a while now, as both teams are off until the last weekend of the month.

AIC jumped two spots in the standings after splitting their weekend series.

Looking ahead, there are only two games this coming weekend, a home-and-home series between Robert Morris and Mercyhurst.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings as of December 11:

1. Canisius
2. Niagara
3. Holy Cross
4. RIT
5. Army
6. AIC
7. Robert Morris
8. Bentley
9. Mercyhurst
10. Air Force
11. Sacred Heart

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It was a busy weekend for Atlantic Hockey, as every team aside from Robert Morris played at least one game. Niagara came out on top with a pair of wins to regain the top spot in the conference.

Canisius is now second in the conference despite falling to non-conference Clarkson this weekend. Army, meanwhile, fell three spots in conference standings after this weekend’s games.

Here are the Atlantic Hockey standings as of December 3:

1. Niagara
2. Canisius
3. Holy Cross
4. RIT
5. Army
6. Robert Morris
7. Bentley
8. AIC
9. Mercyhurst
10. Air Force
11. Sacred Heart

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