Season Preview: Inside Atlantic Hockey

October 1, 2026 by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) In the 2026-27 season, Bentley looks to continue the success it has found during the Andy Jones era. Bentley enters the season off the heels of its second straight Atlantic Hockey postseason championship and its first-ever regular season title. Following March’s announcement that Mercyhurst would be dropping its men’s hockey program after the 2025-26 season, Atlantic Hockey begins the season with one less team than it finished with for the second consecutive season. American International reclassified to Division II at the end of 2024-25 season. While conversations about the conference expanding continue,…