Welcome back to The Mack Report.
In today’s daily update:
Weekend takeaways from all three sports we cover most here. In men’s basketball, I’m not worried about the 1-2 start, and I’m most interested in how the rotation shakes out.
In men’s hockey, we highlight some players who are flying under the radar, run through some statistical notes and explain why, even with the scoring likely to dip a bit, there are still signs the Warriors are a top team.
Merrimack was featured in The Boston Globe on Monday for adding new sports and growing enrollment. We have a recap and some highlights from the story.
In the notebook, we look ahead to several ranked opponents on the Warriors’ schedule this weekend, including hockey’s home-and-home with Providence and basketball’s game against No. 1 Florida. Plus, Stephane Da Costa and Jordan Derkack have found homes for the season, and Antonio Venuto had a big night in the ECHL on Saturday.
Daily Update: Thoughts on Merrimack’s rotation, and more weekend takeaways
Men’s Basketball
— Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: The Warriors struggle in nonconference play, figure things out by December and become one of the top teams in their conference.
Sound familiar?
The idea that people are freaking out about Merrimack’s 1-2 start is a little laughable. This happens pretty regularly. The Warriors always play a challenging nonconference schedule, and we’ve seen in past seasons that the zone defense can take a while to click, especially in a season like this one, with so many new faces.
Merrimack started 0-3 last season and 1-6 in 2024-25.
