With a roster comprised of nearly three dozen freshmen and sophomores, Sacred Heart head coach CJ Marottolo knew his Pioneers would face a season of opportunistic growth (photo: Mike Miller/Sacred Heart Athletics).
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Derian Plouffe of Niagara and Kory Kennedy of Sacred Heart for Saturday’s conference game between the two schools.
Robert Morris recently learned that former associate coach Mark Workman was diagnosed with liver cancer just before the start of 2018 and has been undergoing treatments since the beginning of the year (photo: RMU Athletics).
Thanks to an uneven number of teams in Atlantic Hockey, there’s usually an odd team out. Mercyhurst was idle last weekend, part of a stretch of 13 days without any action (photo: Mercyhurst Athletics).
When Trevor Large accepted the head coaching position at Canisius, he inherited a program considered one of Atlantic Hockey’s blue bloods (photo: Omar Phillips).
American International announced Wednesday that assistant coach Mike Towns has been promoted to associate head coach (photo: AIC Athletics).
A rash of injuries has made it difficult for the Falcons, who so far have lost 117 man-games to injury, including Jordan Himley and Tyler Ledford, who were both hurt over the Jan. 12-13 weekend in a pair of wins at RIT (photo: Omar Phillips).
October kicked off the 2017-18 season with an expected face atop the Atlantic Hockey standings — Army West Point. The good times didn’t last and the team fell back into the pack (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).
AIC and Sacred Heart left for minor league arenas after Bentley had already announced an evaluation for its own building. Almost three years later, the Falcons will open the on-campus Bentley Arena on Feb. 16.
The new Bentley Arena will officially open its doors on Thursday, Feb. 15, to Bentley students, staff, and faculty. One night later, the hockey team will play the first game in its new home against Army West Point. “As we prepare to open this new building, I could not be more proud of the members … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has issued suspensions to Niagara sophomore defenseman Tyler Hayes and Canisius junior defenseman Alex Jaeckle following last weekend’s league series between the two teams. Hayes was whistled for a five-minute major for spearing and given a game disqualification at the 17:33 mark of the third period last Saturday. The game disqualification penalty carries … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Canisius senior defenseman David Bennett one game for his actions in the Dec. 8 game against Niagara. Bennett was whistled for a five-minute major for contact to the head and issued a game misconduct in the first period of Friday’s game. Upon reviewing the hit, Atlantic Hockey officials determined that the … Read more
In 2013, Niagara qualified for the NCAA tournament as an at-large entry. It was, to date, the first and only time an Atlantic Hockey team earned the reward in conference history. The Purple Eagles finished that season ranked No. 15 after losing to North Dakota in the West Regional’s first round, and they started the … Read more
Twenty of the top NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates Wednesday for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
They say that progress takes time, that you don’t see radical change overnight. But it’s hard to look at what Niagara (4-2-0) has accomplished over its first six games and not see a significant difference over the past few seasons. It’s early. There’s a lot of hockey to play, at least 30 more games. But … Read more
Christian Pomarico never met Derek Hines. They never skated together and never dressed together in the same hockey locker room. They both attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy, but neither man met the other. But to Pomarico, “Hinesy” is still a part of his family. A 2016 West Point graduate, Pomarico hung … Read more
Army West Point senior forward Brendan McGuire has been suspended one game through the Atlantic Hockey supplemental discipline policy.The league reviewed McGuire’s major penalty for checking from behind on Oct. 21 against Robert Morris, which also carried a game misconduct. After reviewing the replay, the officials’ report, and discussing the play with the referees at … Read more
Trevor Large has coached just two games so far, but he and his Canisius Golden Griffins have been through the gamut already. Last Friday, Canisius fell behind visiting Robert Morris 3-0 midway through the second period, but came storming back with three third-period goals to even the score. But RMU’s Spencer Dorowicz got the game-winner … Read more
College hockey’s first weekend is usually something of a parade lap. Nonconference matchups dot the first days of the season, with fans and followers getting reacquainted with familiar colors. Chants and songs shake off summer dust, and the first semblance of winter’s cold blows in across the sport’s landscape. For teams like American International and … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has announced that its tournament championship trophy will be named after legendary hockey icon Jack Riley. The Jack Riley Memorial Trophy will be presented for the first time in Rochester, N.Y., to the winners of the 2018 Atlantic Hockey tournament. Riley, who passed away in Feb. 2016, is the winningest coach in Army … Read more