With seven first-place votes, Robert Morris was tabbed Wednesday to finish atop the Atlantic Hockey standings in 2015-16. “We have nine seniors who have won a lot of hockey games in the past three years, so I am sure that is a big reason the coaches feel the Colonials are deemed the preseason favorite,” said … Read more
Rich Hansen and Phil Osaer have been named to the staff of USA Hockey’s American Development Model. Both will begin their positions on Sept. 21. A former player at Mercyhurst (2001-05), Hansen will serve as an ADM regional manager with responsibility for USA Hockey’s Atlantic (Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey) and New York Districts. … Read more
Ronan was an assistant coach with the USHL’s Youngstown Phantoms in 2014-15 after a year volunteering with Union.
Lake Superior State announced Monday that assistant coach Peter Aubry is leaving the program to become the developmental goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks organization. Aubry served one season on the Lakers’ bench after three years as an assistant at his alma mater, Mercyhurst. “I am extremely excited and grateful for the opportunity with the … Read more
Mercyhurst associate coach Robert Ferraris has stepped down, effective at the end of August, to become head hockey coach at his high school alma mater, Trinity-Pawling, in upstate New York. Trinity-Pawling is an all-boys boarding school located in Pawling, N.Y., near the Connecticut border. “The last 10 years have been, quite possibly, the best to … Read more
Atlantic Hockey unveiled its year-end award winners Thursday night and also named three All-Conference teams and the Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team. RIT’s Matt Garbowsky was named Player of the Year, Best Defensive Forward and also won the scoring trophy after leading the conference in scoring with 23 goals and 44 points in 28 games. … Read more
Rochester Institute of Technology has five players on the 2014-15 Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams, while Robert Morris placed four and Bentley had three representatives. 2014-15 AHA First Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Second Team All-Conference 2014-15 AHA Third Team All-Conference
Mercyhurst men’s coach Rick Gotkin, currently in his 27th season at the Lakers’ helm, will be inducted into the Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 23 at the Erie Shrine Club.
Atlantic Hockey announced its 2014-15 All-Rookie Team on Friday and it featured two unanimous picks. Bentley goalie Jayson Argue and RIT defenseman Brady Norrish were unanimous picks by the conference’s 11 head coaches. 2014-15 All-Rookie Team
The Mercyhurst Ice Center will undergo a $300,000 renovation project that will include a complete makeover of the lobby, as well as increased, and raised, seating, especially at the west end above the varsity locker rooms to allow for more seating capacity and better viewing. The arena first opened on Dec. 8, 1991. The university’s … Read more
Jack Riley’s father coaches at Army, where his uncle and grandfather formerly coached.
Nebraska-Omaha sophomore forward Austin Ortega has been selected as the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for December 2014, while the HCA National Rookie of the Month is Mercyhurst forward Jack Riley. Ortega scored an NCAA-best seven goals (four game-winners) and added nine points in eight games for the Mavericks. He … Read more
Friday’s Mercyhurst home game against Canisius has been postponed because of the snowstorm in Western New York.
Mercyhurst announced on Tuesday afternoon that its originally-scheduled men’s games against Ohio State on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, 2015, will be played at the Erie Insurance Arena as part of the “Snowtown Throwdown.” Game time on Friday, Jan. 2 is slated for 7:05 p.m. EDT, while the following day’s game will begin at 2:35 … Read more
After a 21-win season that included a league championship, the Lakers have 12 seniors on the roster.
Last season’s top goaltender is playing pro hockey, but a number of successful netminders are back.
Mercyhurst, which won the Atlantic Hockey regular-season championship in 2013-14, has been picked to once again finish atop the standings after the conference released the results of the preseason coaches’ poll on Wednesday. The Lakers took home six first-place votes in the balloting.
The Mercyhurst men’s team has named Tyler Travis strength and conditioning coach. Travis, an Erie, Pa., native, received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State-Behrend and his Master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology, with a concentration in cardiac rehabilitation, from Minnesota State.
Mercyhurst has named Greg Gardner an assistant coach with the Lakers’ men’s team for the 2014-15 season. Gardner replaces former assistant Peter Aubry, who took a position at Lake Superior State earlier this month. “We are very excited to add Greg to our staff,” said Mercyhurst head coach Rick Gotkin in a statement. “We would … Read more
Lake Superior State has named Peter Aubry as an assistant coach. Aubry, who spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Mercyhurst after playing nine seasons professionally, is a former goaltender who will coach the Lakers’ defense. “I was fortunate that when I was still playing in the minors, I spent a lot of … Read more