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OPINION: Silence is all that Howard, RMU want with hockey cancellation

Owen Krepps
June 21, 2021

The outcry to #SaveRMUHockey has seemed to die down as of late. Surprisingly, it has already been nearly a month since the initial shocking and disappointing news reveal. We have seen countless amounts of support for the resurrection of these programs but despite it all, President...

Pittsburgh I.C.E.; building the hockey community

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Over the past few decades, the hockey scene has exploded in the city of Pittsburgh. Every hockey level has seen growth in western Pennsylvania, especially with youth players, thanks to countless programs that have built the hockey community. Every day throughout...

Photo credit: Gregory Sutton

#FormerColonialWatch: Luke Lynch signs with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers

Tyler Gallo, Copy Editor
July 30, 2020

On Thursday morning, the Wheeling Nailers announced via their website that they had signed former men's hockey forward Luke Lynch to an ECHL contract. Lynch starts his professional career with the Nailers. This does not come as much of a surprise, as his brother Zac also plays...

Weekend Round-up: 2/7-2/9/2020

Weekend Round-up: 2/7-2/9/2020

Nathan Breisinger, Contributor
February 10, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Nate Breisinger is here to recap all of the action from RMU sports this weekend.

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RMU takes down RIT with Prkusic OT winner

Nathan Breisinger, Contributor
February 9, 2020

PITTSBURGH-- After a tough loss the prior evening, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team (10-15-3, 10-9-4 AHA) battled back to beat the RIT Tigers (15-11-4, 11-7-5 AHA) in overtime 4-3, thanks to a game-winning goal from Nick Prkusic. The Colonials were able to erase a two-goal...

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Alex Tonge fires a slapshot against Niagara on November 2, 2018 (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media).

Atlantic Hockey to switch to 3-on-3 overtime/shootout

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna
July 22, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- On Monday, July 22, Atlantic Hockey announced that for the 2019-20 season, a 3-on-3 overtime, then a shootout will be the way to decide regular season conference games. This method is also used by the Big 10, National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and the...

Weekend Round-up: 3/15/19 - 3/17/19

Weekend Round-up: 3/15/19 – 3/17/19

Ryan Giacobbi and Ryan Giacobbi
March 18, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- In the midst of playoff season, RMU had some teams on the road. Here’s this weekend’s round-up to inform you on what happened. 3/15/19: Men’s Hockey: RMU – 2; Bentley – 3 RMU men’s hockey (14-21-2) came up with some tough luck in the first...

Panelists (from left): Tyler Kennedy, Jessica Gazzola, Ashley McCombs.

Women’s hockey holds mental health panel

Tyler Gallo and Tyler Gallo
January 25, 2019

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Tyler Gallo feeds Liam Magargal in the Flyers Cup Championship game (Diane Leblanc/Salesianum)

A Personal Story: Skating from Delaware to Pittsburgh

Tyler Gallo and Tyler Gallo
January 23, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- For all 19 years of my life, I have lived in the small state of Delaware. I come from a small town called Hockessin. A fun fact about Hockessin: it is equidistant from New York City as it is DC. It was also featured in an episode of “30 Rock,” where it was...

RMU alumni Ferguson called up to AHL

RMU alumni Ferguson called up to AHL

Owen Krepps and Owen Krepps
November 19, 2018

TORONTO -- Robert Morris alumni, and the all-time leading scorer in RMU men’s hockey history, Brady Ferguson was called up to the AHL level in hockey this past Thursday. Ferguson has been recalled by the Toronto Marlies, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Ferguson...