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The RMU alumni team during last years Celebrity Hockey Faceoff Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Celebrity Hockey Faceoff Will Take Center Stage for Second Consecutive Year on Sunday

Cole Brennan
January 13, 2023

Are you ready for some hockey? RMU Athletics is hosting the second annual Celebrity Hockey Faceoff is scheduled for Jan. 15 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. It will feature many former Robert Morris hockey players, former Penguins players and celebrities from Pittsburgh and...

Zac Lynch and Brady Ferguson celebrate a goal in 2013. Photo credit: RMU Athletics

RMU Hockey Fans Submit Men’s and Women’s All-Time Teams

Alec Miller
December 21, 2022

With the announcement that men’s and women’s hockey will be returning for the 2023-24 season, fans recently had the opportunity to vote on who they think should be part of the RMU all-time teams. The voting consisted of over 1,000 ballots for the men’s and the women’s...

The mens hockey team will host Bowling Green on October 7, while the womens team will host Saint Anslem the same day

Robert Morris Hockey Programs to Host Home-Opener Doubleheader in 2023

Nathan Breisinger
December 15, 2022

With the Robert Morris hockey programs gearing up for their return, RMU Athletics announced on Tuesday the teams will host a home doubleheader to kickstart the return of the men’s and women’s hockey programs in 2023. On Oct. 7, the men’s hockey team will welcome Bowling...

Wydo a member of the Colonials in 2015 Photo credit: RMU Athletics

#FormerColonialWatch: Robert Morris Forward Cody Wydo Named to Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor

Hope Beatty
December 6, 2022

On Tuesday, the Atlantic Hockey Association named yet another former member to its hall of honor as part of the 20th-year celebration as Cody Wydo was named to the team this morning. Wydo joins former teammate Zach Lynch in the Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honors as only the second...

Lynch when he was a member of the Colonials in 2015

#FormerColonialWatch: Zac Lynch named to Atlantic Hockey’s Top 20 Players

Alec Miller
November 29, 2022

Former Colonial Zac Lynch is being inaugurated as part of the first class of the Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor. Lynch, who was a part of the team from 2012-16, is being recognized as one of the 20 best players in the league in honor of the league's 20th season. Lynch, who is...

Marotte before the game against RIT on October 26, 2018 Photo credit: David Auth

#FormerColonialWatch: Francis Marotte Signs Contract with Dundee Stars

Finn Lyons
October 21, 2022

Former Robert Morris University goaltender Francis Marotte has signed with the Dundee Stars of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in Scotland after splitting last season with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Allen Americans of the East Coast Hockey...

Mens hockey celebrates a goal against Penn State. Photo credit: David Auth

OPINION: Bring Back the Three Rivers Classic

Cole Brennan
October 17, 2022

The Robert Morris University men's and women's hockey teams are a year away from returning. Do you know what else should return? The Three Rivers Classic. The Three Rivers Classic was a great way to bring in major college hockey programs from across the country. Teams who...

Jacob Ardown from On the Bench scores in last years game Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Robert Morris to Host the Second Annual Celebrity Faceoff

Cole Brennan
October 10, 2022

The Robert Morris hockey teams announced the return of the RMU Celebrity Hockey Faceoff on Monday. The event will be held on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. "Last year's game was an outstanding event that helped the "Hockey is the Goal" campaign...

Nicholson will begin his second stint at Robert Morris while being behind the bench for six years Photo credit: RMU Athletics

Matt Nicholson welcomed back as Men’s Hockey Associate Head Coach

Michael Deemer
June 7, 2022

The Robert Morris announced Tuesday that former assistant and associate head coach of the Colonials Matt Nicholson would return behind the bench in Moon Township. Nicholson spent six years with the Colonials from 2009 to 2015 before becoming an assistant coach at Niagara from...

Brian Kramer and Randy Hernández celebrate a goal against Mercyhurst. Photo credit: Nathan Breisinger

Atlantic Hockey votes to reinstate Robert Morris

Aiden Dine
April 15, 2022

The Atlantic Hockey Board of Directors voted to reinstate the Robert Morris men's hockey program as a full member effective immediately, Mike McMahon of College Hockey News announced via Twitter on Thursday. The process to bring hockey back to RMU began in December when the...