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The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

Kevin Colbert stepped from his position on the RMU Board of Trustees due to the recent hockey news. Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert steps down from RMU Board of Trustees

Alexis Davis
May 31, 2021

UPDATE 4:49 P.M.: Per Tim Benz of Tribune-Review Sports, Kevin Colbert has stepped down, confirmed by Robert Morris PR. They responded with "We are certainly grateful for the time he served on the board and the substantial support he has given the university over the years." Last...

Michaela Boyle embraces Molly Singewald after her shutout against Sacred Heart. Neville Township, PA 2/20/2021 (Tyler Gallo)

In the blink of an eye

Michaela Boyle
May 28, 2021

“We are sorry to inform you we are cutting both the men’s and women’s hockey programs.” Those words have haunted my mind since May 26th at 1:50 pm when they were first stated to me and my teammates. My name is Michaela Boyle and I was a member of the Women’s Hockey...

The #SaveRMUHockey petition has garnered a crazy amount of support.

#SaveRMUHockey petition reaches over 12,000 supporters

Owen Krepps
May 27, 2021

The bold and brash decision by Robert Morris University yesterday has left a lot of people in shock and raises a lot of questions. How could the university take away two of the most successful programs on campus? Also, why drop this news now on a Wednesday in the middle of the...

Stack the Pads: An update on our NCAA Division 1 Mens and Womens Hockey programs

Stack the Pads: An update on our NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Hockey programs

In this emergency final episode of Stack the Pads, join Owen Krepps, Nate Breisinger, Jon Hanna, Tyler Gallo, and former RMU hockey players Michaela Boyle, Lexi Templeman, Arielle DeSmet as they discuss the atomic bombshell of news dropped by Robert Morris University today...

Robert Morris University to discontinue Division I hockey programs

Robert Morris University to discontinue Division I hockey programs

May 26, 2021

This afternoon Robert Morris University announced that it will no longer field their NCAA Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams. The decision was made not in a press conference or a proper meeting rather, in a Tweet by the university’s admin. https://twitter.com/RMU/status/1397613909482246148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397613909482246148%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolonialsportsnetwork.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D54715action%3Dedit It...

Jon Hanna gives his two cents on why the hockey programs should have never been abolished. Photo Credit: Nathan Breisinger

OPINION: The decision to axe RMU hockey programs should have never been a thought

Jonathan Hanna
May 26, 2021

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Opinions are of the writer and not of Colonial Sports Network as a whole.* In a move that surprised the college hockey world, including the athletes of the teams themselves, Robert Morris University announced in a press release that it was immediately eliminating...

RMU has discontinued its mens and womens hockey programs.

Robert Morris University to discontinue Division I hockey programs

Ethan Morrison
May 26, 2021

This afternoon Robert Morris University announced that it will no longer field their NCAA Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams. The decision was made not in a press conference or a proper meeting rather, in a Tweet by the university’s admin. It is unclear the main...

Justin Kapelmaster earned the win in his AHL debut last night. Photo Credit: Garret Roberts

#FormerColonialWatch: Men’s hockey alumnus Justin Kapelmaster victorious in AHL debut

Tyler Gallo
May 3, 2021

CEDAR PARK, TEXAS-- While the Robert Morris men's hockey season came to a close two months ago, the program was alive and well in Cedar Park, Texas last night when former goaltender Justin Kapelmaster earned the win in his AHL debut for the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate...

Mickey Burns has transferred into the mens hockey program from Vermont.

Men’s hockey adds Vermont transfer Mickey Burns

Jonathan Hanna
April 22, 2021

After their 2020-21 campaign fell short against Niagara in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, the Robert Morris men's hockey team has bolstered their roster for 2021-22, adding Mickey Burns, a forward from the University of Vermont, per Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald. In...

Stack the Pads: Maggy Burbidge

Stack the Pads: Maggy Burbidge

Owen Krepps and Jonathan Hanna
March 9, 2021

RMU women's hockey are CHA Champions and all-tournament MVP Maggy Burbidge joins Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna to discuss the Colonials' third CHA championship as well as the upcoming NCAA tournament.