With a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins are now mired in the longest losing streak of the season – and Mike Johnston’s career – as they have now lost four straight games. For the second consecutive game, the Penguins came out ahead on the shot chart, with the Pens outshooting the Stars 31-26, including a 14-4 advantage in the third period. With the Penguins missing their top two goal scorers – center Evgeni Malkin and winger Patric Hornqvist – due to ... Read More
RMU’s Derek Schooley is AHC coach of the year
The Robert Morris Colonials hockey team continues to collect accolades. On Thursday morning, captain Cody Wydo was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. This time, it was head coach Derek Schooley, who was the recipient of the Atlantic Hockey Conference’s coach of the year award on Thursday. After winning the AHC tournament and an earning NCAA tournament berth last season, Schooley’s Colonials are 24-7-5 so far in 2014-15, with a 19-5-4 conference record, which was good enough for the ... Read More
Penguins look to get back on track against Stars
The Penguins are back out west this week, as their three-game road trip takes them to Dallas tonight to take on the Stars in a 9:00 p.m. faceoff. The Pens need to get back on track, after a two-game sweep at home last weekend and a lackluster 2-0 loss in New Jersey on Tuesday has handed them a three-game losing streak in which they’ve scored only one goal. One player that could spark the offense is left-winger Chris Kunitz. The veteran forward has been struggling lately. He has only one ... Read More
RMU’s Cody Wydo named Hobey Baker finalist
Robert Morris senior forward Cody Wydo was named one of the ten finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best college hockey player. Wydo is the first Hobey Baker finalist in Robert Morris history. The list of finalists was determined by online fan voting and a poll of NCAA head coaches. An additional round of fan voting, along with the input of a 27-member selection committee will determine the winner of the 2015 Hobey Baker ... Read More
Robert Morris announces 2015 football schedule
The Robert Morris Colonials announced their 2015 football schedule today. Second-year head coach John Banaszak’s sqaud will hope to bounce back from a 1-10 season in 2014. They will have six home games on campus as Joe Walton Stadium and five road contests on their eleven-game slate. The non-conference schedule starts with the home opener against longtime rival Dayton on September 5. The Colonials will then have a stretch of three non-conference opponents that they will be playing for the ... Read More
RMU’s Rob Mann recognized for defensive play
Robert Morris defenseman Rob Mann is an easy guy to notice. At 6’4”, 220 pounds, the sophomore from Oshawa, Ontario is an imposing physical specimen on the Colonials blue line. Recently, however, it has been his play, not just his size, that has drawn attention. Mann was named the Atlantic Hockey Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Colonials’ second-round sweep of the Niagara Purple Eagles last weekend. He led all Colonials defensemen with six blocked shots ... Read More
Penguins fall in New Jersey; drop third straight
For years, the Penguins have struggled to produce offense against the New Jersey Devils’ trapping scheme. On Tuesday night, they found their way to the net often enough, but despite landing 35 shots on goal, none of them found their way past Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, and the Pens lost, 2-0. It was the eighth time this season that the Penguins were shut out, and the second time in the last three games. The Penguins played a strong defensive game, allowing only 19 shots to get through ... Read More
IUP beats West Liberty, advances to elite eight
The IUP Crimson Hawks are headed to the NCAA Division-II elite eight, thanks to a 77-75 victory over regional powerhouse West Liberty on Tuesday night. The Crimson Hawks had to overcome a strong Hilltoppers squad that was playing at home, because West Liberty was the host the host school for the Atlantic Regional. Shawn Dyer was named the tournament MVP, and deservedly so, as the former Hilltoppers guard scored 23 points against his former team, shooting 7-of-16 from the field, 3-of-8 beyond ... Read More
Pens to take on festive Devils in St. Pat’s tradition
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to put an ugly weekend behind them and move on with a Metropolitan Division showdown with the struggling New Jersey Devils. It will be fourth time the Penguins and Devils have played on Saint Patrick’s Day, and the third time in five years. The Penguins are 1-2 against the Devils on March 17, and they are 1-1 since the Devils unveiled their green-trimmed throwback jerseys that they will be wearing tonight. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The New Jersey Devils have ... Read More
Panthers will host George Washington in NIT
The Pitt Panthers will not be competing in NCAA March Madness this year, but they will still be heading to the postseason, taking part in the National Invitation Tournament. The Panthers (19-14) will host George Washington (21-12) at the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the first round of the NIT. The game will be televised on ESPN. The winner will play the winner of the game between the #1 seed Temple Owls and #8 seed Bucknell Bisons. The NIT features 32 teams that were ... Read More