The Robert Morris Colonials hockey team has spent the last week collecting hardware. Senior captain Cody Wydo is one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the best college hockey player in the nation. Head coach Derek Schooley is the Atlantic Hockey coach of the year. Wydo, Zac Lynch, Chase Golightly and Dalton Izyk have made all-conference teams. Tonight, they begin to chase in earnest the piece of hardware that matters: the Atlantic Hockey Conference tournament championship ... Read More
RMU beats Niagara, sets sights on Atlantic Hockey tournament
On senior night at 84 Lumber Arena, it was the underclassmen that made the headlines as the Robert Morris Colonials beat the Niagara Purple Eagles by a final score of 2-1. In goal, Dalton Izyk stopped 31 of 32 Niagara shots to earn his 13th win of the season, but more importantly for the sophomore, he earned a start on back-to-back nights, and is poised to take over the Colonials’ net the rest of the way, supplanting junior Terry Shafer. “I sure hope so,” said Izyk. “Coach Schooley has put ... Read More
RMU hockey to celebrate senior night
The Robert Morris Colonials men’s ice hockey team will close out their 2014-15 season tonight against the Niagara Purple Eagles at 84 Lumber Arena at the Island Sports Center. The result of the game won’t matter for either team. The Colonials (21-7-5) are locked into the number one seed going into the Atlantic Hockey tournament, and the Purple Eagles (5-24-4) are locked into the 11th and final place in the standings. Instead, Derek Schooley’s squad will use its final game to celebrate the ... Read More