A memorable stretch continues for Robert Morris University defenseman Tyson Wilson, who was named Atlantic Hockey Conference Travel Team USA Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday morning. Wilson, a redshirt junior, played his usual reliable role on the blueline last weekend, as first-place Robert Morris stretched its conference lead to a season-high nine points. While the No. 18 Colonials (20-5-5, 17-3-4AHC) collected a win and a tie against league contender Canisius, Wilson scored a goal, ... Read More
Nittany Lions win 4-1, complete season sweep of Badgers
With a final score of 4-1, the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-7-4, 7-2-1-0 Big Ten) extended their win streak to eight games and completed a season sweep of the Wisconsin Badgers (2-18-4, 0-8-2-2 Big Ten) on Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley. Penn State opened the afternoon on a power play goal by Luke Juha at 6:48, assisted by Nittany Lion superstars and Hobey Baker nominees Casey Bailey and Taylor Holstrom. Penn State’s domination continued through the first forty minutes as Dylan Richard ... Read More
Robert Morris wins seventh straight with overtime thriller
The Robert Morris Colonials are the hottest team in the nation, having now won seven straight games after beating the Canisius Golden Griffins 2-1 in overtime on Friday night. With just 30 seconds remaining in the overtime period, senior forward Jeff Jones came streaking down the left wing and dangled around a Griffins defender. He faked a shot and then found his center, Greg Gibson, streaking down the slot and hit him or a perfect one-timer that beat Canisius goaltender Keegan Asmundson and ... Read More
Lions top Badgers in first of two-game series
The Penn State Nittany Lions (14-7-4, 6-2-1-0 Big Ten) won the first of a two-game home series against the Wisconsin Badgers (2-17-4, 0-7-2-2 Big Ten) with a final score of 5-2, extending their unbeaten streak to seven games. The Nittany Lions drew first blood; Tommy Olczyk fired the puck past Badgers’ goaltender Joel Rumpel less than six minutes into the first period. Connor Varley picked up the first of his two assists on the play. Wisconsin quickly retaliated as freshman forward Cameron ... Read More
Robert Morris ranked 20th after sweeping Holy Cross
After a big weekend on the road, the Robert Morris Colonials are back in the USCHO.com national poll. The Colonials are ranked 20th in Monday’s poll. The Colonials earned their ranking by sweeping the Holy Cross Crusaders in Worcester, Massachusetts over the weekend. On Friday night, senior captain and reigning Atlantic Hockey player of the week Cody Wydo scored a pair of second period goals to lead the Colonials to a 4-3 victory. Junior Zac Lynch assisted both of Wydo’s goals. Wydo is now ... Read More
Steel City Warriors on the brink; owner turns to crowdsourcing for help
Minor league hockey is a transient being. Teams – and leagues – fold, move, expand, contract, merge and go on hiatus at an alarming rate. Single-A professional hockey is the worst when it comes to those matters. Southwestern Pennsylvania has seen its fair share of those struggles, with no less than six teams calling (or attempting to call) the region home over the last decade. The most recent of which, the Southwestern PA Magic of the Federal Hockey League, began play this fall. As is ... Read More
RMU hockey just outside national poll; Wydo and Jacklin earn weekly award
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team remains just outside of a national ranking despite a weekend sweep of American International College. For the second consecutive week, the Colonials are the first amongst other teams receiving votes and are 137 points behind 20th-place Quinnipiac. The Colonials still have a solid hold on first place in the Atlantic Hockey Conference, and stretched their lead to four points over second-place Canisius. Mercyhurst is five points back and has two games in ... Read More
Penn State Hockey Weekend Roundup
The Penn State Nittany Lions (11-7-3, 5-2-1 Big Ten) split a two-game home series against the Michigan State Spartans (7-11-2, 1-3-2 Big Ten) this weekend at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park. Friday night’s game saw Penn State drop an overtime shootout 1-0, but the team managed to pick up a point in the Big Ten standings. Michigan State opened the scoring in the first period with a goal by junior forward Ryan Keller with 3:49 remaining. Penn State was able to tie the score two minutes ... Read More
Penn State hockey earns weekend split with Ohio State
The Nittany Lions had a week and half to lick their wounds following their 0-2 performance in the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh. After going 70 days in between home games, a Big Ten conference game at home should have been exactly what the Lions needed to get back on their feet. Then Guy Gadowsky’s squad went out and made matters worse by spotting the Ohio State Buckeyes to a four-goal lead on Friday night. Then, Lions’ top line picked the team up and put them on their back. Junior ... Read More
Leavens bringing home hardware for Colonials
After Robert Morris beat Penn State in the Three Rivers Classic semifinal in December, a reporter asked Colonials sophomore forward Daniel Leavens about how the rivalry between the teams has grown, which was awkward, because Leavens was a healthy scratch for the game last year. A year later, that seems unfathomable as Leavens has become a reliable scoring threat and cemented his presence on the Colonials second-line. He’s especially come on lately, with five goals and nine assists in his last ... Read More