NIAGARA UNIVERSITY MEN’S HOCKEY 2020-21 SCHEDULE NO. 5 NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES (7-11-3, 3-9-3-1 AHA) AT NO. 1 AIC YELLOW JACKETS (13-3-0, 11-1-0-1 AHA) November (0-0-0-0) Time/Result Fri. 20 at St. Lawrence Canceled Game 22 Sun. 22 ST. LAWRENCE Canceled Atlantic Hockey Tournament | Semifinal Fri. 27 at RIT * Postponed Sat. 28 RIT * Postponed Friday, March 19 | 2:05 p.m. Livestream: FloHockey December (1-5-2) Time/Result Sat. 5 at RIT * T, 3-3 (L SO 2-1) Audio: TuneIn Sun. 6 RIT * L, 5-1 Wed. 9 No. 7 CLARKSON W, 4-1 Fri. 11 at Robert Morris * Postponed MATCHUP PREVIEW Sat. 12 ROBERT MORRIS * Postponed • Niagara enters the AHA Final Four after taking two-of-three from Robert Morris last weekend. Wed. 16 at Mercyhurst * T, 3-3 (L SO, 2-1) • After falling in overtime during game one of the series, Niagara picked up two-straight wins on Fri. 18 MERCYHURST * L, 7-4 the road to advance to the AHA semifinals. • The Yellow Jackets have not played since Jan. 30 vs. Holy Cross. AIC had their quarterfinal series Tue. 22 CANISIUS * Postponed vs. Bentley canceled due to the league’s COVD protocols. Tue. 22 RIT* L, 5-4 • AIC leads the all-time series with Niagara, 12-5-2, including wins in four of the last five meet- Tue. 29 at No. 10 Clarkson L, 3-6 ings. Thu. 31 ROBERT MORRIS * L, 1-6 • The two teams played to a 0-0 tie in its most recent meeting on Dec. 14, 2019. The Yellow Jackets went on to get the bonus point in the shootout. • The Purple Eagles average 2.21 goals per game with a total of 42 goals in 19 games played. January (1-2-2) Time/Result • Niagara’s last win over AIC was a 4-3 overtime victory on Oct. 12, 2018. Sun. 3 AIR FORCE * W, 7-2 • The Purple Eagles are looking to advance to the AHA Championship for the second time in Mon. 4 AIR FORCE * T, 1-1 (W SO, 2-1) program history. NU is 1-3 in four Atlantic Hockey semifinal games. Thu. 7 NO. 2 ROBERT MORRIS * L, 2-3 OT Sat. 9 at No. 20 Robert Morris * L, 4-5 OT Sun. 10 at No. 20 Robert Morris * L, 2-6 Wed. 13 ST. LAWRENCE Postponed Fri. 15 at Long Island Postponed NIAGARA NOTES Sat. 16 at Long Island Postponed • Niagara finished the regular season with a 4-10-3 overall record, including a 3-9-3 mark in Atlantic Fri. 22 at Canisius * Postponed Hockey. Sun. 24 CANISIUS * Postponed • Niagara defeated Robert Morris in their quarterfinal series with the Colonials, two games to three. Wed. 27 at Canisius* Postponed • Sophmore goalie Chad Veltri made 125 saves in the three-game series, including two games with Fri. 29 at St. Lawrence Canceled 40-plus. Sat. 30 at St. Lawrence Canceled • On Saturday, Veltri made a career-high 49 saves in the Purple Eagles double-overtime win. • Jack Billings scored three goals to help Niagara advance, including two goals on Saturday and one February (1-1-0) Time/Result goal in the series-clinching win Sunday. Thu. 5 CANISIUS * Postponed • Billings now has seven goals on the season, joining Walker Sommer, Ludwig Stenlund, and Ryan Cox Sat. 6 at Canisius * Postponed for the team lead. Fri. 19 at Mercyhurst * L, 0-1 • Croix Evingson has a team-best 11 assists on the season, followed by Ryan Naumovski with 10 Sat. 20 MERCYHURST * W, 2-1 helpers. Wed. 24 at RIT * Postponed • Sommer is one of six Purple Eagles with 10 or more points. The redshirt junior leads the team with Fri. 26 CANISIUS * L, 1-5 14 points. Sat. 27 at Canisius * W, 4-0 • On the season, Veltri has a .917 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. The sophomore March (3-1-0) Time/Result has 352 saves on the season in 771:35 minutes of action. Mon. 8 at No. 4 Mercyhurst W, 3-2 • Niagara set a season-high 25 blocks in Saturday’s win, the second-most under head coach Jason Fri. 12 at No. 1 Robert Morris L, 2-3 (OT) Lammers. Sat. 13 at No. 1 Robert Morris W, 3-2 (2OT) • Freshman Josef Mysak, an AHA All-Rookie team selection, has a team-best plus/minus of +5. Sun. 14 at No. 1 Robert Morris W, 2-1 Fri. 19 at No. 1 AIC 2:05 p.m. Sat. 20 Atlantic Hockey Championship TBD * - AHA game ^ - Exhibition HOME GAME Postseason ATLANTIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT - Rankings are as indicated by USCHO at game time - All times are Eastern and are subject to change • To continue the league’s efforts to mitigate the threat of COVID-19, the first two rounds will be played within the regional pods our teams have been playing in all season. The only East-West crossover will come during championship weekend. The semifinals will see the top CONTACT INFO remaining seed coming out of the West, playing the lowest remaining seed coming out of the Primary Media Contact Derick Thornton East and vice versa. Email [email protected] • In the west, Robert Morris is the No. 1 seed, followed by Canisius and RIT as the No. 2 and Cell Phone 850-529-0395 No. 3 seeds. Mercyhurst enters the postseason as the No. 4 seed, and Niagara rounds out the Office Phone 716-286-8588 west as the No. 5 ranked team. • The East is lead by No. 1 AIC and No. 2 Army, followed by No. 3 Sacred Heart and No. 4 Bent- ley. At No. 5 is Air Force, followed by No. 6 Holy Cross. Secondary Media Contact Shawn Gillen • The Purple Eagles will look to get back to the Atlantic Hockey finals for the first time since Email [email protected] 2019 and win their first AHA Championship in program history. Cell Phone 518-729-0443 Dwyer Arena Press Row Phone 716-286-7389 @NiagaraMHKY #Uncommon #EaglesTakeFlight PurpleEagles.com UNIVERSITY/PROGRAM INFO SITUATIONAL RECORDS Location .................................................... Niagara University, NY 14109 Last Five Games ......................................................................4-1-0-0 Enrollment ......................................................................................4,081 Last Ten Games .......................................................................5-5-0-0 Year Founded ...................................................................................1856 Against Ranked Teams ............................................................1-1-0-0 Nickname ........................................................................... Purple Eagles Niagara Scores First ................................................................4-3-2-0 Colors ..............................................................................Purple & White Opponent Scores First ............................................................1-7-1-0 President .......................................... Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., D. Min. Leading After One ...................................................................4-0-1-0 Athletic Director ................................................................... Simon Gray Trailing After One ...................................................................1-4-1-0 Hockey Conference ........................... Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Tied After One ........................................................................0-6-1-0 Rink .....................................................................................Dwyer Arena Rink Capacity ..................................................................................1,400 Leading After Two ...................................................................4-1-1-0 First Varsity Season ........................... 1996-97 (25th Season in 2020-21) Trailing After Two....................................................................0-8-1-0 All-Time Record # ................................................................332-424-4-2 Tied After Two ........................................................................1-1-1-0 First Division I Season ....................... 1998-99 (23rd Season in 2020-21) Overtime Games (incl. 3v3, no shootout; incl. postseason) ...0-2-0-0 All-Time Division I Record # ................................................ 362408-98-2 Shootout Games .....................................................................1-2-0-0 First AHA Season............................... 2010-11 (11th season in 2020-21) Game After A Win ..................................................................2-2-2-0 All-Time AHA Regular Season Record # .............................109-141-42-2 Game After A Loss ..................................................................1-6-0-0 All-Time AHA Postseason Record #............................................. 21-18-0 Game After A Tie/Bonus-Point Game .....................................0-2-0-0 AHA Regular-Season Titles.................................................... 1 (2012-13) First Game Of Week ...............................................................2-4-3-0 NCAA Appearances ...................................... 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2013) Second Game Of Week ...........................................................2-5-0-0 NCAA At-Large Bids .................................................................... 1 (2013) Third Game Of Week ..............................................................2-1-0-0 CHA Regular-Season Titles ......................3 (1999-00, 2005-06, 2006-07) Fourth Game Of Week ............................................................1-0-0-0 CHA Tournament Titles ...........................3 (1999-00, 2003-04, 2007-08) Niagara Has More SOG ...........................................................4-6-1-0 Niagara was a member of College Hockey America for 11 seasons from 1999-00 to 2009-10. Opponent Has More SOG .......................................................3-5-2-0 # - Prior to start of 2020-21 season Teams Have Same SOG ...........................................................0-0-0-0 HEAD-TO-HEAD