NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES HOCKEY 2018-19 SCHEDULE October (2-4-0) Time/Result Sat. 6 York ^ 5-2 L Fri. 12 AIC * 4-3 OT W Sat. 13 AIC * 3-1 L Fri. 19 at #10 Penn State 8-2 L Sat. 20 at #10 Penn State 4-1 L Thu. 25 at Air Force * 5-0 W Fri. 26 at Air Force * 2-1 L NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES (8-9-1, 7-4-1 AHA) AT RIT TIGERS (6-8-1, 4-6-1 AHA) November (5-3-1) Time/Result Game 19 Fri. 2 at Robert Morris * 3-1 L Saturday, Dec. 15 - 7 PM Sat. 3 at Robert Morris * 4-2 W Gene Polisseni Center - Rochester, NY Fri. 9 Holy Cross * 6-3 W Radio: 1340 AM / 105.3 FM WLVL Sat. 10 Holy Cross * 3-3 T Thu. 15 at Canisius * 5-2 W Online Video: stretchinternet.com/niagarahockey Sat. 17 Canisius * 9-6 W Online Audio: purpleeagles.com/watch Fri. 23 at Army * 3-1 W SERIES PREVIEW Sat. 24 at Army * 5-1 L Fri. 30 at Western Michigan 3-2 L • It is the first of four meetings between the Tigers and Purple Eagles this season. Both teams will meet again in a home-and-home on January 4-5, the first games back from the December (0-3-0) Time/Result winter break. Sat. 1 at Western Michigan 7-3 L • This is the first meeting between Niagara and RIT since the Tigers visited Dwyer Arena Fri. 7 Colgate 4-2 W on January 5-6, 2018. The Purple Eagles took three conference points that weekend, after Sat. 8 Colgate 2-0 W a 4-3 win and a 2-2 draw. Sat. 15 at RIT * 7 PM • The last time Niagara made the trek to Rochester came during the first round of the 2017 Atlantic Hockey playoffs. The 11th-seeded Purple Eagles upset the sixth-seeded January (0-0-0) Time/Result Tigers, two games to one, clinching the series with a 4-1 win on March 5. Fri. 4 RIT * 7 PM • In 41 all-time meetings, Niagara holds an 18-10-13 record over RIT. Sat. 5 at RIT * 7 PM Fri. 11 at Holy Cross * 7 PM NIAGARA NOTES Sat. 12 at Holy Cross * 7 PM • The Purple Eagles are returning to conference play after back-to-back weekends against Fri. 18 Mercyhurst * 7 PM non-AHA opponents. Niagara was swept in Western Michigan on November 30 and De- Sat. 19 Mercyhurst * 7 PM cember 1, then split with Colgate, 4-2 and 2-0, on December 7-8. • With an assist in his season debut on December 7, Tyler Hayes became the 24th Purple February (0-0-0) Time/Result Eagle to notch a point this season. Niagara remains one of the most balanced scoring Fri. 1 at AIC * 2:05 PM teams in the country. They are one of only two teams where every skater that has ap- Sat. 2 at AIC * 1:05 PM peared in a game has recorded at least one point, the other being No. 9 Penn State. Fri. 8 Sacred Heart * 7 PM • Of Niagara’s 24 skaters, all but three have tallied at least one goal. Their 20 goal scorers Sat. 9 Sacred Heart * 4 PM continues to be a national best. Their four non-scorers is tied for the best rate among Divi- Thu. 14 Bentley * 7:05 PM sion I teams, with Wisconsin and No. 15 Arizona State level with the Purple Eagles. Fri. 15 Bentley * 7:05 PM • With 17 points (7 G, 10 A) on the year, Noah Delmas is tied for sixth in the country Fri. 22 at Canisius * 7:35 PM among defensemen in scoring. He is also tied for second in the conference in scoring Sat. 23 Canisius * 7 PM among all skaters. Wed. 27 RIT * 7 PM • Dylan Mills’ 14 points (5 G, 9 A) are the most from a freshman in Atlantic Hockey. His nine assists are also a conference high among rookies. Nationally, Mills ranks tied for March (0-0-0) Time/Result eighth among freshman scorers. 8-10 First Round TBD ATLANTIC HOCKEY STANDINGS (entering Dec. 15) 15-17 Quarterfinals TBD Fri. 22 Semifinals TBD Conference Overall Sat. 23 Championship TBD GP Record Pct. Pts. GP Record Pct. Air Force 14 9-5-0 .643 18 16 9-7-0 .643 * - Atlantic Hockey opponent AIC 12 7-4-1 .625 15 15 7-7-1 .500 BOLD - Home Game ^ - Exhibition Niagara 12 7-4-1 .625 15 18 8-9-1 .472 Army 14 7-6-1 .536 15 17 8-8-1 .500 @NiagaraMHKY Mercyhurst 12 6-5-1 .542 13 18 8-8-2 .500 Athletic Comm. Assistant Matt Birt Robert Morris 12 6-5-1 .542 13 16 7-8-1 .469 Email [email protected] Sacred Heart 12 5-6-1 .458 11 15 5-8-2 .400 Cell Phone 716-864-6258 Canisius 13 5-7-1 .423 11 15 6-8-1 .433 Press Row Phone 716-286-7389 RIT 11 4-6-1 .409 9 15 6-8-1 .500 Bentley 12 4-7-1 .375 9 16 5-10-1 .344 PurpleEagles.com Holy Cross 10 2-7-1 .250 5 15 2-11-2 .200 @NiagaraMHKY 20 YEARS OF DIVISION I HOCKEY ON MONTEAGLE RIDGE @NiagaraMHKY NIAGARA UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS NIAGARA SITUATIONAL RECORDS Location .................................................... Niagara University, NY 14109 Last Five Games ......................................................................... 1-4-0 Enrollment ......................................................................................4,081 Last Ten Games .......................................................................... 5-4-1 Year Founded ...................................................................................1856 Against Ranked Teams ...............................................................0-2-0 Nickname ........................................................................... Purple Eagles Niagara Scores First ...................................................................5-2-1 Colors ............................................................ Purple (PMS 268) & White Opponent Scores First ...............................................................3-7-0 President .......................................... Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., D. Min. Leading After One ......................................................................3-0-1 Athletic Director ................................................................... Simon Gray Trailing After One ......................................................................1-6-0 Rink ........................................................................ Dwyer Arena (1,400) Tied After One ........................................................................... 4-3-0 Conference ....................................... Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) All-Time Record ............................................. 360-381-91 (23rd Season) Leading After Two ......................................................................5-0-0 NCAA Appearances ...................................... 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2013) Trailing After Two.......................................................................0-9-0 NCAA At-Large Bids .................................................................... 1 (2013) Tied After Two ........................................................................... 1-2-0 CHA Regular-Season Titles ..................................3 (99-00, 05-06, 06-07) Overtime Games .......................................................................1-0-1 CHA Tournament Titles .......................................3 (99-00, 05-06, 06-07) One-Goal Games (including OT) ................................................1-2-0 AHA Regular-Season Titles.................................................... 1 (2012-13) Game After A Win .....................................................................3-4-1 2017-18 Overall Record .............................................................. 11-22-3 Game After A Loss .....................................................................3-5-0 2017-18 AHA Record .................................................................. 10-15-3 Game After A Tie .......................................................................1-0-0 2017-18 AHA Finish .......................................................................... 9th First Game Of Week ..................................................................6-3-0 Second Game Of Week ..............................................................2-6-1 Third Game Of Week .................................................................0-0-0 Niagara Has More SOG ..............................................................5-2-1 Opponent Has More SOG ..........................................................3-7-0 MATCHUP COMPARISON Teams Have Same SOG ..............................................................0-0-0 Niagara Has 0-20 SOG................................................................0-4-0 Niagara ..........................................................................................RIT Niagara Has 21-30 SOG..............................................................3-2-0 8-9-1 ......................................Overall Record ................................. 6-8-1 Niagara Has 31-40 SOG..............................................................5-3-0 7-4-1 .................................. Conference Record ............................. 4-6-1 Niagara Has 41-50 SOG..............................................................0-0-1 4-2-1 .......................................Home Record .................................. 3-4-0 Niagara Has 51+ SOG .................................................................0-0-0 4-7-0 ....................................... Away Record .................................. 2-4-1 Opponent Has 0-20 SOG ...........................................................0-0-0 55 ...............................................Goals For ..........................................39 Opponent Has 21-30 SOG .........................................................4-3-1 3.1 ........................................ Goals For/Game ....................................2.6 Opponent Has 31-40 SOG .........................................................4-2-0 28.4 ......................................... Shots/Game .....................................29.4 Opponent Has 41-50 SOG .........................................................0-2-0