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Lewiston N.Y. Ryan Gates The Niagara Purple Eagles’ Men’s hockey team hosted the Canisius Golden Griffiths in the first matchup between the Atlantic Hockey League rivals this season. The teams battled throughout the game to a 1-1 tie. The first period proved that special teams would play a big part in each teams performance. A [...]

RIT vs. AIC AHA Quarterfinals Live Blog

Posted: March 11, 2011 by The Point After in NCAA D-1 Hockey

By: Bryan Montgomery (www.twitter.com/bcmontgomery) Good evening and greetings from Frank Ritter Arena on the campus of RIT for tonight’s Atlantic Hockey Association Playoff Quarterfinal matchup between the American International College Yellow Jackets.  RIT enters the tournament with a 16-10-8 record, while the Yellow Jackets have a 8-22-1 overall record.  Should be an interesting game to [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (twitter.com/bmazurowski) Twenty-four hours after a convincing 6-1 victory over Sacred Heart, RIT will take to the ice against the same Pioneer team looking to repeat their success. The Tigers scored five first period goals on Friday night, tying a school record for goals in a period. Tyler Brenner and Andrew Favot each [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (twitter.com/BMazurowski) After Alabam-Huntsville’s 3-2 overtime win over Niagara in the CHA Championship game, Niagara coach Dave Burkholder shared his thoughts on the season and his departing senior class. Niagara Head Coach Dave Burkholder Post-Game 3/13 After Burkholder left the podium, Niagara’s Sophomore goaltender Chris Noonan Faced the media. Niagara’s Chris Noonan Post-Game [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (twitter.com/BMazurowski) An NCAA Tournament bid is on the line at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University, where the Niagara Purple Eagles will take on the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. Just like in today’s consolation game, I’ll be here filling you in with everything you need to know live as it happens with [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (twitter.com/BMazurowski) After their 3-3 tie in the third place matchup of the CHA Tournament, members from both the Robert Morris Colonials and Bemidji State Beavers faced to media at Dwyer Arena. First, Robert Morris Head Coach Derek Schooley, Goaltender Eric Levine, and Forward Nathan Longpre talked in retrospect on their 2009-2010 season. [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (Twitter.com/BMazurowski) The number eight ranked team in the country will not get a crack at the final CHA Championship, but Bemidji State takes onRobert Morris today in the third place game. The matchup is the one many expected to see played later tonight, but after Bemidji’s 5-4 loss to Niagara and Robert [...]

By: Brian Mazurowski (Twitter.com/BMazurowski) The Purple Eagles of Niagara Men’s Hockey Team is looking to head once again to the NCAA Tournament. This coming after upsetting the tournament’s top ranked team, and the #8 team in the nation Bemidji State Saturday night in the CHA semifinals at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University. [...]