# 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season will be the 29th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Purple Eagles will represent Niagara University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their homes games at the Dwyer Arena and be coached by Jason Lammers in his 8th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Jarrett Fiske | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (Utah Grizzlies) |
| Olivier Gauthier | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Christian Gorscak | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Aron Jessli | Forward | Norway | Returned to juniors (Madison Capitols) |
| Steven Kesslering | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Josh Lacelle | Goaltender | Canada | Rejoined club team |
| Jaedon Leslie | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Cole Mickel | Defenseman | United States | Left program |
| Connor Mylymok | Forward | United States | Graduate (signed with Idaho Steelheads) |
| Josef Myšák | Defenseman | Czech Republic | Graduate transfer to Merrimack |
| Ryan Ouellette | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Northern Michigan |
| Carter Randklev | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Bemidji State |
| Jack Richard | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Merrimack |
| Max Ruoho | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Pierce Charleson | Goaltender | Canada | 24 | Aurora, ON; graduate transfer from Alaska |
| Rainers Dārziņš | Forward | Latvia | 20 | Tukums, LAT |
| Grayson Dietrich | Forward | Canada | 22 | Calgary, AB; transfer from American International |
| Braden Doyle | Defenseman | United States | 23 | Lynnfield, MA; transfer from Northeastern; selected 157th overall in 2019 |
| Trevor Hoskin | Forward | Canada | 20 | Belleville, ON |
| Kyler Kleven | Forward | United States | 23 | Moorhead, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth |
| Ray Murakami | Defenseman | Japan | 21 | Tomakomai, JPN |
| Nathan Oickle | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Peterborough, ON |
| Andy Reist | Forward | Canada | 20 | Waterloo, ON |
| Brett Roloson | Forward | United States | 23 | Worcester, MA; transfer from Lake Superior State |
| Ross Roloson | Forward | United States | 23 | Woodbury, MN; transfer from Lake Superior State |
| Deivs Rolovs | Goaltender | Latvia | 20 | Riga, LAT |
| Spencer Young | Forward | Canada | 21 | Elmira, ON |

## Roster

As of August 26, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Holy Cross † | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 47 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 119 | 85 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 116 | 93 |
| Bentley | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 79 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 100 | 75 |
| Niagara | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 70 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 |
| Army | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 84 | 74 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 102 | 109 |
| Canisius | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 84 | 79 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 98 | 120 |
| Air Force | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 86 | 112 |
| American International | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 77 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 92 | 117 |
| RIT | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | 102 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 82 | 133 |
| Robert Morris | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 86 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 95 | 115 |
| Mercyhurst | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 113 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 77 | 150 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 10, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Exhibition) | | Day | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Charleson | L 2–4 | 1,891 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Rolovs | L 3–4 | 1,250 | 0–2–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Charleson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,303 | 0–2–1 |
| October 19 | 5:00 pm | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Charleson | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,676 | 1–2–1 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Charleson | W 7–3 | 751 | 2–2–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 1,176 | 2–2–2 (1–0–1) |
| October 30 | 7:00 pm | RIT | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 4–1 | 883 | 3–2–2 (2–0–1) |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 5–3 | 807 | 4–2–2 (3–0–1) |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Charleson | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 891 | 4–3–2 (3–1–1) |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | L 0–1 | 1,539 | 4–4–2 (3–2–1) |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 2–0 | 1,742 | 5–4–2 (4–2–1) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 672 | 5–4–3 (4–2–2) |
| November 16 | 5:00 pm | at Holy Cross | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 3–2 | 656 | 6–4–3 (5–2–2) |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Charleson | W 2–1 | — | 7–4–3 (6–2–2) |
| November 24 | 3:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–5 | 259 | 7–5–3 (6–3–2) |
| November 29 | 6:00 pm | Union* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Rolovs | L 2–4 | 769 | 7–6–3 |
| November 30 | 5:00 pm | Union* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | L 3–5 | 628 | 7–7–3 |
| December 6 | 9:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado | FloHockey, Altitude 2 | Charleson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,521 | 8–7–3 (7–3–2) |
| December 7 | 7:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–4 | 2,439 | 8–8–3 (7–4–2) |
| December 30 | 2:00 pm | Guelph* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Exhibition) | FloHockey | Charleson | W 5–2 | 275 | |
| January 3 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 547 | 9–8–3 (8–4–2) |
| January 4 | 5:00 pm | Bentley | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 4–2 | 1,037 | 10–8–3 (9–4–2) |
| January 10 | 6:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 6–2 | 487 | 11–8–3 |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | Alaska Anchorage* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Day | L 1–3 | 594 | 11–9–3 |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Charleson | L 1–5 | 1,238 | 11–10–3 (9–5–2) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 6–3 | 551 | 12–10–3 (10–5–2) |
| January 24 | 7:05 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 7–0 | 3,946 | 13–10–3 (11–5–2) |
| January 25 | 5:05 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | W 6–3 | 4,300 | 14–10–3 (12–5–2) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–3 | 691 | 14–11–3 (12–6–2) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 694 | 14–12–3 (12–7–2) |
| February 11 | 7:00 pm | Canisius | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) | FloHockey | Charleson | W 6–2 | 889 | 15–12–3 (13–7–2) |
| February 14 | 6:00 pm | Robert Morris | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Charleson | L 3–4 | 994 | 15–13–3 (13–8–2) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Charleson | W 2–1 | 510 | 16–13–3 (14–8–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Rivalry) | FloHockey | Charleson | W 6–3 | 1,492 | 17–13–3 (15–8–2) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | Canisius | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–6 | 1,649 | 17–14–3 (15–9–2) |
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | Army* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Charleson | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 603 | 17–15–3 |
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | Army* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Charleson | W 4–3 | 618 | 18–15–3 |
| March 9 | 5:00 pm | Army* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 3) | FloHockey | Charleson | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 608 | 18–16–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
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