2025–26 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Niagara Purple Eagles
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceDwyer Arena
Record
Overall7–9–0
Conference4–5–0
Home6–3–0
Road1–6–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJason Lammers
Assistant coachesMark Phalon
Niko Kovachis
CaptainEthan Lund
Alternate captain(s)Noah Hackett
Declan McDonnell
Ross Roloson
Spencer Young
Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey season will be the 30th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Purple Eagles will represent Niagara University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their homes games at the Dwyer Arena and be coached by Jason Lammers in his 9th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jay Ahearn Forward  United States Transferred to Massachusetts Lowell
Noah Carlin Defenseman  United States Graduate (signed with Kalamazoo Wings)
Pierce Charleson Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Rainers Dārziņš Forward  Latvia Graduation (retired)
Braden Doyle Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Trevor Hoskin Forward  Canada Transferred to Merrimack
Kyler Kleven Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Alex Murray Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Vimmerby HC)
Luke Mylymok Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Shane Ott Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Bloomington Bison)
Lars Christian Rødne Forward  Norway Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Brett Roloson Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Allen Americans)
Tyler Wallace Forward  Canada Transferred to Rensselaer
Johnny Wescoe Forward  United States Left program

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Thomas Anderson Goaltender  United States 20 Stillwater, MN
Mitchell Becker Defenseman  United States 24 Rogers, MN; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Cameron Eke Defenseman  Canada 20 St. Catharines, ON
Marshall Finnie Forward  Canada 21 Lethbridge, AB
Jacob Maillet Forward  Canada 22 Dundas, ON; transfer from St. Francis Xavier
Declan McDonnell Forward  United States 23 Buffalo, NY; transfer from Saint Mary's; selected 217th overall in 2020
Dallon Melin Forward  Canada 23 Camrose, AB; transfer from Calgary
Maxim Muranov Defenseman  Canada 21 Moskva, RUS
Nicholas Niemo Forward  United States 24 Middlebury, VT; transfer from Maine
Hunter Wallace Forward  Canada 22 Oak Lake, MB; transfer from Merrimack
Tyson Zimmer Forward  Canada 21 Russell, MB

Roster

As of August 30, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Latvia Deivs Rolovs Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2004-05-08 Riga, Latvia Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
2 United States Jonathan Ziskie Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-03-19 Macomb, Michigan Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
3 United States Mitchell Becker Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-05-24 Rogers, Minnesota Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) —
4 Latvia Gļebs Prohorenkovs Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-12 Riga, Latvia Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL) —
8 Canada Cameron Eke Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2005-04-23 St. Catharines, Ontario Collingwood Blues (OJHL) —
9 Canada Nathan Oickle Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-02-05 Peterborough, Ontario Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
10 Canada Hunter Wallace Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-05-02 Oak Lake, Manitoba Merrimack (HEA) —
12 United States Ross Roloson (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-01-30 Woodbury, Minnesota Lake Superior State (CCHA) —
13 Canada Grayson Dietrich Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-12-18 Calgary, Alberta American International (AHA) —
14 Latvia Marshall Finnie Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-01-02 Lethbridge, Alberta Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) —
15 Russia Maxim Muranov Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-06-02 Moskva, Russia Vancouver Giants (WHL) —
16 Canada Andy Reist Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-05-15 Waterloo, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) —
18 Canada Spencer Young (A) Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-08-25 Elmira, Ontario Collingwood Blues (OJHL) —
19 United States Drew Vieten Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-10 Calabasas, California Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
20 Canada Tyson Zimmer Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2004-09-05 Russell, Manitoba Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
21 Canada Dallon Melin Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2002-03-26 Camrose, Alberta Calgary (CWUAA) —
22 Canada Lane Brockhoff Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2000-04-11 Edberg, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) —
24 United States Nicholas Niemo Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-03-28 Middlebury, Vermont Maine (HEA) —
25 United States Declan McDonnell (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-02-25 Buffalo, New York Saint Mary's (AUS) TBL, 217th overall 2020
26 Canada Jacob Maillet Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-03-13 Dundas, Ontario St. Francis Xavier (AUS) —
27 Japan Ray Murakami Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-04-03 Tomakomai, Japan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
28 Canada Ethan Lund (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-16 Calgary, Alberta Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
30 United States Mitchell Day Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-01-18 St. Louis, Missouri North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) —
31 United States Thomas Anderson Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-10-06 Stillwater, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
34 Canada Noah Hackett (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-12-11 Ponoka, Alberta Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —

Standings

2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bentley 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 4 7 4 3 0 23 20
Holy Cross 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 11 18 10 9 3 5 1 25 31
Sacred Heart 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 11 8 7 3 3 1 15 15
Robert Morris 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 5 6 2 3 1 17 27
RIT 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 13 11 7 5 2 0 26 15
Canisius 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 6 10 10 5 4 1 24 28
Army 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 12 7 3 2 2 18 15
Niagara 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 7 3 4 0 19 21
Air Force 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 8 3 4 1 21 33
Mercyhurst 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 9 0 9 0 12 50
Championship: March 21, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 4 6:00 pm St. Lawrence* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs W 5–2  982 1–0–0
October 10 6:00 pm Bowling Green* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs W 2–0  609 2–0–0
October 11 5:00 pm Bowling Green* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs W 5–2  887 3–0–0
October 17 8:00 pm at Union* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Rolovs L 2–3  1,712 3–1–0
October 18 8:00 pm at Union* M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Anderson L 0–6  1,426 3–2–0
October 24 6:00 pm at USNTDP* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Exhibtion) FloHockey Day W 4–1  826
October 31 7:00 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Rolovs L 2–4  587 3–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1 6:00 pm Robert Morris Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 3–4  619 3–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 7 6:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Anderson L 1–5  927 3–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 8 2:00 pm at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey Rolovs L 2–6  761 3–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 14 6:00 pm Army Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson W 6–4  863 4–6–0 (1–4–0)
November 15 5:00 pm Army Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson W 4–1  657 5–6–0 (2–4–0)
November 18 7:00 pm RIT Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs W 2–1 OT 870 6–6–0 (3–4–0)
November 28 6:00 pm Rensselaer* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 4–1  863 6–7–0
November 29 5:00 pm Rensselaer* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 2–3  837 6–8–0
December 5 7:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Rolovs W 3–1  1,319 7–8–0 (4–4–0)
December 6 6:00 pm at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts FloHockey Rolovs L 2–3  1,280 7–9–0 (4–5–0)
December 31 2:00 pm Guelph* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Exhibition) FloHockey Anderson W 4–2  445
January 3 6:00 pm Clarkson* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 2–6  773 7–10–0
January 9 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 4–5 OT 762 7–11–0 (4–6–0)
January 10 5:00 pm Sacred Heart Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson L 2–4  754 7–12–0 (4–7–0)
January 16 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey Anderson L 0–3  894 7–13–0 (4–8–0)
January 17 6:00 pm Mercyhurst Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson L 2–4  270 7–14–0 (4–9–0)
January 23 6:00 pm RIT Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Rolovs L 2–4  598 7–15–0 (4–10–0)
January 24 7:00 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Day T 3–3 SOL 3,533 7–15–1 (4–10–1)
January 30 7:00 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey Day W 5–3  1,367 8–15–1 (5–10–1)
January 31 7:00 pm Canisius Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey Anderson L 3–4 OT 1,186 8–16–1 (5–11–1)
February 6 6:00 pm Air Force Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson L 1–2 OT 703 8–17–1 (5–12–1)
February 7 6:00 pm Air Force Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson W 4–2  743 9–17–1 (6–12–1)
February 10 7:00 pm at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York FloHockey Anderson L 1–2  2,057 9–18–1 (6–13–1)
February 13 6:00 pm Robert Morris Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Anderson W 5–2  640 10–18–1 (7–13–1)
February 14 7:00 pm at Robert Morris Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania FloHockey Anderson L 1–5  848 10–19–1 (7–14–1)
February 20 7:00 pm at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania FloHockey       
February 21 7:00 pm Mercyhurst Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey       
February 27 6:00 pm Canisius Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey       
February 28 6:00 pm at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Rivalry) FloHockey       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –
USA Hockey NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR –

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025–26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Niagara Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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