2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | AHA |
| Home ice | Clearview Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 4–10–2 |
| Conference | 4–3–1 |
| Home | 1–4–1 |
| Road | 3–6–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Derek Schooley |
| Assistant coaches | Marco Treviño Jacob Zab Vincent Pietrangelo |
| Captain(s) | Michael Craig Cameron Garvey Tanner Klimpke |
| Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
The 2025–26 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season will be the 20th season of play for the program and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Colonials will represent Robert Morris University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Clearview Arena and be coached by Derek Schooley in his 20th season.
Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric DeDobbelaer | Forward | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Mitchel Deelstra | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Reading Royals) |
| Thomas Gangl | Defenseman | Canada |
Transferred to Toronto |
| Gavin Gulash | Forward | .png){kind=small} United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Thomas Haynes | Defenseman | Canada |
Left program (retired) |
| Trevor LeDonne | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Allen Americans) |
| Dylan Meilun | Goaltender | Canada |
Transferred to Carleton |
| Cody Monds | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (signed with HYS The Hague) |
| Adam O'Marra | Forward | Canada |
Transferred to Toronto Metropilitan |
| Dawson Smith | Goaltender | Canada |
Transferred to York |
| Walter Zacher | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Canisius |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Babcock | Defenseman | Canada |
21 | North Vancouver, BC |
| Julian Beaumont | Forward | United States |
21 | Allen, TX |
| Dario Beljo | Forward | Canada |
22 | Sudbury, ON; transfer from American International |
| Rasmus Larsson | Defenseman |  Sweden |
21 | Hässelby, SWE; transfer from Northern Michigan; selected 152nd in 2023 |
| Lucas Massie | Goaltender | United States |
22 | Claremont, CA; transfer from Union |
| Bruce McDonald | Forward | Canada |
20 | Ottawa, ON |
| Zeke Nicholson | Forward | Canada |
21 | Vancouver, BC |
| Luca Primerano | Forward | Canada |
21 | North Vancouver, BC |
| Charlie Schenkel | Goaltender | Canada |
20 | Toronto, ON |
| Ryan Taylor | Forward | United States |
22 | St. Louis, MO; transfer from Clarkson |
| Max Wattvil | Defenseman | Sweden |
23 | Stockholm, SWE; transfer from Merrimack |
Roster
As of August 3, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Croix Kochendorfer | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | 2003-10-13 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 2 |
|
Michael Craig (C) | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-08-26 | St. Catharines, Ontario | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |
|
Dominic Elliott | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2004-01-26 | Allendale, Michigan | Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) | — |
| 4 |
|
Greg Japchen | Senior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2001-12-17 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | Stonehill (ECAC) | — |
| 5 |
|
Luke van Why | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | 2003-01-21 | Hatfield, Pennsylvania | Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Rasmus Larsson | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 2004-02-09 | Hässelby, Sweden | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | NYR, 152nd overall 2023 |
| 7 |
|
John Babcock | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2004-04-25 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Regina Pats (WHL) | — |
| 8 |
|
Gabriel Lunn | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-08-25 | Lockport, New York | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Max Wattvil | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2002-08-11 | Stockholm, Sweden | Merrimack (HEA) | — |
| 10 |
|
J. R. Ashmead | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-03-23 | Calgary, Alberta | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Dario Beljo | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-15 | Greater Sudbury, Ontario | American International (AHA) | — |
| 12 |
|
Jackson Reineke | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-10-03 | Faribault, Minnesota | Anchorage Wolverines (USHL) | — |
| 14 |
|
Julian Beaumont | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 2004-02-23 | Allen, Texas | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Connor Gourley | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2004-07-28 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks Oilers (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |
|
George Krotiris | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-08-08 | Markham, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
Patrick Johnson | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-06-30 | Chesterfield, Missouri | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Bruce McDonald | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2004-12-18 | Ottawa, Ontario | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Tanner Klimpke (C) | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 2002-12-13 | Calgary, Alberta | Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) | — |
| 20 |
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McKay Hayes | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2002-01-27 | Ancaster, Ontario | Markham Royals (OJHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Cameron Garvey (C) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-12-13 | Oakville, Ontario | Collingwood Blues (OJHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Ryan Taylor | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2001-03-19 | St. Peters, Missouri | Clarkson (ECAC) | — |
| 23 |
|
Zeke Nicholson | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2004-04-09 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 26 |
|
Braden Rourke | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2004-07-20 | Des Moines, Iowa | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Trent Wilson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2004-06-24 | Tsawwassen, British Columbia | West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) | — |
| 29 |
|
Michael Felsing | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2003-02-11 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Lucas Massie | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-04-11 | Claremont, California | Union (ECAC) | — |
| 31 |
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Charlie Schenkel | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2004-08-16 | Toronto, Ontario | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — |
| 33 |
|
Lee Chiang | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-12-07 | Toronto, Ontario | Markham Royals (OJHL) | — |
| 44 |
|
Luca Primerano | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2005-03-17 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 4 | 6:07 pm | at Bowling Green* | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio (Exhibition) | Midco Sports+ | W 4–1 | ||||||
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | Waterloo* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (Exhibition) | FloHockey | W 6–2 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 16 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Michigan* | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | Schenkel | L 2–4 | 5,191 | 0–1–0 | |||
| October 17 | 7:00 pm | at #4 Michigan* | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN+ | Schenkel | L 2–10 | 5,800 | 0–2–0 | |||
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | Schenkel | L 3–6 | 4,054 | 0–3–0 | |||
| October 25 | 6:00 pm | at Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | Schenkel | T 2–2 OT | 4,162 | 0–3–1 | |||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Niagara | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | W 4–2 | 587 | 1–3–1 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Schenkel | W 4–3 | 619 | 2–3–1 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Long Island* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 3–6 | 675 | 2–4–1 | |||
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Long Island* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 0–2 | 581 | 2–5–1 | |||
| November 14 | 7:00 pm | RIT | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 1–2 | 512 | 2–6–1 (2–1–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | RIT | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 2–3 | 512 | 2–7–1 (2–2–0) | |||
| November 21 | 7:10 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | Schenkel | L 2–6 | 1,416 | 2–8–1 | ||||
| November 22 | 6:10 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | Massie | L 3–5 | 1,489 | 2–9–1 | ||||
| November 28 | 7:00 pm | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | W 3–1 | 326 | 3–9–1 (3–2–0) | |||
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | T 1–1 SOW | 412 | 3–9–2 (3–2–1) | |||
| December 5 | 9:00 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey, Altitude 2 | Schenkel | L 1–4 | 2,280 | 3–10–2 (3–3–1) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado | FloHockey, Altitude | Schenkel | W 6–3 | 2,412 | 4–10–2 (4–3–1) | |||
| December 30 | 4:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 2–5 | 2,524 | 4–11–2 (4–4–1) | |||
| January 3 | 4:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Kochendorfer | L 1–3 | 724 | 4–12–2 (4–5–1) | |||
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey, SNP | Schenkel | L 1–4 | 2,208 | 4–13–2 (4–6–1) | |||
| January 10 | 5:00 pm | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey, SNP | Kochendorfer | L 2–3 OT | 2,833 | 4–14–2 (4–7–1) | |||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Kochendorfer | L 2–3 OT | 2,288 | 4–15–2 (4–8–1) | |||
| January 17 | 4:00 pm | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Massie | W 3–0 | 2,243 | 5–15–2 (5–8–1) | |||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Massie | W 5–2 | 1,045 | 6–15–2 (6–8–1) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Massie | W 1–0 | 567 | 7–15–2 (7–8–1) | |||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Massie | L 0–5 | 373 | 7–16–2 (7–9–1) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Bentley | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | T 3–3 SOW | 412 | 7–16–3 (7–9–2) | |||
| February 6 | 7:00 pm | Canisius | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Schenkel | W 1–0 | 724 | 8–16–3 (8–9–2) | |||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Canisius | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Massie | W 6–4 | 892 | 9–16–3 (9–9–2) | |||
| February 13 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | FloHockey | Schenkel | L 2–5 | 640 | 9–17–3 (9–10–2) | |||
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Niagara | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Massie | W 5–1 | 848 | 10–17–3 (10–10–2) | |||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | |||||||
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | |||||||
| February 27 | TBA | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | |||||||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | |||||||||||||||
| USA Hockey | NR | NR | NR | 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
- ^ "2025-26 RMU Men's Hockey Roster". Robert Morris Colonials. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "2025-26 RMU Men's Hockey Schedule". Rober Morris Colonials. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Robert Morris Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.