College ice hockey team season
| 2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 3rd Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Clearview Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–9–0 |
| Conference | 10–5–0–2–1–0 |
| Home | 11–4–0 |
| Road | 4–5–0 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Derek Schooley |
| Assistant coaches | Mike Corbett Ryan Durocher |
| Captain(s) | Nick Jenny Nick Prkusic |
| Alternate captain(s) | Brendon Michaelian Aidan Spellacy |
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The 2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season was the 17th season of play for the program and the 11th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Colonials represented Robert Morris University and were coached by Derek Schooley, in his 17th season.
Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Canisius' players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Robert Morris began the season well and continued their strong play for most of the year. The team was buoyed by the addition of two freshman, Randy Hernández and Noah West, who made major contributions to the offense and defense respectively. By mid-January RMU found themselves ranked in the top 20 with an 11–3 record and a chance to make the NCAA Tournament without having to win their conference tournament, a rarity for Atlantic Hockey. Unfortunately, the team was hit by several COVID cancellations and ended up losing 4 of their final 7 games entering the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was still possible for the Colonials to make the tournament without an Atlantic Hockey Championship, but any chance the team had was washed away when the offense faltered against Niagara and the team was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
On May 26, 2021, it was announced that Robert Morris University would be ending both its men and women's varsity hockey programs, effective immediately.
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Coleman | Forward |  United States |
Graduation |
| Mike Coyne | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Sean Giles | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Knoxville Ice Bears) |
| Aidan Girduckis | Defenseman |  Canada |
Transferred to Chatham |
| Kip Hoffmann | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Illinois |
| Justin Kapelmaster | Goaltender | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Allen Americans) |
| Luke Lynch | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Wheeling Nailers) |
| Daniel Mantenuto | Forward | Canada |
Graduation (Signed with Asiago Hockey 1935) |
| Alexander Robert | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Guerra | Forward | United States |
21 | Sanford, FL |
| Gavin Gulash | Forward | United States |
21 | Red Bank, NJ |
| Kyler Head | Forward | United States |
21 | Malone, NY |
| Randy Hernández | Forward | Canada |
21 | Miami, FL |
| Matt Hutton | Forward | United States |
21 | Carmel, IN |
| Brian Kramer | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Wexford, PA |
| David Lafrance | Defenseman | Canada |
19 | Ottawa, ON; returned to juniors (Rockland Nationals) |
| Jordan Timmons | Forward | United States |
21 | Bridgeville, PA; transfer from Connecticut |
| Noah West | Goaltender | United States |
19 | Pittsboro, IN |
Roster
As of December 31, 2020.
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Brendon Michaelian | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1997-12-07 | Wixom, Michigan | Amarillo (NAHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Nolan Schaeffer | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1997-07-15 | Marshall, Minnesota | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | 
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Tyler Love | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-03-16 | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | — |
| 5 | 
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David Lafrance | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2001-05-17 | Ottawa, Ontario | Rockland (CCHL) | — |
| 6 |
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Darcy Walsh | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-02-06 | Gloucester, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 7 | 
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Nick Jenny | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-06-23 | Strongsville, Ohio | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Aidan Spellacy | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-06-13 | Lakewood, Ohio | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 9 |
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Jordan Timmons | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1998-10-25 | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania | Connecticut (HEA) | — |
| 10 |
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Nick Lalonde | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-01-30 | Brooklin, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 11 |
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Brian Kramer | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 2000-07-20 | Wexford, Pennsylvania | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 12 | 
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Garrett Clegg | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-01-13 | St. Albert, Alberta | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — |
| 14 |
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Grant Hebert | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-05-22 | St. Andrews West, Ontario | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
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Roman Kraemer | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-01-09 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Nick Prkusic (C) | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1996-11-10 | St. Albert, Alberta | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 17 |
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Aiden Beck | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-08-28 | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania | Springfield (NAHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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Gavin Gulash | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-11 | Red Bank, New Jersey | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 19 | 
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Randy Hernandez | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 1999-01-12 | Miami, Florida | Brooks (AJHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Cameron Hebert | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-03-17 | St. Andrews West, Ontario | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 21 | 
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Justin Addamo | Junior | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 1998-05-27 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Matthew Guerra | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1999-05-21 | Sanford, Florida | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Geoff Lawson | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-05-15 | Metcalfe, Ontario | Wellington (OJHL) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Kyler Head | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1999-07-13 | Malone, New York | New Jersey (NAHL) | — |
| 25 | 
|
Bradley Stonnell | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-07-22 | Surrey, British Columbia | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Santeri Hartikainen | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-01-05 | Helsinki, Finland | Corpus Christi (NAHL) | — |
| 27 | 
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Matt Hutton | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1999-04-01 | Carmel, Indiana | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 30 | 
|
Reid Cooper | Junior | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-07-01 | Corman Park, Saskatchewan | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — |
| 31 |
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Noah West | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-11-25 | Pittsboro, Indiana | Jamestown (NAHL) | — |
| 35 |
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Dyllan Lubbesmeyer | Senior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-12-06 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 44 |
|
Quinn Warmuth | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1999-09-22 | Olmsted Falls, Ohio | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
Standings
| 2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #15 American International †* | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .889 | 47 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 40 | |
| Army | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .667 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 48 | |
| Robert Morris | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .644 | 58 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 69 | |
| Canisius | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .615 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 46 | |
| RIT | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .590 | 43 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 70 | |
| Sacred Heart | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .513 | 35 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 59 | |
| Mercyhurst | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .479 | 54 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 64 | 67 | |
| Bentley | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .356 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 51 | |
| Niagara | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .333 | 39 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 70 | |
| Air Force | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .231 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 56 | |
| Holy Cross | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .194 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 52 | |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | W 5–2 | 0 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| November 22 | 4:05 PM | vs. Alabama–Huntsville* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Cooper | W 4–3 | 0 | 2–0–0 | ||||
| November 27 | 5:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | West | L 2–5 | 0 | 2–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| November 28 | 4:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | W 5–4 | 0 | 3–1–0 (1–1–0) | ||||
| December 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. #18 Bowling Green* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | L 3–6 | 0 | 3–2–0 | ||||
| December 4 | 9:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | West | W 4–1 | 0 | 4–2–0 (2–1–0) | ||||
| December 5 | 6:05 PM | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | West | W 4–2 | 0 | 5–2–0 (3–1–0) | ||||
| December 29 | 3:07 PM | at #7 Bowling Green* | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | West | L 1–2 | 0 | 5–3–0 | ||||
| December 31 | 2:00 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | West | W 6–1 | 0 | 6–3–0 (4–1–0) | ||||
| January 2 | 7:30 PM | vs. RIT | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | West | W 3–1 | 0 | 7–3–0 (5–1–0) | ||||
| January 3 | 4:00 PM | vs. RIT | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | West | W 4–3 | 0 | 8–3–0 (6–1–0) | ||||
| January 7 | 5:00 PM | at Niagara | #20 | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | West | W 3–2 | 0 | 9–3–0 (7–1–0) | |||
| January 9 | 7:35 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | W 5–4 | 0 | 10–3–0 (8–1–0) | |||
| January 10 | 4:00 PM | vs. Niagara | #20 | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | West | W 6–2 | 0 | 11–3–0 (9–1–0) | |||
| January 19 | 4:30 PM | at Mercyhurst | #17 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | West | L 2–3 | 127 | 11–4–0 (9–2–0) | |||
| January 20 | 4:35 PM | at Mercyhurst | #17 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | L 5–7 | 75 | 11–5–0 (9–3–0) | |||
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | vs. Mercyhurst | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | W 5–3 | 0 | 12–5–0 (10–3–0) | ||||
| February 4 | 7:30 PM | vs. Long Island* | #19 | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Lubbesmeyer | W 4–1 | 0 | 13–5–0 | |||
| February 5 | 3:00 PM | vs. Long Island* | #19 | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | West | W 4–0 | 0 | 14–5–0 | |||
| February 20 | 7:05 PM | at RIT | #19 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | West | L 1–6 | 0 | 14–6–0 (10–4–0) | |||
| February 21 | 5:00 PM | at RIT | #19 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | West | L 3–4 | 0 | 14–7–0 (10–5–0) | |||
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. Niagara* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (Quarterfinal Game 1) | West | W 3–2 | 0 | 15–7–0 | ||||
| March 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (Quarterfinal Game 2) | West | L 2–3 | 0 | 15–8–0 | ||||
| March 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. Niagara* | Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania (Quarterfinal Game 3) | West | L 1–2 | 0 | 15–9–0 | ||||
| Robert Morris Lost Series 1–2 | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Hernández | RW | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 |
| Nick Prkusic | F | 24 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 |
| Grant Hebert | C | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 18 |
| Nick Jenny | D | 24 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 |
| Justin Addamo | RW | 21 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53 |
| Brendan Michaelian | D | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| Santeri Hartikainen | C/RW | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| Nick Lalonde | RW | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Brian Kramer | D | 22 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| Jordan Timmons | F | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Aidan Spellacy | F | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Matthew Guerra | F | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Nolan Schaeffer | D | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Cameron Hebert | RW | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Kyler Head | F | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| Gavin Gulash | F | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| David Lafrance | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyler Love | RW | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Roman Kraemer | F | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Geoff Lawson | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Darcy Walsh | C | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Bradley Stonnell | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett Clegg | RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Reid Cooper | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hutton | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Warmuth | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyllan Lubbesmeyer | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah West | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | 85 | 149 | 234 | 272 |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah West | 19 | 1082 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 520 | 1 | .915 | 2.66 |
| Dyllan Lubbesmeyer | 7 | 313 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 131 | 0 | .903 | 2.68 |
| Reid Cooper | 2 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .846 | 3.35 |
| Empty Net | - | 14 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 24 | 1480 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 673 | 1 | .907 | 2.80 |
Rankings
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) | ||||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 17 | NR | 19 | 19 | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | |||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.
Awards and honors
| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Prkusic | Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year | |
| Randy Hernández | Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year | |
| Nick Jenny | Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman | |
| Nick Jenny | Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award | |
| Derek Schooley | Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year | |
| Nick Jenny | Atlantic Hockey First Team | |
| Nick Prkusic | ||
| Noah West | Atlantic Hockey Second Team | |
| Brendan Michaelian | ||
| Randy Hernández | ||
| Noah West | Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team | |
| Brian Kramer | ||
| Randy Hernández |
References
- "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- Benz, Tim. "Robert Morris hockey players mourn loss of men's and women's teams, lash out at administration". Trib Live. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". RMUColonials.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- "Robert Morris Colonials (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- "Robert Morris Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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