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

2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AMA
Home ice	Dwyer Arena
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jason Lammers
Assistant coaches	Mark Phalon; Nate Skidmore
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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.

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.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Deivids Rolovs	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-05-08	Riga, Latvia	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
2	Jonathan Ziskie	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-03-19	Macomb, Michigan	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
4	Gļebs Prohorenkovs	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-11-12	Riga, Latvia	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
5	Noah Carlin	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-13	Marine City, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
7	Nathan Oickle	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-02-05	Peterborough, Ontario	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
8	Luke Mylymok	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-09-29	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
9	Jay Ahearn	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-23	Staten Island, New York	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
10	Trevor Hoskin	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-05-18	Belleville, Ontario	Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)	CGY, 106th overall 2024
11	Kyler Kleven	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2000-10-12	Moorhead, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
12	Ross Roloson	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-01-30	Woodbury, Minnesota	Lake Superior State (CCHA)	—
13	Grayson Dietrich	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-12-18	Calgary, Alberta	American International (AHA)	—
14	Rainers Dārziņš	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2004-05-06	Tukums, Latvia	Skellefteå AIK J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
16	Andy Reist	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-05-15	Waterloo, Ontario	Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)	—
17	Spencer Young	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-08-25	Elmira, Ontario	Collingwood Blues (OJHL)	—
18	Tyler Wallace	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-05-19	Calgary, Alberta	Blackfalds Bulldogs (AJHL)	—
19	Drew Vieten	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-01-10	Calabasas, California	Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL)	—
21	Shane Ott	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-21	Centennial, Colorado	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
22	Lane Brockhoff	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2000-04-11	Edberg, Alberta	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)	—
23	Lars Rødne	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-22	Stavanager, Norway	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
24	Braden Doyle	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2001-08-24	Lynnfield, Massachusetts	Northeastern (HEA)	LAK, 157th overall 2019
25	Johnny Wescoe	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2001-01-06	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	New Jersey Rockets (NCDC)	—
26	Alex Murray	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2000-03-17	Glenview, Illinois	Miami (NCHC)	—
27	Ray Murakami	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-03	Tomakomai, Japan	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
28	Ethan Lund	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-16	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
29	Brett Roloson	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-12-29	Worcester, Massachusetts	Lake Superior State (CCHA)	—
30	Mitchell Day	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-01-18	St. Louis, Missouri	North Iowa Bulls (NAHL)	—
34	Noah Hackett	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-11	Ponoka, Alberta	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
39	Pierce Charleson	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2000-02-27	Aurora, Ontario	Alaska (NCAA)	—

Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bentley	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	24	36	21	14	9	4	1	45	30
Niagara	11	6	3	2	0	1	1	22	35	27	15	7	5	3	48	42
Sacred Heart	10	6	3	1	0	1	1	21	33	27	14	7	5	2	46	45
Army	11	5	6	0	0	0	0	15	25	32	12	5	7	0	28	36
Air Force	8	5	3	0	1	0	0	14	13	11	16	8	8	0	28	46
Canisius	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	13	23	13	13	4	8	1	33	41
Holy Cross	9	4	4	1	1	0	1	12	25	21	14	5	8	1	36	40
American International	8	3	5	0	0	1	0	10	18	23	14	4	9	1	29	46
RIT	9	2	6	1	0	0	1	7	21	32	14	3	10	1	34	48
Mercyhurst	12	2	9	1	1	0	0	6	28	44	16	2	13	1	37	60
Robert Morris	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	5	17	23	11	4	5	2	34	32
Championship: March 21, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: November 25, 2024

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
November 30	5:00 pm	Union*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
December 6	TBA	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado	FloHockey
December 7	TBA	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado	FloHockey
December 30	2:00 pm	Guelph*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Exhibition)	FloHockey
January 3	7:00 pm	Bentley	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 4	5:00 pm	Bentley	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 10	6:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 11	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 17	7:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
January 18	7:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 24	7:05 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
January 25	5:05 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey
January 31	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 1	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 1	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 11	7:00 pm	Canisius	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 14	6:00 pm	Robert Morris	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
February 15	7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
February 21	TBA	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 22	7:00 pm	Canisius	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
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)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Dwyer Arena (1996–present)
Head coaches	Blaise MacDonald (1996–2001) Dave Burkholder (2001–2017) Jason Lammers (2017–present)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC West (1996–1998) CHA (1999–2010) Atlantic Hockey (2010–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Canisius Golden Griffins Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Ted Cook (78 Goals) Chris Moran (102 Assists) Barret Ehgoetz (166 Points) Greg Gardner (64 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2000 2004 2008 2013
Conference Tournament titles	CHA: 2000 2004 2008
Niagara University Lewiston, New York