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2024–25 Niagara Purple Eagles
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceAHA
Home iceDwyer Arena
Record
Overall8–8–3
Conference7–4–2
Home3–2–2
Road5–6–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJason Lammers
Assistant coachesMark Phalon
Nate Skidmore
Captain(s)Jay Ahearn
Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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As of August 26, 2024.[1]

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

Standings

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2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 24 14 7 3 1 1 2 47 75 62 32 17 10 5 101 86
Holy Cross 22 16 4 2 4 0 1 47 78 39 30 17 11 2 96 69
Bentley 22 14 7 1 0 2 1 46 69 47 30 16 12 2 84 65
Niagara 22 13 7 2 2 2 1 42 77 56 30 15 12 3 102 85
Army 22 12 9 1 1 0 1 37 73 64 29 12 16 1 81 90
Air Force 22 10 12 0 2 3 0 31 47 47 32 13 18 1 65 88
Canisius 22 9 11 2 0 2 0 31 67 64 30 9 19 2 79 99
American International 20 8 12 0 0 2 0 26 52 60 28 10 17 1 71 90
Robert Morris 22 6 13 3 0 1 1 23 62 74 30 9 17 4 82 98
RIT 22 6 15 1 2 0 0 17 50 94 30 7 22 1 66 123
Mercyhurst 22 4 15 3 1 0 2 16 50 93 30 4 22 4 68 128
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# 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       
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.
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Scoring statistics

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Rankings

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Main article: 2024–25 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 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

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  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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