Pittsburgh, Pa. - Robert Morris University men's hockey returns home after a three-game road stretch to play its home opening series against Atlantic Hockey foe Army West Point.

GAME INFORMATION
Robert Morris (1-2-0, 1-2-0 AHC) vs. Army West Point (2-0-0, 2-0-0 AHC)
Colonials Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Friday, October 20, 7:05pm
Live Stats  |  Live Audio - ESPN 970 AM  |  Live Video ($) 

Saturday, October 21, 7:05pm
Live Stats  |  Live Audio ESPN 970 AM  |  Live Video ($) 

ESPN Pittsburgh will be hosting a pregame show Saturday night, live on location in the RMU Island Sports Center lobby. Fans can listen on 970 AM or online beginning at 5:00pm and running through the puck drop at 7:05pm.

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— RMU Hockey (@RMUMHockey) October 19, 2017

2016-17 ROBERT MORRIS SUMMARY
OFFENSE
Goals per game: 3.24
Points per game: 8.79
DEFENSE
Goals against per game: 2.50 
Blocks per game: 13.26
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play: 22.3%
Penalty Kill: 84.5%

KEY RETURNERS
Forward, Brady Ferguson (24-34-58)
Forward, Alex Tonge (20-24-44)
Defenseman, Eric Israel (8-22-30) 54 blocks
Goalie, Francis Marotte .931 sv%, 2.08 GAA

NOTABLE LOSSES
Forward, Daniel Leavens (14-35-49)
Defenseman, Rob Mann (3-8-11) 83 blocks

ATLANTIC HOCKEY LEADERS
Robert Morris has the top 2 returning scorers in forwards Brady Ferguson and Alex Tonge. Eric Israel was the highest scoring defenseman in the AHC with 30 points & .79 points per game. Goaltender Francis Marotte is the AHC's returning leader in save percentage & goals against average.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT  |  Army Game Notes (.PDF)
Army started the season strong with 5-1 and 2-1 victories at AIC two weekends ago. Army featured seven goal scorers and 11 individuals who posted at least one point. Michael Wilson led the way with four points on a goal and three assists. He and his linemates, Tyler Pham and Dominic Franco, combined for 10 points across the two contests. Cole Bruns picked up the two wins and made 63 saves on the weekend.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Colonials lead the all-time series vs. Army with an 11-5-4 mark and an impressive 7-3-1 advantage on home ice. Four of the 20 matchups have gone to overtime with RMU posting a 1-0-3 record.

LAST TIME OUT
The Colonials split a weekend series at Canisius, winning 4-3 on Friday before dropping Saturday's game 4-1. Francis Marotte was in goal for game one and Andrew Pikul got the nod for game two. Redshirt-junior Michael Louria scored his first two goals as a Colonial, one in each game. Matthew Graham, Luke Lynch & Spencer Dorowicz also scored goals.


ROBERT MORRIS GAME NOTES (Download .PDF)  - With a hat tip to The Tragically Hip
FIREWORKS
The Colonials lead the all-time series vs. Army with an 11-5-4 mark and an impressive 7-3-1 advantage on home ice. Four of the 20 matchups have gone to overtime with RMU posting a 1-0-3 record.

AHEAD BY A CENTURY
Brady Ferguson is the NCAA's active career scoring leader. After posting the fifth-highest scoring season in NCAA men's hockey with 58 points, Ferguson is the lone returner out of that Top 5 group. Ferguson had 3 points on 2 goals and an assist in the season opener, and added a pair of assists in Friday's game at Canisius.

NCAA Men's Hockey Active Career Points Leaders
Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 123
Jake Evans, Notre Dame – 100
Dylan Sikura, Northeastern – 99
Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 98
Jordan Gross, Notre Dame – 97

50 MISSION CAP
Brady Ferguson reached a milestone in the season opener at Niagara, scoring a pair to reach the 50 career goal mark. Ferguson is just the fifth player in RMU history to reach 50 career goals.

RMU All-Time Goals Leaders
1. Cody Wydo, 85 - 2011-15
2. Zac Lynch, 67 - 2012-16
3. Greg Gibson, 66 - 2012-16
4. Chris Margott, 64 - 2005-09
5. Brady Ferguson, 50 - 2014-2018

THE NEW MAYBE
Two of the new faces in the Colonials lineup aren't new to college hockey at all. Junior forward Michael Louria transferred from UMass Lowell following the 2015-16 season and sat out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Louria was able to skate with RMU during that time and is ready to jump into action for 2017-18. The other transfer is defenseman Brett Beauvais who played the last three seasons at Bemidji State and comes to RMU as a graduate student.

MACHINE
RMU's power play was 7th in the nation & 1st in Atlantic Hockey a season ago (22.3 %). Robert Morris led in the league in power play goals with 43, tied for 4th in the NCAA and averaged 1.13 PPG per game. RMU's 43 PPG accounted for 35% of the team's goals. In the first three games of the season, RMU has tallied four power play goals (T-9th) 

MONTREAL
Francis Marotte brings his calm, cool and collected personality back between the pipes for his sophomore campaign. Atlantic Hockey was loaded with several of the nation's most talented tendies in 2016-17 but Marotte is the sole returner of that bunch. The Longueiul, Quebec native (suburb of Montreal) finished 4th in the NCAA in save percentage (.931) and 8th in goals against average (2.08). 

GRACE, TWO
Alex Tonge (20-24-44) & Brady Ferguson (24-34-58) are the top two returning scorers in Atlantic Hockey, and two of the top 10 in the NCAA. They scored all three goals and added an assist in RMU's season opening loss at Niagara and have combined for 7 points in the first three games.

ON THE VERGE
A trio of Colonials were invited to NHL development camps in the summer of 2017. Forward Brady Ferguson lit up the final day of Pittsburgh Penguins camp with five goals in two end-of-camp three-on-three tournament games. Forward Alex Tonge took a trip to Manitoba for Winnipeg Jets camp. Goaltender Francis Marotte showed his stuff during the scrimmage to end Vancouver Canucks camp.

THE LONELY END OF THE RINK
There's only one NCAA men's hockey player from Canadian province Prince Edward Island, and he's a Colonial. Brett Beauvais hails from Summerside, PEI and serves as the lone representative from PEI in college hockey. Summerside, PEI was the host site for Canada's Kraft Hockeyville game this year.

ARE WE FAMILY
Sophomore forward Luke Lynch is the brother of the program's all-time leading scorer Zac Lynch who graduated in 2016 and currently plays in the ECHL for the Manchester Monarchs. The Lynch's are one of four sets of brothers that have played for the Colonials, following current senior forward Timmy Moore and Evan Moore '16. Rob Cowan '08 and Dave Cowan '10 were the first, followed by Furman South '12 and Colin South '14.


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