Robert Morris University Athletics

The history of Robert Morris University's Division I men's hockey team truly began more than a year before its inaugural season of 2004-05, when a confluence of events sparked the program into existence. 

In the span of 15 days in August of 2003, RMU's athletic department -- led by late former athletic director Susan Hofacre -- both hired its first men's hockey coach in Derek Schooley and purchased the Island Sports Center on Neville Island. The Colonials had found a leader and a home.

There was still much work to be done, but by the time former RMU president Edward Nicholson dropped the puck at center ice of what is now called Colonials Arena on Oct. 23, 2004, it was official. The growing hockey market in and surrounding Pittsburgh had a bona fide college team to call its own.

The first group of varsity players to take the Island Sports Center ice in RMU red, white and blue laid the foundation for what has become one of the most consistently successful men's hockey programs in Division I.

Since the start of the 2010s in particular, there are few peers for the Colonials' standards of success. Even though 2017-18 and 2018-19 saw RMU fall below .500 in the regular season, the Colonials surged at playoff time in both seasons, including a clutch run last March that set up their sixth consecutive appearance in the AHA semifinal round, tying a league record.

All in all, Schooley's team has reached four AHA title games and raised three championship banners since the start of the decade. After making the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament via an AHA postseason title in 2013-14, the Colonials ruled the league during the grueling regular season in 2014-15 and 2015-16, winning 24 games in each of those years. 
 
With the winning has come something else: A reputation for offense. From 2013-18, the Colonials ranked in the top half of Division I in goals per game, with an average ranking of 11th and a high water mark of third in 2015-16. During that time, RMU has featured five players who have finished seasons as top-20 scorers in D-I men's pucks: Brady Ferguson (twice), Cody Wydo (twice), Greg Gibson (twice), Zac Lynch and Adam Brace.

Despite a 2020 campaign affected deeply by injury as well as a global pandemic, the Colonials still found a way to continue their legacy of excellence in the post season, earning a first-round playoff win winning their tenth consecutive three-game series in as many attempts since the 2013-14 campaign and advancing to the AHA quarterfinal against Sacred Heart before the matchup was eventually canceled due to COVID-19. 
 
The Colonials got off to their best start in program history in 2021 at 11-3 and saw themselves ranked within the USCHO Top 20 for much of the season, reaching a program-best #17 in January. At 15-9 overall and 10-5-0 in AHA play, the Colonials earned a West Division title while boasting the AHA Coach of the Year as well as conference MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Defenseman of the Year. The top offensive team in AHA and one of the most prolific in all of college hockey, RMU's 85 goals was one of the highest totals in all of NCAA DI, and their 25% success rate on the power-play was tops in the conference.  

But, as is always the case in college hockey, contributions will be necessary from all positions and classes. At this point, a decade and a half past its inception, RMU men's hockey has a hard-earned reputation in this sport, but the proving ground is renewed every season.

The Colonials have experienced adversity in their history but the bar has been steadily rising every season since that humble start in 2003, and they have continued to persevere no matter the circumstances. That's both a credit to those who've come before, and a challenge to those who continue to carry the flag.

SIGNIFICANT DATES IN PROGRAM HISTORY

2003

Aug. 8: Robert Morris University purchased 32-acre Island Sports Center from the Neville Land Company.
Aug. 22: Air Force Academy assistant coach Derek Schooley named RMU's first varsity men's hockey head coach.
 

2004

Jan. 29: Athletic director Susan Hofacre announced RMU will join the College Hockey America conference, competing as its sixth member school.
May 6: Schooley announces first recruiting class, consisting of eight players.
Oct. 22: In their first official game, the Colonials defeated Canisius 3-1 in Buffalo, N.Y., for their first NCAA victory. Bill Menozzi netted the first RMU goal, while Jeff Gilbert scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner.
Oct. 23: RMU hosted its first home game at the Island Sports Center, falling 5-4 to Canisius despite Brett Hopfe's hat trick, also a program first.
Oct. 30: The Colonials topped Bentley, 3-1, for first home win in team history. Captain Kurt Wright scored twice and Christian Boucher stopped 29 shots.

2005

Jan. 23: Behind Hopfe's overtime goal and Boucher's 40 saves, RMU beat Wayne State 4-3 in Plymouth, Mich., for its first-ever CHA victory.
March 11: In a CHA playoff quarterfinal game, Colonials fell 5-1 to Niagara in Grand Rapids, Minn. Gilbert scored RMU's first postseason goal.
Oct. 15: Robert Morris took down Western Michigan 5-2 in Kalamazoo, Mich., marking the program's first victory against a CCHA opponent, which also happens to be Schooley's alma mater.

2006

Feb. 4: The Colonials swept Air Force at the Island, marking their first two-win weekend as a program. Sean Berkstresser amasses four points (1g, 3a) in the series.
March 10: RMU made it a 5-0 season mark against Air Force with a 4-3 win in the CHA quarterfinals. Tom Biondich's third-period goal stood as the game-winner, while Logan Bittle picked up three points (2g, 1a) in the Colonials' inaugural playoff triumph.
March 18: Wright signed a contract with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, making him the first former Colonial to play in the professional ranks.
April 20: After a four-win improvement in Season 2 -- including a three-win jump in conference play -- Schooley signed a four-year contract extension.
 

2007

Jan. 5: Robert Morris hosted No. 2 Notre Dame at Mellon Arena, marking the Colonials' first foray onto NHL ice and starting a fruitful partnership with the Penguins.
Jan. 7: The Colonials stopped Notre Dame by a 4-2 count in South Bend, Ind., to wrap up the home-and-home. It was RMU's first win against a ranked opponent.
Feb. 10: RMU prevailed over Bemidji State, giving the Colonials a five-game win streak and their ninth CHA victory, both program bests. 
March 10: With a rollicking 7-5 win in Des Moines, Iowa, against Bemidji State in the CHA semifinals, the Colonials advanced to their first conference title game. Ryan Cruthers and Berkstresser recorded a goal and two assists each.
March 11: Despite scoring four goals in the first period of the CHA title game, RMU fell to Alabama-Huntsville, 5-4 in overtime. The Colonials finish with 14 wins, a new program high.
Oct. 13: RMU claimed its first of many trophies, downing No. 8 Boston University and CHA rival Wayne State in Anchorage, Alaska, to win the Nye Frontier Challenge.
Nov. 16: In front of a team-record 4,301 fans, the Colonials welcomed Ohio State to Mellon Arena for the second College Hockey Showcase. RMU rallies for a 5-5 tie after trailing twice by three goals. Cruthers and Chris Margott get three points apiece.

2008

March 11-12: Nathan Longpre and Denny Urban named to CHA All-Rookie team, while Cruthers (first team) and Margott (second team) make All-CHA squads.
March 13: Cruthers named CHA Player of the Year after scoring 22 goals and 49 total points.
March 15: Margott scored a hat trick in the CHA playoff opener at Niagara, but RMU falls 6-3 to end its season at an even 15-15-4. It's the first non-losing record in the history of the program, and the Colonials' 10-7-4 CHA record is their first winning season in conference.
 

2009

March 7: RMU ended season on seven-game unbeaten streak, which was to that point the longest in team history. 
March 12: Margott, Longpre and Urban made up half of the All-CHA first team. Brooks Ostergard and James Lyle make the All-Rookie squad.
March 13: Trevor Lewis scored the game-winning goal and Ostergard makes 27 saves as Robert Morris edges Niagara in the CHA semifinals at Bemidji, Minn. 
March 14: For the second time, the Colonials' quest for a CHA title and an NCAA tournament berth came up one goal short, when Bemidji State wins 3-2 in overtime. Ron Cramer and Margott scored early, but future NHLer Matt Read netted the winner for the Beavers.
Oct. 31: Freshman goalie Eric Levine set a team record with 58 saves and Longpre buried a program-best four goals in a wild 8-5 defeat of No. 18 Quinnipiac on the Island. 

2010

Jan. 8: The Colonials scored their first-ever win against a team ranked No. 1 in the nation, upsetting Miami 3-1 at Mellon Arena on J.C. Velasquez' third-period winner and Ostergard's 39 saves.
Jan. 10: Ostergard threw in 38 more saves and Urban nets the power-play winner as RMU finishes the weekend sweep of Miami, this time in Oxford, Ohio.
Feb. 12: The Colonials vanquished No. 5 Bemidji State by a 5-2 count at the Island Sports Center, making for RMU's biggest upset win on home ice ever.
March 13: With a 3-3 tie against No. 8 Bemidji State in the CHA third-place game, the Colonials ended the year 4-2-1 against top-10 teams, further burnishing their credentials as giant-killers.
April 2: Dave Cowan signed with the Norfolk Admirals, making him the first former Colonial to jump directly to the American Hockey League.
July 13: RMU is named the host of the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four, with the Penguins' new state-of-the-art Consol Energy Center tabbed as the venue.
Oct. 9: After six seasons as a member of College Hockey America (CHA), the Colonials earned a 4-1 home win against American International in their Atlantic Hockey Association debut.
Oct. 18: RMU earned its first national ranking when Inside College Hockey places the Colonials 20th in their weekly poll. Schooley's team would rise as high as No. 18 before the end of the season, also getting ranked by U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO).
Dec. 30: The Colonials fell 4-3 to RIT at CONSOL Energy Center as part of the NHL's Winter Classic festival. Nearly 7,000 fans were in attendance for RMU's second-ever game at the Penguins' new facility.
 

2011

March 5: RMU hosted its first Atlantic Hockey tournament game, falling 5-1 to rival Mercyhurst at the Island Sports Center in the single-elimination play-in round. RMU went 18-12-5 overall -- its best record in program history -- and 13-9-5 in AHA conference play.
March 17: Urban was named the AHA's Defenseman of the Year, with both he and Longpre making the All-AHA First Team. Ostergard was selected to the Third Team.
June 8: Athletic director Craig Coleman extended Schooley's contract by three years, carrying him through the 2015-16 season.
Sept. 15: Urban (Toronto), Longpre (Vancouver) and Dave Cowan (Toronto) became the first RMU alums to be invited to NHL main training camps.
Dec. 3: The Colonials completed a road sweep of Sacred Heart with a team record-tying 10 goals, a mark that stands to this day.
Dec. 30: An RMU Hockey Showcase record 4,927 fans turned out at CONSOL Energy Center, with Ohio State squeezing past the Colonials by a 3-2 final.

2012

March 4: After a 13-9-5 finish in AHA play, RMU hosted its first-ever playoff series at the Island, prevailing over American International in three thrilling games. Game 3 proved especially heart-stopping, with Brandon Blandina netting the overtime winner after the Yellow Jackets tied the game with 11 seconds to play in regulation.
March 15: Tyson Wilson (All-Rookie) and Cody Crichton (Third Team) made the postseason AHA honor roll.
Dec. 8: An Island Sports Center-record 1,589 watched the Colonials and Ohio State play to a 2-2 tie -- and subsequent RMU shootout victory -- in the back end of a home-and-home series with the Buckeyes.
Dec. 28: RMU routed first-year Penn State 6-0 on the opening day of the first-ever Three Rivers Classic at CONSOL Energy Center. A crowd of 11,663 attended Day 1 of the landmark event.
Dec. 29: Senior goalie Eric Levine stopped 51 shots and freshman Brandon Denham netted the third-period winner as RMU closed the inaugural Classic with a 1-0 defeat of No. 5 Miami at CONSOL Energy Center.
Dec. 31: The Colonials made their first appearance on a national poll since 2010-11, coming in at No. 19 in the weekly USCHO.com survey. 
 

2013

Feb. 14: Pittsburgh native and captain Brendan Jamison was selected as one of 10 nationwide finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, an award that seeks to honor the 'complete student-athlete.'
March 9: Robert Morris reached a new milestone in team history, defeating Sacred Heart 6-1 on Island Sports Center ice in Game 2 of a first-round Atlantic Hockey playoff series. The win was RMU's 20th of the season. 
March 16: Although the Colonials were knocked out of the postseason by UConn in the AHA quarterfinals, they remained in the running to receive at at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. Other results didn't go RMU's way, but its season was extended by a week as the team continued practicing just in case.
March 20: Senior Adam Brace was named to the All-AHA Second Team after becoming the fourth Colonial to reach 40 points in a season.
April 13: Yale won its first NCAA men's hockey national championship with a 4-0 victory over Quinnipiac as the Frozen Four concluded at CONSOL Energy Center. RMU served as host institution for the Frozen Four.
May 17: Senior defenseman Tyler Hinds became the first Colonial to earn Academic All-American honors, finding himself on the District II At-Large First Team.
Nov. 1: In front of 1,352 at the Island Sports Center, RMU junior sniper Cody Wydo tied a team record (Longpre, 2009) with four goals in a 5-4 loss to Penn State. The defeat dropped the Colonials to 0-5-1, their longest winless slump to start a season.
Dec. 28: With a second consecutive one-goal loss in the Three Rivers Classic at CONSOL Energy Center, this time by a 3-2 count to Bowling Green, the Colonials headed into the new year at 2-12-2.
 

2014

Feb. 1: The Colonials outlasted Army, 6-4, on Neville Island to stretch their win streak to a program-record five games and continue their climb up the Atlantic Hockey standings.
Feb. 8: RMU dispatched RIT 5-1 to extend its unbeaten streak to nine (7-0-2). It was the longest run in the first 10 years of Colonials Division I men's hockey.
March 9: Robert Morris continued its stunning second-half surge with a 3-1 victory over Army in winner-take-all Game 3 of a first-round AHA playoff series at the Island Sports Center. 
March 13: Wydo (First Team) and junior goalie Terry Shafer (Third Team) were named to the all-Atlantic Hockey honor roll. Wydo would finish the year with team records in goals (31) and points (54).
March 15: Avenging the previous season's playoff loss at UConn, the Colonials finished a two-game sweep of the Huskies with a 3-2 comeback win in Storrs, Conn. With the triumph, RMU remarkably reached .500 for the first time all season.
March 21: In their first-ever AHA semifinal, the Colonials edged Niagara, 5-4, in overtime at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester N.Y. RMU squandered a 4-2 lead in the third period, but junior Scott Jacklin scored the game-winner late in the first extra session.
March 22: Robert Morris overwhelmed Canisius 7-4 in the AHA championship game for its first league title, clinching its first berth in the NCAA Tournament in the process. Wydo's hat trick helped RMU improve to 17-5-3 since the start of the new year.
March 29: At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., the Colonials battled No. 1 Minnesota valiantly before bowing, 7-3, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The ESPN2 broadcast marked the program's debut on national television.
Oct. 24: With a 3-0 win at Army, the Colonials started a season with five straight wins for the first time in their history. 
Nov. 14: Nationally-ranked RMU -- which came into its home game against Air Force at No. 17 in the USCHO poll -- rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits to tie the Falcons, 3-3, and keep their program-best start alive. The Colonials would lose the next night, but their 6-0-3 record tied their team mark for longest unbeaten streak at any point in a season.
Dec. 14: No. 17 RMU finished the unofficial first half at 11-2-3 after a 3-0 loss at Mercyhurst, the team's first time being blanked in a remarkable 73-game stretch.
Dec. 29: The Colonials recorded their first win over a ranked foe on the season, taking care of No. 20 Penn State 4-2 in the opening round of the Three Rivers Classic at CONSOL Energy Center.
 

2015

Jan. 3: RMU made history with its first outdoor game, battling No. 13 Bowling Green to a 2-2 draw at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. The Colonials rallied with two goals in the third to pull even on a drizzly day at the summer home of minor-league baseball's Toledo Mudhens.
Feb. 6: In defeating Canisius, 2-1, on home ice, the 19th-ranked Colonials won their seventh consecutive game, continuing to raise the program record higher and higher.
Feb. 20: On Wydo's stunning tally with 10 seconds left in regulation, Robert Morris clinched its first regular-season title in 11 years of D-I competition, beating RIT by a 4-3 final in suburban Rochester. With the win, they tied the school record for longest unbeaten streak (nine).
March 12: A program-best four Colonials made all-AHA postseason teams, headed by Wydo on the First Team. Juniors Zac Lynch (forward), Chase Golightly (defenseman) and Dalton Izyk (goalie) made the Third Team. Brady Ferguson made the all-rookie team as well.
March 14: The top-seeded Colonials improved to 3-0 all-time in AHA series on home ice, sweeping Niagara with a 6-3 victory on Neville Island to advance to their second straight AHA final four.
March 19: Wydo was appointed as a Hobey Baker Award finalist, a first for an RMU men's hockey player. The senior wing finished his career with a program-record 85 goals and 150 points. 
March 20: Despite rallying from a 2-0 first-period deficit and outshooting Mercyhurst 62-29, RMU fell 4-3 in overtime in the AHA semifinal round, ending its historic season earlier than expected. The Colonials won a team-record 24 games and spent five months as a top-20 team.
Oct. 31: RMU scored its first win against a top-10 opponent since the 2012 Three Rivers Classic, vanquishing No. 10 Michigan 4-0 in Ann Arbor. It marked the first time in six years the Wolverines had been shut out at Yost Arena.
Nov. 3: Senior forward Greg Gibson was named National Player of the Month by the Hockey Commissioners' Association.
Dec. 29: The Colonials scored four straight goals in the Three Rivers Classic title game to upend No. 8 UMass Lowell, 5-3, at CONSOL Energy Center. RMU defeated No. 14 Penn State the night before to set up the chance to hoist its second Confluence Cup.
 

2016

Feb. 26: For the second consecutive season, Robert Morris donned the AHA's regular-season crown. A 6-3 victory over Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., secured another banner for the Island Sports Center.
March 9: The Colonials netted their largest all-Atlantic Hockey haul to date, placing six players on postseason honor rolls: Lynch (First Team), Gibson (First), Tyson Wilson (Second), Golightly (Third), Brandon Denham (Third) and Shafer (Third).
March 10: After winning the AHA scoring race, Lynch gave the Colonials a second Hobey Baker Award finalist in as many years. Lynch finished the season as RMU's all-time top scorer, with 67 goals and 156 total points.
March 13: Robert Morris claimed its second straight win in Game 3 of an AHA quarterfinal series, eliminating Bentley at the Island Sports Center. It was the first time RMU won a playoff series in which it dropped the first game.
March 18: Pittsburgh's Lynch buried the sudden-death winner as the Colonials edged Army, 2-1, in the AHA semifinal round at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena.
March 19: Despite scoring the first goal, RMU suffered its first AHA title game loss, dropping a 7-4 result to hometown RIT. The Colonials tied the program record for wins in a season, with 24.
Oct. 8: The Colonials notched their biggest comeback victory ever, storming from 5-1 down in the second period to stun RIT in surburban Rochester. Junior forward Ferguson scored a hat trick and added three assists for the largest single-game output in team history.
Dec. 30: For the second straight year and the third time in five seasons, RMU lifted the Confluence Cup at PPG Paints Arena. The Colonials defeated No. 13 Quinnipiac, 5-2, in the Three Rivers Classic championship game. 
 

2017

Feb. 26: In the program's second-ever outdoor game, Robert Morris took care of longtime rival Niagara, 5-1, at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh-born freshmen Luke Lynch and Jake Coleman each scored a goal at the home of the NFL's Steelers.
March 9: Ferguson's placement on the all-AHA First Team marks the fourth straight year for a Colonial to be so honored. Sophomore Eric Israel and senior Daniel Leavens made the Third Team, with goalie Francis Marotte meriting mention on the all-rookie squad.
March 11: The Colonials bumped their record in home playoff series to 5-0 with a two-game dismissal of Holy Cross on Neville Island. A 3-2 victory in Game 2 of an AHA quarterfinal series sent RMU to its fourth straight league semifinal.
March 17: RMU blew out No. 20 Canisius in Rochester to advance to its third AHA championship. Ferguson led the way with the Colonials' first-ever postseason hat trick, giving him a team-record 58 points on the season.
March 18: The Colonials fell one step short of their ultimate goal, with Air Force claiming the AHA title via a 2-1 win. RMU would finish with 22 victories on the year and an incredible 70 over a three-season span.
Dec. 29: RMU qualified for its fourth straight Three Rivers Classic title game by trouncing Lake Superior State, 5-0, at PPG Paints Arena. No. 11 Providence would edge the Colonials, 2-1, on the following night.
 

2018

Feb. 14: RMU mourned the loss of former associate head coach Mark Workman, who passed away from advanced liver cancer at the age of 47. 'Worky' served on the Colonials' staff from 2009-16 before taking a scouting job with the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights.
March 4: Despite finishing the regular season on a six-game winless streak, the Colonials keep their streak of home postseason advancements alive with a three-game elimination of Bentley at the Island Sports Center. RMU's 3-2 defeat of the Falcons in winner-take-all Game 3 lifts the program to 6-0 in home series all-time.
March 8: Fresh off becoming RMU's all-time leading scorer (program-record 101 assists, 167 points), Ferguson repeated as an all-AHA First Team representative. Junior forward Alex Tonge made the Third Team.
March 10: For the second straight season, Robert Morris dispatched Holy Cross in a two-game sweep, this time at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. The Colonials outscored the Crusaders 9-2 in the series, with Luke Lynch notching six points (2g, 4a) altogether.
March 16: On Mike Louria's overtime goal, the Colonials advanced past rival Mercyhurst, 5-4, in an AHA semifinal game in Rochester. Ferguson's extra-attacker goal in the final minute of regulation saved the season and helped RMU improve to 4-0 in the AHA semis -- and 3-0 in overtime.
March 17: Air Force again played spoiler to NCAA dreams, downing RMU, 5-1, in the AHA championship game. The Colonials finished at 18-20-3, their first sub-.500 record since 2009-10, but made their fifth straight trip to the AHA's knockout stage.
May 22: RMU earned its fifth straight public recognition award from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent of Division I in Academic Progress Rate. The Colonials are the only team to get the APR award every year from 2014-18.
Oct. 10: Denny Urban '11 was named as the third men's hockey player to make the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame, joining Nathan Longpre '11 and Chris Margott '09.
Oct. 12: RMU began its 15th D-I season with a 3-2 upset of No. 20 Bowling Green at the Island Sports Center, the 22nd defeat of a ranked foe in team history.
 

2019

Jan. 5: Although the Colonials lost to Brown in the opening game of the seventh Three Rivers Classic, they still got their shot at the No. 1 team in the nation in St. Cloud State. RMU rallied to tie the consolation game, 2-2, early in the third, but the Huskies pulled away for a 5-2 victory at PPG Paints Arena.
March 2: Following a difficult regular season for a team featuring 11 freshmen, the Colonials captured a two-game sweep of Mercyhurst to clinch an eighth-place Atlantic Hockey finish and home-ice advantage in the first round.
March 9: Freshman Nick Lalonde scored a late-game decider to help RMU flush Holy Cross in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series at the Island Sports Center. The Colonials moved to 7-0 all-time in home postseason sets and 3-0 against the Crusaders.
March 14: For the sixth time in a row, RMU placed multiple players on all-AHA teams. Tonge (Second Team) and junior goalie Francis Marotte (Third Team) chimed in as the latest Colonials to be honored.
March 17: First-year French forward Justin Addamo -- the first European-born Colonial in history -- buried an overtime goal to lift RMU to a 3-2 victory in decisive Game 3 of an AHA quarterfinal series at Bentley in Waltham, Mass. Not only had the Colonials won their ninth consecutive playoff series, they stretched their season-extending surge to 6-1, with every game decided by one goal.
March 19: Brandon Blandina joins fellow Class of 2012 RMU alum Furman South as an NHL on-ice official. Blandina and South both serve as referees in the world's top hockey league.
March 22: Making their league-record-tying sixth straight AHA semifinal appearance, RMU got a late tying goal from junior Daniel Mantenuto, but fell to No. 20 American International in overtime. The 3-2 loss at HarborCenter in Buffalo prevents the Colonials from making their fourth consecutive league championship game.
June 4: Brady Ferguson (Class of 2018) and Eric Levine (2013) become the first Colonials to win a North American pro championship, as their expansion Newfoundland Growlers defeat Toledo in the ECHL's Kelly Cup Final.
 

2020

October 25: Playing on the road at #12 Penn State, the Colonials manage to keep the nationally ranked Nittany Lions to within a goal until Grant Hebert's tally in the second ties it up at 1-1. Though Penn State would rally for a 2-1 win, the Colonials soon went on a four-game win streak sweeping both Canisius and Bentley. 
January 31: Following a 3-2 loss at Arizona State, senior Luke Lynch becomes just the 12th player in program history to record 100 career points, joining his brother Zac Lynch. 
March 6: After dropping their last two regular season games to Niagara, RMU gears up to host Holy Cross for a playoff game for the fourth time.
March 7: Freshman forward Santeri Hartikainen scores his first ever AHA post season goal at 4:04 of overtime to give the Colonials a 2-1 win in Game Two of their series to keep the season alive. 
March 8: Despite losing the opening game of the series, RMU rallies back to win two straight, capped off with a 5-1 blowout in game three that saw RMU move to a perfect 8-0 in home playoff series. Five different Colonials all score in the win. 
March 11: The Colonials are set for a second round playoff at Sacred Heart with a chance to go to their seventh straight AHA semi-finals before the tournament is canceled due to COVID-19. 
March 12: RMU goalie Justin Kapelmaster is named All-AHA Second Team for his performance in goal for Robert Morris. 
May 21: RMU senior Sean Giles in named CoSIDA Academic All-District II team. 
June 18: 23 members of the Colonials are named to the AHA All-Academic team. RMU's team GPA of 3.68 leads all men's program's at RMU. 
July 22: 11 Colonials are named Krampade Academic All-Stars, third most of any AHA-program. 
August 3: Alumni Luke Lynch signs a professional contract with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. 
September 3: Senior Jake Coleman joins Lynch in the 'Coast by signing a pro deal with the Worcester Sharks. 
September 6: Daniel Mantenuto becomes the third RMU senior to sign a pro deal when he inks a contract with Asiago Hockey 1935 of the Italian Hockey League Serie A .
September 8: Kapelmaster joins the pro ranks, signing a deal with the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks 
September 30: Sean Giles becomes the fifth RMU senior to turn pro, signing with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones.  

2021

October 26: The Colonials announce their return with the release of a 28-game slate, including a 22-game Atlantic Hockey conference season that kicks off on November 20 when RMU hosts the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. 
November 18: The pre-season #6 Colonials name seniors Nick Prkusic and Nick Jenny as co-captains for the upcoming 2020-21 campaign. 
November 22: The Colonials complete a two-game sweep of the Alabama-Hunstville Chargers to start the 2021 campaign a perfect 2-0. RMU erased a second period deficit with two consecutive power-play goals to eventually earn the victory and stay perfect on the new season as freshman Randy Hernandez scored the GWG for his forst NCAA tally. 
December 1: Hosting #18 Bowling Green at Clearview Arena, the Colonials rush out to a 2-0 lead off of first-period goals from Randy Hernandez and Justin Addamo. Despite RMU cutting it down to a 4-3 game in the third, Bowling Green managed to complete a hard-fought comeback. 
December 14: Following a road sweep of Air Force, RMU returns to the national rankings, cracking #20 on the USCHO Poll for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign that saw them stay in the Top-20 for four consecutive weeks, including the highest ever national rank for the program at No. 18 overall. 
December 29: Another clash on the road at #7 Bowling Green sees the Colonials face their highest-ranked RMU opponent since facing #1 St. Cloud State on 1/5/19. Despite a 1-0 lead to start the third, two goals from BG in under three minutes helped the #7 Falcons steal a win at home from RMU. 
January 11: Off to the best start in program history at 11-3 through 14 games, the Colonials tie the highest national ranking in program history, earning the #17 spot in the latest USCHO National Poll following their sweep of Niagara. 
February 8: Senior goaltender Dyllan Lubbesmeyer was named as one of six nominees for the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award. He becomes the third nominee in the history of the Robert Morris men's hockey program joining Furman South and David Friedman. 
February 12: Seniors Nick Jenny and Nick Prkusic were each selected as candidates for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award. Jenny would go on to be named a finalist. 
March 12: Darcy Walsh's overtime goal at 4:42 gives RMU a win and a 1-0 series lead over Niagara in the first round of RMU's playoff series with the Purple Eagles at Clearview Arena. 
March 18: Four Colonials earn recognition from AHA following the Colonials' West Pod Championship. Nick Prkusic win Co-Player of the Year while Nick Jenny is named Best Defender and Individual Sportsman of the Year. Coach Schooley wins his second Coach of the Year award while Randy Hernandez is named the first AHA rookie of the Year in program history. 
March 23: Dyllan Lubbesmeyer signs a professional contract with the Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League for the upcoming 2021-22 season. 

2022

September 7: Coach Schooley is reinstated as both Head Coach and Director of Hockey Ops for the Colonials. 
January 12: Alumni Alex Tonge was named to the 2022 ECHL All-Star Game, it was announced Wednesday. Tonge becomes the fourth RMU alumni in program history to appear in the game, joining Cody Wydo, Ryan Cruthers and Aaron Clarke. Fellow RMU alum Justin Kapelmaster, Sean Giles, and Luke Lynch also take part in the game.