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A Duquesne Dukes player battles for the puck against John Carroll Blue Streaks forward Evan Weiner (26) during a game at Alpha Ice Complex on Friday, October 16, 2026. (Ed Major | PHC) HARMAR Twp., Pa. —Four straight goals, including two straight power play goals in the second period, gave the No. 22 John Carroll Blue Streaks a dominant 5-2 win over the Duquesne Dukes in the CHMA conference opener Friday night at Alpha Ice Complex. While Duquesne looked to be the dominant tea

Pitt Panthers forward Jacob Gilbert (18) attempts a shot against Cleary Cougars defenseman Tommy Madden (5) during a game at Alpha Ice Complex on Friday, October 16, 2026. (Ed Major | PHC) HARMAR Twp., Pa. —Three straight goals pushed the Pitt Panthers over the Cleary Cougars, 4-1, Friday night at Alpha Ice Complex. After an early first period goal from Pitt defenseman Andreas Forand was called off after review due to an offsides, Forand put the Panthers up 1-0 just five minu

NEVILLE Twp., Pa. — In stark contrast to Friday night’s 5-2 win, the Robert Morris Colonials took Saturday afternoon’s game down to the wire to secure a 2-1 victory over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers at Clearview Arena at the RMU Island Sports Center. FULL GALLERY: https://majorphoto.zenfolio.com/p340815230 It was a battle of defense and goaltending. Colonials goaltender Carson Frye was solid in net, stopping 31 of 32 shots. Tigers goaltender Bennett Law was eq

Caroleena Genco (95) scored twice in West Virginia's home opener victory against Pitt, 5-1, Friday September 25, 2026. MORGANTOWN, Wv. -- The West Virginia Mountaineers rattled off 5 unanswered goals to defeat the Pitt Panthers, 5-1, in their home opener Friday night at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion in Morgantown. GALLERY: https://majorphoto.zenfolio.com/p169477004 Pittsburgh entered the game hoping to recreate the magic of last season’s regular season finale, in which the team came

Drexel forward Andrew Botti (21) skates with the puck against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the Hope Gas Ice Pavilion in Morgantown. MORGANTOWN, Wv. — James Jacobs scored two goals — including the empty-netter with 38 seconds left in the game — and goaltender Tyler Richman held off a late Mountaineer comeback to lift the Drexel Dragons over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 5-3, Friday night at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park. GALLERY:...

Niagara forward Chloe Guagliano (91) celebrates a goal against the Pitt Panthers on Saturday, February 28 at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park. — (Ed Major / PHC) MORGANTOWN, Wv . — Riding a two-goal performance from Chloe Guagliano, the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Pitt Panthers 3-2 in the College Hockey East Semifinals at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park Saturday night. GALLERY: https://majorphoto.zenfolio.com/p43518720 With the score tied 1-1 late in the se

Pitt Panthers’ defender Cady Melvin (18) handles the puck in the offensive zone against West Virginia in a game Sunday at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion in Morgantown. — (Ed Major/PHC) MORGANTOWN, Wv. — In a thrilling come-from-behind win to end their regular season, the No. 11 Pitt Panthers defeated the No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers 5-4 at Hope gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park Sunday afternoon. Down 4-2 with less than 8 minutes remaining in the game, the Panthers rattled off three

West Virginia goaltender Wyatt Sloetjes raises the CHMA Cup after defeating the John Carroll Blue Streaks Sunday, 3-1, in the CHMA conference championship. — (Ed Major/PHC) MORGANTOWN, Wv. — It was a championship game for the ages. In front of a packed crowd on home ice, a pair of third period goals propelled the #4 West Virginia Mountaineers over the #2 John Carroll Blue Streaks, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park to win the 2026 College Hockey M

A West Virginia player celebrates a goal against the IUP Crimson Hawks on Saturday at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park. — (Ed Major/PHC) MORGANTOWN, Wv. – West Virginia and John Carroll each used high-scoring outings to move on in the 2026 College Hockey Mid-America playoffs Saturday, February 21 at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park. Behind another stellar outing from Mountaineers goaltender Wyatt Sloetjes and enough offense from John Carroll to outlast a Kent State com

Leonard Haban (66) scores a goal for West virginia against the Robert Morris Collonials in a CHMA conference quarterfinal playoff game Friday afternoon at Mylan Park Hope Gas Ice Pavilion. -- (Ed Major / PHC) MORGANTOWN, Wv. – West Virginia University played host to the 2026 College Hockey Mid-America playoffs Friday, February 20 through Sunday, February 22, 2026 at the new Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park. Behind a dominant weekend from goaltender Wyatt Sloetjes and a th

Fletcher Lyttleton (8) celebrates her first period goal for the Pitt Panthers during a game at the RMU Island Sports Complex Sunday morning. -- (Ed Major / PHC) NEVILLE Twp., Pa. — In a top-15 matchup at the RMU Island Sports Center, the No. 14 Pitt Panthers defeated the No. 10 Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tigers by a score of 5-2 Sunday morning. An early third-period power play goal by Hannah Ziperstein proved to be the game-winner, stretching the Panthers’ lead

Heading into the CHMA Tournament February 20-22 in Morgantown, West Virginia at the new Hope Gas Ice Pavilion at Mylan Park, the six playoff teams have been decided. The matchups are set, and it looks to be an exciting weekend of playoff hockey. The top two teams (IUP and John Carroll) receive a first-round bye directly into Saturday's semifinal games. The remaining four teams will play on Friday. No. 3 Kent State versus No. 6 Duquesne and No. 4 Wes Virginia versus No. 5 Robe

Robert Morris freshman defenseman Gabriel Herrle (26) attempts to block a shot by Kent State forward TJ Avellino (21) during a game at the RMU Island Sports Center on Saturday, February 7, 2026. -- (EJM/PHC) NEVILLE Twp., Pa — Despite a four-goal effort from senior Devin Rohrich, the Robert Morris Colonials fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes, 9-6, Saturday at the RMU Island Sports Center. Rohrich’s second goal of the night tied the game 4-4 midway through the second perio

Villanova Captain Thomas Lynch (4) handles the puck behind the Pittsburgh goal during a game against the Panthers on Saturday, Janaury 24, 2026 at Alpha Ice Complex. -- (Ed Major II/PHC) HARMAR TWP., Pa. — The Villanova Wildcats (14-4-1, 9-1-1 ECHA) used a hat trick from Brendan O’Brien and a timely third-period power play goal to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-10-3, 6-3-1 ACC) Saturday afternoon, 7-5, at Alpha Ice Complex to play spoiler for Pitt’s “senior night” that h

Villanova defenseman James Reagan (3) scores the winning shootout goal against Pittsburgh goaltender Elijah Wiltshire (30) on Friday, January 23, 2026 at Alpha ice Complex. -- (Ed Major/PHC) HARMAR TWP., Pa. — In a game so hot it could have melted the coming winter storm, James Reagan played the hero, burying a shootout goal for Villanova to lift the Wildcats (13-4-1, 9-1-1 ECHA) over the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-9-3, 6-3-1 ACC) 5-4 Friday night at Alpha Ice Complex. The thir

A Duquesne player handles the puck in front of Towson goaltender Sean Knudtson (35) Saturday at Alpha Ice Complex. - Ed Major II / PHC HARMAR TWP., Pa. — In a performance that looked more like a highlight reel than a hockey game, the Duquesne Dukes used a Dominic Lombardo hat trick to emphatically defeat the Towson Tigers 10-0 at Alpha Ice Complex Saturday evening. From the opening puck drop, the Dukes established a relentless pace that Towson simply could not match. Duqu

GATES MILLS, OH. — The John Carroll Blue Streaks used stellar goaltending from Martin Moine and a timely power play goal from Patrick Gilbert with less than four minutes remaining in the game to defeat the Pitt Panthers for the third time in six years at the CHMA Championship, 3-1, Sunday at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena. The Blue Streaks have earned the conference’s automatic bid to the ACHA National Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri Mar. 10-15, 2022. The Panthers put together o

GATES MILLS, OH., — The Pitt Panthers used a six-goal third period and stellar goaltending to advance to the CHMA Championship, defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers 9-1 Saturday at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena. The previous two matchups between these clubs were also resounding Pitt victories; the Panthers won 7-0 on November 5 and 12-3 on February 6. Still, head coach Stu Rulnick said before the game that those scores don’t mean anything in the playoffs. “We can’t take anyon

GATES MILLS, OH. — The No. 4 John Carroll Blue Streaks defeated the No. 2 IUP Crimson Hawks, 4-3, Saturday at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena. Sean Deakin scored the game-winning goal with just 28 seconds remaining in the third period. It was a game fit for the playoffs and fit for these two clubs. If the last game between these two was any indication, Saturday’s playoff contest was going to be close one. And close it was. After nearly 13 minutes of back-and-forth scoreless action,

WHITE TWP., Pa. — The IUP Crimson Hawks (19-7-1, 10-2 CHMA) used two goals from Dom Glavach, including the overtime game-winner, to come from behind and defeat the John Carroll Blue Streaks (17-7-2, 6-4-1 CHMA) 4-3 Saturday at S&T Bank Arena. It was a fitting end to “Sam Kelly Night,” in which IUP honored their former head coach/general manager, Sam Kelly, as he was posthumously inducted into the ACHA Hall of Fame Class of 2021 in a pregame ceremony. Kelly, who led the team f