Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Current season
Niagara Purple Eagles athletic logo
UniversityNiagara University
ConferenceAHA
Head coachJason Lammers
7th season, 77–111–21 (.419)
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Phalon
  • Nate Skidmore
ArenaDwyer Arena
Lewiston, New York
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2004, 2008, 2013
Conference Tournament championships
CHA: 2000, 2004, 2008
Conference regular season championships
CHA: 2000, 2006, 2007
AHA: 2013
Current uniform

The Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Niagara University. The Purple Eagles are a member of Atlantic Hockey. They play at the Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York.[2]

History

After several years of playing at the club level, the team turned varsity in the 1996–97 season, which they played as independent.

In 1999 they became charter members of the College Hockey America, joining two other independent teams (Air Force and Army) and three former Division II teams (Alabama–Huntsville, Bemidji State and Findlay).

Niagara went undefeated in conference play that season, 1999–00, winning the conference tournament and gaining an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament, as the conference did not gain an automatic bid until the 2003 tournament. Starting goaltender Greg Gardner set a single-season NCAA record for shutouts with 12 as Niagara posted its first (and only as of 2019) 30-win campaign. The Purple Eagles upset the University of New Hampshire to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to North Dakota. North Dakota went on to win that national championship.

Niagara also won the College Hockey America Championship in 2004 and 2008, appearing in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship again those years. In 2004 they lost against Boston College and in 2008 against Michigan.

On January 29, 2009, Niagara University announced that the team was moving to Atlantic Hockey beginning in the 2010-11 season.

On October 14, 2010, it was announced that Jay McKee would serve as a volunteer assistant coach for Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey, while not ruling out a return to the NHL.

On December 14, 2013 the Purple Eagles faced off against the RIT Tigers in an outdoor hockey game known as Frozen Frontier tying 2-2.

The Niagara men's ice hockey team plays against Air Force in 2019

Season-by-season results

Source:[3]

Head coaches

As of the completion of 2022–23 season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1996–2001Blaise MacDonald591–58–17.599
2001–2017Dave Burkholder16247–279–68.473
2017–PresentJason Lammers677–111–21.419
Totals 3 coaches 27 seasons 415–448–106 .483

NCAA tournament appearances

Year Location Opponent Result
2000 Target CenterNew HampshireW 4-1
North DakotaL 1-4
2004Verizon Wireless ArenaBoston CollegeL 2-5
2008Times Union CenterMichiganL 1-5
2013Van Andel ArenaNorth DakotaL 1-2

Statistical leaders

Source:[4]

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Barret Ehgoetz 2001–2005 141 71 95 166 142
Mikko Sivonen 1996–2000 126 65 77 142 80
Michael Isherwood 1996–2000 126 55 87 142 112
Chris Moran 2006–2010 146 38 103 141 103
Ted Cook 2005–2009 139 78 59 137 226
Peter DeSantis 1996–2000 126 67 66 133 46
Sean Bentivoglio 2003–2007 145 43 89 132 142
Kyle Martin 1996–2000 124 60 69 129 58
Matt Caruana 2004–2008 146 51 78 129 108
Joe Tallari 2000–2004 144 60 64 124 111

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Carsen Chubak2010–201345258827116936.9302.16
Chad Veltri2019–Present33194213164753.9242.30
Chris Noonan2009–2012613262291881323.9222.43
Greg Gardner1996–2000113663864331227016.9072.44
Juliano Pagliero2005–20099853114732112318.9212.61

Statistics current through the start of the 2021–22 season.

Roster

As of September 15, 2023.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Michigan Jonathan Ziskie Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-03-19 Macomb, Michigan Bismarck (NAHL) —
3 Colorado Cole Mickel Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-05-03 Broomfield, Colorado Wisconsin (NAHL) —
4 Latvia Gļebs Prohorenkovs Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-12 Riga, Latvia Amarillo (NAHL) —
5 Michigan Noah Carlin Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2000-06-13 Marine City, Michigan Omaha (USHL) —
7 Saskatchewan Steven Kesslering Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-17 Viceroy, Saskatchewan Battlefords (SJHL) —
8 Saskatchewan Luke Mylymok Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-09-29 Wilcox, Saskatchewan Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) —
9 New York (state) Jay Ahearn Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-23 Staten Island, New York Johnstown (NAHL) —
10 Minnesota Carter Randklev Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-11-05 Moorhead, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
11 Quebec Olivier Gauthier Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-04-09 Ferme-Neuve, Quebec Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) —
13 Ontario Jack Richard Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-12-13 Stoney Creek, Ontario Burlington (OJHL) —
14 Saskatchewan Connor Mylymok Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-18 Wilcox, Saskatchewan Alaska (NCAA) —
16 Alberta Jaedon Leslie Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-04 St. Albert, Alberta Ohio State (Big Ten) —
17 Wisconsin Max Ruoho Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-05 Madison, Wisconsin Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
18 Alberta Tyler Wallace Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2002-05-19 Calgary, Alberta Blackfalds (AJHL) —
19 California Drew Vieten Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-10 Calabasas, California Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
20 Pennsylvania Christian Gorsack Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-06-08 Jeannette, Pennsylvania Johnstown (NAHL) —
21 Colorado Shane Ott Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-21 Centennial, Colorado Janesville (NAHL) —
22 Alberta Lane Brockhoff Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2000-04-11 Edberg, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) —
23 Norway Lars Rødne Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-22 Stavanager, Norway Bismarck (NAHL) —
24 Czech Republic Josef Myšák Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-09-08 Litvínov, Czech Republic Austin (NAHL) —
25 Pennsylvania Johnny Wescoe Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2001-01-06 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Rockets (NCDC) —
26 Illinois Alex Murray Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-17 Glenview, Illinois Miami (NCHC) —
27 Norway Aron Jessli Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-10-29 Lørenskog, Norway Pickering (OJHL) —
28 Alberta Ethan Lund Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-16 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
29 New York (state) David Posma Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-08-27 Pomona, New York New Jersey (NAHL) —
30 Missouri Mitchell Day Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-01-18 St. Louis, Missouri North Iowa (NAHL) —
31 Pennsylvania Jarrett Fiske Graduate G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-05-28 Erie, Pennsylvania American International (AHA) —
34 Alberta Noah Hackett Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-12-11 Ponoka, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) —
39 Colorado Ryan Ouellette Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-12-06 Colorado Springs, Colorado Wisconsin–Eau Claire (WIAC) —

Awards and honors

NCAA

All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans


CHA

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

First Team All-CHA

Second Team All-CHA

  • 1999–00: Mikko Sivonen, F
  • 2000–01: Bernie Sigrist, F
  • 2001–02: Scott Crawford, D
  • 2002–03: Barret Ehgoetz, F
  • 2003–04: Andrew Lackner, D; Joe Tallari, F
  • 2004–05: Ryan Gale, F
  • 2005–06: Jeff Van Nynatten, G; Ted Cook, F; Les Reaney, F
  • 2006–07: Juliano Pagliero, G; Les Reaney, F
  • 2007–08: Tyler Gotto, D; Matt Caruana, F
  • 2008–09: Tyler Gotto, D; Vince Rocco, F; Egor Mironov, F
  • 2009–10: Tyler Gotto, D; Ryan Olidis, F

All-CHA Rookie Team

  • 2002–03: Brian Hartman, D; Jason Williamson, F
  • 2003–04: Pat Oliveto, F
  • 2005–06: Ted Cook, F; Les Reaney, F
  • 2006–07: Tyler Gotto, D; Chris Moran, F
  • 2007–08: Adam Avramenko, G
  • 2008–09: Dan Baco, D
  • 2009–10: Jason Beattie, F

Atlantic Hockey

Individual awards


All-Conference teams

First Team All-Atlantic Hockey

  • 2010–11: Bryan Haczyk, F; Paul Zanette, F
  • 2012–13: Carsen Chubak, G; Giancarlo Iuorio, F

Second Team All-Atlantic Hockey

  • 2011–12: Chris Noonan, G
  • 2012–13: Dan Weiss, D

Third Team All-Atlantic Hockey

  • 2010–11: Ryan Annesley, D
  • 2012–13: Kevin Ryan, D
  • 2013–14: Kevin Ryan, D
  • 2017–18: Derian Plouffe, F
  • 2018–19: Noah Delmas, D; Ludwig Stenlund, F
  • 2019–20: Jack Billings, F

Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team

  • 2010–11: Ryan Rashid, F
  • 2013–14: Vinny Muto, D
  • 2014–15: Keegan Harper, D
  • 2018–19: Ludwig Stenlund, F
  • 2019–20: Chad Veltri, G
  • 2020–21: Josef Mysak, D
  • 2021–22: Shane Ott, F

Niagara Purple Eagles Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Niagara Purple Eagles Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).[6]

Purple Eagles in the NHL

As of July 1, 2023.

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