NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - The Niagara men's hockey team (12-20-4, 6-10-2 CHA) was able to force Saturday night's CHA Championship game against the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (12-17-3, 6-10-2 CHA) into overtime on a goal by Marc Zanette, but an overtime goal by Keenan Desmet ended Niagara's chances of an NCAA bid at Dwyer Arena.
Niagara will play the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers for the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Alabama-Huntsville knocked off the Robert Morris Colonials 1-0 in semifinal action, while the Purple Eagles outlasted the Bemidji State Beavers by a 5-4 score.
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - On the strength of a goal by senior Egor Mironov, the Niagara men's hockey team (12-19-4, 6-10-2 CHA) will play for the last College Hockey America championship, after defeating top-seeded and nationally-ranked Bemidji State (23-9-3, 14-3-1 CHA) at Dwyer Arena on Friday night.
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Niagara will open up the 2010 College Hockey America Tournament against top-seeded Bemidji State. This is the first time in the 11 year history of the CHA Tournament that these two teams will meet in the semifinals.
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - Three members of the Niagara men's hockey team have been named to All-CHA Teams, led by senior Chris Moran, who was a All-CHA First Team honoree.
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - For his three point effort in a 6-2 victory over the RIT Tigers, junior forward Chris Moran (Buffalo, N.Y.) was named the Niagara Purple Pride Performer of the Week on Monday.
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - For his strong play against No. 5 Michigan and his shutout against Merrimack, senior netminder Juliano Pagliero (Dalroy, Alb.) has been picked as Purple Pride Performer of the Week.
Caruana Claims Purple Pride Performer of the Week NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - With his four-point performance in men's hockey's series sweep over Western Michigan this past weekend, senior captain Matt Caruana (Orono, Ont.) has claimed the Purple Pride Performer of the Week award. The forward has helped No. 18 Niagara (4-1-0) continue the nation's longest home-unbeaten streak in the nation at 20 games (18-0-2).
