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Following a bye week to assess the team's performance on opening weekend and improve on their shortcomings, the Purple Eagles hockey team opens its Atlantic Hockey schedule on home ice. The Robert Morris Colonials, voted first place in the Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll, provide a formidable test for Niagara. The Purple Eagles and Colonials face off at 7:00 p.m. on both Fri. Oct. 23 and Sat. Oct. 24.
 
Both Friday's and Saturday's games can be heard live on 1340 AM WLVL and watched on Eversport. Additionally, Saturday's game will be broadcast on LCTV.
 
A Weekend in North Country

• The Niagara Purple Eagles opened their season with games Oct. 9 at St. Lawrence and Oct. 10 at Clarkson.
• Niagara held leads of 1-0 and 2-1 at 19th-ranked St. Lawrence, but the Saints finished the game with four unanswered goals for a 5-2 win.
• Freshmen Ryan Kuhn and Nick Farmer scored their first career goals at St. Lawrence, while Nick Cecere, Albin Karlsson, and Vinny Muto all recorded assists.
• The Purple Eagles had a tough time at Clarkson, as the team was outshot 23-4 in the first period and 45-17 for the game en route to a 4-1 loss.
• Farmer added his second goal of the season in the loss, with Kuhn and Dan Kolenda picking up assists.
• Freshman goaltender Guillaume Therien started in net both nights, earning 41 saves in each game.

 
Scouting the Colonials

• Robert Morris opened its season with a home series against the Air Force Falcons.
• The Colonials emerged victorious 5-1 in the first game of the series on Oct. 16, but had to come back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 tie on Oct. 17.
• Zac Lynch, the Colonials' leading returning scorer for 2015-16, leads the team to start the season with two goals and two assists in two games.
• Junior goaltender Dalton Izyk led Robert Morris to the 5-1 win over Air Force, and he enters the weekend leading Atlantic Hockey in goals-against average (1.00) and save percentage (.976).

 
Series Snapshot: Niagara vs. Robert Morris

• Since the Robert Morris men's hockey program began in 2004, the Purple Eagles hold the edge in the series, boasting a record of 29-19-9 against the Colonials.
• Robert Morris has won 10 games over the last five seasons between these two teams. Niagara has won eight of its own, while three have ended in ties.
• In six meetings between Niagara and Robert Morris last season, the Colonials won on five of those occasions.
• The lone Niagara win over Robert Morris last season came in a 2-1 win on Feb. 27, Niagara's last home game of the season.
• The Purple Eagles and Colonials met in last season's Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, with Robert Morris taking the best-of-three series with wins of 4-2 and 6-3 over Niagara.

 
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