Unlike last season, the Colonials run in the CHA Tournament has come to an abrupt end. Final Score: 6-3 Purple Eagles. Unfortunatley, I got screwed by the B2 Networks and Niagara, they didn't carry a feed from the game, "Broadcast Canceled" appeared when I tried to view the game. So needless to say, I was unable to watch the game to give any decent in depth analysis.
Update to the B2 issue: I was able to get a response from the CHA, it looks like Niagara ran into some problems with their encoder for the game. These things happen with these types of systems, they are great to have, but is just unfortunate that it happened during the CHA Tournament. This did not just happen for the RMU game, but to the early games as well.
From what I can tell, RMU out shot Niagara 37-28, they also held them to only converting on 1 of 7 power play opportunities. Chris Margott picked up a hat trick, scoring goals 16-18.
This game is a tough loss for RMU, after finishing the regular season at 15-14-4, their best season in school history so far, it seemed like this team had the poise to get it done. Let's not take anything away from Niagara, they are a great team, but the game was also a close one going into the third period, as the game was tied 2-2.
It was a great effort by Robert Morris, this team has a ton of potential for the future, from the current roster, to the recruits that Coach Schooley is bringing in next season.
Great Job this year fellas, good luck to the 14 seniors in their endeavors in life, whether they are hockey or not, and good luck to the returning team next season.
Hopefully sometime next week, or in the coming weeks, there will be some more light shed on the conference situation of what will happen next year, but I will also be previewing and reviewing the roster from this year, as well as looking into what next year's team will look like.
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