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| Niagara Purple Eagles | |
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| Institution: | Niagara University |
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| Location: | Lewiston, New York |
| School founded: | 1856 |
| Enrollment: | 2,600 |
| President: | Rev. Joseph L. Levesque |
| Athletic Director: | Ed McLaughlin |
| Colors: | Purple and White |
| Home Arena: | Dwyer Arena |
| Capacity: | 2,100 |
| Dimensions: | 200'x85' |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | Atlantic Hockey |
| Coach: | Dave Burkholder (RIT '84) |
| Conf. Championships: | CHA: 2000, 2004, 2008 |
| Major Rivals: | Canisius, Robert Morris |
| Women's Team | |
| Conference: | College Hockey America |
| Coach: | (interim) Josh Sciba (Notre Dame '07) |
| Major Rivals: | Mercyhurst |
The Niagara Purple Eagles are a Men's Division I team in Atlantic Hockey and a Women's Division I team in College Hockey America.
Men's program
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. 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
Women's program
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| Atlantic Hockey | |
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| Teams (arenas) | Air Force (Cadet Ice Arena) - American International (MassMutual Center) - Army (Tate Rink) - Bentley (Bentley Arena) - Canisius (LECOM Harborcenter) - Holy Cross (Hart Center) - Mercyhurst (Mercyhurst Ice Center) - Niagara (Dwyer Arena) - RIT (Gene Polisseni Center) - Robert Morris (Clearview Arena) - Sacred Heart (Martire Family Arena) |
| Seasons | 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22- 2022–23 - 2023–24 |
| Awards | All-Atlantic Hockey Team - Player of the Year - Rookie of the Year - Coach of the Year - Best Defensive Forward - Best Defenseman - Individual Sportsmanship - Regular Season Goaltending Award - Regular Season Scoring Trophy - Most Valuable Player in Tournament - All-Tournament Team |
| NCAA - List of champions - Harborcenter (conference tournament site) | |
| College Hockey America women's ice hockey | |
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| Teams | Lindenwood Lions - Mercyhurst Lakers - Penn State Nittany Lions - Robert Morris Colonials (dormant; returning in 2023) - RIT Tigers - Syracuse Orange |
| Venues | Centene Community Ice Center (Lindenwood) - Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) - Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) - Colonials Arena (Robert Morris) - Gene Polisseni Center (RIT) - Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion (Syracuse) - HarborCenter (Conference Tournament) |
| Seasons | 2002-03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011-12 - 2012-13 - 2013–14 - 2014-15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021-22 - 2022-23 |
| Conference Tournaments | 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 |
| Former Members | Findlay - Niagara - Quinnipiac - Wayne |