Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
| Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey | |
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| University | Niagara University |
| Conference | AHA |
| Head coach | Jason Lammers 1st year |
| Arena |
Dwyer Arena Capacity: 2,100 |
| Location | Lewiston, New York |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 2000, 2004, 2008, 2013 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| CHA: 2000, 2004, 2008 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
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CHA: 2000, 2006, 2007 AHA: 2013 |
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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.
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.
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