Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey

Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey
University	Robert Morris University
Conference	AHC
Head coach	Derek Schooley 13th year, 192–195–54 (.497)
Captain(s)	Rob Mann
Alternate captain(s)	Ben Robillard, Alex Bontje, Daniel Leavens
Arena	84 Lumber Arena Capacity: 1,100
Location	Neville Township, Pennsylvania
Colors	Blue, White, and White
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2014
Conference Tournament Champions
2014
Conference Regular Season Champions
2014–15, 2015–16
Current uniform

The Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Robert Morris University. The team plays its home games at the 84 Lumber Arena at the RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The Colonials are a member of the Atlantic Hockey Conference. Until the 2009–10 season, the Colonials were a member of College Hockey America.

Robert Morris had a successful club hockey team for several years before rumors started circulating in the early 2000s that the school would create an NCAA Division I program. In December 2002, reports first surfaced that the school was interested in purchasing the RMU Island Sports Center, which would house a men's and women's ice hockey team. On August 8, 2003, the school officially purchased the 32-acre complex – complete with a 1,100-seat hockey arena – for $10 million. The complex is located in Neville Island, only a few miles from RMU's campus in Moon Township. Just twelve days later, on August 20, 2003, Robert Morris athletic director Susan Hofacre officially announced that the Colonials would field an NCAA men's ice hockey team for the 2004–05 season. At the same time, the school added men's and women's lacrosse and women's field hockey as part of an expansion of the athletic department. Two days later, the school hired former Western Michigan defenceman Derek Schooley as its first head coach.

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