RIT Athletics opts into NCAA settlement to enhance competitiveness #roartech brnw.ch/21x3jkM

🔵🟡Do útoku prichádza „🇺🇸 americký Slovák“ S radosťou chceme našim fanúšikom oznámiť príchod novej posily do ofenzívy! Novým prírastkom v rodine 🐯 rysov sa stáva Boris Skalos. Ide o 23-ročného Američana so slovenskými koreňmi. Posledné tri ročníky odohral v kvalitnej NCAA.

Imagine what any of us could do with 15 minutes less screen time.

On hockey and age-based admission: I had this in the newsletter a few weeks ago. More than 80% of college hockey freshmen last year were junior age-outs (20 years old). 409 out of 509 players.

Barring a miracle, the Mercyhurst men's hockey program essentially started and ended with Rick Gotkin. His tenure at Mercyhurst began in 1988 shortly after the school began… To read full article go to uscho.com/2026/05/06/for-mer…

It’s been a few weeks, but we wanted to comment on the disgusting decision to try and shut down Mercyhurst’s Men’s Hockey program. We didn’t pull any punches on this week’s Friday Faceoff episode.

What a competitor!

Two key points today re: agents and the potential five-year eligibility clock starting at age 19.

Congratulations to Eagles Forward Lucas Romeo on committing to @RITMHKY!

Michigan D Matthew Mania is headed to RIT via the transfer portal LA Kings picked him in fifth round in 2023 Good get for coach Matt Thomas and the Tigers

Matt Wilde of UMass returning to RIT via the transfer portal Had seasons of 19 and 18 goals at RIT before transferring to UMass for 2025-26

SHU Roster Update after today… - 10 players who dressed in the AHA Champ Game are no longer with the program - 6 of the 8 players scratched are no longer with the program - the top 4 leading scorers are gone Lots of new faces incoming #WeAreSHU | #RollPios | #NCAAHockey

Per NCAA source, @DU_Hockey Hicks officially holds the single-season save percentage record at .957, breaking Howard's 2004 record (.956). His GAA came in at 1.1965 according to NCAA, so third-best behind Howard and Quinnipiac's Yaniv Perets (1.1732). ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/…

Someone will decide if these are official. @DU_Hockey’s Johnny Hicks led the country with a .957 sv%, edging Jimmy Howard's .956 NCAA record at Maine in 2004. Hicks also led in GAA. Hicks's 1.18605 GAA beats Howard's 2004 NCAA record of 1.18768.

I’m hearing from multiple sources that there are lots of phone calls and offers going to players — and there have been for some time — despite the portal not opening until Monday. Will there be enforcement or will this be ignored?

I didn’t think anyone could handle the PR worse than the RMU announcement a few years ago, but I was wrong.

Mercyhurst gave me the chance to keep playing the game I love while earning an education. Some of my closest friendships were built on and off the ice there, and I’ll always be grateful for that. A tough day for Mercyhurst University and the entire Erie community. @HurstMHockey

I know the past few years have been challenging for @HurstMHockey, but the program carries a deep tradition and was, for a long time, the only Division I program at @MercyhurstU. Countless dedicated people have invested years into building and supporting this team, which makes the abrupt way it’s being cut especially difficult to accept. My heart goes out to the players who wore that jersey with pride and represented a small school with so much passion. This isn’t how it should end.

As an alum of the program, I am so disappointed in the University. Decades of hard work undone with one short-sighted decision. As a coach who is all too familiar with having a program cut, my heart breaks for the players and staff. Hurst Hockey Family✊🏼☘️

Thread of @chrislerch's conversation with retiring Mercyhurst hockey coach Rick Gotkin on today's shocking and dumbfounding announcement of the program's cancellation by a university president on her way out the door: