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Men's hockey celebrates Jordan Timmons goal against Niagara in the 2020 Atlantic Hockey playoffs. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Robert Morris announces reinstatement of hockey programs for 2023-24

Nathan Breisinger
December 17, 2021

On Thursday morning, it was announced that the Robert Morris men’s and women’s ice hockey programs will be reinstated for the 2023-24 season as first reported by Tim Benz and confirmed by RMU Athletics. The decision was made to bring back both programs following an ongoing...

RMU announced a television partnership today.

Robert Morris Announces TV partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group

Ethan Morrison
October 13, 2021

Today, RMU Athletics announced a TV partnership with the Sinclair Broadcast Group to televise six Robert Morris Horizon League games this upcoming season. Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Chris King hinted at the partnership in a CSN exclusive interview in August. "We...

Craig McDonald was named head coach of RMU men's lacrosse.

Craig McDonald named new head coach of RMU men’s lacrosse team

Robert Bradley
September 20, 2021

On Monday, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Robert Morris University, Chris King, announced that Craig McDonald would be the new head coach of the men’s lacrosse team. McDonald fills the position that was left vacant by Andrew McMinn, who departed for Utah. Before...

Chris King talks to RMU students at the Sentry Media Retreat.

King: “I’m not good at much, but I’m pretty good at finance” — The Return and Future of RMU Athletics

Robert Bradley and Robert Bradley
August 30, 2021

Chris King, the Vice President and Director of Athletics at Robert Morris University, began his Sports Management career at RMU as a member of the class of 1994, also enriching his education at Campbell University to obtain his Master’s. Since then, King has had numerous...

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RMU Athletics announces NIL partnership with INFLCR

Jonathan Hanna
July 30, 2021

On Thursday, RMU Athletics announced a partnership with INFLCR to launch the FORMULA program, a program developed to aid student-athletes with their NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) brands. Recently, the NCAA approved a Name, Image and Likeness policy that would allow student-athletes...

Athletic Director Chris King spoke to Colonial Sports Network about the recent hockey news. Photo Credit: RMU Athletics

Robert Morris Director of Athletics Dr. Chris King speaks out on recent news regarding both the men’s and women’s hockey programs

Ethan Morrison
July 14, 2021

This morning, Robert Morris University announced that both men's and women's hockey programs would be reinstated for the 2021-22 season if the programs receive enough donations by July 31. This afternoon, I spoke to Robert Morris Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr....

The president finally broke his silence on the state of the hockey program. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo

No vote was held in RMU’s decision to axe men’s and women’s hockey programs

Owen Krepps
June 1, 2021

"This is not an inexpensive enterprise," states RMU President Dr. Chris Howard on the University's decision to cut the men's and women's hockey programs. After almost a week of silence, Robert Morris University president Dr. Chris Howard and athletic director Chris King finally...

Stack the Pads: An update on our NCAA Division 1 Men's and Women's Hockey programs

Stack the Pads: An update on our NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Hockey programs

In this emergency final episode of Stack the Pads, join Owen Krepps, Nate Breisinger, Jon Hanna, Tyler Gallo, and former RMU hockey players Michaela Boyle, Lexi Templeman, Arielle DeSmet as they discuss the atomic bombshell of news dropped by Robert Morris University today...

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Robert Morris to take on James Madison on February 27

Ethan Morrison, Contributor
October 11, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Wednesday, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Chris King announced during an interview on the Paul Zeise Show that the Colonials' football team will travel to Harrisonburg, Virginia on February 27 to take on the James Madison Dukes as part of their...

Robert Morris basketball last played in March's NEC championship game and will finally return to play nearly eight months later in November.
Photo credit- Thomas Ognibene

NCAA Announces Start Date of the 2020-2021 College Basketball Season

Ethan Morrison, Contributor
September 17, 2020

The state of college basketball for months has been a blurry picture, but yesterday the picture became more clear as the NCAA announced November 25 as the official start date of the 2020-2021 season after a meeting with the Divison 1 Council. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1306343846972923904?s=20 Robert...