FAIRFIELD, Conn – The Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team kicks off the home portion of its 2025-26 schedule on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a 5 p.m. nonconference bout against Stonehill at the Martire Family Arena. 

Sacred Heart vs. Stonehill
    Saturday, Oct. 18 – 5:00 p.m.
Martire Family Arena -- Fairfield, Conn.
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PIONEER FIRSTS
Sacred Heart saw a lot of firsts in its sweep of RIT over the weekend. Stephane Huard kicked things off with his first collegiate goal in the opener to lead SHU to a 1-0 victory. In the second game, Vitaly Levyy also netted his first collegiate goal, while Noah Ellis and Ray Fust both netted their first goals as Pioneers.  

FIRST AHA WEEKLY AWARD
After an outstanding debut weekend, Huard was named the AHA Forward of the Week. The junior tallied the game-winner in his NCAA debut and scored a goal, while assisting on the game-winner in game two. Huard finished the weekend with three points (2G, 1A), tying Felix Trudeau for the team lead. 

THE BIG 5-0
In the 6-1 win on Saturday, senior defenseman Mikey Adamson opened the game's scoring with a goal 6:58 into the bout. In his three years as a Pioneer and one season at UMass, the Quincy, Mass., native has 18 goals, 32 assists for 50 points. Adamson came into the season fourth in the country in career goals by a defenseman with 17. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Pioneers swept RIT in a road Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) series this past weekend. SHU took the first contest 1-0, with Huard's power play goal in the first being the difference. The Pios held off a late rush by the Tigers, with Ajeet Gundarah saving all 22 shots he faced, and the team finished with 25 blocks. Game two started like game one as SHU left the first period with a one-goal lead. Unlike the opener, the Pios continued to add to their advantage in the second and third periods, scoring two in both frames to ice a 6-1 win. Adamson opened the scoring, while Trudeau potted the game-winner. Huard, Levyy, Ellis and Fust also scored goals for the Pios. Gundarah put up another outstanding performance with 27 saves to earn his second win of the season. 
 
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS
Stonehill comes into the Saturday game with a 0-4-0 overall record. The Skyhawks dropped both ends of the home weekend series against Lake Superior St. before suffering defeats to No. 14 UMass and Army the following weekend. Sophomore forward Billy Renfrew leads the way for the Skyhawks with four points on four assists. Fellow sophomore Cole Melady paces the team in goals with two. Connor Androlewicz and Linards Lipskis have split goaltending duties, with Androlewicz playing 148:38 minutes and Lipskis 90:33. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Pios and Skyhawks will meet for a third time on Saturday. The two programs clashed in 1996 and 1997, with SHU winning both previous meetings. Saturday will mark the second time Stonehill played at Sacred Heart, as the Pios won 5-1 on Dec. 7, 1996. 

UP NEXT
The Pioneers will next hit the road for two games in Big Ten country, as SHU heads to No.  16/15 Ohio State for games on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25. The opening game on Friday is slated to start at 6:30 p.m., while the second game will kick off at 5 p.m.