FAIRFIELD, Conn. – For the final time in 2025, the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team plays at the Martire Family Arena, battling Robert Morris on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. in Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) play. 

Sacred Heart vs. Robert Morris 
    Tuesday, Dec. 30 – 4:00 p.m.
Martire Family Arena – Fairfield, Conn. 
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WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN
2025 has been quite the year for the Pioneers, with the team tallying impressive wins and seeing some historic individual achievements. SHU has racked up 18 victories over the calendar year, highlighted by triumphs over No. 14/15 Ohio State and No. 18/20 Cornell.

Individually, Felix Trudeau paces the program with 19 goals and 33 points in 2025, with the start of this season standing as one of the best in team's history. The senior has already cracked SHU's single-season goal-scoring leaderboard with 15 goals in just 16 games. Ajeet Gundarah has been a staple between the pipes in 2025, tallying 14 of the team's 18 wins while making 785 saves. Mikey Adamson has made an impact on both ends of the ice this year, recording 24 points (10-14-24) while serving as one of the team's most utilized blueliners.

IN TEAGAN WE TRUST 
First-year goaltender Teagan Kendrick started both games in SHU's weekend series against Army on Dec. 5–6, marking the St. Albert, Alberta, native's third and fourth career starts. He racked up 55 saves over the two games, including a season-high 40 in SHU's shootout win in the opener on Friday. Kendrick has appeared in five games this season, posting a 1-2-1 record, a .920 save percentage, and a 2.31 goals-against average.

LAST TIME OUT
Sacred Heart played a tightly contested series against Army on Dec. 5–6. The Pioneers won the first game in a shootout, 2-0, following a 3-3 overtime tie. The Pios trailed twice in the third period, with Trudeau scoring twice in the frame to pull SHU even. Kendrick stepped up big in his third career start, making a season-best 40 saves to keep the Pios in the game.

The Black Knights got the better of Sacred Heart in the finale, 2-0, despite being outshot, 26-17. Army's two second-period goals proved to be the difference in another close battle. Kendrick finished the bout with 15 saves, while Aiden VanRooyan chipped in with six blocked shots in a strong defensive effort.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
Robert Morris heads into Tuesday's contest with a 4-10-2 overall record, sitting seventh in the AHA with a 4-3-1 league mark (14 points). RMU is coming off a split at Air Force, which followed a win and a tie against Mercyhurst. The tie against the Lakers stands as Mercyhurst's (0-15-1) lone non-loss of the season.

The Colonials have been better on the road than at home this year, as three of the team's four wins have come away from Moon Township, Pa. Through 16 games, RMU sits near the bottom of the conference on both ends of the ice, ranking ninth in scoring offense (2.44 gpg) and scoring defense (3.75 gpg).

Junior forward Jackson Reineke leads the Colonials with six goals in 12 games this season and ranks second in the AHA at 0.50 goals per game. Freshman goaltender Charlie Schenkel anchors the RMU defense with a 4-8-2 record, a 3.13 goals-against average, and a .896 save percentage. He was named AHA Rookie of the Week after leading Robert Morris to five points in a weekend series against Mercyhurst.

ALL-TIME SERIES
SHU and RMU will meet for the 34th time on Tuesday. The Colonials lead the all-time series, 23-9-1, though the Pioneers have dominated recent meetings. SHU has won eight straight contests and nine of the last 10, including taking last season's series by a 10-5 combined score.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers will be at Robert Morris after the New Year, kicking off 2026 on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 4 p.m. The contest will take place at the Colonials' Clearview Arena in Moon Township, Pa.