Friday, February 20
Fairfield, Conn.
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
vs
Holy Cross
Photo by: Josh Gee
Men's Ice Hockey Hosts Holy Cross for Final Home Series of Regular Season
2/19/2026 12:17:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
SHU will host Senior Day on Saturday at 6 p.m.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team concludes the home portion of its regular season this weekend with a home series against Holy Cross. The first game of the series is slated to start at 7 p.m. on Friday, while the second game, which will be the team's Senior Day, is slated to start at 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart vs Holy Cross
Friday, Feb. 20 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 – 6:00 p.m.
Martire Family Arena – Fairfield, Conn.
LIVE on FloHockey
AHA CHECK IN
As we continue to play through the end of the regular season, the AHA standings could still swing multiple ways. The Pios are currently tied for fourth with Robert Morris at 36 points. SHU is three points behind its opponent this weekend, Holy Cross, making this series critical to the eventual final standings. The Pios are eying at least a top-four finish to host a quarterfinal series at the Martire Family Arena.
ELITE ELLIS
Senior Noah Ellis collected his second AHA Defenseman of the Week honor on Tuesday morning, after his outstanding play at Bentley over the weekend. The Urbandale, Iowa, native led the team with three points on a goal and two assists, accumulating all of those points in SHU's 4-0 win over the Falcons on Friday. He also finished with a game-high five blocks in Saturday's setback, which was his 110th collegiate game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pioneers split a weekend series at AHA-leading Bentley on Friday and Saturday. SHU took the first game by a 4-0 final score after a complete showing from the team. After a scoreless first period, Sacred Heart's offense opened the scoring in the second with goals from Vitaly Levyy and Ray Fust. Levyy's goal came on the power play, while Fust's came a few seconds after a power play expired. Reid Pabich scored next, midway through the third, while Ellis put the finishing touches on the win with a goal late in the frame. Between the pipes, Teagan Kendrick made 28 saves to collect his second shutout of the season.
Saturday was not nearly as much fun for the Pios, as Bentley won 5-1. Things looked promising at the start of the game as SHU went ahead 1-0 30 seconds into the bout on Fust's second of the weekend. Bentley evened the score in the first and took over the contest with a three-goal second. However, SHU had one close play that was not called a goal after review, and a scored goal was waived off after a successful challenge from the Falcons.
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross sits at exactly .500 (14-14-2) going into Friday. The Crusaders are third in the conference standings, with 39 points, and own a 12-8-2 record in league play. Holy Cross is coming off a split at Canisius in its most recent series, winning the first game by a 4-3 final score before falling in the finale 5-3. With Saturday's loss, the Crusaders fell to 6-8-1 in road games this season. Holy Cross heads into the weekend as one of the strongest offenses in the AHA, as it ranks second in the league with 3.10 goals per game.
Junior forward Jack Stock paces the team in points. Seniors Matt DeBoer and Michael Abgrall lead the way in goals. Stockfish, invited to compete at the Spengler Cup as a part of the U.S. Collegiate Selects, sits at 25 points this season with nine goals and 16 assists. DeBoer has 12 goals, and Abgrall has 11. Meanwhile, freshman goaltender Danick Leroux holds an 8-6-1 record this season, posting a 2.65 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Friday marks the 100th meeting between SHU and Holy Cross. In this back-and-forth series, Holy Cross currently holds a 50-42-7 advantage, having claimed seven of the last nine encounters. Prior to this recent stretch, SHU won 10 of 14 games between 2019 and 2024. At home against the Crusaders, the Pios hold a 26-18-4 record.
UP NEXT
The Pioneers will conclude the 2025-26 regular season on the road at Army, playing Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28. First up, SHU faces the Black Knights at 7 p.m. Friday at Army's Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y.
Sacred Heart vs Holy Cross
Friday, Feb. 20 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 – 6:00 p.m.
Martire Family Arena – Fairfield, Conn.
LIVE on FloHockey
AHA CHECK IN
As we continue to play through the end of the regular season, the AHA standings could still swing multiple ways. The Pios are currently tied for fourth with Robert Morris at 36 points. SHU is three points behind its opponent this weekend, Holy Cross, making this series critical to the eventual final standings. The Pios are eying at least a top-four finish to host a quarterfinal series at the Martire Family Arena.
ELITE ELLIS
Senior Noah Ellis collected his second AHA Defenseman of the Week honor on Tuesday morning, after his outstanding play at Bentley over the weekend. The Urbandale, Iowa, native led the team with three points on a goal and two assists, accumulating all of those points in SHU's 4-0 win over the Falcons on Friday. He also finished with a game-high five blocks in Saturday's setback, which was his 110th collegiate game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pioneers split a weekend series at AHA-leading Bentley on Friday and Saturday. SHU took the first game by a 4-0 final score after a complete showing from the team. After a scoreless first period, Sacred Heart's offense opened the scoring in the second with goals from Vitaly Levyy and Ray Fust. Levyy's goal came on the power play, while Fust's came a few seconds after a power play expired. Reid Pabich scored next, midway through the third, while Ellis put the finishing touches on the win with a goal late in the frame. Between the pipes, Teagan Kendrick made 28 saves to collect his second shutout of the season.
Saturday was not nearly as much fun for the Pios, as Bentley won 5-1. Things looked promising at the start of the game as SHU went ahead 1-0 30 seconds into the bout on Fust's second of the weekend. Bentley evened the score in the first and took over the contest with a three-goal second. However, SHU had one close play that was not called a goal after review, and a scored goal was waived off after a successful challenge from the Falcons.
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross sits at exactly .500 (14-14-2) going into Friday. The Crusaders are third in the conference standings, with 39 points, and own a 12-8-2 record in league play. Holy Cross is coming off a split at Canisius in its most recent series, winning the first game by a 4-3 final score before falling in the finale 5-3. With Saturday's loss, the Crusaders fell to 6-8-1 in road games this season. Holy Cross heads into the weekend as one of the strongest offenses in the AHA, as it ranks second in the league with 3.10 goals per game.
Junior forward Jack Stock paces the team in points. Seniors Matt DeBoer and Michael Abgrall lead the way in goals. Stockfish, invited to compete at the Spengler Cup as a part of the U.S. Collegiate Selects, sits at 25 points this season with nine goals and 16 assists. DeBoer has 12 goals, and Abgrall has 11. Meanwhile, freshman goaltender Danick Leroux holds an 8-6-1 record this season, posting a 2.65 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Friday marks the 100th meeting between SHU and Holy Cross. In this back-and-forth series, Holy Cross currently holds a 50-42-7 advantage, having claimed seven of the last nine encounters. Prior to this recent stretch, SHU won 10 of 14 games between 2019 and 2024. At home against the Crusaders, the Pios hold a 26-18-4 record.
UP NEXT
The Pioneers will conclude the 2025-26 regular season on the road at Army, playing Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28. First up, SHU faces the Black Knights at 7 p.m. Friday at Army's Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y.
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