Sunday, March 15
Fairfield, Conn.
5:00 PM
Sacred Heart
23-13-3
5
vs
0
Robert Morris
16-21-3
1st period1
2nd period2
3rd period3
FinalF
Robert Morris
0
0
0
0
Sacred Heart
3
0
2
5
Photo by: Greg Vasil
Men’s Hockey Books Trip AHA Championship with Dominant Win over RMU
3/15/2026 9:20:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Pioneers head to it its first championship game since 2010
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – With an appearance in the Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) Championship game on the line, the second-seeded Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team cruised to a 5-0 victory over No. 3-seeded Robert Morris on Sunday evening at the Martire Family Arena.
Records:
SHU: 23-13-3
Robert Morris: 16-21-3
How It Happened
For the second straight night, the Pioneers opened the scoring. With an early power play, the Pios made it 1-0 at 6:10 when Marcus Joughin sent a snipe to the top left corner with a beautiful wrister from the left circle.
Unlike yesterday, however, SHU added another to build the lead. At 15:21, Reid Pabich tipped a Felix Trudeau shot from the right dot over the leg of the sliding keeper.
The Pioneers were not done scoring in the first, as Michael Rubin netted his first of the night at 17:28 to make it 3-0. On the transition, Gavin Bryant started the play by outskating one defender before finding Rubin for the score on an empty net.
The second period finished scoreless, as RMU held a 17-6 lead in shots but could not score as the Pioneers went into the third up 3-0.
SHU's dominant play continued in the third, as SHU added two goals in the period. Pabich netted his second to ice the contest, while Rubin scored his second on an empty-netter to make it 5-0.
Ajeet Gundarah was insane in the net, making 36 saves to earn the shutout.
Notes
Up Next
The third and final semifinal game is set for a 5 p.m. puck drop tomorrow at Martire Family Arena.
Records:
SHU: 23-13-3
Robert Morris: 16-21-3
How It Happened
For the second straight night, the Pioneers opened the scoring. With an early power play, the Pios made it 1-0 at 6:10 when Marcus Joughin sent a snipe to the top left corner with a beautiful wrister from the left circle.
Unlike yesterday, however, SHU added another to build the lead. At 15:21, Reid Pabich tipped a Felix Trudeau shot from the right dot over the leg of the sliding keeper.
The Pioneers were not done scoring in the first, as Michael Rubin netted his first of the night at 17:28 to make it 3-0. On the transition, Gavin Bryant started the play by outskating one defender before finding Rubin for the score on an empty net.
The second period finished scoreless, as RMU held a 17-6 lead in shots but could not score as the Pioneers went into the third up 3-0.
SHU's dominant play continued in the third, as SHU added two goals in the period. Pabich netted his second to ice the contest, while Rubin scored his second on an empty-netter to make it 5-0.
Ajeet Gundarah was insane in the net, making 36 saves to earn the shutout.
Notes
- The Pioneers will play in their third AHA Championship Game, their first since 2010.
- SHU extends its program-record win total to 23 wins.
- With three points tonight, Joughin is up to 100 in his collegiate career.
- Trudeau is up to 98 points in his career.
- Bryant tied a career high with three points.
- Rubin tallied his first two-goal game.
- Gundarah netted his fifth career shutout.
Up Next
The third and final semifinal game is set for a 5 p.m. puck drop tomorrow at Martire Family Arena.
Team Stats
RMU
SHU
Shots
36
21
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
4
Penalty Mins
6
8
Faceoffs Won
36
24
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
3
+/-
3
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
0
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