The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team will return to Atlantic Hockey play this weekend as it travels to Niagara Falls, N.Y. for a two-game set with Niagara. The matchups - on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. - will stream live on FloHockey.
 
THE CRUSADERS (4-8-0, 2-4-0 AHA):

• The Crusaders look to bounce back this weekend after being swept in a non-conference set last week, falling to then-no. 15 Merrimack and Northeastern, both of Hockey East. The road matchup with Niagara marks the first half of a four-game season series with the Purple Eagles.
• Freshman Cooper Conway and sophomore A.J. Lacroix netted their first collegiate goals in the weekend series, while goaltenders sophomore Danick Leroux and freshman Connor Towle recorded 32 and 34 saves, respectively.
• Senior Will Elias sits in second in the national standings in blocked shots - having posted 23 through the season so far. As a team, Holy Cross has blocked a nation-leading 190 shots, 26 more than the next-closest team.
• Junior Owen Kim was recognized as the Atlantic Hockey Forward of the Month for October. Kim posted 12 points on six goals and six assists in October, and held the nations' second-longest point streak, recording at least one point in each game from Oct. 4 to Oct. 30. Kim posted four multi-point games, two of which came against Maine and Arizona State.
• The Crusaders currently top every offensive category in Atlantic Hockey, with Kim leading in points (13) and tied for the lead in goals (6), and Elias tied for the lead in assists (8).

 
SCOUTING NIAGARA (5-4-1, 1-1-0 AHA):

• The first half of Niagara's schedule has largely been played outside of the conference, with trips to Notre Dame, then-no. 18 Bowling Green, Union, and Clarkson. The Purple Eagles went 4-3-1 over the four matchups.
• Niagara's lone Atlantic Hockey matchup so far came in week one of the season as a home-and-home against RIT. The two teams split, with each team taking their home game.
• The Warriors are led on offense by Jack Richard (3-3-6), Hunter Wallace (3-3-6), and Jacob Maillet (1-6-7). The goalkeeping tandem of Charles-Edward Gravel (3-3-0) and Tomas Anderson (2-1-1) have combined for a 2.65 goals-against average and .915 save percentage over ten games.

 
ALL TIME SERIES:

• Holy Cross holds a 24-14-5 lead in the all-time series that dates back to January 1999.
• The two teams last met for a two-game set in Worcester on Nov. 7-8, 2025. The Crusaders outscored the Purple Eagles, 11-3, over the weekend.
• The last time the two sides met at Niagara, the Purple Eagles took five of six points in the standings, winning in a shootout in game one before taking game two, 3-2.

 
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