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Jason Lammers enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Niagara University men’s hockey team in 2022-23. Niagara went 11-22-3 overall and 10-13-3 in AHA play in 202122. The Purple Eagles downed No. 10 Notre Dame, 3-1, on Jan. 1. Niagara faced three Big Ten teams for the first time in program history, taking on Penn State and Michigan in addition to Notre Dame. The teamalso opened the season against nationally-ranked North Dakota. Goaltender Jake Sibell was named the AHA Preseason Rookie of the Year and, following the season, Shane Ott was named to the AHA All-Rookie Team. The Purple Eagles went 7-12-3 in 2020-21. NU picked up a 4-1 win against No. 7 Clarkson on Dec. 9 at Dwyer Arena. Niagara advanced to the semifinals of the AHA Tournament after defeating Mercyhurst, 3-2, in the first round and won a three-game series against Robert Morris in the quarterfinals. The Purple Eagles fell to AIC, 2-1, in their semifinal game. Josef Mysak was named to the AHA All-Rookie Team and 24 student-athletes were named to the AHA All-Academic Team. Lammers and the Purple Eagles went 12-18-4 season (12-124-2 Atlantic Hockey record) in 2019-20 and the team earned the fifth seed in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs, giving them a first-round bye into the quarterfinals. Niagara won six of its final eight regular season games, including a 6-1 win over #20 Sacred Heart on Feb. 16 for the program’s first win over a ranked team since 2015. The 2019-20 season was cut short prior to the quarterfinal round at Army West Point, as the AHA canceled the remainder of the season on March 12 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there were plenty of high points throughout the year. Noah Delmas became the program’s highest-scoring defenseman (20 G, 80 A), setting records for assists and points by a defenseman and tying the career mark for goals by a defenseman. In the process, Delmas also became the first blueliner to ever reach 100 career points. Jack Billings (AHA Third Team) and Chad Veltri (AHA All-Rookie Team) were honored by the league with spots on the conference’s postseason teams. After being picked to finish last in the Atlantic Hockey Preseason Poll, the Purple Eagles had a very successful 2018-19 campaign. The team caught fire at the end of the regular season, and carried the momentum through victories over Canisius, Air Force, and RIT to earn the program’s first berth in the Atlantic Hockey championship game. Under the guidance of Lammers, Niagara improved its overall win count and conference win count for the second consecutive year, with the team’s 17 wins marking the most since the 2012-13 season. The team also went undefeated (2-0-2) against its Battle of the Bridge rival during the regular season to win the series for the first time in five years. The team landed two players on the All-Conference Third Team (defenseman Noah Delmas and forward Ludwig Stenlund), with Stenlund also earning Rookie of the Year honors and finishing second overall for the TimTaylor Award, given to the top rookie in the nation. Off the ice, the team was equally impressive, carrying a combined GPA of 3.52 for the 2018-19 academic year. In total, 23 athletes earned a spot on the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team, second-most in program history. Much of the team’s success can be attributed to the philosophies Lammers works to instill in his players, coaches, and support staff. The team employs a collective mindset of “we over me” in which every player knows his role and how it factors into shared success. Science-based diets, beneficial sleep habits, and exercises intended to help prevent injury have been implemented and have contributed to the resurgence of the program. In his first year at the helm, Lammers guided the Purple Eagles to their first national ranking since Oct. 2013, when Niagara landed at No. 20 in the Dec. 4, 2017 USCHO.com poll. The team had one of its biggest single-season turnarounds ever, improving by seven wins against Atlantic Hockey opponents from the 2016-17 season. Off the ice, Niagara led the AHAwith 25 players earning AllAcademic honors, shattering the previous program record of 18. Lammers brought 15 years of prior Division I coaching experience to Niagara University, including time as an associate head coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and as an assistant coach at Colorado College and Ohio State University. Lammers’ most recent position prior to arriving on Monteagle Ridge was as the head coach and general manager of the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He led the team to a regular-season record of 75-36-9 (.663 winning percentage) during his two years with the club, which featured runs to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016-17 and the USHL Finals in 2015-16. A defenseman in his time as a player from 1994-98, Lammers was a three-year team captain for the Geneseo Knights. In his senior season, Lammers guided the Knights to a top-15 ranking in the NCAA poll and collected SUNYAC All-Conference Second Team accolades. He went on to play 99 games in theWest Coast Hockey League (WCHL) from 1998-2000 with the Idaho Steelheads and Phoenix Mustangs. After being traded from Idaho to Phoenix in the middle of the 1999-00 campaign, Lammers helped the Mustangs move up in the standings from last place to third place before eventually capturing the Taylor Cup as league champions. During the 2005-06 season, Lammers returned to his alma mater to become the head coach for the Division III Knights. Geneseo compiled a record of 19-9-2, won the SUNYAC tournament, and made an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Two Knights were named All-SUNYAC league players, and four were named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament team. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lammers graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Lammers went on to continue his education while coaching at the University of MassachusettsLowell, where he received a Master of Education degree in higher education in 2015. He and his wife, Michelle, have one son, Rhett, and one daughter, Bryn. JASON LAMMERS
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NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES 2022-23 Niagara Hockey Roster No. Name Class Pos. Shoots Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous Team(League) 2 Jonathan Ziskie Fr. F L 6-3 187 Macomb, MI/Bismarck Bobcats(NAHL) 3 Lucas Bahn Sr. D R 5-11 174 Hendersonville, TN/Alabama-Huntsville 4 Glebs Prohorenkovs Fr. F L 6-2 187 Riga, Latvia/Amarillo Wrangles(NAHL) 5 Noah Carlin So. D L 6-0 174 Marine City, MI/Omaha Lancers(USHL) 7 Jordan Wishman Gr. D L 6-1 187 Des Moines, IA/Dubuque Fighting Saints(USHL) 8 Albin Nilsson Sr. F L 6-0 190 Ljungby, Sweden/Providence College 9 Jay Ahearn So. F L 5-11 170 Staten Island, NY/Johnstown Tomahawaks(NAHL) 10 Carter Randklev Jr. F L 5-8 163 Moorhead, MN/Fargo Force(USHL) 11 Olivier Gauthier Jr. D L 5-10 185 Ferme-Neuve, Quebec/Alaska-Anchorage 12 Jason Pineo Sr. F R 6-2 200 Toronto, ONT/Oakville Blades(OJHL) 13 Drew Vieten Fr. F L 6-1 190 Calabasas, CA/Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) 14 Ryan Naumovski Sr. F R 6-0 150 Shelby Township, MI/New Jersey Titans(NAHL) 15 Matt Cameron Jr. F R 5-11 185 Berwyn, PA/New Jersey Titans(NAHL) 16 Zane Kindrachuck So. F R 5-10 180 Wheeling, WV/Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) 17 Max Ruoho Fr. D R 6-0 174 Madison, WI/Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) 18 Mike Egan Gr. F R 5-11 181 Billerica, MA/Babson College 19 Ryan Cox Gr. F L 5-11 180 St. Alberta, AB/Sherwood Park Crusaders(AJHL) 20 Christian Gorscak Jr. F R 5-11 183 Jeannette, PA/Pittsburgh Esmark Stars(NAPHL) 21 Shane Ott So. F L 6-1 181 Centennial, CO/Janesville Jets(NAHL) 22 Lane Brockhoff So. D L 6-1 207 Edberg, AB/Camrose Kodiaks(AJHL) 23 Lars Rodne So. F L 6-0 181 Stavanger, Norway/Brismarck Bobcats(NAHL) 24 Josef Mysak Jr. D L 6-3 215 Litvinov, Czech Republic/Austin Bruins(NAHL) 25 Johnny Wescoe Fr. F L 5-8 150 Mechanicsburg, PA/New Jersey Rockets(NCDC) 26 Brandon Stanley Gr. F L 6-2 202 Sioux Lookout, ONT/Philadelphia Rebels(NAHL) 27 Jack DeBoer Gr. F R 6-3 202 Madison, NJ/Boston University 28 Ethan Lund Fr. D L 5-10 185 Calgary, AB/Brooks Bandits(AJHL) 29 David Posma Fr. D L 6-0 170 Pomona, NY/New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL) 30 Jake Sibell So. G L 6-2 205 Isanti, MN/Aberdeen Wings(NAHL) 31 Chad Veltri Sr. G L 5-11 187 Pittsburgh, PA/Youngstown Phantoms(USHL) 34 Noah Hackett Fr. F R 6-1 174 Ponoka, AB/Brooks Bandits(AJHL) 37 Casey Carreau Sr. F R 5-9 185 Acushnet, MA/Boston College 39 Ryan Ouellette So. G L 6-0 185 Colorado Springs, CO/Wisconsin-Eau Claire Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jason Lammers (Geneseo ’98)-Sixth Season Associate Head Coach: Mark Phalon – Third Season Assistant Coach: Nate Skidmore – First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ian Burt – 10th Season Director of Hockey Ops: Philip Rhodes – 5th Season
SACRED HEART PIONEERS No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 1 Brandon Milberg Fr. G 6-0 187 Thornhill, ON 2 Julian Kislin Gr. D 6-1 190 Manalapan, NJ 3 Grant Anderson Jr. D 6-2 180 Plymouth, MN 4 Jeppe Urup Sr. D 6-2 196 Odense, Denmark 5 Andrius Kulbis-Marino Jr. D 6-0 187 Methuen, MA 6 Logan Britt Sr. D 6-2 195 Crystal Lake, IL 8 Hunter Sansbury So. D 5-11 181 Lomita, CA 9 Daniel Ebrahim So. F 5-11 180 Brooklin, ON 10 Chikara Hanzawa Fr. F 5-8 175 Tokyo, Japan 11 Ryan Steele Gr. F 6-1 190 Stratford, Prince Edward Island 12 Kevin Lombardi Sr. F 6-5 230 Schwenksville, PA 13 Cody Hoban So. F 5-9 180 Guilford, CT 14 Brendan Kennette Fr. D 6-2 195 Windsor, ON 16 Dylan Robbins Fr. F 6-1 190 Alpine, NJ 17 Aidan Connoly Fr. F 5-11 185 Marshfield, MA 18 John Jaworksi Jr. F 5-10 173 Grinnell, IA 20 Blake Humphrey Fr. F 5-9 170 Syracuse, NY 21 Tim Clifton Sr. F 6-0 200 Farmingdale, NJ 22 Conner Hutchinson So. D 5-10 170 Hicksville, NY 23 Braeden Tuck Sr. F 6-1 170 Calgary, AB 24 Austin Magera Gr. F 6-1 190 Suwanee, GA 25 Dante Fantauzzi Jr. D 6-1 190 North York, ON 26 Neil Shea Sr. F 6-1 200 Marshfield, MA 27 Patrick Dawson Sr. D 6-0 190 Medway, MA 28 Marcus Joughin Fr. F 5-11 180 Tecumesh, ON 29 Todd Goehring Gr. F 5-11 175 Wayside, NJ 30 Jack O’dea So. G 5-9 148 Brighton, MA 31 Justin Robbins Sr. G 5-8 160 Alpine, NJ 33 Luke Lush Sr. G 6-3 205 Sherwood Park, AB Coaching Staff Head Coach: C.J. Marottolo Assistant Coaches: Scott McDougall, Steve Bergin, Craig Height
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