THE WEEK AHEAD
This marks the first weekend of exclusively conference action in 2026-27, as six of seven teams take the ice in pursuit of idle first-place Penn State.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Syracuse at Lindenwood
4 p.m. CT
Centene Community Ice Center
Maryland Heights, Mo.
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• First meetings of the two AHA teams with new coaching staffs this season
• Teams split both of their series last season
Mercyhurst at Delaware
6 p.m. ET
Fred Rust Ice Arena
Newark, Del.
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• Mercyhurst seeks its AHA-leading 300th conference victory all-time (299-74-30)
• Blue Hens – who have four wins against teams that swept them in series last season – are seeking their first win vs. Mercyhurst
RIT at Robert Morris
7 p.m. ET
Clearview Arena
Moon Township, Pa.
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• Teams split both of their series last season
• Series features four of the eight AHA players with more than five goals on the year: RIT’s Zoe Ziotas (7) and RMU’s
Greta Brezenski, Alaina Giampietro and Jessica MacKinnon (6 each)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Syracuse at Lindenwood
1 p.m. CT
Centene Community Ice Center
Maryland Heights, Mo.
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Mercyhurst at Delaware
2 p.m. ET
Fred Rust Ice Arena
Newark, Del.
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RIT at Robert Morris
7 p.m. ET
Clearview Arena
Moon Township, Pa.
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TEAM NOTES
DELAWARE
• Delaware’s win at Syracuse last week marked the first shutout in Blue Hen program history, the team’s first back-to-back wins, its first road AHA win, its first win against Syracuse, and its first win against a team receiving votes in the national polls. Through 12 games, Delaware has doubled its win total from last year’s inaugural season.
• Lexie Lonask (Chandler, Ariz.) leads the conference and ranks second nationally with 33 blocked shots.
LINDENWOOD
• Junior Paige Cline (Chesterfield, Mich.) has a team-leading five goals on the season, including the first two multiple-goal games of her career.
• Eva Filippova (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) has a .947 save percentage in her last two starts.
MERCYHURST
• The Lakers boast the conference’s top power play (24.1%) and penalty kill (97.6%) in all games.
• Mercyhurst’s .946 team save percentage ranks third nationally, behind only Minnesota Duluth (.952) and Boston College (.949).
• Mercyhurst got goals from seven players against Assumption, but not from the team’s top two scorers.
PENN STATE
• The Nittany Lions are off this weekend and will carry their seven-game winning streak into next week’s series at Mercyhurst.
• In the last two weeks Abby Stonehouse (Blenheim, Ont.) has recorded her first two-goal game and first hat trick of her career.
RIT
• Eight of RIT’s 12 games have come against ranked opponents, giving the Tigers the No. 5-ranked strength of schedule in the nation according to the NCAA’s NPI.
• Freshman goaltender Oceanne Thiffault (Montreal, Que.) has made five straight starts, including stopping 34-of-35 shots against Penn State on Friday.
ROBERT MORRIS
• Junior Taylor Storey (Waterloo, Ont.) had nine career goals and no multiple-goal games prior to her hat trick Thursday at Lindenwood.
• Players beyond the RMU first line have 10 goals in the last five games after combining for just two in the first seven games.
• AHA Goaltender of the Week Maggie Hatch (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) recorded her 10th career shutout and first career assist last week at Lindenwood.
SYRACUSE
• AHA Rookie of the Week Maryn Broderick (Waterloo, Ont.) shares the AHA lead among freshmen defensemen with eight points. She has at least a point in six of her 10 games and a +5 rating.
• Syracuse’s 7-3-0 start is the best in program history.
2026 IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Atlantic Hockey America will be represented by three current players, four former players, two officials and a current head coach at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship that begins Friday in Denmark:
• Austria: Magdalena Luggin (Mercyhurst)
• Czechia: Head coach Brian Idalski (Syracuse)
• Finland: Emma Nuutinen (Mercyhurst), Sofia Nuutinen (Mercyhurst), Julia Schalin (Mercyhurst)
• Sweden: Nicole Hall (Penn State), Thea Johansson (Mercyhurst)
• United States: Tessa Janecke (Penn State)
• On-ice Officials: Ashley Johnston, Sydney Harris
FLOHOCKEY 24/7 GAMES
Two upcoming AHA women’s games will be available on FloHockey 24/7, FloSports’ free, ad-supported streaming channel:
Sat., Nov. 7 – RIT at Robert Morris
Fri., Nov. 13 – Robert Morris at Delaware
FloHockey 24/7 can be found on YouTube, or select platforms such as fubo and Amazon Prime Video.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Atlantic Hockey America teams combined for six shutouts last weekend, recorded by six different goaltenders. In all of last season only 10 AHA goaltenders had a shutout.
The only other weekend in conference history to feature six shutouts was Feb. 23-24, 2018, when all six games were shutouts. Four goaltenders combined for those six shutouts (Kennedy Blair-2, Elijah Milne-Price-2, Jolene deBruyn, Hannah Ehresmann).
THE AHA SHOW
The Atlantic Hockey America Show is published each Thursday during the season on AHA’s YouTube page and wherever you find your podcasts.
Host Mike Puzzanghera welcomes RIT head coach Celeste Brown this week as the Tigers prepare for their series at Robert Morris.