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Canisius forward Rhys Chiddenton is shown skating during game action against Robert Morris at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo on Feb. 20, 2026
Lindy Feider
4
Winner Robert Morris ROB 11-17-3, 11-10-2
1
Canisius CAN 15-14-2, 10-11-2
Winner
Robert Morris ROB
11-17-3, 11-10-2
4
Final
1
Canisius CAN
15-14-2, 10-11-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Robert Morris ROB 0 3 1 4
Canisius CAN 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Defeated by Robert Morris Friday

Tanner Klimpke and Jackson Reineke tallied four points each to pace Robert Morris to a 4-1 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey America action Friday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Klimpke notched a goal and three assists while Reineke finished with two goals and two assists for the Colonials (11-17-3, 11-10-2 AHA). Cameron Garvey notched a goal and an assist while Charlie Schenkel turned aside 24-of-25 shots faced between the pipes.
 
Junior Rhys Chiddenton tallied the lone goal for the Golden Griffins (15-14-2, 10-11-2 AHA). Senior Chase Clark got the start in goal for Canisius and made 21 saves.
 
Chiddenton opened the scoring less than three minutes into the contest, redirecting senior Killian Kiecker-Olson's point shot over the pad of Schenkel for his 10th goal of the season. Reineke tied the game with a power-play goal at the 8:05 mark of the second period, redirecting Klimpke's centering feed past Clark from close range to knot the score at 1-1.
 
Klimpke gave RMU the lead with less than four minutes to play in the middle frame, firing a wrist shot over the blocker of Clark from the middle of the slot for his team-leading 12th goal of the season.  
 
Reineke closed out the second-period outburst for the Colonials with four to play in the period, jamming home a loose puck from just off the left post to give RMU a 3-1 cushion heading into the third.
 
Garvey closed out the scoring with an empty-net goal with just under three minutes to play in the third to determine the three-goal margin of victory.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Both teams finished with 25 shots on Friday. Robert Morris posted a 14-10 edge in shots taken during the second period for the largest
• The Griffs was 1-for-5 on the power play while the Colonials were 2-for-5 with the extra attacker.
• Canisius scored the first goal of the game for the 20th time this season and moved to 13-7-0 when doing so.
• The Griffs were held to two goals or fewer for the 10th time in 2025-26 and slipped to 0-9-1 when that occurs.
• Chiddenton notched his fourth power play goal of the season with his first-period tally, moving him into a tie with fellow junior Walter Zacher for the team lead in that category.
• Chiddenton's power-play goal was also his 10th goal of the season, making him the third Griff to reach double figures this season, joining Zacher and senior Grant Porter.
• Senior Killian Kiecker-Olson extended his point streak to three games with his primary assist on Chiddenton's goal.
 
UP NEXT
The teams conclude their weekend series Saturday with a 4 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Tickets for the game are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com, calling 716-888-TIXX or by visiting the ticket kiosk at LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.
 
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