Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey
| Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey | |
|---|---|
| Current season | |
| University | Mercyhurst University |
| Conference | AHA |
| Head coach | Rick Gotkin 38th season, 611–550–111 (.524) |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Arena | Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | Forest green and navy blue |
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |
| DII: 1993, 1995 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| DI: 2001, 2003, 2005 DII: 1993, 1995 DIII: 1991 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| ECAC West: 1995 MAAC: 2001, 2003 AHA: 2005 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| ECAC West: 1995 MAAC: 2001, 2002, 2003 AHA: 2014, 2018 | |
| Current uniform | |
The Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey team that represents Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania under Head Coach Rick Gotkin. The team is currently a Division I hockey team playing out of the Mercyhurst Ice Center located on the school campus. The Mercyhurst Lakers started out as a club sport at the school, moving up to Division III, followed by Division II, and now plays in Division I in Atlantic Hockey America, formed shortly after the 2023–24 season by the merger of the Lakers' former home, the Atlantic Hockey Association, with College Hockey America. After joining their step up into Division I in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1998, the Lakers have won their conference tournament making NCAA tournament appearances in 2001, 2003, and 2005.