2025-26 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE
BRISTOL, R.I. – A new era is set to begin for Roger Williams University Athletics, as the Hawks will take the ice for their inaugural NCAA Men's Ice Hockey season in 2025–26. RWU opens its historic campaign with a pair of exhibition contests, hosting the EHL All-Stars on Tuesday, Oct. 21, before visiting Albertus Magnus on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Hawks will then play their first official NCAA game on Friday, Oct. 31, when they welcome UMass Dartmouth to Driscoll Arena.
All RWU home games will be played at Driscoll Arena in Fall River, Mass., the new home for RWU Men's Ice Hockey. The facility will serve as the backdrop for the program's first NCAA ice hockey at the University for the first time.
The Hawks' schedule features 25 regular-season contests, including 20 within the Conference of New England (CNE), along with meetings against regional opponents from the Little East, MASCAC, and NE10.
Following their opener against UMass Dartmouth, RWU begins conference play on Nov. 7 against Suffolk at Driscoll Arena before traveling to Nichols the next evening. The early season continues with a road-heavy stretch that includes trips to UNE (Nov. 14), Suffolk (Nov. 15), and Wentworth (Nov. 21), with a home rematch against Wentworth (Nov. 22) and a CNE matchup with Western New England (Dec. 5) mixed in. Non-conference action in December also features visits to Western Connecticut State (Nov. 25) and UMass Boston (Dec. 6), along with a home date against Southern New Hampshire on Dec. 10.
The new year opens at Framingham State on Jan. 3, before RWU resumes CNE play with a matchup against Suffolk (Jan. 6), ahead of home and home series with Curry (Jan. 9–10), and WNE (Jan. 16–17). The Hawks then face Endicott the weekend of Jan. 23–24, beginning the weekend at home.
February closes out the inaugural campaign with critical conference contests, beginning with UNE (Feb. 6–7) and followed by Johnson & Wales (Feb. 13–14). RWU will then meet Nichols for their final home regular-season game on Feb. 20 and hit the road to face Wentworth on Feb. 21 to round out the regular season.
The CNE Tournament will begin with the first round on Wednesday, Feb. 25, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 28. The championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 7.
