PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Men's Hockey (1-0-0) opened the 2026-27 season with a 3-1 victory over Hiram (0-1-0) on Friday night at Alpha Ice Complex.
The Cougars controlled the opening period with a 19-6 advantage in shots on goal, but neither team found the back of the net.
Chatham broke through at 5:58 of the second period when
Colin Watson scored the first goal of his collegiate career off an assist from
Tyler DesRochers. Hiram answered at 10:13 to tie the game, but the Cougars regained the lead later in the period.
Ryan Haeney scored at 17:07, with
Joshua Schmidt providing the assist, to send Chatham into the second intermission ahead 2-1.
The Cougars added to their lead just over four minutes into the third period.
Will Brown scored off assists from Schmidt and Edward Downey to give Chatham a two-goal advantage. The Cougars held Hiram scoreless for the remainder of the period to secure the season-opening victory.
Senior goaltender
Cameron Kuntar made 18 saves in the win. Schmidt finished with two assists, while Watson, Haeney and Brown each recorded their first goals of the season. Chatham outshot Hiram 64-19 and held a 38-33 advantage in faceoffs. Hiram goaltender Ian Amaranto made 61 saves.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, October 31st when they travel to Chagrin Falls, Ohio for a rematch against Hiram at 4:10PM.
