The Purple Eagles kicked off their season with a trip west that resulted in a surprise sweep of Omaha.

Due to expected heavy snowfall in the Buffalo area, the game against St. Lawrence was moved from November 19 to January 5.

While they were able to sweep a ranked RIT squad, they were in turn dropped by both Bentley and Holy Cross in the back half of the year.

Carter Randklev's 5-point effort in the deciding game sent the Purple Eagles into the semifinal where the team faced local rival Canisius.

Ordinarily, that would have been enough to send the team to the league championship, however, Atlantic Hockey had changed the playoff format prior to the season.