The Engineers are a member of ECAC Hockey conference and play their home games at Houston Field House in Troy, New York.

[2][3] Men's ice hockey at RPI dates back to 1901 and is one of the oldest programs in the United States.

The hockey team plays a significant role in the campus's culture, drawing thousands of fans each week to the Houston Field House during the season.

Fans usually dress in the schools colors Red and White, and gifts such as tee-shirts are distributed en masse.

However the hockey, football, cross-country, tennis, and track and field teams all chose to retain the longstanding Engineers name.

They also usually play one exhibition game against a Canadian college hockey team from Ontario, Nova Scotia, or Quebec.

These games typically take place at the beginning of the season in October and around the Thanksgiving and New Year holidays.

RPI has opened ECAC Hockey conference play on the last weekend of October against Union since the 2012–13 season.

Other highlights of the season include the Big Red Freakout, which is played on the last or second to last Saturday home game in February.

[11] Source:[12] GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.