The Men's D3 Club Hockey Team opened their season up at home against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Mountain Cats. The Colonials would look to begin their season with a win and get off to a great start.

RMU saw a few chances early on in the first period, but were unable to convert any. UPJ, on the other hand, was able to score a goal early on after capitalizing on a power play. The Mountain Cats held a one goal lead, but the Colonials would not let this last long after John Betz collected a rebound and buried it past the keeper. The score of this one was now 1-1 with just three minutes gone in the first period. Just minutes later, Luke Rose set up Andrew Komorowski perfectly and RMU would now lead 2-1. Despite being the first game of the season, the Colonials looked very good. Back-and-forth play continued throughout the remainder of the first period, but neither team were able to find the back of the net. The first period would close with a 2-1 Colonial lead.

Similarly to the first period, UPJ was able to score on another power play early on and they would tie the game at 2 goals a piece. The Mountain Cats kept the pressure going, but Jacob Fulton was doing well to not give up any more goals. At the 9 minute mark, Tyler Weekly snuck a beautiful shot past the UPJ goalie and put the Colonials back in the lead at 3-2. Minutes later, Parker Smith was able to extend the Colonial lead after some frantic play in front of the Mountain Cat goal. The 4-2 lead just wasn't good enough for Tyler Weekly, though, when he scored his second goal of the game after a beautiful solo-run past a UPJ defender. The second period would come to an end with a dominant 5-2 Colonial lead. RMU would definitely look to play cleanly going into the third as the Mountain Cats were only able to score their two goals on power plays.

UPJ was able to earn another power play early on, but this time RMU was able to kill it and maintain their 5-2 lead. At the 13 minute mark, an in-form Tyler Weekly got his hat trick after he deflected a Brian Baker shot into the Mountain Cat goal. With not much time left and a comfortable 6-2 lead, the Colonials could smell their first victory of the season. UPJ proved they weren't going to go down without a fight, though, when they got a goal back at the 5 minute mark. They continued to apply the pressure, and it paid off once again when they snuck a shot in just below the bar. The Mountain Cats cut the Colonial lead to 6-4, but with just 2 minutes remaining they would need a small miracle to tie this one up. UPJ earned another power play late, and the Colonials would have to defend a 6 on 4 with the empty Mountain Cat net. They were able to fend UPJ off for the remaining seconds, and would win this game 6-4. RMU would start the season just how they wanted, with a victory against a rival team.