The Aurora University men's hockey team saw the historic run of the 2025-2026 season come to an end on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Division III Frozen Four. AU fell 6-3 to Hamilton College but a no goal call on a review of what would have been a game tying goal by Chase Broda with 4:41 remaining in the third period changed the momentum and direction of the final minutes of play.
 

FINAL SCORE: #6 Hamilton College 6, #4 Aurora University 3
LOCATION: Utica, New York
RECORDS: #4 Aurora University 25-6-1 overall , #6 Hamilton College 22-5-2


- An early penalty on AU turned into a Hamilton power play goal 5:03 into the game.
- Hamilton added a goal with 5:43 remaining in the first and AU trailed 2-0 going to the first intermission.
- 4:04 into the second the Spartans found the back of the net.
- Lukas Sedlacek scored the first Frozen Four goal in AU history with assists from Jakson Kirk and Chayce Schmidt.
- The game remained 2-1 late into the second when Hamilton scored a pair of goals and led AU 4-1 going to the third period.
- AU brought the offense in the third period, cutting the deficit in half at 6:54 on a goal from Kirk with assists to Keaton Lipsett and Schmidt.
- 54 seconds later the Spartans pulled to within a goal on a Landry Schmuck strike. Roc Truman and Jackson Hay picked up the assists.
- The Spartans kept coming with the Hamilton goalie making several stops.
- With 4:41 left in the third it appeared that the Spartans had tied the game.
- Chase Broda had a shot that the Spartans celebrated immediately on but the on ice officials waved off as no goal. After a lengthy review that appeared to show ice between the goal line and goalies glove inside the net, the on ice call was upheld as no goal.
- With the game remaining 4-3, AU went to an empty net with Hamilton scoring twice as the Spartans tried to tie the game.
- AU would drop the contest 6-3.


POINTS: Jakson Kirk and Chayce Schmidt (2) 
GOALS:  Lukas Sedlacek, Jakson Kirk and Landry Schmuck (1) 
ASSISTS: Chayce Schmidt (2)
SAVES: Matt O'Donnell (25)


The AU men's hockey team concludes the 2025-2026 season with a program best 25 wins and a 25-6-1 overall record and the first appearance in the NCAA Division III Frozen Four.