Ed. Note — This story will appear in Saturday’s edition of The Eagle Tribune …

DURHAM, N.H. — Last night’s game between the Merrimack men’s hockey team and New Hampshire was postponed due to poor ice conditions at the Whittemore Center. According to one arena official, the problem stemmed from an issue with the compressors under the ice surface.

The Warriors were at the building and the teams were prepping for warmups when the issue arose. UNH players were keeping loose on the concourse, jogging a few laps, while Merrimack players were congregated in the corner tunnel by their locker room area.

It was announced shortly before 7 p.m. that the game was going to be delayed, with an “intended start time” of 8:05. However, at around 8 p.m., the announcement came that the game was officially postponed and moved to Sunday.

UNH announced that ticket holders could use the same ticket stub for Sunday’s game, and if they showed the ticket stub at the UNH box office, they would receive free tickets to two UNH home games.

The teams will hit the ice at Lawler Arena in North Andover tonight at 7 p.m. The Wildcats claimed a 3-2 overtime win over the Warriors at Lawler Arena in October.