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2019–20 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season
The 2019–20 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season was the 117th season of play for the program, the 110th at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Black Knights represented the United States Military Academy and were coached by Brian Riley, in his 16th season.
| 2019–20 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 4th Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Tate Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 17–12–3 |
| Conference | 14–10–3–3 |
| Home | 8–5–2 |
| Road | 9–5–1 |
| Neutral | 0–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Brian Riley |
| Assistant coaches | Zack McKelvie Dalton MacAfee Ross Chicantek |
| Captain(s) | Zach Evancho |
| Alternate captain(s) | Alex Wilkinson Dominic Franco |
| Army Black Knights men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
Departures edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Dempsey | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Michigan |
| Trevor Fidler | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Tipper Higgins | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Dalton MacAfee | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Ian Mansfield | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Taylor Maruya | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Abdelnour | Forward | United States | 20 | Macomb, MI |
| Justin Evenson | Goaltender | United States | 20 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Thomas Farrell | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Mettawa, IL |
| Anthony Firriolo | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Towaco, NJ |
| Kendrick Frost | Forward | United States | 20 | Kansas City, MO |
| John Keranen | Forward | United States | 21 | Delano, MN |
| Patrick Smyth | Forward | United States | 20 | Toledo, OH |
| Noah Wilson | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Fond du Lac, WI |
Roster edit
As of July 1, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Penta | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1994-05-16 | Waltham, Massachusetts | Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) | — | |
| 2 | Thomas Farrell | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1999-01-18 | Mettawa, Illinois | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — | |
| 3 | Cody Fleckenstein | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-03-31 | Fredonia, New York | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — | |
| 4 | Coby Mack | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 1997-10-07 | Rapid City, South Dakota | Northern Cyclones (NCDC) | — | |
| 5 | Andrew Quetell | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1998-06-21 | Cleveland, Ohio | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — | |
| 6 | Colin Bilek | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-06-04 | Brighton, Michigan | Northeast Generals (NAHL) | — | |
| 7 | Alex Wilkinson (A) | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1995-04-10 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Connecticut Oilers (EHL) | — | |
| 8 | Bryan Gerstenfeld | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1995-07-23 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) | — | |
| 9 | Daniel Haider | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-12-19 | Anchorage, Alaska | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — | |
| 10 | John Laurito | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1996-04-19 | Johnston, Rhode Island | New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) | — | |
| 11 | Dominic Franco (A) | Senior | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 1996-01-07 | Portsmouth, Rhode Island | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — | |
| 12 | John Keranen | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-08-31 | Delano, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — | |
| 13 | Tucker DeYoung | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-03-23 | Lake Bluff, Illinois | New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) | — | |
| 14 | Brendan Soucie | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 1995-05-20 | South Dennis, Massachusetts | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — | |
| 15 | Marshal Plunkett | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-10-31 | West Salem, Wisconsin | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — | |
| 16 | Eric Butte | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-05-28 | Belmont, Massachusetts | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) | — | |
| 17 | Anthony Firriolo | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-07-03 | Montville, New Jersey | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — | |
| 18 | Zach Evancho (C) | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1995-06-02 | Buffalo, New York | Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OJHL) | — | |
| 19 | Brett Abdelnour | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 1998-10-23 | Macomb, Michigan | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — | |
| 21 | John Zimmerman | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1996-05-02 | Arlington, Texas | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — | |
| 22 | Noah Wilson | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1998-12-21 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — | |
| 23 | Mason Krueger | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-07-21 | Bettendorf, Iowa | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) | — | |
| 24 | Kevin Dineen | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-04-02 | Faribault, Minnesota | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — | |
| 25 | Patrick Smyth | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1999-04-23 | Toledo, Ohio | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | |
| 26 | Matt Berkovitz | Junior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-02-16 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | ANA, 123rd overall 2014 | |
| 27 | Michael Wilson | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-06-06 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — | |
| 28 | Kendrick Frost | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-04-01 | Lee's Summit, Missouri | Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) | — | |
| 33 | Trevin Kozlowski | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-03-27 | Valencia, California | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — | |
| 34 | Justin Evenson | Freshman | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | 1999-08-20 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
Standings edit
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #20 American International | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 96 | 46 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 103 | 68 | |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 104 | 63 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 127 | 82 | |
| RIT | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 86 | 73 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 108 | 98 | |
| Army | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 70 | 64 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 82 | 76 | |
| Niagara | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 65 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 72 | 87 | |
| Air Force | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 60 | 67 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 70 | 95 | |
| Robert Morris | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 90 | |
| Bentley | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 75 | 80 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 83 | 94 | |
| Canisius | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 109 | |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 83 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 99 | |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 118 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 64 | 141 | |
| Championship: March 20, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 4:05 PM | vs. Union* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 3–2 | 1,541 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 11 | 7:05 PM | at Connecticut* | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | Kozlowski | W 2–1 | 2,029 | 2–0–0 | ||||
| October 19 | 7:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 4–1 | 1,258 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0–0) | ||||
| October 20 | 4:05 PM | vs. Robert Morris | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | L 0–3 | 1,159 | 3–1–0 (1–1–0–0) | ||||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Kozlowski | L 0–5 | 1,368 | 3–2–0 (1–2–0–0) | ||||
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 2–1 | 1,343 | 4–2–0 (2–2–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 1:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Kozlowski | L 1–4 | 1,484 | 4–3–0 (2–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 15 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Kozlowski | W 4–1 | 600 | 5–3–0 (3–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 16 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Kozlowski | W 3–1 | 755 | 6–3–0 (4–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | vs. RIT | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 2–1 | 1,458 | 7–3–0 (5–3–0–0) | ||||
| November 23 | 4:05 PM | vs. RIT | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | L 2–4 | 2,030 | 7–4–0 (5–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 26 | 7:05 PM | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Kozlowski | W 4–1 | 567 | 8–4–0 (6–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 29 | 1:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Kozlowski | W 4–3 | 819 | 9–4–0 (7–4–0–0) | ||||
| November 30 | 1:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Kozlowski | W 3–2 | 907 | 10–4–0 (8–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 6 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 4–3 | 1,419 | 11–4–0 (9–4–0–0) | ||||
| December 7 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | L 2–4 | 1,872 | 11–5–0 (9–5–0–0) | ||||
| December 14 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Kozlowski | W 4–0 | 429 | 12–5–0 (10–5–0–0) | ||||
| December 15 | 1:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Kozlowski | T 1–1 SOW | 376 | 12–5–1 (10–5–1–1) | ||||
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. New Hampshire* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 5–4 | 2,614 | 13–5–1 (10–5–1–1) | ||||
| Fortress Invitational | |||||||||||
| January 3 | 8:00 PM | vs. #14 Providence* | #20 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal) | Kozlowski | L 1–3 | 3,735 | 13–6–1 (10–5–1–1) | |||
| January 5 | 12:05 AM | vs. #6 Ohio State* | #20 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Third Place) | Kozlowski | L 1–2 OT | 4,769 | 13–7–1 (10–5–1–1) | |||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | vs. Air Force | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | T 3–3 SOW | 2,658 | 13–7–2 (10–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 11 | 7:05 PM | vs. Air Force | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 5–2 | 2,668 | 14–7–2 (11–5–2–2) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:30 PM | at Royal Military College* | Leon's Centre • Kingston, Ontario (Exhibition) | L 2–3 OT | |||||||
| January 24 | 7:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Kozlowski | L 1–4 | 751 | 14–8–2 (11–6–2–2) | ||||
| January 25 | 4:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Kozlowski | L 2–3 OT | 832 | 14–9–2 (11–7–2–2) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | L 2–3 OT | 1,672 | 14–10–2 (11–8–2–2) | ||||
| February 1 | 4:05 PM | vs. Canisius | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | W 4–2 | 2,116 | 15–10–2 (12–8–2–2) | ||||
| February 7 | 7:05 PM | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Penta | L 1–4 | 1,239 | 15–11–2 (12–9–2–2) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Kozlowski | W 5–1 | 789 | 16–11–2 (13–9–2–2) | ||||
| February 15 | 7:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Kozlowski | W 4–1 | 957 | 17–11–2 (14–9–2–2) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | L 0–3 | 1,718 | 17–12–2 (14–10–2–2) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Kozlowski | T 3–3 SOW | 2,207 | 17–12–3 (14–10–3–3) | ||||
| February 29 | 7:05 PM | vs. American International | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Penta | L 1–4 | 2,242 | 17–13–3 (14–11–3–3) | ||||
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring Statistics edit
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Franco | RW | 33 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| Michael Wilson | F | 27 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| Colin Bilek | RW | 33 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| John Zimmerman | D | 32 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 58 |
| Mason Krueger | F | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| Eric Butte | F | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 19 |
| Zach Evancho | W | 22 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| John Keranen | F | 33 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Alex Wilkinson | D | 33 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Firriolo | D | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| Brett Abdelnour | F | 32 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| Thomas Farrell | D | 32 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Daniel Haider | F | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Cody Fleckenstein | D | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Brendan Soucie | F | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Berkovitz | D | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Marshal Plunkett | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrick Smyth | F | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tucker DeYoung | F | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Dineen | F | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Kendrick Frost | LW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| John Laurito | F | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Andrew Quetell | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Wilson | D | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bryan Gerstenfeld | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Penta | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevin Kozlowski | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 83 | 146 | 229 | 343 |
Goaltending statistics edit
Rankings edit
| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
References edit
- ^ "2019–20 Hockey Roster". Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Army West Point Black Knights (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Army (U.S. Military Academy) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.