2024–25 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Army Black Knights
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Army Black Knights; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Tate Rink
Record
Overall	5–11–0
Conference	5–7–0
Home	2–3–0
Road	3–7–0
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brian Riley
Assistant coaches	Zack McKelvie; Chris Azzano; Jack Riley; Taylor Ward
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The 2024–25 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season will be the 122nd season of play for the program, the 115th at the Division I level, and the 1st in Atlantic Hockey America. The Black Knights will represent the United States Military Academy, play their home games at the Tate Rink and be coached by Brian Riley in his 21st season.

Season

In the summer of 2024, Brian Riley announced that this would be his final season as head coach.^[1] At the same time, associate head coach Zack McKelvie was tabbed as Riley's replacement.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Gavin Abric	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Peoria Rivermen)
Josh Bohlin	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
John Driscoll	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart
Jacob Felker	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jacob Hewitt	Forward	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart
Dayne Hoyord	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
Eric Huss	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Max Itagaki	Forward	United States	Transferred to Rensselaer
Ricky Lyle	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Noah Alvarez	Forward	United States	21	Los Angeles, CA
Jacob Biron	Goaltender	United States	20	Buffalo, NY
J. J. Cataldo	Forward	United States	21	Stuart, FL
Nils Forselius	Forward	United States	20	Guilford, CT
Benjamin Ivey	Forward	United States	20	San Diego, CA
Jack Ivey	Forward	United States	20	San Diego, CA
Adam Marshall	Forward	United States	21	Wayzata, MN
Dylan Wegner	Forward	United States	20	Nashville, TN

Roster

As of July 29, 2024.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jacob Biron	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-06-26	Buffalo, New York	Kemptville 73's (CCHL)	—
2	Mac Gadowsky	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-01-10	Fairbanks, Alaska	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
3	Easton Zueger	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-07	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
4	Benjamin Ivey	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2004-02-12	San Diego, California	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
5	Jack Ivey	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2004-02-12	San Diego, California	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
6	Pierce Patterson	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-02-26	Valrico, Florida	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
7	Andrew Gilbert	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-05-02	Fairfield, Connecticut	New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC)	—
8	Vincent Salice	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-28	Commerce Township, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
9	Nils Forselius	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-10-30	Guilford, Connecticut	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
10	Dylan Wegner	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-06-01	Nashville, Tennessee	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
11	Josh Bohlin	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-02-10	Wausau, Wisconsin	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
12	Sam Groebner	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2003-03-03	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
13	Michael Sacco (C)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-16	Syosset, New York	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL)	—
14	Owen Nolan	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-10	Mahopac, New York	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
15	Lucas Kanta	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-20	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
16	Hunter McCoy	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-08-01	Newburyport, Massachusetts	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
17	Noah Alvarez	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-30	Los Angeles, California	Nanaimo Clippers (NAHL)	—
18	Jon Bell	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-06-22	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
19	Nik Hong	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-27	Minneapolis, Minnesota	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
20	Sean Vlasich	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-04-20	Hillsdale, New Jersey	North Iowa Bulls (NAHL)	—
21	Stephen Willey	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-03-26	Shelton, Connecticut	New Jersey Titans (NAHL)	—
22	Jude Brower	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-06-11	Mahopac, New York	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
23	Joey Baez	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-12	Tampa, Florida	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
24	Andrew Garby	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-09-17	Canton, Michigan	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
25	Barron Woodring	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-07-05	Chicago, Illinois	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Joey Dosan	Junior	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-20	Bloomington, Minnesota	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
27	Trevor Smith	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-02	Raleigh, North Carolina	Boston Advantage (NCDC)	—
28	Brent Keefer	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-09-28	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
29	Adam Marshall	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-07-14	Wayzata, Minnesota	Trail Smoke Eaters (NAHL)	—
30	J. J. Cataldo	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-20	Stuart, Florida	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
31	Evan Szary	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-02-29	Nashville, Tennessee	South Shore Kings (NCDC)	—
33	Gus Holt	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2003-02-21	Bowling Green, Ohio	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Sacred Heart	16	9	5	2	0	1	2	32	50	43	20	10	7	3	63	61
Bentley	12	9	2	1	0	0	1	29	42	25	18	11	5	2	56	39
Niagara	13	7	4	2	1	1	1	24	40	33	19	8	8	3	58	57
Holy Cross	12	7	4	1	2	0	0	20	36	23	18	8	9	1	48	45
Robert Morris	11	5	5	1	0	1	1	18	41	38	17	8	7	2	58	47
Air Force	10	6	4	0	1	1	0	18	19	16	20	9	10	1	37	57
Canisius	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	17	37	32	18	5	11	2	47	60
Army	12	5	7	0	0	0	0	15	25	36	18	5	13	0	31	57
American International	12	4	8	0	0	2	0	14	24	34	19	5	13	1	40	63
RIT	12	3	8	1	1	0	0	9	32	48	20	4	15	1	48	77
Mercyhurst	14	2	10	2	1	0	1	8	32	50	20	2	15	3	46	74
Championship: March 21, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: January 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 6	4:00 pm	at Union*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Szary	L 3–4 ^OT	1,553	0–1–0
October 12	7:00 pm	at #11 Maine*	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Biron	L 0–5	3,652
October 19	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Szary	W 1–0	692	1–1–0
October 20	5:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Szary	L 3–5	809	1–2–0
October 25	7:00 pm	Bentley	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Szary	L 3–6	1,786	1–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 26	4:00 pm	Bentley	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 4–1	1,917	2–3–0 (1–1–0)
October 31	6:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–4	485	2–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 1	6:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Szary	L 1–6	1,029	2–5–0 (1–3–0)
November 8	7:00 pm	Niagara	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 1–0	1,539	3–5–0 (2–3–0)
November 9	4:00 pm	Niagara	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–2	1,742	3–6–0 (2–4–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 5–1	4,300	4–6–0 (3–4–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 4–2	3,768	5–6–0 (4–4–0)
November 22	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 3–5	2,080	5–7–0 (4–5–0)
November 26	7:00 pm	at Stonehill*	Warrior Ice Arena • Brighton, Massachusetts	NEC Front Row	Cataldo	L 1–3	378	5–8–0
November 29	4:00 pm	at Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Szary	L 1–3	3,235	5–9–0
December 3	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–4	2,033	5–10–0 (4–6–0)
December 12	8:00 pm	vs. Penn State*	Capital One Arena • Washington, D. C. (Capital Hockey Classic)		Cataldo	L 1–4	3,000	5–11–0
December 28	7:00 pm	Princeton*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–1	2,648	5–12–0
December 29	7:00 pm	Vermont*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Szary	L 0–6	1,960	5–13–0
January 3	7:00 pm	Merrimack*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Szary	L 2–5	2,179	5–14–0
January 7	7:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 2–8	357	5–15–0 (4–7–0)
January 10	7:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 9–1	1,754	6–15–0 (5–7–0)
January 11	7:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 13–1	1,682	7–15–0 (6–7–0)
January 17	7:00 pm	Air Force	Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 3–2	2,498	8–15–0 (7–7–0)
January 18	4:00 pm	Air Force	Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 4–3 ^OT	2,569	9–15–0 (8–7–0)
January 24	7:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Moon Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
January 25	5:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Clearview Arena • Moon Township, Pennsylvania	FloHockey
February 1	TBA	at Royal Military College*	Constantine Arena • Kingston, Ontario (Rivalry)
February 4	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 7	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 8	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 14	9:00 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 15	7:00 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 21	7:00 pm	at American International	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey
February 24	4:00 pm	American International	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "Army West Point hockey coach Riley announces '24-25 will be his last with Black Knights; current associate head coach McKelvie to take over with '25-26 season". USCHO. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Army Black Knights. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[1] "Army West Point hockey coach Riley announces '24-25 will be his last with Black Knights; current associate head coach McKelvie to take over with '25-26 season". USCHO. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Hockey Roster". Army Black Knights. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
Formerly the Army Cadets
Playing venues	Lusk Reservoir (1903–1916, 1918–1919) Stuart Rink (1915–1918, 1919–1930) Smith Rink (1930–1985) Tate Rink (1985–Present)
Head coaches	Edward Leonard King (1903–1904) Robert Foy (1904–1907) George Russell (1907–1910) LeRoy Bartlett (1910–1912) Philip Gordon (1912–1914) Frank Purdon (1914–1917) Joseph Viner (1917–1918) Philip Day (1918–1920) Talbot Hunter (1920–1923) Ray Marchand (1923–1943) John Hines (1943–1944) Robert Lutz (1944–1945) Len Patten (1945–1950) Jack Riley (1950–1986) Rob Riley (1986–2004) Brian Riley (2004–present)
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Pentagonal League (1946–1948) ECAC Hockey (1961–1973, 1980–1991) ECAC 2 (1973–1980) College Hockey America (1999–2000) MAAC (2000–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–Present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons RMC Paladins
All-time leaders	Dave Rost (330 Points) George Clark (153 Goals) Tom Garver (75 Wins)
United States Military Academy West Point, NY

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