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2019–20 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Army Black Knights
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceTate Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall17–12–3
Conference14–10–3–3
Home8–5–2
Road9–5–1
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrian Riley
Assistant coachesZack McKelvie
Dalton MacAfee
Ross Chicantek
Captain(s)Zach Evancho
Alternate captain(s)Alex Wilkinson
Dominic Franco
Army Black Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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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.

Departures

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

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

As of July 1, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Matt Penta Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1994-05-16 Waltham, Massachusetts Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) —
2 Illinois Thomas Farrell Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-18 Mettawa, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
3 New York (state) Cody Fleckenstein Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-03-31 Fredonia, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
4 South Dakota Coby Mack Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1997-10-07 Rapid City, South Dakota Northern Cyclones (NCDC) —
5 Ohio Andrew Quetell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-21 Cleveland, Ohio Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
6 Michigan Colin Bilek Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-04 Brighton, Michigan Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
7 North Carolina Alex Wilkinson (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1995-04-10 Raleigh, North Carolina Connecticut Oilers (EHL) —
8 Connecticut Bryan Gerstenfeld Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1995-07-23 Fairfield, Connecticut Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
9 Alaska Daniel Haider Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-12-19 Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
10 Rhode Island John Laurito Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-04-19 Johnston, Rhode Island New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
11 Rhode Island Dominic Franco (A) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1996-01-07 Portsmouth, Rhode Island Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
12 Minnesota John Keranen Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-31 Delano, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
13 Illinois Tucker DeYoung Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-23 Lake Bluff, Illinois New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
14 Massachusetts Brendan Soucie Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995-05-20 South Dennis, Massachusetts Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) —
15 Wisconsin Marshal Plunkett Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-31 West Salem, Wisconsin Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
16 Massachusetts Eric Butte Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-05-28 Belmont, Massachusetts Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
17 New Jersey Anthony Firriolo Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-07-03 Montville, New Jersey Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
18 New York (state) 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 Michigan Brett Abdelnour Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-10-23 Macomb, Michigan Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
21 Texas John Zimmerman Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-05-02 Arlington, Texas Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
22 Wisconsin 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 Iowa Mason Krueger Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-21 Bettendorf, Iowa Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
24 Minnesota Kevin Dineen Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-04-02 Faribault, Minnesota Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
25 Ohio Patrick Smyth Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-04-23 Toledo, Ohio Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
26 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Michael Wilson Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-06-06 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
28 Missouri Kendrick Frost Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-01 Lee's Summit, Missouri Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) —
33 California Trevin Kozlowski Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-03-27 Valencia, California Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
34 Minnesota Justin Evenson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-08-20 Minnetonka, Minnesota Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings
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

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.

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Scoring Statistics

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

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Trevin Kozlowski 31 1853 17 11 3 68 681 1 .909 2.20
Matt Penta 3 133 0 2 0 8 62 0 .886 3.60
Empty Net - 18 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 33 2005 17 13 3 80 743 1 .903 2.39

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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

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References

  1. ^ "2019–20 Hockey Roster". Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Army West Point Black Knights (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Army (U.S. Military Academy) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Army_Black_Knights_men%27s_ice_hockey_season