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Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
Current season
University	United States Military Academy
Conference	AHA
First season	1903–04
Head coach	Brian Riley 21st season, 242–359–92 (.416)
Assistant coaches	Zack McKelvie Chris Azzano Jack Riley
Captain	Ricky Lyle Michael Sacco
Arena	Tate Rink West Point, New York
Colors	Black, gold, and gray
Conference regular season championships
AHA: 2007–08
Current uniform

The Army Black Knights men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the United States Military Academy. The Black Knights are members of Atlantic Hockey America and play at the Tate Rink in West Point, New York.

History

The men's ice hockey program at West Point has been in existence since the 1903–04 season. The team played outdoors until 1930 when the Smith Rink opened. The team competed as independent members of NCAA Division I from the inaugural season through the 1960–61 season. In 1961 the program became a founding member of the ECAC. The team, known at the time as the Army Cadets, played as members of the ECAC from 1961 to 1962 season through the 1972–73 season before dropping their program to Division II status when the NCAA instituted numerical divisions. The Cadets would remain there until 1980 when they rejoined the ECAC as an associate member. Army became a full ECAC member in 1984 in the aftermath of the Hockey East schism but the Cadets wouldn't remain for long and left the conference in 1990. The Cadets joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), which began sponsoring men's hockey at the time, in 1999 and in 2001 the team name was changed to Army Black Knights along with the other athletic programs at the Academy. In 2003, the MAAC's ice hockey division split off and became the Atlantic Hockey Association, a hockey-only NCAA Division I conference.

In 2007–08 season the Black Knights won their only conference title to date, the Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Championship. In that season the Knights finished with an overall record of 19 wins, 14 losses, and 4 ties and went 17–8–3 in conference play. Took the No. 1 seed into the Atlantic Hockey playoffs and swept (#10) American Int'l two games to none in the three game first round series. The Black Knight's season came to an end in the semifinal game when they lost to (#5) Mercyhurst 2–4.

Shortly after the end of the 2023–24 season, the Atlantic Hockey Association merged with College Hockey America, a women-only league with which it had shared a commissioner and office staff since 2010. The merged league became Atlantic Hockey America.

Since 1950, the Cadets/Black Knights have been coached by a member of the Riley family. Jack Riley, best known for leading the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, coached at West Point from 1950 to 1986. He handed the reins to his son Rob in 1986, who in turn handed coaching duties to his younger brother Brian in 2004.

Army–RMC rivalry

The Army Black Knights have a long-standing rivalry with the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Paladins. It is considered one of the longest-running annual international sporting events in the world.

The tradition originated when the commandant of RMC, Sir Archibald McDonnell, and the superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur, suggested a game of ice hockey between the two schools in 1921. After two years of exchanging ideas, the first game was played on February 23, 1923, at West Point. The Redmen won that first game 3–0. In 1924 the series moved to Kingston, Ontario (the location of RMC), thus beginning the tradition of rotating venues. This was Army's first away game and up until 1941, the West Point Game was the only time that Army played away from the Academy.

Season-by-season results

All-time coaching records

As of March 5, 2024

Awards

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

The following individuals have been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

• Jack Riley (1979, 2000†)

† As the coach of the 1960 Olympic team.

IIHF Hall of Fame

The following individuals have been inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

• Jack Riley (1998)

Army Sports Hall of Fame

The following individuals have been inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame.

• Jack Riley (2004)

Lester Patrick Award

The following individuals have been awarded the Lester Patrick Award.

• Jack Riley (1986, 2002)

NCAA

Individual awards

All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 2007–08: Josh Kassel, G
• 2020–21: Trevin Kozlowski, G; Colin Bilek, F
• 2021–22: Colin Bilek, F

MAAC

Individual awards

All–MAAC teams

First Team

• Brad Roberts (2003)

Second Team

• Joe Dudek (2003)

Rookie Team

• Chris Casey (2002)
• Brad Roberts (2003)

Atlantic Hockey Association

Individual awards

All-Atlantic Hockey Teams

First Team

• Josh Kassel (2008)
• Zach McKelvie (2008, 2009)
• Luke Flicek (2008)
• Owen Meyer (2009)
• Alexander Wilkinson (2018)
• Trevin Kozlowski (2021)
• Thomas Farrell (2021)
• Colin Bilek (2021, 2022)

Second Team

• Brad Roberts (2006)
• Tim Manthey (2006, 2007)
• Josh Kassel (2007)
• Owen Meyer (2008)
• Marcel Alvarez (2010, 2011)
• Cody Omilusik (2010)
• Parker Gahagen (2016, 2017)
• Michael Wilson (2018)
• Dalton MacAfee (2019)
• Dominic Franco (2020)
• John Zimmerman (2021)
• Gavin Abric (2022)
• Anthony Firriolo (2022)
• Joey Baez (2023, 2024)

Third Team

• Luke Flicek (2007)
• Cody Omilusik (2011)
• John Keranen (2023)

Rookie Team

• Tim Manthey (2006)
• Owen Meyer (2007)
• Marcel Alvarez (2009)
• Joe Kozlak (2013)
• C. J. Reuschlein (2014)
• Tyler Pham (2015)
• Alexander Wilkinson (2017)
• Dominic Franco (2017)
• John Zimmerman (2018)
• Anthony Firriolo (2020)
• Lincoln Hatten (2021)
• Max Itagaki (2023)
• Mac Gadowsky (2024)

Statistical leaders

Career scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 35 games

Statistics current through the start of the 2022-23 season.

Roster

As of July 29, 2024.

No.	S/P/C	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)	—

Olympians

This is a list of Army alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name	Position	Army Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Larry Palmer	Goaltender	1956–1959	USA	1960	Gold

Black Knights in the NHL

As of July 1, 2024.

• Dan Hinote

See also

• Army Black Knights

References

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External links

• Official website

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