# 2020–21 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season was the 118th season of play for the program, the 111th at the Division I level, and the 18th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Black Knights represented the United States Military Academy in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and were coached by Brian Riley, in his 17th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Zach Evancho | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Dominic Franco | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans) |
| Bryan Gerstenfeld | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Blaine Madson | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Matt Penta | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Brendan Soucie | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Birmingham Bulls) |
| Alex Wilkinson | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Michael Wilson | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Gavin Abric | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Hayward, WI |
| Jake Felker | Forward | United States | 20 | Omaha, NE |
| Lincoln Hatten | Forward | United States | 20 | Allen, TX |
| Eric Huss | Forward | United States | 21 | Dallas, TX |
| Chris Könin | Forward | United States | 20 | West Kingston, RI |
| Ricky Lyle | Forward | United States | 20 | Duluth, MN |
| Mitch Machlitt | Forward | United States | 21 | Robbinsdale, MN |
| Brody Medeiros | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Littleton, CO |

## Roster

As of October 17, 2020.

## Standings

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OW | OL | SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #15 American International †* | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .889 | 47 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 40 |
| Army | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .667 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 48 |
| Robert Morris | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .644 | 58 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 69 |
| Canisius | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .615 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 46 |
| RIT | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .590 | 43 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 70 |
| Sacred Heart | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .513 | 35 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 59 |
| Mercyhurst | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .479 | 54 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 64 | 67 |
| Bentley | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | .356 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 51 |
| Niagara | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .333 | 39 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 70 |
| Air Force | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .231 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 56 |
| Holy Cross | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .194 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 52 |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 14 | | vs. LIU* | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| December 4 | 5:05 PM | at Bentley | | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | L 2–4 | 0 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0–0) |
| December 5 | 6:05 PM | vs. Bentley | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Evenson | W 2–0 | 100 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0–0) |
| December 15 | 5:00 PM | at American International | | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | L 1–4 | 0 | 1–2–0 (1–2–0–0) |
| December 28 | | at Union* | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | | Cancelled | | |
| January 5 | | at Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| January 6 | 5:05 PM | vs. American International | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Evenson | L 3–6 | 7 | 1–3–0 (1–3–0–0) |
| January 7 | 5:05 PM | vs. American International | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 6 | 1–4–0 (1–4–0–0) |
| January 10 | 4:05 PM | at American International | | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | W 5–3 | 1 | 2–4–0 (2–4–0–0) |
| January 15 | | at Air Force | | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| January 15 | 5:05 PM | vs. LIU* | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 5–2 | 0 | 3–4–0 (2–4–0–0) |
| January 16 | | at Air Force | | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| January 16 | 7:05 PM | vs. LIU* | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Evenson | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 3–5–0 (2–4–0–0) |
| January 21 | 6:05 PM | at Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | W 3–2 | 0 | 4–5–0 (3–4–0–0) |
| January 22 | 6:05 PM | at Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | W 4–1 | 0 | 5–5–0 (4–4–0–0) |
| January 29 | 5:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 2–1 | 0 | 6–5–0 (5–4–0–0) |
| January 30 | 6:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Flo | Kozlowski | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 6–5–1 (5–4–1–1) |
| February 4 | | vs. American International | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| February 7 | | at Sacred Heart | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Flo | Kozlowski | W 3–1 | 0 | 7–5–1 (6–4–1–1) |
| February 9 | 7:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3 | 8–5–1 (7–4–1–1) |
| February 12 | 5:05 PM | at Bentley | | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Flo | Kozlowski | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 9–5–1 (8–4–1–1) |
| February 13 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 5–1 | 100 | 10–5–1 (9–4–1–1) |
| February 16 | | vs. Holy Cross | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| February 20 | 7:05 PM | vs. Bentley | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 100 | 11–5–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| February 23 | | vs. Holy Cross | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | | Cancelled | | |
| February 26 | 5:05 PM | vs. LIU* | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 5–0 | 24 | 12–5–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| February 27 | 7:05 PM | vs. LIU* | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Flo | Kozlowski | W 6–3 | 86 | 13–5–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 12 | 5:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinals) | Flo | Kozlowski | W 4–0 | 102 | 14–5–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| March 13 | 5:05 PM | vs. Sacred Heart | | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinals) | Flo | Kozlowski | W 4–3 $^{3OT}$ | 96 | 15–5–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| March 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. Canisius | #19 | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Semifinals) | Flo | Kozlowski | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 15–6–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Colin Bilek | F | 21 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 20 |
| Mason Krueger | F | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
| Eric Butte | F | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
| Mitch Machlitt | F | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| John Zimmerman | D | 20 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 22 |
| Anthony Firriolo | D | 21 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Daniel Haider | F | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Thomas Farrell | D | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Lincoln Hatten | F | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Tucker DeYoung | F | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| Noah Wilson | D | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Jake Felker | F | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Brett Abdelnour | F | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Matt Berkovitz | D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| John Keranen | F | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Ricky Lyle | F | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| John Laurito | F | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Chris Konin | F | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Evenson | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Quetell | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Fleckenstein | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Huss | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshal Plunkett | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevin Kozlowski | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Abric | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Total | | | 68 | 114 | 182 | 213 |
Source:

## Goaltending statistics

Statistics through March 14, 2021.
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Trevin Kozlowski | 19 | 1180 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 446 | 2 | .925 | 1.83 |
| Justin Evenson | 3 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 1 | .900 | 2.84 |
| Empty Net | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 21 | 1332 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 509 | 3 | .920 | 1.98 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | RV | - | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Trevin Kozlowski | AHCA East Second Team All-American |
| Colin Bilek | AHCA East Second Team All-American |
| Lincoln Hatten | Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year |
| Trevin Kozlowski | Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award |
| Brian Riley | Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year |
| Trevin Kozlowski | Atlantic Hockey First Team |
| Thomas Farrell | Atlantic Hockey First Team |
| Colin Bilek | Atlantic Hockey First Team |
| John Zimmerman | Atlantic Hockey Second Team |
| Lincoln Hatten | Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team |