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

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. 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.

## Standings

2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America Standingsvte :
| | 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 | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #19 Holy Cross † | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 92 | 47 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 119 | 85 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 116 | 93 |
| Bentley | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 79 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 100 | 75 |
| Niagara | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 70 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 |
| Army | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 84 | 74 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 102 | 109 |
| Canisius | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 84 | 79 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 98 | 120 |
| Air Force | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 86 | 112 |
| American International | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 77 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 92 | 117 |
| RIT | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | 102 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 82 | 133 |
| Robert Morris | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 86 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 95 | 115 |
| Mercyhurst | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 113 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 77 | 150 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 10, 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 | Cataldo | W 6–3 | 673 | 10–15–0 (9–7–0) |
| January 25 | 5:00 pm | at Robert Morris | Clearview Arena • Moon Township, Pennsylvania | FloHockey | Cataldo | W 2–0 | 925 | 11–15–0 (10–7–0) |
| February 1 | 2:00 pm | at Royal Military College* | Constantine Arena • Kingston, Ontario (Rivalry, Exhibition) | | Szary | W 3–2 | | |
| February 4 | 7:00 pm | at Bentley | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Cataldo | L 2–5 | 1,367 | 11–16–0 (10–8–0) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Cataldo | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,489 | 11–16–1 (10–8–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Cataldo | W 5–3 | 2,547 | 12–16–1 (11–8–1) |
| February 14 | 9:00 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado (Rivalry) | FloHockey | Cataldo | W 2–1 | 2,653 | 13–16–1 (12–8–1) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • USAF Academy, Colorado (Rivalry) | FloHockey | Cataldo | T 4–4 $^{SOW}$ | 2,680 | 13–16–2 (12–8–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at American International | MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Cataldo | L 2–3 | 497 | 13–17–2 (12–9–2) |
| February 22 | 4:00 pm | American International | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Szary | W 3–2 | 2,604 | 14–17–2 (13–9–2) |
| Atlantic Hockey America Tournament ||||||||||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Cataldo | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 603 | 15–17–2 |
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Cataldo | L 3–4 | 618 | 15–18–2 |
| March 9 | 5:00 pm | at Niagara* | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (AHA Quarterfinal Game 3) | FloHockey | Cataldo | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 608 | 16–18–2 |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Semifinal Game 1) | FloHockey | Cataldo | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,157 | 16–19–2 |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross* | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (AHA Semifinal Game 2) | FloHockey | Cataldo | L 1–5 | 1,341 | 16–20–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

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| 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) |
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