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

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.

## Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte :
| | 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 | 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 | 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. ||||||||||

## 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 |

## 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

| Poll | Week | Week | 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 | 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 |