Army Welcomes Holy Cross to Tate

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After playing its last four games on the road, the Army West Point hockey team returns to Tate Rink for a series against Holy Cross.

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ARMY (6-4-0, 6-4-0 Atlantic Hockey)

The Black Knights are riding a 10-game unbeaten streak over the Crusaders that dates back to 2014.
Last season, Army defeated Holy Cross by a combined score of 19-6.
This will be the Black Knights' second home weekend of 2017-18 with both contests starting at 7:05 p.m.
After Saturday night's game, Army will host its first Skate with the Black Knights event of the year.
Fans wishing to participate must bring their skates to the game.
There will be areas to change out of shoes and autographs will be signed on the ice by the team.

HOLY CROSS (6-4-0, 6-4-0 Atlantic Hockey)

The Crusaders come to West Point with a 4-2-4 overall record and a 3-1-4 mark in Atlantic Hockey contests.
Holy Cross topped Air Force, 3-0, Friday night before tying, 3-3, on Saturday.
The Crusaders currently have 10 points and are tied for third in league standings.
Scott Pooley leads the league in scoring with 10 goals and an average 1.00 points per game.
He is also first in the AHA in power play goals with four on the year.
Paul Berrafato returns to net for the Crusaders with a 2.42 goals against average and .926 save percentage.

TWO POINTS FROM BUFFALO

Army went 1-1-0 last weekend with a road split at Niagara. The Black Knights topped the Purple Eagles 3-1 Friday night with two players notching their first goals of the season.
Trevor Fidler found the back of the net for Army's first goal, while Zach Evancho netted the game winner.
Michael Wilson scored on the empty net to put the game out of reach for Niagara.
Conor Andrle recorded a career-high three assists on the night as he had a hand in all of the Black Knights' goals.
In game two, Evancho scored to tie the game 1-1, but the Purple Eagles netted two more to go up 3-1.
Wilson scored halfway through the third on the power play, but Army couldn't conjure another to take the game into overtime.

STREAKS AND PEAKS

The Black Knights' offense has been very productive this season with three players in double-digit points.
Wilson leads the team and ranks seventh in the nation with 0.80 goals per game.
Dominic Franco and Tyler Pham have each produced three goals and seven assists on the year.
Pham has recorded at least one point in all but one of Army's games this season.
The Black Knights have seen 12 multi-point performances by its players this season with Franco and Wilson leading the way with three apiece.
Andrle joined the list last weekend when he dished out three helpers on Friday night for a career-high.

BRANCH NIGHT

Army's 11 seniors participated in Branch Night on Wednesday where they each learned what military branch they will be joining after graduation.
All 11 received their top choice with seven joining the Infantry in Andrle, Blake Box, Cole Bruns, James Callan, Dan Curran and Nick Curtin.
Nick DeCenzo will be an Engineer Officer upon graduation, while Brendan McGuire joins the Field Artillery with a Signal Detail.
Pham will be in Aviation as Mike Preston begins his military career in Armor and Joe Shecter Medical Service.

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Army Welcomes Holy Cross to Tate

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Zach Evancho

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Dominic Franco

Brendan McGuire

Tyler Pham

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Joe Shecter

Michael Wilson

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Mike Preston

Joe Shecter

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