Army to Host #17 Colgate for Saturday Matinee

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After opening the season with 15 Atlantic Hockey contests, the Army West Point hockey team will get its first taste of non-league action when Colgate heads to Tate Rink Saturday for a 4:05 p.m. game.

ARMY (6-7-2, 6-7-2 Atlantic Hockey)

This will be the third time Army has faced the Raiders within the year and the second straight weekend Army will take to the ice at 4:05 p.m.
Saturday's game also marks the Teddy Bear Toss where fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to the game and toss it onto the ice for the Toys for Tots Drive during the first intermission.
After the game, the Black Knights and Long Island Rough Riders will face off against each other in their annual sled hockey game.

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COLGATE (3-7-0, 1-5-0 Atlantic Hockey)

Colgate enters the contest ranked 17th in the USCHO.com poll, and is receiving votes in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine poll.
The Raiders are 8-4-4 with wins over ranked opponents #11 Western Michigan (5-1), #5 Harvard (2-1) and #11 Quinnipiac (4-1) this past month.
Bobby McMann tops the team with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists.
John Snodgrass makes things happen on offense with his 10 helpers on the year.
Colton Point has started in all of Colgate's 14 games and boasts a .947 save percentage which is second in the country.
His 1.66 goals against average to rank fifth nationally.

LAST WEEK: THREE GAMES DOWN

The Black Knights competed in three games last week with a Tuesday night matchup at Sacred Heart and two home on the weekend against Canisius.
Army netted 10 goals last week and had a total of 29 points. Dalton MacAfee, Alex Wilkinson, Dominic Franco and Tucker DeYoung each had a team-leading three points.
The Black Knights also utilized their power play opportunities scoring four goals on the man-advantage.
The senior class notched career tallies with 300 points, 200 assists and 100 goals. Cole Bruns saw action in all three games with an .867 save percentage.
Jared Dempsey made his collegiate debut against Sacred Heart to earn the tie allowing no goals on 15 shots.

WITH VISION WE LEAD

For the past two seasons, the Army hockey team has been led in scoring by the Class of 2020.
This year is no different with Wilson producing 15 points and Franco 14 to rank one-two on the team.
Alex Wilkinson adds nine points, while Zach Evancho has five and Brendan Soucie two.
This season, the sophomore class has combined for 21 goals and 23 assists.
If you tack those numbers onto last year's, the Black Knights' Class of 2020 has tallied 138 points overall in 52 contests to average 2.65 points per game.

CAREER MILESTONES

Army's senior class broke career milestones in all scoring categories last week.
The eight first classmen account for 100 goals, 202 assists and 302 points in an Army uniform.
Six of the seniors have also played in over 100 career games.

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Army to Host #17 Colgate for Saturday Matinee

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Brendan Soucie

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