Army Set for Hockey East Games at Merrimack, UNH

WEST POINT, N.Y. – After taking on Colgate from the ECAC last weekend, Army turns its attention to the Hockey East. The Black Knights will continue their out-of-conference schedule with contests at Merrimack and #13 New Hampshire this Friday and Saturday.

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

Army's last contest against a Hockey East school came against UMass early last season.
This weekend's series of games continues Army's five-game non-league portion of its schedule with the final four being played on the road.
Fans will have plenty of options to follow the games with a video broadcast via merrimacathletics.com for $6.95 and on Army's radio affiliate 1420-AM WLNA.
Saturday's contest against the Wildcats will be streamed on ESPN3 and will also be available on both affiliate radio stations in progress after the Army-Navy football game is wrapped up.

HOW TO FOLLOW FRIDAY
VIDEO • MerrimackaAthletics.com/watch ($)
LISTEN • GoArmyWestPoint.com/watch
LIVE STATISTICS • MerrimackAthletics.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Hockey
GAME NOTES • GoArmyWestPoint.com

MERRIMACK (2-9-3, 1-6-1 Hockey East)

The Warriors enter the weekend with a 2-9-3 record with wins over Bentley (5-2) and UMass (5-3).
Merrimack also skated to a 6-6 tie opposite #10 Providence three weeks ago.
Jace Hennig paces the Warriors' offense with 13 points, including three goals on the power play.
Merrimack ranks 14th in the nation on the power play with a .222 percentage.
The Warriors lead the Black Knights 23-16-1 in the all-time series and have an unblemished 13-0 record at home.
However, Army did come away with a 3-2 victory in the last meeting when Merrimack was ranked 20th.

HOW TO FOLLOW SATURDAY
VIDEO • ESPN3 ($)
LISTEN • GoArmyWestPoint.com/watch
LIVE STATISTICS • UNHWildcats.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Hockey
GAME NOTES • GoArmyWestPoint.com

UNH (9-5-1, 4-4-1 Hockey East)

Army and UNH will renew their rivalry this weekend with the last game being played in December of 1973.
At the time, Jack Riley was behind the bench as the head coach and current head coach Brian Riley, Jack's son, was an infant.
The Black Knights lead the Wildcats 16-14 in the all-time series that was primarily played at West Point.
Only three known games were played at UNH, in which the host holds a 2-1 advantage.
The current team is ranked 13th/15th and picked up a 6-3 victory over RPI Wednesday night.
The Wildcats are tops in the Hockey East and third nationally with a .914 penalty kill percentage, just ahead of the Black Knights.
Daniel Tirone backs the UNH defense and ranks second in the nation with four shutouts.

LAST WEEK: BEAT COLGATE

The Black Knights picked up their third win over a ranked opponent this season with a 3-1 victory over Colgate.
Jared Dempsey backed the team with 24 saves to pick up his first collegiate win in the rookie's first career start.
Alex Wilkinson netted the game-winning goal for the Black Knights on the power play and added an assist later on in the night.
Brendan McGuire and Mason Krueger also netted goals for Army, while Dalton MacAfee assisted on two goals.
It was the fourth straight game that the Black Knights scored on the man-advantage.
The D-pair of Wilkinson and MacAfee lead the AHA in defensive scoring.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

The Black Knights continue to gain national attention and received three votes in this week's USCHO.com National Poll.
It is the sixth time this season the Black Knights have appeared in the USCHO.com Poll.
Army is 3-0 against nationally ranked opponents after defeating #19 Air Force twice and #17 Colgate.

ALL ABOUT THE DEFENSE

Army's D-Pair of MacAfee and Wilkinson has been a standout on both ends of the ice.
MacAfee leads the team with 13 assists and ranks fifth nationally among defensive scoring with a 0.94 points per game average.
Wilkinson tops Army with three game-winning goals this season to rank tied for second in the country.
The pair's also a staple on the Black Knights' penalty kill unit which has a .885 efficiency and is fourth in college hockey.

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