Army Welcomes Back Sacred Heart

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point hockey is back at Tate Rink this Friday to continue its two-game series with Sacred Heart at 7:05 p.m.

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The teams each have two games under their belts. Army defeated the Pioneers, 4-0, and tied Colgate 2-2, while Sacred Heart fell to the Black Knights and rebounded with a win opposite Merrimack, 2-1, last weekend.
The Pioneers were fueled by a two-goal second period opposite the Warriors with the tallies coming from Nick Lotito and Evan Jasper.
The overall series between Army and Sacred Heart is now knotted at 27-27-7. The Black Knights improved to 18-9-3 at home, and head coach Brian Riley increased his record versus the Pioneers to 19-17-7.

LAST WEEK: SEASON OPENER

The Black Knights topped the Pioneers 4-0 last Friday to pick up their first league win of the season to show a two-game unbeaten streak.
It was the first time Army shutout the Pioneers since Feb. 4, 2004 when the Cadets topped them by an identical score of 4-0.
Parker Gahagen earned the shut out in net with 33 saves, including 14 in the third period. This was the fifth shutout of Gahagen's career and first against Sacred Heart.
Taylor Maruya had a hand in three goals on the night, a career-high for the sophomore. The Black Knights' goal scorers included Michael Wilson, Brandon McGuire, Conor Andrle and Clint Carlisle.
On Saturday, Army played host to the Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils for an NHL exhibition game which saw the Panthers come out on top 4-2.

ARMY RANKS HIGH IN AHA CATEGORIES

After posting an unblemished record over the first two weekends of hockey, the Black Knights rank highly in multiple statistical categories for the league.
Due to Gahagen's superb goaltending skills, Army ranks 1st in goals against average at .960.
The Cadets are second in saves percentage (.968) and third in special teams net (+1).
In league-only statistical rankings, Army is first in goals allowed after the shutout and first in penalty kill percentage with a perfect 100%.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Friday night's game featured four different goal scorers for the Black Knights and four players who tallied assists.
Taylor Maruya and Clint Carlisle were the only Cadets who notched two-plus points after Maruya dished out three assists and Carlisle netted one and assisted on another.

SCOUTING SACRED HEART

The Pioneers are now 1-1-0 on the year after splitting their games last weekend. Sacred Heart dropped a 4-0 decision to Army on Friday night and turned around to defeat Merrimack 2-1 on Saturday.
Evan Jasper and Nick Lotito both had goals for the Pioneers last weekend as four skaters earned assists in Jeff Carroll, Liam Clare, Justin Danforth and Mitch Nylen.
Brett Magnus was in net for SHU both nights to post a 2.06 goals against average and a .907 saves percentage.

AHA TEAMS GAIN NATIONAL ATTENTION

Teams in the Atlantic Hockey Association have been gaining national attention early in the season.
Air Force has jumped into the USCHO.com National Poll this week. After downing then No. 5 Boston College, 2-1, and tying Ohio State, 3-3 (OT), who ranks 19th in this week's poll, the Falcons have secured the No. 18 slot.
RIT, Bentley and Holy Cross are also garnering attention as they have all received votes.

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Army Welcomes Back Sacred Heart

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