Black Knights Continue Road Trip at Niagara

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team will continue its road tour with a two-game series at Niagara. It will surely be a battle in Buffalo as the Black Knights returned to the top of the Atlantic Hockey leaderboard with 10 points, while the Purple Eagles are second with nine.

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ARMY (5-3-0, 5-3-0 Atlantic Hockey)

Army has seen success in recent years against Niagara and is now on a four-game winning streak after earning a series sweep last February.
Army currently boasts a 5-1-0 record on the road, which is the best in college hockey with no other team has earning five road wins so far this season.
The Black Knights' current roster produced 26 points in last year's two games at Tate Rink.
Tyler Pham notched three goals in two games and added an assist.
Conor Andrle netted two goals of his own, including the team's overtime winner along with three assists.
Brendan Soucie also had multiple goals on the weekend with two and a helper.
Taylor Maruya dished out three assists in Friday night's win and added another on Saturday.

NIAGARA (5-2-1, 4-0-1 Atlantic Hockey)

The Purple Eagles are another Atlantic Hockey team that received votes in this week's USCHO.com Poll with six.
After an injury ridden season last year, Niagara is back to full force and is second in the league just behind the Black Knights.
Last weekend, the Purple Eagles and Bentley skated to a 3-3 OT draw before Niagara came out on top 4-3 Saturday.
Derian Plouffe and Noah Delmas have both tallied 11 points on the season. Plouffe has five goals and six assists, while Delmas boasts 10 assists.
Tanner Lomsnes tops the team in goals with seven and also adds three helpers.
Brian Wilson has been starting in net for Niagara in the last few games with a 2.38 goals against average and a .905 save percentage.

THE FRONT LINE

The Black Knights' top line this season of Pham, Wilson and Franco have combined for 46 percent of Army's offensive production.
Dominic Franco and Michael Wilson lead the team with 10 points apiece. Wilson has scored six goals, while Franco has produced seven assists.
Pham continues to be an all-around solid player with three goals and five assists.
The defensive pair of Dalton MacAfee and Alex Wilkinson have 14 points between them.

GOALIE OF THE WEEK

Senior goaltender Bruns captured Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Week honors for the second time this season after Army's sweep at No. 19 Air Force.
Bruns posted 57 saves on the weekend, while just allowing two goals on the road.
In Saturday night's 2-0 victory, he posted the second shutout of his career and even assisted on Army's final goal of the game.
Nationally, Bruns ranks eighth among goalies with a .935 save percentage and 16th with a 2.03 goals against average.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

The Black Knights regained national attention this week after their sweep of the 19th ranked Falcons.
The Army hockey team received 17 votes in this week's USCHO.com National Poll along with a nod in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine National Poll.
It is the third time this season that Army appears in the USCHO.com Poll and second in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine National Poll.

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Black Knights Continue Road Trip at Niagara

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Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Taylor Maruya

Tyler Pham

Brendan Soucie

Alex Wilkinson

Michael Wilson

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Black Knights Continue Road Trip at Niagara

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Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Taylor Maruya

Tyler Pham

Brendan Soucie

Alex Wilkinson

Michael Wilson

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