Black Knights Return to Tate For Weekend Series

WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the first time in 2018, the Army West Point hockey team will play at Tate Rink for a weekend series against Bentley.

ARMY (8-10-3, 6-7-3 Atlantic Hockey)

The Black Knights last played on home ice on Dec. 2 when they defeated #17 Colgate, 3-1.
Army is in search of four points on the weekend which would come from a sweep over the Falcons.
The Black Knights are currently tied with Robert Morris and RIT in Atlantic Hockey standings with 15 points apiece.
The games are two of the Cadets' four at home in January.
Army will take a break from league action next weekend when it renews its rivalry with the Royal Military College of Canada on Jan. 20 in Kingston, Ontario.

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BENTLEY (4-12-3, 2-8-3 Atlantic Hockey)

Bentley enters the weekend after going 6-1-1 in its last eight games.
In the stretch, the Falcons swept Robert Morris (3-1, 6-3) and topped UMass Lowell (3-2), AIC (6-2), Brown (3-1) and Dartmouth (5-1).
Bentley most recently tied and lost to Northeastern by scores of 3-3 and 6-1. Bentley ranks first on the power play in Atlantic Hockey (.256).
Kyle Schmidt averages .580 power play points per game to lead the league and a total of six power play goals.
Tanner Jago is currently tied with Dalton MacAfee of Army in defensemen scoring at .710 points per game.
In net, Jayson Argue is tied with Cadet Cole Bruns for third in save percentage (.917).
Argue's goals against average of 2.80 ranks him seventh in the league.

LAST TIME OUT

After trailing Sacred Heart, 3-2, in the third period, the Black Knights netted a tying goal to force overtime for the fourth time this season.
Thanks to the final goal by Michael Wilson on the power play, Army picked up a point in Atlantic Hockey standings with the tie.
Wilson and Dominic Franco led the squad with a goal and an assist each on the night.
The Black Knights saw success on both power play units with Zach Evancho also scoring on the man-advantage.
It was the third time this season that Army netted multiple power play goals in one game.

Dempsey difference

Rookie net-minder Jared Dempsey has taken over the crease for the Black Knights while Cole Bruns is out of the lineup, performing admirably in his first collegiate action.
The Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., native has seen action in seven games while earning the starting nod in six of those contests.
His collegiate debut came in the first meeting against Sacred Heart when he stopped all 15 shots faced in 32:14 minutes of action.
In Dempsey's 395 minutes be-tween the pipes, he has posted a 2.58 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
Despite owning a 2-3-2 record, Dempsey's minutes have come against quality opponents such as No. 17 Colgate, No. 13 UNH and two starts at No. 10 Minnesota.

POWER PLAY PROWESS

Last weekend, the Black Knights saw offensive production from both power play units with Wilson and Evancho scoring.
Wilson leads the team in power play goals this season with five and Evancho follows with two.
Also contributing heavily on the man-advantage is Alex Wilkinson, who averages 0.48 power play points per game tying him fourth in the league.

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