Army to Christen New Bentley Arena

WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the third time in five seasons, the Army West Point hockey team will be part of the opening ceremonies for a new rink. The Black Knights will take on Bentley this weekend for a two-game series in the Falcons' brand new rink - Bentley Arena.

Army and Bentley will face off for the second time in 2018 after meeting back in early January. The Black Knights came away with three points off a Friday night tie and a Saturday night shutout win. The opening ceremonies for the rink will begin Friday night prior to the 7:05 p.m. puck drop.

ARMY (12-12-6, 9-9-6 Atlantic Hockey)

Army has captured 24 points so far this season with nine league wins and six ties. The Black Knights currently sit in sixth place in AHA standings.
Michael Wilson leads the squad with 26 points on 17 goals and nine assists. He is the only player in double-digits for goals.
He is also first on the roster in power play goals (9) and is tops in game-winning goals with five.
Dalton MacAfee leads the team with 17 assists this year and is followed by Dominic Franco (16), Tyler Pham (12) and Wilkinson (12).

HOW TO FOLLOW
VIDEO • AtlanticHockey.TV
LISTEN • GoArmyWestPoint.com/watch
LIVE STATS FRIDAY • bentleyfalcons.com
LIVE STATS SATURDAY • bentleyfalcons.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Hockey
GAME NOTES • GoArmyWestPoint.com

BENTLEY (11-14-6, 8-12-5 AHA)

After splitting with Air Force last weekend at the JAR, Bentley enters the series with 21 points and an 8-12-5 mark in Atlantic Hockey contests.
Drew Callin leads the Falcons with 26 points on six goals and 20 assists. He ranks sixth in assists per game at 0.65.
Kyle Schmidt is the team's top goal scorer with 12. Eight of those goals have come on the power play.
Bentley's power play ranks third in the AHA, while the Black Knights' penalty kill is at the top of the league standings.
Aidan Pelino is Bentley's primary goaltender with a 3.13 goals against average and has a .901 save percentage.
He authors an 8-8-2 record in net. Another offensive threat for the Falcons is Luke Santerno who is tied for first in the AHA in rookie scoring (0.83).

LAST TIME OUT

Army earned a big win on Saturday night against Canisius on the road.
The Black Knights started the game strong with a power play goal five minutes into the contest.
Army maintained its lead for the remainder of the game and fought off a 6-on-5 when the Griffs pulled their goalie with two minutes to go.
Wilson scored the Cadets' two power play goals of the evening and Trevor Fidler added in a shorthanded tally.
Army's penalty kill did not allow a power play on the night as Canisius went 0-for-4 on the man advantage.
Cole Bruns made 17 saves in net, while Zach Evancho recorded four blocks in the win.

POST NIGHT

The senior class participated in a draft style Post Night last week. Army's 11 seniors were able to strategically decide where they will serve their first duty assignment after graduation and further officer training.
Six of the hockey seniors will stick together after commissioning as Conor Andrle, Blake Box, Bruns, Nick DeCenzo, Brendan McGuire and Nick Curtain selected Fort Carson, Colorado.
Jimmy Callan will be headed to Fort Hood, Texas, as Mike Preston will also go to the Lone Star State at Fort Bliss.
Joe Shecter sets his sights on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Dan Curran to Fort Riley, Kansas, and Tyler Pham to Fort Rucker, Alabama.

OPENING CEREMONIES

After Friday's game, the Army hockey team will have opened three new rinks in the last five seasons, including two in back-to-back years.
The Black Knights helped Penn State debut the Pegula Ice Arena in October 2013 and aided in the opening of Colgate's Class of 1965 Arena in the fall of 2016.
Bentley Arena will be the newest rink on Army's list of openings.

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Army to Christen New Bentley Arena

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Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Blake Box

Cole Bruns

Nick DeCenzo

Zach Evancho

Trevor Fidler

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Brendan McGuire

Tyler Pham

Mike Preston

Joe Shecter

Michael Wilson

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Army to Christen New Bentley Arena

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Blake Box

Cole Bruns

Nick DeCenzo

Zach Evancho

Trevor Fidler

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Brendan McGuire

Tyler Pham

Mike Preston

Joe Shecter

Michael Wilson

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