Army Welcomes Pioneers for Regular Season Finale

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team hosts Sacred Heart this weekend for its final regular season home games of 2017-18. Saturday night's game is sold out, but tickets remain for Friday night.

Prior to Saturday night's game, the Black Knights will honor their 11 seniors - Conor Andrle, Blake Box, Cole Bruns, James Callan, Dan Curran, Nick Curtin, Nick DeCenzo, Brendan McGuire, Tyler Pham, Mike Preston and Joe Shecter - in front of a sold out crown at Tate Rink. The senior class boasts 55 wins and has amassed 111 goals, 220 assists for 334 points. The puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. on both nights.

ARMY (13-13-6, 10-10-6 Atlantic Hockey)

Army has captured 26 points so far this season with 10 league wins and six ties. The Black Knights currently sit in sixth place in AHA standings.
It is the second straight season that the Cadets have double-digit league wins.
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 (17), Pham (14) and Wilkinson (14).

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SACRED HEART (11-14-6, 8-12-5 AHA)

The Black Knights and Pioneers have skated to a pair of draws this season in high scoring affairs.
The first contest was at Sacred Heart which ended in a 5-5 tie.
The second was at the Nassau Collisium, in which the teams finished in overtime, 3-3.
Vito Bavaro paces the team with 15 goals and 12 assists.
Marc Johnstone leads rookies in the league with 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists.
On the power play, it's Johnstone and Jason Cotton leading the way with four goals apiece.
In net, Brett Magnus is 9-9-2 with a .900 save percentage and a 3.13 goals against average.

LAST TIME OUT

The Black Knights participated in the opening of Bentley Arena last weekend and picked up a 5-1 win Friday night.
Army was the first team to win in the brand new rink.
Alex Wilkinson scored two goals and added an assist in the effort. It was the sophomore's first multi-goal game of his career.
On the weekend, Wilkinson finished with four points, while Andrle tallied two goals and an assist and Pham added a goal and a pair of helpers.
Bruns made 54 saves on the weekend and allowed just four goals. The Black Knights made it to double-digits in league wins for the second straight season and are now 10-10-6 in league contests.

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.

MILESTONE TRACKER

As the regular season winds down, Black Knights accomplished or are nearing milestones.
In last Saturday's game, Taylor Maruya skated in his 100th career game. To do that as a junior is quite an accomplishment.
Andrle and Pham are looking to eclipse the 100-career point marks by the time they have to hang up their Army sweaters.
Andrle and Pham have so far amassed 94 and 95 points, respectively.

CLASS OF 2018

Army will honor its 11 seniors prior to the game on Saturday night.
The Black Knights boast 55 wins throughout their careers.
The seniors have accumulated 111 goals and 220 assists to total 334 points in their careers.

AHA POST SEASON

The Army hockey team continues to set its sights on the Jack Riley Memorial Trophy.
The Black Knights can finish as high as third in Atlantic Hockey standings, but can fall to as low as 10th.
In all, four points on the weekend are critical as the Cadets currently sit in sixth.
The top-five teams earn first-round byes in the playoffs, while the top-four gain hosting duties for the quarter finals.

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Army Welcomes Pioneers for Regular Season Finale

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Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Blake Box

Cole Bruns

Nick DeCenzo

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Taylor Maruya

Brendan McGuire

Tyler Pham

Mike Preston

Joe Shecter

Alex Wilkinson

Michael Wilson

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Army Welcomes Pioneers for Regular Season Finale

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Conor Andrle

Blake Box

Cole Bruns

Nick DeCenzo

Dominic Franco

Dalton MacAfee

Taylor Maruya

Brendan McGuire

Tyler Pham

Mike Preston

Joe Shecter

Alex Wilkinson

Michael Wilson

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