Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Kingston, Ontario
2:00 PM
Army West Point
at
Royal Military College of Canada
Hockey Set for Rivalry Clash at RMC in 86th Meeting for Challenge Cup
January 31, 2025 | Hockey
WEST POINT, NY - Army West Point hockey (11-15-0, 11-8-0 Atlantic Hockey America) is set to renew its rivalry north of the border with the Royal Military College of Canada (1-22) on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Kingston, Ontario.
The game marks the 86th meeting between the two military academies, with the Challenge Cup once again on the line as Army looks to retain teh coveted trophy.
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LAST TIME OUT
The game marks the 86th meeting between the two military academies, with the Challenge Cup once again on the line as Army looks to retain teh coveted trophy.
WATCH | LISTEN
LAST TIME OUT
- Army swept Robert Morris on the road, winning game one 6-3 before a 2-0 victory in game two.
- The wins increased Army's winning streak to six games while being the third straight conference series sweep for the Black Knights.
- Hunter McCoy led Army in game one with his first career multi-goal effort while Pierce Patterson scored the game-winning goal in game two to break a scoreless tie in the third period.
- JJ Cataldo made 32 saves in the game one win before registering a 29-save shutout in game two.
- JJ Cataldo was named Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week for his performance against Robert Morris which saw him tab a .951 save-percentage and post his second career shutout.
- Cataldo's .929 save-percentage and 2.14 GAA both rank second in Atlantic Hockey America this season.
- Army's six-game winning streak is its first since the 2020-21 campaign.
- The Black Knights are one of four teams in the country who have won their past six games.
- Mac Gadowsky is Army's lone Hobey Baker Award nominee as he currently leads all defensemen in the country in goals (11) and points (26).
- Gadowsky is currently riding an eight-game point streak which has seen him log seven goals and nine assists during that span.
- Gadowsky has also registered multiple blocked shots in nine of Army's past 11 games.
- Nik Hong is one of five forwards in the conference with at least eight goals and 220 faceoff wins.
- Hong has led Army's forwards this season with eight goals and 18 points.
- Hong and Nils Forselius are one of two teammates this season to each post at least five points in the same game this season (Michael Hage/TJ Hughes, Michigan).
- Brent Keefer has recorded eight points during Army's six-game winning streak and stis third on the team with 17 points this season.
- Easton Zueger and Sam Groebner each rank third in the conference in blocked shots this season with 54.
- Army's 3.37 goals per game in conference play ranks second in Atlantic Hockey America.
- The Black Knights have posted the second-best penalty kill in AHA-play this season with an .833 mark.
- Army's 16.31 blocked shots per game also leads the conference.
- Army leads the all-time series 48-30-7.
- The series is 18-17-6 in favor of the Paladins in Canada.
- Army is 10-1-1 during Brian Riley's tenure and 45-15-6 during the Riley family reign.
- The Black Knights secured a 6-1 win over the Paladins this past season at Tate Rink.
- The most recent meeting at RMC (1-18-2020) saw the Paladins secure a 3-2 victory in overtime.
- RMC enters play with a 1-22 overall record and 22-game losing streak.
- The squad is led by first-year Fischer O'Brien who has tabbed seven goals and 12 points this season.
- Third-year Devin Pimm has logged 14 total points with 12 assist to pace the team.
- Third-year Michael Davis has appeared in 22 games for the Paladins between the pipes, logging an .887 save-percentage and 4.39 GAA.
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