Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Hockey Roster
Roster
Penta, Matt

Jersey Number 1
Matt Penta
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
- Hometown:
- Waltham, Mass.
- Previous Team:
- Kingston Voyaguers (OJHL)
- Major:
- Kingston Voyaguers (OJHL)
Bio
2019-20: Saw action in three games this season earning the start in two ... accumulated 133:12 minutes ... had an .886 save percentage this season and a 3.60 goals against average.Â
2018-19: Returned to the team after medical leave and made a true impact during the team's end of the season run ... played in 12 games, while starting in 11 ... logged 642:53 minutes played in net ... notched a 4-4-3 record ... made 231 saves for a .892 save percentage ... ranked first among the team's goalies with a 2.61 goals against average ... first collegiate win was Army's 4-3 overtime victory over Mercyhurst (Feb. 16) ... turned aside a career-high 33 shots at Mercyhurst (March 8) in the playoffs ... made 20 or more saves on seven occasions.Â
2016-17: Did not see any varsity action.
2015-16: Did not see any varsity action.
Prior to West Point: Spent 2014-15 with the Kingston Voyageurs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, playing in 36 games between the pipes ... skated with the Valley Junior Warriors in the Eastern Hockey League prior to Kingston ... was a member of the National Champion Boston Junior Bruins in 2011 ... named a 2012 All-Star with the Junior Bruins in the Empire Junior Hockey League ... played 34 games in his first season with the Junior Bruins and had a 1.83 goals against average ... was the GCG Goalie of the Year in 2011.
Personal: Graduated cum laude from Belmont Hill School in 2012 ... says West Point fulfills his goal of playing Division I hockey and getting a high-end education ... rebuilding and restoring old cars and trucks is a hobby of Matt's ... he is an experienced heavy equipment operator and has worked in residential construction ... majoring in Kinesiology.
2018-19: Returned to the team after medical leave and made a true impact during the team's end of the season run ... played in 12 games, while starting in 11 ... logged 642:53 minutes played in net ... notched a 4-4-3 record ... made 231 saves for a .892 save percentage ... ranked first among the team's goalies with a 2.61 goals against average ... first collegiate win was Army's 4-3 overtime victory over Mercyhurst (Feb. 16) ... turned aside a career-high 33 shots at Mercyhurst (March 8) in the playoffs ... made 20 or more saves on seven occasions.Â
2016-17: Did not see any varsity action.
2015-16: Did not see any varsity action.
Prior to West Point: Spent 2014-15 with the Kingston Voyageurs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, playing in 36 games between the pipes ... skated with the Valley Junior Warriors in the Eastern Hockey League prior to Kingston ... was a member of the National Champion Boston Junior Bruins in 2011 ... named a 2012 All-Star with the Junior Bruins in the Empire Junior Hockey League ... played 34 games in his first season with the Junior Bruins and had a 1.83 goals against average ... was the GCG Goalie of the Year in 2011.
Personal: Graduated cum laude from Belmont Hill School in 2012 ... says West Point fulfills his goal of playing Division I hockey and getting a high-end education ... rebuilding and restoring old cars and trucks is a hobby of Matt's ... he is an experienced heavy equipment operator and has worked in residential construction ... majoring in Kinesiology.
vs. Sacred Heart
Saturday, November 10
Test
Wednesday, November 07