Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Hockey Roster
Roster
Mike Preston
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
- Previous Team:
- Indiana Ice (USHL)
- Major:
- Indiana (USHL)
- 2017-18 Team Captain
2017-18: Voted an Assistant Team Captain ... played in all but one game for Army during his senior campaign ... ranked second on the team with 49 blocks ... scored the game-winner against Sacred Heart (Feb. 23) ... added an assist in the contest for his second career multi-point game ... recorded four blocked shots in three contests ... member of the No. 3 penalty kill unit in the country with a .881 efficiency ... ranks ninth all-time in Army's record books for career penalty minutes with 208.Â
2016-17: Skated in 36 games for Army … led the team with 51 blocks … lone goal of the year was the game-winner against Mercyhurst in the AHA Quarterfinals series finale … added three assists … dished out two assists against Canisius on Nov. 12 … totaled 40 shots on the year.
2015-16: Appeared in 33 games on defense for Army ... posted seven points on a goal and six assists ... netted his solo goal of the season on the power play against RIT to tie the game at 2-2 ... blocked 40 shots to rank fourth on the team and totaled 53 shots.Â
2014-15: Skated in 31 games for the Black Knights in his first year on the blueline ... compiled five points on a goal and four assists ... tallied his first collegiate point in the third game of the season with an assist against Canisius on Oct. 17 ... scored his first collegiate goal against the Griffs on Feb. 13 in a 2-1 victory on the road in Buffalo ... posted assists opposite Mercyhurst (Nov. 8, Dec. 5) and American International (Feb. 28).
BACKGROUND: Was an assistant captain for the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League in 2013-14 ... appeared in 68 games last season, including the 12 games to win the title ... had three points in the run to the Clark Cup and recorded seven in the regular season, along with 129 penalty minutes ... was a Silver A Recipient at Culver Academy from 2008-11 ... son of Patrick and Debra Preston ... played alongside Tyler Pham with the Ice ... Management major.
