2020–21 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Army Black Knights
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd Atlantic Hockey
Home iceTate Rink
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–6–1
Conference10–4–1–1
Home10–3–0–0
Road5–2–1–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrian Riley
Assistant coachesZack McKelvie
Arlen Marshall
Ross Chicantek
Captain(s)Matt Berkovitz
Alternate captain(s)John Zimmerman
Colin Bilek
Army Black Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season was the 118th season of play for the program, the 111th at the Division I level, and the 18th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Black Knights represented the United States Military Academy in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and were coached by Brian Riley, in his 17th season.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Zach Evancho Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Dominic Franco Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Bryan Gerstenfeld Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Blaine Madson Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Matt Penta Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Brendan Soucie Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Birmingham Bulls)
Alex Wilkinson Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Michael Wilson Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Gavin Abric Goaltender  United States 19 Hayward, WI
Jake Felker Forward  United States 20 Omaha, NE
Lincoln Hatten Forward  United States 20 Allen, TX
Eric Huss Forward  United States 21 Dallas, TX
Chris Könin Forward  United States 20 West Kingston, RI
Ricky Lyle Forward  United States 20 Duluth, MN
Mitch Machlitt Forward  United States 21 Robbinsdale, MN
Brody Medeiros Defenseman  United States 21 Littleton, CO

Roster[edit]

As of October 17, 2020.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Wisconsin Gavin Abric Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-11 Hayward, Wisconsin New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
2 Illinois Thomas Farrell Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-18 Mettawa, Illinois Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
3 New York (state) Cody Fleckenstein Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-03-31 Fredonia, New York Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
4 South Dakota Coby Mack Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1997-10-07 Rapid City, South Dakota Northern Cyclones (NCDC) —
5 Ohio Andrew Quetell Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-06-21 Cleveland, Ohio Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
6 Michigan Colin Bilek (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-04 Brighton, Michigan Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
7 Nebraska Jake Felker Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-03-19 Omaha, Nebraska Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
8 Minnesota Ricky Lyle Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-21 Duluth, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL) —
9 Alaska Daniel Haider Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-12-19 Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
10 Rhode Island John Laurito Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-04-19 Johnston, Rhode Island New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
11 Texas Lincoln Hatten Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-01 Allen, Texas Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) —
12 Minnesota John Keranen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-31 Delano, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
13 Illinois Tucker DeYoung Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-03-23 Lake Bluff, Illinois New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
15 Wisconsin Marshal Plunkett Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-31 West Salem, Wisconsin Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
16 Massachusetts Eric Butte Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-05-28 Belmont, Massachusetts Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
17 New Jersey Anthony Firriolo Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-07-03 Montville, New Jersey Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
18 Minnesota Mitch Machlitt Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-15 Robbinsdale, Minnesota New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
19 Michigan Brett Abdelnour Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-10-23 Macomb, Michigan Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —
20 Colorado Brody Medeiros Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-25 Littleton, Colorado New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
21 Texas John Zimmerman (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-05-02 Arlington, Texas Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
22 Wisconsin Noah Wilson Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-21 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
23 Iowa Mason Krueger Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-21 Bettendorf, Iowa Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
24 Minnesota Kevin Dineen Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-04-02 Faribault, Minnesota Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
25 Ohio Patrick Smyth Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-04-23 Toledo, Ohio Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
26 Wisconsin Matt Berkovitz (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-02-16 Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) ANA, 123rd overall 2014
27 Rhode Island Chris Konin Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2000-01-04 West Kingston, Rhode Island Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
28 Missouri Kendrick Frost Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-01 Lee's Summit, Missouri Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) —
29 Texas Eric Huss Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-16 Dallas, Texas Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
33 California Trevin Kozlowski Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997-03-27 Valencia, California Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
34 Minnesota Justin Evenson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-08-20 Minnetonka, Minnesota Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) —

Standings[edit]

2020–21 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 American International †* 12 11 1 0 1 0 0 32 .889 47 18 19 15 4 0 67 40
Army 15 10 4 1 3 1 1 30 .667 42 33 22 15 6 1 71 48
Robert Morris 15 10 5 0 2 1 0 29 .644 58 48 24 15 9 0 85 69
Canisius 13 8 5 0 1 1 0 24 .615 42 34 17 11 6 0 59 46
RIT 13 7 5 1 0 0 1 23 .590 43 40 20 9 9 2 68 70
Sacred Heart 13 6 6 1 1 2 0 20 .513 35 38 18 6 10 2 43 59
Mercyhurst 16 7 8 1 1 1 1 23 .479 54 50 21 8 12 1 64 67
Bentley 15 4 11 0 1 5 0 16 .356 35 48 16 5 11 0 42 51
Niagara 15 3 9 3 0 2 1 15 .333 39 53 22 7 12 3 57 70
Air Force 13 3 9 1 2 1 0 9 .231 32 49 14 3 10 1 35 56
Holy Cross 12 3 9 0 2 0 0 7 .194 22 38 16 4 12 0 30 52
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 14   vs. LIU* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo    Cancelled     
December 4 5:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski L 2–4  0 0–1–0 (0–1–0–0)
December 5 6:05 PM vs. Bentley Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Evenson W 2–0  100 1–1–0 (1–1–0–0)
December 15 5:00 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski L 1–4  0 1–2–0 (1–2–0–0)
December 28   at Union* Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York      Cancelled     
January 5   at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts Flo    Cancelled     
January 6 5:05 PM vs. American International Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Evenson L 3–6  7 1–3–0 (1–3–0–0)
January 7 5:05 PM vs. American International Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski L 3–4 OT 6 1–4–0 (1–4–0–0)
January 10 4:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski W 5–3  1 2–4–0 (2–4–0–0)
January 15   at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Flo    Cancelled     
January 15 5:05 PM vs. LIU* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 5–2  0 3–4–0 (2–4–0–0)
January 16   at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Flo    Cancelled     
January 16 7:05 PM vs. LIU* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Evenson L 2–3 OT 0 3–5–0 (2–4–0–0)
January 21 6:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski W 3–2  0 4–5–0 (3–4–0–0)
January 22 6:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski W 4–1  0 5–5–0 (4–4–0–0)
January 29 5:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 2–1  0 6–5–0 (5–4–0–0)
January 30 6:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut Flo Kozlowski T 2–2 SOW 0 6–5–1 (5–4–1–1)
February 4   vs. American International Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo    Cancelled     
February 7   at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut Flo    Cancelled     
February 8 7:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut Flo Kozlowski W 3–1  0 7–5–1 (6–4–1–1)
February 9 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 2–1 OT 3 8–5–1 (7–4–1–1)
February 12 5:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts Flo Kozlowski W 3–2 OT 0 9–5–1 (8–4–1–1)
February 13 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 5–1  100 10–5–1 (9–4–1–1)
February 16   vs. Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts Flo    Cancelled     
February 20 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 2–1 OT 100 11–5–1 (10–4–1–1)
February 23   vs. Holy Cross Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo    Cancelled     
February 26 5:05 PM vs. LIU* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 5–0  24 12–5–1 (10–4–1–1)
February 27 7:05 PM vs. LIU* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Flo Kozlowski W 6–3  86 13–5–1 (10–4–1–1)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 12 5:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinals) Flo Kozlowski W 4–0  102 14–5–1 (10–4–1–1)
March 13 5:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinals) Flo Kozlowski W 4–3 3OT 96 15–5–1 (10–4–1–1)
March 19 7:00 PM vs. Canisius #19 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Semifinals) Flo Kozlowski L 3–4 OT 0 15–6–1 (10–4–1–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2][3]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Colin Bilek F 21 18 7 25 20
Mason Krueger F 20 5 13 18 18
Eric Butte F 21 6 11 17 16
Mitch Machlitt F 21 5 10 15 2
John Zimmerman D 20 1 13 14 22
Anthony Firriolo D 21 5 8 13 16
Daniel Haider F 21 6 6 12 2
Thomas Farrell D 21 4 8 12 10
Lincoln Hatten F 21 4 8 12 8
Tucker DeYoung F 20 5 5 10 21
Noah Wilson D 21 1 5 6 17
Jake Felker F 21 2 3 5 6
Brett Abdelnour F 16 2 2 4 4
Matt Berkovitz D 21 0 4 4 4
John Keranen F 21 0 4 4 17
Ricky Lyle F 17 2 1 3 10
John Laurito F 20 2 1 3 10
Chris Konin F 13 0 2 2 0
Justin Evenson G 3 0 1 1 0
Andrew Quetell D 8 0 1 1 0
Cody Fleckenstein D 15 0 1 1 0
Eric Huss F 1 0 0 0 0
Marshal Plunkett D 5 0 0 0 0
Kevin Dineen F 13 0 0 0 2
Trevin Kozlowski G 19 0 0 0 0
Gavin Abric G 4 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 68 114 182 213

Source: [4]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Statistics through March 14, 2021.

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Trevin Kozlowski 19 1180 14 3 1 36 446 2 .925 1.83
Justin Evenson 3 148 1 2 0 7 63 1 .900 2.84
Empty Net - 9 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 21 1332 15 5 1 44 509 3 .920 1.98

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 19 RV - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[5]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Trevin Kozlowski AHCA East Second Team All-American [6]
Colin Bilek
Lincoln Hatten Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year [7]
Trevin Kozlowski Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award [7]
Brian Riley Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year [7]
Trevin Kozlowski Atlantic Hockey First Team [8]
Thomas Farrell
Colin Bilek
John Zimmerman Atlantic Hockey Second Team [8]
Lincoln Hatten Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Hockey Roster". Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Hockey Schedule". Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Army West Point Black Knights (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Hockey Cumulative Statistics". GoArmyWestPoint.com. USMA Athletics Department. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners". Atlantic Hockey. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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