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

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

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

Recruiting

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

Roster

As of October 17, 2020.^[1]

Schedule and results

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Scoring statistics

		21	18	7	25	20
		20	5	13	18	18
		21	6	11	17	16
		21	5	10	15	2
		20	1	13	14	22
		21	5	8	13	16
		21	6	6	12	2
		21	4	8	12	10
		21	4	8	12	8
		20	5	5	10	21
		21	1	5	6	17
		21	2	3	5	6
		16	2	2	4	4
		21	0	4	4	4
		21	0	4	4	17
		17	2	1	3	10
		20	2	1	3	10
		13	0	2	2	0
		3	0	1	1	0
		8	0	1	1	0
		15	0	1	1	0
		1	0	0	0	0
		5	0	0	0	0
		13	0	0	0	2
		19	0	0	0	0
		4	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	8
Total			68	114	182	213

Source: ^[2]

Goaltending statistics

Statistics through March 14, 2021.

	19	1180	14	3	1	36	446	2	.925	1.83
	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

See 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	bgcolor=FFFFFF	-	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.^[3]

Awards and honors

Trevin Kozlowski	AHCA East Second Team All-American	^[4]
Colin Bilek
Lincoln Hatten	Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year	^[5]
Trevin Kozlowski	Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award	^[6]
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	^[9]
Lincoln Hatten	Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020–21 Hockey Roster . Army West Point Athletics . October 17, 2020.
2. Web site: 2020-21 Hockey Cumulative Statistics . GoArmyWestPoint.com . USMA Athletics Department . March 14, 2021.
3. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
4. News: 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 . April 10, 2021.
5. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 18, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
6. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 18, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
7. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Names 2020-21 Regular Season Award Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 18, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
8. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 11, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
9. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 11, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
10. Web site: Atlantic Hockey Announces All-Conference and All-Rookie Winners . Atlantic Hockey . March 11, 2021 . March 31, 2021.