2023–24 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season explained

The 2023–24 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season was the 121st season of play for the program, the 114th at the Division I level, and the 21st in Atlantic Hockey. The Black Knights represented the United States Military Academy, played their home games at the Tate Rink and were coached by Brian Riley in his 20th season.

Season

Army could have hardly started their season worse, losing their first nine games and allowing at least 3 goals in every game. The Black Knight's weren't terrible on the offensive side but it was no where near good enough to overcome the poor performance they were seeing in net. Neither Gavin Abrin nor Evan Szary showed any signs of being able to keep the puck out of the net and, as the losses mounted, any hope for the season faded.

Just before Thanksgiving, Szary provided the first decent game in goal, enabling Army to win its first game of the year. Afterwards, the goaltending remained inconsistent for the rest of the season, alternating between decent outings and subpar performances. By season's end the Black Knights had the 3rd-worst goals against average in the nation, surrendering almost 4 goals per game.[1] The team's offense remained consistently average all season long, capitalizing in the matches where the goaltending was at least respectable. In games where Army allowed 3 goals or fewer, the Black Knights went 10–2–2, on matches where they allowed at least 4 goals, the team went 0–20–0.

The defensive troubles resulted in the team finishing 10th in the conference and having to face Niagara in the First Round of the Atlantic Hockey tournament. The Black Knights fired 43 shots on goal, nearly double the total from the Purple Eagles, but they were let down by goaltending once more. Abric allowed 3 goals on just 20 shots while Army was stymied time and again by Niagara's netminder. The 1–4 loss followed the pattern that had been laid out all season long and ended a rather forgettable year for Army.[2]

Departures

Brett Abdelnour Forward Graduation (retired)
Jude Brower Defenseman Left program (retired)
Justin Evenson Goaltender Graduation (retired)
Reese Farrell Forward Left program (retired)
Thomas Farrell Defenseman Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Anthony Firriolo Defenseman Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen)
Kendrick Frost Forward Graduation (retired)
John Keranen Forward Graduation (retired)
Patrick Smyth Forward Graduation (retired)
Noah Wilson Defenseman Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Jon Bell Defenseman 21 St. Cloud, MN
Mac Gadowsky Defenseman 21 Fairbanks, AK
Jacob Hewitt Forward 21 Ashburnham, MA
Gus Holt Forward 20 Bowling Green, OH
Nik Hong Forward 21 Minneapolis, MN
Dayne Hoyord Forward 21 Scandinavia, WI
Brent Keefer Forward 22 Colorado Springs, CO
Pierce Patterson Defenseman 21 Valrico, FL
Vincent Salice Forward 20 Commerce Township, MI
Barron Woodring Forward 21 Chicago, IL
Easton Zueger Defenseman 20 Sioux Falls, SD

Roster

As of September 14, 2023.[3]

Schedule and results

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Scoring statistics

32 15 16 31 14
34 6 19 25 31
34 13 11 24 30
28 4 19 23 8
34 6 16 22 54
35 5 16 21 16
34 10 9 19 33
35 7 10 17 14
35 7 10 17 6
34 4 6 10 12
31 4 6 10 8
31 5 3 8 16
25 1 4 5 8
15 0 4 4 7
28 0 3 3 6
21 0 3 3 16
21 1 2 3 4
28 1 2 3 8
20 1 1 2 0
10 2 0 2 2
12 1 1 2 2
15 0 1 1 4
26 0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 2
33 0 0 0 10
2 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 19
19 0 0 0 0
18 0 0 0 15
Total 93 163 256 345
Source: [4]

Goaltending statistics

26 1233:12 8 10 0 67 593 1 .898 3.26
19 864:42 2 13 2 65 413 1 .864 4.51
Empty Net - 22:20 - - - 7 - - - -
Total 35 2120:14 10 23 2 139 1006 2 .8.79 3.93

Rankings

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

PollWeek
Pre 1 234567891011121314151617181920212223242526 (Final)
USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR
USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

Joey BaezAtlantic Hockey Second Team[6]
Mac GadowskyAtlantic Hockey Rookie Team[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: National 2023–24 Goaltending Leaders . College Hockey inc. . December 6, 2023.
  2. News: SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 . College Hockey inc. . March 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2023-24 Hockey Roster . Army Black Knights . September 14, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023-24 Hockey Cumulative Statistics . GoArmyWestPoint.com . USMA Athletics Department . March 14, 2021.
  5. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  6. Web site: Atlantic Hockey unveils three all-conference teams, one all-rookie team for 2023-24 season . USCHO.com . March 12, 2024 . March 13, 2024.
  7. Web site: Atlantic Hockey unveils three all-conference teams, one all-rookie team for 2023-24 season . USCHO.com . March 12, 2024 . March 13, 2024.

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