2021–22 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season was the 119th season of play for the program, the 112th at the Division I level, and the 19th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Black Knights represented the United States Military Academy and were coached by Brian Riley , in his 18th season.
Season
Army began the season with junior Justin Evenson as the team's starting goaltender. After two poor performance, however, Gavin Abric was given a turn in the net and the results improved. Despite in uptick in the goaltending, however, Army's offense suffered early in the year and the Black Knights went winless in their first six games. The team picked up their game in late October and managed to climb their way back to a .500 record by the winter break with senior All-American Colin Bilek leading the way.
An uptick in COVID-19 positives in January didn't affect Army too badly, however, it caused the cancellation of their annual meeting with the Royal Military College Paladins for the second straight season.
In the second half of the season, Army wasn't able to play very consistently and ended up losing slightly more than they won. Fortunately for the Black Knights, Atlantic Hockey was a sea of mediocrity that year and Army managed to finish third in the conference standings despite being just 1 game above .500.
Army played host to Air Force in the conference quarterfinals but the Black Knights' defense faltered. Army allowed their rival to fire 86 shots on goal in the two games and surrendered overtime goals in both.
Departures
Recruiting
Roster
As of August 23, 2021.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Gavin Abric Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-01-11
Hayward, Wisconsin Jersey (NCDC )—
2
Thomas Farrell A Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-01-18
Mettawa, Illinois Youngstown (USHL —
3
Brad Zona Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-08-01
Auburn, Massachusetts New Jersey (NAHL —
4
Coby Mack Senior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1997-10-07
Rapid City, South Dakota Northern (NCDC )—
5
Andrew Quetell Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-06-21
Cleveland, Ohio Johnstown (NAHL —
6
Colin Bilek C Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-06-04
Brighton, Michigan Northeast (NAHL —
7
Andrew Gilbert Freshman
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
2000-05-02
Fairfield, Connecticut Jersey (NCDC )—
8
Ricky Lyle Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2000-08-21
Duluth, Minnesota Madison (USHL —
9
Daniel Haider A Senior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-12-19
Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks (NAHL —
10
Jake Felker Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2000-03-19
Omaha, Nebraska Youngstown (USHL —
11
Lincoln Hatten Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-03-01
Allen, Texas Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL —
12
John Keranen Junior
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-08-31
Delano, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
13
Michael Sacco Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-11-16
Syosset, New York Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL —
14
Hunter McCoy Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-08-01
Newburyport, Massachusetts Maryland (NAHL —
15
Marshal Plunkett Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1998-10-31
West Salem, Wisconsin Coulee Region (NAHL —
16
Eric Butte C Senior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-05-28
Belmont, Massachusetts Langley (BCHL —
17
Anthony Firriolo Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1998-07-03
Montville, New Jersey Corpus Christi (NAHL —
19
Brett Abdelnour Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
1998-10-23
Macomb, Michigan Amarillo (NAHL —
20
Brody Medeiros Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-01-25
Littleton, Colorado New Jersey (NAHL —
21
Josh Bohlin Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-02-10
Wausau, Wisconsin Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL —
22
Noah Wilson Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-12-21
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fairbanks (NAHL —
23
Joey Baez Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-01-12
Tampa, Florida Lone Star (NAHL —
24
Andrew Garby Freshman
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
2000-09-17
Canton, Michigan Fairbanks (NAHL —
25
Patrick Smyth Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1999-04-23
Toledo, Ohio Dubuque (USHL —
26
Mitch Machlitt Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1999-01-15
Robbinsdale, Minnesota New Jersey (NAHL —
27
Chris Konin Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
2000-01-04
West Kingston, Rhode Island Minnesota Magicians (NAHL —
28
Kendrick Frost Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999-04-01
Lee's Summit, Missouri Brookings (NAHL —
29
Eric Huss Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1999-03-16
Dallas, Texas Lone Star (NAHL —
31
Evan Szary Freshman
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2000-02-29
Nashville, Tennessee South Shore (NCDC )—
34
Justin Evenson Junior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
1999-08-20
Minnetonka, Minnesota Amarillo (NAHL —
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
OW
OL
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#18 American International †*
26
17
7
2
1
2
0
54 97
61
38
22
13
3
134
95
Canisius 26
13
11
2
2
1
1
43 76
67
35
16
16
3
99
97
Army 26
12
11
3
0
1
2
42 75
68
35
14
17
4
98
100
RIT 26
12
10
4
1
3
3
41 69
82
38
18
16
4
92
115
Sacred Heart 26
11
12
3
0
1
3
40 72
70
37
15
18
4
95
100
Air Force 26
11
12
3
3
2
2
37 76
80
36
16
17
3
99
127
Mercyhurst 26
10
12
4
0
1
1
36 75
79
39
16
19
4
114
129
Niagara 26
10
13
3
2
2
1
34 70
79
36
11
22
3
82
122
Bentley 26
10
14
2
1
2
1
34 70
78
36
14
20
2
94
117
Holy Cross 26
10
14
2
3
0
0
29 56
72
37
12
23
2
77
108
Championship : March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 2
4:00 PM
at #12 Providence *
Schneider Arena • Providence , Rhode Island NESN
Evenson
L 0–7 0
0–1–0 (0–0–0–0)
October 8
7:05 PM
RIT
Tate Rink • West Point , New York Flo
Evenson
L 5–6 1,132
0–2–0 (0–1–0–0)
October 9
4:05 PM
RIT
Tate Rink • West Point , New York Flo
Abric
T 3–2 SOW
1,279
0–2–1 (0–1–1–1)
October 14
8:00 PM
at Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin BSW+
Abric
L 1–4 7,175
0–3–1 (0–1–1–1)
October 15
8:00 PM
at Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin BSW
Abric
L 0–1 10,281
0–4–1 (0–1–1–1)
October 21
7:05 PM
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Abric
L 3–4 195
0–5–1 (0–2–1–1)
October 22
7:05 PM
American International
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 2–0 1,516
1–5–1 (1–2–1–1)
October 30
4:05 PM
Princeton *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 4–1 1,391
2–5–1 (1–2–1–1)
November 12
7:05 PM
Yale *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 6–3 1,989
3–5–1 (1–2–1–1)
November 19
7:00 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Abric
T 3–3 SOL
437
3–5–2 (1–2–2–1)
November 20
5:00 PM
at Niagara
Dwyer Arena • Lewiston , New York
Abric
W 4–1 757
4–5–2 (2–2–2–1)
November 26
4:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham , Massachusetts
Abric
L 1–3 1,275
4–6–2 (2–3–2–1)
November 27
4:05 PM
at Bentley
Bentley Arena • Waltham , Massachusetts
Abric
L 0–5 1,275
4–7–2 (2–4–2–1)
December 2
7:05 PM
Sacred Heart
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 4–1 1,068
5–7–2 (3–4–2–1)
December 11
5:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Abric
W 6–0 2,213
6–7–2 (4–4–2–1)
December 12
5:05 PM
at RIT
Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta , New York
Abric
W 4–3 1,269
7–7–2 (5–4–2–1)
January 1
5:05 PM
Penn State *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
L 3–5 1,160
7–8–2 (5–4–2–1)
January 2
2:05 PM
Rensselaer *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
T 3–3 OT
1,712
7–8–3 (5–4–2–1)
January 7
7:05 PM
Canisius
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
L 3–5 1,283
7–9–3 (5–5–2–1)
January 8
4:05 PM
Canisius
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 3–0 1,484
8–9–3 (6–5–2–1)
January 15
7:05 PM
Royal Military College *
Tate Rink • West Point , New York (Exhibition)
Cancelled
January 18
6:05 PM
at Sacred Heart
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Abric
L 2–4 313
8–10–3 (6–6–2–1)
January 21
7:05 PM
Holy Cross
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
L 1–3 1,302
8–11–3 (6–7–2–1)
January 22
4:05 PM
Holy Cross
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
W 4–1 1,538
9–11–3 (7–7–2–1)
January 28
9:35 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Abric
W 8–3 3,032
10–11–3 (8–7–2–1)
January 29
7:05 PM
at Air Force
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Abric
L 2–3 OT
2,175
10–12–3 (8–8–2–1)
February 4
7:05 PM
Mercyhurst
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
L 0–4 1,238
10–13–3 (8–9–2–1)
February 5
4:05 PM
Mercyhurst
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Evenson
W 5–1 1,284
11–13–3 (9–9–2–1)
February 11
5:05 PM
American International
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Evenson
L 1–5 252
11–14–3 (9–10–2–1)
February 12
6:05 PM
at American International
MassMutual Center • Springfield , Massachusetts
Abric
W 1–0 1,589
12–14–3 (10–10–2–1)
February 17
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Abric
W 2–1 207
13–14–3 (11–10–2–1)
February 18
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Abric
W 3–1 350
14–14–3 (12–10–2–1)
February 25
6:05 PM
at Sacred Heart
Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport , Connecticut
Abric
L 2–5 853
14–15–3 (12–11–2–1)
February 26
4:05 PM
Sacred Heart
Tate Rink • West Point , New York
Abric
T 6–6 SOL
1,814
14–15–3 (12–11–3–1)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11
7:00 PM
Air Force *
Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)
Abric
L 4–5 OT
1,251
14–16–3
March 12
7:00 PM
Air Force *
Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)
Abric
L 2–3 OT
1,350
14–17–3
Army Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 2]
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Colin Bilek RW 34
11
20
31 37
Anthony Firriolo D 35
9
12
21 26
Daniel Haider F 30
8
12
20 6
Thomas Farrell D 35
4
14
18 48
Eric Butte F 35
11
6
17 10
Joey Baez F 35
7
10
17 8
Ricky Lyle LW 35
8
8
16 16
John Keranen F 35
7
8
15 24
Brett Abdelnour F 34
6
9
15 21
Marshal Plunkett D 33
2
13
15 6
Mitch Machlitt C 26
3
9
12 4
Jake Felker F 35
2
7
9 2
Andrew Garby D 23
1
8
9 10
Andrew Quetell D 31
0
7
7 14
Michael Sacco F 23
3
3
6 8
Coby Mack D 25
2
4
6 23
Noah Wilson D 30
1
5
6' 30
Eric Huss F 14
3
2
5 4
Kendrick Frost LW 21
3
2
5 8
Christopher Konin F 19
2
3
5 6
Patrick Smyth F 25
1
4
5 6
Hunter McCoy F 18
2
1
3 4
Josh Bohlin F 16
2
0
2 2
Brody Medeiros D 9
0
1
1 0
Andrew Gilbert D 1
0
0
0 0
Evan Szary G 3
0
0
0 0
Justin Evenson G 10
0
0
0 0
Gavin Abric G 31
0
0
0 0
Total
98
167
265
323
Source: [ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Gavin Abric 31
1748
13
13
4
73
905
4
.925
2.51
Justin Evenson 10
376
1
4
0
21
193
0
.902
3.34
Empty Net
-
15
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
Total
35
2140
14
17
4
100
1098
4
.917
2.80
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 (Final)
USCHO.com
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 4]
Awards and honors
References
^ "2019–20 Hockey Roster" . Army West Point Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .^ "Army West Point Black Knights (Men) 2021-2022 Schedule and Results" . USMA Athletic Department. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .^ "2021-22 Hockey Cumulative Statistics" . GoArmyWestPoint.com . USMA Athletics Department. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay" . USCHO.com . April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022 .^ a b "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 Regular Season Awards" . Atlantic Hockey . March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022 .^ a b "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2021-22 All-Conference Teams" . Atlantic Hockey . March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .
