Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army sophomore forward Shane Hearn for one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Hearn was given the game suspension by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and supervisor of officials Gene Binda after a review of a play last Saturday against Canisius when it was determined that Hearn targeted the head of … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army freshman forward Kyle Plageman for one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Plageman was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct at the 19:58 mark of the first period against Merrimack on Oct. 26. Upon further review by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and … Read more
Sources indicated that the Black Knights would be able to make the trip to State College, Pa., despite a government shutdown that has put a number of personnel on furlough.
Coach Brian Riley hopes the West Point leadership and brotherhood bond will finally propel his team back to the top of the Atlantic Hockey standings.
Army’s season-opening scrimmage is set to go on as scheduled Saturday but games are in question for both the Black Knights and Air Force as the goverment shutdown rolls on. Army coach Brian Riley said in an email Friday that his team’s scrimmage and Skate with the Black Knights event at Tate Rink will happen … Read more
Joe Connor hands out some awards and ranks his top five venues from a whirlwind tour through the Northeast.
Army announced Tuesday that Eric Lang has been named the Black Knights’ new assistant coach. Lang, who replaces Mike Warde, spent the 2012-13 season as a volunteer assistant coach with Army. Lang spent three seasons as the women’s head coach at Manhattanville and one season as the men’s head coach before moving to Army last … Read more
Providence senior forward Kyle Murphy has capped his college career as the 2013 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award winner. “I am extremely honored and deeply humbled to accept the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award,” Murphy said in a statement. “Derek was a great hockey player, but more importantly, he was an extraordinary person. Derek’s infectious … Read more
Three-time Atlantic Hockey academic all-star and Rhodes Scholar candidate Cheyne Rocha of Army has been selected as the 2012-13 winner of the Senior CLASS Award. The award, chosen by a vote of Division I men’s coaches, media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army freshman Andrew O’Leary an additional two games under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. O’Leary was handed a major penalty for contact to the head/cross-checking and also received a disqualification penalty at the 6:02 mark of the first period on Saturday, Dec. 29 against Canisius. Along with sitting out the second … Read more
Tuesday Morning Quarterback makes its 2012-13 season debut with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski looking into early results and an NCAA suspension.
Army seemed poised to move up in the standings last season. Teams with 12 seniors on their roster usually get the benefit of the doubt, as you so often see squads with this makeup overachieve. Instead, the Black Knights won their fewest number of games (four) since the 1950-51 season. Army averaged fewer than two … Read more
Before Tom Kennedy had much of a chance to use his hockey skills to make an impression on the recruiter, he gave that observer all he needed to know with a gesture of compassion and maturity. Then an Army assistant coach, Brian Riley was on a trip to see Kennedy play for the Salisbury School … Read more
This week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback also looks at Boston University, a team that has overcome losing two big players over winter break. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski chime in.
A quick look at the holiday-season tournaments for the 2011-12 season.
Saturday’s scheduled Atlantic Hockey game between Connecticut and visting Army has been postponed due to the recent snow storm that has blanketed the Northeast. Due to the snow and multiple road closures, Army has been unable to get to Storrs, Conn. The game will be made up on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at 7:05 p.m. … Read more
Two years ago, Army’s line of Owen Mayer, Eric Sefchik and Cody Omilusik was one of the best in Atlantic Hockey. Last season, only Omilusik remained, and he was the Black Knights’ chief offensive weapon, tallying 18 goals. But with Omilusik now gone, coach Brian Riley needs some or all of his large senior class … Read more
Mike Warde has left his job as an assistant coach at Alabama-Huntsville for a similar job at Army. “We are excited to have Mike back at West Point,” Army head coach Brian Riley said in a statement. “He understands what West Point stands for, the caliber of player we recruit and the exacting standards the … Read more
A historic North American service academy rivalry is set to resume after a five-year hiatus. Army and Canada’s Royal Military College are scheduled for one meeting in each of the next three seasons, with the first two at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The schools had a 75-year history before the series was put … Read more
THIRD STAR Ryan Leets, Army: He had just set a collegiate best with 42 saves a game earlier, but the sophomore goaltender did it one better last Friday against Robert Morris, stopping 43 shots in a 3-1 victory. He added 30 saves in a 2-2 tie Saturday for a 73-save weekend. :: Ryan Leets’ player … Read more