2025–26 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Army Black Knights
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 Army Black Knights; men's ice hockey season
Conference	AHA
Home ice	Tate Rink
Record
Overall	6–9–5
Conference	2–8–3
Home	3–6–0
Road	3–3–5
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Zach McKelvie
Assistant coaches	Jack Riley; Taylor Ward; Brian Gibbons; Riley McVeigh
Captain	Barron Woodring
Alternate captain(s)	Nik Hong; Sean Vlasich; Easton Zueger
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The 2025–26 Army Black Knights men's ice hockey season will be the 123rd season of play for the program, the 116th at the Division I level, and the 2nd in Atlantic Hockey America. The Black Knights will represent the United States Military Academy in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Tate Rink and be coached by Zach McKelvie in his 1st season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Josh Bohlin	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Mac Gadowsky	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Penn State
Andrew Garby	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Andrew Gilbert	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Hunter McCoy	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Michael Sacco	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Evan Szary	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Billy Batten	Forward	United States	21	Phoenixville, PA
Liam Chapman	Defenseman	United States	21	Weare, NH
Kareem El-Bashir	Forward	United States	21	Reston, VA
Brock Jones	Forward	United States	20	Lake View, NY
Jacob Ligi	Forward	United States	21	South Lyon, MI
Lukas McCloskey	Defenseman	United States	20	Newport Beach, CA

Roster

As of July 31, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jacob Biron	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-06-26	Buffalo, New York	Kemptville 73's (CCHL)	—
2	Lukas McCloskey	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2005-03-25	Newport Beach, California	Wenatchee Wild (WHL)	—
3	Easton Zueger (A)	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-07	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
4	Benjamin Ivey	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2004-02-12	San Diego, California	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
5	Jack Ivey	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2004-02-12	San Diego, California	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
6	Pierce Patterson	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-02-26	Valrico, Florida	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
7	Liam Chapman	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-03-11	Weare, New Hampshire	Rochester Jr. Americans (NAHL)	—
8	Vincent Salice	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-28	Commerce Township, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
9	Nils Forselius	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-10-30	Guilford, Connecticut	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
10	Dylan Wegner	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-06-01	Nashville, Tennessee	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
11	Brock Jones	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-11-15	Lake View, New York	Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL)	—
12	Sam Groebner	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2003-03-03	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
13	Jacob Ligi	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2004-03-16	South Lyon, Michigan	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
14	Owen Nolan	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-03-10	Mahopac, New York	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
15	Lucas Kanta	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-20	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
16	Kareem El-Bashir	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2004-03-02	Reston, Virginia	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
17	Noah Alvarez	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-30	Los Angeles, California	Nanaimo Clippers (NAHL)	—
18	Jon Bell	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-06-22	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
19	Nik Hong (A)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-27	Minneapolis, Minnesota	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
20	Sean Vlasich (A)	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-04-20	Hillsdale, New Jersey	North Iowa Bulls (NAHL)	—
21	Stephen Willey	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-03-26	Shelton, Connecticut	New Jersey Titans (NAHL)	—
22	Jude Brower	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-06-11	Mahopac, New York	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	—
23	Joey Baez	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-01-12	Tampa, Florida	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
24	Billy Batten	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-09-24	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
25	Barron Woodring (C)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-07-05	Chicago, Illinois	Rockets Hockey Club (NCDC)	—
26	Joey Dosan	Senior	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-03-20	Bloomington, Minnesota	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
27	Trevor Smith	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-02	Raleigh, North Carolina	Boston Advantage (NCDC)	—
28	Brent Keefer	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-09-28	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—
29	Adam Marshall	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-07-14	Wayzata, Minnesota	Trail Smoke Eaters (NAHL)	—
30	J. J. Cataldo	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-20	Stuart, Florida	Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)	—
33	Gus Holt	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	2003-02-21	Bowling Green, Ohio	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—

Standings

2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bentley	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	17	4	7	4	3	0	23	20
Holy Cross	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	11	18	10	9	3	5	1	25	31
Sacred Heart	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	11	8	7	3	3	1	15	15
Robert Morris	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	5	6	2	3	1	17	27
RIT	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	11	7	5	2	0	26	15
Canisius	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	5	6	10	10	5	4	1	24	28
Army	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	9	12	7	3	2	2	18	15
Niagara	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	7	3	4	0	19	21
Air Force	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	4	1	21	33
Mercyhurst	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	0	9	0	12	50
Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy) * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 3	5:00 pm	Long Island*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–3	1,573
Regular Season
October 4	5:00 pm	at Union*	M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Cataldo	T 1–1	2,241	0–0–1
October 10	7:00 pm	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Cataldo	W 2–1	3,198	1–0–1
October 12	4:00 pm	Stonehill*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 6–1	1,899	2–0–1
October 14	7:00 pm	Canisius	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 1–3	1,038	2–1–1 (0–1–0)
October 24	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 5–2	1,257	3–1–1 (1–1–0)
October 25	5:00 pm	Holy Cross	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 1–5	1,597	3–2–1 (1–2–0)
November 1	7:00 pm	at Canisius	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	T 2–2 ^SOL	877	3–2–2 (1–2–1)
November 7	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cataldo	T 3–3 ^SOW	1,700	3–2–3 (1–2–2)
November 9	2:00 pm	Bentley	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 2–3	2,086	3–3–3 (1–3–2)
November 14	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 4–6	863	3–4–3 (1–4–2)
November 15	5:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey	Biron	L 1–4	657	3–5–3 (1–5–2)
November 21	7:00 pm	Air Force	Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 3–6	2,432	3–6–3 (1–6–2)
November 23	4:00 pm	Air Force	Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry)	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 2–3 ^OT	2,088	3–7–3 (1–7–2)
November 25	7:00 pm	Bentley	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 1–3	1,346	3–8–3 (1–8–2)
November 29	4:00 pm	#18 Massachusetts*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Biron	W 5–4	1,858	4–8–3
December 5	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Biron	T 3–3 ^SOL	2,360	4–8–4 (1–8–3)
December 6	5:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 2–0	2,588	5–8–4 (2–8–3)
December 12	7:00 pm	at #8 Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Cataldo	L 0–3	2,539	5–9–4
December 13	6:00 pm	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Cataldo	W 3–0	2,103	6–9–4
December 28	5:00 pm	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+	Cataldo	T 4–4 ^OT	600	6–9–5
January 2	7:00 pm	#12 Northeastern*	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 5–2	2,588	7–9–5
January 9	7:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–3	897	7–10–5 (2–9–3)
January 10	5:00 pm	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 5–0	706	8–10–5 (3–9–3)
January 16	7:00 pm	Robert Morris	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 3–2 ^OT	2,288	9–10–5 (4–9–3)
January 17	4:00 pm	Robert Morris	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–3	2,243	9–11–5 (4–10–3)
January 24	7:00 pm	Royal Military College	Tate Rink • West Point, New York Rivalry, Exhibition	FloHockey	Cancelled due to weather conditions ^[2]
January 29	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 3–2 ^OT	807	10–11–5 (5–10–3)
January 30	7:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 0–3	1,175	10–12–5 (5–11–3)
February 6	7:00 pm	RIT	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	W 6–2	1,834	11–12–5 (6–11–3)
February 7	4:00 pm	RIT	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 2–3 ^OT	2,508	11–13–5 (6–12–3)
February 10	7:00 pm	at Bentley	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Cataldo	L 3–4 ^OT	1,157	11–14–5 (6–13–3)
February 20	9:00 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 21	7:00 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Air Force Academy, Colorado (Rivalry)	FloHockey
February 27	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
February 28	4:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Tate Rink • West Point, New York	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Final
USCHO.com ^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
USA Hockey^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

NOTE: USCHO did not relaease a week 12 poll
NOTE: USA Hockey did not relaease a week 12 poll

References

^ "2025-26 Hockey Roster". Army Black Knights. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "Hockey's Saturday Game Against RMC Canceled". Army Black Knights. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Hockey Schedule". Army Black Knights. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ "2025-2026 Army (U.S. Military Academy) Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[1] "2025-26 Hockey Roster". Army Black Knights. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[2] "Hockey's Saturday Game Against RMC Canceled". Army Black Knights. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[3] "2025-26 Hockey Schedule". Army Black Knights. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[4] "2025-2026 Army (U.S. Military Academy) Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 22, 2025.

[USCHO_Poll-5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[USA_Hockey_Poll-6] "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
Formerly the Army Cadets
Playing venues	Lusk Reservoir (1903–1916, 1918–1919) Stuart Rink (1915–1918, 1919–1930) Smith Rink (1930–1985) Tate Rink (1985–present)
Head coaches	Edward Leonard King (1903–1904) Robert Foy (1904–1907) George Russell (1907–1910) LeRoy Bartlett (1910–1912) Philip Gordon (1912–1914) Frank Purdon (1914–1917) Joseph Viner (1917–1918) Philip Day (1918–1920) Talbot Hunter (1920–1923) Ray Marchand (1923–1943) John Hines (1943–1944) Robert Lutz (1944–1945) Len Patten (1945–1950) Jack Riley (1950–1986) Rob Riley (1986–2004) Brian Riley (2004–2025) Zach McKelvie (2025–present)
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Pentagonal League (1946–1948) ECAC Hockey (1961–1973, 1980–1991) ECAC 2 (1973–1980) College Hockey America (1999–2000) MAAC (2000–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons RMC Paladins
All-time leaders	Dave Rost (330 Points) George Clark (153 Goals) Tom Garver (75 Wins)
United States Military Academy West Point, NY