The Army hockey season – the first without a Riley family member behind the Black Knights’ bench in 74 years – will get underway on October 3, ironically against another Riley.
In April, Brendan Riley was hired as head coach of the Long Island Sharks, who visit West Point’s Tate Rink for an exhibition game – he is the son of recently retired Army head coach Brian Riley.
Zach McKelvie has assumed the Army head coach position, appointed ahead of Brian Riley’s decision to coach one final season. McKelvie is a former Army player and has been Brian Riley’s top assistant coach.
The 123rd season opener is October 4 when Army visits Union in nearby Schenectady. The non-league schedule includes home games with Massachusetts and Northeastern, and road contests with Northeastern, Stonehill, Dartmouth, Vermont and Long Island. Royal Military College of Canada visits for an international exhibition on January 24.
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Schedule
October
Fri. 3 – vs. Long Island (exhibition); Sat. 4 – at Union; Fri. 10 – at Northeastern; Sun. 12 – Stonehill; Tues. 14 – Canisius*; Fri. 24 – Holy Cross*; Sat. 25 – Holy Cross*
November
Sat. 1 – at Canisius*; Fri. 7 – at Bentley*; Sun. 9 – at Bentley*; Fri. 14 – at Niagara*; Sat. 15 – at Niagara*; Fri. 21 – Air Force*; Sun. 23 – Air Force*; Tues. 25 – Bentley*; Sat. 29 – Massachusetts
December
Fri. 5 – at Sacred Heart*; Sat. 6 – at Sacred Heart*; Fri. 12 – at Dartmouth; Sat. 23 – at Vermont; Sun. 28 – at Long Island
January
Fri. 2 – Northeastern; Fri. 9 – at Merychurst*; Sat. 10 – at Mercyhurst*; Fri. 16 – Robert Morris*; Sat. 17 – Robert Morris*; Sat. 24 – Royal Military College of Canada (exhibition); Fri. 30 – at Holy Cross*; Sat. 31 – at Holy Cross*
February
Fri. 6 – Rochester Institute of Technology*; Sat. 7 – Rochester Institute of Technology*; Tues. 10 – at Bentley*; Fri. 20 – at Air Force*; Sat. 21 – at Air Force*; Fri. 27 – Sacred Heart*; Sat. 28 – Sacred Heart*
March
Tues. 3 – Atlantic Hockey first round, TBD; Fri. 6-Sun. 8 – Atlantic Hockey best-of-3 quarterfinals, TBD; Fri. 13-Sun. 15 – Atlantic Hockey best-of-3 semifinals, TBD; Sat. 21 – Atlantic hockey final TBD; Thur. 26 or Fri. 27 – NCAA regional semifinals; Sat. 28 or Sun. 29 – NCAA regional finals
Home games played at West Point’s Tate Rink; start times to be determined later; Atlantic Hockey games marked by an asterisk
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Army hockey to open first season under Zach McKelvie on October 3 against Long Island
Reporting by Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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