Army Black Knights men's ice hockey
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| University | United States Military Academy |
| Conference | AHA |
| Head coach |
Brian Riley 13th year, 129–233–61 (.377) |
| Captain(s) | Ryan Nick |
| Alternate captain(s) | Tyler Pham |
| Arena |
Tate Rink Capacity: 2,746 Surface: 200' x 90' |
| Location | West Point, New York |
| Colors | Black, Gold, and Gray |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| AHA: 2007–08 | |
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The Army Black Knights men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the United States Military Academy. The Black Knights are a member of Atlantic Hockey and play at the Tate Rink in West Point, New York.
The men's ice hockey program at West Point has been in existence since the 1903–04 season. The team played outdoors until 1930 when the Smith Rink opened. The team competed as independent members of NCAA Division I from the inaugural season through the 1960–61 season. In 1961 the program became a member of the ECAC. The team, known at the time as the Army Cadets, played as members of the ECAC from 1961–62 season through the 1972–73 season before returning to an independent team. After another 11 seasons as an independent the Cadets re-joined the ECAC for the 1984–85 season. The Cadets would remain in the ECAC for seven years before returning to an independent team in 1991. The Cadets joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), which began sponsoring men's hockey at the time, in 1999 and in 2001 the team name was changed to Army Black Knights along with the other athletic programs at the Academy. In 2003 ice hockey was split from the MAAC and became the Atlantic Hockey Association, a hockey-only NCAA Division I conference.
In 2007–08 season the Black Knights won their only conference title to date, the Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Championship. In that season the Knights finished with an overall record of 19 wins, 14 losses, and 4 ties and went 17–8–3 in conference play. Took the No. 1 seed into the Atlantic Hockey playoffs and swept (#10) American Int'l two games to none in the three game first round series. The Black Knight's season came to an end in the semifinal game when they lost to (#5) Mercyhurst 2–4.
The Army Black Knights have a long-standing rivalry with the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Paladins. It is considered one of the longest-running annual international sporting events in the world.
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