With just under two months until the season begins at Tate Rink, Army Hockey released its full schedule on Wednesday as we count down the days until puck drop.
Army will begin its season at home for the first two weeks, playing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Royal Military College of Canada in exhibitions, with its first regular-season game against Union College sandwiched in between.
The Black Knights will play 16 games at Tate Rink this season, 18 on the road and three at neutral sites. Check out the full schedule and information below.
KEY: BOLD = HOME, * = CONFERENCE GAME and # = EXIBITION
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI): October 2nd #, November 27th & 28th
- Union College: October 3rd
- Royal Military College of Canada (RMC): October 11th #
- Holy Cross University*: October 17 & 18
- Quinnipiac University: October 23rd
- United States National Team Development Program: October 24th #
- Rochester Institute of Technology*: October 30th & 31st and January 29th & 30th
- United States Air Force Academy*: November 6th & 7th and February 19th & 20th
- Sacred Heart University*: November 13th & 14th and Feburary 12th & 13th
- Bentley University*: December 4th & 5th and Feburary 26th & 27th
- Penn State University: December 10th (@ Prudential Center, Newark, NJ) & December 12th
- University of Maine: December 19th
- Empire State Holiday Invite: December 28th & 29th (@ UBS Arena, Long Island, NY)
- (rumored teams involved: Long Island University, Saint Lawerance University & Ferris State)
- Brown University: January 5th
- Robert Morris University*: January 15th & 16th
- Canisius College*: January 22nd & 23rd
- Niagara University*: February 5th & 6th
- AHA FIRST ROUND: March 2nd
- AHA QUARTERFINAL: March 5th-7th
- AHA SEMIFINAL: March 12th-14th
- AHA CHAMPIONSHIP: March 20th
- NCAA REGIONAL SEMIS: March 25th-26th
- NCAA REGIONAL FINAL: March 27th-28th
- FROZEN FOUR: April 8th & 10th
With Mercyhurst dissolving its men’s hockey program, the Atlantic Hockey America conference has lost a member for the second season in a row, leaving Army with just eight conference opponents in 2025–26. Following a 7-15-4 conference finish last season, head coach Zach McKelvie will aim for significant improvement in his second year at West Point.
Army’s non-conference schedule is impressive, with games against RPI (3x), Union, Quinnipiac, Penn State (2x), Brown, Maine and the National Team Development Program (exhibition). Last season, Army was excellent in their games outside the Atlantic Hockey Conference; this year they hope to replicate that formula.
Thanks to their non-conference schedule, Army will play three games at NHL arenas this season. The first will be at the Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils, when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions on December 10th. The other two will take place at UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders, as the Black Knights take part in the first Empire State Holiday Invite.
The biggest games on the schedule for the Black Knights are the two rivalry games against RMC and Air Force. The series against RMC is one of the oldest in College Hockey as the two most storied military academies in the United States and Canada go toe-to-toe. Last season, the game was canceled due to snow, but you can expect Army to be up for this game. Against Air Force, the Falcons won the season series last season with a 2-1-1 record, with both teams sweeping the other in their own barn. This year, Army will look for a similar outcome to the 2024-2025 season when the Black Knights swept the season series from their arch-rivals.
We’re just 57 days away from puck drop against RPI at Tate Rink as Army looks to begin the 2025-2026 season on a strong note against an ECAC foe.
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