The Mercyhurst men's ice hockey team opens up Atlantic Hockey Association action as it welcomes Army to the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Oct. 26-27. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. both nights.
 
Weekend Promotions
Friday:
It's Tourist Night, come dressed in your best tourist outfit. It is also ROTC Push Up A-Thon night. Donate to the Mercyhurst ROTC and they will do pushups. Erie Youth Hockey will be skating during the first intermission and there will be a student competition on the ice during the second intermission.
 
Saturday:
Get ready for Halloween and come dressed in your best costume for the costume contest. There will be a prize awarded to the winner during the second period.
 
Riley Bowl
Brendan Riley will welcome his father Brian Riley, the head coach of Army to the Mercyhurst Ice Center for the first time in his college career. Army has not come to the MIC since the 2015-16 season. This will mark the sixth straight season of the Riley Bowl, the third with Brendan on the team, the first without Brendan's brother Jack Riley on the Mercyhurst team.
 
With Brendan on the Lakers roster, Mercyhurst has gone 3-3-1 against Army. Brendan has played in two of those games recording one goal on three shots and a +1 plus/minus rating.
 
Last Time Out
The Lakers are coming off of a split weekend series with Ferris State. They fell 5-2 on Friday before winning 3-1 the next night.
 
Dalton Hunter scored two goals while Joshua Lammon, Matthew Whittaker and Joseph Duszak had the Lakers' other two goals. Duszak also had two assists and Lammon had one. Derek Barach recorded two assists while single assists were credited to James Anderson and Josh McDougall.
 
Colin DeAugustine made 41 saves on Friday and Stefano Cantali made 26 saves on Saturday.
 
Previous Matchup
The Lakers and Black Knights met twice last season at Army. The two teams tied 2-2 on Jan. 26 before Mercyhurst won 6-1 the next night.
 
Barach (2g, 2a), Tommaso Bucci (1g), Brendan Riley (1g), Jeremy Wu (1a) and Quinn Wichers (1a) recorded points for Mercyhurst.
 
Zach Evancho (1g, 1a), Michael Wilson (1g), Brendan Soucie (2a) and Dalton MacAfee (1a) had points for Army. Jared Dempsey went 0-1-1 while making 42 saves in net for the Black Knights.
 
All Time Series
Mercyhurst leads the all-time series with a 41-12-6 advantage. The two teams are even in the last five contests with a 2-2-1 record. Mercyhurst has earned a 25-1-2 record against Army on home ice.
 
Scouting Army
Army is coming into the weekend with a 2-2-1, 1-0-1 AHA record. They are coming off of a three-point weekend against Robert Morris. The Black Knights picked up a 1-1 tie on Friday before winning 5-2 on Saturday.
 
Alex Wilkinson is leading the Black Knight roster with five assists and seven points. MacAfee is next with five points. They are followed by Evancho with four points and Trevor Fidler with three points.
 
Between the pipes, Trevin Kozlowski has put forth a .916 save percentage and 2.05 goals against average with a 2-0-1 record. Dempsey has a 0-2-0 record, 4.80 GAA and .840 save percentage.
 
Army is ranked tenth in the nation on the power play going 7/27. The Black Knights are also 20/24 on the penalty kill.
 
Wilkinson is riding a five-game point streak, as he has recorded a point in every game of the season thus far. He is also ninth in the nation in points per game for defensemen with 1.40 PPG.
 
Scouting Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst is coming into the weekend series with a 1-3-1, 0-0-0 AHA record.
 
Duszak is on top of the Laker roster with five goals and six points. Barach is close behind with five points. They are followed by Taylor Best, Hunter and McDougall with four points each.
 
In net, Cantali has earned a 1-1-0 record with a .932 save percentage and 1.95 goals against average. DeAugustine has put forth a 0-1-1 record with a .860 save percentage and 5.98 GAA. Garrett Metcalf has a 0-1-0 record, 7.50 GAA and .783 save percentage.
 
The Lakers are 1/22 on the power play and 21/29 on the penalty kill.
 
Cantali picked up his first collegiate win in net while Hunter recorded his first collegiate goal during the Lakers' 3-1 win over Ferris State.
 
AHA Rookie of the Week
Hunter was named the AHA Rookie of the Week. He had two goals during the Lakers' 3-1 non-conference win over Ferris State.
 
Ticket Information
Tickets go on sale 90 minutes before puck drop at the front desk in the lobby. Cash payments only. Mercyhurst students receive free admission with student ID.
 
Adults: $15
Students and Seniors: $8
 
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Next Up
The Lakers will host AHA opponent RIT on Nov. 2-3 with a 7:05 p.m. puck drop both nights.
 
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