Hockey Set for Inaugural Capital Hockey Classic Versus Penn State in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Army West Point hockey (5-10-0, 5-7-0 AHA) is set to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-9-0, 0-8-0 Big Ten) in the Inaugural Capital Hockey Classic from Capital One Arena on Thursday, home of the Washington Capitals. Puck drop is set for 8:00 p.m. following the conclusion of the Army-Navy club hockey contest slated for 5:00 p.m.

This game is only available to fans in the DMV region. To watch, ensure Monumental Sports Network is part of your cable package or subscribe to stream on the Monumental Plus app.

TV: Monumental Sports Network 2/Monumental+ (Shaun Salehi, Devante Smith-Pelly, Meg McDonald)
RADIO: The Varsity Network (Nikolai Busko)
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LAST TIME OUT

Army fell by a score of 4-0 at Sacred Heart to end the first half 5-7-0 in AHA play.
JJ Cataldo made 25 saves with three goals allowed in net.
Army moved to 3-7-0 on the road this season with the defeat.

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The game will mark Army's first neutral-site contest since January 2020 when it took on Ohio State and Providence in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Freshman goaltender JJ Cataldo currently ranks ninth in college hockey with a .937 save percentage through his first nine career games.
He was named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month for November after logging a 1.69 GAA across six starts in the month.
In the Atlantic Hockey era (2003-pres.), Cataldo's .937 save percentage is the fourth-highest among goalies in the conference through their first 500 minutes played.
Mac Gadowsky tabbed Atlantic Hockey Defenseman of the Week (11/18) after a four-point series at RIT to go along with a robust +7 rating on the ice in the two games.
Gadowsky has paced Army with with four goals and ten points this season.
He is currently one of seven underclassmen in the conference with 10+ points and a positive plus-minus rating this season.
Barron Woodring has won 42 of 63 faceoffs across his past three games.
Nik Hong and Woodring are two of the twelve AHA skaters with 125 faceoff wins and four goals this season.
Army's sophomore class has accounted for 50-percent of Army's points this season, logging 41 of the team's 82 points through 15 games.
Army will don its newest alternate uniform for the first time, a white sweater with green 'U.S.' on the front.
Six different plebes have registered multiple points for the Black Knights this season.
Adam Marshall has led the new group with three goals and two assists.
Jack Ivey leads the team in plus-minus with a plus-four rating.

SERIES HISTORY

Army holds an 0-4-0 record against Penn State since the Nittany Lions became an NCAA program.
Penn State won last season's meeting at Pegula Ice Arena by a score of 7-6 after Army jumped out to a 6-2 lead.
Joey Baez paced the Black Knights with a goal and two assists in the contest.
It marks the first meeting at a neutral site between the teams.

SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS

Penn State has excelled in its non-conference fixtures, sweeping Alaska Fairbanks, St. Lawrence and Colgate in two-game series', but has fell in its first eight Big Ten contests.
The Nittany Lions were selected sixth in the preseason B1G poll after a 15-18-3 (7-14-3 B1G) season in 2023-24.
Sophomore forward Aiden Fink was named Preseason All-B1G and has posted 21 points in 13 games to begin the season.
Penn State has excelled on the power-play with a 12-46 (.261) conversion rate this season.
Junior John Seifarth has posted a .906 save-percentage across five games after taking the reins in net for the Nittany Lions.

Hockey Set for Inaugural Capital Hockey Classic Versus Penn State in Washington, D.C.

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Players Mentioned

Joey Baez

JJ Cataldo

Mac Gadowsky

Nik Hong

Jack Ivey

Adam Marshall

Barron Woodring

Army West Point Athletics

Hockey Set for Inaugural Capital Hockey Classic Versus Penn State in Washington, D.C.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Joey Baez

JJ Cataldo

Mac Gadowsky

Nik Hong

Jack Ivey

Adam Marshall

Barron Woodring

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