No. 19 Hockey Splits Series with Air Force

Saturday, November 7

USAF Academy, Colo.

7 p.m.

Army West Point

6-2-0, 5-1-0

Air Force

4-6-0, 2-2-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Army West Point	0	0	0	0
Air Force	1	0	1	2

Army and Air Force stand for the playing of both schools alma maters at the conculsion of the game on Nov. 7, 2026 in USAFA, Colo.

Photo by: Ray Bahner

November 07, 2026 | Hockey

Box Score Photo Gallery

USAFA, Colo. – Army West Point hockey dropped their first AHA conference game on Saturday evening by a score of 2-0 to the Air Force Falcons (4-6-0, 2-2-0). In the loss, Army (6-2-0, 5-1-0) outshot the Falcons 25 to 17. The Black Knights won the faceoff battle 23 to 18.
Notables

Junior Nils Forselius played in his 75^th career game in an Army sweater
The Black Knights played perfect on the penalty killing all four Air Force chances
Junior Ben Ivey and senior Brent Keefer lead the Black Knights with four shots each
Junior Jack Ivey led the Black Knights with three blocks
Junior JJ Cataldo made 15 saves with a .938 save percentage in the loss

By the Numbers

Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Points: N/A
Shots: Two Tied (Brent Keefer, Ben Ivey), 4
Blocks: Jack Ivey, 3
Saves: JJ Cataldo, 15
Faceoffs: Nik Hong, 12

How It Happened

Air Force struck first in the game at 8:37 and took a 1-0 lead going into the first intermission.
The Black Knights battled hard thru the second frame killing off a five-minute major penalty and outshooting the Falcons 20 to 10 thru two frames but were unable to find the equalizer.
Air Force added an empty netter at 1:02 left in the third period to make it 2-0.

Up Next
The Black Knights will return home to West Point for a two game home stand against the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Nov. 13 and 14. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. both nights.

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