AIR FORCE
• After allowing an average of 42 shots per game in its first five games, Air Force has allowed an average of 22.3 shots per game in its last three outings.
• Air Force leads the all-time series vs. Army, 55-30-10. Last season, Air Force was 2-1-1 vs. Army as each team took six points in the series. Over the last three seasons, the teams have met 12 times and Air Force has a 6-4-2 advantage. Air Force is winless in the last four (0-2-2) at home against Army, dating back to a 4-0 Falcon win on Nov. 11, 2023.


ARMY WEST POINT
• Army (35.0%) and Air Force (20.0%) have the top two power plays in Atlantic Hockey.
• Army’s last consecutive shutouts came Oct. 7 and 14, 2016, both against Sacred Heart. The Black Knights have won five games in a row for the first time since a six-game stretch in January 2025.
• Army has scored first in all six games this season.


BENTLEY
• Defenseman Alec Leonard (Toronto, Ont.) has three goals in three games.
• Bentley has combined for 14 goals in its last three wins and none in its last three losses. The Falcons are 4-0-0 when scoring at least two goals.


CANISIUS
• The Golden Griffins are the last team to begin conference play with their series at Sacred Heart. They have won each of their last three conference openers.
• This weekend marks games seven and eight of Canisius’s season-long 10 straight away from home.


HOLY CROSS
• Owen Kim (North Vancouver, B.C.) is the third Crusader in the last three years to be named AHA Forward of the Month.
• Will Elias (Weston, Mass.) leads the AHA with eight assists and shares the national lead with 21 blocked shots, tied with RMU’s Dominic Elliott (Allendale, Mich.).
• Holy Cross, 1-1-0 already against Hockey East opponents this season, seeks to avenge losses to Merrimack and Northeastern from last season.


NIAGARA
• Niagara is off this weekend and returns to action with a home series against Holy Cross Nov. 13-14.
• Freshmen accounted for four of the six goals Saturday at Clarkson as the Purple Eagles improved to 4-1-1 in their last six.


RIT
• Jakub Krbecec (Prague, Czech Republic) has 30-plus saves in four straight games and 22 games for his career.
• RIT returns to the road at Bentley this weekend; the Tigers’ next road AHA games will be Jan. 15-16 at Air Force.


ROBERT MORRIS
• RMU scored twice on the power play in Saturday’s win after starting the season 2-for-28 with the man advantage.
• The Colonials visit Long Island for the first time this weekend. They are 2-2-0 against the Sharks all-time after an LIU sweep last year.


SACRED HEART
• Jack Spicer (Rockville, Md.) had 42 saves at Cornell to win his first career start for Sacred Heart.
• The last two Pioneer wins have come despite trailing after two periods. They are outscoring opponents 11-8 in the third period.
• Sacred Heart has two wins against ranked opponents already this year.

STAT OF THE WEEK

Army West Point’s five-game winning streak is the longest in Atlantic Hockey America this season and the third-longest active streak in the nation.

Longest Active Winning Streaks
6 – Augustana, Wisconsin
5 – Army West Point

Longest Active Unbeaten Streaks
8 – Augustana (7-0-1)
7 – Merrimack (5-0-2)
6 – Wisconsin (6-0-0)
5 – Army West Point (5-0-0)
5 – Minnesota (3-0-2)

THE AHA SHOW

The Atlantic Hockey America Show is published each Thursday during the season on AHA’s YouTube page and wherever you find podcasts.

This week, host Mike Puzzanghera welcomes Holy Cross head coach Bill Riga to preview his team’s non-conference weekend.