Hockey Special Teams Shine in Victory over Canisius

Army's special teams shined in its 3-2 win over top-ranked Canisius on Saturday. The Black Knights took an early 2-0 lead and never trailed the Golden Griffins. The Black Knights gained two points with the win over Canisius who leads Atlantic Hockey. The Cadets now boast 24 points and now ranks fifth in league standings. Michael Wilson scored two power play goals for Army. It was the yearling's third multi-goal game this season, and the second in which he has netted two power play goals for Army in one game. Wilson now has 17 goals on the season with nine coming on the man-advantage. After tonight's game, he will rank atop Atlantic Hockey players with 0.31 per game. Wilson leads Army with 26 points. Trevor Fidler joined in on the special teams scoring with the first shorthanded goal of his career. The goal marked Fidler's fifth of the season and 19th in his three years in an Army sweater. Cole Bruns finished the game with 17 saves. Army outshot Canisius 30-19. It is just the first time this season that Army has topped an opponent when outshooting them. The Black Knights were 2-for-5 on the power play, while holding the Griffs to 0-for-4 on theirs. Army improves to 10-3-3 when scoring first and 7-6-2 on Saturdays. Read More