Veteran player ... expected to add an offensive option ... great role model for Army hockey program ... big things expected for senior year ... scheduled to write an on-line diary chronicling the season ... has appeared in 29 games ... two career assists ... three-year letterwinner.

2007-08: Played in five games ... did not figure statistically ... drew ice time at Bemidji State in season-opening series ... also competed against RPI and Brown ... on the ice for both games at Mercyhurst ... Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic team honoree.

2006-07: Played in 13 games ... lone point came on an assist in the first game of the season ... credited with the assist on Chase Podsiad’s tally in a 5-0 win against Ryerson to open the campaign ... played in nine Atlantic Hockey contests.

2005-06: Played in 11 games ... registered one assist ... picked up first career point when he assisted on Aaron Anderson’s game-tying goal as Army rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie Bentley, 3-3 ... finished the year with a +4 plus/minus rating, which ranked second on the team.

Background: Spent part of summer doing an internship for Buck Consultants, working in the marketing department ... also works at his mom’s deli and his father’s retail store ... appeared in 45 games for head coach Steve Hoar and the Boston Harbor Wolves ... finished eighth on the team in scoring with 12 points ... registered 10 assists from the back line ... notched one power play goal and two game-winning tallies ... team MVP at Gonzaga High School where he also played lacrosse ... all-metropolitan and Met League all-star in 2003 ... member of National Honor Society ... son of Ray and Karen Tilch ... has one brother, Paul, and one sister, Meredith ... majoring in Management.