Air Force Hockey Day Mon. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Thur. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sun. Fri. Sat. Sat.-Sun.
Date Oct. 8 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 29-30
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Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 8-10 Mar. 15-17 Mar. 22-23 Mar. 29-31
Time Opponent Site 6:05 UNIV. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (EXH) USAFA, CO 5:07 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks# Anchorage, AK 7:07 at Alaska-Anchorage# Anchorage, AK 7:05 COLORADO COLLEGE USAFA, CO 7:05 at Denver Denver, CO 7:05 at Canisius* Buffalo, NY 7:05 at Robert Morris* Pittsburgh, PA 7:05 HOLY CROSS* USAFA, CO 7:05 HOLY CROSS* USAFA, CO 7:30 at Penn State University Park, PA 7:30 at Penn State University Park, PA 7:05 at UConn* Storrs, CT 7:05 at UConn* Storrs, CT 7:05 MERCYHURST* USAFA, CO 6:05 RIT* USAFA, CO 7:05 at Bentley* Waltham, MA 7:05 at Bentley* Waltham, MA TBA at Mariucci Classic Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota, Alabama-Huntsville, Boston College and Air Force) 7:05 at Niagara* Niagara Falls, NY 7:05 ARMY* USAFA, CO 4:05 ARMY* (CBS Sports) USAFA, CO 4:05 at Sacred Heart* Bridgeport, CT 12:05 at Sacred Heart* Bridgeport, CT 7:05 ROBERT MORRIS* USAFA, CO 7:05 ROBERT MORRIS* USAFA, CO 7:05 AIC* USAFA, CO 7:05 AIC* USAFA, CO 7:05 at Mercyhurst* Erie, PA 7:05 at Mercyhurst* Erie, PA 7:05 CANISIUS* USAFA, CO 7:05 CANISIUS* USAFA, CO 7:05 at RIT* Rochester, NY 7:05 at RIT* Rochester, NY 7:05 NIAGARA* USAFA, CO 7:05 NIAGARA* USAFA, CO TBA AHA First Round (Best of Three) TBA TBA AHA Quarterfinals (Best of Three) TBA TBA AHA Final Four Rochester, NY TBA NCAA Regionals TBA (Grand Rapids, MI; Manchester, NH; Providence, RI; Toledo, OH)
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Table of Contents/Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Quick Facts ...................................................................................2 Media/Radio.............................................................................. 3-4 Pikes Peak Region.........................................................................5 Game Day at Cadet Ice Arena ......................................................6 Hockey Locker Room ...................................................................7 Weight Room ................................................................................8 Falcons in the Community ............................................................9
COACHES/STAFF Head Coach ........................................................................... 10-12 Assistant Coaches ................................................................ 13-14 Support Staff ......................................................................... 15-17
PLAYERS 2011-12 Season Wrap-up ...................................................... 18-19 2011-12 Scores/Results...............................................................19 Rosters................................................................................... 20-21 Player Bios ............................................................................ 22-45
AHA/OPPONENTS AHA ...........................................................................................46 AHA Composite Schedule .................................................... 47-48 Opponents ............................................................................. 49-50 Scores vs. Opponents ............................................................ 51-53
LAST SEASON Last Season’s Stats......................................................................54 Game-by-Game Box Scores ................................................. 55-59
HISTORY Falcon Hockey History ...............................................................60 Hall of Fame Coaches .................................................................61 Wall of Fame......................................................................... 62-64 Top 100 Scorers .................................................................... 65-66 National Academic Honors .........................................................67 All-Americans .............................................................................68 Falcons and Hobey Baker Award ...............................................69 National Honors .................................................................... 70-71 Air Fore Honors ..........................................................................72 Conference Honors ............................................................... 73-74 Falcons in the Pros ................................................................ 75-76 Team Award Winners ........................................................... 77-78 Goaltender Records .....................................................................79 Individual Records ......................................................................80 Team Records .............................................................................81 Year-by-Year Records ................................................................82 Records by Season ................................................................ 83-86 Season-by-Season Results .................................................... 87-99 Conference Championship Teams .................................... 100-104 Lettermen .......................................................................... 105-106
THE ACADEMY The Air Force Academy............................................................107 Academy Senior Leadership .....................................................108 Athletic Director .......................................................................109 Falcon Athletics ........................................................................110 Cadet Ice Arena.........................................................................111
SCHOOL INFORMATION
LAST SEASON
LOCATION:..........................................2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 COLORS: ..............................................Blue and Silver NICKNAME: ........................................Falcons ENROLLMENT: ..................................4,000 FOUNDED: ...........................................1954 FIRST YEAR/VARSITY HOCKEY: 1968-69 AFFILIATION/CONFERENCE:.......NCAA I/Atlantic Hockey ARENA ..................................................Cadet Ice Arena SIZE (CAPACITY): .............................200x85 (2,470) PRESS BOX PHONE: ..........................(719) 333-1532 SUPERINTENDENT: ..........................Lt. Gen. Michael Gould ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.....................Dr. Hans Mueh ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PHONE: ....(719) 333-4008 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: ................800-666-USAF 719-472-1895
2011-12 RECORD/CONF.: ...............21-11-7, 15-6-6/1st AHA POST-SEASON..................................AHA Tournament Champion NCAA Northeast Regional L, No. 1 Boston College, 2-0 LETTERMEN RETURNING: ........21 (12 F, 7 D, 2 G) LETTERMEN LOST: .......................6 (3 F, 2 D, 1 G) NEWCOMERS: ................................6 (2 F, 3 D, 1 G)
COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH .....................................Frank Serratore ALMA MATER:...................................Bemidji State/1982 CAREER RECORD (YRS):................304-342-60/19 yrs. RECORD AT SCHOOL (YRS): .........255-250-51/15 yrs. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:............Mike Corbett/Denver, 1998 ASSISTANT COACH: .........................Andy Berg/USAFA, 2003 E-MAIL ADDRESSES: .......................frank.serratore.ctr@usafa.edu mike.corbett@usafa.edu andrew.berg@usafa.edu ATHLETIC TRAINER: ......................Erik Marsh (719) 333-2145 EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ................Robert Rush (719) 333-9260
MEDIA RELATIONS SID/HOCKEY CONTACT: ..............Dave Toller OFFICE PHONE: ..............................(719) 333-3478 FAX: ....................................................(719) 333-3798 TOLLER CELL: ...............................(719) 200-2802 TOLLER’S E-MAIL:........................dave.toller@usafa.edu WEB SITE:.........................................www.GoAirForceFalcons.com
CREDITS The Air Force hockey media guide is a publication of the Air Force Academy media relations office. Dave Toller was responsible for the writing, editing and designing of this guide using Adobe InDesign desktop publishing software. A special thanks to Troy Garnhart, Madeline McGuire, Jerry Cross, Valerie Perkin, Nick Arseniak and Melissa McKeown for their expertise. The covers were designed by Dave Toller. The action photos were taken by all the photographers of DenMar Services, Ken Mellott of Colorado Springs, Jeffrey Weeks of Show The Story, Paat Kelly, Ralph Clark and Russ Backer of Colorado Springs. Photos from the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament were taken by James Lathrop (2008), Kris Murante (2009) and Nick Serratta (2009-12). Photos from the 2008 NCAA Tournament were taken by Michael Silverwood and Peter Cooke. Photos from the 2009 NCAA Tournament were taken by Rich Stieglitz. Photos from the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Tournament were taken by Dave Hahn/CSI Photo. The Academy scenics and individual photos were taken by DenMar Services.
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Media Information ATHLETIC
The 2012-13 media guide is produced as a The 2010-11 media guide is prosource of information for the media. Other duced as source ofbyinformation materials maya be obtained contacting the for media relations office: the media. Other materials may be Phone: (719) 333-2313/3478 obtained by contacting the media E-mail: dave.toller@usafa.edu
Off Days: Student-athletes are not available for interviews during off days or non-practice days. Off days are usually Sunday and Tuesday during the season, but that is subject to change. Coaches may do interviews at their discretion on off days, but requests must be made well in advance through media relations.
members of the working media only. These credentials may be obtained by contacting the Press media Credentials athletic relations office at least one day prior to the A season credential doesn’t Press andevent. photographry credentials always reserve media members a seat in the are issued to members of the workpress box.
Contacting Athletes: Cadet-athlete’s private phone numbers and email address will not be issued to the media. Air Force cadet-athletes have also been instructed not to accept calls from media without prior notification from the Dave Toller Troy Garnhart athletic media relations office. Media members Asst. AD/Media Relations Assoc. Athletic Director who contact coaches and/or athletes directly Hockey Contact Communications could result in credentials being revoked and loss of access in the future.
MEDIA GUIDE Media Guide
relations office: Phone: (719) C 333-2313/3478 PRESS REDENTIALS Press and photograph credentials are issued to E-mail: dave.toller@usafa.edu
ing media only. These credentials may be obtained contacting the PRESS Pby ARKING There is no media press parking at the Cadet Field athletic relations office at House. The earlier you arrive, the better parkleast one day prior to the event. A ing you will find.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Interviews following the game may be obtained outside the Air Force locker room after the 10-minute cooling off period. There is no postgame press conference or interview session and the locker room is closed. A member of the athletic media relations staff will be available to assist you in the interview process. Interviews with visiting players must be arranged with the visiting SID or coach.
WEEKLY INTERVIEWS General: Air Force players and coaches are available for interviews during the week with the following guidelines: All interview requests must be made through Dave Toller in the athletic media relations office. Requests must be made at least one day in advance so that the player and/or coach can be properly notified. All interviews will be done between 2 and 3 p.m. MT on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays when hosting a home series. Game Day: No pre-game interviews with players will be granted on game day. Coaches interviews on game days are at their discretion, but must be set up in advance with the athletic communications office. No student-athlete or coach can appear on a live post-game television or radio interview without permission obtained in advance of the game.
COMMUNICATIONS
PRACTICES Practices are open to the media with the following guidelines. Media may not listen to or be in the area of any pre- or post-practice talks between the coaches and players. These comments, if overheard, are off the record. Players and coaches may not be approached during practice. All interviews with coaches and players must be done before or after practice. Photographers are welcome to shoot practice, but must not interfere with practice in any way.
Brian Jerman Video Coordinator
Dave Kellogg Hall of Excellence Dir. of Internet Services
LOCKER ROOMS/FACILITIES All locker rooms and training facilities (training and weight rooms) are off limits to media - NO EXCEPTIONS. Air Force has a closed locker room policy for both home and away games.
DIRECTIONS TO THE RINK
Madeline McGuire Graphics
Jerry Cross Assistant
Nick Arseniak Assistant
Valerie Perkin Assistant
Melissa McKeown Assistant
Adam Parker Video Assistant
From Colorado Springs - Take I-25 north to the North Entrance of the Air Force Academy (Exit 156B). Take the second left turn (Parade Loop), about two miles. Take the first right at the top of the hill (Field House Drive). The first building on the right is the Cadet Field House. The Cadet Ice Arena is in the Field House. From Denver - Take I-25 south to the North Entrance Air Force Academy (Exit 156B). Take the second left turn (Parade Loop), about two miles. Take the first right at the top of the hill (Field House Drive). The first building on the right is the Cadet Field House. The Cadet Ice Arena is in the Field House.
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Media Information FALCONS ON THE RADIO/NET The Air Force/IMG radio network will broadcast every home and away game for the third consecutive season. For the 15th consecutive season, Jay Ritchie will handle the play-by-play duties. Dave Toller will be the color analyst for the 11th straight season. Ritchie is in his 22nd season of broadcasting Air Force Academy athletics. Ritchie also works on the pre- and post-game shows for football and broadcasts women’s basketball. The games will be broadcast locally on the Academy’s flagship sister station, AM 1300 The Animal. For the 10th consecutive year, Air Force hockey can be listened to anywhere in the world via internet. For more information, go to GoAirForceFalcons.com.
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS The Gazette P.O. Box 1779 Colo. Springs, CO 80901 O - (719) 636-0250 F - (719) 636-0163
KKTV (Ch. 11 CBS) 3100 N. Nevada Ave. Colo. Springs, CO 80907 O - (719) 578-0000 F - (719) 634-3741
Denver Post 1560 Broadway Denver, CO 80202 O - (303) 954-1294 F - (303) 954-1703
KOAA-TV (Ch. 5 NBC) 2200 7th Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003 O - (719) 630-3930 F - (719) 544-7733
Associated Press 1444 Wazee St., Suite 130 Denver, CO 80202 O - (303) 825-0123 F - (303) 892-5927
KXRM-Fox 21 560 Wooten Road Colo. Springs, CO 80915 O - (719) 596-2100 F - (719) 591-4180
KRDO-TV (Ch. 13 ABC) P.O. Box 1457 Colo. Springs, CO 80901 O - (719) 575-6360 F - (719) 475-0815
AM 1300 The Animal 6805 Corporate Drive #130 Colo. Springs, CO 80919 O - (719) 593-2700 F - (719) 593-2727
Air Force hockey has appeared on national television 13 times in the last six years. The Falcons have appeared on regional television numerous other times. Last season, CBS College Sports televised two Falcon games, a 3-3 overtime tie at Army and a 3-0 home victory over RIT. The Falcons’ 2-0 loss to No. 1 Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional was televised nationally on ESPNU.
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Colorado Springs
The immortal words of an eastern visitor in 1893 live perpetually at the base of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
AMERICA’S BEST
When teacher and poet Katherine Lee Bates took a wagon ride to the summit of Pikes Peak she was inspired to write a song that is still recited today. Her view from atop the 14,110-foot peak was the basis of her song “America the Beautiful”.
Colorado Springs was ranked in 2007 as the No. 1 Best Big City (over 300,000) to Live by Money Magazine based on quality of life, climate, social activities, cleanliness and safety.
The history of Colorado Springs traverses back to 1870 when Gen. William Jackson Palmer first visited the region and was captivated by its grandeur. A year later, he began designing his city of dreams. From its beginning on the corner of Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenues in downtown Colorado Springs, the city has grown more than 183 square miles and to nearly 400,000 people in the city and 600,000 in the metro area. Colorado Springs is known nationally for its natural attractions. The Garden of the Gods, the area’s No. 1 natural attraction, is a majestic out-cropping of red sandstone rocks which are more than 300 million years old. Colorado Springs is also home to the Pikes Peak Highway,
a 19-mile drive up the world’s highest toll road. The area’s No. 1 man-made attraction is the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Chapel. Another major attraction is the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort. Built in the early 1900s, this five-star resort, hosted the 1995 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship and the 2008 Senior U.S. Open, and is nestled into the base of Cheyenne Mountain. The Pikes Peak region is home to the nation’s only mountain zoo. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, with an elevation of more than 6,800-feet, has received several changes in the past two years.
For the outdoors enthusiast, the city and the state offer a plethora of recreational activities. A short drive to the northwest features some of the nation’s finest ski resorts, including the cities of Vail and Aspen. A short jaunt to the southwest or northwest will find some of the best white-water rafting, fishing, hiking and cycling that the country has to offer. Valuing its past with a vision for the future, Colorado Springs is truly a city with unparalleled culture, recreation, growth and opportunity in the 21st century.
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Game Day at Cadet Ice Arena
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Falcon Hockey Facilities
The Air Force hockey locker room was completed in the fall of 2005. The new locker room is nearly double the size of the old room and features 28 pro-style lockers with large corner areas for the goaltenders. Each team member also has a locker in a changing area that is used for military and civilian clothes. The team room (below), with internet access, gives team members an environment to work on academics, watch a movie or relax with teammates. The audio/visual set-up is second to none with three flat screen TVs, DVD players and more. The TVs and DVD players are also equipped to plug into the team’s computerized video-editing equipment to watch film and have team meetings. Below: A section of the Air Force hockey hallway has been dedicated to the former Falcons who have flown, or are flying, in the United States Air Force. Numerous former players have gone on to flying careers and this is a small sampling of those who have moved from the ice to the cockpit.
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Falcon Hockey Facilities
Strength and Conditioning Philosophies Hockey specific movement based training design Highly structured, progressively building programs Promote hard work, self-motivation, preparation, teamwork and accountability Sound program philosophy based on scientific research and practical experience Train at the intensity that you play Ongoing improvement of both the physical and mental aspects required to continue winning championships The strength and conditioning program is dedicated to providing the highest level of athletic development for each player. By focusing on the complete athlete, while reducing the incidences of injury, the athlete can maximize his performance and minimize downtime from injury. The goal of the program is to develop all of the components of speed and athleticism to the degree required by Division I hockey. 2012-13 Air Force Hockey - Page 8
Falcons in the Community
Members of the Air Force hockey team have volunteered their time for numerous events, including the MS Walk (top right), JDRF Walk for the Cure (bottom left), Skate with the Falcons (top left) and the annual Toy Trick (bottom right). After every game, Falcon fans gather near the locker room entrance for photos and autographs of their favorite players (middle right).
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Head Coach Frank Serratore A short conversation with coach Frank Serratore makes your pulse race a little faster. His enthusiasm and energy for Air Force hockey are that powerful. As the fourth head coach in the 44 years of Air Force hockey, Serratore was in his office less than a week when he pointed out what it would take to turn the program around. “We want to be the hardest working team in the country,” Serratore said. “We want to have a team full of over-achievers. Not everyone is blessed with outstanding ability, but everyone can work hard and play with pride and spirit.” Serratore enters his 16th season at Air Force with a 255-250-51 record at the Academy. He has an overall mark of 304-342-60 in 19 seasons as a college head coach. Not only has Serratore turned the Falcon program around, he has turned it into a legitimate national contender with five conference championships and five NCAA appearances in the last six years. Last season, the Falcons won their second straight AHA title, and fifth in the last six years, as the team finished the season with a 21-11-7 overall record. The Falcons won their first outright AHA regular-season title with a 15-6-6 league record. Midway through the season, Air Force posted a five-game winning streak which included a 2-1 win at fifth-ranked Colorado College, the first ever win at the World Arena. After a 4-0 win over second-seeded RIT in the AHA title game, the season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Boston College, the eventual NCAA national champion, in the Northeast Regional. In 2010-11, the Falcons recovered from a slow start to win its fourth AHA title in five years. The Falcons went 9-2-3 in the final 14 regular season games to earn the No. 2 overall seed. Air Force blanked the regular-season champion, RIT, 1-0, in the championship game. A 2-1 overtime loss to top-seed Yale in the NCAA Tournament ended the Falcons’ season at 20-12-6. The 2009-10 season was the only one in the last six years that the Falcons watched the NCAA Tournament at home. The Falcons swept Army in the AHA quarterfinals at home but fell on a late goal to Sacred Heart in the AHA semifinals. AFA finished the season 16-15-6 overall and third in the AHA. The 2008-09 season proved to be the best in school history with a schoolrecord 28 wins, another league championship and the Academy’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Air Force opened the season with a school-record 13 straight wins and rose to No. 10 in the nation, the highest in Academy history. Win No. 13 was a 4-1 win over third-ranked Colorado College to end a 24-year drought vs. the Tigers. As the No. 1 seed in the AHA Final Four, AFA rolled over Bentley and Mercyhurst with back-to-back shutouts to win its third straight title. The first round of the NCAA East Regional put the Falcons against third-ranked Michigan. Andrew Volkening made 43 saves as the Falcons earned a 2-0 win. Air Force came within a whisker of the Frozen Four, but 10th-ranked Vermont defeated Air Force in double overtime on a goal that was awarded on video review. Serratore led Air Force to 21 wins in 2007-08 en route to the second AHA championship and NCAA Tournament berth. Air Force was 21-12-6 overall and finished third in the league. At the AHA Final Five, AFA defeated RIT, 5-0, in the semifinals. The Falcons then needed double-overtime to beat Mercyhurst, 5-4, in the championship game on a goal by Josh Frider. The win sent the Falcons to the NCAA Tournament but second-ranked Miami-Ohio ended the Falcons’ season with a 3-2 overtime loss. In 2006-07, Air Force won its first-ever conference championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament. AFA faced Minnesota in the West Regional, the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament, and led the Gophers, 3-1, with just over eight minutes left in the third period. However, Minnesota scored three goals in a span of 3:36 for a 4-3 win over the Falcons. AFA ended the season with a 19-16-5 overall record and a 13-10-5 mark for fifth place in the AHA. The Falcons became the first service academy team to ever win a conference hockey championship and play in the NCAA Tournament.
In his first season at the Academy, Serratore’s disciplined and aggressive style produced more wins than the previous two seasons combined and the first 15-win season in three years. The first-year coach guided the Falcons to a 15-19 overall record. The season could not have ended on a better note as the Falcons swept Army at West Point. His second season was no different as he guided one of the nation’s youngest teams to the best winning percentage in four years at the Academy. In 1999-2000, Serratore led the Falcons to the most wins (19) in 23 years and the first winning season (19-18-2) in 10 years. Serratore juggled an injury-riddled and depleted Falcon lineup throughout the 2000-01 season. The Falcons still posted a 16-17-4 record. A great run at the end of the 2001-02 season capped a 16-16-2 overall record. The Falcons finished fifth in the CHA (6-10-2) and upset fourth-seeded Niagara in the CHA Tournament. In 2002-03, a midseason scoring drought and numerous close losses left the Falcons with a 10-24-3 overall record. Expectations were low as the Falcons were in a rebuilding mode in 2003-04. However, Serratore led the Falcons to a 14-21-2 record, tying the then-school record with 14 Division I wins. The Falcons also defeated two teams that went to the NCAA Tournament (Miami-Ohio and Holy Cross). Serratore, 55, came to the Academy from the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League, where he was the director of hockey operations in 1996. He was the head coach and general manager of the Minnesota Moose (before they moved to Manitoba) in 1994 and 1995. Prior to his position in Manitoba, Serratore was the head coach at the University of Denver from 1990-1994. During that time, he led the Pioneers to a 49-91-9 record in four seasons and is credited with rebuilding a struggling Pioneer program. In 1995 and 1997, Pioneer teams which were recruited during his tenure made two NCAA final eight appearances and placed third in the WCHA. Before taking over the reins at DU, Serratore was the coach and general manager of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Junior Hockey League. In one season, he took over a last-place team and led them to the USHL regular season and playoff championship. The worst-to-first Cinderella season earned Serratore the USHL General Manager of the Year and the Omaha Sportscasters Sportsman of the Year awards in 1990. His other coaching experiences have been as the assistant coach at the University of North Dakota (1987-89), the head coach and general manager of the Rochester Mustangs (1985-87) and the Austin Mavericks (1983-85) of the U.S. Junior Hockey League. During his tenure in the USHL, he won three league championships and was runner-up twice while posting a 247-103-6 record. In 1987, he led Rochester to the USA Hockey national championship. While coaching in the USHL, he was named general manager of the year twice and coach of the year once. Serratore attended Western Michigan University from 1977-79 before earning his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Bemidji State University in 1982. He lettered four years in hockey at the two schools playing goalie. He then earned a master’s degree in athletic administration/physical education from North Dakota in 1994. He played two seasons for the St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) from 1975-77 and had a brief stint with the Nashville South Stars (Central Hockey League) in 1982. The native of Coleraine, Minn., is no stranger to coaching at the Olympic development level. In August 2003, Serratore was the head coach of the United States Under-17 Team that won the gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Prievizda, Slovakia. He has coached at two USA Hockey Olympic Sports Festivals and has been the coach of the USA Hockey Development Program since 1985. In 1993, he coached the West team to the silver medal at the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Serratore is married to the former Carol Samec of St. Paul, Minn. They have four children, twin boys Thomas and Timothy (23) and two daughters, Carly (22) and Carina (17).
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Head Coach Frank Serratore Q: Air Force was picked to win the conference by the league’s coaches. Does that put added expectations on the team? Do you feel it is a curse”
A: We have been picked to win the league before and we went out and won it. It hasn’t been a curse before and there is no reason it has to be now. Our expectations are to finish as high as we can in the regular season, play our best hockey in February and March, win the playoffs, go to the NCAA Tournament and knock somebody off this year. I’m not afraid to say that. Being picked to win the league shows what other people think of us. We think of ourselves that same way. Being picked first should only strengthen our confidence and fuel our motivation. This is not our first rodeo, we know how tough it is to win at this level. We know how competitive our league is, and with that, we learned a long time ago not take any opponent lightly. When the dust settles, we expect to be right in the thick of things. Q:
Recruiting has always been a top priority for you and your staff. What challenges are involved with recruiting at the Academy?
A: Recruiting is selling and good salesmen believe in the product they are selling. I believe this philosophy has allowed our staff to do a fine job in recruiting good hockey players to the Air Force Academy. Recruiting at the Division I level has become increasingly difficult over the last several years. There are more college hockey teams now than ever before. The challenges at the Academy are many. When I was at Denver, we were limited to 18 scholarships and it cost over $25,000 (now nearly $50,000) a year to attend school. Here at the Academy, we don’t have the scholarship limitations, but we have different kinds of obstacles to overcome. Aside from the high academic standards set forth by the Academy, our biggest challenge on the recruiting trail is overcoming the perceptions and misinformation that exists about the service academies and the military. We have found that once we identify the right type of prospects, it is important to get into their homes. After educating the prospects and their parents on the Academy, the response is usually tremendous. Recruiting here is not a “sell” job like at most schools; our approach is to educate and present all the facts to a prospect. The opportunities offered at the Academy and afterwards are unlike anywhere in the country. When I first arrived at the Academy, I thought the post-graduation commitment would be a deterrent. I have found that to be just the opposite. The word “commitment,” in this context, has a somewhat negative connotation. A more accurate way to refer to this portion of our package is post-graduate “opportunity,” because this is what it is. The post-graduation opportunity has actually helped our recruiting. Once educated, our recruits and their parents view the commitment as a positive rather than a negative. The career and educational opportunities available to our kids after graduation are astounding. It’s merely a matter of how you choose to approach the commitment, as an anchor or a springboard. One needs only take a look at the success of our graduates to know that it’s truly a springboard.
Q:
What type of player are you looking to bring to Air Force?
A: The type of player we are looking for is the classic overachiever; good student, good athlete and outstanding citizen. Most of the young men we recruit possess the foresight and maturity to see the “big picture” and where they can be five or 10 years down the road. Finding good players for our program is a tough job, but a job that can be done. The fine young men in our locker room are living proof.
Q: Cadet-athletes schedules are so demanding with academics and military life as well as practice, travel and games. How is the coaching staff able to maintain the balance between athletics and Academy life?
A:
Our guys are first and foremost cadets. Hockey is certainly a big part of their lives and has been since they were little kids in most cases. However, they came to the Academy to develop their leadership skills so they can go out and be a key part of our Air Force. They only play hockey here for four years and then our guys are out doing some great things in the Air Force. They are serving and defending our country and it is an honor to have played a small role in their development while they are here. They have to take care of business in their squadron and in the classroom or they won’t see the ice. It’s that simple. We have some tremendous young men and it is amazing how they can accomplish everything they do. Our guys take great pride in their academics as well. We have a fantastic support staff that helps with this process as well. We have an academic mentoring program that has kept our cadetathletes ahead of the game by not allowing them to fall behind. The academic, athletic and military demands on our cadet-athletes are incredible. Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, are student-athletes challenged like they are at the service academies. Our athletes carry 20 or more credit hours, participate in athletics and are required to perform a host of military duties. I am often asked the question, how do you inspire your athletes ... my response is simple, my athletes inspire me!
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Head Coach Frank Serratore The Serratore File Coaching Experience Head Coach - Air Force Academy (1997-Pres.); record 255-250-51 Head Coach - Minnesota Moose [IHL] (1994-95); 52-56-16 Head Coach - University of Denver (1990-94); 49-92-9 Head Coach - Omaha (Neb.) Lancers [USHL] (1990); 49-13-0 Assistant Coach - University of North Dakota (1987-89) Head Coach - Rochester (Minn.) Mustangs [USHL] (1985-87); 89-34-2 Head Coach - Austin (Minn.) Mavericks [USHL] (1982-85); 109-56-4
Collegiate Coaching Record 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 AFA Career
6-30-2 Denver 9-25-2 Denver 19-17-2 Denver 15-20-3 Denver 15-19-0 Air Force Academy 15-19-2 Air Force Academy 19-18-2 Air Force Academy 16-17-4 Air Force Academy 16-16-2 Air Force Academy 10-24-3 Air Force Academy 14-21-2 Air Force Academy 14-19-3 Air Force Academy 11-20-1 Air Force Academy 19-16-5 Air Force Academy 21-12-5 Air Force Academy 28-11-2 Air Force Academy 16-15-6 Air Force Academy 20-12-6 Air Force Academy 21-11-7 Air Force Academy 255-250-51 (15 years) 304-342-60 (19 years)
Serratore vs. Opponents Ala.-Huntsville AK-Anchorage AK-Fairbanks American Internat’l Army Augsburg Bemidji State Bentley Boston College Boston University Canisius Clarkson Colgate Colorado College Concordia Connecticut Dartmouth Denver Fairfield Ferris State Findlay Holy Cross Iona Maine Manhattanville Mankato State Massachusetts Mass.-Lowell Mercyhurst Merrimack Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan State
10-25-2 4-6 3-6 21-1-1 21-11-3 5-0 8-25-2 21-7-4 1-2 0-3 7-5-6 1-0-0 0-1 8-21-2 3-1 16-4-4 0-1 1-12 6-1 0-1 10-11-1 17-6-8 0-1-1 0-3 1-0 0-7 1-2 0-1 9-10-2 0-1 1-2 1-0 0-1
Mich. Tech Minnesota Minn.-Crookston Minn.-Duluth Nebraska-Omaha New England Coll. Niagara Northeastern North Dakota Northern Mich. Notre Dame Princeton Providence Quinnipiac RIT Robert Morris RPI Sacred Heart St. Cloud State St. John’s St. Mary’s St. Michael’s St. Olaf St. Thomas Salem State SUNY-Potsdam Union Vermont Wayne State Wisconsin Wis.-Stout Yale
4-11-1 2-13-3 1-0 6-10-1 1-5 2-0 12-28-4 1-1 8-9 1-15 1-1 1-0 0-2 6-4 15-12-4 8-8 1-0 17-7-3 6-9-1 2-0 2-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-1 11-13-1 4-9-1 3-0 2-3
By the Numbers
1 Elite Eight Appearance 2 Hobey Baker Finalists 4 All-Americans
5 NCAA Tournament Appearances
6 Straight winning seasons vs. all-Division I teams; school record
7 AHA Championships (5 tournament; 2 regular season)
7 Division I Tournament championships 12 Road wins in 2008-09; school record 21 AHA Tournament wins (21-3 record) 21 Wins over Army, including two in the 2010 AHA Quarterfinals 28 School record number of wins in 2008-09 70 Percent of home games won by Air Force the last three years 105 percent of capacity at Cadet Ice Arena that AFA has averaged the last four years
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Associate Head Coach Mike Corbett Mike Corbett is in his 10th season at the Air Force Academy. After nine seasons as an assistant hockey coach at the Academy, Corbett was promoted to associate head coach in the spring of 2012.
The Corbett File
Year at Air Force: Collegiate Career Year: Hometown: Corbett works with the Falcon defensemen Alma Mater: and also assists with the nation-wide recruiting ef- Year fort. Corbett has guided a group that has shattered the school records for goals allowed per game in 2006-07, 2007-08 and again in 2008-09. Under his direction, the Falcons have been among the nation’s leaders in fewest shots allowed per game each of the last six years.
Coaching Experience
Butte Irish (AWHL) Head Coach Billings Bulls (AWHL) A 1996 graduate of the University of DenHead Coach ver, Corbett was a three-year letterman for the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) Pioneers as a defenseman. Frank Serratore recruited Corbett to the Mile High city and coached him in the 1993-94 season. Corbett majored in management and minored in Associate Head Coach marketing. In 1998, he earned a master’s of science in management from DU. Air Force Academy (AHA) Corbett was an assistant captain from 1995-97 and was named the team’s most inAssistant Coach spirational player in 1997. A three-time academic all-conference selection, Corbett was Air Force Academy (AHA) a finalist for the prestigious College Hockey Humanitarian Award. Associate Head Coach After completing his eligibility, Corbett was a graduate assistant in the DU athletic department for a year and also worked in the Daniels College of Business. While at DU, Corbett spent a season working with the Colorado Avalanche as a community relations intern and as a statistician/video assistant for head coach Mark Crawford.
From 1997-00, Corbett was the head coach of the Butte (Mont.) Irish in the America West Junior Hockey League. Corbett also served as general manager and director and head instructor of the Irish Hockey Camp. Corbett led the Irish to a 79-78-9 record and was named the AWHL Coach of the Year in 1997-98. He managed and executed all phases of the business and hockey operations and also recruited and evaluated all prospects.
10th 10th Green Bay, WI Denver 1996
1997-00 2000-01 2001-02 2003-12 2012-Present
Playing Experience Defenseman University of Denver (WCHA)
1993-97
Corbett moved across the state of Montana in 2000, taking over the Billings Bulls of the AWHL. The Bulls posted a 36-23-1 record in the 2000-01 season and advanced to the finals of the AWHL playoffs. Corbett was also the director of hockey operations with the club. Six players from that team went on to play at Division I institutions. Corbett was the associate head coach with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the U.S. Hockey League in 2001-02. He coached all players, with an emphasis on the defensemen, and helped lead the team to a 35-21-5 record. Corbett moved to Colorado Springs in 2002 as the Director of the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association. In that position, he managed 52 youth teams and 150 coaches at all levels. As the head coach of the Pikes Peak Miners Midget “AAA” team, he achieved three major midget “AAA” tournament finals and one championship. He led the Miners to a 33-28-3 record. Corbett and his wife, Stacey, have two children, Jordan (22) and Mayson (17).
SERRATORE ON CORBETT Mike is what we refer to in the business as “a good hockey man.” He brings an extensive resume and a wealth of experience to our staff. Mike played for me at Denver and was a team captain. He possesses a very calm demeanor and his coaching style is very direct and professional. Mike’s greatest strength as a coach is that he does not possess a weakness and his veteran presence is very valuable to our coaching staff.
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Assistant Coach Andy Berg Andy Berg enters his seventh season as an assistant coach and his eighth season overall with 7th the Falcon coaching staff. A 2003 graduate of the Year at Air Force: Academy, Berg, who served as a graduate assisCollegiate Career Year: 8th tant in 2003-04, assists with coaching on the ice Hometown: Stillwater, MN and also with the nation-wide recruiting effort. Alma Mater: Air Force Berg separated from the Air Force in the summer Year 2003 of 2010 after seven years of active duty. A native of Stillwater, Minn., Berg graduated from the Academy with a degree in manageCoaching Experience ment and was a four-year letterman at forward. Air Force Academy 2003-04 A two-time all-CHA selection, Berg finished his Graduate Assistant career tied for 12th in scoring with 142 points Air Force Academy 2006-Present (64-78-142) in 140 games. As a senior, he earned Assistant Coach the Chuck Delich Award as the team’s most valuable player. He led the team and was second in the CHA with 22 goals and was fourth in the league with 40 points. His 15 power-play Playing Experience goals led the CHA and were second in the nation. Forward Berg’s 15 power-play goals in 2002-03 tied the school record set by Mark Air Force Academy 2000-03 Manney in 1981-82. His 33 career power-play goals are the third most in school Columbia Inferno (ECHL) 2005 history. A three-sport star at Stillwater (Minn.) High School, Berg earned more CHA awards than any other Falcon with five major awards. He was named the CHA Rookie of the Year in the league’s first season and was also named to the all-rookie team. He was a second-team all-conference selection as a sophomore and senior and was named to the CHA all-tournament team as a junior. Berg is one of only two Falcons to earn CHA all-tournament honors. A two-year team captain, Berg led the team in points and goals twice. As a sophomore, he had 16 goals and 37 points and as a senior he had 22 goals and 40 points. During his four-year career, he helped the team to 61 wins. During his first three seasons, the Falcons were a .500 team, posting a 5151-8 record. The Falcons won 19 games his freshman year and finished with a winning record (19-18-2) for the first time in 11 years. He then helped the Falcons to consecutive 16-win seasons in 2000-01 and 2001-02. After spending the 2003-04 season with the hockey team as a graduate assistant, Berg’s first assignment was with the 20th Contracting Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Berg served as the deputy flight commander for the services element and was named the company grade officer of the year for 2005. While at Shaw, Berg played 50 games for the Columbia Inferno of the East Coast Hockey League. Berg, and his wife, Lauren, an assistant coach on the diving team, reside in Palmer Lake.
The Berg File
SERRATORE ON BERG Andy played for me at Air Force and was a team captain. He is one of only two players in school history to garner league honors for four consecutive years. Andy is a student of the game and is extremely passionate about coaching; this combination has enabled him to make a very smooth transition from playing to coaching. Andy possesses an excellent eye for talent and his youthful perspective is very valuable to our coaching staff.
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Support Staff
ROBERT RUSH
ERIK MARSH
EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST
HOCKEY ATHLETIC TRAINER Erik Marsh is in his 19th season as the athletic trainer for the Falcon hockey team, and 26th year overall in the athletic training career field. Athletic trainers provide expertise in the areas of prevention, recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Marsh has been active with USA Hockey the last several years. In 2011, he went to Pardubice, Czech Republic, with the USA In-line team that won the silver medal at the World Championships. In the summer of 2010, he traveled to Karlstad, Sweden, with the USA In-Line World Championship team that won the gold medal. In 2009, he travelled with the In-Line team to the World Championships in Ingolstadt, Germany, and earned a silver medal. In 2001, he travelled with the United States Select-17 Hockey Team at the Germany Competition, in Fussen, Germany. That team featured many future NHL players including: Nate Thomson, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Smith and Zach Parise. Marsh came to the Academy in 1994 after serving as an assistant trainer at Army for one year working with the 150-pound football team and gymnastics. Marsh spent five years as a student trainer at Iowa State and two years as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma, where he worked with the football, wrestling and baseball teams. The native of Parker, Colo., earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/sports medicine from Iowa State in 1991. While at ISU, he played for the Cyclone lacrosse team as an attackman. He then earned his master’s degree in sports management from Oklahoma in 1993. A 1986 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Parker, Marsh lives in Palmer Lake. In August 2006, Marsh finished the Pikes Peak Ascent, a 13-mile run to the top of Colorado’s famous mountain. The ascent has a vertical climb of more than 7,800 feet to the summit at an elevation of 14,110 feet above sea level. Marsh also enjoys fishing and playing the guitar. In 2011, Marsh and teammate Tim Harris finished sixth out of 50 boats in the Johnson Lake (Nebraska) Walleye open tournament.
Robert Rush is in his 12th season with the Falcon hockey team and is in his 16th year at the Academy. Rush’s responsibilities with the hockey team are sharpening skates, ordering equipment and supplies, equipment issue, repair and maintenance. In the summer of 2011, he earned a silver medal with the 2011 USA Hockey In-Line team at the World Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic. In the summer of 2010, he worked with two USA Hockey teams in international competition. He travelled to Karlstad, Sweden, with the In-Line team, earning a gold medal at the World Championships in July. In August, he travelled to Breclav, Czech Republic, with the Under-18 Select Ice Hockey team, earning a silver medal. In 2009, he travelled with the USA InLine team for the World Championships in Ingolstadt, Germany, and earned a silver medal. In the summer of 2008, he traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia, with USA Hockey to work the 2008 InLine Hockey World Championships. A 1992 graduate of Delta State in his hometown of Cleveland, Miss., Rush earned a bachelor’s degree in education. While a student and graduate assistant at Delta State, Rush worked as an equipment manager with the football and baseball teams. After graduation, he spent three years as the head equipment manager at Southeast Missouri State working with the football, basketball and baseball teams. Rush came to the Academy in 1997 and worked with the junior varsity football team his first season. In 1998, he began working and traveling with the varsity football team. In 1999, he added baseball to his list of duties and became the first full-time equipment specialist for the Falcons in many years. Rush, and his wife, Shelly, met at Southeast Missouri State and were married in May 1997. The couple resides in Colorado Springs with their son, Andrew (12), and dogs, Gabbie and Whiskey.
Air Force equipment specialist Robert Rush (far left) and athletic trainer Erik Marsh (second from left) earned a gold medal at the USA In-Line World Championships in 2010 in Karlstad, Sweden. The duo also traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia, in June 2008 and Ingolsted, Germany, in 2009 earning the silver medal.
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Support Staff MAJ. RYAN SMITH VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Maj. Ryan Smith is serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the Falcons this season. A 2002 USAFA graduate, Smith is currently the chief of standardization and evaluation for the 557 Flying Training Squadron at the Academy. A four-year hockey letterman as a defenseman under coach Frank Serratore from 1999-02, Smith played in 104 games and had 14 points on two goals and 12 assists. After graduation, Smith completed undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas and later completed specialized training in the KC-135R aircraft. Prior to his current assignment, he served as operations group executive officer, 97th Operations Group at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. As executive officer, he assisted the group commander in providing all administrative and training support to over 2,600 active duty, guard, reserve and international C-17 and KC-135 students annually at the Air Education and Training Command’s Air Mobility Training Center. He previously served as flight commander of current operations, 97 Operations Support Squadron, where he managed the execution of over 7,000 strategic airlift and tanker missions valued at $410 million. He has deployed nine times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Smith’s father, Barry Smith, enjoyed a long career as an assistant and associate coach in the NHL, earning two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1991 and 1992) and three with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998 and 2002). He is currently the director of player development for the Chicago Blackhawks.
LT. COL. KY KOBAYASHI TEAM PHYSICIAN
Lt. Col. Ky Kobayashi enters his fourth season as the team physician for the Falcon hockey program. Team doctors are assigned to the Academy hospital and volunteer their time to work with the athletic teams. The time and effort they put into athletics is greatly appreciated. Kobayashi oversees all medical treatment for the team and travels with the club on selected trips. He is currently a staff orthopedic surgeon at the U.S. Air Force Academy hospital. Kobayashi is a 1991 distinguished graduate of the Academy who lettered in baseball in 1988 and wrestling in 1990. He was a Western Athletic Conference scholar-athlete in 1990. After graduating from the Academy, he was an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate at the University of Colorado Medical Center in 1995 and spent a year in general surgery at the David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, Calif. After two years as a flight surgeon at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., he completed orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Connecticut in 2002 and fellowship training in Boston, MA in 2003. He was the chief of hand surgery at Keesler Medical Center, Miss., from 2003-05 and at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Texas, 2006-08. In 2007, he was the assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Originally from Sterling, Colo., Kobayashi and his wife, Michelle, have two children, Maya and Max, and live in Colorado Springs.
A senior pilot with more than 3,500 hours in the T-37B, T-1A, KC135R, T-52A, MC-12W, T-53A, Smith is married to Capt. Leah Smith of Shelbyville, Ky. They have a daughter, Sailor (2).
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Support Staff JEFF KIPP
OFFICE MANAGER
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Jeff Kipp came to the Air Force Academy as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2004. His primary responsibility is the supervision of all aspects of the speed, strength and conditioning program for the Air Force hockey team. His duties at the Academy have also included speed development for the football team, as well as serving as the primary strength and conditioning coach for the Falcon lacrosse program, the cross country team and components of the Falcon track and field team (pole vaulters, sprinters and jumpers). Prior to joining the staff at the Academy, Kipp served as a performance coach at Velocity Sports Performance in Denver and Evergreen. Prior to his stint with Velocity, Kipp was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Denver. Kipp began his collegiate strength and conditioning coaching career as the strength and conditioning coordinator at the Colorado School of Mines. Kipp received his bachelor’s of science degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M in 1995 and his master’s in exercise science from the University of Northern Colorado in 2004. Kipp also holds strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) credentials through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is certified through the National Association of Speed and Explosion where he serves as the state director for Colorado. Kipp is also a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, USA Weightlifting and USA Track and Field. Kipp also serves as a speaker for the NSCA, speaking to groups of national and international coaches on the area of strength training, speed development and conditioning. He has also authored several text chapters and served on the review board for text chapters by other strength and conditioning authors. Originally from Houston, Texas, Kipp now resides in Monument, Colo., with his wife, Vicki, and their three sons.
HOLLY GREEN
Holly Green is in her second year as the office manager for the Falcon hockey team. Her skills are shared with the volleyball team, as she manages both offices. Green spent nine seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach from 2001-10. Prior to coming to Air Force, Green spent three years as a volunteer coach at Idaho State. Green (then Togiai) was a four-year letterwinner at Idaho State. In her senior season, she was the Big Sky Conference’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer. During her four-year stint with the Bengals, she was a two-time first-team all-conference selection and also garnered Big Sky Co-Freshman of the Year honors in 1995. She became the third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder in school history (now seventh and fourth, respectively), recording 20 double-doubles during her career. Green also ranks in the top 10 all-time in field goals made, field goal percentage, and free throws made. In addition to her accomplishments on the court, Green was also a stand-out in the classroom, being named to the Big Sky’s all-academic team three times. She graduated from Idaho State in 1999 with a degree in physical education. As a testament to her success at Idaho State, Green was inducted into the Idaho State Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 4, 2008. A native of Kennewick, Wash., she is the daughter of Green and Linda Togiai and Margaret and Bud Shaw. She has five siblings, John and Justin Togiai, Lori Araujo, Crystal, married to Tony Kalmbach and Heather, married to Danny Cuillier. She also has two nieces, Lily and Kendall. Green, and her husband, Casey, an assistant equipment manager for the football team, reside in Colorado Springs.
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2011-12 Season Review When the 2011-12 Air Force hockey season opened, the Falcons once again had a target on the back of their sweater. Despite losing the top two scorers from the previous season, Air Force was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches’ poll, just one point behind the preseason favorite, RIT. The season opened at the annual Icebreaker Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D., and the Falcons would be tested early. Games against national powers Michigan State and North Dakota kicked off the 2011-12 season. In the opener, the Falcons led third-ranked North Dakota, 3-2, in the third period before falling to the Sioux, 4-3. The next night would be a similar story, but with side helping of bad news. The Falcons led Michigan State, 2-1 in the third period, but the Spartans tied the game late in the third and won, 3-2, in overtime. Late in the third period, Falcon goaltender Jason Torf suffered a groin injury and had to come out with the game tied 2-2 and about five minutes remaining. A torn groin muscle would keep the sophomore goalie out until after the Christmas and the Falcons were forced to look toward senior Stephen Caple, who had three career starts, and freshman Paul Moberg. Caple got the nod for the conference opener against Niagara six days later at home and gave up two goals in the first four minutes. The senior not only settled in, but gave the Falcons stability between the pipes for the next 18 games. Air Force came back to beat Niagara, 3-2 in overtime, and then beat Robert Morris, 4-2, two days later as the Falcons jumped right to the top of the conference standings. Caple would lead the Falcons to a 5-0-2 record in the next seven games. After a pair of close road losses at RIT and Mercyhurst, the Falcons rebounded to win four straight entering the holiday break and had a 9-4-2 record and were in first place in the conference. After the break, the Falcons posted one of their biggest wins of the season as Caple made a career-high 33 saves in a 2-1 win over fifthranked Colorado College. The win was the first ever at the Colorado Springs World Arena and marked the fifth time in the last six years that the Falcons have beaten a team ranked in the top five in the nation. However, after that win, the Falcons started their typical January slide, by going 0-3-3 in the next six games. The Falcons earned three points at Army and three points at Canisius, and found themselves in fourth place in the league with a difficult stretch of games ahead. Caple and Torf
Kirby were splitting time in goal as the Falcons were about to face the top four teams in the league in the final four weeks of the regular season. Entering February, Torf was given the start against first-place RIT and the sophomore responded by making 25 saves in a 3-0 shutout victory on national television. AFA completed the sweep of the Tigers as Torf made 32 saves the next night in a 4-2 win. The four points vaulted the Falcons into first place as the team went on the road and took three points from third-place Niagara. The first-place Falcons returned home to face third-place Mercyhurst. After an 8-0 win the first night, the Falcons fell, 2-1, in the second game and remained in first place by a point heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The loss ended a nine-game unbeaten streak and was the first in over a month. The final weekend of the regular season sent the Falcons to Pittsburgh to face Robert Morris. In the first game, Torf made 35 saves, but the Falcons fell 2-1 in overtime. Air Force would need a win in the final regular season game to clinch the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Torf posted his fourth shutout of the season with 25 saves as the Falcons blanked the Colonials, 3-0, to earn the team’s first ever outright regular-season title. As the No. 1 seed in the tournament, the Falcons hosted eighthseeded UConn in the AHA quarterfinal best-of-three series and the Falcons knew this would not be easy. UConn was a team that was picked to finish in the top five in the league, but slipped to the bottom half of the standings. Game one seesawed back and forth until Kyle DeLaurell scored the game-winner with eight minutes left the Falcons had a 4-3 win. Caple came on in relief of Torf in the third period and stopped all 10 shots he faced. The next night, AFA again had a huge shot advantage, this time it was 47-14, but it was the Huskies that evened the series with a 3-1 win. UConn scored one in the first and one in the second for a 2-1 lead entering the third period. UConn added an empty-netter to force a third and deciding game. On Sunday, AFA again controlled play, but found itself down 3-2 late in the third period. Jason Fabian tied the game with just over a minute left and George Michalke scored the game-winner early in the third. Caple, who came on in relief in the first two games, started game three and made 28 saves as the Falcons won 4-3 and earned a trip to the AHA Final Four for the sixth straight season.
Mathis
In the first game, the top-seeded Falcons broke open a tight game with fourth-seeded Mercyhurst for a 5-2 victory in the semifinals. Air
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2011-12 Season Review Force never trailed in the game, but the Lakers cut the Falcon lead to 3-2 early in the third period. Fabian’s goal with less than two minutes remaining gave the Falcons a two-goal cushion. Senior Paul Weisgarber’s second of the game was an empty-netter with 50 seconds left to seal the win. The top two teams in Atlantic Hockey over the past six years met in the championship game as the Falcons faced RIT. Cole Gunner and John Kruse each scored their second goals of the weekend as the Falcons built a 2-0 lead. Fabian added a goal in the second and an empty-netter late in the third as the Falcons won the tournament title with a 4-0 win. Jason Torf was named the tournament MVP as he stopped all 34 shots he faced in the championship game.
Caple
The Falcons earned the automatic berth to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in the last six years and Air Force was sent to the NCAA Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., to face Boston College, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. BC’s Chris Kreider gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the first period and the score was unchanged until late in the third period. A collision in the neutral zone with less than two minutes remaining, gave Eagles a power play. With 1:21 remaining, Kreider scored his second of the game as BC, the eventual national champion, beat the Falcons, 2-0. Despite the disappointment of the loss, the Falcons still had much to celebrate. The team finished the season with a 21-11-7 overall record, marking the second straight year the Falcons had won 20 or more games. The Falcons had won their seventh league championship (five tournament and two regular-season) in the last six years. The senior class won five championships, more than any other class, and won 85 games to tie the school record set by the class of 2011. With the team honors came the individual accolades. Senior Tim Kirby was named to every All-America team (second-team East AHCA [coaches], second-team USCHO and third-team INCH). Kirby was also named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award and was a unanimous selection as the AHA Player and Defenseman of the Year. Kirby was joined on the AHA first-team by Scott Mathis and Kyle DeLaurell. John Kruse was named to the second team. Five Falcons were named to the AHA all-tournament team led by MVP Jason Torf. Kirby, Mathis, Weisgarber and Cole Gunner were also named to the team. Weisgarber, a senior from Fargo, N.D., was one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, recognizing excellence on the ice, in the classroom and in the community.
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Air Force finished the season with the highest final national ranking in school history. The Falcons were 15th in the final USA Today/ USA Hockey poll and 16th in the USCHO.com poll.
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vs. Simon Fraser (exh) W 8-3 MCGILL UNIV. (exh) W 5-4 at #3 North Dakota& (FOX C) L 3-4 vs. Michigan State (FOX C) L 2-3 ot NIAGARA* W 3-2 ot ROBERT MORRIS* W 4-2 at Alabama-Huntsville T 1-1 ot at Alabama-Huntsville W 7-2 CANISIUS* T 3-3 ot SACRED HEART* W 2-1 SACRED HEART* W 3-2 at RIT* L 1-3 at Mercyhurst* L 2-3 UCONN* W 3-1 UCONN* W 4-3 at AIC* W 8-3 at AIC* W 7-3 at #5 Colorado College W 2-1 #15 DENVER L 1-7 at Holy Cross* T 3-3 ot at Holy Cross* L 3-4 BENTLEY* T 2-2 ot BENTLEY* L 1-2 at Army* (CBS S) T 3-3 ot at Army* W 4-2 at Canisius* W 3-0 at Canisius* T 1-1 ot RIT* (CBS S) W 3-0 RIT* W 4-2 at Niagara* W 2-0 at Niagara* T 3-3 ot MERCYHURST* W 8-0 MERCYHURST* L 1-2 at Robert Morris* L 1-2 ot at Robert Morris* W 3-0 UCONN# W 4-3 UCONN# L 1-3 UCONN# W 4-3 vs. Mercyhurst& W 5-2 vs. RIT& W 4-0 vs. #1 Boston College^ L 0-2
*Atlantic Hockey Association game & Icebreaker Classic in Grand Forks, N.D. # Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals, at USAFA & AHA Final Four, Rochester, N.Y. ^ NCAA Northeast Regionals, Worcester, Mass.
2012-13 Numerical Roster No. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 26 27 29 33 35 39 44 55 77
Name Jacob Musselman Eric Artman Alex Halloran Adam McKenzie Casey Kleisinger Max Hartner Kyle De Laurell Jesse Ramsey Dan Weissenhofer Ben Persian Ryan Timar Scott Holm Jason Fabian Chad Demers George Michalke III Stephen Carew Tony Thomas Cole Gunner Mike Walsh Ben Carey John Kruse Jason Torf Chris Dylewski David Bosner Paul Moberg Max Edson Mike McDonald Trevor Waldoch
Pos. D D D D F D F D D F F F F F F F/D F F D F F G G G G F D D
Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-3 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-5 6-2
Wt. 180 177 175 178 170 195 200 175 195 175 185 180 195 182 165 175 200 170 193 160 190 180 165 190 185 170 205 175
Yr. JR. SR. SO. JR. JR. FR. SR. FR. SO. SO. JR. SO. JR. SO. JR. SR. JR. SO. SR. FR. SR. JR. FR. SR. SO. FR. SO. FR.
Hometown / Last Team Littleton, CO / Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) East Lansing, MI/ Topeka Road Runners (NAHL) Salt Lake City, UT / Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) Petaluma, CA / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Edwards, CO / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Greenwood Village, CO / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Mission Viejo, CA / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) Rogers, MN / Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) Naperville, IL / Fargo Force (USHL) Orono, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) Novi, MI / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Plymouth, MN / Surrey Eagles (BCHL) Roseau, MN / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Grafton, ND / Fargo Force (USHL) Parma, OH / Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) Eden Prairie, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) South Lyon, MI / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) Richfield, MN / Tri City Storm (USHL) Vernon Hills, IL / Chicago Steel (USHL) Centennial, CO / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Eden Prairie, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) Hermosa Beach, CA / Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL) Colorado Springs, CO / Tampa Bay Juniors (EJHL) Chesterfield, MO / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Forest Lake, MN / Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) Hermosa Beach, CA / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) Mahtomedi, MN/ Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) Forest Lake, MN / Austin Bruins (NAHL)
Head Coach: Frank Serratore / Associate Head Coach: Mike Corbett / Assistant Coach: Andy Berg
FALCONS BY CLASS Seniors (6) 3 35 19 9 27 24
Eric Artman David Bosner Stephen Carew Kyle De Laurell John Kruse Mike Walsh
Juniors (8) 16 7 6 18 2 20 13 29
Jason Fabian Casey Kleisinger Adam McKenzie George Michalke Jacob Musselman Tony Thomas Ryan Timar Jason Torf
Sophomores (8) 17 22 4 15 55 39 12 14
Chad Demers Cole Gunner Alex Halloran Scott Holm Mike McDonald Paul Moberg Ben Persian Dan Weissenhofer
Freshmen (6) 26 33 44 8 10 77
Ben Carey Chris Dylewski Max Edson Max Hartner Jesse Ramsey Trevor Waldoch
FALCONS BY POSITION Forwards (14) 19 26 17 9 44 16 22 15 7 27 18 12 20 13
Stephen Carew Ben Carey Chad Demers Kyle De Laurell Max Edson Jason Fabian Cole Gunner Scott Holm Casey Kleisinger John Kruse George Michalke Ben Persian Tony Thomas Ryan Timar
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Goalies (4) 35 33 39 29
David Bosner Chris Dylewski Paul Moberg Jason Torf
Defense (10) 3 4 8 55 6 2 10 77 24 14
Eric Artman Alex Halloran Max Hartner Mike McDonald Adam McKenzie Jacob Musselman Jesse Ramsey Trevor Waldoch Mike Walsh Dan Weissenhofer
2012-13 Alphabetical Roster No. 3 35 19 26 9 17 33 44 16 22 8 4 15 7 27 55 6 18 39 2 12 10 20 13 29 77 24 11
Name Eric Artman David Bosner Stephen Carew Ben Carey Kyle De Laurell Chad Demers Chris Dylewski Max Edson Jason Fabian Cole Gunner Max Hartner Alex Halloran Scott Holm Casey Kleisinger John Kruse Mike McDonald Adam McKenzie George Michalke III Paul Moberg Jacob Musselman Ben Persian Jesse Ramsey Tony Thomas Ryan Timar Jason Torf Trevor Waldoch Mike Walsh Dan Weissenhofer
Pos. D G F/D F F F G F F F D D F F F D D F G D F D F F G D D D
Ht. 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-5 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-8 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-2
Wt. 177 190 175 160 200 182 165 170 195 170 195 175 180 170 190 205 178 165 185 180 175 175 200 185 180 175 193 195
Yr. SR. SR. SR. FR. SR. SO. FR. FR. JR. SO. FR. SO. SO. JR. SR. SO. JR. JR. SO. JR. SO. FR. JR. JR. JR. FR. SR. SO.
Hometown / Last Team East Lansing, MI/ Topeka Road Runners (NAHL) Chesterfield, Mo. / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Eden Prairie, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) Centennial, CO / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Mission Viejo, CA / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) Grafton, ND / Fargo Force (USHL) Colorado Springs, CO / Tampa Bay Juniors (EJHL) Hermosa Beach, CA / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) Roseau, MN / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Richfield, MN / Tri City Storm (USHL) Greenwood Village, CO / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Salt Lake City, UT / Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) Plymouth, MN / Surrey Eagles (BCHL) Edwards, CO / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Eden Prairie, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) Mahtomedi, MN/ Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) Petaluma, CA / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Parma, OH / Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) Forest Lake, MN / Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) Littleton, CO / Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) Orono, MN / Owatonna Express (NAHL) Rogers, MN / Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) South Lyon, MI / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) Novi, MI / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Hermosa Beach, CA / Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL) Forest Lake, MN / Austin Bruins (NAHL) Vernon Hills, IL / Chicago Steel (USHL) Naperville, IL / Fargo Force (USHL)
Head Coach: Frank Serratore / Associate Head Coach: Mike Corbett / Assistant Coach: Andy Berg
FALCONS BY STATE California (4) De Laurell - Mission Viejo Edson - Hermosa Beach McKenzie - Petaluma Torf - Hermosa Beach Colorado (5) Carey - Centennial Dylewski - Colorado Springs Hartner - Greenwood Village Kleisinger - Edwards Musselman - Littleton Illinois (2) Walsh - Vernon Hills Weissenhofer - Naperville Michigan (3) Artman - East Lansing Thomas - South Lyon Timar - Novi
Minnesota (10) Carew - Eden Prairie Fabian - Roseau Gunner - Richfield Holm - Plymouth Kruse - Eden Prairie McDonald - Mahtomedi Moberg - Forest Lake Persian - Orono Ramsey - Rogers Waldoch - Forest Lake Missouri (1) Bosner - Chesterfield Ohio (1) Michalke - Parma North Dakota (1) Demers - Grafton
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Stephen Carew ................cuh-ROO Kyle De Laurell...............duh-LORR-uhl Chad Demers...................DEM-urs Chris Dylewski................duh-LEH-ski Jason Fabian ....................FAY-be-un Alex Halloran ..................HELL-or-un Casey Kleisinger .............KLY-sin-jerr John Kruse ......................CREWS George Michalke .............muh-CALL-key Paul Moberg ....................MOE-burg Frank Serratore................sara-TORR-ee Ryan Timar .....................TY-merr Trevor Waldoch ..............WALL-dock Dan Weissenhofer ...........WISE-en-hoff-er
Utah (1) Halloran - Salt Lake City
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3 Eric Artman Defense | Senior | 5-9 | 177 | Shoots: Right East Lansing, Mich. | Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)
2011-12 (JUNIOR) Played in 10 games on defense ... Played in the final five games and six of the last seven ... Four shots and was a +1 on the season.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in four games on defense ... had seven shots on goal.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 22 games and had seven points, the most among the freshman defensemen ... Four goals and three assists on the season ... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 12) after opening weekend ... Scored one goal in each game on the road at Bemidji State ... Also scored goals against UConn (Jan. 8) and at Army (Jan. 29) ... Career bests of two assists and two points in the 3-0 win over Army, March 12, in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals ... Assisted on the game-winner.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played for the Topeka Roadrunners and coach Scott Langer ... The team’s top scoring defenseman with 36 points (5-31-36) in 58 games … Second in the NAHL in points by a defenseman … +18 led the team and was fourth in the league … One of only three RoadRunners to play in all 58 games … NAHL South Player of the Week on Feb. 2 as he scored two goals in a sweep of St. Louis … Named to the all-South Division Team and was the team’s defenseman of the year ... Spent the 2007-08 season in Topeka and had 29 points (6-23-29) in 56 games … +19 was seventh on the team … Team was the South Division champions and placed third at nationals ... Graduated from East Lansing High School ... Earned three letters in baseball and was all-conference and all-district as a junior and senior ... Academic all-conference and all-district ... 2007 Distinguished Scholar Award.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 36 ... Parents are Bret and Nancy Artman ... Has one brother ... Major is management ... This past summer, worked the Academy’s Summer Sports Camps and was then the Cadet in Charge of the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training ... In the summer of 2011, travelled to Morocco as part of the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program ... Is the Honor Officer in his squadron, teaching, mentoring and supporting cadets through the honor process ... Was the Outstanding Freshman in the Wing in 2009 ... On the athletic’s list three times ... On the dean’s list in the spring of 2012 ... Something that not many people know about him is that he has travelled to 47 of the 50 states ... Favorite sport other than hockey is baseball ... One word to describe himself is “determined” ... Started playing hockey when he was four years old ... Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Would like to work in the financial management career field in the Air Force ... Long-term goal is to be a high school teacher after his Air Force career and coach baseball ... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings ... Favorite player is Los Angeles Kings’ defenseman Drew Doughty.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 2 vs. Army, March 12, 2010 Points: 2 vs. Army, March 12, 2010
ARTMAN’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 22 4 10 36
G 4 0 0 4
A 3 0 0 3
PTS 7 0 0 7
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PIM 14 2 0 16
SOG 21 7 4 32
PP 1 0 0 1
SH 0 0 0 0
GW 0 0 0 0
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35 David Bosner Goalie | Senior | 6-1 | 190 | Catches: Left Chesterfield, Mo. | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
2011-12 (JUNIOR) On the roster, but did not see any game action.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in two games, started against Alaska and RIT ... Against Alaska, allowed five goals and made career-best 14 saves in a 5-2 loss on the road ... Against RIT, played five minutes and allowed two goals while making two saves.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in two games in a reserve role ... 17 total minutes on the season and gave up one goal with 15 saves ... First career action came in the 6-2 win over AIC, Dec. 5 ... Played the final 11:45 and made six saves while allowing one goal ... Also played in the 8-1 win over Sacred Heart in the regular-season finale ... Played the final 5:45 and made nine saves without giving up a goal.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played for coach Byron Pool and the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL ... Played in 33 games and had a 24-7-1 record … Second in NAHL with 1.78 GAA and .933 saves percentage … 24 wins were the second most in the league … Six shutouts were the second most in the league … Twice named the NAHL Goalie of the Week, once on Sept. 29, 2008, when he stopped 67 of 69 shots in a two-game sweep of Alexandria and again on March 9, 2009, as he stopped 53 of 57 shots in a two-game sweep over Owatonna … Helped lead team to NAHL Robertson Cup Round Robin finals … Had a 5-2 record in the playoffs … One of five finalists for the NAHL Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Goalie of the Year awards ... The goalie on the all-Central Division Team ... Also named to the all-rookie team ... Graduated from John Burroughs School ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in track ... Earned National Merit Scholarship Commendation.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 22 ... Parents are Matt Bosner and Joanie Rosenbaum ... Has one brother ... Major is legal studies and political science ... Minor is Spanish ... This past summer, was selected for the Cadet Summer Research Program at the Office of General Counsel, Pentagon ... On the dean’s list every semester ... Long-term goals are to go to law school and become a JAG (Judge Advocate General) ... Listens to Nelly’s Heart of a Champion before games ... Father is a cardiologist and mother is a neonatologist ... Favorite sport other than hockey is football ... Started playing hockey at the age of eight.
CAREER HIGHS Saves: 14 vs. Alaska, Oct, 8, 2010
BOSNER’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 2 2 0 4
MIN 17 65 0 82
GA 1 7 0 8
GAA 3.43 6.26 0 5.82
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REC 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
SV 15 16 0 31
SV% .938 .696 .000 .795
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19 Stephen Carew Forward/Defense | Senior | 5-9 | 175 | Shoots: Right Eden Prairie, Minn. | Owatonna Express (NAHL)
2011-12 (JUNIOR) Played in all 39 games, 37 at forward and two on defense ... Tied for fourth on the team with nine goals and was 10th with 14 points ... +9 was tied for third among all the forwards ... Two game-winners tied for fourth on the team ... Scored a goal in the season opener vs. North Dakota ... Tied his career high with two points (1-1-2) in the win over Alabama-Huntsville ... Career-best two goals in the win over AIC, Dec. 3 ... Tied career best with two goals each against Niagara and Mercyhurst ... Two assists in the win over Mercyhurst in the AHA semifinals.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 36 of the 38 games, all on defense ... Four goals and five assists for nine points ... All four goals came on the power play ... Scored in the season opener vs. Alaska ... Scored a goal in three straight games, vs. RIT, Colorado College and Yale ... His goal against third-ranked Yale was the game-winner with 3:52 remaining ... Assisted on the game-winning goal with 4:16 remaining as Air Force beat Holy Cross, 3-2, in the AHA semifinal game.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 36 of the 37 games ... 15 points on six goals and nine assists were second on the team among the freshmen ... Three of his six goals came on the power play ... First career goal came against Alabama-Huntsville, Oct. 17, 2009 ... Career-best two points on one goal and one assist in the 3-0 win over Bentley, Jan. 16 ... Tied his career high with two points in the 8-1 win over Sacred Heart, Feb. 27.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played for coach Pat Cullen and the Owatonna Express of the NAHL in 2008-09 ... Team captain ... Led the team and was 15th in the league with 54 points (28-26-54) … Eighth in the league with 28 goals … NAHL Central Player of the Week on Jan. 12 as he scored four goals in a pair of Express wins … Helped lead the team to the NAHL second round of the playoffs … Seven points (2-5-7) in the playoffs led the team ... Played the 2007-08 season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL and had 19 points ... Graduated from BenildeSt. Margarets High School ... Lettered four years in hockey ... Team captain and MVP ... Four-time all-conference selection ... All-state honorable mention.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 39 ... Parents are Ed and Linda Carew ... Has one sister ... Major is management ... This past summer, worked the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training and worked Mission Support ... On the superintendent’s list (excellence in academics, athletics and military) in the spring of 2012 ... On the dean’s list twice and commandant’s list (military excellence) once ... On the athletic’s list every semester ... Hopes to work in the acquisitions career field after graduation ... Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite book is Unbroken ... Favorite sport other than hockey is lacrosse ... Greatest moment in sports was winning the AHA Championship last season ... Hometown was named the No. 1 place to live by Forbes and Money Magazine in 2010 ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at age four ... Hobbies are playing guitar, fishing, camping, off-roading and working out ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite NHL player is Wild forward Zach Parise.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2, several times Assists: 2 vs. Mercyhurst, March 16 Points: 2, several times
CAREW’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 36 36 39 111
G 6 4 9 19
A 9 5 5 19
PTS 15 9 14 38
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PIM 4-8 4-8 5-10 13-26
SOG 53 48 68 169
PP 3 4 1 8
SH 1 0 0 1
GW 0 1 2 3
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9 Kyle De Laurell Forward | Senior | 6-1 | 200 | Shoots: Right Mission Viejo, Calif. | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
2011-12 (JUNIOR) Played in all 39 games and led the team with 23 assists and 38 points ... First-team all-AHA ... Third in the AHA in points, second in assists and eighth in goals in all games ... In AHA games, second in the league with 30 points, eighth with 12 goals and second with 18 assists ... Season high two goals four times ... Twice named AHA Player of the Week ... AHA Player of the Month for October with 10 points (6-4-10) ... Second on the team with 15 goals ... +13 tied for the team lead among the forwards and second on the team ... Five power-play goals and three game-winners were tied for second on the team ... Two goals in the win over Niagara, Oct. 14 ... Tied a then-career-high with three points in the win at Alabama-Huntsville (2-1-3) ... Career-best four points (2-2-4) in the win over AIC, Dec. 2 ... Six points in the AIC series ... Two goals in the 3-3 overtime tie at Holy Cross ... Scored the game-winner in the 4-3 win over UConn in the AHA Quarterfinals, March 9.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 31 games and tied for fourth on the team with 10 goals ... Third on the team with 33 points (10-23-33) ... Second on the team and fifth in AHA with six power play goals ... Tied season best with three points (1-2-3) vs. AIC, Oct. 23 ... First-career hat trick in the win over Holy Cross, Dec. 4 ... Tied season high with three points (1-2-3) vs. RIT, Feb. 5 ... Tied season high three points (2-1-3) vs. Niagara, Feb. 12 ... Four points (1-3-4) in SHU series, March 11-12.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 36 of the 37 games ... Earned the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman ... Fourth on the team with six goals and fifth on the team with 18 points ... Three of his six goals were game-winners ... Career-best three assists in the 5-4 win over RIT in his fourth collegiate game ... First career goal came in the 4-1 win at Canisius, Nov. 1 ... Goal was the eventual game-winner.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played for coach John Bowkus and led the Wichita Falls Wildcats in points per game at 1.19 … Third on the team with 37 points (10-27-37) in 31 games, despite missing the second half of the season with a shoulder injury … Helped lead the team to the NAHL playoffs … NAHL South Player of the Week, Sept. 23, when he led all scorers at the NAHL Showcase with three goals and six assists as the Wildcats tallied a perfect 4-0 record … Named to the Showcase all-tournament team ... Scored one game-winner and assisted on the other three at the Showcase … Played 16 games with the Wildcats in 2007-08 ... Graduated from Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs ... Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 29 ... Parents are Jeffrey and Patrice De Laurell ... Has three siblings ... Major is operations research ... This past summer, worked Combat Survival Training and Basic Cadet Training ... Also attended the Chicago Blackhawks Developmental Camp this past summer ... On the athletic’s list five of six semesters and on the dean’s and commandant’s list once ... Plans to work as an operations research scientist after graduation ... Long-term goal is to go to graduate school and become an analyst ... Listens to Levels by Avicii before games ... During the summer of 2010, learned to fly UAV’s in the Unmanned Aerial Systems program ... Lived in five different states during the two years prior to coming to the Academy ... Famous person he would most like to meet is Wayne Gretzky ... Started playing roller hockey when he was three and transitioned to ice at age seven ... Hobby is video games ... Favorite NHL team is the Anaheim Ducks ... Favorite player is Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 3 vs. Holy Cross, Dec. 4, 2010 Assists: 3 vs. RIT, Oct. 23, 2009 Points: 4 vs. AIC, Dec. 2, 2011
DE LAURELL’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 36 31 39 106
G 6 10 15 31
A 12 23 23 58
PTS 18 33 38 89
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PIM 8-16 7-14 14-28 29-58
SOG 83 77 150 310
PP 4 6 5 15
SH 0 0 0 0
GW 3 0 3 6
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17 Chad Demers Forward | Sophomore | 5-11 | 182 | Shoots: Left Grafton, N.D. | Fargo Force (USHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 39 games and was fifth on the team with 24 points and fourth with eight goals ... Seventh in the AHA in points by a freshman in all games with 24 (8-16-24) ... In AHA games only, tied for fifth in the league in points by a freshman with 19 points ... Fifth on the team with 24 points and fourth with eight goals ... Career-best two assists vs. AIC, Dec. 12 ... Career best of two goals and three points vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 17.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 136 career regular-season and playoff games in three years with the Fargo Force of the USHL … Played in 51 games in 2010-11 for the Force and was second on the team with 18 goals, 32 assists and 50 points … Team captain in 2010-11 ... His +26 and three game-winners were also second on the team … In 2009-10, played in 43 regular-season games and had three goals and 12 points … Also had one goal and one assist in 13 playoff games … Helped lead the Force to a runner-up finish in the 2010 USHL playoffs … Played in 23 games in 2008-09 and had two goals and one assist ... Junior coaches were Jason Herter (2010-11), Steve Johnson (2009-10) and Dean Blais (2008-09) ... Lettered four years in baseball, three years in football and two in hockey at Grafton High School ... Named all-state in football and hockey in 2007-08 ... All-region in football in 2006 and 2007 ... Hockey state tournament MVP and all-tournament team in 2008 ... Team won the state championship ... Member of the National Honor Society three years.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 35 ... Parents are Guy and Susie Demers ... Has two brothers ... Major is management ... Minor is Spanish ... This past summer, completed Expeditionary Survival Evasion Training, CyberWarfare and the Jump (parachuting) program ... On the dean’s list his first semester ... Long term goals are to work as an Air Force acquisitions officer and someday work in hockey as a coach or general manager ... Listens to Limp Bizkit’s Break Stuff before games ... Credits his brothers as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started skating at age three and started playing hockey at age four ... Hobbies are hunting and four-wheeling ... Favorite NHL team is the Washington Capitals ... Favorite player is Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 17, 2012 Assists: 2, several times Points: 2 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 17, 2012
DEMERS’ CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 39 39
G 8 8
A 16 16
PTS 24 24
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PIM 5-13 5-13
SOG 91 91
PP 4 4
SH 0 0
GW 0 0
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16 Jason Fabian Forward | Junior | 6-4 | 195 | Shoots: Right Roseau, Minn. | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 39 games ... Earned the team’s defensive player of the year award, the first forward to ever win the honor ... Took more faceoffs than any other Falcon and won 61 percent of them ... Tied for 10th on the team with 14 points ... Tied for fourth with nine goals ... Scored two goals in the 4-2 win at Army ... In the third and deciding game of the AHA Quarterfinals vs. UConn, his goal late in the second period tied the game at 3-3 as AFA went on to win 4-3 ... At the AHA Final Four, had four points to help lead the Falcons to the conference tournament title ... One goal and one assist in the semifinal win over Mercyhurst ... His goal late in the third sealed the win in the 5-2 victory ... Two goals in the 4-0 win over RIT in the championship game ... Scored an empty-netter late in the third to seal the win.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in 37 of the 38 games ... Seventh on the team in scoring with 21 points ... Tied for fifth in goals with 10 ... Led all freshmen in both categories ... Tied for eighth in the AHA in goals by a freshman and 13th in points in all games ... First career goal came against AIC, Oct. 22 ... Scored career best two goals vs. AIC, Oct. 23 ... Matched his career best with two goals vs. Niagara, Nov. 20 ... Tied his career best with two goals vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 19 ... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 21 with four points (3-1-4) in the road sweep at Mercyhurst .
BEFORE AIR FORCE Named to the NAHL all-Central Division team … Played in 57 regular-season games for the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL … Played for coach Byron Pool ... Tied for ninth in the league with 58 points on 24 goals and 34 assists … Led the team in points, game-winners and plus-minus and was second in goals and power-play goals … In 10 playoff games in 2009-10, he had six goals and 10 assists, the third-most goals and third-most points among all NAHL players … Named to the all-tournament team at the NAHL’s Robertson Cup as he helped lead the Bobcats to the national championship … Scored a goal in the championship game … Also played 55 games for the Bobcats in 2008-09 and had 39 points on 17 goals and 22 assists ... Graduated from Roseau High School ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in track and football ... All-state honorable mention as a senior in football ... Team captain as a senior ... Hockey team won the state championship in 2007 ... Track team captain and MVP as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 35 ... Parents are Dan and Roxanne Fabian ... Has two older brothers ... Brother, Erik, was a four-year letterman at forward for the University of North Dakota, 2004-07, and is currently an assistant coach of the UND women’s hockey program ... Major is management ... This past summer, travelled to Tinker AFB, Okla., on Operation Air Force ... Also worked Basic Cadet Training ... On the dean’s and athletic’s list every semester ... Greatest moment in sports was winning the national championship in junior hockey with the Bismarck Bobcats ... His hometown of Roseau holds the record for the most state hockey championships in the state of Minnesota ... Favorite sport other than hockey is football ... Credits his brothers as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Would like to get his MBA after graduation ... Started playing hockey at age three ... Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite player is former Av Joe Sakic.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2,several times Assists: 2, several times Points: 2, several times
FABIAN’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 37 39 76
G 10 9 19
A 11 5 16
PTS 21 14 35
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PIM 3-6 10-20 13-26
SOG 93 56 149
PP 1 0 1
SH 0 1 1
GW 0 2 2
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22 Cole Gunner Forward | Sophomore | 5-9 | 170 | Shoots: Right Richfield, Minn. | Tri-City Storm (USHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 39 games and was the team’s top freshman scorer with 28 points (8-20-28) ... His 20 assists were second on the team among all players ... 25th in the nation in points by a freshman (0.72 per game) ... Fifth in the AHA in points by a freshman with 28 in all games ... Among all players, eighth in the league with 20 assists ... In league games only, tied for seventh in the AHA in assists with 15 assists, tied for eighth in points by a freshman in the league with 19 ... In first career game, had two assists vs. North Dakota ... Tied his career high of two assists vs. UAH, Niagara, Canisius and AIC ... Career-high three points vs. Alabama-Huntsville ... Had a six-game point-scoring streak early in the season (tied team best) ... Scored a goal in each game at the AHA Final Four and was named to the all-tournament team ... Earned the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 151 career games in the USHL with 27 goals and 46 assists for 73 points … Started the 2010-11 season with the Chicago Steel (coached by Steve Poapst) of the USHL and played 38 games, scoring six goals and dishing out 14 assists … Traded to the Tri-City Storm (coached by Drew Schnoek) late in the season and played 16 games with seven goals and four assists … Started the 2009-10 season with the Fargo Force of the USHL and played 26 games with five goals and six assists … Traded to the Chicago Steel (coached by John Waibel) at midseason and played the final 26 games, scoring five goals and 11 assists … Played 45 games for the Fargo Force (coached by Dean Blais) in 2008-09 and had four goals and 11 assists ... Lettered two years in hockey and baseball at Richfield High School ... AllConference in hockey twice and honorable mention all-state in 2007-08.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 1 ... Parents are David and Melody Gunner ... Has two sisters ... Major is management ... Minor is French ... This past summer, took an economics class and completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... On the superintendent’s list for excellence in academics, military and athletics in the fall of 2011 ... Long-term goal is to own is own business or be a hockey coach ... Favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham ... Listens to Pink Floyd before games ... Favorite sport when he was a kid was baseball ... One word to describe himself is “passionate” ... Started playing ice hockey at age three ... Hobbies are fishing, hunting and playing Mario Kart ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Patrick Kane.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 2, several times Points: 3 vs. UAH, Oct. 22, 2011
GUNNER’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 39 39
G 8 8
A 20 20
PTS 28 28
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PIM 17-37 17-37
SOG 88 88
PP 3 3
SH GW 0 2 0 2
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4 Alex Halloran Defense | Sophomore | 5-9 | 180 | Shoots: Right Salt Lake City, Utah | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in 15 games on defense and had one goal, one assist and two points on the season ... Both points came in the 7-2 win at Alabama-Huntsville ... His goal came on the power play and was the eventual gamewinner ... Played in the first 12 games before suffering a knee injury ... Played in just three games the remainder of the season, vs. RIT, Feb. 3-4, and UConn on March 9.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played two years of junior hockey for the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL … Junior coach was Dale Purinton ... Played in 48 games in 2010-11 and was the team’s top scoring defenseman with nine goals and 25 assists … His nine goals were fifth on the team among all players … Played 58 games for the Capitals in 2009-10 and had three goals and 16 assists for 19 points ... Lettered four years in hockey for Juan Diego Catholic High School ... Team won the state championship as a freshman and sophomore ... Team captain and led the league in points as a junior and senior ... On the honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 2 ... Parents are Mike Halloran and Cheryl Gilger ... Has one brother and one sister ... Major is economics ... This past summer, took a calculus class and also completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... Long-term goal is to go to graduate school and be the CEO of a public company someday ... Favorite class is chemistry ... Listens to Deadmaus before games ... Participated in both the opening and closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 ... Favorite sport other than hockey is skiing ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing ice hockey at age eight ... Hobby is playing Mario Kart ... Favorite NHL team is the New York Rangers ... Favorite NHL player is Florida Panther defenseman Brian Campbell.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. UAH, Oct. 22, 2011 Assists: 1 vs. UAH, Oct. 22, 2011 Points: 2 vs. UAH, Oct. 22, 2011
HALLORAN’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 15 15
G 1 1
A 1 1
PTS 2 2
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PIM 3-6 3-6
SOG 15 15
PP 1 1
SH GW 0 1 0 1
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15 Scott Holm Forward | Sophomore | 6-1 | 185 | Shoots: Left Plymouth, Minn. | Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in 32 games and had 10 points on six goals and four assists ... Scored two power-play goals and had one game-winner ... Played in the final 30 games of the season ... First career goal came in the 8-3 win at AIC, Dec. 2 ... In the final 11 games, had five goals and two assists ... Career-high two points (1-1-2) in the 3-3 overtime tie at Niagara, Feb. 11 ... Scored a goal in four straight games late in the season ... Scored a goal in the 3-0 win at Robert Morris that clinched the AHA regular season title ... Scored in a goal in all three games of the AHA Quarterfinal Series as the Falcons beat UConn and advanced to the AHA Final Four ... Scored the first goal in the 4-3 win in the third and deciding game ... Earned the team’s most improved player award at the end of season banquet.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 46 games with the Surrey Eagles (coached by Matt Erhart) and had eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points in 2010-11 … Three powerplay goals and three game-winners … Third on the team with 13 points in 16 playoff games on four goals and nine assists ... Led all rookies and all import players in scoring during the playoffs ... Lettered three years in hockey at Wayzata High School ... Named the team MVP and was allconference as a senior.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 3 ... Parents are Craig and Sue Holm ... Has three sisters ... Major is systems engineering ... This past summer, took a calculus class and also completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... Favorite movie is Batman: The Dark Knight Rises ... Person in history he would like to meet is Leonardo Da Vinci ... One word to describe himself is “persistent” ... Favorite sport other than hockey is baseball ... Started playing ice hockey at age four ... Hobby is playing golf ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite NHL player is Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 1, several times Points: 2, several times
HOLM’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 32 32
G 6 6
A 4 4
PTS 10 10
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PIM 5-10 5-10
SOG 47 47
PP 2 2
SH GW 0 1 0 1
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7 Casey Kleisinger Forward | Junior | 5-10 | 180 | Shoots: Right Edwards, Colo. | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 39 games ... Tied for fourth on the team with nine goals and was ninth with 16 points ... Led the team with two short-handed goals and was tied for fourth with two game-winners ... +11 in all games was tied for third among the forwards ... Four goals, seven points and was a +11 in conference games ... Scored one goal in each of the first two games against North Dakota and Michigan State ... Two points (1-1-2) in the 7-2 win at Alabama-Huntsville ... Career highs of two goals and three points in the win at AIC, Dec. 3 ... Short-handed goal vs. fifth-ranked Colorado College gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead and was the eventual game-winner in a 2-1 victory at World Arena ... Two goals, one in each game, in the sweep of RIT at Cadet Ice Arena in February ... Scored the game-winner in the 3-0 victory in game one ... Scored a goal in the 4-3 win over UConn in game one of the AHA Quarterfinal series.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in 34 of the 38 games and had five goals and eight assists for 13 points ... Tied for third on the team in goals by a freshman and fourth in points ... First career goal came against Denver, Nov. 27 ... Season-best two points (1-1-2) at Mercyhurst, Feb. 18 ... Tied his season high of two points (1-1-2) vs. the Lakers the next night ... Again matched his season high of two points vs. Sacred Heart as Air Force completed the sweep of the Pioneers in the AHA quarterfinals ... Scored his first career game-winner, the first goal of that game on March 12.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 55 regular-season games for the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL … Played for coach Byron Pool ... Selected to play in the Central Division Top Prospects tournament … Earned Central Division Player of the Week honors … Second on the team in points with 54, tied for second with 34 assists and was fourth with 20 goals … Tied for 13th in the league in points … Led the team with nine power-play goals … In 10 playoff games, had 14 points on five goals and nine assists, the fourth most of any player in the NAHL … Named the most valuable player and selected to the all-tournament team at the NAHL’s Robertson Cup as he helped lead the Bobcats to the national championship … Scored the game-winning goal in the championship game … Played 53 games for the Bobcats in 2008-09 and had 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists ... Bobcats’ playoff MVP as the Bobcats won the Central Division ... Graduated from Middleton High School ... Lettered three years in hockey and soccer and two in track ... Was third in the state in points in 2004-05 in Colorado ... First-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention in 2005-06.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 8 ... Parents are Terry and Laurie Kleisinger ... Has one brother ... Father was a goalie for the University of Wisconsin and helped lead the Badgers to the NCAA Championship in 1981 and 1983 and a runner-up finish in 1982 ... Father also played for the New York Rangers and was the goalie coach at Colorado College from 2000-04 ... Returned to Colorado College in 2009-10 as the goalie coach and is currently in that position ... Major is management ... Minor is Spanish ... This past summer, travelled to Fairchild AFB, Wash., on Operation Air Force and later served as squadron superintendent during Basic Cadet Training ... On the dean’s list and athletic’s list every semester ... Would like to work in the acquisitions field after graduation ... Favorite book is Ender’s Game ... Something not many people know about him is that he is a certified scuba diver ... Chose his jersey number because seven is his favorite number ... Hometown of Edwards, Colo., is 12 miles from Vail and was listed No. 6 by Money Magazine for the Rich and Single in the United States ... Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite NHL player is former Av Peter Forsberg.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs. AIC, Dec. 3, 2011 Assists: 2, several times Points: 3 vs. AIC, Dec. 3, 2011
KLEISINGER’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 34 38 72
G 5 9 14
A 8 7 15
PTS 13 16 29
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PIM 8-16 6-12 14-28
SOG 52 73 125
PP 1 0 1
SH GW 0 1 2 2 2 3
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27 John Kruse Forward | Senior | 6-1 | 195 | Shoots: Right Eden Prairie, Minn. | Owatonna Express (NAHL)
2010-11 (JUNIOR) Second-team all-AHA selection ... Played in all 39 games and led the team with 16 goals ... Second on the team with 30 points ... Tied for the team lead among the forwards with +13 ... Tied for sixth in the league in goals and tied for 13th in points in all games ... In AHA games, tied for third in the league with 14 goals and fifth in points with 26 ... 15 even-strength goals led the team ... Three points in the Army series, including two points (1-1-2) in the 3-3 overtime tie on Jan. 20 ... Three points in the Canisius series, including two points (1-1-2) and the game-winner in the 3-0 win on Jan. 29 ... Five-game point scoring streak, tied as his longest of the season, ended vs. RIT, Feb. 4 ... Season high four points (2-2-4), the second most of his career against Mercyhurst, Feb. 17 ... Scored a goal in each game, including the game-winner vs. Mercyhurst, in the AHA Final Four.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 37 of the 38 games ... Third on the team with 11 goals ... Fourth on the team with 29 points ... Tied for second on the team with two gamewinners ... Named to the Kendall Classic (Anchorage, Alaska) all-tournament team as he scored two points (1-1-2) against Alaska-Fairbanks ... Career-best five points (2-3-5) in the win over AIC, Oct. 23 ... Scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 3:20 left in the third period in the 4-3 win over RIT, Nov. 7 ... Tied his career best with three assists at UConn, Jan. 22 ... Scored the game-winning goal with 1:17 remaining in AFA’s 5-3 win at Mercyhurst, Feb. 18 ... Four points (2-2-4) in the AHA Quarterfinals vs. Sacred Heart, March 11-12.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 34 games and had five goals and eight assists for 13 points ... Third on the team among the freshmen in points ... 10th in scoring overall on the team ... In his third career series, had six points (1-5-6) in the sweep of RIT ... Careerbest three assists in the first game on Oct. 23 ... One goal and two assists in the second game ... Career-best two goals, including the game-winner, in the 6-3 win over Sacred Heart, Feb. 26.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played for coach Pat Cullen and the Owatonna Express of the NAHL ... Played 34 games for the Express and had 33 points (11-22-33) … His +13 was second on the team while his five powerplay goals were third … Helped lead the team to the NAHL second round of the playoffs … Led his team with five playoff goals and was second on the team with six playoff points in nine games ... Graduated from Eden Prairie High School ... Lettered three years in hockey.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 19 ... Parents are Norm and Stacy Kruse ... Has two siblings ... Major is management ... Would like to work in the acquisitions career field after graduation ... Long-term goal is to start his own sporting goods business ... This past summer, spent three weeks in Nerja, Spain, on the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program, taking classes and learning about the Spanish culture ... Favorite sport other than hockey is golf ... Something not many people know about him is that he can play the piano ... One word to describe himself is “dedicated” ... Hometown of Eden Prairie was named the No. 1 Best Place to Live in 2010 and No. 3 in 2012 by Forbes and Money magazine ... Started skating when he was two and a half years old ... Favorite team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Pavel Datsyuk.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2, several times Assists: 3, several times Points: 5 vs. AIC, Oct. 23, 2010
KRUSE’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 34 37 39 110
G 5 11 16 32
A 8 18 14 40
PTS 13 29 30 72
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PIM 2-4 3-6 4-8 9-18
SOG 57 95 102 254
PP 2 1 1 4
SH GW 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 7
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55 Mike McDonald Defense | Sophomore | 6-5 | 215 | Shoots: Right Mahtomedi, Minn. | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in two games and had one shot on goal and one penalty ... Played against Sacred Heart (Nov. 5) and UConn (Nov. 26).
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 54 games on defense for the Coulee Region Chill of the NAHL and had four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 2010-11… One power-play goal and two game-winners … One goal and four assists and was a +4 in nine playoff games … In 2009-10, played in 43 games with the North Iowa Outlaws of the NAHL and had two goals and five assists ... Junior coach was Garrett Strot ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in football at Mahtomedi High School ... All-conference in football in 2008 ... Honorable mention in hockey as a junior and all-conference as a senior.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 20 ... Parents are Mike and Lori McDonald ... Has two brothers ... Major is management ... This past summer, took an economics class and also completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... On the dean’s list in the spring of 2012 ... Long-term goal is to work as an acquisitions officer and then work for a Fortune 500 company ... Favorite books are anything written by Vince Flynn ... Person in history he would most like to meet is Babe Ruth ... Best word to describe himself is “ambitious” ... Favorite sport other than hockey is football ... Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Cousin, Chris Anderson, played for St. Cloud State from 2004-08 ... Started playing ice hockey at age of four ... Hobbies are playing golf, guitar and Mario Kart ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is retired defenseman Rob Blake.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0
MCDONALD’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 2 2
G 0 0
A 0 0
PTS 0 0
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PIM 1-2 1-2
SOG 1 1
PP 0 0
SH 0 0
GW 0 0
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6 Adam McKenzie Defense | Junior | 5-11 | 178 | Shoots: Left Petaluma, Calif. | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 39 games and had two goals and 16 assists for 18 points ... Tied for fifth on the team in assists ... Two goals and 10 assists in conference games ... +11 in conference games was the fourth best on the team and the second best among the defensemen ... Tied his career best with two assists in the 4-2 win at Army ... Goals came in back-to-back games, in victories over RIT and Niagara in February ... Tied his career best with two assists in the 3-0 win over Robert Morris in the final regular season game (Feb. 25) as the Falcons clinched the AHA regular season title ... Assisted on the game-winner ... Two assists in the 4-3 win over UConn in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Named to the AHA all-rookie team ... Played in all 38 games and had 19 points on five goals and 14 assists ... The No. 2 scoring freshman on the team ... +8 was the fourth best on the team ... Two power-play goals ...The top-scoring freshman defenseman in the AHA with 18 points in 27 league games (5-13-18) ... Career-best two assists vs. AIC, Oct. 23, 2010 ... First career goal came against Niagara, Nov. 20 ... AFA was 3-0-2 in games he scored a goal ... Tied his career best with two points (1-1-2) vs. UConn, Jan. 22.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Named to the NAHL all-West Division team … Played in 56 regular-season games for the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL … Played for coach Paul Baxter ... Ranked eighth in the league in points by a defenseman with 31 points on nine goals and 22 assists … Five power-play goals, one short-handed goal and one game-winner … In 10 playoff games in 2009-10, he had seven points, all assists, the third-most of any defenseman … Named to the all-tournament team at the NAHL’s Robertson Cup as he helped lead the Wild to the tournament’s semifinals … In 2008-09, had 28 points in 57 regular-season games on four goals and 24 assists … Earned the NAHL Academic Achievement award ... Graduated from St. Vincent High School ... Played two years of high school baseball and was the league MVP.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 3... Parents are Tom and Cynthia McKenzie ... Has one sister ... Major is aeronautical engineering ... Minor is French ... This past summer, travelled to Andrews AFB, Md., on Operation Air Force ... Also attended the Washington Capitals Development Camp ... Worked the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training ... On the dean’s list every semester ... On the commandant’s list twice and athletic’s list once ... Long-term goal is to be a developmental engineer ... Favorite book is Tom Clancy’s Dead or Alive ... Person in history he would most like to meet is Bobby Orr ... Favorite sport other than hockey is baseball ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing ice hockey at age five ... Favorite NHL team is the San Jose Sharks ... Favorite player is Sharks’ defenseman Dan Boyle.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 2, several times Points: 2, several times
MCKENZIE’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 38 39 77
G 5 2 7
A 14 16 30
PTS 19 18 37
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PIM 7-22 5-10 12-32
SOG 62 65 127
PP 2 0 2
SH 1 0 1
GW 0 0 0
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18 George Michalke III Forward | Junior | 5-11 | 165 | Shoots: Right Parma, Ohio | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 38 games and had four goals and six assists for 10 points ... Seven points in conference games (25-7) ... Scored a goal in the first game of the season at third-ranked North Dakota ... One goal and one assist in the AIC series ... Only game-winner of the season came in the third and deciding game of the AHA Quarterfinal series against UConn ... Broke a 3-3 tie early in the third period as the Falcons won the three-game series and advanced to the AHA Final Four ... Won 55 percent of his faceoffs on the season.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in 27 games and had four goals and six assists for 10 points ... Fifth among the freshmen in scoring ... Third on the team with a +9 ... First career goal came against Robert Morris, Oct. 17 ... Scored the game-winner in the 6-5 win at Mercyhurst, Feb. 19 ... Career-best two points (1-1-2) in that game ... Scored his second game-winner of the season in the 4-2 win over Robert Morris, Feb. 25 ... One goal and one assist as Air Force swept Sacred Heart in the AHA Quarterfinals, March 11-12.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Spent two and a half seasons in the USHL before completing his junior career with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL … Played for coach Josh Hauge ... Played 10 games late in 2009-10 with the Ice Dogs and had one goal and three assists for four points … Named to the all-tournament team at the NAHL’s Robertson Cup as he scored six points in 10 games as his team placed second … Played 22 games for the Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) and had 10 points on three goals and seven assists in 2009-10… In 2008-09, played 44 games for the Stampede and had 15 points (8-7-15) … Played 42 games for the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets of the USHL in 2007-08 and had 11 points on four goals and seven assists ... Graduated from University High School.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 33 ... Parents are George, Jr., and Kathleen Michalke ... Has one brother ... Major is English ... On the dean’s list and commandant’s list (military excellence) in the spring of 2012 ... On the athletic’s list both semesters as a freshman ... Favorite book is Catch 22 ... Favorite movie is Toy Story ... Favorite sport other than hockey is basketball ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at the age of three ... Favorite NHL team is the Philadelphia Flyers ... Favorite NHL player is Claude Giroux.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 1, several times Points: 2 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 19, 2011
MICHALKE’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 27 38 65
G 4 4 8
A 6 6 12
PTS 10 10 20
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PIM 2-4 1-2 3-6
SOG 39 39 78
PP 0 0 0
SH 0 0 0
GW 2 1 3
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39 Paul Moberg Goalie | Sophomore | 6-1 | 175 | Catches: Left Forest Lake, Minn. | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in two games, but did not start ... First career action came in game two of the season after starting goaltender Jason Torf went down with an injury late in the third period against Michigan State ... In a 2-2 game, played the final five minutes of regulation and did not see a shot ... Allowed a goal early in overtime in the 3-2 loss ... Played the final 14 minutes in the 8-3 win at AIC, Dec. 2 ... Posted a career-high six saves while allowing one goal.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 42 games for the Coulee Region Chill of the NAHL in 2010-11 … Junior coach was Garret Strot ... Record of 22-16-4 with a 2.93 goals-against average … His .918 saves percentage in the regular season was the sixth-best in the league … Named the NAHL goalie of the week twice … Selected to play in the Prospects Tournament and earned the team’s hustle award ... Started five playoff games and had a 2.75 GAA with a .929 saves percentage … In 2009-10, played in 41 games with the North Iowa Outlaws of the NAHL and had a 3.69 GAA with a .903 saves percentage and a record of 10-26-3 ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in golf at Forest Lake High School ... Team captain, all-conference, all-state and team MVP as a senior ... Named the team’s rookie of the year as a freshman ... Golf team captain and allconference as a senior ... Won the Minnesota individual state championship in golf in 2009.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 2 ... Parents are Ron and Kerry Moberg ... Has three siblings .. Major is management ... This past summer, took an economics class and completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... Long-term goal is to possibly fly the B-2 stealth bomber or go into the financial career field ... Listens to Kid Cudi before games ... Person in history he would like to meet is Alexander the Great ... Credits his brother as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing ice hockey in third grade ... Hobbies are fishing, golfing and spending time at the lake ... Favorite NHL team is the San Jose Sharks ... Favorite player is Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick.
CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 14 vs. AIC, Dec. 2, 2011 Saves: 6 vs. AIC, Dec. 2, 2011 Shutouts: 0
MOBERG’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 2 2
MIN GA 20 2 20 2
GAA 6.04 6.04
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REC 0-1-0 0-1-0
SV 6 6
SV% .750 .750
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2 Jacob Musselman Defense | Junior | 5-8 | 180 | Shoots: Right Littleton, Colo. | Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 14 games and had three assists ... Was a +7 on the season ... Two of his assists came in conference play ... Had assists vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Sacred Heart and AIC.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in two games, both coming against Niagara on Feb. 11-12 ... Was called for one penalty and took one shot on goal.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 36 regular-season games for the Brown Bears and had one goal and nine assists … Played for coach Oliver David ... In 2008-09, played 57 games for the Brown Bears and had three goals and 17 assists for 20 points ... Graduated from Coronado High School in Colorado Springs.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 24 ... Parents are William and Tammy Musselman ... Has three siblings ... This past summer, travelled to Charleston AFB, S.C., on Operation Air Force and flew in a C-17 ... Spent three weeks in France as part of the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program ... Also worked the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training ... On the dean’s list and athletic’s list as a freshman ... On the superintendent’s list in the second semester of his sophomore year ... Would like to get his master’s in business management after graduation ... Long-term goal is to work in the acquisitions career field ... Person in history he would most like to meet is George Washington ... Favorite sport other than hockey is tennis ... Credits his parents for having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at the age of six ... Listens to Rise Against before games ... One word to describe himself is “determined” ... Hobbies are hiking, swimming and travelling ... Favorite team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite NHL player is former Av defenseman Adam Foote.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 0 Assists: 1, several times Points: 1, several times
MUSSELMAN’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 2 14 16
G 0 0 0
A 0 3 3
PTS 0 3 3
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PIM 1-2 1-2 2-4
SOG 1 5 6
PP 0 0 0
SH 0 0 0
GW 0 0 0
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12 Ben Persian Forward | Sophomore | 6-2 | 185 | Shoots: Right Orono, Minn. | Owatonna Express (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in one game, against North Dakota in the season opener ... Had one shot on goal.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played two seasons for the Owatonna Express of the NAHL … Junior coach was Chuck Linconheld ... Led the team with 24 goals and 48 points in 55 games in 2010-11 … Fourth on the team with 24 assists … Also had four power-play goals and four game-winners … Played 48 games in 2009-10 and had seven goals and six assists … Named the NAHL Central Division player of the week in October 2010 ... Lettered three years in hockey and football and two in baseball at Orono High School ... All-conference three times in hockey and named honorable mention all-state as a senior ... All-conference twice in football ... All-state honorable mention and named the Wright County most valuable receiver as a senior.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 16 ... Parents are Steve and Kathy Persian ... Has one brother ... Major is undeclared ... This past summer, completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training and the Jump (parachute) program ... On the dean’s list both semesters as a freshman and on the athletic’s list once ... Favorite book is the No Easy Day ... Person in history he would like to meet is Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... Started playing hockey at the age of five ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Wild forward Zach Parise.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 0 Assists:0 Points: 0
PERSIAN’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 1 1
G 0 0
A 0 0
PTS 0 0
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PIM 0-0 0-0
SOG 1 1
PP 0 0
SH GW 0 0 0 0
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20 Tony Thomas Forward | Junior | 6-3 | 200 | Shoots: Left South Lyon, Mich. | Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 39 games and had three goals and eight assists for 11 points ... Season high two points (1-1-2) vs. AIC, Dec. 2 ... Tied season high of two points (1-1-2) in the 8-0 win over Mercyhurst, Feb. 17 ... Had an assist on the third goal in AFA’s 4-0 win over RIT in the AHA championship game.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 38 games and had seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points ... Seven goals were second among the freshmen and tied for eighth on the team ... 17 points were third among the freshmen and 10th on the team ... In all games, tied for 10th in the league in goals by a freshman and 20th in points ... Three powerplay goals and one game-winner ... First career goal came against AIC, Oct. 23 ... Posted career bests of three assists and four points in that game ... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 15 when he recorded five points in two games against Colorado College and third-ranked Yale ... Two assists in the 4-3 win over Yale ... From Oct. 23 through Nov. 14, had three goals and six assists for nine points in five games ... Scored the game-winner in the 7-5 win over Sacred Heart in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played 58 regular-season games for the Topeka RoadRunners of the NAHL … Played for coach Scott Langer ... Ranked third in the league with 11 power-play goals and was 11th with a +20 plus-minus … Ranked in the top 40 in the league with 20 goals and 47 points … Fifth on the team in points and goals … Earned South Division Player of the Week honors twice ... Graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School ... Lettered three years in hockey ... Team won the state championship ... First-team all-state selection ... All-league and all-district in baseball.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 40 ... Parents are Christopher and Deborah Thomas ... Has one brother ... Major is management ... Minor is Spanish ... This past summer, travelled to Nellis AFB, Nev., on Operation Air Force ... Also worked the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training ... On the dean’s list as a freshman ... Would like to earn his MBA and work in the acquisitions career field after graduation ... Listens to the Red Hot Chili Peppers before games ... Person in history he would most like to meet is Jimi Hendrix ... Has been to 49 of the 50 states ... One word to describe himself is “relaxed” ... Credits his parents and grandparents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings ... Favorite NHL player is Red Wings’ forward Pavel Datsyuk.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 3, vs. AIC, Oct. 23, 2010 Points: 4, vs. AIC, Oct. 23, 2010
THOMAS’ CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 38 39 77
G 7 3 10
A 10 8 18
PTS 17 11 28
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PIM 8-16 10-20 18-36
SOG 57 60 117
PP 3 0 3
SH 0 0 0
GW 1 0 1
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13 Ryan Timar Forward | Junior | 5-10 | 180 | Shoots: Right Novi, Mich. | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 31 games and had two goals and six assists for eight points ... Was a +4 and had 38 shots on goal ... Scored goals against Canisius, in the 3-0 win on Jan. 29, and against UConn, in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals ... Scored the second goal of the game to tie the game at 2-2 in the second period.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Played in 28 games and had two goals and four assists for six points ... First career game came against No. 3 Yale in the 4-3 win ... First point was an assist at Bentley in a 3-2 overtime win ... First goal came at Sacred Heart, Jan. 7, 2011 ... Scored the eventual game-winner in the 5-1 win over Army on Jan. 14, 2011 ... Played in 23 of the final 24 games of the season.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Started the 2009-10 season with the Alpena Icediggers of the NAHL and had 29 points (15-14-29) in 35 games … Played for coaches Jack Fritsche and Paul Baxter ... Traded to the Wenatchee Wild and played 13 games, scoring six goals and six assists … In 10 playoff games with the Wild, had 10 points (6-4-10), third-most on the team … Played 53 games for Alpena in 2008-09, 37 points (11-26-37) … Graduated from Novi High School.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 11 ... Parents are Jeff and Lori Timar ... Has four sisters ... Major is biology ...This past summer, travelled to Scott AFB, Ill., on Operation Air Force ... Also worked the Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Program ... On the dean’s list twice and athletic’s list twice ... Would like to go to medical school after graduation ... Long-term goal is to be an orthopedic surgeon ... Favorite food is ribs ... Listens to techno before games ... Person in history he would like to meet is Babe Ruth ... Greatest moment in sports is playing in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments ...Wears the No. 13 because that is the number worn by Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk ... Favorite sport other than hockey is golf ... Started playing hockey at age six ... Hobbies are reading and movies ... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, several times Assists: 1, several times Points: 1, several times
TIMAR’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 28 31 59
G 2 2 4
A 4 6 10
PTS 6 8 14
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PIM 4-16 3-6 7-22
SOG 40 38 78
PP 0 0 0
SH 0 0 0
GW 1 0 1
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29 Jason Torf Goalie | Junior | 6-0 | 183 | Catches: Left Hermosa Beach, Calif. | Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL)
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE) Named the MVP of the AHA Final Four as he helped lead the Falcons to the conference tournament title ... Suffered a groin injury in the second game of the season vs. Michigan State ... Missed the next 14 games ... Returned to start against Bentley, Jan. 14, and made 21 saves in a 2-1 loss ... Three weeks later, had a 1.00 GAA and a .966 saves percentage in RIT series, Feb. 3-4, and was named the AHA Goalie of the Week ... 25 saves for his first shutout of the season, Feb. 3 ... Season-high 32 saves in the 4-2 win on Feb. 4 ... Named AHA Goalie of the Week as he led AFA to three points at Niagara, Feb. 10-11, with a 1.44 GAA and a .935 saves percentage in the series ... Second shutout of the season came on Feb. 10 at Niagara ... Third shutout of the season came on Feb. 17 vs. Mercyhurst ... Fourth shutout came as Air Force clinched the AHA regular season title at Robert Morris ... Made 25 saves in 3-0 win, Feb. 25 ... Named AHA Goalie of the Month for February ... Named to the all-tournament team at the AHA Final Four as he allowed just two goals in two games, including a shutout of RIT in the championship game ... 23 saves in the win over Mercyhurst and 34 in the shutout over RIT in the championship ... The shutout was his fifth of the season and the seventh of his career ... Made 32 saves against top-ranked Boston College in the NCAA Tournament ... Finished the season fourth in the nation in GAA (1.73) and ninth in saves percentage (.929) ... 1.73 GAA set a new school record, breaking the record of 1.97 set by Andrew Volkening in 2008-09 ... .929 saves percentage is a new school record, breaking the old mark of .920 set by Andrew Volkening in 2008-09 ... Led the AHA in league games only with a 1.26 GAA and was second with a .946 saves percentage.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN) Named to the AHA all-rookie team ... Earned the team’s John Matchefts Award as the top freshman, the first goalie to ever win the award ... Played and started 33 games ... Made 29 consecutive starts dating back to his win over Yale, Nov. 14 ... 16 wins were the second-most of any freshman goaltender in the nation ... 2.87 GAA and a .909 saves percentage, the best marks among all freshmen in the AHA in all games ... First career win came against No. 3 Yale in a 4-3 win as he made 34 saves on Nov. 14 ... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week, Nov. 15 ... Named the AHA Goalie of the Month for December ... Named the AHA Rookie and Goalie of the Week, Jan. 3, as he stopped 58-of-62 in the Bentley series ... Career-best 40 saves in the win at Mercyhurst, Feb. 19 ... Named the AHA Rookie of the week for third time as he stopped 51 of 54 in a sweep of Robert Morris, Feb. 25-26 ... First career shutout came in the AHA quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Sacred Heart, March 12 ... Second career shutout and tied his career high with 40 saves in the 1-0 win over RIT in the AHA championship game ... Named to the AHA all-tournament team and was the goalie and freshman of the week in the AHA, March 21 ... 26 saves in the NCAA Tournament game against top-seeded Yale.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played in 24 regular-season games with the Metal Jackets and ranked sixth in the league with a .916 saves percentage … Played for coach David Cole ... His 2.85 goals-against average ranked ninth in the league … Graduated from Culver Academy ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in soccer ... Soccer team captain and all-conference twice ... Earned his school’s best athlete award and was academic all-state.
PERSONAL
CAREER HIGHS Minutes: 65, three times Saves: 40, vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 18, 2011 and vs. RIT, March 19, 2011
Member of Cadet Squadron 21 ... Parents are Kevin and Susan Torf ... Has two siblings ... Major is aeronautical engineering ... Minor is Portugese ... Both of his parents and his brother were all born in South Africa ... Jason is the first American born in the family ... On the dean’s list three of his four semesters ... On the commandant’s list once for military excellence and on the athletic’s list twice... Long-term goal is to work as a developmental engineer designing fighter jets and working as a test pilot engineer ... This past summer, travelled to Shaw AFB, S.C., and flew in an F-16 ... Listens to classical music before games ... One word to describe himself is “ambitious” ... Started playing roller hockey at age five and transitioned to ice at age nine ... Favorite NHL team is the Los Angeles Kings ... Favorite player is former King and Avalanche defenseman Rob Blake.
CAREER SHUTOUTS (7) Sacred Heart, March 12, 2011; RIT, March 19, 2011; RIT, Feb. 3, 2012; Niagara, Feb. 10, 2012; Mercyhurst, Feb. 17, 2012; Robert Morris, Feb. 25, 2012; RIT, March 17, 2012
TORF’S CAREER STATS Year 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 33 19 52
MIN 1821 1038 2859
GA 87 30 117
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GAA 2.87 1.73 2.46
REC 16-9-4 8-5-2 24-14-6
SV 865 394 1259
SV% .909 .929 .915
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24 Mike Walsh Defense | Senior | 5-10 | 190 | Shoots: Right Vernon Hills, Ill. | Chicago Steel (USHL)
2011-12 (JUNIOR) Played in all 39 games on defense and had six assists ... His +17 was the best mark on the team ... Career-best two assists in the win at AIC, Dec. 2 ... Also recorded assists against North Dakota, Colorado College, RIT and Mercyhurst ... Assists vs. Colorado College, RIT and Mercyhurst came on the game-winning goals ... Against Colorado College and RIT, he assisted on Casey Kleisinger’s short-handed game-winner.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 38 games on defense ... One goal and six assists for seven points on the season ... First career goal came against Robert Morris, Oct. 17 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal when Air Force beat Robert Morris, 4-2, on Feb. 26, in the final regular-season home game of the season.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 20 games and had three points ... +2 on the season ... First career point came in his first career game with an assist at Bemidji State ... Also had an assist in the win over Army, March 13, in the AHA Quarterfinals ... Assisted on Jacques Lamoureux’s power-play game-winner with 1:25 left in the game as Air Force swept the playoff series and advanced to the AHA Final Four.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played 24 games for coach Steve Poapst and the Chicago Steel of the USHL and had 10 points (7-3-10) ... Team captain ... Missed the second half of the season due to a shoulder injury ... Also played 60 games for the Steel in 2007-08 (3-8-11) and 57 games in 2006-07 (4-8-12) ... Graduated from Vernon Hills High School ... Lettered two years in track.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 5 ... Parents are Mike and Marianne Walsh ... Has two sisters ... Major is management ... This past summer, took a geopolitics and biology class ... Also worked Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... On the athletic’s list four times ... Would like to work in the space and missiles career field after graduation and would someday like to work for a large company ... Favorite class is innovations ... Famous person he would most like to meet is former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero ... Greatest moment in sports was winning the Curt Hammer Award as the USHL’s Most Gentlemanly Player on and off the ice ... One word to describe himself is “easy-going” ... Favorite sport other than hockey is golf ... Has worn the No. 24 since he started playing juniors ... Credits his junior coach, Steve Poapst, with having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Hobbies are listening to music and playing golf ... Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Favorite player is Blackhawk defenseman Duncan Keith.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. Robert Morris, Oct. 17, 2010 Assists: 2 vs. AIC, Dec. 2, 2011 Points: 2 vs. AIC, Dec. 2, 2011
WALSH’S CAREER STATS Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
GP 20 38 39 97
G 0 1 0 1
A 3 6 6 15
PTS 3 7 6 16
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PIM 2-4 14-47 10-20 26-71
SOG 13 23 29 65
PP 0 0 0 0
SH GW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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11 Dan Weissenhofer Defense | Sophomore | 6-2 | 200 | Shoots: Right Naperville, Ill. | Fargo Force (USHL)
2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Played in 35 games and had seven points (1-6-7) ... +11 was the best mark among the freshmen and the fourth best on the team among all players ... Only goal came on the power play against Mercyhurst, Feb. 17 ... First career point was an assist vs. Denver, Dec. 31 ... Had an assist in each game against Army, Jan. 20-21 ... Assisted on the game-tying goal in the 3-3 overtime tie in game one ... Had the assist on the game-winner in the 4-2 victory in the second game ... Career-best two assists, and two points, in the win over UConn in the first game of the AHA Quarterfinals, March 9.
BEFORE AIR FORCE Played 53 games for the Fargo Force of the USHL in 2010-11 and had seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points … Team captain ... Seven goals were the second-best on the team among the defensemen … +17 was the best mark among the team’s defensemen and the third-best mark on the team … Junior coach was Jason Herter ... Played 14 games for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL in 2009-10 and had three assists … Played 33 games for the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL in 2009-10 and had one goal and six assists … A teammate of current Falcons Jason Fabian and Casey Kleisinger and helped lead the Bobcats to the NAHL Championship ... Graduated from Naperville Central High School.
PERSONAL Member of Cadet Squadron 23 ... Parents are Ron and Cheryl Weissenhofer ... Has two sisters ... Major is management ... This past summer, completed Cyber Warfare and Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training ... Long-term goal is to work in the contracting career field ... Favorite food is his grandma’s garlic mashed potatoes ... Favorite book is The Shack ... Listens to country music before games ... Greatest moment in sports was playing in the NCAA Tournament last season ... One word to describe himself is “humble” ... Favorite sport other than hockey is football ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Started playing ice hockey at age of five ... Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Favorite player is Blackhawk defenseman Duncan Keith.
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 17, 2012 Assists: 2 vs. UConn, March 9, 2012 Points: 2 vs. UConn, March 9, 2012
WEISSENHOFER’S CAREER STATS Year 2011-12 Totals
GP 35 35
G 1 1
A 6 6
PTS 7 7
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PIM 15-30 15-30
SOG 26 26
PP 1 1
SH 0 0
GW 0 0
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44 MAX EDSON
5-11, 170, FR., F SHOOTS: RIGHT AURORA, COLO. WENATCHEE, WILD (NAHL)
5-8, 165, FR., F SHOOTS: LEFT HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. WATERLOO BLACKHAWKS (USHL)
Before Air Force: Played two years of junior hockey for the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL … Played for coach John Becanic ... Led the Wild in scoring in 2011-12 with 57 points (27-30-57) in 60 games … Set the single season record for points by a Wild player ... Led the team with 14 ppg and was second with a +16 … Tied for 11th in the league in goals and 16th in points … Third in the league in power-play goals … Scored six points (2-4-6) in eight playoff games … In 2010-11, was fifth on the Wild with 43 points (19-24-43) in 57 games … Fourth on the team in goals and fifth in points in 2010-11 ... Graduated from Wenatchee High School in Washington. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 31 ... Major is undeclared ... Parents are Michael and Debbie Carey ... Has one brother ... Cousins Drew and Michael Sisco pitch in the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers minor league systems, respectively ... Is ambidexterous ... Has worn the No. 26 since he was in youth hockey ... Started playing hockey at the age of five .. Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Favorite player is Blackhawk forward Jonathan Toews.
Before Air Force: Played two years of junior hockey for the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL … Played for coach P.K. O’Handley ... Played 33 games in 2011-12 at forward and scored 15 points (6-9-15) … Team won the USHL Western Conference championship ... In 2010-11, played 54 games at forward and scored 19 points (10-9-19) ... Graduated from Salisbury High School ... Lettered two years in hockey. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 10 ... Major is management ... Parents are Cliff and Lynn Edson ... Has one brother and one sister ... Is ambidexterous ... Started playing roller hockey when he was three and transitioned to ice at age seven ... Favorite NHL player is Washington Capital forward Alexander Ovechkin.
33 CHRIS DYLEWSKI 5-11, 165 , FR., G CATCHES: LEFT COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. TAMPA BAY JUNIORS (EJHL) Before Air Force: Played for the Tampa Bay Juniors of the EJHL in 2011-12 ... Played in seven games for the Billings Bulls of the NAHL in 201011 ... Had a record of 4-1-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .926 saves percentage ... Lettered four years in hockey as a goaltender at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs ... 2010 Pine Creek graduate ... Member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies ... on the Principal’s Honor Roll ... AP Scholar with distinction. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 29 ... Major is aeronautical engineering ... Parents are Gary and Lynne Dylewski ... Father is a retired Air Force Major General ... Has one brother ... Long-term goal is to go to pilot training and fly fighter jets ... Started playing ice hockey at the age of five ... Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite player is Av goalie Semyon Varlamov.
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77 TREVOR WALDOCH
6-0, 205, FR., D SHOOTS: LEFT GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. GREEN BAY GAMBLERS (USHL)
6-2, 190, FR., D SHOOTS: LEFT FOREST LAKE, MINN. AUSTIN BRUINS (NAHL)
Before Air Force: Played three years of junior hockey for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL … Played in 38 games in 2011-12 on defense and scored 10 points (1-9-10) … Played in 44 games on defense in 2010-11 and had 12 points (6-6-12) in 44 games … Team captain in 2010-11 and 2011-12 … Helped lead the Gamblers to the USHL regular-season and playoff championships in 2009-10 and 2011-12 … In 2009-10, scored three points (1-2-3) in 24 games ... Graduated from Ashwaubenon High School in Wisconsin. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 32 ... Parents are Mark and Gail Hartner ... Has two siblings ... Major is management ... Started playing hockey at age five ... Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite player is New Jersey Devils forward Cam Janssen.
Before Air Force: Played two years of junior hockey for the Austin Bruins of the NAHL … Played for coach Chris Tok ... Played in 60 games on defense in 2011-12 and scored 27 points (918-27) in 60 to rank third on team among defenseman … Played 48 games in 2010-11 on defense and scored 25 points (5-20-25) in 48 games ... Graduated from Forest Lake High School ... Lettered three years in hockey ... Named all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior ... Team won the conference championship. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 8 ... Parents are Mark and Diana Waldoch ... Has three siblings ... Major is undeclared ... Started playing ice hockey at the age of five ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is former Red Wings’ defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom.
10 JESSE RAMSEY 5-11, 175, FR., D SHOOTS: LEFT ROGERS, MINN. KENAI RIVER BROWN BEARS (NAHL) Before Air Force: Played three years of junior hockey with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the NAHL .. Played for coach Oliver David ... The top scoring defenseman, and third overall on the team, with 38 points (11-27-38) in 60 games in 201112 … Named the team’s defenseman of the year ... Ranked fifth in the league in points by a defenseman … 11 goals tied as the second most in the league by any blueliner … Played 57 games at forward for the Brown Bears in 2010-11 and had 21 points (5-16-21) … Began his junior career in 2009-10 with the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL and played 16 games, scoring four points (3-1-4) … Played the final 38 games of the 2009-10 season with the Brown Bears at forward and scored 19 points (3-16-19) in 38 games ... Graduated from Rogers High School ... Lettered four years in soccer and three in hockey ... All-conference twice in hockey and three times in soccer. Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 13 ... Parents are Dave and Pam Ramsey ... Has two sisters ... Major is undeclared, but is considering management ... Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite NHL player is Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Paul Martin.
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Atlantic Hockey Association A new chapter in the history of college hockey was ushered into existence when the Atlantic Hockey Association was created on June 30, 2003, by nine charter members. The sixth Division I men’s ice hockey conference arose when the founding members - American International, Bentley, Canisius, UConn, Holy Cross, Mercyhurst, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, and the United States Military Academy (Army) - required an organization that represented their specific hockey needs. After a two-year stay in Atlantic Hockey, Quinnipiac left the AHA for the ECAC Hockey League in 2005. RIT and Air Force joined Atlantic Hockey for the 2006-07 season, bringing the number of teams in the AHA to 10. RIT made the jump from Division III to Division I while Air Force moved over from College Hockey America. The AHA expanded to 12 teams with the additions of Robert Morris and Niagara beginning with the 2010-11 season. In 2005-06, Holy Cross earned its second Atlantic Hockey Association regular season and tournament crowns. The Crusaders posted the first ever NCAA Tournament victory as Holy Cross defeated top-seed Minnesota, 4-3, in overtime at the West Regional in Grand Forks, N.D. Air Force nearly pulled off another upset in 2006-07 as the Falcons pushed top-seeded Minnesota to the brink in the NCAA West Regional in Denver. Air Force led, 3-1, with just over eight minutes left in the third period, but fell to the Gophers, 4-3. Air Force became the first AHA team to earn back-to-back championships and again advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Falcons again scared one of the “Big Boys” of college hockey, leading second-
2011-12 AHA STANDINGS Place 1. Air Force 2. Niagara 3. RIT 4. Mercyhurst 5. Holy Cross 6. Bentley 7. Robert Morris 8. UConn 9. Canisius 10. AIC 11. Sacred Heart 12. Army
AHA Pts 36 35 34 34 34 33 31 27 23 15 11 11
GP 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
AHA W-L-T 15-6-6 14-6-7 14-7-6 15-8-4 15-8-4 13-7-7 13-9-5 12-12-3 10-14-3 6-18-3 4-20-3 3-19-5
ranked Miami, 2-1, in the third period. However, the RedHawks tied the game with a power-play goal midway through the third and then won in overtime, 3-2. Air Force earned its first ever NCAA Tournament win, and just the second in the history of the AHA, as the Falcons blanked third-ranked and top-seeded Michigan, 2-0, at the NCAA East Regional. The Falcons nearly advanced to the Frozen Four, but fell to 10th-ranked Vermont, 3-2, in double overtime in the regional final. Then, in 2010, RIT beat Denver and New Hampshire to advance to the NCAA Frozen Four. In 2010-11, Air Force won its fourth league championship in five years with a 1-0 win over RIT in the championshp game. The Falcons then took top-seeded Yale into overtime in the NCAA East Regional, before falling 2-1 in overtime. Air Force clinched both the regular season and tournament titles in 2011-12. The Falcons beat RIT, 4-0, in the championship game. The Falcons fell No. 1 Boston College, the eventual national champion, 2-0, in the NCAA Northeast Regional. Robert DeGregorio, a former commissioner of Hockey East, was named the conference’s first commissioner in 2003 and has guided the league ever since. Currently, Atlantic Hockey spans a total of five states, reaching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Members reside in Colorado (Air Force), Connecticut (University of UConn, Sacred Heart), Massachusetts (American International, Bentley, Holy Cross), New York (Army, Canisius, Niagara and RIT), and Pennsylvania (Mercyhurst and Robert Morris).
AHA MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Atlantic Hockey Association is to provide its members with a positive NCAA Division I college hockey experience fostering competitive excellence, championship play and recognition of teams and individual studentathletes and coaches. Atlantic Hockey is committed to academic excellence, a high level of competitiveness, sportsmanship and fair play within the context of athletic integrity.
Overall W-L-T 21-11-7 17-11-9 20-13-6 20-16-4 20-15-4 16-16-8 17-17-5 16-19-4 10-22-4 8-26-3 6-28-3 4-23-7
AHA CORE VALUES: Educational experience for student-athletes (life skills), Sportsmanship, Academic and athletic integrity, Excellence, Competitive equity, Cohesiveness of league members within AHA, Promote/enhance hockey (amateur/youth), Commitment to community service and Recruiting integrity. AHA VISION: The Atlantic Hockey Association’s vision is to be among the elite in NCAA Division I Ice Hockey by embracing its core values and succeeding with integrity, teamwork, service to community and the competitive, inspired spirit of its membership.
Atlantic Hockey Final Four Friday, March 16: #4 Mercyhurst 2 vs. #1 Air Force 5 #3 RIT 2 vs. #2 Niagara 1 (ot) Saturday, March 17: #3 RIT 0, #1 Air Force 4
NCAA Northeast Regional Worcester, Mass. Saturday, March 24: #4 Air Force 0 vs. #1 Boston College 2
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AHA Composite Schedule Saturday, October 6 Bowling Green at Niagara, 4:05 ET St. Thomas at Holy Cross (ex.), 3:05 ET Wilfrid Laurier at Mercyhurst (ex.), 7:05 ET Ottawa at RIT, 7:05 ET Sunday, October 7 Ottawa at Canisius (ex.), 2:00 ET St. Thomas at Sacred Heart (ex.), 4:00 ET Wilfrid Laurier at Robert Morris (ex.), 7:05 ET Monday, October 8 British Columbia at Air Force (ex.) , 6:05 MT Tuesday, October 9 Niagara at Colgate, 7:00 ET Friday, October 12 Sacred Heart at Providence, 7:00 ET Connecticut at Massachusetts, 7:00 ET American Int’l at Penn State, 7:30 ET RIT at Michigan, 7:35 ET Army vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9:00 CT Air Force vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 5:07 AT Canisius at Alaska-Anchorage, 8:07 AT
Friday, October 26 RIT at Colgate, 7:00 ET Niagara at Clarkson, 7:00 ET Connecticut at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Union at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Penn State at Army, 7:05 ET Alabama-Huntsville at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Saturday, November 17 RIT at Holy Cross, 3:05 ET American Int’l at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Mercyhurst at Rensselaer, 7:00 ET Army at Brown, 7:00 ET Robert Morris at Niagara, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Saturday, October 27 Penn State at Sacred Heart, 7:05 ET Army at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Bentley at Harvard, 7:05 ET Union at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Alabama-Huntsville at AIC, 7:05 ET Air Force at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Niagara at Clarkson, 7:30 ET
Sunday, November 18 RIT at Holy Cross, 3:05 ET
Sunday, October 28 Canisius at Minnesota, 1:07 CT
Saturday, November 24 American Int’l at Canisius, 4:05 ET Mercyhurst at Bentley, 7:05 ET Air Force at Connecticut, 7:05 ET
Friday, November 2 RIT at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Bentley at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Niagara, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Sacred Heart, 7:05 ET Holy Cross at Air Force, 7:05 MT
Saturday, October 13 Robert Morris at Quinnipiac, 4:00 ET American Int’l at Penn State, 7:00 ET Mercyhurst at Niagara, 7:05 ET RIT at Michigan, 7:35 ET Army vs. Notre Dame/Maine, TBA Canisius vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 4:07 AT Air Force at Alaska-Anchorage, 7:07 AT
Saturday, November 3 Clarkson at Canisius, 3:05 ET Mercyhurst at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Bentley at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET RIT at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Niagara, 7:05 ET Holy Cross at Air Force, 7:05 MT
Sunday, October 14 Robert Morris at Quinnipiac, 12:00 ET
Sunday, November 4 Clarkson at Canisius, 3:05 ET
Tuesday, October 16 Holy Cross at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Tuesday, November 6 American Int’l at Quinnipiac, 7:00 ET
Friday, October 19 Niagara at Michigan State, 7:00 ET Canisius at Western Michigan,7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Army, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Ferris State, 7:05 ET Bentley at Michigan, 7:35 ET Colorado College at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, October 20 Niagara at Michigan State, 7:00 ET Holy Cross at Clarkson, 7:00 ET Canisius at Western Michigan, 7:05 ET Army at Sacred Heart, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Ferris State, 7:05 ET Penn State at RIT, 7:35 ET Air Force at Denver, 7:07 MT Thursday, October 25 Robert Morris at RIT, 7:05 ET Air Force at Canisius, 7:05 ET
Friday, November 9 Bentley at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at RIT, 7:05 ET Niagara at Army, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Canisius, 7:05 ET Air Force at Penn State, 7:30 ET Saturday, November 10 Connecticut at Merrimack, 7:00 ET Niagara at Army, 7:05 ET Canisius at RIT, 7:05 ET Air Force at Penn State, 7:30 ET Sunday, November 11 Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, 12:00 ET Friday, November 16 Mercyhurst at Rensselaer, 7:00 ET Sacred Heart at Army, 7:05 ET Bentley at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Niagara at Canisius, 7:05 ET
Friday, November 23 Princeton at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Clarkson at RIT, 7:05 ET Air Force at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Sunday, November 25 Holy Cross at Brown, 4:00 ET American Int’l at Canisius, 4:05 ET Thursday, November 29 Army at Bentley, 7:05 ET Friday, November 30 Robert Morris at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Niagara, 7:05 ET Canisius at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, December 1 Bentley at Dartmouth, 7:00 ET Robert Morris at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Niagara, 7:05 ET Canisius at Connecticut, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Army, 7:05 ET Sunday, December 2 RIT at Air Force, 6:05 MT Friday, December 7 Penn State at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at RIT, 7:05 ET Army at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Air Force at Bentley, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Ohio State, 7:05 ET Saturday, December 8 Penn State at Holy Cross, 5:05 ET Ohio State at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at RIT, 7:05 ET Air Force at Bentley, 7:05 ET Tuesday, December 11 Army at Merrimack, 7:00 ET Wednesday, December 12 RIT at Niagara, 7:05 ET
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AHA Composite Schedule Saturday, December 15 Mercyhurst at Clarkson, 7:00 ET Robert Morris at Penn State, 7:30 ET Tuesday, December 18 Canisius at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Friday, December 28 Penn State vs. Robert Morris, TBA Saturday, December 29 Niagara at Bowling Green, 7:05 ET Army at Canisius, 7:05 ET Ohio State/Miami vs. Robert Morris, TBA Air Force at Minnesota, TBA American Int’l at Connecticut, 7:15 ET Sunday, December 30 Yale at Holy Cross, 2:05 ET Bentley at UMass Lowell, 4:00 ET Army at Canisius, 7:05 ET Air Force vs. BC/UAH, TBA American Int’l vs. MnSU/Brown, TBA MnSU/Brown at Connecticut, TBA Monday, December 31 Sacred Heart at Rensselaer, 4:00 ET Friday, January 4 Bowling Green at Canisius, 12:05 ET RIT at St. Lawrence, 7:00 ET Sacred Heart at Colgate,. 7:00 ET Penn State at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Maine, 7:07 ET Robert Morris at Army, 7:30 ET Holy Cross at North Dakota, 7:37 CT Saturday, January 5 Bowling Green at Canisius, 12:05 ET RIT at St. Lawrence, 7:00 ET Sacred Heart at Colgate, 7:00 ET Bentley at Northeastern, 7:00 ET Air Force at Niagara, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Army, 7:05 ET Penn State at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Maine, 7:07 ET Holy Cross at North Dakota, 7:07 CT Friday, January 11 Holy Cross at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Canisius at Sacred Heart, 7:05 ET Niagara at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Bentley at RIT, 7:05 ET Army at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, January 12 Canisius at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Army at Air Force, 4:00 MT Holy Cross at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Niagara at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Bentley at RIT, 7:05 ET
Friday, January 18 Niagara at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Connecticut, 7:05 ET RIT at Army, 7:05 ET Canisius at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Friday, February 8 Sacred Heart at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Air Force at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Army, 7:05 ET RIT at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Bentley, 7:05 ET
Saturday, January 19 Air Force at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Niagara at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Connecticut, 7:05 ET RIT at Army, 7:05 ET Canisius at Bentley, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at American Int’l, 7:05 ET
Saturday, February 9 Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Bentley at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Army at American Int’l, 7:05 ET RIT at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Air Force at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Canisius at Niagara, 7:05 ET
Sunday, January 20 Air Force at Sacred Heart, 12:00 ET
Friday, February 15 Holy Cross at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Niagara, 7:05 ET RIT at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Army at Bentley, 7:05 ET Canisius at Air Force, 7:05 MT
Tuesday, January 22 Connecticut at Quinnipiac, 7:00 ET Friday, January 25 Bentley at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Canisius at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Niagara at RIT, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, January 26 Holy Cross at Bentley, 7:05 ET Connecticut at American Int’l, 7:05 ET RIT at Niagara, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Canisius, 7:05 ET Royal Military College at Army (ex.), 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Air Force, 7:05 MT Sunday, January 27 Sacred Heart at Princeton, 4:00 ET Friday, February 1 Bentley at Niagara, 7:05 ET Connecticut at RIT, 7:05 ET Army at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, February 2 Holy Cross at Canisius, 3:05 ET Connecticut at RIT, 7:05 ET Bentley at Niagara, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Army at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Air Force, 7:05 MT Sunday, February 3 Holy Cross at Canisius, 3:05 ET Tuesday, February 5 Mercyhurst at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Thursday, February 7 Niagara at Canisius, 7:05 ET
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Saturday, February 16 Connecticut at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Bentley at Army, 7:05 ET Niagara at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET RIT at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Sacred Heart, 7:05 ET Canisius at Air Force, 7:05 MT Friday, February 22 Holy Cross at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Bentley, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Canisius, 7:05 ET Air Force at RIT, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Niagara, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Army, 7:05 ET Saturday, February 23 Bentley at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET American Int’l at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Connecticut at Army, 7:05 ET Canisius at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Air Force at RIT, 7:05 ET Niagara at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET Friday, March 1 Holy Cross at Army, 7:05 ET Mercyhurst at Robert Morris, 7:05 ET Bentley at American Int’l, 7:05 ET Canisius at RIT, 7:05 ET Sacred Heart at Connecticut, 7:05 ET Niagara at Air Force, 7:05 MT Saturday, March 2 Connecticut at Sacred Heart, 4:00 ET Army at Holy Cross, 7:05 ET Robert Morris at Mercyhurst, 7:05 ET American Int’l at Bentley, 7:05 ET RIT at Canisius, 7:05 ET Niagara at Air Force, 7:05 ET
2012-13 Opponents AIC
UAH
ALASKA
UAA
ARMY
Springfield, Mass. 1,700 Atlantic Hockey Yellow Jackets Olympia Ice Center 2,200 413-205-3930
Huntsville, Ala. 7,629 Independent Chargers Von Braun Center 6,800 256-518-6167
Fairbanks, Alaska 11,149 CCHA Nanooks Carlson Center 4,595
Anchorage, Alaska 20,634 WCHA Seawolves Sullivan Arena 6,251 907-279-2071
West Point, N.Y. 4,000 Atlantic Hockey Black Knights Tate Rink 2,625 845-938-5116
Gary Wright Vermont/1976 279-504-58 (28 yrs) Same 413-205-3522 8-26-3 6-18-3/10th 20/5
Chris Luongo Michigan State/1990 6-54-3 (2 yrs.) Same 256-824-2205 2-28-1 N/A 17/6
Dallas Ferguson Alaska/1996 63-65-24 (4 yrs.) Same 907-474-6861 12-20-4 8-16-4/11th 17/7
Dave Shyiak Northern Mich./1993 76-152-26 (7 yrs.) Same 907-786-6103 9-25-2 5-22-1/12th 18/4
Brian Riley Brown/1983 98-144-43 (8 yrs.) Same 845-938-3711 4-23-7 3-19-5/12th 14/11
Darryl Konicki Katelyn Ellie 413-654-1425 TBA katelyn.ellie@aic.edu AICYellowJackets.com
Joey Daniels Joey Daniels 256-824-2201 920-295-7898 joseph.daniels@uah.edu UAHChargers.com
Jamie Froland Jamie Froland 907-474-6807 TBA jmfoland@alaska.edu AlaskaNanooks.com
Dallas Baldwin 907-786-6154 N/A dallas@uaa.alaska.edu GoSeawolves.com
Brian Gunning Ryan Yanoshak 845-938-7197 845-406-1130 ryan.yanoshak@usma.edu GoArmySports.com
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HEAD COACH Head Coach: Alma Mater/Year: Record at School: Career Record: Coach’s Phone: 2011-12 Record: Conf. Record/Finish: Lettermen Ret./Lost:
SPORTS INFORMATION SID: Hockey SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: SID E-Mail: Website:
BENTLEY
BOSTON COLLEGE
CANISIUS
COLO. COLLEGE
Waltham, Mass. 4,018 Atlantic Hockey Falcons John A. Ryan Arena 1,200 NA
Chestnut Hill, Mass. 14,500 Hockey East Eagles Kelley Rink 7,884 617-552-4747
Buffalo, N.Y. 3,369 Atlantic Hockey Golden Griffins Buffalo State Arena 1,800 585-615-5316
Colorado Springs, Colo. 2,034 WCHA Tigers Colo. Springs World Arena 7,343 719-540-6520
Ryan Soderquist Bentley/2000 123-188-22 (10 yrs.) Same 781-891-2492 16-16-8 13-7-7/6th 18/7
Jerry York Boston College/1967 416-214-59 (17 yrs.) 883-549-93 (39 yrs.) 617-552-3028 33-10-1 19-7-1/1st 18/8
Dave Smith Ohio State/1992 85-128-32 (7 yrs.) Same 716-888-8486 10-22-4 10-14-3/9th 23/2
Scott Owens Colo. College/1979 289-179-43 (13 yrs.) Same 719-389-6487 18-16-2 15-12-1/5th 20/8
Dick Lipe Kyle Mack 781-891-2417 616-387-2427 kmack@bentley.edu BentleyFalcons.com
Chris Cameron Tim Clark 617-552-8841 857-233-3536 clarktb@bc.edu BCEagles.com
Matt Reitnour Jason Veniskey 716-888-3767 585-615-5316 veniskej@canisius.edu GoGriffs.com
Dave Moross Dave Moross 719-389-6755 719-492-4347 DMoross@coloradocollege.edu CCTigers.com
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HEAD COACH Head Coach: Alma Mater/Year: Record at School: Career Record: Coach’s Phone: 2011-12 Record: Conf. Record/Finish: Lettermen Ret./Lost:
SPORTS INFORMATION SID: Hockey SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: SID E-Mail: Website:
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2012-13 Opponents UCONN
DENVER
HOLY CROSS
MERCYHURST
MINNESOTA
Storrs, Conn. 30,525 Atlantic Hockey Huskies Freitas Forum 2,000 860-486-6745
Denver, Colo. 11,797 WCHA Pioneers Magness Arena 6,026 303-871-3922
Worcester, Mass. 2,866 Atlantic Hockey Crusaders Hart Center 1,600 508-793-3978
Erie, Pa. 4,055 Atlantic Hockey Lakers Mercyhurst Ice Center 1,300 814-824-2167
Minneapolis, Minn. 50.067 WCHA Gophers Mariucci Arena 10,000 612-626-0844
Bruce Marshall UConn/1985 332-373-68 (24 yrs.) Same 860-486-3072 16-19-4 12-12-3/8th 16/8
George Gwozdecky Wisconsin/1978 423-253-59 (18 yrs.) 506-347-78 (23 yrs.) 303-871-3397 25-14-4 16-8-4/3rd 18/9
Paul Pearl Holy Cross/1989 263-257-63 (17 yrs) Same 508-793-2326 20-15-4 15-8-4/T4th 17/10
Rick Gotkin Brockport/1982 434-306-60 (25 yrs.) Same 814-824-2542 20-16-4 15-8-4/T4th 23/3
Don Lucia Notre Dame/1981 318-173-54 (12 yrs) 597-328-83 (24 yrs) 612-625-2886 28-14-1 20-8-0/1st 19/8
Mike Enright Matt Lee 860-486-1498 TBA matt.lee@uconn.edu UConnHuskies.com
Erich Bacher Erich Bacher 303-871-2390 720-318-5538 ebacher@du.edu DenverPioneers.com
Charles Bare Jim Wrobel 508-793-2583 TBA jwrobel@holycross.edu GoHolyCross.com
Dave Leisering Dave Leisering 814-824-2525 814-440-9975
Garry Bowman Brian Deutsch 612-625-9379 651-592-5741
PENN STATE
NIAGARA
RIT
ROBERT MORRIS SACRED HEART
University Park, Pa. 44,034 Independent Nittany Lions Greenberg Pavillion 1,300 N/A
Niagara, N.Y. 3,853 Atlantic Hockey Purple Eagles Dwyer Arena 2,100 TBA
Rochester, N.Y. 18,000 Atlantic Hockey Tigers Frank Ritter Arena 2,100 585-475-5537
Moon Township, Pa. 5,000 Atlantic Hockey Colonials Island Sports Center 1,500 412-865-4907
Fairfield, Conn. 3,400 Atlantic Hockey Pioneers Milford Ice Pavilion 1,000 203-913-4898
Guy Gadowsky Colorado College/1989 First Season 173-198-37 (12 yrs.) 814-867-7825 N/A N/A N/A
Dave Burkholder RIT/1984 191-165-45 (11 yrs.) Same 716-286-8780 17-11-9 14-6-7/2nd 23/5
Wayne Wilson Bowling Green/1984 255-127-39 (13 yrs.) Same 585-475-2223 20-13-6 14-7-6/3rd 16/9
Derek Schooley Western Michigan/1994 104-142-36 (8 yrs.) Same 412-397-4477 17-17-5 13-9-5/7th 17/10
C.J. Marotolo Northeastern/1989 33-67-13 (3 yrs.) Same 203-396-8127 6-28-3 4-20-3/11th 21/7
Jeff Nelson Matt Caracappa 814-865-1757 814-777-7805 mnc5000@psu.edu GoPSUsports.com
Derrick Thornton Chris Smith 716-286-8724 716-628-0833 csmith@niagara.edu PurpleEagles.com
Stephen Jaynes Stephen Jaynes 585-475-6154 585-755-0756 skjsid@rit.edu RITathletics.com
Jim Duzyk Jeff Symonds 412-397-4953 TBA sidga01@rmu.edu rmucolonials.com
Bill Peterson Randy Brochu 203-396-8127 TBA brochur@sacredheart.edu SacredHeartPioneers.com
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HEAD COACH Head Coach: Alma Mater/Year: Record at School: Career Record: Coach’s Phone: 2011-12 Record: Conf. Record/Finish: Lettermen Ret./Lost:
SPORTS INFORMATION SID: Hockey SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: SID E-Mail: Website:
dleisering@mercyhurst.edu deuts060@umn.edu
HurstAthletics.com
GopherSports.com
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HEAD COACH Head Coach: Alma Mater/Year: Record at School: Career Record: Coach’s Phone: 2011-12 Record: Conf. Record/Finish: Lettermen Ret./Lost:
SPORTS INFO. SID: Hockey SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: SID E-Mail: Website:
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Scores vs. 2012-13 Opponents AIC Series Record: 22-1-1 Jan. 4, 1980 W 6-3 Oct. 13, 2000 W 4-2 Oct. 14, 2000 W 4-2 Oct. 24, 2003 W 5-1 Oct. 25, 2003 W 5-1 Oct. 16, 2004 W 4-0 Dec. 10, 2004 W 5-4 Dec. 11, 2004 W 2-0 Nov. 17, 2006 W 6-1 Nov. 19, 2006 W 3-0 Feb. 23, 2007 W 6-2 Feb. 24, 2007 W 5-1 Nov. 30, 2007 W 6-3 Dec. 1, 2007 W 4-2 Feb. 29, 2008 T 2-2 ot Mar. 1, 2008 W 5-0 Oct. 24, 2008 W 5-2 Oct. 25, 2008 W 3-1 Dec. 4, 2009 W 5-3 Dec. 5, 2009 W 6-2 Oct. 22, 2010 L 3-5 Oct. 23, 2010 W 12-0 Dec. 2, 2011 W 8-3 Dec. 3, 2011 W 7-3 * at Merrimack Tournament & Q-Cup Tournament
N* H H H H N& A A H H A A A A H H A A H H H H A A
Alabama-Huntsville Series Record: 18-38-3 Jan. 6, 1984 Jan. 7, 1984 Feb. 3, 1984 Feb. 4, 1984 Jan. 31, 1986 Feb. 1, 1986 Feb. 13, 1987 Feb. 14, 1987 Feb. 12, 1988 Feb. 13, 1988 Nov. 4, 1988 Nov. 5, 1988 Feb. 24, 1989 Feb. 25, 1989 Feb. 23, 1990 Feb. 24, 1990 Jan. 25, 1991 Jan. 26, 1991 Feb. 21, 1992 Feb. 22, 1992 Jan. 24, 1997 Jan. 25, 1997 Jan. 16, 1998 Jan. 17, 1998 Nov. 5, 1999 Nov. 6, 1999 Feb. 11, 2000 Feb. 12, 2000 Jan. 19, 2001 Jan. 20, 2001 Feb. 16, 2001 Feb. 17, 2001 Mar. 9, 2001 Oct. 26, 2001 Oct. 27, 2001
L 5-6 W 5-3 L 3-4 L 5-7 W 5-1 L 0-4 L 2-5 W 4-1 W 9-6 W 7-4 L 4-6 L 3-5 L 1-2 W 4-2 W 8-6 W 9-1 L 6-8 T 3-3 ot L 4-6 L 3-6 L 4-5 L 2-4 L 1-6 L 0-3 L 0-4 L 2-5 L 4-5 ot W 3-2 L 0-4 L 3-5 L 4-5 ot L 2-4 L 0-7 L 0-2 L 1-3
H H A A A A H H H H H H A A H H A A H H H H A A A A H H A A H H A* A A
Feb. 15, 2002 W 6-3 H Feb. 16, 2002 W 6-5 H Nov. 15, 2002 L 2-4 A Nov. 16, 2002 L 2-5 A Jan. 31, 2003 T 2-2 ot H Feb. 1, 2003 L 1-3 H Oct. 31, 2003 L 1-5 A Nov. 1, 2003 L 1-6 A Jan. 23, 2004 W 3-1 H Jan. 24, 2004 L 2-6 H Nov. 12, 2004 L 2-6 H Nov. 14, 2004 L 1-4 H Feb. 11, 2005 L 1-3 A Feb. 12, 2005 W 3-2 A Jan. 6, 2006 L 2-3 A Jan. 7, 2006 L 3-6 A Feb. 17, 2006 W 3-1 H Feb. 18, 2006 W 5-0 H Oct. 8, 2006 W 4-3 H Oct. 27, 2006 W 7-5 N& Oct. 16, 2009 L 2-4 H Oct. 17, 2009 L 2-4 H Oct. 21, 2011 T 1-1 ot A Oct. 22, 2011 W 7-2 A * CHA Tourn. in Huntsville, AL & Lightning College Hockey Classic, Tampa, FL
Alaska Series Record: 5-17-1 Feb. 4, 1989 L 3-4 ot H Feb. 5, 1989 L 4-6 H Feb. 9, 1990 W 5-2 H Feb. 10, 1990 W 8-5 H Feb. 8, 1991 T 4-4 ot H Feb. 9, 1991 L 0-6 H Nov. 29, 1991 L 0-3 A Nov. 30, 1991 L 3-4 A Feb. 14, 1992 L 1-3 H Feb. 15, 1992 W 7-5 H Feb. 12, 1993 L 2-9 H Feb. 13, 1993 L 1-11 H Dec. 3, 1993 L 1-6 A Dec. 4, 1993 L 4-10 A Feb. 25, 1994 W 2-1 H Feb. 26, 1994 L 2-5 H Jan. 13, 1995 W 4-3 ot H Jan. 14, 1995 L 2-9 H Jan. 31, 1997 L 4-6 A Feb. 1, 1997 L 3-6 A Oct. 13, 2006 L 0-3 A Oct. 14, 2006 L 4-8 A Oct. 8, 2010 L 2-5 N# # Kendall Classic, Anchorage, AK
Alaska-Anchorage Series Record: 7-13-1 Nov. 29, 1974 W 7-3 A Nov. 30, 1974 W 4-3 A Jan. 23, 1981 W 4-3 ot H Jan. 24, 1981 W 7-6 ot H Feb. 25, 1983 L 4-5 H Feb. 26, 1983 L 2-3 H Nov. 25, 1983 L 4-7 H Nov. 26, 1983 L 4-6 H Dec. 30, 1983 L 4-8 A Dec. 31, 1983 L 0-5 A Jan. 15, 1988 W 6-4 H Jan. 16, 1988 W 4-3 H Feb. 10, 1989 W 8-7 H Feb. 11, 1989 T 7-7 ot H Mar. 6, 1992 L 2-3 A Feb. 26, 1993 L 0-3 A Feb. 27, 1993 L 0-4 A Dec. 4, 1998 L 1-3 A Dec. 5, 1998 L 0-2 A Oct. 17, 2003 L 4-5 A$ Oct. 9, 2010 L 2-3 A# $ Nye Frontier Classic, Anchorage, AK # Kendall Classic, Anchorage, AK
Army Series Record: 31-20-4 Jan. 23, 1976 Jan. 24, 1976 Jan. 28, 1977 Jan. 29, 1977 Oct. 27, 1989 Oct. 28, 1989 Oct. 26, 1990 Oct. 27, 1990 Feb. 7, 1992 Feb. 8, 1992 Dec. 30, 1992 Jan. 29, 1993 Jan. 30, 1993 Jan. 21, 1994 Jan. 22, 1994 Feb. 17, 1995 Feb. 18, 1995 Feb. 16, 1996 Feb. 17, 1996 Feb. 28, 1997 Mar. 1, 1997 Feb. 27, 1998 Feb. 28, 1998 Jan. 3, 1999 Feb. 27, 1999 Feb. 28, 1999 Mar. 3, 2000 Mar. 4, 2000 Mar. 2, 2001 Mar. 3, 2001 Dec. 7, 2001 Dec. 8, 2001 Jan. 18, 2003 Jan. 19, 2003 Jan. 16, 2004 Jan. 17, 2004 Jan. 14, 2005 Jan. 15, 2005
L 0-3 W 9-2 W 6-3 W 6-2 L 2-4 L 0-4 W 5-2 T 3-3 ot W 7-3 L 4-5 L 3-5 W 5-2 W 4-1 W 7-3 L 4-6 W 5-2 W 9-6 L 1-3 L 0-7 L 3-6 W 5-2 W 3-2 W 5-3 W 2-1 W 4-3 T 3-3 ot W 4-2 W 3-0 L 2-5 W 4-3 W 4-2 W 5-4 L 1-2 L 1-2 L 3-4 W 3-0 W 5-2 W 2-1
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A A H H A A H H A A A H H A A H H A A H H A A A H H A A H H A A H H A A H H
Nov. 11, 2005 L 0-3 A Nov. 12, 2005 L 3-4 ot A Jan. 19, 2007 W 4-1 H Jan. 20, 2007 L 0-2 H Mar. 17, 2007 W 6-1 N& Jan. 25, 2008 L 1-2 A Jan. 27, 2008 L 1-2 A Jan. 23, 2009 W 5-1 H Jan. 24, 2009 W 3-2 H Jan. 29, 2010 L 2-4 A Jan. 30, 2010 T 3-3 ot A Mar. 12, 2010 W 3-0 H* Mar. 13, 2010 W 4-2 H* Jan. 14, 2011 W 5-1 H Jan. 15, 2011 L 4-5 H Jan. 20, 2012 T 3-3 ot A Jan. 21, 2012 W 4-2 A & AHA Championship game, Rochester, NY * AHA Quarterfinal series at USAFA
Bentley Series Record: 21-7-4 Dec. 11, 1998 L 4-8 H Dec. 29, 2001 W 6-1 N Oct. 25, 2002 W 5-2 H Oct. 26, 2002 W 6-2 H Oct. 10, 2003 W 4-2 N& Nov. 7, 2003 W 4-3 A Nov. 8, 2003 W 4-3 A Oct. 15, 2004 T 2-2 ot N& Oct. 14, 2005 L 1-3 N& Oct. 20, 2006 W 5-1 H Oct. 21, 2006 L 5-6 H Jan. 26, 2007 L 1-3 A Jan. 27, 2007 W 2-0 A Oct. 26, 2007 L 0-4 A Oct. 27, 2007 W 3-1 A Feb. 1, 2008 T 4-4 ot H Feb. 2, 2008 W 3-1 H Mar. 7, 2008 W 9-2 H# Mar. 8, 2008 W 3-1 H# Oct. 31, 2008 W 5-1 H Nov. 1, 2008 W 8-2 H Feb. 13, 2009 W 3-2 A Feb. 14, 2009 L 1-4 A Mar. 20, 2009 W 3-0 N^ Nov. 6, 2009 T 3-3 ot H Nov. 7, 2009 W 3-0 H Jan. 15, 2010 W 6-3 A Jan. 16, 2010 W 3-0 A Dec. 30, 2010 W 3-2 ot A Dec. 31, 2010 W 3-2 A Jan. 13, 2012 T 2-2 ot H Jan. 14, 2012 L 1-2 H & Q-Cup Tournament # AHA Quarterfinals, USAFA ^ AHA Semifinals, Rochester, NY
Scores vs. 2012-13 Opponents Boston College Series Record: 0-6-0 Dec. 28, 1977 L 1-6 A Jan. 5, 1978 L 1-11 H Jan. 6, 1978 L 7-14 H Dec. 28, 1993 L 1-5 N* Dec. 29, 2007 L 2-8 N# Mar. 24, 2012 L 0-2 N% * Denver Cup in Denver, CO # Dodge Holiday Classic, Minneapolis, MN % NCAA Northeast Regional, Worcester, MA
Canisius Series Record: 7-5-6 Nov. 11, 2006 Nov. 12, 2006 Feb. 16, 2007 Feb. 17, 2007 Dec. 7, 2007 Dec. 8, 2007 Feb. 22, 2008 Feb. 23, 2008 Jan. 16, 2009 Jan. 17, 2009 Oct. 31, 2009 Nov. 1, 2009 Nov. 19, 2010 Jan. 28, 2011 Jan. 29, 2011 Oct. 29, 2011 Jan. 29, 2012 Jan. 30, 2012
W 5-3 L 1-4 L 2-4 W 5-0 T 3-3 ot T 3-3 ot W 3-0 W 4-3 L 4-5 L 2-4 L 1-3 W 4-1 T 1-1 ot T 4-4 ot W 3-2 T 3-3 ot W 3-0 T 1-1 ot
A A H H H H A A H H A A A H H H A A
Colorado College Series Record: 8-58-2 Dec. 5, 1969 Dec. 6, 1969 Jan. 15, 1971
L 1-5 L 2-8 L 5-8
H A H
Jan. 16, 1971 Feb. 12, 1971 Feb. 13, 1971 Jan. 19, 1972 Feb. 16, 1972 Mar. 5, 1972 Dec. 8, 1972 Dec. 9, 1972 Jan. 23, 1973 Feb. 21, 1973 Nov. 30, 1973 Dec. 1, 1973 Jan. 15, 1975 Feb. 19, 1975 Feb. 11, 1977 Feb. 13, 1977 Dec. 9, 1977 Dec. 10, 1977 Dec. 5, 1978 Feb. 6, 1979 Dec. 11, 1979 Feb. 5, 1980 Nov. 21, 1980 Nov. 22, 1980 Dec. 1, 1981 Jan. 12, 1982 Dec. 14, 1983 Nov. 16, 1984 Nov. 17, 1984 Nov. 8, 1985 Nov. 9, 1985 Nov. 14, 1986 Nov. 15, 1986 Nov. 13, 1987 Nov. 28, 1988 Nov. 10, 1989 Nov. 11, 1989 Jan. 22, 1991 Jan. 29, 1991 Dec. 10, 1991 Jan. 10, 1992 Nov. 11, 1992 Feb. 23, 1993
T 7-7 ot W 7-4 L 5-8 L 4-12 L 3-11 W 10-5 L 3-6 L 4-6 L 4-14 L 6-9 L 1-15 L 4-6 W 1-0 W 7-6 ot L 2-7 L 4-5 L 5-7 L 5-6 ot W 6-1 L 3-8 L 4-7 L 2-3 L 2-6 L 1-6 L 2-4 L 4-10 L 6-7 L 4-13 L 3-6 L 3-8 W 6-5 ot L 3-8 L 6-7 L 1-5 L 2-5 T 3-3 ot L 1-7 L 1-3 L 3-4 L 1-4 L 2-4 L 3-12 L 2-6
A H A H A H H H A A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H A H
Nov. 12, 1993 Nov. 13, 1993 Nov. 25, 1994 Nov. 26, 1994 Dec. 5, 1995 Jan. 7, 1997 Jan. 6, 1998 Feb. 24, 1998 Nov. 28, 1998 Jan. 28, 2000 Dec. 1, 2000 Jan. 25, 2002 Nov. 29, 2002 Nov. 28, 2003 Oct. 22, 2004 Oct. 22, 2005 Oct. 6, 2006 Jan. 19, 2008 Nov. 28, 2009 Feb. 5, 2010 Nov. 12, 2010 Dec. 30, 2011
L 1-9 L 1-5 L 2-4 L 1-10 L 2-4 L 2-3 ot L 1-2 L 2-6 L 2-8 L 0-10 L 1-4 L 1-8 L 0-7 L 2-4 L 1-4 L 3-6 L 1-2 L 1-2 W 4-1 L 0-2 L 4-6 W 2-1
H A H H H H H A A A A A H A H A H A H A H A
Connecticut Series Record: 20-4-4 Jan. 2, 1987 W 7-5 H Jan. 3, 1987 W 7-4 H Nov. 26, 1993 W 5-2 H Nov. 27, 1993 W 5-2 H Jan. 2, 1998 W 8-0 H Jan. 3, 1998 W 6-2 H Jan. 5, 2001 W 3-0 H Jan. 6, 2001 W 2-1 H Dec. 29, 2003 L 0-1 A Dec. 7, 2006 W 4-2 A Dec. 8, 2006 L 5-7 A Nov. 16, 2007 W 3-2 H Nov. 17, 2007 L 2-3 ot H Dec. 29, 2008 T 2-2 ot A* Jan. 3, 2009 W 4-3 A Nov. 20, 2009 T 2-2 ot A Nov. 21, 2009 W 3-1 A Feb. 6, 2009 W 3-2 H Feb. 7, 2009 W 4-1 H Jan. 8, 2010 W 2-1 H Jan. 9, 2010 T 2-2 ot H Jan. 21, 2011 W 2-1 A Jan. 22, 2011 T 5-5 ot A Nov. 25, 2011 W 3-1 H Nov. 26, 2011 W 4-3 H Mar. 9, 2012 W 4-3 H# Mar. 10, 2012 L 1-3 H# Mar. 11, 2012 W 4-3 H# * UConn Tournament # AHA Quarterfinals at USAFA
Denver Series Record: 3-31-0
Casey Kleisinger’s short-handed goal vs. No. 5 Colorado College, Dec. 30, 2011, gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead in the second period. Air Force held on for a 2-1 win, the Falcons’ first ever at the World Arena.
Jan. 26, 1972 Feb. 11, 1973 Nov. 23, 1973 Jan. 21, 1975 Jan. 13, 1976 Feb. 11, 1976 Feb. 1, 1977 Jan. 10, 1978
L 3-6 L 3-4 ot L 4-6 L 4-7 L 6-11 L 3-11 W 9-8 L 3-7
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A A A A H A A H
Feb. 14, 1978 L 3-7 Jan. 15, 1980 W 5-3 Feb. 12, 1980 L 1-11 Jan. 27, 1981 L 2-10 Feb. 10, 1981 L 2-5 Feb. 2, 1982 L 0-7 Feb. 1, 1983 L 4-11 Feb. 7, 1984 L 3-4 Jan. 22, 1985 L 1-8 Jan. 21, 1986 L 2-5 Jan. 13, 1987 L 6-9 Dec. 27, 1995 L 1-11 Feb. 5, 1999 L 3-7 Feb. 25, 2000 L 0-4 Dec. 29, 2000 L 2-5 Jan. 20, 2002 L 1-2 (#1) Nov. 30, 2002 L 0-7 Nov. 29, 2003 L 1-4$ Jan. 1, 2005 L 4-9$ Oct. 21, 2005 L 2-4 Nov. 24, 2006 L 1-2 Jan. 18, 2008 W 5-2 Nov. 29, 2008 L 1-4 Feb. 6, 2010 L 1-2 ot Nov. 27, 2010 L 1-3 Dec. 31, 2011 L 1-7 $ National Champions
H A A A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H
Holy Cross Series Record: 19-6-8 Feb. 5, 1993 W 4-3 H Feb. 6, 1993 W 8-0 H Oct. 23, 1998 T 5-5 ot H Oct. 24, 1998 W 5-2 H Oct. 22, 1999 W 3-2 A Oct. 23, 1999 W 6-2 A Oct. 19, 2001 W 4-3 H Oct. 20, 2001 L 6-7 H Dec. 30, 2001 W 5-1 N* Oct. 18, 2002 W 6-4 A Oct. 19, 2002 L 2-7 A Feb. 13, 2004 L 4-8 H Feb. 14, 2004 W 5-2 H Oct. 29, 2004 T 2-2 ot A Oct. 30, 2004 L 2-5 A Jan. 12, 2007 T 2-2 ot A Jan. 13, 2007 T 2-2 ot A Mar. 16, 2007 W 3-0 H& Nov. 23, 2007 W 3-1 H Nov. 24, 2007 T 5-5 ot H Nov. 14, 2008 W 1-0 ot A Nov. 15, 2008 W 5-1 A Feb. 20, 2009 W 4-3 H Feb. 21, 2009 W 3-2 H Nov. 13, 2009 W 1-0 A Nov. 14, 2009 T 2-2 ot A Jan. 22, 2010 L 4-6 H Jan. 23, 2010 W 4-3 ot H Dec. 3, 2010 T 1-1 ot H Dec. 4, 2010 W 7-6 H Mar. 18, 2011 W 3-2 N% Jan. 6, 2012 T 3-3 ot A Jan. 7, 2012 L 3-4 A * UConn Tourn. Championship & AHA Quarterfinal, USAFA % AHA Semifinals, Rochester, NY
Scores vs. 2012-13 Opponents Mercyhurst Series Record: 10-9-2 Jan. 5, 2007 W 5-3 A Jan. 6, 2007 W 3-1 A Feb. 2, 2007 L 5-7 H Feb. 3, 2007 L 2-3 ot H Nov. 2, 2007 L 3-5 H Nov. 3, 2007 W 6-2 H Feb. 8, 2008 L 1-3 A Feb. 9, 2008 W 7-0 A Mar. 16, 2008 W 5-4 (2ot) N& Jan. 30, 2009 T 4-4 ot A Jan. 31, 2009 L 2-3 ot A Mar. 21, 2009 W 2-0 N& Dec. 11, 2009 T 3-3 ot H Dec. 12, 2009 L 1-3 H Nov. 5, 2010 L 2-6 H Feb. 18, 2011 W 5-3 A Feb. 19, 2011 W 6-5 A Nov. 12, 2011 L 2-3 A Feb. 17, 2012 W 8-0 H Feb. 18, 2012 L 1-2 H Mar. 16, 2012 W 5-2 N# & AHA Championship Game in Rochester, NY # AHA Semifinals, Rochester, NY
Minnesota Series Record: 0-1-1 Mar. 24, 2007 L 3-4 N# Dec. 30, 2007 T 2-2 ot A$ # NCAA West Regional, Denver, CO $ Dodge Holiday Classic, Minneapolis, MN
Niagara Series Record: 15-28-4 Nov. 8, 1996 Nov. 9, 1996 Jan. 23, 1998 Jan. 24, 1998 Feb. 13, 1998 Feb. 14, 1998 Jan. 22, 1999 Jan. 23, 1999 Mar. 5, 1999 Mar. 6, 1999 Oct. 10, 1999 Jan. 2, 2000 Jan. 3, 2000 Jan. 30, 2000 Mar. 11, 2000 Oct. 27, 2000 Oct. 28, 2000 Feb. 23, 2001 Feb. 24, 2001 Mar. 10, 2001 Jan. 27, 2002 Feb. 22, 2002 Feb. 23, 2002 Mar. 14, 2002 Oct. 5, 2002 Nov. 1, 2002 Nov. 2, 2002 Jan. 10, 2002 Jan. 11, 2002
W 5-2 W 4-3 ot L 1-4 L 3-6 W 4-3 L 2-5 W 4-1 W 3-2 L 2-4 L 0-5 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-9 L 2-3 ot T 2-2 ot W 5-2 T 1-1 ot L 1-2 L 0-4 T 3-3 ot W 4-1 W 5-3 L 3-7 W 5-2 L 2-6 L 1-6 L 2-3
H H A A H H H H A A N% A A H N* H H A A N* H A A A^ N$ A A H H
Nov. 21, 2003 L 2-3 ot H Nov. 22, 2003 L 2-5 H Feb. 20, 2004 L 1-4 A Feb. 21, 2004 L 1-5 A Jan. 21, 2005 L 2-3 A Jan. 22, 2005 L 0-3 A Feb. 18, 2005 L 2-5 H Feb. 19, 2005 L 3-5 H Jan. 13, 2006 W 5-4 ot H Jan. 14, 2006 L 2-7 H Feb. 10, 2006 W 3-2 A Feb. 11, 2006 L 2-6 A Nov. 20, 2010 W 7-4 A Feb. 11, 2011 W 3-2 H Feb. 12, 2011 L 4-5 ot H Oct. 14, 2011 W 3-2 ot H Feb. 10, 2012 W 2-0 A Feb. 11, 2012 T 3-3 ot A * CHA Tournament in Huntsville, AL % Johnson Nissan Classic in Anchorage, AK ^ CHA Tournament in Niagara, NY $ Lefty McFadden Tourn. in Dayton, OH
RIT Series Record: 17-14-2 Nov. 30, 1990 Dec. 1, 1990 Dec. 1, 1995 Dec. 2, 1985 Dec. 9, 2000 Oct. 15, 2005 Dec. 30, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005 Feb. 13, 2006 Nov. 3, 2006 Nov. 4, 2006 Feb. 9, 2007 Feb. 10, 2007 Nov, 9, 2007 Nov. 10, 2007 Jan. 11, 2008
W 5-4 ot W 6-3 L 3-4 L 0-2 L 3-4 L 2-5 W 3-2 T 2-2 ot W 3-2 ot W 3-0 T 4-4 ot L 4-5 L 1-2 W 2-1 ot L 3-4 W 5-2
H H H H H N& H H A H H A A A A H
Jan. 12, 2008 L 3-4 ot H Mar. 15, 2008 W 5-0 N% Dec. 5, 2008 W 2-0 H Dec. 6, 2008 L 2-3 ot H Feb. 27, 2009 L 4-6 A Feb. 28, 2009 W 3-1 A Oct. 23, 2009 W 5-4 H Oct. 24, 2009 W 3-2 ot H Feb. 19, 2010 L 2-3 ot A Feb. 20, 2010 L 0-3 A Nov. 7, 2010 W 4-3 H Feb. 4, 2011 L 0-1 ot A Feb. 5, 2011 T 5-5 ot A Mar. 19, 2011 W 1-0 N# Nov. 11, 2011 L 1-3 A Feb. 3, 2012 W 3-0 H Feb. 4, 2012 W 4-2 H Mar. 17, 2012 W 4-0 N# & Q-Cup Tournament % AHA Semifinal, Rochester, NY # AHA Championship, Rochester, NY
Robert Morris Series Record: 8-8-0 Nov. 19, 2004 W 5-0 A Nov. 20, 2004 W 2-1 ot A Feb. 4, 2005 W 4-2 H Feb. 5, 2005 L 1-2 H Feb. 3, 2006 L 2-5 A Feb. 4, 2006 L 2-3 A Feb. 24, 2006 L 2-3 ot H Feb. 25, 2006 L 1-5 H Mar. 10, 2006 L 3-4 N* Nov. 26, 2006 W 4-3 H Oct. 17, 2010 L 2-3 A& Feb. 25, 2011 W 4-2 H Feb. 26, 2011 W 4-2 H Oct. 16, 2011 W 4-2 H Feb. 24, 2012 L 1-2 ot A Feb. 25, 2012 W 3-0 A * CHA Tournament in Detroit, MI & Consol Energy Center (home of
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Pittsburgh Penguins), Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sacred Heart Series Record: 17-6-4 Jan. 7, 2000 Jan. 8, 2000 Dec. 28, 2003 Nov. 26, 2004 Dec. 1, 2006 Dec. 2, 2006 Mar. 16, 2007 Jan. 4, 2008 Jan. 5, 2008 Oct. 10, 2008 Oct. 11, 2008 Nov. 21, 2008 Nov. 22, 2008 Mar. 13, 2009 Mar. 14, 2009 Mar. 15, 2009 Jan. 2, 2010 Jan. 3, 2010 Feb. 26, 2010 Feb. 27, 2010 Mar. 19, 2010 Jan. 7, 2011 Jan. 8, 2011 Mar. 11, 2011 Mar. 12, 2011 Nov. 4, 2011 Nov. 5, 2011
W 6-1 W 7-3 T 2-2 ot W 3-2 ot T 3-3 ot T 1-1 ot W 5-4 ot L 1-2 W 3-1 W 4-1 W 4-3 ot W 8-1 W 7-1 W 4-3 L 1-4 W 8-1 L 1-4 L 1-5 W 6-3 W 8-1 L 1-2 T 5-5 ot L 2-4 W 7-5 W 4-0 W 2-1 W 3-2
H H N# N^ H H N& A A A A H H H@ H@ H@ A A H H N% A A H$ H$ H H
& AHA Semifinal, Rochester, NY ^ RPI Tournament in York, NY # UConn Classic Tournament @ AHA First Round Best of Three at USAFA % AHA Semifinal, Rochester, NY $ AHA Quarterfinals at USAFA
2011-12 Statistics Overall: 21-11-7
AHA: 15-6-6
Home: 11-4-2
Away: 8-5-5
OVERALL ##
9 27 25 22 17 23 10 6 7 19 16 20 15 18 13 11 24 2 4 21 26 3 55 12 TM
Player
DeLAURELL, Kyle KRUSE, John KIRBY, Tim GUNNER, Cole DEMERS, Chad MATHIS, Scott WEISGARBER, Paul McKENZIE, Adam KLEISINGER, Casey CAREW, Stephen FABIAN, Jason THOMAS,Tony HOLM, Scott MICHALKE, George TIMAR, Ryan WEISSENHOFER, Dan WALSH, Mike MUSSELMAN, Jacob HALLORAN, Alex McBRIDE, Brad TORREL, Mitch ARTMAN, Eric McDONALD, Mike PERSIAN, Ben TEAM Total Opponents
gp
g
a
pts
sh
CONFERENCE
+/- pen-min
39 15 23 38 150 +13 14-28 39 16 14 30 102 +13 4-8 39 12 16 28 134 +9 8-16 39 8 20 28 88 +7 17-37 39 8 16 24 91 +6 5-13 39 7 17 24 92 +7 12-35 39 6 18 24 82 +9 11-22 39 2 16 18 65 +7 5-10 38 9 7 16 73 +9 6-12 39 9 5 14 68 +9 5-10 39 9 5 14 56 +7 10-20 39 3 8 11 60 +7 10-20 32 6 4 10 47 -1 5-10 38 4 6 10 39 +9 1-2 31 2 6 8 38 +4 3-6 35 1 6 7 26 +11 15-30 39 0 6 6 29 +17 10-20 14 0 3 3 5 +7 1-2 15 1 1 2 15 +1 3-6 6 1 1 2 12 +1 3-17 13 0 1 1 14 -2 2-4 10 0 0 0 4 +1 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2-4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 19 0 0 0 0 0 5-10 39 119 199 318 1292 +151 157-342 39 83 126 209 963 -161 198-451
pp sh gw
5 1 6 3 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 25
0 3 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 4 11
gp
27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 27 27 27 23 26 21 24 27 11 10 6 9 5 2 13 27 27
g
12 14 11 4 7 5 3 2 4 7 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
a
18 12 11 15 13 13 12 10 3 0 3 5 3 5 4 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 0
pts
Player
gp
min.
ga
gaavg saves
pct
w
l
.9 2 9 8 5 .911 13 5 .7 5 0 0 1 .000 0 0 .914 21 11 .908 11 21
t
2 5 0 0 7 7
gp
min.
Shots on Goal
shots
avg/g
shot%
Air Force Falcons Opponents
1292 963
33.13 24.69
.092 .086
Air Force Falcons Opponents
Power Plays
goals chances
pp%
Power Plays
.171 .188
Air Force Falcons Opponents
175 133
pp sh gw
4 1 6 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 21 15
0 0 2 15 4 6
w
l
CONFERENCE
19 23 2 19 39 39
30 25
1.73 394 2.16 480 6.04 6 0.00 0 2.09 880 3.00 1173
+/- pen-min
+12 9-18 +16 4-8 +9 6-12 +4 13-29 +7 4-11 +6 9-29 +8 9-18 +11 4-8 +4 4-8 +4 3-6 +5 8-16 +6 8-16 0 3-6 +9 1-2 +4 2-4 +7 12-24 +13 7-14 +6 0-0 +2 1-2 +1 3-17 -1 1-2 0 0-0 0 2-4
0 0 0 0 0 5-10 85 138 223 884 +133 118-264 52 81 133 645 -139 148-321
29 TORF, Jason 37 CAPLE, Stephen 39 MOBERG, Paul TM TEAM Total Opponents
Air Force Falcons Opponents
1038:07 30 1305:26 47 19:53 2 16:17 4 2379:43 83 2379:43 119
sh
30 106 26 75 22 90 19 60 20 68 18 64 15 53 12 47 7 49 7 43 8 32 8 41 6 35 7 26 5 23 4 16 4 20 2 4 0 9 2 12 1 7 0 3 0 1
OVERALL ##
Neutral: 2-2-0
11 667:58 16 960:40 1 14:36 13 10:35 27 1653:49 27 1653:49 Shots on Goal
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ga
14 35 1 2 52 85
gaavg saves
1.26 2.19 4.11 0.00 1.89 3.08
247 340 6 0 593 799
pct
.9 4 6 6 3 .907 9 3 .8 5 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .919 15 6 .904 6 15
shots
avg/g
shot%
884 645
32.74 23.89
.096 .081
goals chances
21 15
131 98
pp%
.160 .153
t
2 4 0 0 6 6
2011-12 Box Scores #3 North Dakota 4, Air Force 3 Icebreaker Classic Oct. 7, 2011 Grand Forks, N.D. AF UND
1 2
2 0
0 2
3 4
FIRST PERIOD: ND 1 - Knight [1] (Nelson), 6:37; AF 1 - Kleisinger [1] (Walsh, Weisgarber) 7:26; ND 2 Rowney [1] (MacMillian, Forbort), PP, 14:11. SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Carew [1] (DeLaurell, Gunner), 8:12; AF 3 - Michalke [1] (Gunner, DeLaurell), 18:43. THIRD PERIOD: ND 3 - Nelson [1] (Knight, Kristo), 13:48; ND 4 - Nelson [2] (Kristo, Gleason), 15:15. SHOTS: AF 7-8-10 -- 25; UND 7-6-13 -- 26; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (58:42) 5-6-11 -- 22; UND - Aaron Dell (60:00) 6-6-10 -- 22; PENALTIES: AF 3-6; UND 3-6; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-3; UND 1-3
Michigan State 3, Air Force 2 (ot) Icebreaker Classic Oct. 8, 2011 Grand Forks, N.D. AF MSU
1 0
1 1
0 1
0 1
2 3
Air Force 3, Niagara 2 (ot) Oct. 14, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena NU AF
2 1
0 1
0 0
0 1
2 3
FIRST PERIOD: NU 1 - Kohls [1] (Clifford), 2:22; NU 2 - Rashid [1] Arnold, Divjak), 3:54; AF 1 - De Laurell [1] (Gunner, Michalke), 8:19.
Air Force 1, Alabama-Huntsville 1 (ot) Oct. 21, 2011 Huntsville, Ala. AF UAH
0 0
0 1
1 0
0 0
1 1
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring SECOND PERIOD: UAH 1 - Lysaght [1] (Durnie), PP, 8:07
SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - McBride [1] (Timar), 7:13. THIRD PERIOD: AF 1 - Gunner [1] (Kirby, De Laurell), PP, 16:29.
THIRD PERIOD: No Scoring OVERTIME: AF 3 - De Laurell [2] (Demers, Gunner), 1:50. SHOTS: AF 8-9-12-4 -- 33; NU 10-7-6-0 -- 23; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (61:50) 8-7-6-0 -- 21; NU - Cody Campbell (61:36) 7-8-12-3 -- 30. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; NU 3-6; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-3; NU 0-3.
Air Force 4, Robert Morris 2 Oct. 16, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena RMU AF
1 2
0 1
1 1
2 4
OVERTIME: No Scoring SHOTS: AF 13-24-16-3 -- 56; UAH 11-11-6-1 -- 29; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (65:00) 11-10-6-1 -- 28; UAH - Clarke Saunders (65:00) 13-24-15-3 -- 55 . PENALTIES: AF 3-6; UAH 6-12; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-6; UAH 1-3
Air Force 7, Alabama-Huntsville 2 Oct. 22, 2011 Huntsville, Ala. AF UAH
2 1
3 0
2 1
7 2
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Carew [1] (unassisted), 5:40; RMU 1 - Brooks [1] (Wilson), 9:40; AF 2 - De Laurell [3] (Michalke, Gunner), 13:46.
FIRST PERIOD: UAH 1 - Pierce [2] (Allan, Webley), 9:32; AF 1 - Kleisinger [3] (Carew, Halloran), 13:01; AF 2 - Demers [1] (Mathis, Gunner), PP, 17:27
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Kleisinger [2] (Weisgarber, Carew), :27.
SECOND PERIOD: AF 3 - Fabian [1] (Kruse), 1:29.
SECOND PERIOD: MSU 1 - Wolfe [1] (Reimer, D. Chelios), 8:33; AF 2 - Mathis [1] (Kruse, Thomas), 18:12.
THIRD PERIOD: RMU 2 - Lewis [2] (Blandina, South), EX, 18:23 ; AF 4 - Kruse [1] (unassisted), EN, 19:30
SECOND PERIOD: AF 3 - Halloran [1] (Fabian, McKenzie), PP, 3:49; AF 4 - Gunner [2] (Demers, De Laurell), PP, 13:34; AF 5 - Carew [3] (Kleisinger, Kirby), 14:02.
THIRD PERIOD: MSU 2 - Reimer [1] (Crandall), PP, 5:21; .
SHOTS: AF 13-13-9 -- 35; RMU 7-3-10 -- 20; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 6-3-9 -- 18; RMU Brooks Ostergard (57:59) 11-12-8 -- 31. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; RMU 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-5; RMU 0-4.
OVERTIME: MSU 3 - Reimer [2] (unassisted), :54. SHOTS: AF 5-10-13-0 -- 28; MSU 6-13-3-1 -- 23; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (55:33) 6-12-2-x -- 20 (inj.); Paul Moberg (5:17) x-x-0-0 -- 0; MSU - Will Yanakeff (60:54) 4-9-13-0 -- 26. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; MSU 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-4; MSU 1-4
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THIRD PERIOD: AF 6 - De Laurell [4] (Kirby, Mathis), PP, 7:23; AF 7 - De Laurell [5] (Gunner, Musselman), 13:59; UAH 2 - Lysaght [2] (Bruyn), PP, 19:54. SHOTS: AF 13-12-10 -- 35; UAH 9-1-11 -- 21; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (59:43) 8-1-10 -- 19; UAH Clarke Saunders (60:00) 11-9-8 -- 28. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; UAH 6-31; POWER PLAYS: AF 4-5; UAH 1-4.
2011-12 Box Scores Air Force 3, Canisius 3 (ot) Oct. 29, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena CAN AF
0 0
0 2
3 1
0 0
3 3
RIT 3, Air Force 1 Nov. 11, 2011 Rochester, N.Y. AF RIT
0 1
0 1
1 1
1 3
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring
FIRST PERIOD: RIT 1 - Potts [3] (Mitchell), 14:27.
SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Mathis [2] (Kirby, Timar), 15:18; AF 2 - De Laurell [6] (Gunner, Demers), 16:12.
SECOND PERIOD: RIT 2 - Potts [4] (Colavecchia, Mitchell), 2:49.
THIRD PERIOD: CAN 1 - Lindsay [1] (unassisted), SH, 13:37; AF 3 - Demers [2] (Gunner, Mathis), 15:00; CAN 2 - Gibbons [3] (Shupe, Jessey), EX, 18:26; CAN 3 - Beck [1] (Shupe, Gibbons), EX, 19:54. OVERTIME: No Scoring SHOTS: AF 10-25-12-1 -- 48; CAN 3-4-14-3 --24; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (64:39) 3-4-11-3 -- 21; CAN - Tony Capobianco (63:37) 10-23-11-1 -- 45. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; CAN 6-12; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-6; CAN 0-2.
Air Force 2, Sacred Heart 1 Nov. 4, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena SH AF
0 1
1 0
0 1
1 2
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Demers [3] (Gunner, Mathis), PP, 15:37. SECOND PERIOD: SH 1 - Sheehan [5] (unassisted), 16:29. THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - Kruse [2] (Timar, Musselman), 1:47 SHOTS: AF 12-13-13 -- 38; SH 7-5-2 -- 14; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 7-4-2 -- 13; SH - Steven Legatto (59:49) 11-13-12 -- 36. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; SH 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; SH 0-4
Air Force 3, Sacred Heart 2 Nov. 5, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena SH AF
0 2
1 0
1 1
2 3
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Fabian [2] (McKenzie, Weisgarber), 4:33; AF 2 - Kruse [3] (Michalke), 9:32. SECOND PERIOD: SH 1 - Delong [1] (Ketchum), 4:22. THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Mathis [2] (Kirby, Weisgarber), PP, 1:54; SH 2 - Lewis [2] (Snydeman, Sheehan), EX, 19:21. SHOTS: AF 13-15-14 -- 42; SH 6-13-11 -- 30; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 6-12-10 -- 28; SH - Steven Legatto (58:15) 11-15-13 -- 39. PENALTIES: AF 8-16; SH 6-12; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; SH 0-7
THIRD PERIOD: AF 1 - Kirby [1] (De Laurell), PP, 12:29; RIT 3 - Garbowsky [1] (McReynolds, Saracino), EN, 18:39. SHOTS: AF 11-9-6 -- 26; RIT 14-14-4 -- 33; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (58:28) 14-13-3 -- 30; RIT Shane Madolora (59:54) 11-9-5 -- 25. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; RIT 5-10. POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; RIT 0-4.
Mercyhurst 3, Air Force 2 Nov. 12, 2011 Erie, Pa. AF MC
0 2
0 0
2 1
2 3
FIRST PERIOD: MC 1 - Shiplo [2] (Bodo, Blakely), 16:04; MC 2 - Bodo [2] (Bahntge, Blakely), 16:39. SECOND PERIOD: No Scoring. THIRD PERIOD: MC 3 - Jones [1] (Chiasson, Magtzaam), PP, 4:27; AF 1 - Demers [3] (Kirby, Mathis), PP, 8:38; AF 2 - Kirby [2] (Mathis, DeLaurell), EX, PP, 17:20. SHOTS: AF 11-13-10 -- 34; MC 7-8-8 -- 23; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (58:26) 5-8-7 -- 20; MC - Max Strang (60:00) 11-13-8 -- 32. PENALTIES: AF 5-10; MC 7-14.; POWER PLAYS: AF 2-5; MC 1-3
Air Force 3, UConn 1 Nov. 25, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena UC AF
0 1
1 2
0 0
1 3
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - DeLaurell [7] (Demers, Kruse), 10:19. SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Kirby [3] (DeLaurell, Kruse), PP, 1:02. UC 1 - Ambrosie [2] (Schneider, Gerke), PP, 3:32. AF 3 - Gunner [3] (Weisgarber), 11:32 THIRD PERIOD: No Scoring. SHOTS: AF 16-18-6 -- 40; UC 5-7-6 -- 18; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 5-6-6 -- 17; UC - Garrett Bartus (60:00) 15-16-6 -- 37. PENALTIES: AF 5-10; UC 6-23; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; UC 1-4.
Air Force 4, UConn 3 Nov. 26, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena UC AF
2 2
1 1
0 1
3 4
FIRST PERIOD: UC 1 - Naurato [2] (Ranallo, Budnick), :18; AF 1 - DeLaurell [8] (Kruse, McKenzie), PP, 1:47; AF 2 - Demers [5] (Weisgarber, Kirby), PP, 15:43; UC 2 - Gerke [4] (Schneider), SH, 17:18.
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SECOND PERIOD: UC 3 - Winter [2] (Sharib, Janosz), 8:26; AF 3 - Kirby [4] (Holm), 18:36. THIRD PERIOD: AF 4 - Kirby [5] (DeLaurell, Gunner), PP, 5:35. SHOTS: AF 11-10-6 -- 27; UC 10-13-6 -- 29; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 8-12-6 -- 26; UC - Garrett Bartus (58:55) 9-9-5 -- 23. PENALTIES: AF 7-14; UC 8-16; POWER PLAYS: AF 3-7; UC 0-6.
Air Force 8, AIC 3 Dec. 2, 2011 Springfield, Mass. AF AIC
4 0
3 2
1 1
8 3
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - De Laurell [9] (Kirby), 8:41; AF 2 - Michalke [2] (Thomas, Walsh), 16:26; AF 3 Holm [1] (Fabian, Torrel), 19:09; AF 4 - Gunner [4] (Weisgarber), 19:29. SECOND PERIOD: AF 5 - De Laurell [10] (Demers, Mathis), :09; AF 6 - Weisgarber [1] (McKenzie, Gunner), 3:34; AIC 1 - Arcibal [2] (unassisted), 4:31; AF 7 - Kruse [4] (De Laurell, Walsh) 9:25; AIC 2 Pleskach [5] (Puskar, Ceccacci), EX, 18:15. THIRD PERIOD: AF 8 - Kruse [5] (De Laurell, Demers), 5:15; AIC 3 - Puskar [4] (Markiewicz, Penny), 15:00. SHOTS: AF 18-8-11 -- 37; AIC 12-7-9 -- 28; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (45:15) 12-5-2 -- 19; Paul Moberg (14:36) x-x-6 -- 6; AIC - Ryan Kerpan (20:00) 14-x-x -- 14; Ben Meisner (26:45) x-5-3 -- 8; Chandler Long (13:10) x-x-7 -- 7. PENALTIES: AF -1-2; AIC 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-4; AIC 0-1.
Air Force 7, AIC 3 Dec. 3, 2011 Springfield, Mass. AF AIC
3 1
1 1
3 1
7 3
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Kleisinger [3] (Thomas, Musselman), 2:31; AF 2 - Kruse [6] (De Laurell), 3:10; AF 3 - Carew [4] (Gunner, Weisgarber), 3:27; AIC 1 - Grasso [1] (Arcibal, Popek), 11:41. SECOND PERIOD: AIC 2 - Hoshaw [1] (Sliwinski), 10:06; AF 4 - De Laurell [11] (Kruse, Mathis), PP, 19:48. THIRD PERIOD: AF 5 - Kleisinger [3] (unassisted), 9:36; AF 6 - Carew [5] (Gunner, McKenzie), 11:01; AIC 3 - Ceccacci [2] (Pleskach), PP, 15:50; AF 7 Thomas [1] (Michalke, Kleisinger), 16:15. SHOTS: AF 15-9-19 -- 43; AIC 7-10-6 -- 23; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (59:24) 6-9-5 -- 20; AIC - Ben Meisner (3:27) 2-x-x -- 2; Chandler Long (56:33) 10-8-16 -- 34; PENALTIES: AF -3-6; AIC 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; AIC 1-3.
2011-12 Box Scores Air Force 2, #5 Colorado College 1 Dec. 30, 2011 CS World Arena AF CC
1 0
1 0
0 1
2 1
AF HC
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Mathis [4] (Kruse, Demers), PP, 8:32 SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Kleisinger [6] (Walsh), SH, 15:04 THIRD PERIOD: CC 1 - Boivin [6] (R. Schwartz, Skalbeck), 7:50 SHOTS: AF 10-5-2 -- 17; CC 6-11-17 -- 34; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 6-11-16 -- 33; CC - Josh Thorimbert (59:33) 9-4-2 -- 15. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; CC 2-4; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-2; CC 0-3.
#15 Denver 7, Air Force 1 Dec. 31, 2011 Cadet Ice Arena DU AF
2 0
2 0
3 1
THIRD PERIOD: AF 1 - Weisgarber [2] (Weissenhofer), 5:49; DU 5 - Salazar [5] (unassisted), EN, 11:27; DU 6 - Knowlton [5] (Phillips, Lee), PP, 13:37; DU 7 - LaLeggia [8] (Salazar, D.Shore), 16:07. SHOTS: AF 6-16-16 -- 32; DU 10-7-9 -- 26; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (40:00) 8-5-x -- 13; Jason Torf (18:06) x-x-6 -- 6. DU - Juho Olkinuora (56:07) 6-10-12 -- 28; Zack Hope (3:53) x-x-3 -- 3. PENALTIES: AF 6-12; DU 9-18; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-7; DU 3-4
Holy Cross 3, Air Force 3 ot Jan. 6, 2012 Worcester, Mass. 2 0
0 1
0 0
1 0
1 2
3 4
Air Force 3, Army 3 ot Jan. 20, 2012 West Point, N.Y. AF AR
SECOND PERIOD: AF 2- Michalke [3] (Gunner, Thomas), 13:03. THIRD PERIOD: HC 3 - Cox [5] (Atkins, Schmidt), PP, 8:57; HC 4 - Silvia [4] (unassisted), EN, 18:22; AF 3 - Fabian [3] (DeLaurell, Weisgarber), EX, 19:39.
3 3
FIRST PERIOD: HC 1 - Nunn [6] (Linsmayer, Clune), PP, 2:34; HC 2 - Miller [2] (Silvia, Baldassari), 4:53; AF 1 - Kirby [6] (Mathis, Fabian), 13:19. SECOND PERIOD: AF 2- De Laurell [12] (Mathis, Kirby), PP, 3:23; AF 3 - De Laurell [13] (Kruse), 10:20. THIRD PERIOD: HC 3 - McNamara [1] (Davis, Gordon), 1:39. OVERTIME: No Scoring.
1 1
1 1
1 1
0 0
3 3
FIRST PERIOD: AR 1 - Skarda [2] (Day, Clark), 7:53; AF 1 - Kirby [8] (Kruse, Demers), PP, 14:24. SECOND PERIOD: AR 2 - Colvin [2] (Ma.Alvarez, Starczewski), PP, 3:19; AF 2 - Kruse [8] (DeLaurell, Demers), 4:05. THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Weisgarber [3] (Gunner, Weissenhofer), 4:37; AR 3 - Dube [3] (Hull), SH, 16:21. OVERTIME: No Scoring.
SHOTS: AF 4-9-8 -- 21; HC 11-10-6 -- 27; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (57:50) 9-10-4 -- 23; HC - Matt Ginn (60:00) 3-8-7 -- 18. PENALTIES: AF 8-16; HC 7-14; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-5; HC 2-6.
SHOTS: AF 8-9-9-4 -- 30; AR 9-5-4-3 -- 21; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (65:00) 8-4-3-3 -- 18. AR Ryan Leets (64:57) 7-8-8-4 -- 27 PENALTIES: AF 3-6; AR 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; AR 1-3
Air Force 2, Bentley 2 ot Jan. 13, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena
SECOND PERIOD: DU 3 - Salazar [4] (D.Shore, LaLeggia), 3:55; DU 4 - D.Shore [12] (N.Shore, Loney), PP, 12:02.
1 2
1 2
FIRST PERIOD: HC 1 - Vos [7] (Gordon, McNamara), 4:47; AF 1 - Kirby [7] (Mathis, De Laurell), 7:55; HC 2 - Clune [1] (Daly, Linsmayer), PP, 16:19.
7 1
FIRST PERIOD: DU 1 - Loney [2] (Lee), 4:23; DU 2 D.Shore [11] (Loney, N.Shore), PP, 15:05.
AF HC
Holy Cross 4, Air Force 3 Jan. 7, 2012 Worcester, Mass.
BU AF
1 1
1 0
0 1
0 0
2 2
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Kruse [7] (McKenzie), 11:40; BU 1 - Grieve [5] (B.Switzer), 12:01. SECOND PERIOD: BU 2 - Gensler [6] (unassisted), 6:11. THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - De Laurell [14] (Kirby, Gunner), PP, 5:40. OVERTIME: No Scoring. SHOTS: AF 14-12-15-1 -- 42; BU - 11-4-7-0 -- 22; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (64:48) 10-3-7-0 -- 20; BU- Brenden Komm (65:00) 13-12-14 -- 40. PENALTIES: AF 5-10; BU 8-16; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-8; BU 0-5.
Bentley 2, Air Force 1 Jan. 14, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena BU AF
0 1
1 0
1 0
2 1
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Thomas [2] (McBride, Kleisinger), 4:03. SECOND PERIOD: BU 1 - Grieve [6] (Weinstein, Maher), PP, 7:30. THIRD PERIOD: BU 2 - B.Switzer [5] (Grieve, Gensler), PP, 2:31 SHOTS: AF 5-9-6 -- 20; BU - 7-8-8 --23; SAVES: AF Jason Torf (58:07) 7-7-7 -- 21; BU- Brenden Komm (60:00) 4-9-6 -- 19. PENALTIES: AF 9-29; BU 7-14; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-4; BU 2-5.
SHOTS: AF 8-11-4-2 -- 25; HC 11-13-4-7 -- 35; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (65:00) 9-13-3-7 -- 32; HC - Matt Ginn (65:00) 7-9-4-2 --22. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; HC 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-4; HC 1-3.
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Air Force 4, Army 2 Jan. 21, 2012 West Point, N.Y. AF AR
1 0
1 0
2 2
4 2
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Kruse [9] (Kirby, Mathis), 3:23. SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Weisgarber [4] (Gunner), 16:59. THIRD PERIOD: AR 1 - Maggard [2] (Day, Skarda), 2:32; AF 3 - Fabian [4] (Weissenhofer, McKenzie), 7:16; AF 4 - Fabian [5] (Weisgarber, McKenzie), SH, EN, 19:35; AR 2 - Maggard [3] (Skarda, Ikkala), PP, 19:59. SHOTS: AF 11-8-9 -- 28; AR 3-3-12 -- 18; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 3-3-10 -- 16 AR - Rob Tadazak (57:52) 10-7-7 -- 24; Ryan Leets (:25) x-x-0 -- 0. PENALTIES: AF 7-17; AR 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-3; AR 1-6
2011-12 Box Scores Air Force 3, Canisius 0 Jan. 29, 2012 Buffalo, N.Y. AF CAN
0 0
2 0
1 0
3 0
Air Force 4, RIT 2 Feb. 4, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena RIT AF
0 0
1 0
1 4
2 4
MU AF
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring
SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Kruse [10] (DeLaurell, Mathis), PP, 2:48; AF 2 - Mathis [5] (Demers, Kruse), PP, 11:15
SECOND PERIOD: RIT - Colavecchia [11] (Hartley, Noyes), PP, 16:01
THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Timar [1] (Holm), 10:05 SHOTS: AF 12-3-12 -- 27; CAN 4-8-2 -- 14; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 4-8-2 -- 14; CAN - Tony Capobianco (60:00) 12-1-11 -- 24,. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; CAN 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 2-4; CAN 0-2.
Air Force 1, Canisius 1 ot Jan. 30, 2012 Buffalo, N.Y. AF CAN
0 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
SHOTS: AF 13-10-7 -- 30; RIT 11-12-11 -- 34; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 11-11-10 -- 32; RIT - Shane Madolora (58:38) 13-10-3 -- 26. PENALTIES: AF 6-12; RIT 7-14; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-6; RIT 1-5.
AF NU
SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Kirby [9] (Demers, Kruse), 15:53.
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring
OVERTIME: No Scoring
2 0
0 2
0 3
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Kleisinger [7] (Walsh), SH, 1:50 THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - Demers [6] (Mathis, Kruse), 7:42; AF 3 - Kruse [12] (Demers, Kirby), 17:59. SHOTS: AF 17-8-9 -- 34; RIT 6-10-9 -- 25; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 6-10-9 -- 25; RIT - Shane Madolora (60:00) 17-7-7 -- 31. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; RIT 8-16; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-6; RIT 0-2.
Air Force 3, Niagara 3 ot Feb. 11, 2012 Niagara, N.Y. AF NU
1 2
1 1
0 3
0 8
THIRD PERIOD: AF 6 - Kruse [13] (Demers, DeLaurell), :48; AF 7 - Demers [8] (DeLaurell, Kruse), 3:45; AF 8 - Carew [9] (Weisgarber), 16:33. SHOTS: AF 11-10-14 -- 35; MU 5-10-5 -- 20; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 5-10-5 -- 20; MU - Jordan Tibbett (40:00) 9-7-x -- 16; Jimmy Sarjeant (20:00) x-x-11 -- 11 . PENALTIES: AF 4-8; MU 3-6; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-3; MU 0-4.
1 0
0 0
Mercyhurst 2, Air Force 1 Feb. 18, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena MU AF
SHOTS: AF 2-17-6 -- 25; NU 6-6-5 -- 17; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 6-6-5 -- 17; NU - Chris Noonan (58:44) 2-16-5 -- 23. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; NU 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-5; NU 0-2
Air Force 3, RIT 0 Feb. 3, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena 0 1
1 0
THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - McKenzie [2] (unassisted), 19:58
SHOTS: AF 11-10-10-2 -- 33; CAN 5-3-6-1 -- 15; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (64:52) 4-3-6-1 -- 14; CAN - Dan Morrison (65:00) 11-9-10-2 -- 32. PENALTIES: AF 4-8; CAN 9-18; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-7; CAN 0-2.
0 0
1 0
SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Kirby [11] (Mathis, De Laurell), PP, 19:12
THIRD PERIOD: No Scoring
RIT AF
0 0
0 3
SECOND PERIOD: AF 3 - Carew [8] (unassisted), 5:39; AF 4 - Demers [7] (Kruse), 15:22; AF 5 - Thomas [3] (Fabian, Kleisinger), 16:33.
Air Force 2, Niagara 0 Feb. 10, 2012 Niagara, N.Y.
FIRST PERIOD: CAN 1 - Rigney [2] (Freeman, Danford), 10:41.
0 2
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Kruse [12] (Walsh, DeLaurell), 10:03; AF 2 - Weissenhofer [1] (Thomas), PP, 16:28.
THIRD PERIOD: AF 1 - McKenzie [1] (DeLaurell, Demers), :50; AF 2 - Kirby [10] (Weisgarber, Gunner), 2:01; AF 3 - Mathis [6] (Kirby, De Laurell), PP, 13:22; RIT 2 - Noyes [3] (Haltigin, Garbowsky), EX, 18:57; AF 4 - Kleisinger [8] (Thomas), EN, 19:47
1 1
Air Force 8, Mercyhurst 0 Feb. 17, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena
3 3
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Carew [6] (Weisgarber, Holm), PP, 2:50; NU 1 - Iuorio [6] (Zanette), SH, 6:25; NU 2 - Divjak [5] (Iuorio, Rashid), PP, 13:16. SECOND PERIOD: NU 3 - Zanette [10] (Iuorio, Rashid), PP, 8:15; AF 2 - Holm [2] (Michalke, Timar), 18;59. THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Carew [7] (unassisted), 7:01 SHOTS: AF 6-9-6-1 -- 22; NU 12-6-9-2 -- 29; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (65:00) 10-5-9-2 -- 26; NU - Chris Noonan (65:00) 5-8-5-1 -- 19. PENALTIES: AF 8-27; NU 6-23; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-6; NU 2-6
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0 1
1 0
1 0
2 1
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Gunner [5] (Kirby, Weissenhofer), 9:22. SECOND PERIOD: MU 1 - Jones [9] (Bahntge, Nagtzaam), PP, 11:11. THIRD PERIOD: MU 2 - Chiasson [13] (unassisted), 6:25. SHOTS: AF 18-14-19 -- 51; MU 8-4-7 -- 19; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (58:25) 8-3-6 -- 17 Mu - Max Strang (60:00) 17-14-19 -- 50. PENALTIES: AF 2-7; MU 6-15; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-5. MU 1-1.
2011-12 Box Scores Robert Morris 2, Air Force 1 ot Feb. 24, 2012 Moon Township, Pa. AF RMU
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 1
1 2
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring SECOND PERIOD: RMU 1 - Brace [10] (Wilson, Cartier), PP, 8:32. AF 1 - Gunner [6] (McKenzie), 10:40. THIRD PERIOD: No Scoring OVERTIME: RMU 2 - Cramer [2] (Blandina), 1:59. SHOTS: AF 10-8-4-2 -- 24; RMU 9-15-12-1 -- 37; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (61:59) 9-14-12-0 -- 35; RMU - Brooks Ostergard (61:59) 10-7-4-2 -- 23. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; RMU 1-2; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-1; RMU 1-2
Air Force 3, Robert Morris 0 Feb. 25, 2012 Moon Township, Pa. AF RMU
0 0
2 0
1 0
3 0
FIRST PERIOD: No Scoring SECOND PERIOD: AF 1 - Holm [3] (McKenzie), PP, 1:35; AF 2 - Kruse [14] (McKenzie, Weisgarber), 19:15. THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Mathis [7] (DeLaurell, Demers), PP, 12:11. SHOTS: AF 9-13-12 -- 34; RMU 12-4-8 -- 24; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 12-4-8 -- 24; RMU - Brooks Ostergard (60:00) 9-11-11 -- 31. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; RMU 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 2-4; RMU 0-3.
Air Force 4, Connecticut 3 AHA Quarterfinals March 9, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena UConn AF
1 1
1 2
1 1
3 4
FIRST PERIOD: UC 1 - Smith [1] (unassisted), 3:15; AF 1 - Holm [4] (Weissenhofer, McKenzie), 6:11. SECOND PERIOD: UC 2 - Latta [10] (Waterstradt, Sharib), 6:30; AF 2 - Timar [2] (Holm, Weissenhofer), 17:47; AF 3 - Kleisinger [9] (Kirby, Thomas), 18:10. THIRD PERIOD: UC 3 - Cooper [4] (Schneider), 2:12; AF 4 - De Laurell [15] (Carew, Kirby), 11:13. SHOTS: AF 12-16-14 -- 42; UC 3-4-14 -- 21; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (42:12) 2-3-3 -- 8; Stephen Caple (17:48) x-x-10 -- 10; UC - Garrett Bartus (59:19) 11-14-13 -- 38. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; UC 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-4; UC 0-1.
Connecticut 3, Air Force 1 AHA Quarterfinals March 10, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena UConn AF
1 0
1 1
1 0
3 1
FIRST PERIOD: UC 1 - Gerling [1] (Jendras, Schneider), 9:02.
Air Force 4, RIT 0 AHA Championship March 17, 2012 Rochester, N.Y. RIT AF
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 4
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Gunner [8] (Weisgarber, Kirby), PP, 15:15; AF 2 - Kruse [16] (Demers, McKenzie), 16:25.
SECOND PERIOD: UC 2 - Harris [18] (Schneider, Ambrosie), PP, :48; AF 1 - Holm [5] (Timar, Michalke), 6:35.
SECOND PERIOD: AF 3 - Fabian [8] (Thomas, Kleisinger), 9:23.
THIRD PERIOD: UC 3 - Schneider [21] (unassisted), EN, 18:44
THIRD PERIOD: AF 4 - Fabian [9] (Weisgarber), EN, 19:53
SHOTS: AF 23-18-6 -- 47; UC 4-5-5 -- 14; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (16:15) 2-x-x -- 2; Stephen Caple (42:15) 1-4-4 -- 9; UC - Garrett Bartus (60:00) 23-17-6 -- 46. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; UC 4-8; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-3; UC 1-2.
SHOTS: AF 10-10-7 -- 27; RIT 10-15-9 -- 34; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 10-15-9 -- 34; RIT - Shane Madolora (58:08) 8-9-6 -- 23. PENALTIES: AF 1-2; RIT 4-19; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-3; RIT 0-1
Air Force 4, Connecticut 3 AHA Quarterfinals March 11, 2012 Cadet Ice Arena UConn AF
1 1
2 2
0 1
3 4
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Holm [6] (Weisgarber, McKenzie), PP, 9:13; UC 1 - Schneider [22] (Gerke, Cooper), 15:44. SECOND PERIOD: UC 2 - Schneider [23] (unassisted), 7:53; AF 2 - Kirby [12] (Mathis, Kleisinger), 14:11; UC 3 - Jendras [3] (Poe, Ranallo), PP, 15:40; AF 3 Fabian [6] (McKenzie), 18:17. THIRD PERIOD: AF 4 - Michalke [4] (Gunner), 3:21. SHOTS: AF 11-16-10 -- 37; UC 5-12-14 -- 31; SAVES: AF - Stephen Caple (60:00) 4-10-14 -- 28; UC - Garrett Bartus (57:53) 10-14-9 -- 33. PENALTIES: AF 3-6; UC 3-6; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-3; UC 1-3.
Air Force 5, Mercyhurst 2 AHA Semifinal March 16, 2012 Rochester, N.Y. MU AF
1 2
0 1
1 1
2 4
FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Gunner [7] (Carew), 1:40; MU 1 - O’Donoghue [8] (Zay, Misiak), 6:27; AF 2 Weisgarber [5] (Carew, McKenzie), PP, 13:28. SECOND PERIOD: AF 3 - Kruse [15] (DeLaurell), 3:49. THIRD PERIOD: MU 2 - Elliott [12] (Chiasson), 2:01; AF 4 - Fabian [6] (Kleisinger, Mathis), 18:13; AF 5 - Weisgarber [6] (Timar, Fabian), EN, 19:10. SHOTS: AF 16-16-10 -- 42; MU 10-8-7 -- 25; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (60:00) 9-8-6 -- 23; MU - Max Strang (59:44) 14-15-8 -- 37. PENALTIES: AF 2-4; MU 2-4; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-2; MU 0-2.
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#1 Boston College 2, Air Force 0 NCAA Northeast Regional March 29, 2012 Worcester, Mass. AF BC
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 2
FIRST PERIOD: BC 1 - Kreider [21] (Hayes, Straight), 7:39. SECOND PERIOD: No Scoring. THIRD PERIOD: BC 2 - Kreider [22] (Wey), PP, 18:39 SHOTS: AF 8-4-8 -- 20; BC 9-11-14 -- 34; SAVES: AF - Jason Torf (59:21) 8-11-13 -- 32; BC - Parker Milner (59:47) 8-4-8 -- 20. PENALTIES: AF 5-10; BC 2-4; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-2; BC 1-5.
History of Falcon Hockey With the drop of the puck to begin the 2012-13 season, the Falcons will enter their 45th season of Division I hockey.
The program continued to gain momentum, posting its first winning season in 197071 with a 15-11-2 record.
With the Academy still in its infancy, the dream of hockey at the youngest military academy was born.
However, it was the following season that would be the Falcons’ breakthrough year. Heyliger hired his former All-American player at Michigan, John Matchefts, as an assistant coach and the Falcons posted a 25-6 record in 1971-72. A few years later, in Matchefts’ first season as head coach, the Falcons posted a 24-5-1 mark for the school’s best winning percentage. What will best be remembered from that team is a pair of dramatic one-goal wins over Colorado College.
In 1958, a group of cadets began an intramural hockey team. Relying on freezing temperatures and the shadows from the dormitory, cadets donned football and lacrosse equipment and played hockey in the courtyard of Vandenberg Hall. A few years later one of the greatest college hockey coaches ever, Vic Heyliger, became interested in such a fledgling program. With six national championships to his credit at Michigan, the “Father of Air Force Hockey,” came to the Academy in 1966 and guided the club team.
Matchefts went on to win 154 games in 11 seasons before passing the baton to his former standout, Chuck Delich. Delich, who still ranks 10th in NCAA history in career points per game, shattered every school record in his four years.
At long last came the night of Nov. 29, 1968, when the first hockey game was played at the Cadet Ice Arena. The Falcons defeated the Colorado All-Stars, a collage of former collegiate players, 8-6. The first game was not without its share of quirky moments. During the first shift in the first period, a slap shot was taken and went completely through the “shatter-proof” glass and onto the running track in the multi-purpose area. The Falcons finally got their first taste of intercollegiate competition in the new arena and it was not pleasant. Notre Dame, another first-year program, swept the Falcons, 8-1 and 5-4. Air Force gained its first home win with a 6-4 win over Ohio State on Jan. 17, 1968.
Falcons to more Division I victories than any other Falcon coach. In Serratore’s 10th season, he took the program to new heights. The Falcons claimed the Atlantic Hockey Association championship and played Minnesota in the NCAA West Regional, both firsts for any service academy team. A 4-3 loss to the Gophers only whet the Falcons’ appetite. Serratore backed that championship season up with another ring as the Falcons won the AHA title and faced secondranked Miami in the NCAA Northeast Regional, falling to the RedHawks in overtime. After knocking on the door twice, the Falcons finally kicked it in with a record-setting season in 2008-09. AFA won a school-record 28 games, won its third straight AHA championship and won its first-ever NCAA game with a win over the storied Michigan Wolverines.
After taking over the program in 1985, Delich garnered early success much like his predecessor. In his second season, he posted a 19-10 record, the most wins in 10 years. He then strung together a school-record five consecutive winning seasons in his 12 years while tying the school record with 154 coaching wins. During the Delich years, the Falcons posted a winning record against rival Army, including a 6-1-1 record at home against the Black Knights.
In 2010-11, the Falcons claimed their fourth championship in five years. Another trip to the NCAA Tournament ended with yet another overtime loss, this time a 2-1 loss to top-seeded Yale.
The third decade of Falcon hockey brought several changes to the program. Frank Serratore, who has coached at nearly every level of hockey, took over in 1998. His enthusiastic, disciplined style of hockey injected a new energy into the program. He has led the
With its humble beginnings in an outdoor rink relying on the unpredictable Colorado weather, Falcon hockey has grown by leaps and bounds. In the past 10 years, nearly 700,000 fans have watched the Falcons.
The Falcons added their fifth conference title in the last six years by beating RIT, 4-0, in the 2011-12 championship game. AFA’s season ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-0 loss to No. 1 Boston College, the eventual national champions.
COACHING HISTORY Coach Vic Heyliger John Matchefts Chuck Delich Frank Serratore Total
Heyliger
Years 1969-74 1975-85 1986-97 1998-Pres. ---
Seasons 6 11 12 15 44
Matchefts
G 165 310 370 556 1401
W 85 154 154 255 648
Delich
L 77 150 197 250 674
T 3 6 19 51 79
Pct. .524 .506 .442 .504 .487
Serratore
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Coaches in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Having only four head coaches in the 45 seasons of varsity hockey, the Air Force Academy is proud to have two former coaches elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Vic Heyliger and John Matchefts.
VIC HEYLIGER HEAD COACH 1969-1974
JOHN MATCHEFTS HEAD COACH 1975-1985
Vic Heyliger, the “Father of Air Force Hockey,” came to the Academy in 1966 to coach the Falcons’ club team. In 1968-69, he became the Falcons’ first varsity head coach. In his six seasons at the helm, the Falcons quickly became a competitive hockey program at the Division I level. Heyliger led the Falcons to an 85-77-3 record, including a phenomenal 25-6 record in 1971-72, the fourth season of varsity hockey.
John Matchefts was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and was named to the NCAA’s 50th anniversary hockey team in 1997. Matchefts played on three national championship teams at Michigan under Vic Heyliger from 1951-53. Matchefts earned All-American honors in 1951 and 1953, was twice named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Championships and was the finals MVP in 1953.
The native of Concord, Mass., will always be regarded as one of the greatest college hockey coaches ever. In 13 seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, Michigan, he led the Wolverines to six NCAA Championships. He led the Wolverines to a 228-61-13 record from 1944-57.
Following his college playing career, Matchefts played on the USA National Team in 1955 and earned a silver medal as an alternate captain with the 1956 USA Olympic Team. After serving as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Matchefts returned to hockey in 1957 as the head coach at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minn. While coaching at Lincoln and his alma mater, Eveleth High School, he led the 1959 and 1960 teams to the state tournament and never had a losing season.
In his fourth season, he led the 1948 Wolverines to a 202-1 record and the school’s first NCAA Championship ever. He repeated the feat in 1951 as Michigan posted a 22-4-1 record and defeated Brown, 7-1, in the championship game. That title was Michigan’s first of three straight championships and five in six years. Heyliger was a three-year letterman at Michigan from 1934-37. The outstanding defenseman award at Michigan is named in his honor. Following his playing career at Michigan, he played three seasons in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 1938 graduate of Michigan began his coaching career at the University of Illinois. In four seasons, he guided the Illini to a 59-29-4 record. Heyliger, who was instrumental in the development of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, was named the National Collegiate Coach of the Year in 1953. After leaving Michigan in 1957, he remained active in hockey as he coached the USA National Team that competed against the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. In 1962 and 1963, Heyliger coached West Germany in the World Championships and later coached Team USA at the 1966 World Championships. He was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minn., in September 1974. Heyliger passed away in 2006.
The native of Eveleth, Minn., guided the Colorado College hockey program for five seasons and posted a 48-72-2 mark. He was named the 1969 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year. Matchefts came to the Academy in 1972 as an assistant coach to Heyliger for three seasons. He took over the head coaching duties in 1974. In 11 seasons, Matchefts led the Falcons to a 154-150-6 record from 1974-85. In his first season at Air Force, he led the Falcons to a remarkable 24-5-1 record, the second-best mark in school history. He also paced the Falcons to four winning seasons in his first five years. His 154 wins are tied with Chuck Delich as the second-most career hockey coaching wins in AFA history. As an assistant coach, Matchefts went back to his hometown to recruit a player who was overlooked by nearly every other Division I school. Four years later, Chuck Delich became Air Force’s all-time leading scorer and one of the most potent offensive players in NCAA history. After spending four seasons as Matchefts’ assistant, Delich succeeded him as the Falcons’ head coach in 1984.
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#4 Gary Batinich
#4 Mark DeGironimo
#5 Joe Doyle
Wing, 1975-78, Eveleth, Minn.
Center, 1993-96, Billerica, Mass.
Wing, 1986-89, Weymouth, Mass.
Batinich is the only noncenter in the top five career scorers. He ranks fifth in career scoring with 196 points. The native of Eveleth, Minn., led the team in assists as a sophomore with 42, the third-most in AFA history. As a freshman, Batinich scored the game-winning goal in both of AFA’s wins over Colorado College in 1974-75. Year 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 Career
GM 29 26 26 23 104
Goals 21 22 22 17 82
Assists 29 42 26 17 114
Points 50 64 48 34 196
Pen-Min. 18-36 13-27 7-16 13-28 51-107
DeGironimo ranks 18th on the career scoring list with 131 points in 124 career games. He was the team captain and MVP of the 1995-96 team. As a junior, he led the team with 20 goals and 39 points. Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 Career
GM 27 32 32 33 124
Goals 6 14 20 17 57
Assists 9 22 19 23 74
Points 15 36 39 40 131
Pen-Min. 6-15 15-30 15-38 14-30 50-113
#5 Chuck Delich Center, 1974-77, Eveleth, Minn.
#11 Beau Bilek The captain and MVP of the 1994-95 team, Bilek helped lead the Falcons to consecutive 15-win seasons. Bilek ranks third in career scoring among defensemen and 27th overall. He led the team with 42 points in 1993-94. The Des Moines, Iowa, native led the Falcon defensemen in points three consecutive seasons. He played four years of professional hockey in the Chicago Blackhawks organization and was a two-time all-star (1997-98 and 1998-99) with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL.
Delich is the school’s all-time leader in goals and points with 156 and 279, respectively. He holds 14 AFA records and was named the team’s most valuable player twice. Delich not only broke the existing career records for goals and points in 1977, he obliterated them by more than 50 goals and 60 points. He also earned the Academy’s Athletic Excellence award in 1976 and 1977. He is the all-time leading goal scorer in NCAA history. Delich spent 16 years in the military, retiring as a major in 1993. He was the head coach from 1985 to 1997. His 154 career coaching wins are tied as the second-most in AFA history. Delich was inducted into the AFA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011, the third induction class.
Year 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Career
Year 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 Career
Defenseman, 1992-95, Des Moines, Iowa
GM 32 30 32 33 127
Goals 10 6 9 8 33
Assists 13 14 33 29 89
Points 23 20 42 37 122
Pen-Min. 12-24 16-32 17-34 19-38 64-128
#7 Frank Daldine Center, 1983-86, Rochester, Mich. Daldine is one of only two players in school history to lead the team in points all four years. He led the team in goals three times. Daldine ranks eighth in career scoring with 156 points. The team captain and most valuable player in 1984-85, Daldine helped lead the Falcons to their first winning season in seven years (1985-86). Originally from Rochester, Mich., Daldine scored 30 or more points every season and tallied 44 points as a junior and senior. He also led the Falcons in power-play goals three times, including a career-best 10 in 1983-84. Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 Career
GM 28 26 27 28 109
Goals 16 17 28 18 79
Assists 21 14 16 26 77
Points 37 31 44 44 156
Pen-Min. 7-17 6-12 12-24 11-22 36-75
GM 27 29 26 27 109
Goals 43 38 44 31 156
Assists 24 26 35 38 123
Points 67 64 79 69 279
Pen-Min. 10-36 16-40 17-45 15-30 58-151
#7 Joe Delich Forward, 1986-89, Eveleth, Minn. The younger brother of Chuck, Joe certainly left his own mark on Academy hockey. He is currently tied for 19th in career scoring with 130 points in 113 games (47-83-130). He led the team in assists with 25 in 1987-88 and 31 in 1988-89. In 1987-88, he also led the team in points (42) and ied for the lead in goals (17). Delich returned to the Academy as an assistant coach from 1999-2002. Year 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 Career
GM 27 29 29 28 113
Goals 6 11 17 13 47
Assists 3 24 25 31 83
Points 9 35 42 44 130
Pen-Min. 3-6 12-27 15-32 20-47 50-112
Doyle was part of the first class in AFA history to post four winning seasons. He led the team in goals in 1987-88 and 1988-89 and was named the team MVP in each of those seasons. He ranks 23rd in career scoring with 126 points in 110 games. Doyle returned to the Academy as an assistant coach from 1994-98 and from 2003-06. Doyle was an assistant coach during Frank Serratore’s first season and helped the Falcons win 15 games in 1997-98, more than the two previous seasons combined. Year 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 Career
GM 27 29 26 28 110
Goals 4 12 17 24 57
Assists 6 18 21 24 69
Points 10 30 38 48 126
Pen-Min. 9-18 12-24 11-22 5-10 37-74
#9 Steve Hall Center, 1969-71, White Bear Lake, Minn. Hall currently ranks 17th on Air Force’s career scoring list with 136 points in 75 games. He is one of only two Falcons among the top 17 in career scoring to have only played three seasons. He was the captain of Air Force’s first varsity team and led the first two AFA teams in goals. In 1968-69, he led the Falcons with 21 goals, 22 assists and 43 points. He also led the team with 31 goals in 1969-70. Year 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 Career
GM 22 25 28 75
Goals 21 31 19 71
Assists 22 18 25 65
Points 43 49 44 136
Pen-Min. 18-36 6-32 8-16 32-94
#25 Tim Hartje
Forward, 1983-86, Anoka, Minn. The team co-captain of the 1985-86 team, Hartje helped lead the team to its first winning season in seven years (15-13). In each of the four seasons he played, the team increased its win total. He is tied for 38th in career scoring with 107 points and 25th in goals with 53. As a senior, he was named the team’s MVP as he led the Falcons with 19 goals and four game-winners and was second on the team with 40 points. Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 Career
GM 28 26 29 28 111
Goals 10 10 14 19 53
Assists 9 10 13 22 54
Points 19 20 27 40 107
Pen-Min. 4-8 1-2 5-10 4-8 14-28
Many outstanding hockey players have worn the blue and silver in the past 44 years, but these 27 players were selected by the alumni as members of the Falcon Hockey Wall of Fame.
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#19 Bob Ingraham
#1 Mark Liebich
#1 Al Morrison
Defense, 1990-93, Georgetown, Mass.
Goalie, 1989-92, Rexford, N.Y.
Goalie, 1972-75, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Bob Ingraham holds the career record for goals by a defenseman with 47 and ranks fourth in career scoring by a defenseman with 116 points. As a senior, he was the team captain of the 1992-93 team and is the only defenseman in school history to lead the team in goals for a season. In 1990-91, he led the Falcons with 18 goals, the most ever by a blueliner.
A four-year letterman, Liebich was just the second goaltender honored on the Wall of Fame. A 1992 graduate, Liebich ranks fourth in games played by a goalie (87) and third in saves (2,551). Among goalies with more than 50 games played, he ranks fifth in goals-against average (4.05) and tied for seventh in saves percentage (.878). A four-year starter, he won 33 career games. As a sophomore, he posted a career-best 55 saves as the Falcons earned a rare tie with Colorado College, 3-3, in 1989.
The third goaltender to have his photo placed on the Wall of Fame, Morrison still holds the school record with 121 saves in a series vs. Michigan State in 1973. He played more minutes (6,180) and made more saves (3,270) than any other Falcon goalie. During his four years, the Falcons posted a record of 77-42-1. AFA won 25 games his freshman year and 24 his senior year.
Year 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Career
GM 27 32 34 20 113
Goals 13 18 14 2 47
Assists 17 22 24 6 69
Points 30 40 38 8 116
Pen-Min. 13-26 8-24 10-28 8-24 39-102
#9 Justin Kieffer Center, 1996-99, Brainerd, Minn. Kieffer became just the second player in school history to tie or lead the team in goals, assists and points in consecutive seasons. Tied for 13th in career scoring, he was one of just 20 seniors named to Team USA for the North American College Hockey Championships. He won the Academy Athletic Excellence award in 1998 and the Athletic Achievement award in 1999. The two-time team captain won the Vic Heyliger Award in 1998 and won the Delich Award twice. He was a first-team GTE/CoSIDA academic all-district selection and a third-team academic All-American. In 1998, he led the nation with 14 power-play goals. Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Career
GM 33 31 34 35 133
Goals 5 23 24 14 66
Assists 14 11 27 24 76
Points 19 34 51 38 142
Pen-Min. 19-38 28-74 37-86 26-55 110-253
#2 Doug Leibbrand Defenseman, 1974-77, Hastings, Minn. The team co-captain in 197677, Leibbrand ranks second in career scoring among defensemen and is tied for 24th overall in AFA history. He played on the 1974-75 team that posted a 24-5-1 record, the best winning percentage in school history. Leibbrand led the blueliners in scoring in 1975-76 and 1976-77. He was selected as the team’s MVP in 1977 when he tallied 14 goals. His 35 career goals are the second most by any Falcon defenseman. Year 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 Career
GM 27 29 26 27 109
Goals 4 8 9 14 35
Assists 14 14 39 23 90
Points 18 22 48 37 125
Pen-Min. 11-22 20-38 19-38 13-26 63-124
Year 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 Career
GM 17 19 21 30 87
SV/% .881 .886 .865 .871 .878
GA/GAA 66/4.27 77/4.40 89/4.60 121/4.24 353/4.05
SHO 0 1 0 1 2
Year 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 Career
GM 28 32 25 20 105
SV/% .882 .858 .875 .873 .872
GA/GAA 103/3.7 187/6.0 108/4.8 82/4.2 480/4.6
SHO 0 1 1 2 4
#1 Kim Newman
#20 Bill Luukkonen
Goalie, 1969-71, Eveleth, Minn.
Defenseman, 1976-79, Eveleth, Minn.
One of the best goaltenders to ever wear the blue and silver, Newman is one of only two players in school history to be named team MVP three times. A two-time team captain, Newman still holds many AFA records. His .903 career saves percentage has stood for more than 30 years. The native of Eveleth, Minn., posted 1,166 saves in 1969-70, a mark that may never be broken. As the goalie on AFA’s first varsity team (1968-69), Newman led the Falcons to their first winning season (15-11-2 in 1970-71).
Luukkonen was the team co-captain in 1979-80 and the team’s top scoring defenseman as a junior and senior. In 110 career games, he scored 67 points and ranks 15th on the career scoring list for defensemen. Year 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 Career
GM 26 27 26 31 110
Goals 1 3 9 10 23
Assists 2 6 17 19 44
Points 3 9 26 29 67
Pen-Min. 14-28 8-16 8-16 18-36 48-96
#25 Gerry Micheletti Defenseman, 1972-75, Hibbing, Minn. One of the best defensemen to ever play at the Academy, he is the top scoring defenseman in AFA history and is tied for 21st overall. The Hibbing, Minn., product is one of only four Falcon hockey players to earn the coveted AFA Male MVP. He earned the award in 1975 as he led the Falcon defense in goals, assists and points for the third consecutive season. Micheletti was the team captain and MVP of the 1974-75 team that posted the best record (24-5-1) in school history. His 95 career assists and 127 career points are the most by any Falcon defenseman. Year 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 Career
GM 31 31 24 29 115
Goals 2 10 6 14 32
Assists 11 24 24 36 95
Points 13 34 30 50 127
Pen-Min. 29-74 38-94 33-82 18-36 118-286
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Year 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 Career
GM 22 25 27 74
SV/% 939/.882 1166/.899 1123/.9075 3228/.903
GA/GAA 125/5.68 131/4.50 114/4.10 370/5.00
SHO 1 2 1 4
#25 Steve Mullvain Defenseman, 1970-73, Richfield, Minn. A four-year letterman on defense, Mullvain was the captain of the 1972-73 team. As a senior, he was named the team’s MVP with 23 points in 30 games. He was the first defenseman in AFA history to earn team MVP honors. As a junior, he scored a career-best 44 points, a record for defensemen that stood until 1975. When he graduated, he was the top scoring defenseman in AFA history and ranked eighth in career scoring for all players. Year 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 Career
GM 29 28 31 30 118
Goals 2 7 8 6 23
Assists 13 19 36 17 85
Points 15 26 44 23 108
Pen-Min. 17-34 20-40 22-44 16-35 75-153
Falcon Hockey Wall of Fame
#4 Tom Richards
#11 Bob Sajevic
#6 Mike Smellie
Center, 1979-82, St. Paul, Minn.
Center, 1977-80, St. Paul, Minn.
Right Wing, 1977-80, Detroit, Mich.
Sajevic was the third in the stretch of three great AFA scorers to cover nine straight years. He ranks second in career scoring with 228 points in 113 games. The native of St. Paul, Minn., joins Chuck Delich as the only two players in school history to record 100+ goals, 100+ assists and 200+ points. Sajevic led the team in scoring as a sophomore and senior. He still holds the AFA record with nine assists in one series against Hamline in 1977. He is tied for the most hat tricks in a series with two against New Hampshire in 1977 and for the most goals in a period with four against Winnipeg in 1980.
Smellie was the team co-captain and most valuable player of the 1979-80 team. He currently ranks seventh in career scoring at the Academy with 77 goals, 89 assists and 166 points in 103 games. At just 5-8, 155 pounds, he used his quickness to rack up back-to-back 50+ point seasons. He led the team with 34 goals and was tied for the lead with 65 points as a junior. He also led the team with five hat tricks and 11 power-play goals that season. As a senior, he collected 55 points to rank second on the team.
Richards ranks sixth in AFA history with 168 points in 118 career games. He also ranks sixth in career goals with 78. He was the team captain as a senior and led the team in goals (22), assists (20) and points (42) as a junior. Year 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 Career
GM 29 31 26 30 118
Goals 6 17 22 22 78
Assists 7 24 20 26 90
Points 13 41 42 48 168
Pen-Min. 2-4 12-24 2-4 11-22 27-54
#19 Robin Robideaux Center, 1976-79, Silver Bay, Minn. Robideaux is tied for ninth in career scoring at the Academy with 152 points in 108 games. A team co-captain in 1978-79, he scored 32 or more points in each of his four years. As a senior, he had a career high 43 points. Year 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 Career
GM 26 27 25 30 108
Goals 18 19 13 18 68
Assists 19 21 19 25 84
Points 37 40 32 43 152
Pen-Min. 14-28 26-55 22-55 26-62 88-200
#10 Bob Ross Center, 1969-72, Lakewood, Colo. Ross was the Academy’s career leading scorer for one season, before his record was broken by Dave Skalko. Ross ranks fourth in career scoring with 197 points in 106 games. He still holds the school records for most consecutive games with an assist with a nine-game streak in 1970. He is also tied for the school record with four goals in a period, five points in a period, two hat tricks in a series and three consecutive hat tricks. A native of Lakewood, Colo., Ross was a member of the first varsity hockey team ever at Air Force. Year 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 Career
GM 18 29 28 31 106
Goals 16 17 33 39 105
Assists 19 19 23 31 92
Points 35 36 56 70 197
Pen-Min. 2-7 6-20 3-6 4-8 15-41
Year 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 Career
GM 27 25 30 31 113
Goals 15 25 32 35 107
Assists 25 34 33 29 121
Points 40 59 65 64 228
Pen-Min. 1-2 7-14 6-12 13-26 27-54
Year 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 Career
GM 27 26 29 21 103
Goals 9 11 34 23 77
Assists 12 14 31 32 89
Points 21 25 65 55 166
Pen-Min. 4-8 7-14 6-12 7-14 24-48
#5 Dave Skalko
#21 Andy Veneri
Center, 1970-74, Gilbert, Minn.
Forward, 1991-95, Reading, Mass.
Skalko held the career record for points for four years until Chuck Delich broke the record in 1977. He still holds the school record for assists in a season (49 in 1972) and assists in a career (144). Skalko led the team in scoring as a freshman, junior and senior. He also led the team in assists those same years and is one of three players to lead the team in scoring for more than two seasons. Year 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 Career
GM 29 27 31 31 118
Goals 19 16 27 13 75
Assists 34 17 49 44 144
Points 53 33 76 57 219
Pen-Min. 26-68 18-60 15-33 22-47 81-208
Veneri was the team MVP in 1993-94 and the team co-captain in 1994-95. He led the team in goals as a junior and in powerplay and game-winning goals as a senior. He ranks 35th in career points with 112 in 129 career games. Year 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Career
GM 34 30 32 33 129
Skalko ranks 12th in career scoring at the Academy with 54 goals, 89 assists and 143 points in 105 games. He was the team captain in 1973-74. As a sophomore, he was second on the team in assists with 34 and fourth with 49 points. His 18 goals as a junior were third on the team. Despite playing just 14 games due to injury as a senior, he recorded 34 points (2.5 points per game). As a senior, he earned the Academy’s Athletic Leadership Award. Goals 11 15 18 10 54
Assists 12 34 19 24 89
Points 23 49 37 34 143
Points 18 18 41 35 112
Pen-Min. 15-40 18-44 31-66 23-46 87-196
#21 Todd Zejdlik Zejdlik ranks sixth in school history for points by a defenseman with 99 points in 120 games. His defensive play was key to the team’s success as he played on two teams that won 20 or more games. Among all players, he ranks 43rd in career scoring.
Center, 1971-74, Gilbert, Minn.
GM 28 31 32 14 105
Assists 12 9 20 15 56
Defenseman, 1972-75, Crystal, Minn.
#7 Jim Skalko
Year 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 Career
Goals 6 9 21 20 56
Pen-Min. 39-97 12-24 26-63 5-10 82-194
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Year 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 Career
GM 31 32 27 30 120
Goals 3 9 4 8 24
Assists 13 16 21 25 75
Points 16 25 25 33 99
Pen-Min. 7-14 11-30 18-36 27-54 63-134
Top 100 Career Scorers NO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 15. 16 17. 18. 19. 21. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31. 32. 33. 35. 36. 37. 38. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 47. 48. 50.
NAME, POS Chuck Delich, F Bob Sajevic, F Dave Skalko, F Bob Ross, F Gary Batinich, F Tom Richards, F Mike Smellie, F Frank Daldine, F Dave Bunker, F Robin Robideaux, F Eric Ehn, F Jim Skalko, F Justin Kieffer, F Andy Berg, F Jacques Lamoureux, F Marlo Mellum, F Steve Hall, F Mark DeGironimo, F Joe Delich, F John Decker, F Gerry Micheletti, D John Klimek, F Joe Doyle, F Doug Leibbrand, D Scott Zwiers, F Scott Bradley, F Beau Bilek, D Derek Olson, F Jason Mantaro, C Mark Manney, F Derrick Burnett, F Bob Ingraham, D Mike Henehan, F Andrew Ramsey, F Andy Veneri, F Jeff Hajner, F Steve Mullvain, D Eric Rice, F Tim Hartje, F Chuck Evancevich, F Brian Gornick, F Brian Rodgers, F Todd Zejdlik, D Tom Uren, D Kevin Pedersen, F Matt Fairchild, F Todd Lafortune, F Daryl Randall, F Brent Olson, F John Manney, F Nels Grafstrom, F
YEARS 1973-77 1976-80 1969-73 1968-72 1974-78 1978-82 1976-80 1983-86 1970-74 1975-79 2005-08 1970-74 1996-99 2000-03 2009-11 1971-75 1968-71 1992-96 1985-89 1991-95 1971-75 1984-87 1985-89 1973-77 2000-03 1998-01 1991-95 1999-02 1988-92 1980-83 2008-11 1990-93 1969-73 2004-07 1991-95 2007-10. 1969-73 1990-93 1983-86 1977-81 1999-02 1999-02 1971-75 1973-77 1972-76 2007-10 1993-97 1978-82 2006-09 1985-88 1997-00
GMS 109 113 118 106 104 118 103 109 109 108 133 105 133 140 132 118 75 124 113 128 115 108 110 109 147 145 127 144 119 100 149 113 96 137 129 151 118 121 111 111 130 141 120 106 99 156 120 116 124 92 135
GLS 156 107 75 105 82 78 77 79 82 68 53 54 66 64 79 73 71 57 47 58 32 48 57 35 51 38 33 58 48 55 33 47 45 49 56 44 23 57 53 55 45 41 24 28 51 43 53 45 31 41 41
AST 123 121 144 92 114 90 89 77 70 84 93 89 76 78 60 65 65 74 83 72 95 79 69 90 74 85 89 63 73 65 85 69 68 64 56 67 85 50 54 51 58 59 75 70 46 54 43 47 61 50 50
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PTS 279 228 219 197 196 168 166 156 152 152 146 143 142 142 139 138 136 131 130 130 127 127 126 125 125 123 122 121 121 120 118 116 113 113 112 111 108 107 107 106 103 100 99 98 97 97 96 92 92 91 91
PEN/MIN 58/151 27/54 81/208 15/41 51/107 27/54 28/56 36/75 41/118 88/200 39/78 82/194 110/253 59/126 38/106 43/146 32/94 50/113 50/112 80/195 118/286 45/90 37/74 63/124 86/188 59/129 64/128 40/91 60/144 37/80 44/91 39/102 56/139 92/241 87/196 83/174 75/153 69/139 14/28 44/96 39/78 63/156 63/134 25/98 27/62 30/60 61/122 15/30 77/148 22/44 29/60
Top 100 Career Scorers NO 52.
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NAME, POS Greg Flynn, D Mike Phillipich, F Scott Mathis, D Kyle DeLaurell, F Mike Lucca, F Tim Kirby, D Jim Jirele, F Dan Davies, D Shane Saum, F Bruce Umland, F Greg Gutterman, F Tom Murray, F John Anzelc, D/F Spanky Leonard, F Matt Watson, F Terry Courtney, F Josh Frider, F Michael Mayra, D Paul Weisgarber, F Mike Veneri, F John Kruse, F Chuck Pribyl, D Brian Reaney, D Dan McAlister, F Brian Gineo, D Gordon Curphy, F Steve Asbell, D Bill Luukkonen, D Jace Anders, D Joe Chapman, F Tom Zupancich, F/D Dave Stangl, F Rich Lund, D Dan Greene, D Jay Mosley, F Steve Maturo, F Steve Saari, F Justin Scott, D Kevin McManaman, D Dave Leibbrand, F Ryan Wiggins, F Josh Schaffer, F Jim Andersen, F Brooks Turnquist, D Scott Kozlak, F Theo Zacour, F Matt Charbonneau, D Blake Page, F Keith Nightingale, D Mike DesRoche, F
YEARS GMS GLS AST 2006-09 137 16 74 2006-09 134 36 54 2009-12 154 21 69 2010-Present 106 31 58 1970-74 118 45 44 2009-12 155 26 62 1985-89 87 45 42 1996-99 119 19 65 2001-04 132 40 43 1981-84 110 40 42 1985-89 86 38 44 1968-70 47 35 47 1985-89 114 27 55 2001-04 134 28 54 1986-90 92 33 48 1990-93 117 41 40 2006-09 151 41 40 2006-09 129 10 65 2009-12 155 31 42 1988-91 83 19 53 2010-Present 110 32 40 1972-75 111 19 52 2000-03 127 16 55 1991-95 121 34 36 2004-07 143 22 46 1974-78 92 36 31 1974-78 81 30 37 1975-79 110 23 44 1999-02 144 16 50 1984-87 104 26 39 1984-88 107 22 41 1969-72 86 29 34 1978-82 100 15 48 1987-91 89 14 47 1984-86 78 23 36 1993-97 111 25 34 1980-83 100 22 35 1993-97 122 17 40 1985-89 104 16 41 1980-83 100 22 35 2002-05 130 25 32 2005-08 132 22 35 1983-86 91 33 23 2003-06 142 12 43 2008-11 149 20 34 2004-07 119 21 32 2005-08 140 11 42 2008-11 141 20 31 1984-87 88 20 30 1995-98 88 29 21 CURRENT PLAYERS IN BOLD ITALIC
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PTS 90 90 90 89 89 88 86 84 83 82 82 82 82 82 81 81 81 75 73 72 72 71 71 70 68 67 67 67 66 65 63 63 63 61 59 59 57 57 57 57 57 57 56 55 54 53 53 51 50 50
PEN/MIN 84/179 50/111 42/95 29/58 54/110 44/107 20/44 90/241 88/223 33/79 52/88 22/68 47/108 50/100 26/70 172/426 54/119 88/147 33/66 44/107 9/18 51/118 97/226 66/176 41/82 43/97 17/42 48/98 27/54 48/94 49/109 24/56 57/110 31/63 36/74 40/93 33/66 77/158 76/157 13/34 28/67 48/115 40/88 76/162 54/108 40/102 85/184 16/32 44/134 33/66
National Academic Honors
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
The Falcon hockey team has had four players earn Academic All-America honors.
Justin Kieffer, a 1999 USAFA graduate, became AFA’s first Academic All-American. An operations research major with a 3.7 GPA, Kieffer was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team in 1998. Brian Gornick, a 2002 graduate, was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team in 2002. The forward from St. Paul, Minn., carried a 3.9 grade point average in operations research. Mike Polidor, a 2004 graduate, was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team in 2004. The goaltender from Imperial, Pa., carried a 3.9 grade point average in astronautical engineering. Mike Phillipich, a 2009 graduate, was a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American. Phillipich carried a 3.72 GPA in systems engineering management.
Justin Kieffer
Brian Gornick
Mike Polidor
Mike Phillipich
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
The Falcon hockey team has had six players earn Academic All-District honors. Justin Kieffer earned first-team all-district honors in 1998. Brian Gornick earned first-team all-district honors in 2002. Jeff Zurick earned first-team all-district honors in 2002. Mike Polidor was a two-time first-team all-district selection in 2003 and 2004. Frank Schiavone earned first-team all-district honors in 2008. Mike Phillipich earned first-team all-district honors in 2009.
Jeff Zurick
Frank Schiavone
Former Falcon Earns Air Force Awards Capt. Michal P. Polidor, a 2004 Air Force Academy graduate, was presented the 2011 Colonel James Jabara Award for Airmanship and also earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions in an Operation Enduring Freedom sortie supporting United States and Afghan National Army ground forces. As a cadet, Polidor earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2004 as he carried a 3.9 grade point average as an astronautical engineering major. A two-time academic all-district selection, Polidor was named the Air Force Academy’s scholar-athlete of the year and the College Hockey America conference student athlete of the year in 2004. The Imperial, Pa., native was the team’s starting goaltender for three seasons and played in 95 games, the sixth most in school history. On Oct. 3, 2009, Polidor was the Flight Lead of an F-15E Strike Eagle two-ship tasked to support Coalition Observation Post Keating in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan. More than 80 coalition soldiers were pinned down and taking fire from a well-orchestrated 360-degree attack of 250 Taliban insurgents in the steep and rugged Kamdesh Valley. Shortly after arriving on station, Polidor assumed the Tactical Air Control-Airborne role, deconflicting aircraft and establishing a communications relay amid smoke, approaching thunderstorms, and radio
communication that was severely degraded by the surrounding terrain. During his 7.8-hour sortie, Polidor was able to coordinate and integrate 19 aircraft, to include F-15Es, A-10s, AH-64s and a B-1, orchestrating precision strikes on the enemy. He expertly expended four bombs and executed a perfect 20mm strafe against a target in close proximity to friendly forces. He also performed a battle damage check for his wingman, who experienced a severe hydraulics failure. Low on fuel, Polidor continued to orchestrate incoming air assets while aerial refueling. Over 30,000 pounds of ordnance and 170 rounds of strafe eliminated enemy strongholds, saving 72 American and Afghan National Army lives. Polidor joins an extremely exclusive group, becoming the 50th Air Force Academy graduate selected for the Jabara Award. Among the previous winners are such notable alumni as Vietnam War heroes Karl Richter and Steve Ritchie, pioneering astronaut Karol Bobko, and Hudson River landing pilot Chesley Sullenberger. Established in 1967, the award is presented to an Academy graduate, living or deceased, whose actions directly associated with an aerospace vehicle set him or her apart from contemporaries.
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All-Americans #24 Eric Ehn, C, 2005-08, Dexter, Mich. - 2007 All-American
Eric Ehn
Eric Ehn, class of 2008, was Air Force’s first ever All-American, earning the honor in 2007. Ehn, a junior, was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) East second team. Ehn also earned first-team All-American honors by Inside College Hockey.com and U.S. College Hockey Online. Ehn was second in the nation in scoring with 24 goals, 40 assists and 64 points (1.60 per game) in 40 games, just .08 points behind the national leader (Michigan’s T.J. Hensick). Ehn became the first ever service academy player to earn AHCA All-America honors. He was also the first ever player from the Atlantic Hockey Association or the College Hockey America conference to be named to the team. One of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, Ehn was also first-team all-AHA and was the AHA Player of the Year. He set a new league record with 45 points (16-29-45) in 28 conference games. Ehn scored in 31 of the 40 games and became the first Falcon in 27 years to score more than 60 points. His 40 assists were the most by a Falcon in 31 years as he helped lead the Falcons to their first ever conference title in 2007 and the team’s first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. The season ended with a gut-wrenching loss to top-seeded Minnesota in the NCAA West Regional in Denver.
#21 Jacques Lamoureux, C, 2009-11, Grand Forks, N.D. - 2009 All-American
Jacques Lamoureux
Jacques Lamoureux, class of 2011, earned All-America honors in 2009. Lamoureux was a first-team All-American by Inside CollegeHockey.com and was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) East second team. In his sophomore season, he helped lead the Falcons to their third straight AHA championship and NCAA appearance. In the Falcons’ record-setting season of 2008-09, Lamoureux helped lead the Falcons to their first ever win in the NCAA Tournament, a 2-0 victory over top-seeded Michigan in the NCAA East Regional. He led the nation with 33 goals, 15 power-play goals and nine game-winners. He was also second in the nation with 53 points (1.29 per game) and was named the AHA Player of the Year. In 28 league games, he led the Atlantic Hockey Association with 38 points, 23 goals, 12 power play goals and five game winners. He scored the first goal, and eventual game-winner, in the 2-0 win over Mercyhurst in the AHA championship game, March 21. Six days later, he scored AFA’s second goal in the 2-0 win over third-ranked Michigan in the NCAA East Regional as he was named to the NCAA East Regional all-tournament team.
#4 Greg Flynn, D, 2006-09, Lino Lakes, Minn. - 2009 All-American
Greg Flynn
Greg Flynn, class of 2009, earned All-America honors in his senior season of 2009. Flynn was a third-team InsideCollegeHockey.com All-American, a first-team all-AHA selection and was named the league’s best defenseman. The top scoring defenseman in the nation with 1.02 points per game (7-35-42 in 41 games), he was the only defenseman in the nation to average more than a point per game. He led the AHA and ranked fifth in the nation in assists by all players (0.85 per game). His +19 in league games was the best by an AHA defenseman. He was a +22 in all games. In the third and deciding game of the AHA Quarterfinals vs. Sacred Heart, he tied his career highs with two goals and four points. Then, in the NCAA East Regional, he assisted on both goals in the 2-0 win over Michigan and earned NCAA East Regional all-tournament team honors.
#25 Tim Kirby, D, 2009-12, Austin, Minn. - 2012 All-American
Tim Kirby
Ehn
Tim Kirby, class of 2012, earned All-America honors in his senior season. Kirby was named to the InsideCollegeHockey. com All-America third-team. Kirby was also named to the AHCA/CCM Hockey All-America East second team (coaches) and was a second-team USCHO.com All-American. Kirby was the Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Year, Defenseman of the Year and a first-team all-league and all-tournament team selection. He tied for third in the nation in goals by a defenseman with 12 and was 19th in the nation in points by a defenseman with 28 (0.72 per game, 12-16-28). Kirby led Atlantic Hockey in points by a defenseman in all games (0.72 per game). He played in every game in his career, breaking the Air Force Academy record with 155 consecutive games played. He ranks ninth in school history for points by a defenseman (26-62-88). His 26 career goals are the fifth most in school history among defensemen.
Lamoureux
Flynn
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Kirby
Falcons and The Hobey
At the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy presentation in St. Louis, Mo., ESPN’s Clay Matvick interviews Falcon forward Eric Ehn in the nationally televised event on ESPNU.
Eric Ehn (left) with Notre Dame goalie David Brown and North Dakota forward Ryan Duncan, the eventual winner, at the 2007 Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy presentation in St. Louis, Mo.
Since 2007, Air Force has had three players named as finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy, more than any other Atlantic Hockey Association team during that span. Eric Ehn in 2007, Jacques Lamoureux in 2009 and Tim Kirby in 2012 were all among the 10 finalists for the award that is presented to the nation’s top collegiate hockey player. In 2007, Ehn became the first service academy player to ever be named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Not only was Ehn one of 10 finalists, he was chosen as one of the final three, The Hobey Hat Trick. The junior center from Dexter, Mich., was invited to the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Louis for the awards presentation. Ehn was joined at the awards ceremony by Notre Dame goaltender David Brown and North Dakota forward Ryan Duncan, who won the award. Two years later, sophomore center Jacques Lamoureux was named as one of 10 finalists for the Hobey, making Air Force one of only seven schools (Boston University, Miami, Michigan, North Dakota, Princeton and St. Cloud) to have two Hobey finalists in that three-year span. Lamoureux did not make the final three as three players from the Hockey East Conference were invited. Boston University’s Matt Gilroy won the award. In 2012, defenseman Tim Kirby was named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memoral Trophy. Kirby was one of only three defensemen, and the first blueliner in school history, named as a finalist. Minnesota-Duluth forward Jack Connolly won the award.
2006-07 Hobey finalists: Drew Bagnall, St. Lawrence; David Brown, Notre Dame; John Curry, Boston Univ.; Nathan Davis, Miami; Ryan Duncan, North Dakota; Eric Ehn, Air Force; Bobby Goepfert, St. Cloud State; T.J. Hensick, Michigan; David Jones, Dartmouth; Scott Parse, Nebraska-Omaha
2008-09 Hobey finalists: Louie Caporusso, Michigan; Matt Gilroy, Boston Univ.; Chad Johnson, Alaska; Zane Kalemba, Princeton; Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force; Jamie McBain, Wisconsin; David McIntyre, Colgate; Viktor Stalberg, Vermont; Brad Thiessen, Northeastern; Colin Wilson, Boston Univ.
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2011-12 Hobey finalists: Spencer Abbott, Maine; Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth; Brian Dumoulin, Boston College; Troy Grosenick, Union; Shawn Hunwick, Michigan; Tim Kirby, Air Force; Torey Krug, Michigan State; Justin Schultz, Wisconsin; Austin Smith, Colgate; Reilly Smith, Miami.
National Honors FALCONS ON NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS In 2008 and 2009, Air Force had four players earn spots on the NCAA Regional AllTournament Team. Goaltender Andrew Volkening was named to the 2008 and 2009 all-tournament teams, while Jacques Lamoureux, Sean Bertsch and Greg Flynn were all named in 2009.
Lamoureux scored a goal against Michigan to seal the win and Bertsch had a goal and assist against Vermont. Flynn assisted on both goals vs. Vermont and was a physical presence on defense in both games.
2008 NORTHEAST REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM F: Nathan Gerbe, Boston College F: Ryan Jones, Miami (Ohio) F: Joe Whitney, Boston College D: Alec Martinez, Miami (Ohio) D: Nick Petrecki, Boston College G: Andrew Volkening, Air Force Most Outstanding Player: Joe Whitney, B.C.
2009 EAST REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM F: Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force F: Sean Bertsch, Air Force F: Viktor Stalberg, Vermont D: Greg Flynn, Air Force D: Dan Lawson, Vermont G: Andrew Volkening, Air Force Most Outstanding Player: Dan Lawson, Vermont
Lamoureux
Volkening
Volkening became Air Force’s first player in school history to be named to an NCAA Regional all-tourney team. He made 30 saves in the game vs. top-seeded Miami and made numerous spectacular stops.
In the 2009 NCAA East Regional, Volkening made 43 saves to blank third-ranked Michigan, 2-0. He came back the next night and made 32 stops in a double-overtime loss to 10th-ranked Vermont.
Flynn Bertsch
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National Honors LOWES SENIOR CLASS AWARD An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey. To be eligible for the award, a studentathlete must be a senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The award began in 2001 in the sport of men’s basketball. Outstanding student-athletes are now honored in 10 sports, including men’s hockey which began in 2007. Air Force is the only school in the nation to have a finalist each of the first six years of the award. Billy Devoney was AFA’s first finalist in 2007. He was followed by Frank Schiavone (2008), Mike Phillipich (2009), Matt Fairchild (2010), Jacques Lamoureux (2011) and Paul Weisgarber (2012). Lamoureux became the first Falcon in any sport to win the prestigous award. “This is truly an honor and humbling to accept this award on behalf of my teammates and the Air Force Academy,” Lamoureux said. “We have had a lot of worthy candidates the last few years and for someone to win this award from the Academy is a tremendous honor.” One of the top goal scorers in the nation, Lamoureux maintained a 3.76 grade point average in his management major and was very active in the community. “Jacques Lamoureux stands for everything the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
represents,” head coach Frank Serratore said. “He is an outstanding student, a tremendous leader and a highly decorated player. I am both proud and happy for Jacques as he is a very deserving and worthy recipient.” Devoney carried a 3.01 cumulative grade point average and was the team captain as a senior. The defenseman was on the dean’s list four times. Schiavone carried a 3.6 cumulative grade point average and a 3.8 GPA in his major of management. He was on the dean’s list every semester. Phillipich, a right winger from Lansing, Mich., carried a 3.77 overall grade point average and a 3.87 GPA in his major. His was on the dean’s list every semester. Fairchild, a left winger from Ashburn, Va., carried a 3.55 overall grade point average and a 3.65 GPA in his major of systems engineering management. He was on the dean’s list every semester. Lamoureux, a forward from Grand Forks, N.D., carried a 3.03 grade point average and had a 3.76 GPA in his major. He was on the dean’s list three times and one of the top goal scorers in the country. Weisgarber, a forward from Fargo, N.D., carried a 3.95 GPA in his major of management and had a 3.60 cumulative GPA. A team captain, he was on the dean’s list every semester.
Devoney
Schiavone
Phillipich
Fairchild
Lamoureux
Weisgarber
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Air Force Honors
Team MVPs 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 *1997-98 *1998-99 *1999-00 *2000-01 *2001-02 *2002-03 *2003-04 *2004-05 *2005-06 *2006-07 *2007-08 *2008-09 *2009-10 *2010-11 *2011-12
Kim Newman, So., G Kim Newman, Jr., G Kim Newman, Sr., G Bob Ross, Sr., C Steve Mullvain, Sr., D Chuck Delich, Fr., C Gerry Micheletti, Sr., D Chuck Delich, Jr., C Doug Leibbrand, Sr., D Bob Sajevic, So., C Tom Talbot, Sr., G Mike Smellie, Sr., F Mike Drake, Jr., G Mike Drake, Sr., G Dave Leibbrand, Sr., G Bruce Umland, Sr., F Frank Daldine, jr., F Tim Hartje, Sr., F John Manney, jr., F Joe Doyle, Jr., F Joe Doyle, Sr., F Matt Watson, Sr., F Mike Parent, Sr., D Mark Liebich, Sr., G Eric Rice, Sr., F Andy Veneri, Jr., F Beau Bilek, Sr., D Mark DeGironimo, Sr., F Todd Lafortune, Sr., F Justin Kieffer, Jr., F Justin Kieffer, Sr., F Marc Kielkucki, Jr., G Marc Kielkucki, Sr., G Derek Olson, Sr., F Andy Berg, Sr., F Spanky Leonard, Sr., F Brandon Merkosky, So., F Peter Foster, So., G Eric Ehn, So., F Eric Ehn, Jr., F Andrew Volkening, So., G Andrew Volkening, Jr., G Andrew Volkening, Sr., G Jacques Lamoureux, Sr., F Tim Kirby, Sr., D
The Big Six The Air Force Academy honors six cadet-athletes at the end of each academic year for their performance. The six categories are Most Valuable Male and Female Athletes, Scholar-Athlete, Athletic Leadership, Athletic Excellence and Outstanding Athletic Achievement. From 1969-98, nine Falcon hockey players were honored in 29 years. In the last 14 years, 14 hockey players have claimed Big Six honors. The Falcon hockey program has claimed the Most Valuable Male Athlete Award four straight years and five of the last six.
MALE MVP 1974-75 Gerry Micheletti 2001-02 Brian Gornick 2006-07 Eric Ehn 2008-09 Jacques Lamoureux 2009-10 Andrew Volkening 2010-11 Jacques Lamoureux 2011-12 Tim Kirby ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP AWARD 1973-74 Jim Skalko 2006-07 Billy Devoney 2007-08 Frank Schiavone 2011-12 Paul Weisgarber
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD 2003-04 Mike Polidor 2008-09 Mike Phillipich
Gornick ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1971-72 Bob Ross 1972-73 Dave Skalko 1978-79 Tom Talbot 1985-86 Frank Daldine 1998-99 Justin Kieffer 2008-09 Greg Flynn
ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AWARD 1975-76 Chuck Delich 1976-77 Chuck Delich 1979-80 Bob Sajevic 1997-98 Justin Kieffer
* Beginning in 1997-98, the MVP award was named the Chuck Delich Award in honor of the Academy’s all-time leading scorer.
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All-Conference Honors 1999-2000 (CHA) Brian Gornick, So., F Second Team Andy Berg, Fr., F All-Rookie Team CHA Rookie of the Year
2000-01 (CHA) Scott Bradley, Sr., F CHA Student-Athlete of the Year Marc Kielkucki, Sr., G First Team CHA Player of the Year Brian Gornick, Jr., F First Team Andy Berg, So., F Second Team Joe Locallo, Fr., D All-Rookie Team
2001-02 (CHA) Brian Gornick, Sr., F CHA Student-Athlete of the Year Derek Olson, Sr., F First Team Zach Sikich, Fr., G All-Rookie Team Andy Berg, Jr., F CHA All-Tournament Team
2004-05 (CHA) Brian Gineo, So., D Second Team Matt Charbonneau, Fr., D All-Rookie Team Eric Ehn, Fr., F All-Rookie Team
2005-06 (CHA) Brooks Turnquist, Sr., D CHA Student-Athlete of the Year Eric Ehn, So, F Second Team Michael Mayra, Fr., D Second Team All-Rookie Team
2006-07 (AHA) Eric Ehn, Jr., F First Team AHA Player of the Year Andrew Ramsey, Sr., F Second Team Mike Phillipich, So., F AHA Tournament MVP AHA All-Tournament Team Billy Devoney, Sr., D AHA All-Tournament Team Andrew Volkening, Fr., G AHA All-Tournament Team
2007-08 (AHA) Greg Flynn, Jr., D Second Team Eric Ehn, Sr., F Third Team Brent Olson, Jr., F AHA Tournament MVP AHA All-Tournament Team Andrew Volkening, So., G AHA All-Tournament Team Matt Charbonneau, Sr., D AHA All-Tournament Team
2008-09 (AHA)
Gineo 2002-03 (CHA) Andy Berg, Sr., F Second Team Brian Reaney, Sr., D Second Team
2003-04 (CHA) Mike Polidor, Sr., G CHA Student-Athlete of the Year
2009-10 (AHA) Jacques Lamoureux, Jr., F First Team Tim Kirby, So., D First Team Andrew Volkening, Sr., G First Team
Jacques Lamoureux, So., F First Team AHA Player of the Year Greg Flynn, Sr., D First Team AHA Defenseman of the Year AHA All-Tournament Team Andrew Volkening, Jr., G First Team AHA All-Tournament Team Matt Fairchild, Jr., G Third Team AHA Tournament MVP AHA All-Tournament Team Scott Mathis, Fr., D All-Rookie Team AHA All-Tournament Team
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Fairchild 2010-11 (AHA) Tim Kirby, Sr., F Third Team AHA All-Tournament Team Jacques Lamoureux, Sr., F Second Team AHA All-Tournament Team Tournament MVP Scott Mathis, Jr., D First Team AHA All-Tournament Team Adam McKenzie, Fr, D All-Rookie Jason Torf, Fr., G All-Rookie AHA All-Tournament Team
2011-12 (AHA) Kyle DeLaurell, Jr., F First Team Cole Gunner, Fr., F AHA All-Tournament Team Tim Kirby, Sr., F First Team AHA Player of the Year AHA Defenseman of the Year AHA All-Tournament Team John Kruse, Jr., F Second Team Scott Mathis, Sr., D First Team AHA All-Tournament Team Jason Torf, So., G AHA All-Tournament Team AHA Tournament MVP Paul Weisgarber, Sr., F AHA All-Tournament Team
Academic All-Conference 1999-2000 (CHA) Scott Bradley Brendan Connelly Brian Gornick Mike Keough Billy O’Reilly Matt Zitzlsperger Jeff Zurick
2000-01 (CHA) Scott Bradley Brian Gornick Justin Hamilton Billy O’Reilly Jeff Zurick
2004-05 (CHA) Matt Bader Mike Knaeble Ross Miller Brooks Turnquist Ben Worker
2005-06 (CHA) Matt Bader Matt Charbonneau Billy Devoney Eric Ehn Mike Knaeble Jay Medenwaldt Frank Schiavone Peter Shenk Brooks Turnquist Ben Worker Theo Zacour
2006-07 (AHA) Billy Devoney Matt Fairchild Greg Flynn Brian Gineo Mike Phillipich Brian Reese Frank Schiavone Ben Worker Theo Zacour
2009-10 (AHA) David Bosner Stephen Caple Matt Fairchild Brandon Johnson Jacques Lamoureux Scott Mathis Brett Nylander Andrew Volkening Paul Weisgarber Mark Williams
2010-11 (AHA) David Bosner Stephen Caple Jason Fabian Casey Kleisinger Jacques Lamoureux Scott Mathis Adam McKenzie Jason Torf Paul Weisgarber
2007-08 (AHA)
Worker 2001-02 (CHA) Brian Gornick Justin Hamilton Mike Polidor Jeff Zurick
2002-03 (CHA) Justin Hamilton Mike Polidor
2003-04 (CHA)
Matt Charbonneau Eric Ehn Matt Fairchild Greg Flynn Mike Phillipich Frank Schiavone
2008-09 (AHA) Stephen Caple Matt Fairchild Greg Flynn Josh Frider Scott Mathis Mike Phillipich Andrew Volkening Paul Weisgarber Mark Williams Kevin Wright
Matt Bader Buck Kozlowski Ross Miller Mike Polidor Brooks Turnquist
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Johnson 2011-12 (AHA) Stephen Caple Stephen Carew Casey Kleisinger Scott Mathis Adam McKenzie Ben Persian Ryan Timar Paul Weisgarber
Falcons in the Pros
BILEK
KIELKUCKI
Beau Bilek graduated from the Academy in 1995 but was not commissioned due to a medical condition. Bilek played four seasons in the Chicago Blackhawks organization (1996-99). He was the Chicago Chill’s top scoring defenseman for three seasons and a twotime all-star. He played more than 60 games in a season four times with the Chill. In four years, he played 266 games with the Chill and had 150 points. He also played 17 games in the IHL and the AHL.
Marc Kielkucki, a 2001 graduate of the Academy, signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks in the summer of 2001. Kielkucki was named the CHA Player of the Year in 2001. In 2002, he played in 11 games with the Dayton Bombers of the East Coast Hockey League. In 2003 while on active duty, he played in 23 games with the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones and had a 9-9 record with a 3.30 GAA and a .896 saves percentage. (Photo by Myst Hornyak).
FLYNN
GORNICK Brian Gornick became the first Falcon and just the second service academy player to be selected in the NHL Draft. Gornick was drafted in the ninth round by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 1999. A 2002 grad, he was a first-team all-College Hockey America selection in 2001. In 2002-03, he played in 54 games with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL. He scored two goals and had four assists. In 2003-04, he played 24 games with the Mighty Ducks. He then played 18 games with the San Diego Gulls (ECHL) and had 24 points (9-15-24).
Greg Flynn graduated from the Academy in 2009 after earning All-America honors as the nation’s top scoring defenseman. Flynn’s first assignment was to Hanscom AFB, Mass., where he also played for the Lowell Devils of the AHL, the top minor league affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. In 2009-10, he played in 11 games and had two penalty minutes.
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Falcons in the Pros
BERG
EHN Eric Ehn played with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL in 2008-09. A 2008 graduate, Ehn played in three games for the Condors. A 2007 All-American, Ehn was one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 2006-07.
Sean Broderick, a 2001 graduate, played in the preseason with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League in 2001-02 and 2004-05 while stationed at Tinker AFB, Okla. Broderick then played in eight games for the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL in 2005-06. Broderick was a four-year letterman at goalie for the Falcons and played in 41 career games.
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KIEFFER
BRODERICK
REANEY Brian Reaney played three years in the East Coast Hockey League while stationed at Shaw AFB, S.C. He played 30 games with the Florence Pride of the East Coast Hockey League in 2003-04. He also played 11 games for the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL in 2004-05 and four in 2005-06. Reaney, a 2003 grad, had seven points in Florence and had one assist in Columbia.
Andy Berg played with the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL in 200506. Berg played in 38 games over two seasons with the Inferno and had three goals and three assists while serving on active duty as a second lieutenants in the Air Force stationed at Shaw AFB. Berg, a 2003 graduate, is tied for 13th in Air Force career scoring with 142 points in 140 games. Shane Saum, a 2004 graduate, played eight games with the Inferno in 2005-06.
Justin Kieffer, a 1999 graduate, played one game with the Colorado Gold Kings of the West Coast Hockey League in 1999 and tallied one assist. Kieffer is tied for 13th on Air Force’s career scoring list with 142 points in 133 games as a forward from 1996-99.
Team Awards Vic Heyliger Award - This award, voted on by the team, is the cornerstone of Air Force hockey. It is awarded to the player whose dedication, character, leadership and work ethic exemplifies Falcon hockey. “The Father of Air Force Hockey,” Heyliger came to the Academy in 1966 to coach the club team and took it to the Division I level in 1968. He was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
The Heyliger
Presented by Lt. Gen Michael Gould Air Force Academy Superintendent
1997-98 Justin Kieffer 1998-99 Joe Kramer 1999-00 Mike Keough 2000-01 Scott Bradley 2001-02 Brian Rodgers 2002-03 Scott Zwiers 2003-04 Shane Saum 2004-05 Matt Bader John Matchefts Award (Freshman of the Year) - This award, voted on by the team, is named in honor of the Falcons’ second coach. Matchefts, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, played on three national championship teams at Michigan from 1951-53. In 11 seasons, he led the Falcons to a 154-150-6 record to tie as the most wins in school history. He earned a silver medal as an alternate captain on the 1956 USA Olympic team.
1997-98 Scott Bradley 1998-99 Brendon Connelly 1999-00 Andy Berg 2000-01 Joe Locallo 2001-02 Steve Mead 2002-03 Brooks Turnquist and Steve Cook 2003-04 Brian Gineo 2004-05 Eric Ehn and Matt Charbonneau
2005-06 Matt Bader 2006-07 Billy Devoney 2007-08 Matt Charbonneau 2008-09 Mike Phillipich 2009-10 Jeff Hajner 2010-11 Paul Weisgarber 2011-12 Paul Weisgarber
The Matchefts
Presented by Col. Tamra Rank Vice Superintendent
2005-06 Michael Mayra and Mike Phillipich 2006-07 Jeff Hajner 2007-08 Derrick Burnett 2008-09 Scott Mathis 2009-10 Kyle De Laurell 2010-11 Jason Torf 2011-12 Cole Gunner
The Delich
Chuck Delich Award (Most Valuable Player) - This award, voted on by the team, is named after the Falcons’ all-time leading scorer and the No. 8 scorer in the history of NCAA hockey. He still holds 14 AFA records and earned the Academy’s Athletic Excellence award in 1976 and 1977. He served as the Falcons’ head coach from 1985-97. His 154 career coaching wins are tied as the most in AFA history.
Presented by Chuck Delich
1997-98 Justin Kieffer 1998-99 Justin Kieffer 1999-00 Marc Kielkucki 2000-01 Marc Kielkucki 2001-02 Derek Olson 2002-03 Andy Berg 2003-04 Spanky Leonard 2004-05 Brandon Merkosky and Peter Foster
2005-06 Eric Ehn 2006-07 Eric Ehn 2007-08 Andrew Volkening 2008-09 Andrew Volkening 2009-10 Andrew Volkening 2010-11 Jacques Lamoureux 2011-12 Tim Kirby
The Cronk
Presented by Larry Cronk Falcon Blue Line Club
1997-98 Mike McGuire 1998-99 Nels Grafstrom 1999-00 Mike Keough 2000-01 Justin Hamilton 2001-02 Justin Hamilton 2002-03 Justin Hamilton 2003-04 Shane Saum 2004-05 Seth Pelletier
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Larry Cronk Award (Most Inspirational) This award, voted on by the team, is presented to the player whose play on the ice inspired his team and most typifies Falcon hockey. Cronk, who currently manages the penalty box at home games, has been a part of AFA hockey since its inception in 1966. He was an assistant coach on the first varsity team and also served as equipment manager and rink manager.
2005-06 Billy Devoney 2006-07 Billy Devoney 2007-08 Matt Charbonneau 2008-09 Greg Flynn 2009-10 Matt Fairchild 2010-11 Paul Weisgarber 2011-12 Paul Weisgarber
Team Awards Most Improved
Defense
Presented by Brig. Gen. Richard Clark Commandant of Cadets
Presented by Mike Corbett Associate Head Coach
Most Improved Player Award - This award, voted on by the team, is presented to the player who has made the most improvement over the course of the season or from one season to the next.
1997-98 Mike DesRoche 1998-99 Marc Kielkucki 1999-00 Brian Rodgers 2000-01 Kyle Fransdal 2001-02 Tom Starkey 2002-03 Ryan Wiggins 2003-04 Mike Knaeble 2004-05 Brian Reese
Jim Bowman Award (Scholar-Athlete) - The Jim Bowman Award, selected by the hockey eligibility committee, is presented to the upperclassman who has excelled in both the classroom and on the ice. The award is named after a man who has put his heart and soul, not only into Air Force hockey, but into Air Force athletics as well. As a coach and administrator since 1958, Bowman’s extensive experience has been instrumental to the success of Falcon athletics.
2005-06 Josh Schaffer 2006-07 Ben Worker 2007-08 Brent Olson 2008-09 Kevin Wright 2009-10 Matt Becker 2010-11 Mike Walsh 2011-12 Scott Holm
1997-98 Chad Shenk 1998-99 Joe Kramer 1999-00 Jace Anders 2000-01 Jeff Zurick 2001-02 Joe Locallo 2002-03 Brian Reaney 2003-04 Steve Mead 2004-05 Brian Gineo
Defensive Player of the Year - This award is presented to the defensive player who the coaching staff feels was the team’s most diligent defensive performer. Defensive habits and skills with a plus-minus ratio are factors used to select this recipient.
2005-06 Brooks Turnquist 2006-07 Billy Devoney 2007-08 Greg Flynn 2008-09 Greg Flynn 2009-10 Tim Kirby 2010-11 Brad Sellers 2011-12 Jason Fabian
The Bowman
Presented by Col. Mike Van Valkenburg Officer Representatives
1997-98 Erik Oberg 1998-99 Matt Zitzlsperger 1999-00 Mike Keough 2000-01 Brian Gornick and Jeff Zurick 2001-02 Brian Gornick 2002-03 Mike Polidor 2003-04 Mike Polidor
2004-05 Ross Miller 2005-06 Ben Worker 2006-07 Ben Worker 2007-08 Frank Schiavone 2008-09 Mike Phillipich 2009-10 Matt Fairchild 2010-11 Paul Weisgarber 2011-12 Paul Weisgarber
Paul Weisgarber earned three of the team’s top awards after both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. He earned the Heyliger, the Cronk and the Bowman awards after each season. Weisgarber is the only player in school history to earn six team awards in his career.
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Goaltender Records Most Saves
Most Goals Allowed
PERIOD: 31, by Tom Talbot vs. Chicago St. (2nd), Feb. 28, 1976. OVERTIME: 10, by Kim Newman vs. Ohio, Feb. 14, 1970. GAME: 64, by Dave Spannbauer vs. Lake Forest, Nov. 15, 1975. SERIES: 121, by Al Morrison vs. Michigan St., Jan. 19-20, 1973. SEASON: 1,166, by Kim Newman, 1969-70. CAREER: 3,270 by Al Morrison, 1971-75.
PERIOD: 9, by Mike Drake vs. Northeastern (2nd), Jan. 2, 1982. GAME: 17, by Mike McNeal vs. Clarkson, Dec. 29, 1982. SERIES: 25, by Tom Talbot vs. Boston College, Jan. 5-6, 1979. SEASON: 181, by Al Morrison, 1972-73. CAREER: 480, by Al Morrison, 1971-75.
Fewest Saves PERIOD: 0, by Al Morrison vs. Lake Forest (2nd), Feb. 22, 1975. GAME: 6, Pat Kielb vs. Villanova, Jan. 10, 1997. SERIES: 20, Marc Kielkucki vs. Concordia, Nov. 2021, 1998. OVERTIME: 0, by numerous players.
Lowest Goals Allowed Average SERIES: 0, by Mike Drake vs. Northern Arizona, Jan. 18-19, 1980; and Pat Kielb vs. Mankato State, Feb. 11-12, 1994. SEASON: 1.73 by Jason Torf, 2011-12 CAREER: 2.19 by Andrew Volkening, 2007-10
Highest Goals Allowed Average GAME: 17.0, by Mike McNeal vs. Clarkson, Dec. 29, 1982. SERIES: 12.5, by Tom Talbot vs. Boston College, Jan. 6, 1979. SEASON: 6.9, by Mike McNeal, 1982-83. CAREER: 5.2, by Mike Drake, 1978-82.
Most Goalie Minutes
Highest Saves Percentage SERIES: 1.000, by Mike Drake vs. Northern Arizona, Jan. 18-19, 1980; Pat Kielb vs. Mankato State, Feb. 11-12, 1994. SEASON: .929 by Jason Torf, 2011-12 CAREER: .915 by Andrew Volkening, 2007-10.
Kim Newman
Lowest Saves Percentage GAME: .600, by Jack Sundstrom vs. St. Anselm, Jan. 10, 1987. SERIES: .718, by Pat Kielb vs. Mankato State, Feb. 21-22, 1997. SEASON: .811, by Pat Kielb, 1994-95. CAREER: .815, by Mike Benson, 1991-95.
Most Shutouts
Andrew Volkening
SERIES: 2, by Mike Drake vs. Northern Arizona, Jan. 1819, 1980; by Pat Kielb vs. Mankato State, Feb. 11-12, 1994. SEASON: 6 by Andrew Volkening, 2008-09. CAREER: 15 by Andrew Volkening, 2007-10.
Most Consecutive Shutout Periods SEASON: 12 by Andrew Volkening, 2008-09 (262 consecutive minutes vs. Sacred Heart, Bentley, Mercyhurst, Michigan, Vermont).
SEASON: 2,502 , Andrew Volkening, 2007-08. CAREER: 7,326, Andrew Volkening, 2007-10
Name Andrew Volkening Jason Torf Stephen Caple Kim Newman Marc Kielkucki Peter Foster Mike Polidor Tom Talbot John Moes Mark Liebich Aaron Ratfield Mike Blank Dave Spannbauer Sean Broderick Al Morrison Mike Drake John Ducharme Pat Kielb Mike Benson
Over 35 Games Years Gms Svs 07-10 127 2909 10-Pres. 52 1259 08-12 36 654 68-71 74 3228 98-01 110 2502 04-07 86 1688 01-04 95 2255 75-79 73 2389 85-88 40 1085 88-90 97 2551 97-98 38 829 87-90 39 1033 73-77 45 1385 98-01 41 580 71-75 105 3270 78-82 73 2244 82-86 36 890 93-97 101 2296 91-95 36 742
Al Morrison
Goaltender Records Gls 269 117 66 345 311 218 304 324 146 353 115 145 198 81 480 378 164 424 173
GAA 2.19 2.46 2.21 4.66 3.16 2.94 3.62 4.43 3.65 4.05 3.37 3.9 4.4 3.73 4.6 5.2 4.7 4.19 4.66
Sho 15 7 2 4 10 7 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 4 2 0 3 1
Pct .915 .915 .908 .903 .889 .886 .881 .881 .881 .878 .878 .876 .875 .873 .872 .859 .844 .842 .815
Name Ed Fairbrother Jeremy High Will Heppner Ben Worker Zach Sikich Ian Harper Darec Liebel David Goodley T.J. O’Shaughnessy Matt Crandall Jack Sundstrom Kevin McLaughlin Bob Ligday Jon Marsh David Bosner Paul Moberg
Under 35 Games Years Gms Svs 74-75 1 3 00-02 4 24 69-70 1 18 05-07 15 252 02 10 197 05-08 34 618 89-93 29 645 03 8 147 82-86 34 726 82-85 18 553 86-87 24 443 82-83 5 130 70-73 4 62 96 4 90 09-Pres. 4 31 12-Pres. 2 6
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Gls 0 2 2 30 26 85 119 23 126 97 81 25 12 21 8 2
GAA 0.0 2.03 2.0 2.35 3.26 3.28 4.1 3.74 4.4 5.5 5.0 5.9 3.6 5.5 5.82 6.04
Sho 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .923 .900 .891 .883 .879 .876 .865 .852 .850 .845 .838 .837 .811 .795 .750
Individual Records Most Goals
Most Penalties
PERIOD: 4, by Bob Ross vs. Wisconsin-Superior (1st), Nov. 27, 1971; Bob Sajevic vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980. GAME: 6, by Chuck Delich vs. Lake Forest, Nov. 17, 1973. SERIES: 9, by Chuck Delich vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976. SEASON: 44, by Chuck Delich, 1975-76. CAREER: 156, by Chuck Delich, 1974-77. DEFENSE: 47, by Bob Ingraham, 1990-93.
Most Assists PERIOD: 5, by Todd Zejdlik vs. Gustavus Adolphus (1st), Feb. 7, 1975; Mike Smellie vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980. GAME: 7, by Jim Skalko vs. Lake Forest, Nov. 17, 1973. SERIES: 9, by Bob Sajevic vs. Hamline, Dec. 2-3, 1977. SEASON: 49, by Dave Skalko, 1971-72. CAREER: 144, by Dave Skalko, 1969-73. DEFENSE: 95, by Gerry Micheletti, 1972-75.
Most Points PERIOD: 5, by Pat Carmichael vs. Stanford (2nd), Feb. 19, 1972; Bob Ross vs. Wis.-Superior (1st), Nov. 28, 1972; Jim Skalko vs. Lake Forest (3rd), Nov. 17, 1973; Todd Zejdlik vs. Gustavus Adolphus (1st), Feb. 7, 1975; Bob Sajevic vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980; Mike Smellie vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980. GAME: 8, by Chuck Delich vs. Chicago State, Feb. 28, 1976. SERIES: 12, by Chuck Delich vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976. SEASON: 79, by Chuck Delich, 1975-76. CAREER: 279, by Chuck Delich, 1973-77. DEFENSE: 127, by Gerry Micheletti, 1972-75.
Most Hat Tricks PERIOD: 1, by Numerous Players. Most recently by Justin Kieffer vs. Army, March 1, 1997. SERIES: 2, by Steve Hall vs. Ohio, Feb. 20-21,1970; Bob Ross vs. Wisconsin-Superior, Dec. 11-12, 1970; Chuck Delich vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976 and Western Michigan, Feb. 4-5, 1977; Bob Sajevic vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 18-19, 1977 and Winnipeg, Jan. 25-26, 1980; Robin Robideaux vs. Hamline, Dec. 2-3, 1977. SEASON: 9, Chuck Delich, 1975-76. CAREER: 26, by Chuck Delich, 1974-77.
PERIOD: 4, Mark Skibinski vs. Rochester Institute of Technology (2nd), Dec. 1, 1990; Terry Courtney vs. Colo. College (2nd), Jan. 22, 1991, Feb. 24, 1990; Dan Davies vs. Brown, Jan. 18, 1997. GAME: 6, (twice) most recently by Dan McAlister vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. SERIES: 9, (twice) most recently by Mark Majewski vs. AlabamaHuntsville, Feb. 23-24, 1990. SEASON: 49, by Terry Courtney, 1990-91. CAREER: 172, by Terry Courtney, 1990-93.
Most Penalty Minutes PERIOD: 20, by Dan McAlister vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. GAME: 26, by Dan McAlister vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993; Dan Davies vs. Brown, Jan. 18, 1997. SERIES: 30, by Terry Courtney vs. Army, Feb. 78, 1992; Mark Majewski vs. AlabamaHuntsville, Feb, 23-24, 1990. SEASON: 131, by John Giusto, 1992-93. CAREER: 426, by Terry Courtney, 1990-93.
Most Power Play Goals (no records before 1981-82) SEASON: 15, Mark Manney, 1981-82; Andy Berg, 2002-03; Jacques Lamoureux, 2008-09 CAREER: 41, Jacques Lamoureux, 2009-11
Most Short-handed Goals (no records before 1985-86) GAME: 2, Mike Knaeble vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Nov. 1, 2003. SEASON: 5, Eric Rice, 1991-92. CAREER: 7, Eric Rice, 1990-93; Matt Fairchild, 2007-10.
Most Game-winning Goals (no records before 1985-86) SEASON: 9, Jacques Lamoureux, 2008-09. CAREER: 18, Jacques Lamoureux, 2008-11.
Most Consecutive Games Scoring GOALS: 14, by Chuck Delich from Jan. 4, 1974 through Feb. 16, 1974. ASSISTS: 9, by Bob Ross from Jan. 17, 1970 through Feb. 14, 1970. POINTS: 24, by Chuck Delich from Dec. 7, 1973 through Nov. 16, 1974. HAT TRICKS: 3, by Bob Ross from Dec. 11, 1970 through Jan. 8, 1971; Chuck Delich from Feb. 1, 1977 through Feb. 5, 1977; Bob Sajevic from Nov. 12, 1977 through Nov. 19, 1977.
Salute: Following every home game, the Falcons salute the fans by tapping their sticks on the ice and then raising them to the crowd. At the completion of the Army series in 2010-11, both teams gathered around center ice to salute back-to-back sellout crowds at Cadet Ice Arena.
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Team Records Most Games (Season) PLAYED: 41, 2008-09. WINS: 28, 2008-09. DIVISION I WINS: 28, 2008-09. LOST: 24, 1995-96 and 2002-03. TIED: 7, 2011-12 OVERTIME GAMES: 11, 2007-08. OVERTIME WINS: 3, 2004-05.
Most Goals PERIOD: 8 vs. Wis.-Superior (1st), Nov. 27, 1971. GAME: 16 vs. Stanford, Jan. 21, 1972. SERIES: 29 vs. Stanford, Feb. 18-19, 1972. SEASON: 227, 1971-72.
Most Assists PERIOD: 13 vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980. GAME: 24 vs. Stanford, Jan. 21, 1972. SERIES: 38 vs. Iowa State, Dec. 13-14, 1974. SEASON: 316, 1971-72.
Most Points PERIOD: 20 vs. Winnipeg (1st), Jan. 26, 1980. GAME: 40 vs. Stanford, Jan. 21, 1972. SERIES: 65 vs. Iowa State, Dec. 13-14, 1974. SEASON: 543, 1971-72.
Most Penalties PERIOD: 15 vs. Alaska-Anchorage (3rd), Feb. 26, 1993. GAME: 21 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. SERIES: 32 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. SEASON: 326, 1998-99.
Most Penalty Minutes PERIOD: 82 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. GAME: 96 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26 1993. SERIES: 137 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb.26-27, 1993. SEASON: 802, 1992-93.
Combined Points PERIOD: 26 vs. Boston College (2nd), Jan. 6, 1979. GAME: 51 vs. Boston College, Jan. 6, 1979. SERIES: 88 vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976. SEASON: 841, 1972-73 (AF-405, OPP-436).
Combined Goals PERIOD: 10 vs. Boston College (2nd), Jan. 6, 1979. GAME: 21 vs. Boston College, Jan. 6, 1979. SERIES: 37 vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976 (AF-27, CS-10). SEASON: 356, 1972-73 (AF-166, OPP-190)
Combined Assists PERIOD: 16 vs. Boston College (2nd), Jan. 6, 1979. GAME: 30 vs. Boston College, Jan. 6, 1979. SERIES: 51 vs. Chicago State, Feb. 27-28, 1976; vs. Boston College, Jan. 6, 1979. SEASON: 485, 1972-73 (AF-239, OPP-246).
Combined Penalties PERIOD: 36 vs. Alaska-Anchorage (3rd), Feb. 26, 1993. GAME: 48 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. SERIES: 72 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26-27, 1993. SEASON: 675, 1992-93.
Combined Penalty Minutes PERIOD: 207 vs. Alaska-Anchorage (3rd), Feb. 26, 1993. GAME: 231 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26, 1993. SERIES: 298 vs. Alaska-Anchorage, Feb. 26-27, 1993. SEASON: 1,680, 1992-93.
Most Opponent Goals GAME: 17 by Clarkson, 17-0, Dec. 29, 1982. SEASON: 194, 1982-83.
Biggest Win Margin GAME: 14 vs. Iowa St. (15-1), Dec. 11, 1974.
Biggest Loss Margin GAME: 17 vs. Clarkson, 17-0, Dec. 29, 1982.
Fastest Goal GAME: 0:08, Tom Richards vs. St. Scholastica, Feb. 6, 1981. League: 0:13 Brian Gineo vs. Bemidji State, Oct. 28, 2005. PERIOD: 0:06 (3rd) by Steve Mullvain vs. Notre Dame, Mar. 7, 1970. League: 0:10 (3rd) by Brian Reese vs. RIT, Feb. 13, 2006.
Fastest Two Goals Six Seconds - 6:03 by Bob Fleury, 6:09 by Bob Ross vs. Illinois, Jan. 24, 1969; and 5:10 by Bob Ross, 5:16 by Bob Ross vs. Stanford, Jan. 21, 1972.
Fastest Three Goals 32 Seconds - 5:15 by Mark Kartarik, 5:26 by Kevin Pedersen, 5:47 by Mark Kartarik vs. Augsburg, Feb. 15, 1975.
Fastest Four Goals One minute, 23 seconds - 12:49 by John Bingaman, 13:13 by Gary Batinich, 13:25 by Kevin Pedersen, 14:12 by Chuck Delich vs. Chicago State, Feb. 28, 1976.
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Fastest Two Goals to Start Game 38 Seconds: Brian Gineo (:18) and Seth Pelletier (:38) vs. Bemidji State, Jan. 7, 2005.
Hat Tricks SEASON: 15, 1975-76.
Saves SEASON: 1,184, 1969-70.
Power-Play Goals (No records kept before 1971-72) SEASON: 61, 1994-95.
Short-handed Goals (No records kept before 1971-72) GAME: 3 vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Nov. 1, 2003 (Mike Knaeble two and Matt Bader one). SEASON: 13, 1991-92.
Fewest PPG Allowed (No records kept before 1971-72) SEASON: 20, 2009-10
Fewest Short-handed Goals Allowed (No records kept before 1971-72) SEASON: 2, 1997-98; 2000-01, 2008-09.
Best Power-Play Percentage (No records kept before 1971-72) SEASON: 26.4, 1994-95.
Best Penalty-kill Percentage (No records kept before 1971-72) SEASON: 88.2, 2009-10
Streaks WINS: 13, 2008-09. LOSSES: 14 - Nov. 11, 1995 to Jan. 13, 1996. UNBEATEN: 13, 2008-09. UNBEATEN VS. DIVISION I TEAMS: 13, 2008-09. WINS AT HOME: 13 - Dec. 13, 1974. through Feb. 22, 1975. LOSSES AT HOME: 8 - Nov. 11, 1995 to Jan. 13, 1996. WINS ON ROAD: 6, 2008-09. LOSSES ON ROAD: 35 - Feb. 11, 1995 to Feb. 27, 1998. UNBEATEN ON ROAD: 5, Feb. 9-March 16, 2008. BEST START TO SEASON: 13-0, 2008-09.
Opponent Season Records ASSISTS: 280, 1982-83. POINTS: 474, 1982-83. PENALTIES: 366, 1993-94. PENALTY MINUTES: 892, 1993-94. SAVES: 1,170, 1986-87. HAT TRICKS: 7, 1972-73.
Season Records YEAR 1968-69
W 6
L 12
T 0
PCT. .333
COACH Vic Heyliger
CAPTAIN, POS. Robert Stewart, F; Steve Hall, F
1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79
11 15 25 16 12 24 16 20 9 18
17 11 6 16 15 5 10 7 17 12
1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
.396 .571 .806 .500 .430 .816 .615 .741 .346 .597
Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts
Kim Newman, G Kim Newman, G Bob Ross, C Steve Mullvain, D Jim Skalko, C Gerry Micheletti, D Chuck Pribyl, D Chuck Delich, C; Doug Leibbrand, D Steve Asbell, D Robin Robideaux, F; Bill Luukkonen, D
1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
15 13 12 5 8 14 15 19 15 14
16 13 17 23 16 14 13 10 14 12
0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
.484 .500 .417 .179 .346 .500 .536 .655 .517 .534
John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts John Matchefts Capt. Chuck Delich Capt. Chuck Delich Capt. Chuck Delich Maj. Chuck Delich
Bob Sajevic, C; Mike Smellie, F Chuck Evancevich, C Mike Drake, G; Tom Richards, C Dave Leibbrand, F Bruce Umland, C; Bob Sullivan, F Dan Johnson, F; Tom Zuccaro, D Tim Hartje, F; Frank Daldine, F Keith Nightingale, D John Manney, F; Tom Zupancich, F/D Kurt Rohloff, D
1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
16 11 14 8 15 15 4 8 15 15
13 17 20 20 16 17 24 21 19 19
1 4 0 2 1 1 5 2 0 2
.550 .406 .411 .300 .484 .469 .197 .290 .441 .444
Maj. Chuck Delich Maj. Chuck Delich Maj. Chuck Delich Maj. Chuck Delich Chuck Delich Chuck Delich Chuck Delich Chuck Delich Frank Serratore Frank Serratore
Kurt Rohloff, D Dan Greene, D; Mike Parent, D; Mike Veneri, F Tony Roe, D; Mark Liebich, G; Brett Gallagher, F Eric Rice, F; Bob Ingraham, D; T.J. Courtney, C Tony Retka, D Beau Bilek, D; Erik Brown, F; Andy Veneri, F Mark DeGironimo, F; Pat Ryan, D Todd Lafortune, F; Steve Maturo, F Justin Kieffer, C Justin Kieffer, C
1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
19 16 16 10 14 14 11 19 21 28
18 17 16 24 21 19 20 16 12 11
2 4 2 3 2 3 1 5 6 2
.513 .486 .500 .311 .405 .431 .359 .538 .615 .707
Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore
Nels Grafstrom, W Scott Bradley, W Andy Berg, C; Brian Rodgers, W Andy Berg, C; Scott Zwiers, W Shane Saum, C; Spanky Leonard, C Steve Mead, D; Matt Bader, W; Brooks Turnquist, D Matt Bader, W; BrooksTurnquist, D; Andrew Ramsey, W; Brian Gineo, D Billy Devoney, D; Andrew Ramsey, W; Brian Gineo, D Mike Phillipich, W; Eric Ehn, C; Matt Charbonneau, D; Frank Schiavone, D Mike Phillipich, W; Brent Olson, W; Jeff Hajner, C
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
16 20 21
15 12 11
6 6 7
.513 .605 .628
Frank Serratore Frank Serratore Frank Serratore
Jeff Hajner, C; Brett Nylander, D/F; Matt Fairchild, F; Jacques Lamoureux, F Jacques Lamoureux, F; Derrick Burnett, F; Scott Mathis, D;Paul Weisgarber, F Paul Weisgarber, F, Scott Mathis, D, Tim Kirby D
TOTALS
648 674
77
.487
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Records by Season GOALS
POINTS
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
G 21 19 33 27 13 43 38 44* 31 25 34 35 22 27 16 17 28 18 19 17 24 18 15 14 12 9 20 16 17 20 24 14 13 13 16 21 22 11 14 14 24 18 15 33 22 24 15
AST PTS 22 43 34 53 23 56 49* 76 44 57 24 67 26 64 35 79* 38 69 34 59 31 65 29 64 20 42 26 53 21 37 14 31 16 44 26 44 29 48 25 42 24 48 20 38 29 44 24 38 15 27 33 42 19 39 23 39 24 41 23 43 27 51 24 38 25 38 25 38 21 37 18 39 18 40 16 27 17 31 21 35 40 64 20 38 23 38 20 53 20 42 20 44 23 38
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME, POS. Steve Hall, C Steve Hall, C Bob Ross, C Bob Ross, C Dave Bunker, F Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Bob Sajevic, C Mike Smellie, F Bob Sajevic, C Tom Richards, C Mark Manney, F Frank Daldine, F Frank Daldine, F Frank Daldine, F Tim Hartje, F John Manney, F Joe Delich, F Joe Doyle, F Joe Doyle, F Mark Majewski, F Bob Ingraham, D Eric Rice, F Eric Rice, F Andy Veneri, F Mark DeGironimo, F Andy Veneri, F Mark DeGironimo, F Justin Kieffer, F Justin Kieffer, F Justin Kieffer, F Nels Grafstrom, F Scott Bradley, W Brian Gornick, C Andy Berg, C Brian Gornick, C Derek Olson, C Andy Berg, C Shane Saum, W Brandon Merkosky, W Eric Ehn, C Eric Ehn, C Brent Olson, W Jacques Lamoureux, C Jacques Lamoureux, C Jacques Lamoureux, C John Kruse, W
G 21 31 33 39 28 43 38 44* 31 25 34 35 22 27 16 17 28 19 21 17 17 24 20 18 21 12 21 20 20 17 23 24 14 14 13 13 16 16 21 22 13 14 14 24 18 33 22 24 16
AST PTS 22 43 18 49 23 56 31 70 16 44 24 67 26 64 35 79* 38 69 34 59 31 65 29 64 20 42 26 53 21 37 14 31 16 44 21 40 25 46 25 42 21 38 24 48 15 35 22 40 15 36 15 27 20 41 19 39 15 35 24 41 11 34 27 51 24 38 12 26 25 38 25 38 21 37 17 33 18 39 18 40 11 24 17 31 21 35 40 64 20 38 20 53 20 42 20 44 14 30
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
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NAME, POS. Steve Hall, C Dave Skalko, C Steve Hall, F Dave Skalko, C Dave Skalko, C Dave Bunker, F Gerry Micheletti, D Gary Batinich, F Tom Uren, D Bob Sajevic, C Bob Sajevic, C Mike Smellie, F Tom Richards, C Mark Manney, F Tom Richards, C Frank Daldine, F Mark Manney, F Frank Daldine, F Bruce Umland, C John Klimek, C Frank Daldine, F John Klimek, F Joe Delich, F Joe Delich, F Dan Greene, D Jason Mantaro, F Bob Ingraham, D Eric Rice, F Beau Bilek, D Beau Bilek, D Mark DeGironimo, F Todd Lafortune, F Justin Kieffer, F Justin Kieffer, F Scott Bradley, W Brian Gornick, C Scott Bradley, W Spanky Leonard, W Scott Zwiers, W Steve Mead, D Brandon Merkosky, W Eric Ehn, C Eric Ehn, C Jeff Hajner, W Greg Flynn, D Greg Flynn, D Derrick Burnett, W Derrick Burnett, W Kyle DeLaurell, W
AST G 22 21 34 19 25 19 49* 27 44 13 25 18 36 14 42 22 39 9 34 25 33 32 32 23 20 22 26 27 26 22 21 16 21 10 14 17 14 15 18 10 26 18 29 19 25 17 31 13 22 8 29 15 24 14 15 12 33 9 29 8 24 17 23 20 27 24 24 14 25 13 25 13 22 4 24 5 22 13 17 2 17 14 21 14 40 24 23 15 23 3 35 7 23 10 27 8 23 15
PTS 43 53 44 76 57 43 50 64 48 59 65 55 42 53 48 37 31 31 29 28 44 48 42 44 30 44 38 27 42 37 41 43 51 38 38 38 26 29 35 19 31 35 64 38 31 42 33 35 38
Leonard
Daldine
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME, POS. Steve Hall, C Dave Skalko, C Bob Ross, C Dave Skalko, C Dave Skalko, C Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Chuck Delich, F Bob Sajevic, C Mike Smellie, F Bob Sajevic, C Tom Richards, C Mark Manney, F Frank Daldine, F Frank Daldine, F Frank Daldine, F Frank Daldine, F John Klimek, F Joe Delich, F Joe Doyle, F Matt Watson, F Jason Mantaro, F Bob Ingraham, D Eric Rice, F Beau Bilek, D Mark DeGironimo, F John Decker, F Mark DeGironimo, F Todd Lafortune, C Justin Kieffer, C Justin Kieffer, C Scott Bradley, W Brian Gornick, C Andy Berg, C Derek Olson, C Andy Berg, C Spanky Leonard, W Brandon Merkosky, W Eric Ehn, C Eric Ehn, C Brent Olson, W Jeff Hajner, C Jacques Lamoureux, C Jacques Lamoureux, C Jacques Lamoureux, C Kyle DeLaurell, W
Rice
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95
ASSISTS
Records by Season PPG YEAR 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Mark Manney F. Daldine/B. Umland Frank Daldine Frank Daldine John Klimek John Klimek Joe Delich Joe Doyle Matt Watson Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Eric Rice John Decker Andy Veneri Mark DeGironimo Justin Kieffer Justin Kieffer Brian Gornick Gornick/Zwiers/Rodgers Brian Gornick Derek Olson Andy Berg Spanky Leonard Brandon Merkosky Josh Schaffer/Brian Reese Andrew Ramsey Jeff Hajner Jacques Lamoureux Jacques Lamoureux Jacques Lamoureux Tim Kirby
SHG PPG 15* 8 10 9 6 6 7 6 11 8 8 8 11 13 9 8 14 6 6 8 11 15* 6 10 6 10 9 15* 13 13 6
YEAR 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Three Players Jim Jirele M. Mason/T. Supancich None Mark Majewski Three Players Eric Rice None Andy Veneri Mark DeGironimo Todd Lafortune Three Players Three Players Two Players Five Players Two Players Tom Starkey T. Starkey/S. Pelletier Mike Knaeble None Mike Knaeble Mike Phillipich Matt Fairchild Matt Fairchild Weisgarber/Page Five Players Casey Kleisinger
GWG SHG 1 3 2 -2 1 5* -4 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 -1 1 3 4 2 1 2
YEAR 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME GWG Tim Hartje 4 John Klimek 5 Mike Mason 3 Four Players 2 M. Majewski/B. Ingraham 3 J. Mantaro/B. Ingraham 3 Eric Rice 3 Three Players 2 Three Players 3 Andy Veneri 4 Pat Ryan 2 Steve Maturo/Justin Kieffer 2 Nels Grafstrom 3 Nels Grafstrom 4 Derek Olson 5 Scott Zwiers 3 Shane Saum 3 Ryan Wiggins 4 Leonard/Saum/Zacour 2 Four Players 2 Josh Schaffer/Eric Ehn 2 Andrew Ramsey 6 Jeff Hajner 3 Jacques Lamoureux 9* Jacques Lamoureux 4 Jacques Lamoureux 5 John Kruse 4
* Denotes School Record
Knaeble
Manney
Lamoureux
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Records by Season Saves/%
Pen/Min YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Doug Johnson Dave Skalko Jim Skalko Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Chuck Pribyl Robin Robideaux Robin Robideaux Robin Robideaux Steve Moes Steve Moes Rich Lund Neil Schubert Bob Sullivan Dan Johnson Jim Anderson Keith Nightingale Kevin McManaman Kevin McManaman T.J. Courtney T.J. Courtney T.J. Courtney John Giusto Andy Veneri John Decker Brian Mulligan Dan Davies Justin Kieffer Tony Lawrence Brian Reaney Ryan Smith Brian Reaney Shane Saum Shane Saum Andrew Ramsey Brooks Turnquist Andrew Ramsey Matt Charbonneau Brent Olson Jacques Lamoureus Mike Walsh Cole Gunner
Pen-Min. 20-59 26-68 39-97 29-74 38-94 33-82 43-105 27-68 26-55 22-55 26-62 27-54 25-58 23-46 23-58 26-54 24-48 25-58 25-56 22-46 28-59 32-85 49-110 47-113* 43-131 31-66 30-76 25-71 27-91 37-86 38-92 29-66 19-41 19-46 28-86 26-60 30-87 20-50 25-61 30-60 32-78 19-52 14-47 17-37
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Kim Newman Kim Newman Kim Newman Al Morrison Al Morrison Al Morrison Al Morrison Dave Spannbauer Tom Talbot Tom Talbot Tom Talbot Mike Drake Mike Drake Mike Drake Mike McNeal Mike Crandall Jay Ducharme T.J. O’Shaughnessy John Moes John Moes Mark Liebich Mark Liebich Mark Liebich Mark Liebich Darec Liebel Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Aaron Ratfield Marc Kielkucki Marc Kielkucki Marc Kielkucki Mike Polidor Mike Polidor Mike Polidor Peter Foster Peter Foster Ben Worker Andrew Volkening Andrew Volkening Andrew Volkening Jason Torf Jason Torf
Saves/% 939/.882 *1166/.899 1123/.908 769/.882 1132/.858 749/.875 620/.883 849/.881 605/.905 687/.847 960/.889 444/.862 914/.869 886/.840 604/.830 514/.852 399/.836 296/.880 570/.889 510/.873 488/.881 600/.886 572/.865 814/.871 560/.846 427/.854 593/.811 797/.851 479/.832 577/.878 700/.879 802/.887 947/.908 682/.887 882/.880 628/.882 660/.900 422/.868 251/.896 813/.911 937/.920 989/.918 865/.909 394/.929*
GAA YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Kim Newman Kim Newman Kim Newman Al Morrison Al Morrison Al Morrison Al Morrison Dave Spannbauer Tom Talbot Gary Hennings Tom Talbot Mike Drake Mike Drake Mike Drake T.J. O’Shaughnessy John Ducharme Jay Ducharme T.J. O’Shaughnessy John Moes John Moes Mark Liebich Mike Blank Mike Blank Mark Liebich Mike Benson Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Pat Kielb Aaron Ratfield Marc Kielkucki Marc Kielkucki Marc Kielkucki Mike Polidor Mike Polidor Peter Foster Peter Foster Peter Foster Ben Worker Andrew Volkening Andrew Volkening Andrew Volkening Jason Torf Jason Torf
GAA 5.68 4.50 4.10 3.70 6.00 4.83 4.83 4.79 3.40 5.00 4.20 4.20 5.30 5.70 5.70 4.40 4.60 3.33 3.48 3.99 4.27 3.44 4.49 4.24 4.40 3.54 4.49 4.70 4.81 3.42 3.33 3.05 2.85 3.39 3.90 3.03 2.66 3.09 2.25 2.09 1.97 2.19 2.87 1.73*
Volkening
Spannbauer
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Records by Season-Defensemen Goals NAME D. Johnson/L. Tetlow Doug Johnson Ron Nagurski Steve Mullvain Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Doug Liebbrand Doug Liebbrand Bill Luukkonen Bill Luukkonen Rich Lund Rich Lund Rich Lund Several Players Bill Anderson Bill Anderson Keith Nightingale Tom Zupancic Kevin McManaman John Anzelc Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Bilek/ DeGironimo Beau Bilek Beau Bilek Justin Scott Dan Davies/Justin Scott Dan Davies Dan Davies Jace Anders B. Reaney/J. Locallo Brian Reaney Brian Reaney Brooks Turnquist Brian Gineo Brian Gineo Billy Devoney Greg Flynn Greg Flynn Tim Kirby Scott Mathis Tim Kirby
Assists Goals 1 3 10 8 10 6 14* 9 14* 9 10 4 4 5 2 5 7 6 12 8 11 13 14* 14* 6 9 8 6 5 5 4 7 3 6 3 4 9 6 5 8 7 5 8 12
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Doug Johnson Steve Mullvain Steve Mullvain Steve Mullvain Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Doug Liebbrand Tom Uren Bill Luukkonen Bill Luukkonen Rich Lund Steve Moes Rich Lund Tom Zuccaro James Brunkow Keith Nightingale Tom Zupancich John Anzelc Kevin McManaman John Anzelc Dan Greene Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Beau Bilek Beau Bilek Beau Bilek Dan Davies Dan Davies Dan Davies Dan Davies Jace Anders Jace Anders Brian Reaney B.Reaney/S.Mead Steve Mead Brian Gineo Brian Gineo Michael Mayra Greg Flynn Greg Flynn Tim Kirby Scott Mathis Scott Mathis
Assists 7 13 19 36 24 24 36 39* 39* 17 19 17 16 18 4 7 10 15 16 15 19 22 22 24 14 33 29 12 18 19 16 14 19 12 19 17 14 15 15 23 35 19 19 17
Points YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NAME Doug Johnson Steve Mullvain Steve Mullvain Steve Mullvain Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Gerry Micheletti Doug Liebbrand Tom Uren Bill Luukkonen Bill Luukkonen Steve Moes Steve Moes Rich Lund Tom Zuccaro Bill Anderson Keith Nightingale Tom Zupancich Tom Zupancich Kevin McManaman John Anzelc Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Bob Ingraham Beau Bilek Beau Bilek Beau Bilek Dan Davies Dan Davies Dan Davies Dan Davies Jace Anders Jace Anders Brian Reaney Brian Reaney Steve Mead Brian Gineo Brian Gineo Michael Mayra Greg Flynn Greg Flynn Tim Kirby Scott Mathis Tim Kirby
Points 7 15 26 44 34 30 50* 48 48 26 22 19 19 23 6 11 16 18 27 23 28 30 40 38 20 42 37 17 23 24 20 21 21 18 22 19 23 21 16 31 42 24 27 28
Kirby
Luukkonen
YEAR 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
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All-Time Results THE FOUNDATION OF AIR FORCE HOCKEY Prior to the Air Force hockey program going Division I in 1968-69, cadets had been playing hockey, both indoors and outdoors, since 1958. In 1966, Vic Heyliger was hired to coach the Air Force hockey club team and then make the transition to Division I in 1968. Heyliger, a former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks, started the Academy program after leading the University of Michigan to six national championships in 13 years. Heyliger’s club teams played schedules that included teams from Illinois, Ohio State and Bowling Green. The Air Force hockey program is trying to recapture some of the history of these club teams. Below is a list of players who helped pioneer the sport of hockey at the Academy. Most of these former players do not show up as lettermen, as letters are only awarded for varsity competition. If anyone has more information about the club era of Air Force hockey, feel free to contact sports information director Dave Toller at Dave.Toller@usafa.edu. Frank Birk, D Bob Boots, W Pete Bracci, W Roger Carlson, W John Carson, W Dave Croitteau, G Mark Denney, G Bob Fleury, W Dale Franz, D Steve Hall, C
Hal Henderson, D Eric Kliner, D Ted Legasey, W Bill McConnell, W Bruce McFadzean, D Pat Nesbitt, C Kim Newman, G Joe O’Gorman, F Tom Perrot, W Harry Rodman, F
1968-69 (6-12) Dec. 13 NOTRE DAME 1-8 Dec. 14 NOTRE DAME 4-5 Jan. 10 at Bowling Green 2-5 Jan. 11 at Bowling Green 1-11 Jan. 17 OHIO STATE 6-4 Jan. 18 OHIO STATE 4-6 Jan. 24 ILLINOIS 6-2 Jan. 25 ILLINOIS 7-0 Jan. 31 OHIO UNIV. 6-9 Feb. 1 LAKE FOREST 2-4 Feb. 7 Wis. St.-River Falls @ 4-7 Feb. 8 Wis. St.-River Falls @ 6-8 Feb. 14 BOWLING GREEN 6-7 Feb. 15 BOWLING GREEN 4-6 Feb. 21 at Ohio State 5-7 Feb. 22 at Ohio State 7-4 Feb. 28 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 6-1 Mar. 1 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 8-6 Mar. 22 Army (exh.)$ 4-12 Mar. 23 Army (exh.)$ 0-8 @ at St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minn. $ Exhib. game played in St. Petersburg, Fla. HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Steve Hall, C, 21 goals, 22 assists, 43 points
Rainy River @ Rainy River @ COLO. COLLEGE at Colo. College GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS Penn* Hamilton*
Jan. 9 ST. MARY’S (MINN.) 9-3 Jan. 10 ST. MARY’S (MINN.) 2-4 Jan. 16 LAKE FOREST 4-2 Jan. 17 LAKE FOREST 5-0 Jan. 23 at Ohio St. 0-2 Jan. 24 at Ohio St. 1-7 Jan. 30 NOTRE DAME 5-11 Feb. 3 NOTRE DAME 5-4 Feb. 6 WIS. ST.-RIVER FALLS 9-3 Feb. 7 WIS. ST.-RIVER FALLS 7-6 Feb. 13 at Ohio Univ. 4-5 Feb. 14 at Ohio Univ. 4-4 ot Feb. 16 at Lake Forest 8-2 Feb. 20 OHIO UNIV. 6-3 Feb. 21 OHIO UNIV. 5-4 ot Feb. 27 OHIO ST. 2-5 Feb. 28 OHIO ST. 5-6 Mar. 6 at Notre Dame 3-4 Mar. 7 at Notre Dame 3-6 Mar. 13 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN) 4-5 ot Mar. 14 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN) 2-6 * — Buffalo Tournament @ — at International Falls, Minn. HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Dave Skalko, C, 19 goals, 34 assists, 53 points
1970-71 (15-11-2)
1969-70 (11-17-1) Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Jan. 2 Jan. 3
Frank Setterquist, W Scott Sonnenberg, W George Stagno, W Bob Stewart, W Lew Tetlow, D Gene Thompson, D Tom Waugh, W Steve Wyman, D
3-5 8-5 1-5 2-8 4-8 4-2 4-6 1-2
Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 12
at Ohio Univ. at Ohio Univ.$ at Wis. St.-Superior at Wis. St.-Superior at St. Louis at St. Louis WIS. ST.-SUPERIOR WIS. ST.-SUPERIOR
3-2 ot 4-3 ot 4-0 9-2 4-7 3-5 13-4 8-5
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Jan. 8 NOTRE DAME 4-5 Jan. 9 NOTRE DAME 2-4 Jan. 15 COLO. COLLEGE 5-8 Jan. 16 at Colo. College 7-7 ot Jan. 22 at Ohio St. 2-3 Jan. 23 at Ohio St. 5-2 Jan. 29 at Royal Military (Can.) 4-2 Jan. 30 at Royal Military (Can.) 5-5 ot Feb. 5 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 4-5 Feb. 6 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 6-5 Feb. 12 COLO. COLLEGE 7-4 Feb. 13 at Colo. College 5-8 Feb. 19 OHIO ST. 4-0 Feb. 20 OHIO ST. 1-5 Feb. 26 ST. LOUIS 6-4 Feb. 27 ST. LOUIS 7-6 Mar. 5 OHIO UNIV. 4-3 Mar. 6 OHIO UNIV. 5-4 Mar. 12 at Notre Dame 0-5 Mar. 13 at Notre Dame 1-4 $ — at Athens, Ohio HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Bob Ross, F, 33 goals, 23 assists, 56 points
1971-72 (25-6) Nov. 19 at Lake Forest 8-4 Nov. 20 at Lake Forest 8-2 Nov. 26 at Wis. St.-Superior 4-3 Nov. 27 at Wis. St.-Superior 10-5 Dec. 3 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 9-2 Dec. 4 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 4-2 Dec. 10 COLORADO 10-2 Dec. 11 COLORADO 7-2 Jan. 1 Dalhousie* 5-6 ot Jan. 2 Princeton* 6-1 Jan. 7 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 5-2 Jan. 8 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 6-5 Jan. 14 at St. Louis 4-6 Jan. 15 at St. Louis 7-5 Jan. 19 COLO. COLLEGE 4-12 Jan. 21 Stanford $ 16-3 Jan. 26 at Denver 3-6 Jan. 28 ST. LAWRENCE 3-5 Jan. 29 ST. LAWRENCE 7-4 Feb. 4 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 6-4 Feb. 5 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 4-1 Feb. 11 at Colorado 11-1 Feb. 12 at Colorado 14-5 Feb. 16 at Colo. College 3-11 Feb. 18 STANFORD 14-3 Feb. 19 STANFORD 14-4 Feb. 25 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 5-3 Feb. 26 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 9-3 Mar. 5 COLO. COLLEGE 10-5 Mar. 11 at Iowa St. 3-2 Mar. 12 at Iowa St. 7-0 * — Bowdoin Tour., Brunswick, Maine HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Dave Skalko, C, 27 goals, 49 assists, 76 points
All-Time Results 1972-73 (16-16) Nov. 17 at Lake Forest 7-6 ot Nov. 18 at Lake Forest 7-2 Nov. 23 Boston Univ.* 4-10 Nov. 24 Minn.-Duluth* 2-7 Nov. 25 Lake Superior St.* 3-14 Dec. 1 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 6-5 ot Dec. 2 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 5-4 ot Dec. 8 COLO. COLLEGE 3-6 Dec. 9 COLO. COLLEGE 4-6 Dec. 27 Bowling Green** 4-3 ot Dec. 28 Michigan St.** 1-4 Jan. 5 Augsburg*** 4-6 Jan. 6 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 6-2 Jan. 12 WIS. ST.-RIVER FALLS 9-4 Jan. 13 WIS. ST.-RIVER FALLS 11-2 Jan. 19 at Michigan St. 1-10 Jan. 20 at Michigan St. 5-11 Jan. 23 at Colorado College 4-14 Jan. 26 at Royal Military (Can.) 5-4 Jan. 27 at Royal Military (Can.) 7-8 Feb. 2 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 7-0 Feb. 3 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 3-7 Feb. 9 LAKE FOREST 6-3 Feb. 10 LAKE FOREST 8-2 Feb. 11 at Denver 3-4 ot Feb. 16 at St. Lawrence 4-7 Feb. 17 at St. Lawrence 3-10 Feb. 21 at Colo. College 6-9 Mar. 2 at St. Thomas (Minn.) 7-3 Mar. 3 at St. Thomas (Minn.) 8-4 Mar. 9 ST. LOUIS 8-9 ot Mar. 10 ST. LOUIS 5-4 ot * — Christmas City Tourn., Duluth, Minn. ** — Flint Tournament, Flint, Mich. *** — Richfield Tourn., Richfield, Minn. HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Dave Skalko, C, 13 goals, 44 assists, 57 points
1973-74 (12-15) Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2
LAKE FOREST 9-2 LAKE FOREST 12-2 at Denver 4-6 COLO. COLLEGE 1-15 at Colo. College 4-6 MICHIGAN ST. 3-7 MICHIGAN ST. 4-6 Michigan* 6-7 ot York (Can.)* 4-5 at Gustavus Adolphus 6-3 at Gustavus Adolphus 2-4 ST. MARY’S (MINN.) 13-0 ST. MARY’S (MINN.) 10-3 at Ohio St. 2-5 at Ohio St. 2-5 ot ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 5-2 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 7-5 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 7-2 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 4-10
Feb. 8 at St. Louis 3-0 Feb. 9 at St. Louis 3-11 Feb. 15 AUGSBURG 8-2 Feb. 16 AUGSBURG 10-3 Feb. 22 Merrimack** 2-4 Feb. 23 Lake Forest** 8-5 Mar. 1 BOWLING GREEN 2-6 Mar. 2 BOWLING GREEN 2-1 * — Flint Tournament, Flint, Mich. ** — Lake Forest Tourn., Lake Forest, Ill. HEAD COACH: Vic Heyliger LEADING SCORER: Chuck Delich, F, 43 goals, 24 assists, 67 points
1974-75 (24-5-1) Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 19
at #10 New Hampshire at #10 New Hampshire COLORADO OHIO ST. OHIO ST. at Alaska-Anchorage at Alaska-Anchorage ST. THOMAS (MINN.) ST. THOMAS (MINN.) IOWA ST. IOWA ST. ST. CLOUD ST. (MINN.) ST. CLOUD ST. (MINN.) at #4 Colo. College ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) at Denver at Royal Military (Can.) at Royal Military (Can.) at Wis.-River Falls at Wis.-River Falls GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS AUGSBURG AUGSBURG #6 COLO. COLLEGE
7-6 4-9 6-0 2-1 3-2 7-3 4-3 11-5 1-6 10-2 15-1 9-1 7-5 1-0 7-3 15-2 4-7 4-4 ot 7-1 6-2 9-0 11-8 6-2 5-3 5-4 7-6 ot
Feb. 21 LAKE FOREST 6-2 Feb. 22 LAKE FOREST 11-1 Feb. 28 at Bowling Green 3-5 Mar. 1 at Bowling Green 2-7 HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Chuck Delich, C, 38 goals, 26 assists, 64 points
1975-76 (16-10) Nov. 14 at Lake Forest 8-2 Nov. 15 at Lake Forest 5-3 Nov. 21 at Mankato St. 7-5 Nov. 22 at Mankato St. 8-3 Nov. 27 Colgate* 2-6 Nov. 28 Pennsylvania* 7-5 Dec. 5 MANITOBA (CAN.) 3-4 Dec. 6 MANITOBA (CAN.) 9-6 Dec. 10 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM (exh.)4-14 Dec. 12 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 5-4 Dec. 13 CONCORDIA (MINN.) 10-4 Jan. 9 WIS.-RIVER FALLS 10-8 Jan. 10 WIS.-RIVER FALLS 3-6 Jan. 13 DENVER 6-11 Jan. 16 BOWDOIN 3-5 Jan. 17 BOWDOIN 2-1 Jan. 23 at Army 0-3 Jan. 24 at Army 9-2 Jan. 30 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 6-2 Jan. 31 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 4-3 Feb. 6 at Western Michigan 7-5 Feb. 7 at Western Michigan 2-6 Feb. 11 at Denver 3-11 Feb. 13 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 5-7 Feb. 14 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 5-7 Feb. 27 CHICAGO ST. 13-6 Feb. 28 CHICAGO ST. 14-6 * - Utica Tournament, Utica, N.Y. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Chuck Delich, C, 44 goals, 35 assists, 79 points
1972-73 Falcons
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All-Time Results Nov. 12 at Wis.-Stout 6-2 Nov. 13 at Wis.-Stout 3-4 ot Nov. 19 at St. John’s (Minn.) 6-3 Nov. 20 at St. Cloud State 8-4 Nov. 26 York (Can.)* 1-5 Nov. 27 Waterloo (Can.)* 2-4 Dec. 4 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 9-1 Dec. 5 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 9-2 Dec. 10 MANKATO ST. 10-4 Dec. 11 MANKATO ST. 6-3 Jan. 7 MANITOBA (CAN.) 4-3 ot Jan. 8 MANITOBA (CAN.) 2-8 Jan. 14 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 10-4 Jan. 15 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 12-2 Jan. 21 at Royal Military (Can.) 6-2 Jan. 22 at Royal Military (Can.) 4-1 Jan. 28 ARMY 6-3 Jan. 29 ARMY 6-2 Feb. 1 at Denver 9-8 Feb. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7-3 Feb. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN 8-9 Feb. 11 at Colo. College 2-7 Feb. 13 COLO. COLLEGE 4-5 Feb. 18 AUGSBURG 7-6 ot Feb. 19 AUGSBURG 7-4 Feb. 25 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 6-2 Feb. 26 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 10-3 * - Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament, Binghamton, N.Y. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Chuck Delich, C, 31 goals, 38 assists, 69 points
1977-78 (9-17) Nov. 11 at Wis.-Stout 7-3 Nov. 12 at Wis.-Stout 9-6 Nov. 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7-11 Nov. 19 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6-7 Nov. 25 at St. Louis 0-12 Nov. 27 at St. Louis 2-8 Dec. 2 HAMLINE 10-1 Dec. 3 HAMLINE 9-1 Dec. 9 at Colo. College 5-7 Dec. 10 COLO. COLLEGE 5-6 ot Dec. 27 at Boston Univ. 7-8 Dec. 28 at Boston College 1-6 Jan. 6 NORTHERN MICH. 1-5 Jan. 7 NORTHERN MICH. 0-3 Jan. 10 DENVER 3-7 Jan. 13 at Wis.-River Falls 2-5 Jan. 14 at Wis.-River Falls 5-3 Jan. 20 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 11-1 Jan. 21 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 10-3 Feb. 3 MANITOBA (CAN.) 6-4 Feb. 4 MANITOBA (CAN.) 1-9 Feb. 10 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 5-2 Feb. 11 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 3-8 Feb. 14 DENVER 3-7 Feb. 17 at Mankato St. 1-7 Feb. 18 at Mankato St. 2-4 HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Bob Sajevic, C, 25 goals, 34 assists, 59 points
1978-79 Air Force Falcons
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1976-77 (20-7)
1978-79 (18-12-1) Nov. 10 at Northern Michigan 3-4 Nov. 11 at Northern Michigan 1-8 Nov. 17 ST. LOUIS 7-8 ot Nov. 18 ST. LOUIS 3-11 Nov. 24 Northern Arizona@ 2-2 ot Nov. 25 Northern Arizona@ 5-1 Dec. 1 MANKATO ST. 5-3 Dec. 2 MANKATO ST. 8-4 Dec. 5 COLO. COLLEGE 6-1 Dec. 8 ST. CLOUD STATE 6-2 Dec. 9 ST. CLOUD STATE 4-3 ot Dec. 28 Princeton* 3-6 Dec. 29 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.* 3-7 Dec. 30 St. Lawrence* 3-4 Jan. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE 1-11 Jan. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE 7-14 Jan. 12 MERRIMACK 3-10 Jan. 13 MERRIMACK 2-1 Jan. 19 at Royal Military (Can.) 9-2 Jan. 20 at Royal Military (Can.) 8-1 Jan. 26 at Gustavus Adolphus 5-1 Jan. 27 at Gustavus Adolphus 4-3 Feb. 2 WIS.-STOUT 11-3 Feb. 3 WIS.-STOUT 13-2 Feb. 6 at Colo. College 3-8 Feb. 9 WIS.-RIVER FALLS 5-2 Feb. 10 WIS.-RIVER FALLS 6-5 Feb. 16 WINNIPEG 4-5 Feb. 17 WINNIPEG 8-3 Feb. 23 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 9-2 Feb. 24 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 5-2 @ — at Albuquerque, N.M. * — RPI Tournament, Troy, N.Y. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Mike Smellie, RW, 34 goals, 31 assists, 65 points
All-Time Results 1981-82 Air Force Falcons
1979-80 (15-16) Nov. 17 at U.S. International 2-13 Nov. 18 at U.S. International 3-6 Nov. 24 at Mankato St. 2-4 Nov. 25 at Mankato St. 2-5 Nov. 30 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 6-3 Dec. 1 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 6-5 Dec. 7 ST. SCHOLASTICA 8-11 Dec. 8 ST. SCHOLASTICA 6-5 Dec. 11 COLO. COLLEGE 4-7 Dec. 30 Dartmouth* 3-7 Dec. 31 Maine* 1-6 Jan. 2 at New Hampshire 4-9 Jan. 4 American International** 6-3 Jan. 5 Merrimack** 3-8 Jan. 11 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 3-2 Jan. 12 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 7-3 Jan. 15 at Denver 5-3 Jan. 18 NORTHERN ARIZONA 6-0 Jan. 19 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7-0 Jan. 25 WINNIPEG 6-5 Jan. 26 WINNIPEG 11-2 Feb. 1 at Wis.-River Falls 7-4 Feb. 2 at Wis.-River Falls 6-3 Feb. 5 at Colo. College 2-3 Feb. 8 MANITOBA (CAN.) 6-4 Feb. 9 MANITOBA (CAN.) 7-9 Feb. 12 at Denver 1-11 Feb. 15 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 3-5 Feb. 16 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 3-7 Feb. 22 AUGSBURG 7-6 Feb. 23 AUGSBURG 7-8 * — Auld Lang Syne Tourn., Hanover, N.H. ** — Merrimack Tourn., Andover, Mass. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Bob Sajevic, C, 35 goals, 29 assists, 64 points
1980-81 (13-13) Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 6 Feb. 7
at Iowa St. at Iowa St. COLO. COLLEGE at Colo. College at North Dakota at North Dakota WINNIPEG WINNIPEG Cornell* Princeton* KENT ST. KENT ST. BETHEL (MINN.) BETHEL (MINN.) at Alaska-Anchorage at Alaska-Anchorage at Denver WIS.-SUPERIOR WIS.-SUPERIOR ST. SCHOLASTICA ST. SCHOLASTICA
6-5 5-6 2-6 1-6 1-7 1-8 6-5 7-5 0-8 1-7 3-4 5-2 7-6ot 5-3 4-3ot 7-6ot 2-10 4-2 4-1 5-2 6-4
Feb. 10 DENVER 2-5 Feb. 13 MANKATO ST. 2-5 Feb. 14 MANKATO ST. 4-6 Feb. 21 NEW ENGLAND COLL. 8-6 Feb. 22 NEW ENGLAND COLL. 5-10 * - Broadmoor Holiday Tourn., Colo. Springs, Colo. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Tom Richards, C, 22 goals, 20 assists, 42 points
1981-82 (12-17-1) Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Feb. 28
at Mankato St. at Mankato St. ST. CLOUD STATE ST. CLOUD STATE IOWA ST. IOWA ST. COLO. COLLEGE ST. MARY’S (MINN.) ST. MARY’S (MINN.) Lake Superior St.* Minn.-Duluth* Northeastern* HAMLINE HAMLINE at Colo. College BRANDON (CAN.) BRANDON (CAN.) WIS.-RIVER FALLS WIS.-RIVER FALLS at Iowa St. at Iowa St. at Denver GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS WINNIPEG (CAN.) WINNIPEG (CAN.) Northern Arizona** U.S. International** ST. OLAF (MINN.) ST. OLAF (MINN.)
4-9 2-5 6-4 6-4 4-3 ot 3-5 2-4 6-5 4-2 2-7 4-10 0-14 12-3 7-4 4-10 7-8 ot 2-4 9-6 6-5 ot 6-5 1-4 0-7 1-7 6-5 4-5 7-8 ot 5-7 4-5 4-4 ot 10-1
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— Jeno’s Holiday Tourn., Duluth, Minn. ** — Northern Ariz. Tourn., Flagstaff, Ariz. HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Mark Manney, LW, 27 goals, 26 assists, 53 points
1982-83 (5-23) Nov. 12 MANKATO ST. 4-6 Nov. 13 MANKATO ST. 4-6 Nov. 19 at Royal Military (Can.) 4-6 Nov. 20 at Royal Military (Can.) 4-6 Nov. 26 at Wisconsin 1-13 Nov. 27 at Wisconsin 0-14 Dec. 1 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 2-12 Dec. 3 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 5-2 Dec. 4 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 4-5ot Dec. 10 ST. SCHOLASTICA (MN.) 2-3 Dec. 11 ST. SCHOLASTICA (MN.) 2-3 Dec. 29 Clarkson* 0-17 Dec. 30 Toronto* 4-8 Jan. 7 AUGSBURG 0-10 Jan. 8 AUGSBURG 5-6 Jan. 14 WIS.-STEVENS POINT 11-1 Jan. 15 WIS.-STEVENS POINT 9-2 Jan. 21 NORTHERN ARIZONA 3-7 Jan. 22 NORTHERN ARIZONA 4-9 Feb. 1 DENVER 4-11 Feb. 4 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 8-6 Feb. 5 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 3-2 ot Feb. 11 at Gustavus Adolphus 2-5 Feb. 12 at Gustavus Adolphus 3-8 Feb. 18 at Northern Arizona 3-10 Feb. 19 at Northern Arizona 3-8 Feb. 25 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 4-5 Feb. 26 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 2-3 * — Syracuse Invitational Tourn., Syracuse, NY HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Frank Daldine, RW, 16 goals, 21 assists, 37 points
All-Time Results 1983-84 (8-16-2) Nov. 11 ST. CLOUD STATE 4-3 Nov. 12 ST. CLOUD STATE 7-6 ot Nov. 18 at U.S. International 1-1 ot Nov. 19 at U.S. International 2-5 Nov. 25 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 4-7 Nov. 26 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 4-6 Dec. 2 LAKE FOREST 6-4 Dec. 3 LAKE FOREST 2-6 Dec. 10 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 8-6 Dec. 11 WINNIPEG (CAN.) 4-5 Dec. 14 COLO. COLLEGE 6-7 Dec. 30 at Alaska-Anchorage 4-8 Dec. 31 at Alaska-Anchorage 0-5 Jan. 6 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 5-6 Jan. 7 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 5-3 Jan. 13 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 7-2 Jan. 14 ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 7-2 Jan. 20 at Northern Arizona 2-10 Jan. 21 at Northern Arizona 3-6 Feb. 3 at Ala.-Huntsville 3-4 Feb. 4 at Ala.-Huntsville 5-7 Feb. 7 at Denver 3-4 Feb. 10 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 3-4 Feb. 11 ROYAL MILITARY (CAN.) 3-4 Feb. 17 HAMLINE 6-6 ot Feb. 18 HAMLINE 5-4 HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Frank Daldine, RW, 17 goals, 14 assists, 31 points
1984-85 (14-14-1) Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22
at Royal Military (Can.) at Royal Military (Can.) LAKE FOREST LAKE FOREST COLO. COLLEGE at Colo. College at Notre Dame at Notre Dame at St. Scholastica at St. Scholastica ST. THOMAS (MINN.) ST. THOMAS (MINN.) Dartmouth* Vermont* Bowdoin** Colby** U.S. INTERNATIONAL U.S. INTERNATIONAL NORTHERN ARIZONA NORTHERN ARIZONA DENVER ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS ST. MARY’S (MINN.) ST. MARY’S (MINN.) ST. OLAF (MINN.)
5-6 6-6ot 6-1 3-5 4-13 3-6 6-5 6-7ot 4-3 3-5 7-6 3-6 4-5 2 ot 1-3 1-4 3-6 6-8 4-3 7-5 3-7 1-8 4-3 ot 6-4 5-3 4-2 7-4 9-6 6-2
1984-85 Air Force Falcons
Feb. 23 ST. OLAF (MINN.) 9-3 * — Auld Lang Syne Tourn., Hanover, N.H. ** — Down East Classic, Portland, Maine HEAD COACH: John Matchefts LEADING SCORER: Frank Daldine, C, 28 goals, 16 assists, 44 points
1985-86 (15-13) Nov. 8 COLO. COLLEGE 3-8 Nov. 9 at Colo. College 6-5 ot Nov. 15 ST. CLOUD STATE 4-6 Nov. 16 ST. CLOUD STATE 8-3 Nov. 22 at Gustavus Adolphus 6-1 Nov. 23 at Gustavus Adolphus 3-5 Nov. 27 NORTHEASTERN 3-8 Nov. 29 NOTRE DAME 6-8 Nov. 30 NOTRE DAME 6-5 ot Dec. 6 ST. SCHOLASTICA 6-4 Dec. 7 ST. SCHOLASTICA 4-3 ot Dec. 30 at Northern Arizona@ 7-6 ot Dec. 31 at Northern Arizona@ 4-11 Jan. 3 at U.S. International 2-4 Jan. 4 at U.S. International 3-7 Jan. 7 MERRIMACK 3-9 Jan. 8 MERRIMACK 7-5 Jan. 10 AUGSBURG 9-2 Jan. 11 AUGSBURG 5-2 Jan. 17 DARTMOUTH 2-4 Jan. 18 DARTMOUTH 1-5 Jan. 21 at Denver 2-5 Jan. 31 at Ala.-Huntsville 5-1 Feb. 1 at Ala.-Huntsville 0-4 Feb. 7 HAMLINE 6-2 Feb. 8 HAMLINE 6-4 Feb. 14 LAKE FOREST 7-4 Feb. 15 LAKE FOREST 5-2 @ — at Phoenix, Ariz. HEAD COACH: Capt. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Frank Daldine, C, 18 goals, 26 assists, 44 point
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1986-87 (19-10) Oct. 24 at Ill.-Chicago 4-5 Oct. 25 at Ill.-Chicago 5-6 Nov. 7 KENT ST. 5-0 Nov. 8 KENT ST. 5-3 Nov. 14 at Colo. College 3-8 Nov. 15 COLO. COLLEGE 6-7 Nov. 21 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 9-2 Nov. 22 ST. JOHN’S (MINN.) 6-2 Nov. 28 at Brown 2-5 Nov. 29 at Brown 6-8 Dec. 5 at St. Scholastica (SB) 5-2 Dec. 6 at St. Scholastica (E) 1-3 Jan. 2 CONNECTICUT 7-5 Jan. 3 CONNECTICUT 7-4 Jan. 9 Plattsburgh St. * 2-3 Jan. 10 St. Anselm * 3-2 ot Jan. 13 DENVER 6-9 Jan. 16 ST. THOMAS 7-2 Jan. 17 ST. THOMAS 7-3 Jan. 23 CONCORDIA 6-5 Jan. 24 CONCORDIA 6-4 Jan. 30 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 7-2 Jan. 31 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 9-5 Feb. 6 NOTRE DAME 4-3 ot Feb. 7 NOTRE DAME 6-1 Feb. 13 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 2-5 Feb. 14 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 4-1 Feb. 27 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 5-4 Feb. 28 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 7-1 (SB) — at Silver Bay, Minn. (E) — at Eveleth, Minn. * — Merrimack Blue-Gold Tournament, North Andover, Mass. HEAD COACH: Capt. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: John Klimek, F, 19 goals, 29 assists, 48 points
All-Time Results 1987-88 (15-14) Oct. 30 at St. Cloud State 2-6 Oct. 31 at St. Cloud State 2-3 Nov. 6 ST. SCHOLASTICA 11-3 Nov. 7 ST. SCHOLASTICA 9-1 Nov. 13 at Colo. College 1-5 Nov. 20 AUGSBURG 6-3 Nov. 21 AUGSBURG 6-5 Nov. 27 BROWN 5-4 Nov. 28 BROWN 7-3 Dec. 4 BETHEL 10-2 Dec. 5 BETHEL 6-0 Dec. 29 at Middlebury 3-4 Dec. 30 at Middlebury 5-3 Jan. 2 at Merrimack 3-10 Jan. 3 at Merrimack 2-7 Jan. 8 ILL.-CHICAGO 1-8 Jan. 9 ILL.-CHICAGO 2-4 Jan. 12 PROVIDENCE 2-3 Jan. 15 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 6-4 Jan. 16 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 4-3 Jan. 23 #10 WESTERN MICHIGAN 5-2 Feb. 5 at Notre Dame 4-5 Feb. 6 at Notre Dame 3-4 Feb. 12 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 9-6 Feb. 13 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 7-4 Feb. 20 at U.S. International 4-6 Feb. 21 at U.S. International 1-3 Feb. 26 Queens* 6-4 Feb. 27 Mich.-Dearborn* 1-3 * — Alabama Faceoff Tourn., Huntsville, Ala. HEAD COACH: Capt. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Joe Delich, F, 17 goals, 25 assists, 42 points
1988-89 (14-12-3) Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 10
MICH.-DEARBORN MICH.-DEARBORN ALA.-HUNTSVILLE ALA.-HUNTSVILLE NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME ST. OLAF ST. OLAF St. Cloud State North Dakota COLO. COLLEGE ST. CLOUD STATE ST. CLOUD STATE Providence* Notre Dame* MIDDLEBURY MIDDLEBURY ST. ANSELM ST. ANSELM GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS ALASKA-FAIRBANKS ALASKA-FAIRBANKS ALASKA-ANCHORAGE
5-3 5-6 ot 4-6 3-5 6-6 ot 6-3 11-1 7-1 1-4 1-8 2-5 3-6 2-8 3-5 7-5 5-5 ot 4-3 11-3 9-2 7-5 10-4 3-4 ot 4-6 8-7
Feb. 11 ALASKA-ANCHORAGE 7-7 ot Feb. 17 Ferris St. 6-3 Feb. 18 Ferris St. 5-3 Feb. 24 Ala.-Huntsville 1-2 Feb. 25 Ala.-Huntsville 4-2 * — RPI Invitational Tournament HEAD COACH: Maj. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Joe Doyle, F, 24 goals, 24 assists, 48 points
1989-90 (16-13-1) Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 23 Feb. 24
Army Army BABSON BABSON COLO. COLLEGE Colorado College ST. THOMAS ST. THOMAS * Yale * Northeastern AUGSBURG AUGSBURG MICH.-DEARBORN MICH.-DEARBORN NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME NORWICH NORWICH MERRIMACK MERRIMACK St. Cloud St. Cloud Notre Dame Notre Dame ALASKA-FAIRBANKS ALASKA-FAIRBANKS FERRIS STATE FERRIS STATE ALA.-HUNTSVILLE ALA.-HUNTSVILLE
2-4 0-4 2-1 1-3 3-3 ot 1-7 5-3 5-3 5-8 6-8 6-1 6-2 4-7 5-4 2-4 4-3 ot 4-1 4-3 4-5 8-4 1-8 3-9 6-3 2-3 5-2 8-5 5-4 2-3 8-6 9-1
* - Yale Tournament HEAD COACH: Maj. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Matt Watson, F, 18 goals, 20 assists, 38 points
1990-91 (11-17-4) Oct. 26 ARMY 5-2 Oct. 27 ARMY 3-3 ot Nov. 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2-6 Nov. 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3-8 Nov. 9 Maine 1-7 Nov. 10 Maine 1-5 Nov. 16 AUGSBURG 9-3 Nov. 17 AUGSBURG 6-2 Nov. 23 Illinois-Chicago 1-4 Nov. 24 Illinois-Chicago 2-7 Nov. 30 ROCHESTER INST. TECH 5-4 ot Dec. 1 ROCHESTER INST. TECH 6-3 Dec. 7 ST. JOHN’S 3-2 Dec. 8 ST. JOHN’S 4-3 Dec. 28 ST. THOMAS 5-2 Dec. 29 ST. THOMAS 6-3 Jan. 4 NORTHEASTERN 3-11 Jan. 5 NORTHEASTERN 4-5 ot Jan. 11 VERMONT 2-5 Jan. 12 VERMONT 4-7 Jan. 18 Ferris State 5-8 Jan. 19 Ferris State 4-5 Jan. 22 Colorado College 1-3 Jan. 25 Alabama-Huntsville 6-8 Jan. 26 Alabama-Huntsville 3-3 ot Jan. 29 COLORADO COLLEGE 3-4 Feb. 1 NOTRE DAME 7-6 Feb. 2 NOTRE DAME 1-4 Feb. 8 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 4-4 ot Feb. 9 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 0-6 Feb. 22 Notre Dame 7-4 Feb. 23 Notre Dame 2-2 ot HEAD COACH: Maj. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Jason Mantaro, 15 goals, 29 assists, 44 points
1990-91 Air Force Falcons
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All-Time Results 1991-92 (14-20) Oct. 25 NOTRE DAME 8-4 Oct. 26 NOTRE DAME 3-5 Nov. 1 at New Hampshire 2-4 Nov. 2 at New Hampshire 4-9 Nov. 8 ELMIRA 4-1 Nov. 9 ELMIRA 7-5 Nov. 15 AUGSBURG 7-0 Nov. 16 AUGSBURG 12-4 Nov. 22 ST. OLAF 8-1 Nov. 23 ST. OLAF 5-2 Nov. 29 at Alaska-Fairbanks$ 0-3 Nov. 30 at Alaska-Fairbanks$ 3-4 Dec. 10 at Colorado College 1-4 Dec. 30 at Merrimack 2-8 Jan. 1 at Merrimack 2-6 Jan. 3 at Northeastern 3-6 Jan. 4 at Northeastern 4-9 Jan. 10 COLORADO COLLEGE 2-4 Jan. 18 at Vermont 0-4 Jan. 19 at Vermont 2-4 Jan. 24 CORNELL 2-4 Jan. 25 CORNELL 1-4 Jan. 31 ST. SCHOLASTICA 9-3 Feb. 1 ST. SCHOLASTICA 11-7 Feb. 7 at Army 7-3 Feb. 8 at Army 4-5 Feb. 14 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 1-3 Feb. 15 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 7-5 Feb. 21 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 4-6 Feb. 22 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 3-6 Feb. 28 at Notre Dame 3-8 Feb. 29 at Notre Dame 2-3 Mar. 6 at Alaska-Anchorage* 2-3 Mar. 7 at Notre Dame* 3-2 HEAD COACH: Maj. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Bob Ingraham, D, 14 goals, 38 points *-at McDonald’s NCAA Division I Independents Tournament, Fairbanks, Alaska (3rd Place) $-Fairbanks used ineligible player. Games forfeited to AFA .
1992-93 (8-20-2)
Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 3
at Massachusetts-Lowell at Massachusetts-Lowell at New Hampshire at New Hampshire at Colorado College SALEM STATE SALEM STATE ST. THOMAS ST. THOMAS MERRIMACK MERRIMACK at Notre Dame* at Army* at Providence at Providence
2-3 2-6 4-4 ot 3-6 3-12 6-7 4-3 ot 1-2 6-4 5-7 4-3 1-4 3-5 0-10 1-2
The four coaches in the history of Falcon hockey, Chuck Delich, Vic Heyliger, John Matchefts and Frank Serratore gathered at a banquet for Heyliger, Sept. 16, 2000. Jan. 8 MANKATO STATE 5-6 ot Jan. 9 MANKATO STATE 4-4 ot Jan. 15 at Cornell 2-7 Jan. 16 at Colgate 5-3 Jan. 22 at Yale 2-8 Jan. 23 at Yale 4-5 Jan. 29 ARMY 5-2 Jan. 30 ARMY 4-1 Feb. 5 HOLY CROSS 4-3 Feb. 6 HOLY CROSS 8-0 Feb. 12 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2-9 Feb. 13 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 1-11 Feb. 23 COLORADO COLLEGE 2-6 Feb. 26 at Alaska-Anchorage 0-3 Feb. 27 at Alaska-Anchorage 0-4 *-Denver Cup Tournament HEAD COACH: Maj. Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Eric Rice, 12 goals, 15 assists, 27 points
1993-94 (15-16-1) Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 3
UMASS-LOWELL UMASS-LOWELL NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW HAMPSHIRE COLORADO COLLEGE at Colorado College ST. THOMAS ST. THOMAS CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT at Alaska-Fairbanks
2-3 2-9 1-8 0-6 1-9 1-5 4-4 ot 4-3 5-2 5-2 1-6
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Dec. 4 at Alaska-Fairbanks 4-10 Dec. 28 at Boston College* 1-5 Dec. 29 at Princeton* 2-3 ot Jan. 1 PROVIDENCE 5-4 Jan. 2 PROVIDENCE 0-4 Jan. 7 MANKATO STATE 4-5 Jan. 8 MANKATO STATE 5-2 Jan. 14 YALE 6-3 Jan. 15 YALE 4-3 Jan. 21 at Army 7-3 Jan. 22 at Army 4-6 Jan. 28 at St. Cloud State 3-9 Jan. 29 at St. Cloud State 2-8 Feb. 4 ST. OLAF 10-2 Feb. 5 ST. OLAF 5-4 ot Feb. 11 at Mankato State 2-0 Feb. 12 at Mankato State 6-0 Feb. 18 HAMLINE 14-2 Feb. 19 HAMLINE 7-3 Feb. 25 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2-1 Feb. 26 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2-5 *-Denver Cup Tournament HEAD COACH: Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Beau Bilek, D, 9 goals, 33 assists, 42 points
All-Time Results 1994-95 (15-17-1) Oct. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2-5 Oct. 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2-8 Nov. 4 WISC-RIVER FALLS 5-3 Nov. 5 WISC-RIVER FALLS 4-5 ot Nov. 11 UMASS-AMHERST 5-2 Nov. 12 UMASS-AMHERST 3-3 ot Nov. 18 ST. THOMAS UNIV. 4-1 Nov. 19 ST. THOMAS UNIV. 7-4 Nov. 25 COLORADO COLLEGE 2-4 Nov. 26 COLORADO COLLEGE 1-10 Dec. 2 UMass-Lowell 3-6 Dec. 3 UMass-Lowell 4-3 Dec. 9 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 11-0 Dec. 10 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 5-1 Dec. 21 US National Jr Team(Exh.) 2-6 Dec. 28 Brown University* 1-10 Dec. 29 Ohio State* 4-7 Jan. 4 Yale University 0-10 Jan. 6 Providence College 1-6 Jan. 7 Providence College 4-6 Jan. 13 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 4-3 ot Jan. 14 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2-9 Jan. 20 RPI 3-4 Jan. 21 RPI 2-7 Jan. 27 Merrimack College 2-6 Jan. 28 Merrimack College 5-6 Feb. 3 ST. JOHN’S 10-4 Feb. 4 ST. JOHN’S 7-1 Feb. 10 Mankato State 4-5 Feb. 11 Mankato State 5-3 Feb. 17 ARMY 5-2 Feb. 18 ARMY 9-6 Feb. 26 MANKATO STATE 6-2 Feb. 27 MANKATO STATE 3-1 * - Denver Cup Tournament HEAD COACH: Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: John Decker, F, 16 goals, 23 assists, 39 points and Mark DeGironimo, F, 20 goals, 19 assists, 39 points
1995-96 (4-24-5) Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 5 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 6
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO ILLINOIS-CHICAGO MASS.-LOWELL MASS.-LOWELL YALE YALE ELMIRA ELMIRA at RPI at RPI at Massachusetts at Massachusetts RIT RIT COLO. COLLEGE at Denver* at Cornell* PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE
2-2 ot 3-4 3-3 ot 2-2 ot 0-3 1-8 7-5 4-5 2-11 1-9 2-4 1-7 3-4 0-2 2-4 1-11 2-6 2-4 1-9
Jan. 24 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 4-5 Jan. 25 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 2-4 Jan. 31 Alaska-Fairbanks 4-6 Feb. 1 Alaska-Fairbanks 3-6 Feb. 7 MANKATO STATE 5-2 Feb. 8 MANKATO STATE 2-5 Feb. 21 Mankato State 3-5 Feb. 22 Mankato State 3-5 Feb. 28 ARMY 3-6 Mar. 1 ARMY 5-2 @ game played at Norwest Denver Cup at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colo. HEAD COACH: Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Todd Lafortune, F, 20 goals, 23 assists, 43 points
1997-98 (15-19-0)
Lafortune Jan. 12 MERRIMACK 1-4 Jan. 13 MERRIMACK 1-2 Jan. 19 BROWN 4-4 ot Jan. 20 BROWN 4-5 Jan. 26 Northeastern 3-6 Jan. 27 Union 0-10 Feb. 2 Mankato State 3-4 ot Feb. 3 Mankato State 1-3 Feb. 9 ST. THOMAS 6-5 Feb. 10 ST. THOMAS 6-2 Feb. 16 Army 1-3 Feb. 17 Army 0-7 Feb. 23 MANKATO STATE 8-2 Feb. 24 MANKATO STATE 6-6 ot * - Denver Cup Tournament HEAD COACH: Chuck Delich LEADING SCORER: Mark DeGironimo, F, 17 goals, 24 assists, 41 points
1996-97 (8-21-2) Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 17 Jan. 18
WIS.-RIVER FALLS WIS. RIVER FALLS Princeton Princeton NIAGARA NIAGARA WIS.-EAU CLAIRE WIS.-EAU CLAIRE ST. THOMAS ST. THOMAS Mass.-Amherst Mass.-Amherst Yale@ Maine@ NORTHEASTERN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO COLLEGE VILLANOVA VILLANOVA Brown Brown
0-3 4-6 2-5 1-3 5-2 4-3 ot 5-5 ot 4-2 3-5 6-3 1-4 2-10 3-7 5-12 0-5 2-3 ot 2-3 ot 7-1 9-0 3-5 7-7 ot
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Oct. 25 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 4-2 Oct. 26 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 1-6 Nov. 1 Yale 1-5 Nov. 2 Merrimack 1-9 Nov. 14 ST. MARY’S 4-5 Nov. 15 ST. MARY’S 4-0 Nov. 21 ST. THOMAS 2-3 Nov. 22 ST. THOMAS 5-3 Nov. 28 Mankato State 1-8 Nov. 29 Mankato State 1-11 Dec. 5 BEMIDJI STATE 6-3 Dec. 6 BEMIDJI STATE 5-3 Dec. 28 ST. OLAF 3-2 Dec. 29 ST. OLAF 7-1 Jan. 2 CONNECTICUT 8-0 Jan. 3 CONNECTICUT 6-2 Jan. 6 COLORADO COLLEGE 1-2 Jan. 9 MASSACHUSETTS 6-2 Jan. 10 MASSACHUSETTS 0-3 Jan. 16 Alabama-Huntsville 1-6 Jan. 17 Alabama-Huntsville 0-3 Jan. 23 Niagara 1-4 Jan. 24 Niagara 3-6 Jan. 30 Nebraska-Omaha 1-2 Jan. 31 Nebraska-Omaha 3-4 Feb. 6 ST. JOHN’S 9-1 Feb. 7 ST. JOHN’S 7-3 Feb. 13 NIAGARA 4-3 Feb. 14 NIAGARA 2-5 Feb. 20 MANKATO STATE 3-4 Feb. 21 MANKATO STATE 4-6 Feb. 24 Colorado College 2-6 Feb. 27 Army 3-2 Feb. 28 Army 5-3 HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Justin Kieffer, F, 24 goals, 27 assists, 51 points
All-Time Results 1998-99 (15-19-2)
IONA COLLEGE IONA COLLEGE SALEM STATE# NEW ENGLAND COLL.# at Niagara* at Niagara* SACRED HEART SACRED HEART at Bemidji State* at Bemidji State* at Colorado College (#10) NIAGARA* at Findlay* at Findlay* ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* CONCORDIA CONCORDIA Denver (#8) BEMIDJI STATE* at Army* at Army* vs. Findlay% vs. Niagara (#13)% vs. Bemidji State%
2-4 5-5 ot 6-2 7-4 1-3 0-3 6-1 7-3 3-5 4-5 0-10 0-3 1-3 5-3 4-5 ot 3-2 4-2 4-0 0-4 4-3 ot 4-2 3-0 4-1 1-9 4-5 ot
FIRST SEASON IN COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA CONFERENCE * College Hockey America (CHA) game % CHA Tournament in Huntsville, Ala. ^ Anchorage (AK) Johnson Nissan Classic & Mass-Lowell City of Lights Tournament # Radisson Inn Classic at USAFA
Kielkucki
Oct. 23 HOLY CROSS 5-5 ot Oct. 24 HOLY CROSS 5-2 Oct. 30 WISCONSIN-STOUT 3-2 Oct. 31 WISCONSIN-STOUT 5-1 Nov. 6 Bemidji State 2-3 ot Nov. 7 Bemidji State 3-7 Nov. 13 BETHEL 9-2 Nov. 14 BETHEL 5-0 Nov. 20 Concordia 1-2 Nov. 21 Concordia 8-0 Nov. 28 Colorado College 2-8 Nov. 29 MASSACHUSETTS 2-6 Dec. 4 Alaska-Anchorage 1-3 Dec. 5 Alaska-Anchorage 0-2 Dec. 11 BENTLEY* 4-8 Dec. 12 MINN.-CROOKSTON* 8-3 Dec. 27 Dartmouth# 1-8 Dec. 28 vs. Minn. St.-Mankato# 3-7 Jan. 2 Minn.-Duluth^ 2-7 Jan. 3 vs. Army^ 2-1 Jan. 8 AUGSBURG 3-0 Jan. 9 AUGSBURG 8-2 Jan. 15 Nebraska-Omaha 2-6 Jan. 16 Nebraska-Omaha 0-4 Jan. 22 NIAGARA 4-1 Jan. 23 NIAGARA 3-2 Feb. 5 DENVER 3-7 Feb. 7 MINN. ST.-MANKATO 0-2 Feb. 12 QUINNIPIAC 2-0 Feb. 13 QUINNIPIAC 3-5 Feb. 19 St. Mary’s 3-0 Feb. 20 Minn. State-Mankato 2-7 Feb. 27 ARMY 4-3 Feb. 28 ARMY 3-3 ot Mar. 5 Niagara 2-4 Mar. 6 Niagara 0-5 # Radisson Inn Classic at Air Force Academy # Auld Lang Syne Tournament, Hanover, N.H. ^ Silverado Shootout, Duluth, Minn. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Justin Kieffer, F, 14 goals, 24 assists, 38 points.
Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 28 Jan 30 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 11 Feb 12 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 25 Feb 26 Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12
1999-2000
(19-18-2, 6-10 cha) Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 29 Oct 30 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov. 26 Nov. 27
vs. Boston University^ vs. Niagara^ at Holy Cross at Holy Cross FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD at Alabama-Huntsville* at Alabama-Huntsville* FINDLAY* FINDLAY* SUNY- POTSDAM SUNY- POTSDAM vs. Yale& at Mass.-Lowell&
3-8 0-3 3-2 6-2 6-1 10-1 0-4 2-5 8-1 2-3 4-3 2-2 ot 2-0 1-3
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HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORERS: Scott Bradley, F, 13 goals, 25 assists, 38 points; Brian Gornick, F, 13 goals, 25 assists, 38 points
2000-01
(16-17-4, 6-9-4 cha) Oct. 8 CALGARY (exh) 4-2 Oct. 13 AMERICAN INTERNAT’L 4-2 Oct. 14 AMERICAN INTERNAT’L 8-2 Oct. 20 vs. Fairfield% 5-2 Oct. 21 vs. Quinnipiac% 2-3 Oct. 27 NIAGARA* 2-3 ot Oct. 28 NIAGARA* 2-2 ot Nov. 3 FINDLAY* 3-4 ot Nov. 4 FINDLAY* 3-1 Nov. 10 AUGSBURG 4-1 Nov. 12 AUGSBURG 7-1 Nov. 17 at Wayne State* 4-3 Nov. 18 at Wayne State* 2-5 Dec. 1 at Colorado College (#7) 1-4 Dec. 3 BEMIDJI STATE* 3-0 Dec. 8 ST. MICHAEL’S& 11-2 Dec. 9 RIT& 3-4 Dec. 29 Denver$ 2-5 Dec. 30 Ferris State$ 2-3 Jan. 5 CONNECTICUT 3-0 Jan. 6 CONNECTICUT 2-1 Jan. 12 at Bemidji State* 4-4 ot Jan. 13 at Bemidji State* 5-4 ot Jan. 19 at Alabama-Huntsville* 0-4 Jan. 20 at Alabama-Huntsville* 3-5 Feb. 2 WAYNE STATE* 1-1 ot Feb. 3 WAYNE STATE* 2-1 Feb. 9 at Findlay* 2-5 Feb. 10 at Findlay* 3-7 Feb. 16 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* 4-5 ot Feb. 17 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* 2-4 Feb. 23 at Niagara* 5-2 Feb. 24 at Niagara* 1-1 ot Mar. 2 ARMY 2-5 Mar. 3 ARMY 4-3 Mar. 8 ^vs. Findlay 2-1 Mar. 9 ^vs. Alabama-Huntsville 0-7 Mar. 10 ^vs. Niagara 1-2 * College Hockey America (CHA) Game % at Quinnipiac Cup Tourn., Hamden, Conn. & Radisson Inn Hockey Classic at Air Force $ at Denver Cup in Denver, Colo. ^ CHA Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Andy Berg, F, 16 goals, 21 assists, 37 points
All-Time Results 2001-02
2003-04
(16-16-2, 6-10-2 cha)
2002-03
(10-24-3, 2-15-3 cha) Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 15
#vs. Miami (OH) #vs. Niagara UNIV. OF WINDSOR (EXH.) at Holy Cross at Holy Cross BENTLEY BENTLEY *at Niagara *at Niagara *at Alabama-Huntsville
1-12 3-7 9-1 6-4 2-7 5-2 6-2 5-2 2-6 2-4
Anders
Oct. 5 at AK-Fairbanks 1-8 Oct. 6 at AK-Fairbanks 2-5 Oct. 12 FAIRFIELD 8-1 Oct. 14 FAIRFIELD 6-3 Oct. 19 HOLY CROSS 4-3 Oct. 20 HOLY CROSS 6-7 Oct. 21 USA UNDER 18 (EXH.) 6-6 ot Oct. 26 at Ala.-Huntsville* 0-2 Oct. 27 at Ala.-Huntsville* 1-3 Nov. 2 WAYNE STATE* 4-7 Nov. 3 WAYNE STATE* 3-5 Nov. 19 Hull, England (Exh.) 5-0 Nov. 20 Milton-Keynes, Eng. (Exh.) 4-6 Nov. 21 Peterborough, Eng. (Exh.) 6-2 Nov. 22 Coventry, England (Exh.) 8-3 Nov. 29 MANHATTANVILLE& 6-3 Nov. 30 NEW ENGLAND COLL.& 9-2 Dec. 7 at Army 4-2 Dec. 8 at Army 5-4 Dec. 29 vs. Bentley% 6-1 Dec. 30 vs. Holy Cross% 5-1 Jan. 4 at Findlay* 2-4 Jan. 5 at Findlay* 2-4 Jan. 11 at Wayne State* 3-4 Jan. 12 at Wayne State* 5-3 Jan. 19 BEMIDJI STATE* 2-4 Jan. 20 DENVER (No. 1) 1-2 Jan. 25 at Colorado College (No. 8) 1-8 Jan. 27 NIAGARA* (No. 20) 0-4 Feb. 8 at Bemidji State* 1-5 Feb. 9 at Bemidji State* 2-2 ot Feb. 15 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* 6-3 Feb. 16 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* 6-5 Feb. 22 at Niagara* 3-3 ot Feb. 23 at Niagara* 4-1 Mar. 1 FINDLAY* 4-3 Mar. 2 FINDLAY* 5-1 Mar. 14 vs. Niagara@ 5-3 Mar. 15 vs. Wayne State@ 1-3 *College Hockey America (CHA) game & Radisson Inn Classic at USAFA % UConn/SNET Classic in Storrs, Conn. @ CHA Tournament in Niagara, N.Y. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Derek Olson, F, 21 goals, 18 assists, 39 points
(14-21-2, 6-13-1 cha)
Nov. 16 *at Alabama-Huntsville 2-5 Nov. 22 *FINDLAY 5-6 Nov. 24 *FINDLAY 6-2 Nov. 29 COLORADO COLLEGE 0-7 Nov. 30 at Denver 0-7 Dec. 6 WISCONSIN-STOUT& 6-2 Dec. 7 AUGSBURG& 4-2 Dec. 28 at Fairfield 5-4 Dec. 29 at Fairfield 0-3 Jan. 4 *WAYNE STATE 2-2 ot Jan. 5 *WAYNE STATE 3-5 Jan. 10 *NIAGARA 1-6 Jan. 11 *NIAGARA 2-3 Jan. 18 ARMY 1-2 Jan. 19 ARMY 1-2 Jan. 24 *at Bemidji State 2-4 Jan. 25 *at Bemidji State 3-5 Jan. 31 *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 2-2 ot Feb. 1 *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 1-3 Feb. 14 QUINNIPIAC 5-4 Feb. 15 QUINNIPIAC 6-2 Feb. 21 *at Findlay 1-1 ot Feb. 22 *at Findlay 1-3 Feb. 28 *at Wayne State 2-3 Mar. 1 *at Wayne State 3-4 Mar. 7 *BEMIDJI STATE 0-5 Mar. 8 *BEMIDJI STATE 0-2 Mar. 14 ^vs. Wayne State 2-4 * College Hockey America (CHA) game # Lefty McFadden Tournament in Dayton, Ohio & Radisson North Classic at USAFA ^ CHA Tournament in Kearney, Neb. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Andy Berg, F, 22 goals, 18 assists, 40 points
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Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 12
#vs. Bentley #at Quinnipiac British Columbia (exh) $at Alaska Anchorage $vs. Miami-Ohio (#21) AMERICAN INTERNAT’L AMERICAN INTERNAT’L *at Alabama-Huntsville *at Alabama-Huntsville at Bentley at Bentley *NIAGARA *NIAGARA at Colorado College (#5) %DENVER (#10) *at Findlay *at Findlay at USA Under 18 Team (exh) &vs. Sacred Heart^ &at UConn *at Bemidji State *at Bemidji State ! *WAYNE STATE *WAYNE STATE at Army (CSTV) at Army *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *FINDLAY *FINDLAY HOLY CROSS (#18) HOLY CROSS (#18) *at Niagara *at Niagara *BEMIDJI STATE *BEMIDJI STATE *at Wayne State *at Wayne State @vs. Findlay
4-2 3-4 ot 8-6 4-5 2-0 5-1 5-1 1-5 4-6 4-3 4-3 2-3 ot 2-5 2-4 2-4 1-1 ot 5-2 2-4 2-2 ot 0-1 1-3 1-5 5-2 2-3 3-4 3-0 3-1 2-6 2-5 2-1 4-8 5-2 1-4 1-5 4-7 1-9 6-4 3-1 1-9
# Quinnipiac Cup in Hamden, Conn. $ Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Alaska * College Hockey America (CHA) game @ CHA Tournament in Kearney, Neb. % 2004 National Champions & SNET/UConn Tournament in Storrs, Conn. ^ AFA advanced to championship game after winning shootout on Zacour’s goal ! Game played in Coleraine, Minn. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Spanky Leonard, F, 11 goals, 16 assists, 27 points
All-Time Results 2004-05
(14-19-3, 5-14-1 cha) WINDSOR (EXH) #vs. Bentley #vs. American International &COLORADO COLLEGE QUINNIPIAC at Holy Cross at Holy Cross *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *at Robert Morris *at Robert Morris $vs. Sacred Heart $at RPI *WAYNE STATE *WAYNE STATE at American International at American International %^at Denver % vs. Colgate *at Bemidji State *at Bemidji State ARMY (CSTV National) ARMY *at Niagara *at Niagara *ROBERT MORRIS *ROBERT MORRIS *at Alabama-Huntsville *at Alabama-Huntsville *NIAGARA *NIAGARA *at Wayne State *@at Wayne State *BEMIDJI STATE *BEMIDJI STATE vs. +Wayne State vs. +Bemidji St.
3-2 ot 2-2 ot 4-0 1-4 4-0 2-2 ot 2-5 2-6 1-4 5-0 2-1 ot 3-2 ot 1-0 2-1 2-3 5-4 2-0 4-9 0-3 2-4 3-4 ot 5-2 2-1 2-3 0-3 4-2 1-2 1-3 3-2 2-5 3-5 1-5 3-3 ot 1-4 1-4 4-3 ot 0-6
*College Hockey America (CHA) game # at Quinnipiac Cup in Hamden, Conn. $ RPI Tournament in Troy, N.Y. % Denver Cup Tournament at Magness Arena & Game televised regionally on Altitude Sports ^ Game televised on Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. @ Televised by ComCast Cable in Detroit + CHA Tournament in Grand Rapids, Minn. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Brandon Merkosky, F, 14 goals, 17 assists, 31 points
at Colorado College (#4) *BEMIDJI ST. (#15) *BEMIDJI ST. (#15) at Army at Army ^at Bad Tolz, Germany ^at Rosenheim, Germany *WAYNE STATE *WAYNE STATE RIT RIT *at Alabama-Huntsville *at Alabama-Huntsville *NIAGARA *NIAGARA *at Bemidji State *at Bemidji State *at Robert Morris *at Robert Morris *at Niagara *at Niagara at RIT *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *ALA.-HUNTSVILLE *ROBERT MORRIS *ROBERT MORRIS *at Wayne State *at Wayne State $ vs. Robert Morris
3-6 4-3 1-2 0-3 3-4 ot 7-2 4-1 3-4 7-6 3-2 2-2 ot 2-3 3-6 5-4 ot 2-7 2-5 3-5 2-5 2-3 3-2 2-6 3-2 ot 3-1 5-0 2-3 ot 1-5 3-1 5-3 3-4
*College Hockey America conference game #Icebreaker Tournament at C.S. World Arena %Quinnipiac Cup in Northford, Conn. $ CHA Tournament in Detroit, Mich. ^ Exhibition games played in Germany HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore
Devoney
Oct. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 11 Mar. 12
Oct. 22 Oct 28 Oct 29 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan 20 Jan 21 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb 10 Feb 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb 24 Feb 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 10
2005-06
#Maine (#11) #Union LAKEHEAD (exh) %Bentley %RIT DENVER (#9)
2006-07
(19-16-5, 13-10-5 aha) Oct. 2 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 24 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Mar. 10 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 24
UNIV.OF CALGARY (exh.) 4-2 #13 COLO. COLLEGE 1-2 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE 4-3 at Alaska-Fairbanks 0-3 at Alaska-Fairbanks 4-8 *BENTLEY 5-1 *BENTLEY 5-6 &vs. UAH 7-5 &vs. Notre Dame (#11) 0-2 *RIT 3-0 *RIT 4-4 ot *at Canisius 5-3 *at Canisius 1-4 *AIC 6-1 *AIC 3-0 at Denver 1-2 ROBERT MORRIS 4-3 *SACRED HEART 3-3 ot *SACRED HEART 1-1 ot *at UConn 4-2 *at UConn 5-7 *at Mercyhurst 5-3 *at Mercyhurst 3-1 *at Holy Cross 2-2 ot *at Holy Cross 2-2 ot *ARMY 4-1 *ARMY (CSTV) 0-2 *at Bentley 1-3 *at Bentley 2-0 *MERCYHURST 5-7 *MERCYHURST 2-3 ot *at RIT 4-5 *at RIT 1-2 *CANISIUS 2-4 *CANISIUS 5-0 *at AIC 6-2 *at AIC 5-1 %HOLY CROSS 3-0 ^vs. Sacred Heart 5-4 ot ^vs. Army 6-1 @vs. #2 Minnesota (ESPNU) 3-4
*Atlantic Hockey Association game & Lightning Hockey Classic in Tampa, Fla. % AHA Quarterfinal game at USAFA ^ AHA Final Four in Rochester, N.Y. @ NCAA West Regional in Denver, Colo. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Eric Ehn, F, 24 goals, 40 assists, 64 points
(11-20-1, 8-12-0 cha) Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 21
LEADING SCORER: Eric Ehn, F, 14 goals, 21 assists, 35 points
1-3 9-2 2-2 ot 1-3 2-5 2-4
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All-Time Results 2007-08
(21-12-6, 14-9-5 aha) UNIV. CALGARY (Exh) USA Under 18 (Exh) QUINNIPIAC (#14) QUINNIPIAC (#14) *at Bentley *at Bentley *MERCYHURST *MERCYHURST *at RIT *at RIT *UCONN *UCONN *HOLY CROSS *HOLY CROSS *at AIC *at AIC *CANISIUS *CANISIUS & Boston College (#14) & Minnesota (#12) *at Sacred Heart *at Sacred Heart *RIT *RIT DENVER (#4) (FSN-RM) at Colorado College (#3) *at Army (CSTV) *at Army (ESPN U) *BENTLEY *BENTLEY *at Mercyhurst *at Mercyhurst *at Canisius *at Canisius *AIC
4-1 4-3 4-1 3-1 0-4 3-1 3-5 6-2 2-1 ot 3-4 3-2 2-3 ot 3-1 5-5 ot 6-3 4-2 3-3 ot 3-3 ot 2-8 2-2 ot 1-2 3-1 5-2 3-4 ot 5-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 4-4 ot 3-1 1-3 7-0 3-0 4-3 2-2 ot
Olson
Oct. 8 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan 25 Jan 27 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb 29
Mar. 1 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 28
*AIC 5-0 %Bentley 9-2 %Bentley 3-1 ^vs. RIT 5-0 ^vs. Mercyhurst 5-4 2ot @ vs. #2 Miami (ESPNU) 2-3 ot
2008-09
(28-11-2, 20-6-2 aha) Oct. 5 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 28
ALBERTA (exh.) 3-1 *at Sacred Heart 4-1 *at Sacred Heart 4-3 ot BEMIDJI STATE 6-2 BEMIDJI STATE 6-0 *at AIC 5-2 *at AIC 3-1 *BENTLEY 5-1 *BENTLEY 8-2 *at Holy Cross 1-0 ot *at Holy Cross 5-1 *SACRED HEART 8-1 *SACRED HEART 7-1 #3 COLORADO COLLEGE 4-1
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Sellers
Frider
*Atlantic Hockey Association game & Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. % AHA Quarterfinal game at USAFA ^ AHA Final Four in Rochester, N.Y. @ NCAA Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORERS: Brent Olson, F, 18 goals, 20 assists, 38 points. Jeff Hajner F, 15 goals, 23 assists, 38 points
Nov. 29 at #9 Denver 1-4 Dec. 5 *RIT 2-0 Dec. 6 *RIT 2-3 ot Dec. 29 *at UConn$ 2-2 ot Dec. 30 vs. Quinnipiac$ 2-4 Jan. 3 *at UConn 4-3 Jan. 4 at Yale 2-3 Jan. 16 *CANISIUS 4-5 Jan. 17 *CANISIUS 2-4 Jan. 23 *ARMY 5-1 Jan. 24 *ARMY 3-2 Jan. 30 *at Mercyhurst 4-4 ot Jan. 31 *at Mercyhurst 2-3 ot Feb. 6 *UCONN 3-2 Feb. 7 *UCONN 4-1 Feb. 13 *at Bentley 3-2 Feb. 14 *at Bentley 1-4 Feb. 20 *HOLY CROSS 4-3 Feb. 21 *HOLY CROSS 3-2 Feb. 27 *at RIT 4-6 Feb. 28 *at RIT 3-1 Mar. 13 SACRED HEART^ 4-3 Mar. 14 SACRED HEART^ 1-4 Mar. 15 SACRED HEART^ 8-1 Mar. 20 vs. Bentley# 3-0 Mar. 21 vs. Mercyhurst& 2-0 Mar. 27 vs. #3 Michigan @ (ESPNU) 2-0 Mar. 28 vs. #10 Vermont@ (ESPNU) 2-3 (2ot) *Atlantic Hockey Association game $ Toyota UConn Classic in Storrs, Conn. ^ AHA Quarterfinals at USAFA # AHA Semifinals, Rochester, N.Y. & AHA Championship, Rochester, N.Y. @ NCAA East Regional, Bridgeport, Conn. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Jacques Lamoureux, F, 33 goals, 20 assists, 53 points
All-Time Results 2009-10
(16-15-6, 14-8-6 aha) Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 19
CALGARY (exh.) at Bemidji State at Bemidji State ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE *RIT *RIT *at Canisius *at Canisius *BENTLEY *BENTLEY *at Holy Cross *at Holy Cross *at UConn *at UConn *AIC *AIC *MERCYHURST *MERCYHURST *at Sacred Heart *at Sacred Heart *UCONN (CBS C) *UCONN *at Bentley *at Bentley *HOLY CROSS *HOLY CROSS *at Army *at Army at Colorado College (#10) DENVER (FSN-RM) (#2) *at RIT *at RIT *SACRED HEART *SACRED HEART ARMY& ARMY & vs. Sacred Heart%
3-1 1-3 3-7 2-4 2-4 5-4 3-2 ot 1-3 4-1 3-3 ot 3-0 1-0 2-2 ot 2-2 ot 3-1 5-3 6-2 3-3 ot 1-3 1-4 1-5 2-1 2-2 ot 6-3 3-0 4-6 4-3 ot 2-4 3-3 ot 0-2 1-2 ot 2-3 ot 0-3 6-3 8-1 3-0 4-2 1-2
*Atlantic Hockey Association game & AHA Quarterfinals at USAFA %AHA Semifinals, Rochester, N.Y. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Jacques Lamoureux, F, 22 goals, 20 assists, 42 points
2010-11
(20-12-6, 14-7-6 aha) Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 17 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 19
LETHBRIDGE (exh.) vs. #12 Alaska-Fairbanks% at Alaska-Anchorage% at Robert Morris * AIC* AIC* MERCYHURST* RIT* COLORADO COLLEGE #3 YALE at Canisius*
4-3 ot 2-5 2-3 2-3 3-5 2-0 2-6 4-3 4-6 4-3 1-1 ot
Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 25
at Niagara* vs. Clarkson& at #12 Denver& HOLY CROSS* HOLY CROSS* at Bentley* at Bentley* at Sacred Heart* at Sacred Heart* ARMY* (CBS C) ARMY* at UConn* at UConn* CANISIUS* CANISIUS* at RIT* at RIT* NIAGARA* NIAGARA* at Mercyhurst* at Mercyhurst* ROBERT MORRIS* ROBERT MORRIS* SACRED HEART $ SACRED HEART $ vs. Holy Cross# vs. RIT^ vs. #3 Yale@ (ESPNU)
7-4 2-1 1-3 1-1 ot 7-6 3-2 ot 3-2 5-5 ot 2-4 5-1 4-5 2-1 5-5 ot 4-4 ot 3-2 0-1 ot 5-5 ot 3-2 4-5 ot 5-3 6-5 4-2 4-2 7-5 4-0 3-2 1-0 1-2 ot
*Atlantic Hockey Association game % at Kendall Classic in Anchorage, Alaska & Denver Cup in Denver, Colo. $ AHA Quarterfinals at USAFA, Colo. # AHA Semifinals, Rochester, N.Y. ^ AHA Championship, Rochester, N.Y. @ NCAA East Regional, Bridgeport, Conn. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Jacques Lamoureux, F, 24 goals, 20 assists, 44 points
Dec. 3 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan 21 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar.16 Mar. 17 Mar. 24
at AIC* 7-3 at #5 Colorado College 2-1 #15 DENVER 1-7 at Holy Cross* 3-3 ot at Holy Cross* 3-4 BENTLEY* 2-2 ot BENTLEY* 1-2 at Army* (CBS S) 3-3 ot at Army* 4-2 at Canisius* 3-0 at Canisius* 1-1 ot RIT* (CBS S) 3-0 RIT* 4-2 at Niagara* 2-0 at Niagara* 3-3 ot MERCTGYRST* 8-0 MERCYHURST* 1-2 at Robert Morris* 1-2 ot at Robert Morris* 3-0 UCONN# 4-3 UCONN# 1-3 UCONN# 4-3 vs. Mercyhurst& 5-2 vs. RIT& 4-0 vs. #1 Boston College^ (ESPNU) 0-2
*Atlantic Hockey Association game & Icebreaker Classic in Grand Forks, N.D. # Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals, at USAFA & AHA Final Four, Rochester, N.Y. ^ NCAA Northeast Regional, Worcester, Mass. HEAD COACH: Frank Serratore LEADING SCORER: Kyle DeLaurell, F, 15 goals 23 assists, 38 points.
2011-12
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vs. Simon Fraser (exh) 8-3 MCGILL UNIV. (exh) 5-4 at #3 North Dakota& (FOX C) 3-4 vs. Michigan St.& (FOX C) 2-3 ot NIAGARA* 3-2 ot ROBERT MORRIS 4-2 at Alabama-Huntsville 1-1 ot at Alabama-Huntsville 7-2 CANISIUS* 3-3 ot SACRED HEART* 2-1 SACRED HEART* 3-2 at RIT* 1-3 at Mercyhurst* 2-3 UCONN* 3-1 UCONN* 4-3 at AIC* 8-3
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Championship Seasons
2007 Atlantic Hockey Association Conference Champions The 2006-07 season is one that will not be forgotten soon. Air Force was in its first season of competition in the Atlantic Hockey Association after seven years in College Hockey America. That was only the tip of the iceberg. The Falcons claimed their first-ever conference championship, first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, first winning season playing an all-Division I schedule (19-16-5), first winning record in conference play (1310-5), first service academy to win a conference title and compete in the NCAA Hockey Tournament, first-ever All-American (Eric Ehn second-team AHCA), first-ever Hobey Baker finalist (Ehn finished in final three), first player ever selected to the Frozen Four Skills Competition (Andrew Ramsey) and the first finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award for leadership, character and academics (Billy Devoney was a first-team Lowe’s AllAmerican). The season was one of many ups and downs as the overall record hovered around the .500 mark for most of the year. AFA won just three of its first eight games. However, after a sweep at Mercyhurst, the Falcons were 11-8-5 overall in early January. A five-game losing skid dropped the team’s record to 13-15-5 with just three regular-season games remaining. The Falcons rebounded to win the final three regular-season games over Canisius and American International. The momentum carried over into the AHA Tournament as the
Front Row: Peter Foster, Eric Ehn, Theo Zacour, Andrew Ramsey, Lt. Andy Berg (asst. coach), Brian Gineo, Frank Serratore (head coach), Billy Devoney, Mike Corbett (asst. coach), Brian Reese, Jay Medenwaldt, Mike Phillipich, Ben Worker. Second Row: Ian Harper, Greg Flynn, Michael Johnson, Lt. Col. Chris Rein (officer representative), Maj. Eric Nelson (team doctor), Lt. Col. Russ Adelgren (officer representative), Robert Rush (equipment manager), Erik Marsh (athletic trainer), Col. Mike Van Valkenburg (officer representative), Dave Toller (media relations), Lt. Col. Steve Fraser (officer representative), Bryan Becker, Michael Mayra, Andrew Volkening. Back Row: David Martinson, Frank Schiavone, Josh Print, Matt Fairchild, Jeff Hajner, Josh Frider, Brett Nylander, Matt Charbonneau, Josh Schaffer, Brandon Johnson, Brent Olson.
Falcons blanked Holy Cross, 3-0, at the Academy in the quarterfinals. Then, at the AHA Final Four in Rochester, N.Y., the Falcons needed overtime to beat top-seeded Sacred Heart in the semifinals. AFA led 3-1 in the third period, but the Pioneers took a 4-3 lead late in the third. After pulling the goalie, defenseman Billy Devoney scored with 54 seconds left to tie the game. Then, in overtime, Josh Print tipped in a point shot by Greg Flynn to send the Falcons into the championship game. The opponent was none other than service academy rival Army. The game was arguably the biggest in Academy history. Not only was it for bragging rights in the military world, but a conference championship and NCAA bid were on the line. After a scoreless first period, Mike Phillipich and Andrew Ramsey scored for a 2-0 lead in the second period. Freshman goalie Andrew Volkening stopped 18 Black Knight shots in the first 40 minutes and was flawless in the crease. Air Force exploded for four goals in the third period for a 6-1 win. Phillipich was named the tournament’s MVP while Devoney and Volkening were named to the all-tourney team.
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The win propelled the Falcons into the NCAA Tournament and a meeting with the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Minnesota, at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The big stage, the media attention, the large crowd and the daunting opponent did not bother the Falcons whatsoever. AFA scored first as Jeff Hajner netted his 13th of the season midway through the first period. Volkening was stellar in the net and the Falcons entered the first intermission with a 1-0 lead. Minnesota tied the game in the second, but the Falcons answered as Ramsey scored on the power-play with 37 seconds left in the second period. Early in the third period, freshman Brett Nylander scored on a wrap-around goal and the Falcons had a 3-1 lead. With just over eight minutes remaining, the Falcons clung to the two-goal advantage. However, the clock was about to strike midnight on Cinderella. Minnesota scored three goals in a span of 3:36 and escaped with a 4-3 win over the Falcons. The loss ended the Falcons’ championship season, but the memories of the team’s first conference title and NCAA berth will last a lifetime.
Championship Seasons
2008 Atlantic Hockey Association Conference Champions Coming off of a league title in 2006-07, the Air Force hockey poster for the 2007-08 season read “A Championship Foundation.” Those words could not have been more prophetic as Air Force defended its championship by winning its second consecutive title and returning to the NCAA Tournament. Air Force finished the 2007-08 season with an overall record of 21-12-6. The 21 wins are the most Division I victories in school history and marked the first back-to-back winning seasons in school history. A nine-game unbeaten streak, the longest in the nation at the time, ended with a 3-2 overtime loss at the NCAA Northeast Regional to Miami, the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament. Air Force claimed some big victories along the way, including a sweep of 14th-ranked Quinnipiac in the season-opening series. In the first half of the season, the Falcons settled for numerous ties in games that could have been victories. However, one tie in particular, was a great one. In the consolation game of the Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, the Falcons tied 12th-ranked Minnesota, 2-2, on the Gophers’ home ice. Three weeks later, fourth-ranked Denver came to town having won 19 straight over Air Force dating back to 1980. The Falcons got the monkey off their back with a convincing 5-2 victory, tying the highest ranked team Air Force has ever defeated. Matt Fairchild tallied his first career hat trick and Andrew Volkening stopped 29 of 31 shots.
Front Row: Andrew Volkening, Josh Schaffer, Frank Schiavone, Capt. Andy Berg (assistant coach), Matt Charbonneau, Frank Serratore (head coach), Mike Phillipich, Mike Corbett (assistant coach), Eric Ehn, Josh Print, Ian Harper. Second Row: Greg Flynn, Derrick Burnett, Brad Sellers, Brent Olson, Dave Toller (athletic communications), Robert Rush (equipment specialist), Lt. Col Chris Rein (officer representative), Larry Cronk (penalty box manager), Col. Mike Van Valkenburg (officer representative), Roger McFarland (blue line club), Bryan Becker (undergraduate assistant), Jacques Lamoureux, Tim Krystosek, Michael Johnson, Michael Mayra. Third Row: Brandon Johnson, Scott Kozlak, Sean Bertsch, Blake Page, Matt Becker, Josh Frider, Brett Nylander, Owen Kelly, Jeff Hajner, Matt Fairchild, Kevin Wright.
The next night, 2007 All-American Eric Ehn suffered a fractured left fibula and significant ligament damage in his ankle in a 2-1 loss at Colorado College. It took some time for the Falcons to regroup, but the train was soon back on the track. A 7-0 win over Mercyhurst on Feb. 9 started a nine-game unbeaten streak, which was the longest in the nation. Air Force was the No. 3 seed in the AHA tournament and hosted eighth-seeded Bentley in a best-of-three playoff series. The Falcons of Bentley were no match for the Falcons of Air Force, as the home team swept the series, 9-2 and 3-1. Air Force was one of five teams to advance to the AHA Final Five in Rochester and the Falcons were scheduled to face second-seeded RIT in their hometown. Air Force silenced the partisan RIT crowd with a 5-0 win in the semifinals as Olson scored two goals and Volkening posted his fourth shutout in his last eight games. The win sent the Falcons to the championship game to face fifth-seeded Mercyhurst, a team playing its third game in as many days. An exciting game see-sawed back and forth until Josh Frider scored with 8:30 left in the third to tie the game at 4-4. The game remain-
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ing tied until Frider netted the game-winner 56 seconds into the second overtime, lifting the Falcons to the tournament title and a return trip to the NCAAs. Olson was named the MVP of the tournament with five points in the two games. Two weeks later, the Falcons were back on the ice at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., to face top-seeded Miami, the No. 2 overall seed and the top scoring team in the nation. The game got off to an inauspicious start for Air Force as the RedHawks scored on the first shift of the game and had a 1-0 lead 19 seconds into the contest. However, the Falcons came roaring back in the second period to take a 2-1 lead on goals by Derrick Burnett and Josh Print. Miami tied the game with a power-play goal with 6:16 remaining and then scored the game-winner just under five minutes into overtime. For the second consecutive year, the Falcons’ season ended in the first game at the NCAA Regional after having a heavilyfavored opponent on the ropes in the third period. Despite the disappointment at the time, the team’s accomplishments could not be forgotten.
Championship Seasons
2009 Atlantic Hockey Association Conference Champions When the 2007-08 season concluded with an overtime loss to second-ranked Miami in the NCAA Tournament, the returning players all said they wanted more. It wasn’t good enough. “As much as we accomplished, it’s not enough,” said goaltender Andrew Volkening after the 2007-08 season. Many fans raised an eyebrow, or two, at those statements. The Falcons had just won 21 games, the most Division I wins in school history, earned their second consecutive conference championship, another trip to the NCAA Tournament and nearly knocked off the No. 2 team in all of college hockey. More is what the 2008-09 Falcons delivered: a 28-11-2 overall record, the most wins in school history, the team’s first ever regular-season championship, the third straight Atlantic Hockey Association tournament title, a third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s first ever win in the NCAAs and a trip to the Elite Eight. Air Force started the season with a giant bull’s eye on its back. Not only were the Falcons the two-time AHA champions, but the coaches picked Air Force first in the preseason poll. The target didn’t seem to bother the Falcons early in the season as Air Force rolled to 13 consecutive wins and a No. 10 ranking in the national polls, both school records. Win number 13 came against a team that the Falcons had not defeated in 24 years, third-ranked Colorado College. After a 4-1 win over the Tigers at home, the streak ended with a 3-1 loss at ninth-ranked DU. The loss put the Falcons in a bit of a tailspin, posting just a 4-7-2 record through December and January. As has been the case the past three years, the
Front Row (left to right): Andrew Volkening, Greg Flynn, Jeff Hajner, Capt. Andy Berg (asst. coach), Mike Phillipich, Frank Serratore (head coach), Brent Olson, Mike Corbett (asst. coach), Josh Frider, Michael Mayra, Tim Krystosek. Middle Row: Tim Kirby, Greg Burgdoerfer, Jacques Lamoureux, Col. Mike Van Valkenburg (officer representative), Jeff Kipp (strength coach), Lt. Col. Dr. Eric Nelson (team physician), Larry Cronk (off-ice official), Erik Marsh (athletic trainer), Robert Rush (equipment specialist), Dave Toller (SID), Lt. Col. Keith Bishop (officer representative), Brad Sellers, Scott Mathis, Derrick Burnett. Back Row: Brandon Johnson, Scott Kozlak, Matt Becker, Paul Weisgarber, Sean Bertsch, Stephen Caple, Brett Nylander, Blake Page, Matt Fairchild, Kevin Wright, Mark Williams.
Falcons flipped the switch in February, going 6-2 in the month. Air Force needed a win in the final regular-season game at RIT to share the title with the Tigers and that is just what the Falcons got. in a 3-1 victory to earn the top seed in the tournament. In the league quarterfinal best-of-three series, the Falcons hosted No. 8-seed Sacred Heart, but the series was much closer than the many fans anticipated. Air Force scored late to earn a 4-3 win in the first game, but Sacred Heart won game two, 4-1, forcing a deciding third game. Air Force left no doubt in the rubber match as Greg Flynn scored the first two goals of the game and cruised to an 8-1 victory and a trip to the AHA Final Four in Rochester, N.Y. In the AHA semifinal game, Matt Fairchild scored two goals and Volkening stopped all 26 shots he faced in a 3-0 blanking of Bentley. The win sent the Falcons back to the championship game, setting up a rematch of last years’ title game with Mercyhurst. This game was not nearly the epic of the previous season as the Falcons held the No. 2 scoring team in the nation without a goal in a 2-0 victory. Lamoureux and Fairchild scored and Volkening made 25 saves in the game. The third consecutive league championship sent the Falcons back to the NCAA Tournament, a place where this team had some unfinished business. Who would be the Falcons’ opponent at the Big Dance?
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None other than the most storied program in the history of college hockey, the Michigan Wolverines. The top-seeded Wolverines, ranked third in the nation, boasted 13 NHL draft choices. However, it was Air Force’s first-team all-league choices that led the way. Volkening stopped all 43 shots he faced, Flynn assisted on both goals and Lamoureux scored AFA’s second goal of the game as the Falcons earned a 2-0 win for the program’s first ever NCAA win. Derrick Burnett scored the first goal of the game, the eventual game-winner. The win sent Air Force to its first-ever Elite Eight and a matchup vs. 10th-ranked Vermont. The winner would earn a spot in the Frozen Four in Washington D.C. Freshman Paul Weisgarber broke a scoreless tie in the second period, but Vermont scored two goals midway through the third for a 2-1 lead. Air Force came back to tie the game at 11:18 on Sean Bertsch’s goal. Neither team scored during the rest of regulation or the first overtime. In the second overtime, Vermont defenseman Dan Lawson took a slap shot from the point at the 14:10 mark and play continued for nearly two minutes. Upon the first whistle, the play was under video review and, after a 12-minute delay; the shot was ruled a goal as the puck went through the net ending the Falcons’ season. The loss was tough to swallow, especially being one shot from going to the Frozen Four, but the 2008-09 season proved the Falcons were truly one of the best teams in the nation.
Championship Seasons
2011 Atlantic Hockey Association Conference Champions The 2010-11 season began with many questions marks. The Falcons had to break in a new goaltender and had several holes to fill. The Falcons were picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll and coach Frank Serratore said he would do cartwheels if that was the case. After a rough start, Air Force finished strong with eight straight wins to include its fourth AHA championship in the last five years. The Falcons finished the season with a 20-12-6 overall record and won the AHA tournament as the No. 2 seed. Air Force advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history and, for the fourth time, lost a one-goal game on the national stage. Yale, the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, needed overtime to beat the Falcons, 2-1, in the NCAA East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. The season could not have gotten off to a more dismal beginning. An 0-4 start included a home loss to the last-place team in the league, the AIC Yellow Jackets. Air Force’s first signature win of the season came on Nov. 7 when defending league champion, and 2010 Frozen Four participant, RIT came to town. AFA fell behind 2-0 in the first period, but bounced back as Paul Weisgarber tied the game with five minutes remaining and John Kruse scored the game winner with just over three minutes left for a 4-3 win. After a loss to Colorado College, the Falcons hosted third-ranked and undefeated Yale. The Bulldogs spent the majority of the season ranked first in the nation and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. But Nov. 14, 2010 is a night that the over-capacity crowd at the Cadet Ice Arena won’t soon forget. Trailing
Front Row: Brad Sellers, Blake Page, Sean Bertsch, Paul Weisgarber, Jacques Lamoureux, Frank Serratore (head coach), Scott Mathis, Derrick Burnett, Scott Kozlak, Matt Becker, Tim Kirby. Middle: Aaron Quick, John Kruse, Kyle DeLaurell, Andy Berg (assistant coach), Dave Toller (media relations), Robert Rush (equipment specialist), Erik Marsh (athletic trainer), Lt. Col. John Bode (officer representative), Lt. Col. Keith Bishop (officer representative), Lt. Col. Phil Gronseth (officer representative), Mike Corbett (assistant coach), Mitch Torrel, Tony Thomas, Jason Fabian. Back Row: Jason Torf, Adam McKenzie, Casey Kleisinger, Mike Walsh, Stephen Carew, Eric Artman, Stephen Caple, Danny Durham, Jacob Musselman, Ryan Timar, George Michalke, David Bosner
3-0 in the third, AFA scored four unanswered goals and freshman goalie Jason Torf made 34 saves as the Falcons earned a 4-3 win. From that point on, Air Force was a different team. Beginning with that game, Air Force was 186-6 in the final 30 games of the season. Air Force needed to earn some points down the stretch to secure home ice in the playoffs. An unexpected road sweep at Mercyhurst set up a series with second-place Robert Morris and a chance to get a bye in the first round. That bye was clinched as the Falcons earned two 4-2 victories and finished second in the AHA regular season. After a week off, Air Force hosted Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals, March 11-12, at the Cadet Ice Arena. The Falcons out-scored the Pioneers, 7-5, in the first game as the two teams combined for 10 goals in the first 26 minutes of the game. The next night was all defense. Torf stopped all 16 shots he faced as the Falcons earned a 4-0 win and an unprecedented fifth straight trip to the AHA Final Four in Rochester, N.Y. The second-seeded Falcons faced the thirdseeded Holy Cross Crusaders in the semifinals and again had to come from behind. Trailing 2-1 in the third, Jacques Lamoureux scored twice late for a 3-2 win. The championship game was a winner-takeall showdown against the top two teams in the league as the No. 2 Falcons faced the topseeded RIT Tigers. In the second period, Tim
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Kirby drove the length of the ice and Lamoureux scored the game’s only goal. Torf made a career high 40 saves and the Falcons had earned their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last five years. Lamoureux was named the tournament’s MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Torf, Kirby and Scott Mathis. The Falcons’ opponent in the NCAA East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn., would be a familiar one, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, Yale Late in the second period, senior Sean Bertsch scored on a wrap around to tie the game at 1-1. Neither team scored in the third and the game went into overtime. Air Force had several quality chances in the first three minutes, but it was Yale that advanced with a rebound goal at 3:16 of overtime. The loss was certainly disappointing, but the strides this team made throughout the season were gigantic. An inconsistent team that was full of question marks early in the season went on to win eight straight late in the year and push one of the nation’s best teams to the limit on the game’s biggest stage. The seniors became the winningest class in school history with 85 wins in four years. The Falcons ended the season ranked 18th in the nation, tying the highest final national ranking in school history.
Championship Seasons
2012 Atlantic Hockey Association Conference Champions When the 2011-12 Air Force hockey season opened, the Falcons once again had a target on the back of their sweater. Despite losing the top two scorers from the previous season, Air Force was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches’ poll, just one point behind the preseason favorite, RIT. The season opened at the annual Icebreaker Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D., and the Falcons would be tested early. Despite having a lead in the third period against third-ranked North Dakota and Michigan State, the Falcons lost a pair of one-goal games. However, the worse news of the weekend was that goaltender Jason Torf suffered a serious groin injury and would be out until after Christmas. Senior Stephen Caple, who had three career starts, stepped in and was fantastic. In his first seven starts, Caple led the Falcons to a 5-0-2 record. After a pair of close road losses at RIT and Mercyhurst, the Falcons rebounded to win four straight entering the holiday break had a 9-4-2 record and were in first place in the conference. After the break, the Falcons posted one of their biggest wins of the season as Caple made a career-high 33 saves in a 2-1 win over fifthranked Colorado College. The win was the first ever at the Colorado Springs World Arena and marked the fifth time in the last six years that the Falcons have beaten a team ranked in the top five in the nation. However, after that win, the Falcons started their typical January slide, by going 0-3-3 in the next six games. The Falcons rebounded by earning three points at Army and three points at Canisius, and found themselves in fourth place in the league. Caple and Torf were splitting time in goal as the Falcons were about to face the top four teams in the league in the final four weeks of the regular season.
Front Row (Left to Right): Stephen Caple, John Kruse, Tim Kirby, Andy Berg (assistant coach), Paul Weisgarber, Frank Serratore (head coach), Scott Mathis, Mike Corbett (assistant coach), Stephen Carew, Kyle De Laurell, Jason Torf. Middle Row (Left to Right): Jason Fabian, Ben Persian, Dan Weissenhofer, Brad McBride, Jeff Kipp (strength and conditioning coach), Lt. Col. Ky Kobayashi (team physician), Lt. Col. Phil Gronseth (officer representative), Erik Marsh (athletic trainer), Robert Rush (equipment specialist), Col. Mike Van Valkenburg (officer representative), Dave Toller (media relations), Mitch Torrel, Scott Holm, Tony Thomas, Mike McDonald. Back Row (Left to Right): David Bosner, Casey Kleisinger, George Michalke III, Mike Walsh, Alex Halloran, Jacob Musselman, Cole Gunner, Eric Artman, Ryan Timar, Chad Demers, Adam McKenzie, Paul Moberg.
Entering February, Torf was given the start against first-place RIT and the sophomore responded by making 25 saves in a 3-0 victory. AFA completed the sweep of the Tigers as Torf made 32 saves the next night in a 4-2 win. The four points vaulted the Falcons back into first place as the team went on the road and took three points from Niagara. After a split at home with Mercyhurst, the Falcons remained in first place heading into the final weekend of the regular season in Pittsburgh at Robert Morris. In the first game, Torf made 35 saves, but the Falcons fell 2-1 in overtime. Air Force would need a win in the final regular season game to clinch the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Torf posted his fourth shutout of the season with 25 saves as the Falcons blanked the Colonials, 3-0, to earn the team’s first ever outright regular-season title. As the No. 1 seed, the Falcons hosted eighthseeded UConn in the AHA quarterfinal best-ofthree series. Game one seesawed back and forth until Kyle DeLaurell scored the game-winner with eight minutes left the Falcons had a 4-3 win. The next night, AFA again had a huge shot advantage, this time it was 47-14, but it was the Huskies that evened the series with a 3-1 win. In the third and deciding game, AFA again controlled play, but found itself down 3-2 late in the second period. Jason Fabian tied the game with just over a minute left in the second and George Michalke scored the game-winner early in the third. Caple, who came on in relief in the first two games, started game three and made 28 saves as the Falcons won 4-3 and earned a trip to the AHA Final Four for the sixth straight season. In the first game, the top-seeded Falcons broke
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open a tight game with fourth-seeded Mercyhurst for a 5-2 victory in the semifinals. Fabian’s goal with less than two minutes remaining in the third gave the Falcons a two-goal cushion. The top two teams in the AHA over the past six years met in the title game as the Falcons faced RIT. Cole Gunner and John Kruse each scored their second goals of the weekend as the Falcons built a 2-0 lead. Fabian added a goal in the second and an empty-netter late in the third as the Falcons won the tournament title with a 4-0 win. Jason Torf was named the tournament MVP as he stopped all 34 shots he faced in the championship game. Air Force was sent to the NCAA Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., to face Boston College, the No. 1 overall seed. BC’s Chris Kreider gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the first period and the score was unchanged until late in the third period. After a questionable penalty with less than two minutes remaining, Kreider scored his second of the game as BC, the eventual national champion, beat the Falcons, 2-0. Despite the disappointment of the loss, the Falcons still had much to celebrate. The team finished the season with a 21-11-7 overall record, marking the second straight year the Falcons had won 20 or more games. The Falcons had won their seventh league championship (five tournament and two regular-season) in the last six years. The senior class won five championships, more than any other class, and won 85 games to tie the school record set by the class of 2011. Air Force finished the season with the highest final national ranking in school history. The Falcons were 15th in the final USA Today/USA Hockey poll and 16th in the USCHO.com poll.
All-Time Letterwinners Anders, Jace 2002, 99 00 01 02 Andersen, James 1986, 84 85 86 Anderson, William 1983, 81 82 83 84 Anzelc, John 1989, 86 87 88 89 Artman, Eric 2013, 10, 11, 12 Asbell, Stephen R. 1978, 75 76 77 78 Bader, Matt, 2006, 03 04 05 06 Banks, Jeff 1989, 86 87 88 89 Barker, James H. 1977, 74 Barlow, Jeff 1994, 91 92 93 Barner, Neil 2002, 99 Batinich, Gary M. 1978, 75 76 77 78 Bazzachini, John 1981, 78 Becker, Bryan, 2008, 05 06 07 Becker, Matt 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Beckman, Jason 1992, 89 Benson, Billy 1994, 91, 92 Benson, Mike 1995, 93 94 95 Berg, Andy 2003, 00 01, 02, 03 Berg, Scott 1978, 77 78 Bertsch, Sean 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Bilek, Beau 1995, 92 93 94 95 Bingaman, John F. 1979, 76 77 78 79 Blank, Mike 1991, 88 89 90 91 Bogosian, Mark 1983, 82 Bosner, David 2013, 10, 11 Bradley, Scott 2001, 98 99 00 01 Brandabur, Thomas 1980, 77 Brill, Michael 1986, 82 Broderick, Sean 2001, 98 99 00 01 Brown, Erik 1995, 92 93 94 95 Brunkow, James A. 1987, 84 85 86 87 Bucki, Mark A. 1986, 83 84 85 86 Bunker, David C. 1974, 71 72 73 74 Burgdorfer, Greg 2012, 09 Burger, Robert D. 1973, 71 Burnett, Derrick 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Carmichael, Patrick M. 1974, 72 Caple, Stephen 2012, 09 10, 11, 12 Carew, Stephen 2013, 10, 11, 12 Carrano, Mike 2005, 02 03 Chapman, Joe 1987, 84 85 86 87 Charbonneau, Matt, 2009, 05 06 07 08 Chartrand, Steve 1990, 87 Christy, Deron 1993, 90 91 92 93 Cohen, Phil 2004, 01 Connelly, Brendan 2002, 99 00 Connors, Jeffrey 1984, 81 82 Cook, Steve, 2006, 03 Courtney, T.J. 1993, 90 91 92 93 Curphy, Gordon J. 1978, 75 76 77 78 DaCosta, Tony 1997, 95 97 Daldine, Frank R. 1986, 83 84 85 86 Dallas, Greg 1990, 88 Davies, Dan 1999, 96 97 98 99 Decker, John 1995, 92 93 94 95 DeGironimo, Mark 1996, 93 94 95 96 De Laurell, Kyle 2013, 10, 11, 12
Delich, Charles R. 1977, 74 75 76 77 Delich, Joe 1989, 86 87 88 89 Demers, Chad 2015 12 DesRoche, Mike 1998, 95 96 97 98 Devaney, Robert E. 1982, 81 82 Devoney, William, 2007, 04 05 06 07 Donovan, Richard C. 1983, 81 82 Doyle, Joe 1989, 86 87 88 89 Drake, Michael L. 1982, 80 81 82 Drew, Jeron C. 1982, 79 80 Droppo, Gerald W. 1973, 70 71 72 Ducharme, Jay 1986, 84 85 86 Durham, Danny 2013, 10 Ehn, Eric, 2009, 05 06 07 08 Erickson, Daniel P. 1982, 79 Evancevich, Charles 1981, 78 79 80 81 Fabian, Jason 2014, 11, 12 Fairbrother, Edward F. Jr. 1976, 73 Fairchild, Lawrence (Matt), 2010, 07 08 09 10 Faust, Jeffrey 1981, 78 79 80 Federighe, Terry J. 1986, 83 Fleury, Robert D. 1971, 69 Flynn, Greg, 2009, 06 07 08 09 Foster, Peter, 2007, 04 05 06 07 Fransdal, Kyle 2003, 00 01 02 03 Frider, Josh 2009, 06 07 08 09 Gallagher, Brett 1992, 90 91 92 Gineo, Brian 2007, 04 05 06 07 Giusto, John W. 1996, 93 Goodley, David, 2006, 03 Gornick, Brian 2002, 99 00 01, 02 Grafstrom, Nels 2000, 97 98 99 00 Grant, Hoyt S. III 1983, 80 Greene, Daniel 1991, 89 90 91 Gregoire, Jeremy 1998, 95 Gronseth, Philip W. 1975, 73 74 75 Gunner, Cole 2015, 12 Gutterman, Greg 1989, 87 88 89 Haataja, Rob 1991, 88 89 90 91 Haberlach, John 1998, 95 96 97 98 Hagland, Tate 1998, 95 Hajner, Jeff, 2010, 07 08 09 10 Hall, Steven J. 1971, 69 70 71 Halloran, Alex 2015, 12 Hamilton, Justin 2003, 00 01 02 03 Hanson, Jon D. 1972, 69 70 72 Harper, Ian, 2009, 05, 06 07 08 Hartje, Tim D. 1986, 83 84 85 86 Hasbargen, Allen 2000, 97 98 Hedblom, Jon J. 1980, 79 80 Henehan, Michael A 1973, 70 71 72 73 Hennings, Gary L. 1979, 77 78 Heppner, Willard J. 1972, 69 70 High, Jeremy 2003, 00 01 Hilfer, Paul 1999, 96 97 98 Hoene, Peter 1980, 78 79 80 Holm, Scott 2015, 12 Howe, Scott 2005, 02
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Ingraham, Cal 1993, 90 Ingraham, Robert 1993, 90 91 92 93 Javorski, Joe 1995, 92 93 94 95 Jirele, Jim 1989, 87 88 89 Johnson, Brandon 2010, 07 08 09 10 Johnson, Dan R. 1985, 83 84 85 Johnson, Douglas M. 1972, 69 70 71 72 Johnson, Michael 2010, 07, 08 Jordan, Stephen B. 1973, 70 71 Jorgenson, James A. 1976, 73 Juhala, Charles (Chuck) 1989, 87 Kartarik, Mark H. 1978, 75 Kelley, Owen 2011, 08 Keough, Mike 2000, 97 98 99 00 Kieffer, Justin 1999, 96 97 98 99 Kielb, Pat, 1997, 94 95 96 97 Kielkucki, Marc 2001, 98 99 00 01 Kilbride, Pat J. 1983, 83 Kirby, Tim 2012, 09, 10, 11, 12 Kleisinger, Casey 2014, 11, 12 Klimek, John P. 1987, 84 85 86 87 Klimek, Steven A. 1980, 77 78 Knaeble, Mike, 2006, 03 04 05 06 Kochanski, Don J. 1985, 83 84 85 Koelling, John H. 1975, 73 74 75 Kolstad, William R. 1976, 73 Kozlak, Scott 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Kozlowski, Buck 2004, 01 02 03 04 Kramer, Joe 1999, 97 98 99 Kriz, George 1995, 93 94 Kruse, John 2013, 10, 11, 12 Kyrstosek, Tim 2012, 09 Lafortune, Todd 1997, 94 95 96 97 Lamoureux, Jacques 2011, 09 10, 11 Landreth, Kent A. 1991, 88 89 90 Larson, Adam 2004, 01 03 04 Laushine, Steven 1980, 78 Lawrence, Tony 2002, 99 Leibbrand, David A. 1983, 80 81 82 83 Leibbrand, Douglas C. 1977, 74 75 76 77 Leonard, Jed “Spanky� 2004, 01 02 03 04 Leone, Daniel J. 1996, 93 94 95 96 Liebel, Darec, 1993, 92 93 Liebich, Mark C. 1992, 89 90 91 92 Ligday, Robert C. 1974, 72 Lind, Tony 1990, 88 Lloyd, Brad 1988, 87 88 Lloyd, Brian A. 1986, 84 85 86 Locallo, Joe 2004, 01 02 Lucca, Michael J. 1974, 71 72 73 74 Lund, Richard S. 1982, 79 80 Luukkonen, William J. 1979, 76 77 78 79 Lyons, John 1992, 90
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All-Time Letterwinners Mackey, James 1984, 81 82 83 84 Majewski, Mark 1992, 90 Manney, John (Leroy) 1988, 85 86 87 88 Manney, Mark T. 1983, 80 81 82 83 Mantaro, Jason 1992, 89 90 91 92 Marchand, Eric 1999, 96 97 Marsh, Jon 1999, 96 Martinez, David P. 1988, 85 Martinson, David 2010, 07 Mascetta, Jason 2002, 99 Masiello, Steve 1993, 91 92 Mason, Mike 1988, 87 88 Mathers, Michael D. 1971, 69 Mathis, Scott 2012, 09 10, 11,12 Maturo, Steve 1997, 94 95 96 97 Mayra, Michael 2009, 06 07 08 09 McAlister, Dan 1995, 92 93 94 95 McBride, Brad 2015 12 McChesney, Jeffrey A. 1979, 76 77 78 McCrea, Steve S. 1982, 79 McDonald, Michael 2015, 12 McGuire, Mike 1999, 96 97 98 99 McKenzie, Adam 2014, 11, 12 McManaman, Kevin 1989, 86 87 88 89 McNeal, Mike J. 1984, 83 McQuillan, Michael P. 1977, 75 Mead, Steve 2005, 02 03 04 05 Medenwaldt, Jay, 2007, 04 05 06 07 Mellum, Marlo D. 1975, 72 73 74 75 Merkosky, Brandon 2007, 04 05 Michalke, George III 2014, 11, 12 Michaud, David 1996, 95, 96 Micheletti, Gerald F. 1975, 72 73 74 75 Miller, Ross 2005, 02 03 04 05 Mitchell, Chris 1996, 94 95 96 Moberg, Paul 2015, 12 Moes, John 1988, 87 88 Moes, Steven J 1981, 80 Morrison, Charlie G. 1985, 83 Morrison, Robert A. 1975, 72 73 74 75 Morrow, Greyson B. 1973, 70 71 72 73 Mosley, Jay M. 1986, 84 85 86 Mullvain, Steven L. 1973, 70 71 72 73 Murray, Thomas M. 1972, 69 70 Musselman, Jacob 2014, 11, 12 Nelson, Eric 1991, 90 91 Newman, Kim L. 1971, 69 70 71 Nightingale, Keith M. 1987, 84 85 86 87 Nistler, Noel 1990, 88 Northon, Paul 1995, 94 95 Nylander, Brett 2010, 07 08 09 10 O’Reilly, Billy 2001, 98 99 00 01 02 O’Shaughnessy, Terrence J. 1986, 84 85 86 Oberg, Erik 1998, 95 96 97 98 Olson, Brent, 2009, 06 07 08 09 Olson, Derek 2002, 99 00 0, 02 Ord, James 2001, 98 99 Page, Blake 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Palmer, John R. 1980, 79 80
Parent, Mike 1991, 88 89 90 91 Pate, Bobby 2003, 00 Pedersen, Kevin B. 1976, 73 74 75 76 Pelletier, Seth, 2005, 02 03 04 05 Perrot, Thomas A. 1971, 69 70 71 Persian, Ben 2015, 12 Peters, Marcus 2001, 98 99 Phillipich, Michael, 2009, 06 07 08 09 Polidor, Mike 2004, 01 02 03 04 Pond, Keith R. 1985, 83 Pribyl, Charles R. 1976, 73 74 75 76 Priewe, Josh 2005, 02 03 04 05 Print, Josh 2009, 05 06 07 08 Raduenz, Brian D. 1988, 85 87 Ramsey, Andrew 2007, 04 05 06 07 Randall, Daryl R. 1982, 79 81 82 83 Ratfield, Aaron 2000, 97 98 Reaney, Brian 2003, 00 01, 02, 03 Reese, Brian 2007, 04, 05, 06, 07 Retka, Tony 1994, 91 92 93 94 Rice, Eric 1993, 90 91 92 93 Richards, Thomas L. 1982, 79 80 81 82 Rimstad, John 1997, 96 Rintala, Bryson 2005, 02 Robideaux, Robin D. 1979, 76 77 78 79 Rodgers, Brian 2002, 99 00 01 02 Roe, Tony 1992, 90 91 92 Rohloff, Kurt 1990, 87 88 89 90 Ross, Roberts B. 1972, 69 70 71 72 Ryan, Patrick G. 1996, 93 94 95 96 Saari, Steven 1983, 81 82 83 Sajevic, Robert 1980, 77 78 79 80 Sandness, Pete 1997, 95 96 97 Saum, Shane 2004, 01 02 03 04 Sauve, Neil T. 1987, 85 86 Schaffer, Josh 2009, 05 06 07 08 Schiavone, Frank 2009, 05 06 07 08 Schmitz, Mark J. 1983, 81 82 Schubert, Neal L. 1986, 83 Scott, Justin 1997, 94 95 96 97 Sellers, Brad 2011, 08 09 10, 11 Sellnow, Derek 1997, 96 97 Seminaro, Jeff 1991, 89 Senta, Frank 1978, 76 Shadbegian, Mark D. 1977, 76 77 Sheehan, Neil E. 1983, 81 Shelton, Scott 1999, 96 Shenk, Chad 2001, 98 99 Shenk, Peter, 2009, 05 06 Sikich, Zach 2005, 02 Skalko, David J. 1973, 70 71 72 73 Skalko, James P. 1974, 71 72 73 74 Skibinski, Mark 1991, 89 90 91 Smalley, Doug 1994, 91 92 94 Smellie, Mike 1980, 77 78 79 80 Smith, Ryan 2002, 99 00 01 02 Snyder, David M. 1978, 76 77 78 Spann, Scott 1994, 92 Spannbauer, David M. 1977, 74 75 76 77 Stangl, David P. 1973, 70 71 72
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Starkey, Tom 2004, 01 02 03 04 Starkovich, Paul 1972, 69 Stewart, Robert E. Jr. 1970, 69 70 Stock, John 2003, 01 Strang, Carson, 2006, 03 Strong, Gordon R. 1978, 75 76 77 78 Stucki, Michael 2001, 98 99 Sullivan, John 1995, 92 93 94 Sullivan, Robert 1984, 82 83 Sundstrom, Jack 1987, 86 87 Talbot, Thomas J. 1979, 76 77 78 79 Tesar, Jake 2003, 00 01 02 03 Tetlow, Lewis T. 1969, 69 Thomas, Tony 2014, 11, 12 Thompson, Ryan 2001, 98 99 Timar, Ryan 2014, 11, 12 Torf, Jason 2014, 11, 12 Torrel, Mitch 2014, 11, 12 Tramonte, Matt 1993, 92 93 Travalent, Mike 1989, 87 88 89 Turnquist, Blake 2009, 05 06 Turnquist, Brooks, 2006, 03 04 05 06 Umland, Bruce D. 1984, 81 82 83 Uren, Thomas D. 1977, 74 76 77 Veneri, Andrew 1995, 92 93 94 95 Veneri, Mike 1991, 89 90 91 Verville, Jeff 1988, 86 87 Vineski, Robert D. 1981, 79 Volkening, Andrew 2010, 07 08 09 10 Walsh, Mike 2013, 10, 11, 12 Watson, Matt 1990, 87 88 89 90 Waugh, Thomas R. 1971, 69 Weida, Johnny A. 1978, 75 76 Weisgarber, Paul 2012, 09 10, 11, 12 Weissenhofer, Dan 2015 12 Wey, Chris 2007, 04 05 Whitican, Frederick L. 1975, 72 73 74 75 Wiggins, Ryan 2005, 02 03 04 05 Williams, Mark 2012, 09 10 Worker, Ben 2008, 05, 06 07 Wright, Kevin 2011, 08 09 Yelle, John 1984, 81 82 Zacour, Theo 2007, 04 05 06 07 Zejdlik, Joel M. 1982, 80 Zejdlik, Todd N. 1975, 72 73 74 75 Zerkel, Kirk 2000, 97 98 99 00 Zimmerman, Will, 2006, 03 04 05 Zitzlsperger, Matt 2000, 97 98 99 00 Zuccaro, Tom M. 1985, 83 84 85 Zupancich, Thomas 1988, 85 86 87 88 Zurick, Jeff 2002, 99 00 01 02 Zwiers, Scott 2003, 00 01 02 03
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The Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy offers a fouryear program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. COURSE OF STUDY Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics. FACULTY COMPOSITION The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year. ATHLETIC PROGRAM The Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education,
intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year. MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers. Fundamental concepts of military organization -drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the military role in United States society as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team. Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer. Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above. Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available. NOMINATIONS Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 808405025 or go to www.usafa.edu.
HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay. In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property. In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficiently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.
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Senior Leadership Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States. He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC135R. The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Vice Superintendent Colonel Tamara Rank
Commandant of Cadets Brig. General Gregory J. Lengyel
Dean of Faculty Brig. General Dana Born
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Commander, 10th Air Base Wing Col. Thomas Gibson
Director of Athletics
Dr. Hans J. Mueh Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his ninth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association. Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (200607). It marked the first time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports. In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in another NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team has won the conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament five of the last six years. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association. The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a secondplace finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has gone to a school-record five consecutive bowl games and averaged over 9,000 bowl tickets sold during that time. Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profit organization which will
lead to more fund-raising opportunities. Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the announcement of the Holaday Athletic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15 million facility was completed in July 2011. Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship. Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually. Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-league selection in 1965. Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his
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master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973. After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team. Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.
Falcon Athletics Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education. The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAAsanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading. The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against nonconference opponents, including many nationallyranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 18 times, which is more than any other academy. . The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000. Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions. The $3.8-million renovation to the Cadet Track Stadium, the outdoor home of the Air Force track and field team, was completed in the fall of 2011 and is one of the premier track and field facilities in the nation. The department’s newest facility is the Holaday Athletic Center, a $15.5M, completely donor funded indoor training facility, was completed in July 2011. The Cadet Fitness Center, a $9.5M, Military Construction project, home of the Air Force Academy’s fencing practice facility and aerobics/ weight lifting facility that contains a nearly 33 foot climbing wall, opened in May 2012.
Col. Bart Weiss Vice Athletic Director
Col. Billy Walker Deputy AD
Jim Trego Senior Associate AD
Marti Gasser Associate AD/SWA Intercollegiate Program
William Carpenter Associate AD Recruiting Support
John Coulahan Associate AD Finance
Dermot Coll Associate AD Development/Gov’t
Troy Garnhart Associate AD Info./Communications
George Nelson Associate AD Athletic Programs
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Wayne Kellenbence Associate AD Support
Karen Warner Associate AD Human Resources
Cadet Ice Arena Sitting at more than 7,000 feet above sea level, air is rare at the Air Force Academy. The Cadet Ice Arena, with a capacity of 2,470, has proven that home ice certainly can be an advantage. The last two years, a ticket to Air Force hockey has been a hot commodity. Last season, AFA averaged 2,483 fans per game in 17 home games. AFA was the only school in the nation to average a sellout throughout the regular season and playoffs. Air Force averaged 100.5 percent of capacity last season, the highest average in the nation. AFA played in front of 10 home sellouts last season. The Cadet Ice Arena has been sold out 45 of the last 62 games entering the 201213 season. The Falcons have won more than 61 percent of all games played in the arena. In 44 seasons, the Falcons have had just 10 losing seasons at home. The team’s record of 453-278-41 merely scratches the surface. In service academy competition, the true measure of any academy team, the Falcons are 15-5-2 against Army at the Cadet Ice Arena. The Falcons’ first season of varsity hockey was the 1968-69 season when the team posted a 5-7 record at home. Air Force then went on to eight straight winning seasons at home. The Falcons finished 17-1 at home in 1974-75 and 14-3 at home in 1976-77. The team set a school record by winning 13 straight home games from Nov. 11, 1974 to Jan. 13, 1975. After two straight home losing seasons, Frank Serratore brought more than just winning hockey back to the “CIA.” In his first season, he led AFA to a 13-8 record. In 2008-09, AFA was 16-4 at home, the sixth best home winning percentage in history. The arena was originally built as part of the Cadet Field House in 1968. Throughout the years, the arena has seen improvements. In September 2000, the surface, refrigeration system, boards and glass were all replaced. In the summer of 2009, a new video board was installed on the south wall of the arena. Along with the video board, a new center-hung scoreboard and new sound system were added to the arena. The spring, summer and fall of 2007 brought new events to the Cadet Ice Arena. On March 10, 2007, the arena hosted its first ever playoff game as the Falcons defeated Holy Cross, 3-0. On Sept. 16, 2007, the arena hosted its ever professional game as the Colorado Avalanche played their annual Burgundy-White game at the Academy. NHL stars Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk and company thrilled the over-capacity crowd of 3,031. The Avalanche BurgundyWhite game returned to the “CIA” in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
ALL-TIME HOME RECORDS Year ..................... Record ................Win % 1968-69 ............... 5-7.......................416 1969-70 ............... 9-8........................529 1970-71 ............... 9-5........................642 1971-72 ............... 14-2......................875 1972-73 ............... 9-4........................692 1973-74 ............... 10-5......................667 1974-75 ............... 17-1......................944 1975-76 ............... 9-6........................600 1976-77 ............... 14-3......................824 1977-78 ............... 6-9........................400 1978-79 ............... 13-6......................684 1979-80 ............... 12-5......................706 1980-81 ............... 10-6......................625 1981-82 ............... 11-8-1 ..................575 1982-83 ............... 5-13......................278
Year ..................... Record ................Win % 1983-84 ............... 7-8-1 ....................500 1984-85 ............... 13-5......................722 1985-86 ............... 11-7......................611 1986-87 ............... 17-3......................850 1987-88 ............... 13-3......................813 1988-89 ............... 10-8-3 ..................548 1989-90 ............... 15-5......................750 1990-91 ............... 10-9-3 ..................523 1991-92 ............... 10-7......................588 1992-93 ............... 7-7-1 ....................500 1993-94 ............... 12-8-1 ..................595 1994-95 ............... 13-8-1 ..................614 1995-96 ............... 4-12-5 ..................310 1996-97 ............... 8-10-1 ..................447 1997-98 ............... 13-8......................619
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Year ..................... Record ................Win % 1998-99 ............... 12-5-2 ..................684 1999-00 ............... 12-4-2 ..................722 2000-01 ............... 11-6-2 ..................632 2001-02 ............... 9-6........................600 2002-03 ............... 7-10-2 ..................421 2003-04 ............... 6-9........................400 2004-05 ............... 5-9........................357 2005-06 ............... 6-6-1 ....................500 2006-07 ............... 9-6-3 ....................583 2007-08 ............... 11-3-5 ..................711 2008-09 ............... 16-4-0 ..................800 2009-10 ............... 11-5-3 ..................658 2010-11 ............... 11-5-2 ..................667 2011-12 ............... 11-4-2 ..................706 Totals .................. 453-278-41 ..........613