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Phone: [phone]  GoAirForceFalcons.com  [email protected] Jan. 30, 2018
Air Force hosts AIC, Feb. 2-3
Falcons coming off sweep at Niagara Oct. 2 LETHBRIDGE. (EXH.) W 3-0
Oct. 6 at Alaska W 3-2
This Week at Air Force with a record of 369-331-79 (779 Oct. 7 at Alaska T 1-1 ot
Air Force (13-11-3, 8-9-2 AHC) hosts the games). The 2016 AHC Coach of the Year, he is Oct. 13 ARIZONA STATE W 4-3
AIC Yellow Jackets (10-15-3, 9-11-3 AHC), the winningest coach in the history of Air Force Oct. 14 ARIZONA STATE W 3-2
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 2-3, at the Cadet Ice hockey, having led Air Force to two regular-season Oct. 20 at Bemidji State L 1-4
Arena. Friday’s faceoff is at 7:05 pm MT while titles, six AHC tournament championships and six Oct. 21 at Bemidji State W 5-1
Saturday’s game will start at 5:05 pm. AIC is in NCAA Tournaments in the last 11 years. In his Oct. 27 at Canisius* W 3-1
sixth place in Atlantic Hockey with 21 points, 25th season as a collegiate head coach, he has an Oct. 28 at Canisius* L 2-3
three points ahead of Air Force. overall record of 418-423-88 (929 games). Nov. 3 ARMY* L 2-3
Nov. 4 ARMY* L 0-2
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
Schedule Change Nov. 10 at Holy Cross* L 0-3
AIC is 10-15-3 overall this season and 9-11-3 in the Nov. 11 at Holy Cross* T 3-3 ot
The Air Force-Sacred Heart game, originally
conference and in sixth place. AIC split a two-game Nov. 17 RIT* W 4-3
scheduled for Jan. 20, has been rescheduled for
home series with Robert Morris last week, winning Nov. 18 RIT* L 2-3
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 12:05 pm ET at the TD
3-1 and losing 5-3. The Yellow Jackets are 4-3-1 Nov. 25 at Sacred Heart* T 3-3 ot
Bank Sports Center on the campus of Quinnipiac
in their last eight games, including a sweep of first- Nov. 26 at Sacred Heart* W 5-3
University. The game was postponed due to the
place Holy Cross in early January. Freshman defen- Dec. 1 NIAGARA* L 3-6
government shutdown.
seman Brennan Kapcheck leads the team with 15 Dec. 2 NIAGARA* L 2-5
assists and 21 points. Sophomore Blake Christensen Dec. 29 COLORADO COLLEGE W 6-3
Radio Show Change in February
leads the team with 11 goals and is second with 17 Dec. 30 at Denver L 0-6
Due to the rescheduling of the Air Force-Sacred points. Freshman Stefano Durante has seen the most Jan. 5 MERCYHURST* L 0-1
Heart game, the Air Force hockey radio show action in goal and has a .907 saves percentage and a Jan. 6 MERCYHURST* W 5-1
with head coach Frank Serratore, and host Jay 2.38 GAA. Jan. 12 at RIT* W 2-1
Ritchie, has moved from Tuesday, Feb. 13, to
Jan. 13 at RIT* W 4-0
Thursday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Old Chicago Trending
Jan. 19 SACRED HEART* L 1-2
on Woodmen and I-25. Air Force has won two straight and five of the last Jan. 20 SACRED HEART* PPD
six ... The Falcons have won four straight on the Jan. 26 at Niagara* W 4-2
Television road with sweeps at RIT and Niagara ... Since Jan Jan. 27 at Niagara* W 5-3
Two Air Force hockey games have been selected 1, the Falcons are 5-2 with two one-goal losses Feb. 2 AIC* 7:05
to be carried Over-the-Air (OTA) by Stadium (Feb. ... Freshman Marshall Bowery has five goals on Feb. 3 AIC* 5:05
2 vs. AIC and Feb. 16 vs. Canisius). Brian Jerman the season, four in his last four games ... Evan Feb. 9 at Bentley* 7:05
and Norm Jones will handle the broadcast. Giesler (7-10-17) leads the team with 17 points Feb. 10 at Bentley* 5:05
Stadium is a 24/7 linear platform that offers live ... Erik Baskin leads the team with 11 goals, Feb. 13 vs. Sacred Heart# 12:05
games and original programming. For more infor- including his first career hat trick in the win over Feb. 16 CANISIUS* 7:05
mation, or for how to watch in your area, please Colorado College, Dec. 29 ... Air Force has killed Feb. 17 CANISIUS* 5:05
visit www.WatchStadium.com. 23 of the last 24 opponent power plays ... Billy Feb. 23 at Robert Morris* 7:05
Christopoulos has allowed just 10 goals in his last
Feb. 24 at Robert Morris* 7:05
Live Stream seven games and earned his first career shutout Mar. 2-4 AHC First Round TBA
at RIT (Jan. 13) ... The injury bug has bitten the
Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey Mar. 9-11 AHC Quarterfinals TBA
Falcons hard this season as 17 players have com-
game will be streamed on AtlanticHockey.tv or a Mar. 16-17 AHC Final Four TBA
bined to miss 131 games due to injury.
subscription fee. Mar. 23-25 NCAA Regionals TBA
Apr. 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four TBA
Killin’ It
Radio/Internet
Air Force has killed 23 of the last 24 opponent
Both games will be broadcast on Xtra Sports 1300 # Rescheduled game from Jan. 20 due to govern-
power plays over the last seven games. The Falcons,
in Colorado Springs and will be available online ment shutdown. Game will be played at Quinnipiac
who led the nation in penalty kill last season, killed
at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com. The game is *Atlantic Hockey Conference game
all five against Mercyhurst, all six against RIT and
also available on TuneIn. Jay Ritchie will call the HOME GAMES IN BOLD
two against SHU. Against Niagara, the Falcons
play-by-play while Dave Toller will provide color Dates and times subject to change All times are
killed 10 of 11, including the first seven. Prior to
analysis. Pregame show begins 30 minutes before local to site
Niagara’s power-play goal in game one, AF had
faceoff.
killed 20 straight. On the season, Air Force is at 83.5
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The Coach percent (96-of-115) to rank third in Atlantic Hockey GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM
and 14th in the nation.
Head coach Frank Serratore is in his 21st season
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2017-18 Standings
Frank Serratore (Bemidji State,
AHC AHC Overall 1982) is in his 21st season as
Place Pts GP W-L-T W-L-T On the Air the Falcons’ hockey coach. He
1. Canisius 26 20 13-7-0 13-11-2 Every Air Force hockey game this season will be has led Air Force
Holy Cross 26 22 10-6-6 11-10-7 broadcast in Colorado Springs on Xtra Sports 1300 to two regular-season league
3. Mercyhurst 24 21 10-7-4 13-10-4 and at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com. titles, six AHC Tournament
4. Robert Morris 22 20 10-8-2 11-13-2 Championships and six NCAA
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Niagara 22 22 10-10-2 11-15-2 appearances (2007,
6. AIC 21 23 9-11-3 10-15-3 Follow the Falcon hockey team on twitter for news 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 adn
and in-game updates at @AF_HKY.
7. RIT 19 19 9-9-1 10-13-2 2017). The 2016 Atlantic
Army 19 20 7-8-5 9-11-5 Live Stream Hockey Coach of the Year, Serratore owns more wins
than any other coach in Air Force hockey history. In
9. Air Force 18 19 8-9-2 13-11-3
Every Air Force home game and every AHC game
service academy competition, Serratore is 30-14-5
10. Bentley 15 21 5-11-5 8-13-6 will be video streamed with audio live on the atlan-
(66.3 percent) vs. the Black Knights while at Air
11. Sacred Heart 14 19 5-10-4 7-14-4 tichockey.tv
Force.
Player/Coach Interviews
This Week
Players and coaches are available for interviews Collegiate Coaching Record
Friday, February 2: before practice on Mondays and Wednesdays
1990-91 6-30-2 Denver
Robert Morris at Sacred Heart, 10:35 am ET (approximately 2 p.m. MT). All requests must be
1991-92 9-25-2 Denver
Niagara at Army West Point, 7:05 pm ET made at least one day in advance through Dave
1992-93 19-17-2 Denver
Bentley at RIT, 7:05 pm ET Toller in the athletic communications office. Air 1993-94 15-20-3 Denver
Force players are not available on game day. The
Holy Cross at Canisius, 7:35 pm ET 1997-98 15-19-0 Air Force
locker room, training room, meeting rooms and
AIC at Air Force, 7:05 pm MT 1998-99 15-19-2 Air Force
weight room are off limits to media.
1999-00 19-18-2 Air Force
Saturday, February 3: Post-Game Interviews 2000-01 16-17-4 Air Force
Robert Morris at Sacred Hear, 2:05 pm ET Head coach Frank Serratore and all players are 2001-02 16-16-2 Air Force
Holy Cross at Canisius , 4:35 pm ET available following the 10-minute cooling off peri- 2002-03 10-24-3 Air Force
AIC at Air Force, 5:05 pm MT od. For both home and away games, please direct 2003-04 14-21-2 Air Force
Niagara at Army West Point, 7:05 pm ET requests to Dave Toller in the press box during the 2004-05 14-19-3 Air Force
Bentley at RIT, 7:05 pm ET third period. Player interviews will be done outside 2005-06 11-20-1 Air Force
the Air Force locker room. Coach Serratore will be 2006-07 19-16-5 Air Force
available in the press box after doing his post-game 2007-08 21-12-6 Air Force
Last Week radio show both on the road and at home. The 2008-09 28-11-2 Air Force
Friday, January 26: locker room is closed to media. 2009-10 16-15-6 Air Force
Robert Morris 1 at AIC 3 2010-11 20-12-6 Air Force
Camera/Video Policy
Mercyhurst 2 at Army West Point 2 ot 2011-12 21-11-7 Air Force
Air Force hockey practices are open to still and
Canisius 3 at Bentley 2 2012-13 17-13-7 Air Force
video photography. However, photographers may
RIT 0 at Holy Cross 4 2013-14 21-14-4 Air Force
not interfere with practice in any way.
2014-15 16-21-4 Air Force
Air Force 4 at Niagara 2
2015-16 20-12-5 Air Force
Media Contact
2016-17 27-10-5 Air Force
Saturday, January 27: Dave Toller, SID/hockey contact
2017-18 13-11-3 Air Force
Robert Morris 5 at AIC 3 Office: 719-333-3478
Canisius 2 at Bentley 3 Cell: 719-396-0955
Hockey Press Box: 719-333-1532 Air Force Record: 369-331-79 (21st year)
Mercyhurst 6 at Army West Point 1
Email: [email protected] Career Record: 418-423-88 (25th year)
RIT 3 at Holy Cross 2
Air Force 5 at Niagara 3
The Air Force hockey radio show, with head
coach Frank Serratore and host Jay Ritchie
will be live at the Old Chicago on Wood-
men and I-25 at 6 pm and will air live on
Xtra Sports 1300. The list of dates is below: 2017-18 Atlantic Hockey
Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Tues, Oct. 10 Tues, Oct. 31
Team (1st votes) .................................. Points
Tues, Nov. 28 Tues, Jan. 2
1........Air Force (8) ..............................97
Tues, Jan. 16 Tues, Jan. 30
2........Robert Morris (2) .......................87
Thurs, Feb. 15 TBA - Playoff s 3........Army ..........................................76
4........RIT .............................................70
5........Canisius (1) ................................65
6........Holy Cross .................................58
7........Mercyhurst .................................52
8........Bentley .......................................38
9........AIC .............................................27
10......Sacred Heart ...............................20
11......Niagara .......................................15
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Series vs. AIC Series vs. AIC
Air Force and AIC have played 38 times and the Falcons hold a 32-3-3 lead in the series that
AF Leads: 32-3-3 began in 1980. As Atlantic Hockey rivals, the teams have played 30 times and Air Force has
a 24-3-3 lead in the league series. The Falcons have an 11-game unbeaten streak against the
Jan. 4, 1980 W 6-3 N* Yellow Jackets dating back to a loss in 2014. Last season’s 3-3 overtime tie ended a 10-game
Oct. 13, 2000 W 4-2 H Falcon win streak. In games played at the Academy, the Falcons have an eight-game unbeat-
Oct. 14, 2000 W 4-2 H en streak dating back to 2013. In all games played in Colorado, the Falcons have a 17-2-3
Oct. 24, 2003 W 5-1 H lead in the series.
Oct. 25, 2003 W 5-1 H
Oct. 16, 2004 W 4-0 N& Last Season vs. AIC
Dec. 10, 2004 W 5-4 A Air Force took three points from AIC with a 5-0 win and a 3-3 overtime tie, Feb. 10-11, 2017
Dec. 11, 2004 W 2-0 A at Cadet Ice Arena.
Nov. 17, 2006 W 6-1 H
Nov. 19, 2006 W 3-0 H Game One: Shane Starrett recorded his sixth career shutout and A.J. Reid scored two goals as
Feb. 23, 2007 W 6-2 A Air Force defeated AIC, 5-0, in an Atlantic Hockey Conference game Friday, Feb. 10, at the
Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena.
Feb. 24, 2007 W 5-1 A
Reid put the Falcons on the board just 66 seconds into the game on the rush. Ben Kucera made
Nov. 30, 2007 W 6-3 A
a cross-ice pass to Reid on the right wing. Reid’s wrister beat Yellow Jacket goalie Zackarias
Dec. 1, 2007 W 4-2 A
Skog. Midway through the period, Evan Feno scored his sixth of the season at the 9:31 mark.
Feb. 29, 2008 T 2-2 ot H
Evan Giesler made a pass to Feno in the neutral zone and Feno made a spinning catch on the
Mar. 1, 2008 W 5-0 H
puck. Once he turned back around, he had a 2-on-1 and his wrister from the left circle gave the
Oct. 24, 2008 W 5-2 A
Falcons a 2-0 lead.
Oct. 25, 2008 W 3-1 A
Reid picked up his second goal of the game early in the second period. Dylan Abood took a
Dec. 4, 2009 W 5-3 H
shot from the right point that was saved, but Reid put back the rebound in a flurry out front
Dec. 5, 2009 W 6-2 H
for a 3-0 lead. Senior Tyler Rostenkowski then scored his third of the season at 12:37. Brady
Oct. 22, 2010 L 3-5 H Tomlak knocked down a Bentley pass in the neutral zone and Jordan Himley carried the puck
Oct. 23, 2010 W 12-0 H in the zone. Himley fed Rostenkowski on the right side for a 4-0 lead.
Dec. 2, 2011 W 8-3 A The Falcons added a short-handed goal in the third period as Himley broke up a play and Erik
Dec. 3, 2011 W 7-3 A Baskin skated in and scored his ninth of the season.
Feb. 1, 2013 T 2-2 ot H Air Force outshot AIC, 34-17, in the game. Air Force was 0-for-2 on the power play while kill-
Feb. 2, 2013 L 1-2 ot H ing all five Yellow Jacket power plays. Starrett made 17 saves while Skog made 34 for AIC.
Jan. 3, 2014 L 3-4 ot A
Jan. 4, 2014 W 2-0 A Game Two: – Air Force scored three goals in the final four minutes of the game to come from
Jan. 23, 2015 W 2-1 ot A behind for a 3-3 overtime tie against AIC in an Atlantic Hockey Conference game Saturday,
Jan. 24, 2015 W 6-2 A Feb. 11, at the Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena.
After a scoreless first period, AIC struck first with a power-play goal in the second. Dominik
Feb. 13, 2015 W 9-3 H
Florian’s shot was saved but Hugo Reinhardt puck back the rebound at 6:46 for a 1-0 lead.
Feb. 14, 2015 W 3-1 H
The Yellow Jackets scored two in the third for a 3-0 lead. After Kyle Mackey’s wrap-around
Mar. 6, 2015 W 6-1 H#
shot was saved, Joel Kocur collected the loose puck out of a pile of players and skated coast-
Mar. 7, 2015 W 10-3 H#
to-coast. His wrister from the top of the left circle gave the visitors a 2-0 lead. Then with 4:24
Jan. 8, 2016 W 8-2 H
left, Austin Orszulak came in on the rush and scored from low on the left circle for a 3-0 lead.
Jan. 9, 2016 W 5-1 H
After the goal, Billy Christopoulos came in to relief Shane Starrett.
Feb. 10, 2017 W 5-0 H
The Falcons (19-8-5 overall and 16-5-3 AHC) then came to life. With the extra skater on, Ben
Feb. 11, 2017 T 3-3 ot H
Kucera’s shot was saved but A.J. Reid put back the rebound for his ninth goal of the season at
15:57. Air Force then went on the power play and capitalized. Matt Koch fired a shot from the
* at Merrimack Tournament point that snuck through a screen by Erik Baskin and cut the AIC lead to 3-2 at 16:36. After the
& Q-Cup Tournament goal, Starrett came back in the net for Air Force, replacing Christopoulos. The Falcons were
# AHC First Round Playoff Series at USAFA, buzzing again and Reid drew a penalty, putting the Falcons on the power play. With Baskin
again screening in front, Phil Boje’s blast from the point found the twine and the Falcons tied
the game at 3-3 at 17:23. In the final minute of the game, Air Force had several flurries in front,
with two pucks sliding just wide of the net, and nearly netted the game-winner. In overtime, Air
Force outshot AIC, 4-0, but was not able to break the tie.
Air Force outshot AIC, 29-23 in the game, including 14 shots in the third period and overtime.
Air Force was 2-for-6 on the power play while AIC was 1-for-3. Starrett made 20 stops for Air
Force while Zackarias Skog made 26 for AIC.
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No Place Like Home
Since the 2006-07 season, Air Force has won 67.1 percent of its home games, including a 66.6 mark in AFA’s Record When ...
home conference games. Air Force was 11-4-2 at home last season and is 3-5-0 this season at home.
Year ......................Overall Home ................. AHC Home (including playoffs)
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2006-07 ...............9-6-3 ................................. 6-5-3
AFA scores 4 or more: 9-0-0
2007-08 ...............11-3-5 ............................... 6-3-5 AFA scores 3: 3-1-2
2008-09 ...............16-4-0 ............................... 11-3-0 AFA scores 2: 1-4-0
2009-10 ...............11-5-3 ............................... 9-2-3 AFA scores 1 or less: 0-6-1
Opponent scores 4 or more: 0-4-0
2010-11 ...............11-5-2 ............................... 8-4-2
Opponent scores 3: 5-4-2
2011-12 ...............11-4-2 ............................... 11-3-2
Opponent scores 2: 3-2-0
2012-13 .................9-6-2 ................................ 9-5-2 Opponent scores 1 or less: 5-1-1
2013-14 .................12-5-2 .............................. 10-5-1 Falcons score first: 10-2-1
2014-15 .................12-6-1 .............................. 11-5-0 Opponent scores first: 3-9-2
2015-16 .................13-4-1 .............................. 11-4-1
2016-17 .................11-4-2 .............................. 11-3-2 I(cid:3463)(cid:3469)(cid:3454)(cid:3467)(cid:3462)(cid:3458)(cid:3468)(cid:3468)(cid:3458)(cid:3464)(cid:3463)(cid:3468)
2017-18...................5-7-0.................................2-7-0 AFA leads after first period: 7-4-0
Opponent leads after first period 2-4-2
Total .....................132-60-23 (67.1) ............. 105-49-21 (66.6)
Game tied after one period: 4-3-1
AFA leads after second period: 13-0-1
The Air Force - Not the Bus Force
Opponent leads after second: 0-10-1
Since joining the AHC in 2006-07, Air Force has a 52.2 overall road winning percentage on the road, Game tied after two periods: 0-1-1
including a 60.0 mark in AHC games (including the playoffs). Air Force has won seven or more road
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games and been at or above .500 on the road nine of the last 11 years.
In games decided by one goal: 5-5-0
Year ......................Overall Road ................. AHC Road (including playoffs) In games decided by two goals: 4-1-0
2006-07 ...............10-10-2 ............................. 9-5-2 In games decided by three or more: 4-5-0
2007-08 ...............10-9-1 ............................... 10-6-0 In overtime games: 0-0-3
2008-09 ...............12-7-2 ............................... 11-3-2 S(cid:3457)(cid:3464)(cid:3469)(cid:3468) (cid:3464)(cid:3463) G(cid:3464)(cid:3450)(cid:3461)
2009-10 ...............5-10-3 ............................... 5-7-3 Falcons out-shoot opponent: 7-7-0
2010-11 ...............9-7-4 ................................. 8-3-4 Opponent out-shoots AFA: 6-4-3
Shots tied 0-0-0
2011-12 ...............10-7-5 ............................... 8-4-4
AFA has 19 shots or less: 1-3-0
2012-13 .................8-7-5 ................................6-4-3
AFA has 20-29 shots 8-4-3
2013-14 .................9-9-2 ................................6-6-2 AFA has 30-39 shots 3-3-0
2014-15 .................4-15-3 ..............................4-9-3 AFA has 40-49 shots 1-1-0
2015-16 .................7-8-4 ................................7-4-4 AFA has 50+ shots 0-0-0
Opponent has 19 shots or less: 0-3-0
2016-17 .................16-6-3 ..............................12-3-1
Opponent has 20-29 shots: 10-6-0
2017-18...................8-4-3................................6-2-2
Opponent has 30-39 shots: 3-1-3
Total .....................108-98-37 (52,2) ............. 91-55-30 (60.0) Opponent has 40-49 shots: 0-1-0
Opponent has 50+ shots: 0-0-0
Air Force’s record since 2006-07 (including playoffs)
All Games (Home/Road/Neutral) .............. 237-157-60 (.589) S(cid:3465)(cid:3454)(cid:3452)(cid:3458)(cid:3450)(cid:3461) T(cid:3454)(cid:3450)(cid:3462)(cid:3468)
AHC Games (Home/Road/Neutral) ............194-103-51 (.631) Falcons win special teams 8-0-0
Falcons lose special teams 2-9-2
Special teams tied 3-2-1
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Game 1 of two-game series: 6-6-1
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Vs. ranked teams 0-1-0
Number .........AHC/Nat’l Rank ........................Category ............AHC/Nat’l Rank .................Number At home: 5-7-0
13-11-3 ...............................................................Record ............................................................10-15-3 On the road: 8-4-3
On neutral ice: 0-0-0
W 2 ......................................................................Streak .....................................................................L 1
On Thursday: 0-0-0
5-7-0 ....................................................................Home .................................................................6-7-1
On Friday: 7-6-0
8-3-3 ....................................................................Away .................................................................4-8-2 On Saturday; 5-5-3
8-9-2/ 9th ...............................................League Record/ Place ............................ ...........9-11-3 / 6th On Sunday: 1-0-0
0-0-3 .................................................................OT Record .............................................................2-0-3 October: 5-2-1
November: 2-4-2
4-1-0 ....................................................................Last 5 .................................................................1-3-1
December: 1-3-0
27.5..........................9th / 38th ...................Shots Per Game .................6th / 48th .........................28.9
January: 5-2-0
27.1..........................1st / 15th ............Shots Allowed Per Game ..........3rd / 18th .........................27.6 February: 0-0-0
2.70..........................8th / 39th ...................Goals Per Game ...............10th / 45th .........................2.54 March: 0-0-0
2.59..........................1st / 17th ............Goals Allowed Per Game ..........7th / 38th .........................3.11 V(cid:3468). L(cid:3454)(cid:3450)(cid:3456)(cid:3470)(cid:3454)(cid:3468)
13.5 (15-111) .........10th / 44th .......................Power Play .....................8th / 53rd ..........15.9 (17-107) Vs. Atlantic Hockey: 8-9-2
83.5 (96-115) ...........3rd / 14th .......................Penalty Kill ..................10th / 52nd ..........77.5 (93-120) Vs. NCHC: 1-1-0
10.1........................11th / 51st ....................PIM Per Game ..................7th / 29th .........................11.6 Vs. WCHA 2-1-1
52.1..........................3rd / 14th .........................Faceoffs .......................7th / 34th .........................49.8 Vs. Independent 2-0-0
12.7.........................8th / 32nd .....................Blocked Shots .................11th / 57th .........................10.3
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The Falcons in the New Year
Last Time
Since joining Atlantic Hockey for the 2006-07 season, the Falcons have had a winning record
after January 1, in regular-season games, in 10 of the 11 seasons. Last season, the Falcons came A Falcon scored a hat trick
up just short of winning the regular season Erik Baskin vs. Colo. College, 12/29/17 (W)
title, posting an 11-3-2 record from Jan. 1 until 5-2-0 (2017-18) 8-4-5 (2011-12) Scored short-handed goal
the end of the regular season. Over the last 11-3-2 (2016-17) 8-4-4 (2010-11) Jonathan Kopacka vs. SHU, 11/26/17 (W)
two seasons, Air Force is 28-8-5 between Jan. 12-3-3 (2015-16) 6-8-2 (2009-10) Scored an empty-net goal
1 and the end of the regular season. Below is 9-7-2 (2014-15) 9-6-1 (2008-09) Erik Baskin vs. Niagara, 1/27/18 (W)
Air Force’s record in regular-season games 11-6 (2013-14) 8-6-2 (2007-08) Allowed an empty-net goal
after Jan. 1 since 2006-07 (62 percent): 11-3-3 (2012-13) 8-7-2 (2006-07) vs. Niagara, Dec. 2, 2017
Scored an extra attacker goal
Kyle Haak vs. Holy Cross, 12/3/16
Balanced Scoring
Allowed an extra attacker goal
Air Force’s leading scorer (Giesler) has 17 points, but the Falcons have seven players who have
vs. Sacred Heart, 11/25/17 (T)
10 or more points. Twenty-two different Falcons have scored a goal this season and 26 different
A Falcon scored four points in a game
players have at least one point. Nine different players have scored Air Force’s 14 power-play
Ben Carey vs. AIC, 1/8/16 (2-2-4) (W)
goals.
A Falcon scored fi ve points in a game
Tyler Ledford (1-4-5) vs. C.C., 12/29/17 (W)
Inside the Numbers
Won in overtime
Air Force is 10-2-1 when it scores first and 3-9-2 when the opponent scores first. vs. Mercyhurst, 11/7/15 (W 5-4 ot)
With Air Force this season, the game is pretty much decided after two periods. When the Lost in overtime
Falcons lead after two, they are 13-0-1. When the opponent leads after two, the Falcons are vs. Denver, 11/25/16 (L 4-3 ot)
0-10-1. The game has been tied after two periods twice and the Falcons are 0-1-1. Won a Shoot Out
When the Falcons win the special teams battle, they are 8-0. When the Falcons lose the vs. Ohio State, Oct. 8, 2016
special teams battle, AF is 2-9-2. Swept a two-game AHC home series
vs. Bentley, 3/10-11/17
Three is the magic number ...
Swept a two-game AHC road series
The Falcons are 12-1-2 when scoring three or more goals this season. Air Force is 1-10-1 at Niagara, 1-26-27/18
when scoring two or less. This season’s only loss came in a 6-3 defeat to Niagara, Dec. 1. Was swept in two-game AHC home series
Last season, Air Force was 23-1-3 when scoring three or more. The only loss was a 4-3 vs. Niagara (Dec. 1-2, 2017)
overtime loss to eventual national champion Denver. Over the last two years, Air Force is Was was swept in two-game AHC road series
35-2-5 when scoring three or more. vs. RIT, (Mar. 13-14, 2015) playoff s
Shut out an opponent
vs. RIT (4-0), 1/13/18
The Century Mark
AFA was shut out by an opponent
Air Force has eight players who have played in 100 or more career games. Junior Evan Giesler
vs. Mercyhurst (1-0), 1/5/18
is the most recent to join the club, playing in his 100th game on Jan. 6. He joined seniors Jordan
AFA was shut out at home
Himley (138), Tyler Ledford (133), Erik Baskin (131), Phil Boje (127), Kyle Mackey (119),
vs. Mercyhurst (1-0), 1/5/18
Ben Kucera (115), Dylan Abood (104).
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Get That Man an Ice Bag
Senior Phil Boje leads the nation with 2.61 blocked shots per game this season. He has 60
Matt Koch
blocks in 23 games (missing four games due to injury). He blocked 10 in the CC/DU weekend, AHC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11)
Dec. 29-30. He blocked a career high seven shots against Niagara, Jan. 27. He has blocked six
Billy Christopoulos
or more in a game twice this season (Denver and Arizona State) and blocked five in the first
AHC Goalie of the Month (October)
game at Canisius. AHC Goalie of the Week (Jan. 16)
Jake Levin
New Faces
AHC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 14)
Six freshman have cracked the lineup this season and all six have at least one point. Two
Alex Mehnert
of them, Jake Levin and Alex Mehnert, have earned conference rookie of the week honors.
AHC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21)
Defenseman Zach Mirageas has played in 25 of the 27 games and is the top freshman scorer
with six points (2-4-6). Levin has five points (2-3-5) in 12 games, Mehnert has five points (1-4- Jonathan Kopacka
AHC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
5) in 10 games, Marshall Bowery has five goals (18 gp) while Walker Sommer has three points
(1-2-3), including the game-winner at Niagara, in 12 games. Max Harper has an assist (5 gp). Phil Boje
AHC Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 29)
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Abood a Candidate for Senior Class Award
Dylan Abood is a candidate for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award for hockey. Abood is one of 20 men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and
off the ice. Abood carries a 3.85 overall grade point average while majoring in electrical engineering. The Centennial, Colo., native has been on the Dean’s
List every semester. He is a two-time, first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and has been named academic all-conference three times. This
past summer, he was selected for the Cadet Summer Research Program with MIT Lincoln under Group 73 (Energy Systems), building, developing and
testing a portable solar power system to assist with disaster relief operations.
A flight commander in his squadron, he has volunteered numerous hours in the community
On the ice, Abood is a two-time team captain. He has played in 97 career games and has recorded 23 career points (4-19-23) and is a +27, as of Dec. 10.
The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through
a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, class-
room, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2018 Frozen Four in April.
Senior Class
The Class of 2018 matches the largest senior class under head coach Frank Serratore. The eight-member class includes Dylan Abood, Erik Baskin, Phil
Boje, Jordan Himley, Jonathan Kopacka, Ben Kucera, Tyler Ledford and Kyle Mackey. The Class of 2007, the class that helped lead Air Force to its first
league title and NCAA appearance also had eight members: Billy Devoney, Brian Gineo, Peter Foster, Jay Medenwaldt, Andrew Ramsey, Brian Reese,
Ben Worker and Theo Zacour.
50th Season of Falcon Hockey
The 2017-18 season marks the 50th season of Air Force hockey. Prior to the Air Force hockey pro- gram 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 tran-
sition to Division I in 1968. Heyliger, a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, started the Academy program after leading the University of Michigan
to six national championships in 13 years. In the first season, 1968-69, under Heyliger, the Falcons posted a 6-12 record. It didn’t take long for the Falcons
to get on the college hockey map, posting a 25-6 record in 1971-72. Heyliger coached the team from 1969-74, John Matchefts was the coach from 1975-
85, Chuck Delich was behind the bench from 1986- 97 and Frank Serratore from 1998-Present.
Last Week
Air Force swept a two-game series at Niagara by scores of 4-2 and 5-3, Jan. 26-27, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Friday: Freshman Walker Sommer’s first career goal was the game-winner in a 4-2 win over Niagara, Jan. 26, at Dwyer Arena in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
After a scoreless first period, the Falcons scored twice in the second. Evan Giesler broke the scoreless tie at 4:08 on a breakaway. Just after a Falcon
penalty expired, Giesler came off the Air Force bench and collected an errant Niagara pass in the neutral zone. Giesler netted his seventh of the season
unassisted. Later in the period, the Falcons took a 2-0 lead on the fore-check. Sommer collected the puck behind the net and fed Ben Kucera in the slot.
Kucera’s shot bounced hard off the back boards, but Brady Tomlak tucked in the rebound at 12:55.
Midway through the third period, Niagara cut into the Falcon lead. Sean King put in a rebound of Tyler Hayes shot to make the score 2-1 at 8:52. Air
Force answered just a couple minutes later on the power play. Niagara tried to clear a puck from its own end, but Sommer was there to intercept the pass
and net his first career goal from the slot at 11:49. After Air Force killed the first seven Niagara power plays in the game, the Purple Eagles capitalized
on their eighth. Billy Christopoulos saved a shot by Eric Cooley, but Noah Delmas put back the rebound at 12:29 to cut the Falcon lead to 3-2. With 2:24
left, Niagara pulled its goalie in favor of the extra skater. Kyle Haak forced a turnover in the neutral zone and skated toward the empty net. Just as he was
pulled down from behind, he slid the puck into the empty net to seal the 4-2 win.
Niagara outshot Air Force, 28-23, in the game and had an 11-5 advantage in the third period. NU was 1-for-9 on the power play while AF was 1-for-4.
Christopoulos made 26 saves for the Falcons while Brian Wilson made 19 for the Purple Eagles.
Saturday: All four lines scored for Air Force as the Falcons defeated Niagara, 5-3,, Jan. 27, at Dwyer Arena in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The first period started with four combined goals in the first 10 minutes. Niagara opened the scoring at 2:05 as Stanislav Dzakhov got behind the Air
Force defense and scored on a breakaway. Air Force answered two minutes later. Dan Bailey’s shot was saved and Ben Kucera put back the rebound for
his third of the season at 4:10. The Falcons took a 2-1 lead at 7:54 when sophomore Joe Tyran scored his second of the season. Pierce Pluemer’s shot was
saved and Tyran cleaned it up to take the lead. Ninety seconds later, NU tied the game when Zach Mills put back a rebound of Dzakhov’s shot at 9:26.
The teams combined for 12 shots in the first nine minutes of the period and then had just three shots in the final 11 minutes.
The Falcons took a 3-2 lead just over two minutes into the second period on the rush. Trevor Stone gained the zone and fed Dan Bailey on the left wing.
Bailey’s centering pass was tipped in by Marshall Bowery who was coming down the slot. Bowery netted his fifth of the season and his fourth in the
last four games. After Dan Bailey drew a slashing call on Niagara, Air Force had 1:16 of a 5-on-3 advantage. Air Force capitalized as Phil Boje’s shot
bounced hard off the back board and Matt Serratore tucked it in on the short side. His ninth of the season came at 11:00 for a 4-2 lead.
Late in the third period, Niagara cut the Falcon lead to a single goal when Derian Plouffe scored short-handed at 14:11. Niagara pulled its goalie with 2:56
left, but Erik Baskin scored the empty-netter to seal the win.
Air Force outshot Niagara, 27-25, in the game. The Falcons were 1-for-5 on the power play while Niagara was 0-for-2. Billy Christopoulos made 22 saves
for the Falcons while Brian Wilson had 22 for the Purple Eagles.
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Streaking
Points by Class
Air Force opened the season with a 5-1-1 record before the injury bug hit the Falcons.
After a 3-1 win at Canisius on Oct. 27, the Falcons went 1-5-2 over the next eight games.
After getting three points at Sacred Heart, Nov. 26-27, the Falcons went 1-4-0 over the next Freshmen (6): ...............11-15-26
five games. Air Force has currently won three of the last four games with a 5-1 win over Sophomore (6): ............13-22-35
Mercyhurst, Jan. 6, a sweep at RIT, Jan. 12-13, and a loss to Sacred Heart, 2-1, Jan. 19.
Juniors (6): ....................22-29-51
Seniors (8): ..................27-50-77
The Injury Bug
Totals .............................73-116-189
The injury bug has bitten the Falcons harder this season than in any other. Entering this
week’s AIC series, 17 Falcons have combined to miss 131 games this season. The most seri-
Career Stats vs. AIC
ous was second-line center Evan Feno who suffered a knee injury in the first game of the sea-
son that required surgery and he is out for the season. Every other player had recovered from Dylan Abood ..............10 gp (0-4-4)
injury and was available for the Colorado College game. However, the injuries struck again Dan Bailey .................2 gp (0-1-1)
over the next five games. Erik Baskin ................10 gp (10-5-15)
Phil Boje .....................6 gp (3-3-6)
Boje Named AHC Player of the Week Marshall Bowery ........0 gp
Air Force senior defenseman Phil Boje was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Evan Giesler ...............4 gp (0-2-2)
Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the sweep of Niagara, Jan. 26-27. Kyle Haak ...................4 gp (0-1-1)
Boje, from Shoreview, Minn., blocked a career high seven shots in the 5-3 win over Niagara Jordan Himley ..........10 gp (2-9-11)
on Saturday, Jan. 27. His seven blocks on the weekend were the most of any AHC defense- Erich Jaeger ................2 gp (0-0-0)
man. Also on Saturday, he had an assist on the game-winning goal. His +2 in the series, tied Matt Koch ..................2 gp (1-1-2)
as the second best in the league among Jonathan Kopacka ......8 gp (0-7-7)
defensemen. Boje leads the nation in Multi-Point Games Ben Kucera ................10 gp (5-8-13)
blocked shots per game (2.61) with 60 Tyler Ledford .............10 gp (0-11-11)
Name .........................2 .......3 ......4 .....5
blocks in 23 games. Jake Levin ...................0 gp
3 - Jake Levin ..................2
The weekly award is the third of his
Kyle Mackey ..............6 gp (1-3-4)
4 - Phil Boje ....................3
career and the sixth by a Falcon this
Alex Mehnert .............0 gp
season. 6 - Alex Mehnert ............1
Zach Mirageas ............0 gp
7 - Matt Koch .................3
Pierce Pluemer ..........0 gp
8 - Marshall Bowery .......1
Matt Pulver .................0 gp
9 - Trevor Stone..............1
Matt Serratore ...........2 gp (1-0-1)
10 - Jordan Himley .........3
Walker Sommer .........0 gp
12 - Matt Serratore .........2
Trevor Stone ..............2 gp (0-0-0)
13 - Tyler Ledford ..........0........0........0 ......1
Brady Tomlak ............2 gp (0-1-1)
15 - Evan Giesler............2
Joe Tyran .....................0 gp
26 - Erich Jaeger .............1
27 - Erik Baskin ..............1........1
Billy Christopoulos: 2 gp, 1-0-0, 2 ga, 8 saves
28 -Brady Tomlak ...........1
......................................2.48 GAA, .800 sv%
42 - Walker Sommer ......1
52 - Jonathan Kopacka ..1
74 - Zach Mirageas .........1
DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
Junior Kyle Haak (T-Day) Senior Erik Baskin (M-Day) Senior Dylan Abood (T-Day)
6:30 Wake up 6:30 Wake up 6:30 Wake up
6:45 Morning formation 6:45 Morning formation 6:45 Morning formation
7:00 Breakfast 7:00 Breakfast 7:00 Breakfast
8:30-9:23 Electromagnetic Theory 7:30-9:23 Technological Innovation Mgt. 8:30-9:23 Communications Systems
9:30-10:23 Leadership Develop./Behav. Science 9:30-10:23 International Economics 9:30-10:23 Joint Operations/Global Contex
1030-11:23 STAMPS Scholarship 10:30-11:23 Investments 10:30-11:23 Honors Seminar
Desalination/Einstein Energy 11:50-12:30 Lunch 11:50-12:30 Lunch
11:30-11:50 Squadron Security Checks 1:30-3:00 Practice Prep 12:30-1:23 Scholars Geopolitics
11:50-12:30 Lunch (Treatments, meetings, etc.) 1:30-3:00 Practice Prep
12:30-1:23 Classical Mechanics 3:15-5:15 Practice (Treatments, meetings, etc.)
1:30-3:00 Practice Prep 6:15 Dinner 3:15-5:15 Practice
(Treatments, meetings, etc.) 6:30 -10:30 In room/homework 6:15 Dinner
3:30-5:15 Practice 11:00 Lights out 6:30 -10:30 In room/homework
6:15 Dinner 11:00 Lights out
6:30 -10:30 In room/homework
11:00 Lights out
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Points: 2, several Points: 1, 10/14/17 Points: 2 vs. Canisius, 10/27/17
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Points: 2, several Points: 3, several Points: 3 vs. RMU, 1/20/17
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Saves: 43 vs. Western Michigan, 11/19/16 Assists: 2, several Assists: 1, several
Points: 3, several Points: 2, several
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Goals: 2 vs. Holy Cross, 11/11/17
Assists: 2 vs. Mercyhurst, 1/7/18 Goals: 1, vs. RIT, 11/17/17
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Points: 3 vs RIT, 2/17/17 Goals: 1, several
Assists: 2 vs. Bentley, 1/2/16
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Points: 3, several Goals: 1 vs Mercyhurst, 1/6/18
Assists: 2 vs. RIT, 11/17/17
Points: 2 vs. RIT, 11/17/17
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Dylan Abood – Team captain for the second straight year ... CoSIDA Jonathan Kopacka - Recovered from off-season shoulder surgery in
Academic All-District ... Candidate for the Senior CLASS Award for summer of 2016 ... Played in 16 games in 2016-17 before fracturing his
excellence in the class room, community and on the ice ... Dean’s list ankle at Mercyhurst (Jan. 6) ... Brother, Jack, was drafted 93rd overall
every semester ... This past summer, travelled to Hanscom AFB, Mass., by the Anaheim Ducks this past summer ... Cousin, Ben Kopacka, is a
on the cadet summer research program to work with the MIT Lincoln 2012 USAFA graduate and a three-year football letterman on the defen-
Labs, helping to build and test a portable solar power system intended sive line ... Will go to pilot training after graduation
for disaster relief operations … Went through basic training prior to his
freshman year with a broken wrist ... Academic all-conference first three Ben Kucera – Eight career game-winners is most by an active Falcon
years ... First assignment will be as a developmental electrical engineer. ... GWG to beat No. 5 Boston College in the 2016 Ice Breaker, GWG to
beat Bentley in 2017 AHC Quarterfinals to send AF to the AHC Final
Dan Bailey - First career goal was the game-winner at Army in the sec- Four ... Scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Army in the AHC
ond game of the series in 2016-17 … The next week, scored the game- Semifinals ... Brother, Brad, currently serving in the Army … Loves to
winner in the second game against RIT at home to sweep the series. hunt, but has been shot by a shotgun several times ... First assignment
will be as a Health Services Administrator.
Erik Baskin – Wears an “A” ... Academic all-conference first three years
... Dean’s List every semester ... Major is economics ... Grandfather, Zach LaRocque - Played for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) team
Norm Midtun, served in the Norwegian Air Force … Grandfather. Mark that won the Anderson Cup in 2015-16
Baskin, served in the Navy during the Korean War ... First assignment
will be as a Health Services Administrator. Tyler Ledford – Colorado Springs product who played in the Air Force
youth hockey program … Brother, Zach, was a four-year letterman at
Phil Boje – First team all-conference last season ... Academic all- Bentley ... Plays both the piano and ukulele ... This past summer, was
conference last season ... Named to East Regional all-tournament selected for the Cadet Summer Research Program and spent three weeks
team at NCAA Tournament … Helped lead Dubuque to Clark Cup at General Electric’s aviation sector... Grandfather served in the Air
title in USHL in 2012-13 while playing for current Denver coach Jim Force ... On the Dean’s List five of six semesters.
Montgomery ... Will go to pilot training after graduation.
Kyle Mackey – Will go to pilot training after graduation ... … In the
Billy Christopoulos – Dean’s list every semester … Academic all-con- summer of 2016, traveled to Whiteman AFB, Missouri., on Operation
ference twice ... in first collegiate start, beat No. 5 Denver with 28 saves Air Force and got to fly in a T-38 and a Blackhawk helicopter and flew
… This past summer, got to ride in an F-16 while on Operation Air Force the A-10 and B-2 simulators …Dean’s List in spring of 2017 ... Brother
at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. … Considering pilot training after gradua- serves in the Marine Corps.
tion ... Hidden talent is that he can solve a Rubik’s Cube.
Zach Mirageas - Brother, Ben, is a freshman defenseman at Providence.
Evan Giesler - On the Dean’s list every semester ... Considering pilot
training after graduation ... Went to the same high school as New Orleans Pierce Pluemer - Dean’s List both semesters as a freshman and was aca-
Saints head coach Sean Payton and WNBA star Candace Parker ... demic all-conference ... Completed the parachute program this past sum-
Considers himself the best three-point shooter on the team. mer with five free-fall jumps.
Kyle Haak - Academic All-American in 2016-17 ... Major is physics and Matt Pulver - Missed most of last season with a shoulder injury
minoring in nuclear weapons and strategy ...on the superintendent’s list that required surgery ... Brother and sister graduated from the Naval
at the Academy for excellence in academics, military and physical fitness Academy.
…No. 1 cadet in the class of 2019… wears his jersey number in honor of
his former AAA hockey coach Dean Dixon, who passed away from brain Matt Serratore – Father, Tom, is the head coach at Bemidji State …
cancer ... Grandfather, William “Wild Bill” Haak, served as an Army Uncle, Frank, is the head coach at Air Force … Plays the piano … Wears
Airborne Ranger ... Named to the NCAA East Regional all-tournament the No. 12 because it’s the same number his dad wore at Bemidji State
team … Long-team goal is to go to work with Einstein Energy to provide … Junior team in Penticton, won the BCHL and Western Canada Cup
low-cost, carbon-free emission and dependable electricity … Dean’s List championships ... AHC all-rookie team selection ... Dean’s List every
every semester and Academic all-conference every year. semester ... Considering pilot training after graduation.
Jordan Himley – Second-team all-AHC in 2016-17 ... Dean’s List every Walker Sommer - Played on the Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) team that won
semester and Academic all-conference every year ... Had 11 combined the USPHL championship …Third on the team in goals (19).
goals in his first two years and had 22 last season ... A self-proclaimed
great paint-ball player ... Can play the drums ... First assignment will be Brady Tomlak – Father Mike played in the NHL with the Hartford
in acquisitions. Whalers … Played 141 games over four season with the Whalers (1990-
94) ... In 1989-90, played in 70 games and had 21 points (7-14-21) ...
Shawn Knowlton - Son of Air Force athletic director Jim Knowlton ... wears the No. 28 because that is the same number is father wore with the
Father and four brothers all played college hockey. Whalers ... Air Force Rookie of the Year in 2016-17.
Matt Koch – Major is operations research ... NAHL defenseman of the Joe Tyran - Missed all of last season due to knee surgery ... Long-term
year in 2014-15 as he led the league in points by a defensemen with 51 ... goal is to go to pilot training and fly F-35’s or become a developmental
Teammate of current Falcons Ben Kucera and Tyler Ledford in 2012-13 engineering
… Academic all-conference twice.
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Last Team
2 Kyle Mackey D 6-0 180 SR Derby, NY / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
3 Jake Levin D 6-2 190 FR. Mequon, WI / Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)
4 Phil Boje D 5-11 193 SR. Shoreview, MN / Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 Alex Mehnert D 5-11 180 FR. Moorhead, MN / Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7 Matt Koch D 6-1 200 JR. Hastings, MN / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
8 Marshall Bowery F 5-10 170 FR. Rochester Hills, MI / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL)
9 Trevor Stone F 5-9 185 SO. Pleasant Plains, IL / Springfi eld Jr. Blues (NAHL)
10 Jordan Himley F 5-8 160 SR. Mundelein, IL / Janesville Jets (NAHL)
11 Max Harper F 6-3 185 FR. Rochester Hills, MI / Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL)
12 Matt Serratore F 5-9 165 JR. Bemidji, MN / Penticton Vees (BCHL)
13 Tyler Ledford F 5-9 160 SR. Colorado Springs, CO / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
14 Ben Kucera F 5-7 175 SR. Leawood, KS / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
15 Evan Giesler F 6-0 185 JR. Naperville, IL / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
16 Kyle Haak F 6-0 185 JR. Okemos, MI / Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
17 Joe Tyran D 6-0 175 SO. Wadsworth, IL / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
18 Evan Feno F 5-9 170 JR. Morrison, CO / Janesville Jets (NAHL)
19 Isaac Theisen F 6-0 180 FR. Monroe, MI / Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)
20 Dan Bailey D 6-1 180 JR. St. Cloud, MN / Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
21 Matt Pulver F 5-11 180 SO. Chippewa Falls, WI / Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
22 Pierce Pluemer F 6-4 205 SO. Phillips, WI / Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)
23 Dylan Abood D 5-8 165 SR. Centennial, CO / Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)
26 Erich Jaeger F 6-2 195 SO. Coeur d’ Alene, ID / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
27 Erik Baskin F 6-3 195 SR. Minnetonka, MN / Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
28 Brady Tomlak F 6-2 205 SO. Oakland, MI / Springfi eld Jr. Blues (NAHL)
29 Shawn Knowlton F 5-8 165 FR. Slingerlands, NY / Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
30 Erik Anderson G 5-11 190 FR. Chanhassen, MN / Pikes Peak Miners (RMJHL)
31 Zack LaRocque G 6-2 205 FR. Arvada, CO / Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
38 Will Ulrich G 6-1 190 FR. Birmingham, MI / Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
42 Walker Sommer F 5-8 170 FR. Avon, OH / Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
44 Billy Christopoulos G 6-2 191 JR. Raleigh, NC / Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
52 Jonathan Kopacka D 6-1 190 SR. Lapeer, MI / Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL)
74 Zack Mirageas D 5-9 180 FR. Newburyport, MA / Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

Head Coach: Frank Serratore
Asst. Coaches: Joe Doyle, Andy Berg
Director of Hockey: Corey Millen
Volunteer Asst.: Capt. Paul Weisgarber

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Colorado (4) Michigan (7) New York (2)
Abood - Centennial Bowery - Rochester Hills Knowlton - Slingerlands
Feno - Morrison Haak- Okemos Mackey - Derby Dylan Abood...................uh-BOOD
LaRocque - Arvada Harper - Rochester Hills Phil Boje .........................BO-jee
Ledford - Colo. Springs Kopacka - Metamora North Carolina (1)
Billy Christopoulos .........KRIS-top-uh-luss
Theisen - Monroe Christopoulos - Raleigh
Evan Feno .......................FEE-no
Illinois (4) Tomlak - Oakland
Giesler - Naperville Ulrich - Birmingham Ohio (1) Evan Giesler....................GEESE-ler
Himley Mundelein Sommer - Avon Kyle Haak .......................HAKE
Stone - Pleasant Plains Minnesota (7)
Jordan Himley.................HIM-lee
Tyran - Wadsworth Anderson - Chanhassen Wisconsin (3)
Erich Jaeger.....................YAY-gurr
Bailey - St. Cloud Levin - Mequon
Idaho (1) Baskin - Minnetonka Pluemer - Phillips Ben Kucera .....................koo-CHAIR-uh
Jaeger - Couer d’Alene Boje - Shoreview Pulver - Chippewa Falls Jonathan Kopacka ...........koe-PACK-uh
Koch - Hastings Alex Mehnert ..................MAY-nurt
Kansas (1) Mehnert - Moorhead
Zack Mirageas.................murr-AH-juss
Kucera - Leawood Serratore - Bemidji
Matt Koch .......................COOK
Massachusetts (1) Zach LaRocque ...............luh-ROCK
Mirageas - Newburyport Pierce Pluemer ................PLUE-mer
Frank/Matt Serratore....... sara-TORR-ee
Isaac Theisen...................TYSON
Joe Tyran.........................TIE-ran
Will Ulrich ......................UL-rick