Author: joe paisley The Gazette

No changes for Air Force – a first this season – and only minor tweaks for Niagara as both Atlantic Hockey teams warm up for game 2 of their series at Cadet Ice Arena. LINES Niagara LW-C-RW Dzakhov-Farmer-Curran Lomsnes-Plouffe-King Rennaker-Sarcona-Pietrobon Luke Edwards-Brock Edwards-Patterson LD-RD Harper-Kovachis Smith-Dineen Chiarantano-Campbell Goalies – Teichroeb, O’Brien. Air Force LW-C-RW Kucera-Ledford-Baskin…

Colorado College rallied from an early four-goal deficit to tie No. 2 North Dakota, 5-5, Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. After giving up four goals in the first 15 minutes, the Tigers (5-17-1, 3-9-1 NCHC) fought back to score the next five and hold a one-goal lead until Rhett Gardner…

Air Force’s strong defense and a timely power-play goal was enough to overcome a standout performance for Niagara goalie Jackson Teichroeb in a 3-0 grinder of a home win Friday night. Sophomore forward Erik Baskin scored a power-play goal with 4:21 left in the third period to allow the 1,931 fans at Cadet Ice Arena…

Air Force freshman Shane Starrett is the Atlantic Hockey Conference goaltender of the week after allowing only one goal in a 1-0-1 weekend at service academy rival Army last weekend. Starrett made 23 saves last Friday to garner his first career shutout in a 1-0 victory. He made 26 stops in a 1-1 overtime tie…

Cumberland Grads forward Branden Makara, 18, committed to Colorado College on Friday. He is scheduled to join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference program this fall. The 5-foot-11, 177-pound Ottawa native has 52 points (31 assists) in 43 games in the Tier I Central Canada Hockey League. He is tied for fourth in the league in…

Every point is precious for Air Force hockey as the fourth-place Falcons jockey for playoff positioning headed into this weekend’s Atlantic Hockey Conference home series against last-place Niagara (3-16-3, 3-11-2 AHC). The top five teams garner a first-round bye and AFA (10-9-3, 8-5-3), which has 20 underclassmen on its 27-man roster, will need that week…

Air Force sophomore Erik Baskin is the Atlantic Hockey Conference player of the week after he helped lead the Falcons to a sweep of American International College this past weekend. The conference weekly honor is the second of Baskin’s career and fifth by a Falcon this season. The Minnetonka, Minn., winger recorded five points (four…

Trail Smoke Eaters forward Nick Halloran became the second Colorado Rampage club alumnus to commit to Colorado College. The Draper, Utah native announced his decision on Sunday night. He is scheduled to join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference program this fall, he said. If so, he will likely sign this spring. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward has 31 points (16 goals) in 36…

CC freshman goalie Jacob Nehama is the National Collegiate Hockey Conference goalie of the week after recording a road split against then-Now. 4 (now No. 5) St. Cloud State this past weekend. Nehama recorded 34 saves in a 2-1 loss Friday and 47 in Saturday’s 5-2 win. The 47 stops is his most in NCHC…

For the first time, Colorado College coach Mike Haviland had an optional morning skate on Saturday in hopes of helping his players maintain their focus following a good performance on Friday. Before, the Tigers rested and did film work Saturday mornings. “We wanted to change things and keep our focus,” Haviland said. “Some guys went…