Tag: air force hockey
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Air Force hockey held to a single goal at RIT, routed in conference opener
Air Force was hopeful that junior right wing Brendan Gibbons’ score near the end of the first period was the start of a comeback. Unfortunately for the Falcons hockey team, the Gibbons goal was little more than a speed bump for host Rochester Institute of Technology as the Tigers cruised to a 5-1 win in…
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Air Force hockey ready for first road trip, conference opener
Last weekend, Air Force hockey exceeded its coach’s expectations. The Falcons rallied from an 11-2 drubbing at home against St. Thomas on Oct. 17 to beat the Tommies 6-2 the next night for their first win of the season. “I’ve been doing this for over 40 years, I don’t remember taking a pounding like that.…
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Air Force hockey routed by St. Thomas, suffers worst loss in over 20 years
The memory of Friday’s game is for Air Force hockey to bury, flush, incinerate and/or move on from. The Falcons (0-2-1) were dominated at Cadet Ice Arena by visiting St. Thomas which won in an 11-2 rout. The Tommies (2-2) had eight different goal scorers, had every one of their 12 forwards earn a point…
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Air Force has depth, just needs experience as fighting Falcons search for first win
So far, this year’s Air Force hockey team has half of coach Frank Serratore’s equation for success. “Ideally, when we’ve had our championship years, when we’ve had our best years, we’re old and we’re deep. We like our depth right now, but we’re not very old, we’re very young,” he said. But there’s a lot…
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Loose Pucks: Notes and quotes from Colorado College and Air Force hockey
Loose pucks Notes from Air Force and Colorado College coaches and players Air Force down two upperclassmen centers The Falcons expect to get a big boost when senior captain Mason McCormick and junior center Nick Remissong return from injury. “I wish we got more out of tonight, but we are missing our top two centers,”…
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Air Force weathers potent attack from No. 5 Denver as Clafton saves 58 in opening-night draw
Air Force hockey senior captain Holt Oliphant promised that every time an opponent played the Falcons, it’d be war. On Friday night at Cadet Ice Arena, Air Force showed he wasn’t kidding. Air Force held No.5 Denver scoreless for 55 minutes and change, and led the visiting Pioneers for a majority of that time, but…
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One night to rule them all: Compete with consistency key as Colorado College, Air Force renew rivalry
Saturday night, the Colorado College Tigers and Air Force Falcons will be opponents on the ice but united in their purpose. To compete. The Pikes Peak Trophy is once again on the line as both of Colorado Springs’ Division I college hockey programs square off. Puck drop is at 5:05 p.m. at the Falcons’ Cadet…
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Falcons hockey home winning streak snapped by Niagara after short overtime
The glass is still being filled for the Air Force Falcons hockey team after they fell in overtime to the Niagara University Purple Eagles. By the final buzzer, after just 40 seconds of overtime, the Falcons lost 3-2. The Falcons struggled to contain the Purple Eagles offense, which scored a goal in the first minute…
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Austin Schwartz’s overtime game-winner gives Air Force hockey first-ever win at Mass Mutual Center
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Air Force hockey entered play on Friday with three wins, all on come-from-behind efforts. While scoring first was a goal for the Falcons in Friday’s contest, late heroics from the service academy team was the story yet again as Air Force (4-3) toppled league foe American International College…
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Air Force hockey facing big challenges this season to contend for Atlantic Hockey title
This year will be one of big asks for Air Force hockey. Per the Atlantic Hockey America’s preseason coaches poll released Tuesday, the Falcons are picked to finish seventh of 11 this season despite an 18-19-1 2023-2024 season that saw them earn a fourth-place finish, a first-round bye and a home playoff series. But last…