2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Air Force Falcons
men's ice hockey season
Air Force Falcons logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Hockey
Home iceCadet Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachFrank Serratore
Assistant Coaches
Captain(s)Luke Rowe
Alex Schilling
Alternate captain(s)Blake Bride
Willie Reim
Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season is the 54th season of play for the program and the 16th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 25th season.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Erik Anderson Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Marshall Bowery Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Thomas Daskas Forward  United States Transferred to Miami
Max Harper Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Noah Kim Defenseman  United States Transferred to Wisconsin–River Falls
Shawn Knowlton Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Zach LaRocque Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Jacob Levin Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Keenan Lund Forward  United States Transferred to Augsburg
Alex Mehnert Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Zachary Mirageas Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Guy Blessing Goaltender  United States 20 Chandler, AZ
Lucas Coon Forward  United States 19 Steamboat Springs, CO
Jack Conroy Forward  United States 21 Chicago, IL
Clay Cosentino Forward  United States 21 Framingham, MA
Andrew DeCarlo Forward  United States 21 Huntington Beach, CA
Mitchell Digby Forward  United States 21 Ottawa Lake, MI
Jason Kleinhans Forward  United States 20 Herndon, VA
Jasper Lester Defenseman  United States 21 Colorado Springs, CO
Frederick Paine Defenseman  United States 20 Duluth, MN
Jackson Sabo Forward  United States 20 Rosemount, MN
Austin Schwartz Forward  United States 20 Parker, CO
Drake Usher Defenseman  United States 21 Upland, CA

Roster[]

As of August 23, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Arizona Guy Blessing Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-08 Chandler, Arizona Lone Star (NAHL) —
2 Minnesota Andrew Kruse Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-12-06 Delano, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
4 New Jersey Luke Rowe (C) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-08 Succasunna, New Jersey Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
7 California Brian Adams Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-12-07 San Ramon, California Wenatchee (BCHL) —
8 Colorado Blake Bride (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-22 Broomfield, Colorado Sioux Falls (USHL) —
9 Colorado Lucas Coon Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-11-24 Steamboat Springs, Colorado Odessa (NAHL) —
10 Colorado Austin Schwartz Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-06-18 Parker, Colorado Bismarck (NAHL) —
12 Minnesota Billy Duma Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-11-17 Wayzata, Minnesota Amarillo (NAHL) —
14 Colorado Jacob Marti Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-10 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Bismarck (NAHL) —
15 Minnesota Bennett Norlin Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-26 Farmington, Minnesota West Kelowna (BCHL) —
16 Michigan Sam Brennan Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-01-16 Brighton, Michigan Lone Star (NAHL) —
17 South Carolina Parker Brown Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-09-08 Hanahan, South Carolina Fairbanks (NAHL) —
18 Colorado Ty Pochipinski Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-05 Colorado Springs, Colorado Penticton (BCHL) —
19 Minnesota Jackson Sabo Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-12-19 Rosemount, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL) —
20 Minnesota Brandon Koch Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-18 Hastings, Minnesota Wenatchee (BCHL) —
21 Illinois Jack Conroy Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-05-19 Chicago, Illinois Bismarck (NAHL) —
22 California Drake Usher Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-04-29 Upland, California Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
23 Minnesota Willie Reim (A) Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-01-11 North Oaks, Minnesota West Kelowna (BCHL) —
24 Minnesota Nate Horn Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1999-03-02 Elk River, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
25 Virginia Jason Kleinhans Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-10-04 Herndon, Virginia Danbury (NAHL) —
26 California Clayton Cosentino Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-18 San Carlos, California Aberdeen (NAHL) —
27 Tennessee Luke Robinson Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-16 Nashville, Tennessee Dubuque (USHL) —
28 Michigan Mitchell Digby Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-26 Ottawa Lake, Michigan Lone Star (NAHL) —
29 Colorado Jasper Lester Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-31 Colorado Springs, Colorado Fairbanks (NAHL) —
33 Minnesota Alex Schilling (C) Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-12-23 Medina, Minnesota Austin (NAHL) —
37 Connecticut Will Gavin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-21 Durham, Connecticut Northern (NCDC) —
41 Colorado Austin Park Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-05 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Wenatchee (BCHL) —
47 Minnesota Dalton Weigel Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-12-30 Bloomington, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL) —
51 Colorado Maiszon Balboa Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-04-18 Colorado Springs, Colorado Shreveport (NAHL) —
77 Minnesota Frederick Paine Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-21 Duluth, Minnesota Lone Star (NAHL) —
82 California Andrew DeCarlo Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-07-23 Huntington Beach, California Lone Star (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International † 26 17 7 2 1 2 0 54 97 61 33 18 12 3 108 82
Canisius 26 13 11 2 2 1 1 43 76 67 33 16 14 3 97 92
Army 26 12 11 3 0 1 2 42 75 68 33 14 15 4 92 92
RIT 26 12 10 4 1 3 3 41 69 82 34 16 14 4 84 107
Sacred Heart 26 11 12 3 0 1 3 40 72 70 34 14 16 4 91 95
Air Force 26 11 12 3 3 2 2 37 76 80 32 13 16 3 87 111
Mercyhurst 26 10 12 4 0 1 1 36 75 79 34 12 18 4 101 120
Niagara 26 10 13 3 2 2 1 34 70 79 34 11 20 3 79 115
Bentley 26 10 14 2 1 2 1 34 70 78 32 12 18 2 83 103
Holy Cross 26 10 14 2 3 0 0 29 56 72 35 12 21 2 75 104
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 6:00 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition)     W 2–1  3,502
Regular Season
October 8 5:00 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan   Schilling W 3–2  4,420 1–0–0
October 9 5:00 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan   Schilling L 1–5  4,918 1–1–0
October 15 7:05 PM vs. #11 Denver* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 1–4  2,623 1–2–0
October 16 6:07 PM at #11 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Schilling L 0–8  4,926 1–3–0
October 23 3:00 PM at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, Missouri (Exhibition)     W 6–1   
October 24 3:00 PM at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, Missouri (Exhibition)     W 7–3   
October 29 7:05 PM vs. Colorado College* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Battle for Pikes Peak)   Schilling W 5–4 OT 2,650 2–3–0
October 30 5:07 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Battle for Pikes Peak)   Schilling L 1–8 OT 3,570 2–4–0
November 5 5:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Schilling L 3–4  880 2–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 3:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Schilling T 3–3 SOW 765 2–5–1 (0–1–1)
November 12 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 2–1  1,968 3–5–1 (1–1–1)
November 13 5:05 PM vs. Bentley Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 4–5  1,895 3–6–1 (1–2–1)
November 19 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 3–2  1,925 4–6–1 (2–2–1)
November 20 5:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 1–3  1,390 4–7–1 (2–3–1)
November 22 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–4  1,350 4–8–1 (2–4–1)
November 23 7:05 PM vs. Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 1–3  1,207 4–9–1 (2–5–1)
December 3 7:05 PM vs. Canisius Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 5–2  1,652 5–9–1 (3–5–1)
December 4 5:05 PM vs. Canisius Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling T 3–3 SOW 1,565 5–9–2 (3–5–2)
January 1 5:35 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Schilling L 2–5  182 5–10–2 (3–6–2)
January 2 2:05 PM at American International MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts   Blessing L 3–4  299 5–11–2 (3–7–2)
January 14 7:05 PM vs. Niagara Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Blessing W 5–4  1,157 6–11–2 (4–7–2)
January 15 5:05 PM vs. Niagara Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Blessing W 3–2  1,456 7–11–2 (5–7–2)
January 21 5:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Schilling W 5–2  120 8–11–2 (6–7–2)
January 22 2:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Schilling W 5–3  120 9–11–2 (7–7–2)
January 28 7:05 PM vs. Army Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 3–8  3,032 9–12–2 (7–8–2)
January 29 5:05 PM vs. Army Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 3–2 OT 2,175 10–12–2 (8–8–2)
February 4 5:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Schilling L 2–4  523 10–13–2 (8–9–2)
February 5 5:00 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Schilling W 3–2 OT 424 11–13–2 (9–9–2)
February 11 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–3  1,327 11–14–2 (9–10–2)
February 12 5:05 PM vs. Holy Cross Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–3  1,542 11–15–2 (9–11–2)
February 18 5:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Schilling W 4–1  1,498 12–15–2 (10–11–2)
February 18 3:05 PM at Bentley Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Schilling T 4–4 SOL 1,250 12–15–3 (10–11–3)
February 25 7:05 PM vs. RIT Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–3 OT 1,401 12–16–3 (10–12–3)
February 26 5:05 PM vs. RIT Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 1–0 OT 1,465 13–16–3 (11–12–3)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11   at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)         
March 12   at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)         
March 13   at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Quarterfinal game 3)      if needed   
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Source: [2]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - - - -
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - - - -

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References[]

  1. ^ "2021–22 Ice Hockey Roster". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Air Force 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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