Season preview: Air Force’s roster by the numbers

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Dan Bailey is one of seven Falcons seniors. Photo courtesy of Paat Kelly and Air Force Athletics

Posted By: FlightChief October 9, 2018

Your average Air Force hockey player stands 6 feet and weighs 183.6 pounds, according to a roster study conducted by The Flight Path.

And the Falcons are not as experienced as you might think – just 10 players have played more than 50 games in their college hockey careers.

Those are two of the nuggets of information pulled from our drill down on the Falcons’ roster in advance of Friday’s 2018-19 regular-season opener against No. 10 Denver.

SEASON PREVIEW SERIES

Part 1: Breaking down Air Force’s schedule

Part 3: Air Force’s most indispensable players

Part 4: Emerging players for the Falcons

What follows is a comprehensive breakdown of the Falcons’ 2018-19 roster. All figures were gleaned from the roster and the Academy’s website on Oct. 5:

Falcons by class

Senior – 7 (G Billy Christopoulos; D Dan Bailey and Matt Koch; F Evan Feno, Evan Giesler, Kyle Haak and Matt Serratore)

Junior – 6 (D Joe Tyran; F Erich Jaeger, Pierce Pluemer, Matt Pulver, Trevor Stone, Brady Tomlak)

Sophomore – 10 (G Erik Anderson, Zack LaRocque and Will Ulrich; D Jake Levin, Alex Mehnert and Zack Mirageas; F Marshall Bowery, Max Harper, Shawn Knowlton and Walker Sommer )

Freshman – 8 (G Alex Schilling; D Carter Ekberg, Tyler Jutting, Shane Kelly and Keegan Mantaro; F Billy Duma, Kieran Durgan and Jensen Zerban)

Total – 31

Falcons by birth year

1994 – 4

1995 – 2

1996 – 12

1997 – 11

1998 – 2

Falcons by position

Goalies – 5

Defenseman – 10

Forwards – 16

Falcons by NCAA games played

100-plus: 3 (Giesler 120; Serratore 108; Haak 106)

75-100: 4

50-74: 3

25-49: 4

0-25: 17

Falcons by height

6-0 feet and taller: 20 (Shane Kelly 6-5, Tyler Jutting and Pierce Pluemer 6-4)

5-11 and shorter: 11 (Shawn Knowlton and Walker Sommer 5-8)

Overall average: 6-0

  • Defensemen 6-0.5
  • Forwards 5-11.5
  • Goalies 6-0.5

Falcons by weight

200 pounds and heavier: 4

199 and lighter: 27

Overall average: 183.6

  • Defensemen 188
  • Forwards 178.5
  • Goalies 191.6)

Junior path

BCHL: 4

NAHL: 21

USHL: 4

USPHL: 1

RMJHL: 1

NEXT: Air Force’s emerging players

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