An unlikely rematch has Air Force one game away from a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. The fifth-seeded Falcons did their part with a 3-0 Atlantic Hockey Conference semifinal victory over second-seeded Canisius at Rochester, N.Y. Air Force (21-14-5)…
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If Air Force’s hockey team needed any reminders about the importance of blocking shots, they got a couple Sunday. The one that was: senior defenseman Dylan Abood blocked one right off a defensive zone face-off late in the Falcons’ 1-0…
Good defense beats good offense more often than not, at least that is the lesson of the Air Force-Canisius series recently. Air Force is 7-2-2 in its past 11 meetings with Canisius, including 3-1 this season, heading into Friday’s Atlantic…
Air Force wasn’t ready to have its 50th season of Division I hockey end at the hands of its biggest rival. Senior Tyler Ledford, who couldn’t play in the series against Army West Point at Cadet Arena in November because…
You expected anything less than a third game of a playoff series between Air Force and Army West Point? The Black Knights scored on their only power play, midway through the first period, and that ended up being all they…
One of the unspoken questions after Air Force was swept by Army West Point at Cadet Ice Arena in November was, how would the Falcons do if they had a healthier lineup? We got at least a partial answer Friday…
Air Force (18-13-5) at Army West Point (14-13-6) Best-of-3 Atlantic Hockey Conference quarterfinal series Friday-Sunday, 5 p.m. MST (Sunday if nec.) Radio / TV: AM 1300 and GoAirForceFalcons.com / AtlanticHockey.tv (subscription) Series: Air Force leads 41-23-2, but Army won both…
Second chances aren’t a given, but for Air Force, especially its seniors, this one is particularly sweet. The Falcons (18-13-5) will travel to Army West Point (14-13-6) this weekend for an Atlantic Hockey Conference quarterfinal series that should be as…
Ahead of the upcoming announcements about the all-Atlantic Hockey Conference teams, league MVP and rookie of the year, I wanted to take a look back at how the league’s coaches and those who cover the league fared in their preseason…
A season that has been an uphill battle now only serves as a warm-up for what should be a playoff war for Air Force. The Falcons tied Robert Morris, 2-2, on Saturday to take three of four points in the…
