Consider it a lesson well learned. One night after nearly blowing a three-goal, third-period lead, Air Force responded by hanging tough with a big, aggressive and determined Arizona State team and emerged with a second consecutive one-goal victory. That means…
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When Air Force is on its game, pressure is a key component, and that was the case for two periods Friday night in the home opener of the Falcons’ 50th season of NCAA hockey. The third period was another story,…
No. 17 Air Force at Alaska Friday and Saturday: 9 p.m. MDT in two-game non-conference hockey series Radio: Jay Ritchie and Dave Toller have the call on 1300 AM, goairforcefalcons.com and on TuneIn Series Alaska has dominated the series, 19-5-2,…
This tune-up should be good for at least 3,000 miles. Air Force got three goals from one line, built a 46-11 shots on goal edge, received a shutout from goalie Billy Christopoulos and generally carried the play in a 3-0…
Imagine going off to college and majoring in physics or engineering or economics or management and pulling a 3.6 grade-point average. Not too shabby. Imagine doing that while playing an NCAA Division I sport. That’s impressive. Now imagine accomplishing that…
What can we expect from Air Force Academy’s eight returning seniors? Who is poised to break out? Can Phil Boje and Jordan Himley replicate their spectacular junior seasons? In advance of the 2017-18 season opener, we begin our player-by-player look…
Things haven’t gone exactly according to play for forward Ben Kucera this season, primarily due to injuries. The team’s goal-scoring leader in 2015-16 with 15, the junior has been limited to just 20 games this season. His four goals, however,…
Ben Kucera‘s goal just 39 seconds into the third period was the difference as No. 18 Air Force defeated Bentley, 2-1, on Saturday night to sweep the teams’ best-of-3 Atlantic Hockey Conference quarterfinal series. Air Force (24-9-5), which outshot Bentley…
Nervous time became winning time for Air Force on Saturday night, and in the process the Falcons positioned themselves well in the Atlantic Hockey race. Air Force (18-8-4, 15-5-2 AHC) overcame two third-period penalty kills and scored three goals in…
No. 2 Denver (7-2-3, 3-0-3 NCHC) at Air Force (6-4-2, 4-2 AHC) Friday: 7:05 p.m. at Cadet Arena Radio: Xtra Sports 1300 AM and online at GoAirForceFalcons.com All-time series: DU leads 16-2-1 Last season: The teams split two games to…
