2019–20 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Air Force Falcons
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–6th Atlantic Hockey
Home iceCadet Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall12–18–6
Conference10–12–6–5
Home9–8–2
Road3–10–4
Coaches and captains
Head coachFrank Serratore
Assistant coachesAndy Berg
Joe Doyle
Captain(s)Matt Pulver
Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 52nd season of play for the program and the 14th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 23rd season.

On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Dan Bailey Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Billy Christopoulos Goaltender  United States Graduation (Signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Evan Feno Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Evan Giesler Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Kyle Haak Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Tyler Jutting Forward  United States Left program
Matt Koch Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Matt Serratore Forward  United States Graduation (Retired)
Walker Sommer Forward  United States Transferred to Niagara

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Blake Bride Forward  United States 20 Louisville, CO
Brandon Koch Forward  United States 20 Hastings, MN
Andrew Kruse Defenseman  United States 20 Delano, MN
Keenan Lund Forward  United States 21 Sartell, MN
Luke Manning Forward  United States 20 Stillwater, MN
Bennett Norlin Forward  United States 20 Farmington, MN
Austin Park Goaltender  United States 21 Highlands Ranch, CO, red shirt
Ty Pochipinski Forward  United States 21 Colorado Springs, CO, transfer from Colorado College
Willie Reim Forward  United States 20 North Oaks, MN
Luke Rowe Defenseman  United States 21 Succasunna, NJ
Dalton Weigel Defenseman  United States 19 Bloomington, MN

Roster

As of August 16, 2019.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Andrew Kruse Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-06 Delano, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
3 Wisconsin Jake Levin Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-03 Mequon, Wisconsin Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
4 New Jersey Luke Rowe Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-08-08 Succasunna, New Jersey Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC) —
6 Minnesota Alex Mehnert Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-15 Moorhead, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
8 Michigan Marshall Bowery Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-11-17 Rochester Hills, Michigan Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) —
9 Illinois Trevor Stone Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-03 Pleasant Plains, Illinois Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) —
10 Colorado Keegan Mantaro Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-12-03 Monument, Colorado Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
11 Michigan Max Harper Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-09-29 Rochester Hills, Michigan Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) —
12 Colorado Blake Bride Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-04-22 Broomfield, Colorado Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
13 Minnesota Keenan Lund Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-08-03 Sartell, Minnesota Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
15 Minnesota Bennett Norlin Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-26 Farmington, Minnesota West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
17 Washington (state) Joe Tyran Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-03-07 Chattaroy, Washington Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
18 Colorado Ty Pochipinski Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-05 Colorado Springs, Colorado Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
19 Minnesota Luke Manning Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-04-13 Stillwater, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
20 Minnesota Brandon Koch Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-01-18 Hastings, Minnesota Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
21 Wisconsin Matt Pulver (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-06-05 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
22 Wisconsin Pierce Pluemer Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-01-07 Phillips, Wisconsin Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) —
23 Minnesota Willie Reim Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-11 North Oaks, Minnesota West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
25 Pennsylvania Carter Ekberg Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-05-14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
26 Idaho Erich Jaeger Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-01-02 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) —
27 Minnesota Jensen Zerban Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-13 Elk River, Minnesota Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
28 Michigan Brady Tomlak Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-14 Oakland, Michigan Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) —
29 New York (state) Shawn Knowlton Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-08-14 Slingerlands, New York Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
30 Minnesota Erik Anderson Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-06-10 Chanhassen, Minnesota Pikes Peak (RMJHL) —
31 Colorado Zach LaRocque Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-01-26 Arvada, Colorado Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
33 Minnesota Alex Schilling Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-12-23 Medina, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
37 Rhode Island Mitch Walinski Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-07-10 Lincoln, Rhode Island Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) —
41 Colorado Austin Park Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-06-05 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
47 Minnesota Dalton Weigel Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-30 Bloomington, Minnesota Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
74 Massachusetts Zack Mirageas Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-15 Newburyport, Massachusetts Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
88 Michigan Kieran Durgan Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-08-20 St. Johns, Michigan Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Atlantic Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#20 American International 28 21 6 1 0 64 96 46 34 21 12 1 103 68
Sacred Heart 28 18 8 2 0 56 104 63 34 21 10 3 127 82
RIT 28 15 9 4 1 50 86 73 36 19 13 4 108 98
Army 28 14 11 3 3 48 70 64 33 17 13 3 82 76
Niagara 28 12 12 4 2 42 64 65 34 12 18 4 72 87
Air Force 28 10 12 6 5 41 60 67 34 10 18 6 70 95
Robert Morris 28 11 12 5 3 41 65 65 34 11 18 5 75 90
Bentley 28 13 13 2 0 41 75 80 34 15 16 3 83 94
Canisius 28 9 13 6 3 36 71 83 34 10 18 6 80 109
Holy Cross 28 9 16 3 2 32 67 83 34 10 19 5 80 99
Mercyhurst 28 3 23 2 0 11 49 118 34 5 27 2 64 141
Championship: March 20, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 5:05 PM vs. Trinity Western* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   LaRocque W 8–0  1,506
Regular Season
October 11 5:10 PM at #8 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NBCSN LaRocque L 3–4  4,977 0–1–0
October 13 1:05 PM vs. #8 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana NHL Network LaRocque L 1–6  3,506 0–2–0
October 18 7:05 PM vs. Arizona State* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   LaRocque L 0–3  2,028 0–3–0
October 19 7:05 PM vs. Arizona State* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   LaRocque L 2–5  1,966 0–4–0
October 24 7:05 PM vs. RIT Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   LaRocque L 1–2  1,722 0–5–0 (0–1–0)
October 25 7:05 PM vs. RIT Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   LaRocque L 0–1  1,736 0–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 1 4:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   LaRocque L 1–7  272 0–7–0 (0–3–0)
November 2 11:04 AM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Schilling W 4–3  271 1–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 8 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 4–2  1,921 2–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 9 7:05 PM vs. Bentley Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 3–2  1,711 3–7–0 (3–3–0)
November 22 5:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Schilling W 2–0  686 4–7–0 (4–3–0)
November 23 5:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania   Schilling T 1–1 3x3 OTW 824 4–7–1 (4–3–1–1)
November 29 5:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Schilling L 3–4 OT 639 4–8–1 (4–4–1–1)
November 30 5:05 PM vs. Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Schilling T 1–1 3x3 OTW 200 4–8–2 (4–4–2–2)
December 6 7:05 PM vs. Holy Cross Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 7–2  1,902 5–8–2 (5–4–2–2)
December 7 5:05 PM vs. Holy Cross Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling T 3–3 SOW 1,608 5–8–3 (5–4–3–3)
January 3 7:05 PM vs. American International Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 4–1  1,779 6–8–3 (6–4–3–3)
January 4 5:05 PM vs. American International Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 1–5  1,704 6–9–3 (6–5–3–3)
January 10 5:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Schilling T 3–3 SOL 2,658 6–9–4 (6–5–4–3)
January 11 5:05 PM at Army Tate Rink • West Point, New York   Schilling L 2–5  2,668 6–10–4 (6–6–4–3)
January 17 7:05 PM vs. Niagara Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 4–3  1,916 7–10–4 (7–6–4–3)
January 18 5:05 PM vs. Niagara Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 2–1  1,912 8–10–4 (8–6–4–3)
January 24 5:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Schilling L 1–3  900 8–11–4 (8–7–4–3)
January 25 5:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts   Schilling L 1–2  844 8–12–4 (8–8–4–3)
January 31 7:05 PM at #20 Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 4–5 OT 1,759 8–13–4 (8–9–4–3)
February 1 5:05 PM at #20 Sacred Heart Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–5  1,981 8–14–4 (8–10–4–3)
February 7 5:35 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Schilling T 3–3 SOW 511 8–14–5 (8–10–5–4)
February 8 2:05 PM at Canisius LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York   Schilling L 0–1  1,108 8–15–5 (8–11–5–4)
February 14 7:37 PM at Colorado College* Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Battle for Pikes Peak)   Schilling L 2–6  4,355 8–16–5 (8–11–5–4)
February 17 5:05 PM vs. Colorado College* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling L 2–4  7,178 8–17–5 (8–11–5–4)
February 21 7:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling T 1–1 3x3 OTW 1,713 8–17–6 (8–11–6–5)
February 22 5:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Schilling W 2–1  1,931 9–17–6 (9–11–6–5)
February 28 5:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Schilling W 3–0  2,070 10–17–6 (10–11–6–5)
February 29 5:05 PM at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Schilling L 3–5  3,348 10–18–6 (10–12–6–5)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Atlantic Hockey First Round game 1)   Schilling W 3–1  1,208 11–18–6 (10–12–6–5)
March 7 7:05 PM vs. Mercyhurst* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Atlantic Hockey First Round game 2)   Schilling W 5–1  1,191 12–18–6 (10–12–6–5)
Air Force Won Series 2–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Brady Tomlak F 35 9 17 26 37
Zachary Mirageas D 36 3 20 23 41
Brandon Koch D 35 6 13 19 12
Marshall Bowery F 31 10 6 16 6
Trevor Stone C/LW 36 4 12 16 27
Matt Pulver F 34 7 8 15 14
Kieran Durgan F 24 6 7 13 4
Jacob Levin D 36 3 10 13 20
Max Harper F 36 9 3 12 6
Luke Manning C 35 8 4 12 12
Willie Reim F 32 6 6 12 18
Alex Mehnert D 36 1 11 12 34
Blake Bride RW 33 4 3 7 10
Luke Rowe D 22 2 5 7 27
Shawn Knowlton F 24 1 6 7 2
Ty Pochipinski F 36 1 6 7 10
Carter Ekberg D 21 1 3 4 14
Andrew Kruse D 18 1 2 3 10
Bennett Norlin RW 14 1 1 2 2
Pierce Plummer LW 30 1 1 2 10
Dalton Weigel D 16 0 2 2 6
Alex Schilling G 31 0 1 1 0
Joe Tyran D 33 0 1 1 0
Erich Jager F 8 0 0 0 4
Zach LaRocque G 9 0 0 0 0
Keenan Lund F 23 0 0 0 4
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Alex Schilling 31 1734 12 11 6 69 646 2 .903 2.39
Zach LaRocque 9 433 0 7 0 25 139 0 .848 3.46
Empty Net - 26 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 36 2194 12 18 6 102 785 2 .885 2.79

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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 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 NR NR NR NR

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Awards and honors

Atlantic Hockey

Honor Player Position
Best Defensive Forward Brady Tomlak Forward [7]
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team Brandon Koch Defenseman [8]
All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team Brandon Koch Defenseman [9]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Remainder of 2020 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Cancelled". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Ice Hockey Roster". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Air Force Falcons (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Air Force Academy 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces Major Award Winners for 2019-20 Season". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams Announced". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Announces 2019-20 All-Rookie Team". atlantichockeyonline.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.