There’s something about Mercyhurst that seems to bring out the best in Air Force sophomore forward Trevor Stone.

Last season, he had the first two-goal game of his NCAA career, in a Falcons victory at Mercyhurst. This past Saturday, he struck again to give Air Force an early lead in an eventual 5-1 victory over the Lakers.

Stone has found himself moving up and down the line and playing more and more on special teams, an indication of both his hard work and various opportunities.

He took time this week to receive some sweet feeds from The Flight Path and fire some One-timers.

What is it about Mercyhurst that gets your offense going?

I don’t know honestly. I got set up pretty well last season, as I did last weekend. I just have pretty good puck luck against that team for some reason. There’s two (Springfield) Jr. Blues players I played with so it’s kind of fun scoring against those guys and rubbing it in their faces.

What is the breakfast of champions?

All the boys including myself really like when we stay at the Marriott. We’ll get the breakfast omelettes from them. Those are always the top ones for. Otherwise eggs and bacon, typical stuff.

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?

I didn’t really do much about that. I think one I want to do is probably go to church a little more often. Being a hockey player I’m sure all of us need a little more church coming off the start we had.

What is your favorite part of the day at the Academy?

Probably at night. You’re done with practice, done with school for the day. Usually me and some of the guys will play a little bit of Xbox, get our minds off of everything throughout the day. Then do homework and sleep of course is the best part. You don’t get much of that at the Academy.

What was the draw of playing hockey for the Academy?

Brady Tomlak was committed to the Air Force Academy before me. We were roommates in Springfield. Once he came back from his visit he told me about all of the cool opportunities the coaches told him about. … I was interested. (Coach) Frank (Serratore) came out to see Tomlak and he saw me and was pretty interested in me, so we talked after the game. (Eventually) it worked out for me to come visit the campus. When I came out the first thing I noticed was the mountains. I’m from Illinois, and it’s all flatlands so it was cool to see mountains. There is no bad view here. When we talked in depth about all these opportunities here, having that job when you graduate and the endless possibilities after you’re done with your Air Force commitment really drew me into it.

What has your favorite road trip been so far?

Last year we had the opportunity to go to New York on New Year’s Eve. That was a blast. We were able to sneak our way up to the building where the ball drops. We were maybe 100 feet or so away from that. It was pretty special.

Is there a venue you’d like to play?

I think Notre Dame would be a pretty fun place to play. It’s not too far from my hometown so I could get a lot of family to come out and watch that. Growing up, when I played for (Chicago) Mission we played a tournament in their new facility. It would be pretty awesome to play them there.

Who is the team comedian?

Is there a comedian on the team. I think everyone thinks Brady Tomlak is a clown once in a while. He’s always runs his mouth, he always has something to say, he can chirp. He has the best confidence in the world, he thinks he’s the best at everything. So guys like to give him some crap, and he always has some witty remarks back.

Did you have a favorite NHL player growing up?

It probably Steve Yzerman. I’m a Blues fan so it’s kind of tough to say that because he played for Detroit. We had season tickets for the Blues games so I got to see him, and he was pretty dynamic. I used to wear No. 19 because of Steve Yzerman. I probably looked up to him the most when I was young.

Are you particular about any pieces of your gear?

Not really. A lot of guys have superstitions, like Bill (Christopoulos) hates when people touch his pads and stuff like that. The thing I’m most concerned about is when my stick tape gets messed up. So I have to always re-tape that if it gets messed up during warm-ups.

Bill and a couple of other players have told me that you have the strongest wrist shot on the Falcons. What are your tips to help a guy like me improve my shot?

I would work on my forearms. Most of my shot strength comes from my forearms. When I was younger I shot tons of pucks. So if you can do some wrist rolls I’m sure that could help you out.

What was the reaction from the boys when Bigfoot and the Easter Bunny showed up behind the bench last Friday night?

That was hilarious. That was a good job by the fans. All the boys saw that and got a good chuckle out of that. Obviously all of us have seen Frank’s speech about Bigfoot and Santa Clause and all that, so it was good to see that he got to see Big Foot and the Easter Bunny for once.

And finally, if Frank was a super hero, which one would he be?

That’s a tough one. I would probably say the X-Men guy with laser vision (Cyclops). Whenever you see that glare you know you’re in trouble. That’s his super power, whenever he glares at you it’s like oh no, I messed up. … Or Superman with his X-ray vision.

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