This is the first in a series of previews of Air Force’s 2022-23 hockey team.
Senior defenseman Brandon Koch and sophomore forward Lucas Coon are representative of your average Falcon by height (6-0) and weight (187). That is one of the many facts an in-depth look at the Falcons’ roster reveals.
Some others:
For the first time in quite a few years, Air Force has one of its most balanced rosters by class and experience. Every class has at least six players, and the sophomore and junior groups feature nine apiece.
Here is a closer look at the 2022-23 roster:
By class
- Seniors: 7
- Juniors: 9
- Sophomores: 9
- Freshmen: 6
- Total: 31
By position
- Goalies: 4 (1 each class)
- Defensemen: 10 (2 Sr., 3 Jr., 3 So. 2 Fr.)
- Forwards: 17 (4 Sr., 5 Jr., 5 So., 3 Fr.)
By height
- 5-9: 2 (Brian Adams, Austin Schwartz)
- 5-10: 4
- 5-11: 8
- 6-0: 7
- 6-1: 2
- 6-2: 4
- 6-3: 4 (Guy Blessing, Mason McCormick, Willie Reim, Luke Robinson
- Average: 6-0
By weight
- 200 pounds and heavier: 7 (Willie Reim at 220 is the heaviest)
- 185-199 pounds: 14
- 184 pounds or lighter: 10 (Parker Brown at 158 is the lightest)
- Average: 187 pounds
Junior leagues
- NAHL: 16
- BCHL: 8
- USHL: 5
- NCDC: 2
NCAA games played
- 100 or more: None
- 75-100: 3 – Brandon Koch (85), Blake Bride (78), Willie Reim (78)
- 50-74: 5 – Bennett Norlin (63), Ty Pochipinski (57), Luke Rowe (57), Will Gavin (50) and Luke Robinson (50)
- 25-49: 12 – Brian Adams (48), Nate Horn (47), Sam Brennan (46), Andrew Kruse (45), Jacob Marti (44), Parker Brown (36), Lucas Coon (36), Clayton Cosentino (36), Andrew DeCarlo (36), Mitchell Digby (36), Austin Schwartz (36), Jasper Lester (27)
- 0-24: 11 – Drake Usher (21), Guy Blessing (8), Austin Park (4), Jason Kleinhans (2), Maiszon Balboa (1), and six freshmen
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