The Flight Path https://www.afaflightpath.com/ Air Force hockey news and analysis Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:16:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.afaflightpath.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-cropped-cropped-img_0051-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Flight Path https://www.afaflightpath.com/ 32 32 134994107 Oh Blank! Blessing Leads Air Force to 1-0 Win vs. Mercyhurst https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/16/oh-blank-blessing-leads-air-force-to-1-0-win-vs-mercyhurst/ https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/16/oh-blank-blessing-leads-air-force-to-1-0-win-vs-mercyhurst/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:16:37 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8448 If Atlantic Hockey America wanted to get a headstart on next week’s goaltender honors it needed only to have exited I-25 at North Gate on Friday. Air Force’s Guy Blessing and Mercyhurst’s Carter McPhail combined to make 63 saves on...

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]]> https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/16/oh-blank-blessing-leads-air-force-to-1-0-win-vs-mercyhurst/feed/ 0 8448 Power Outage: No. 8 Colorado College Blitzes Air Force, 6-1 https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/02/power-outage-no-8-colorado-college-blitzes-air-force-6-1/ https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/02/power-outage-no-8-colorado-college-blitzes-air-force-6-1/#respond Sun, 03 Nov 2024 04:46:18 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8430 It was a game of missed opportunities for Air Force on Saturday night. Given seven power plays, including a 5-on-3 and later a 5-minute one in the first period, the Falcons couldn’t make No. 8 Colorado College pay in a...

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]]> https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/02/power-outage-no-8-colorado-college-blitzes-air-force-6-1/feed/ 0 8430 No. 8 Colorado College Stops Air Force in OT, 3-2 https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/01/no-8-colorado-college-stops-air-force-in-ot-3-2/ https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/01/no-8-colorado-college-stops-air-force-in-ot-3-2/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 04:20:18 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8426 No. 8 Colorado College scored the game’s final three goals, including Max Burkholder’s strike 1:08 into overtime to defeat Air Force, 3-2, on Friday night at Robeson Arena. The victory allowed the Tigers to retain the Pike’s Peak Trophy, which...

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]]> https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/11/01/no-8-colorado-college-stops-air-force-in-ot-3-2/feed/ 0 8426 One-timers with … Air Force Hockey’s Andrew DeCarlo https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/31/one-timers-with-air-force-hockeys-andrew-decarlo/ https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/31/one-timers-with-air-force-hockeys-andrew-decarlo/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:15:28 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8419 Air Force hockey’s Andrew DeCarlo is recharged and ready to make the most of his senior season. The talented center fought through a hip injury last season that required surgery. “I’m hoping to break out a little bit,” he said....

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]]> https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/31/one-timers-with-air-force-hockeys-andrew-decarlo/feed/ 2 8419 Air Force Emerges with Split at AIC to Set Up Series vs. CC https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/26/air-force-emerges-with-split-at-aic-to-set-up-series-vs-cc/ https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/26/air-force-emerges-with-split-at-aic-to-set-up-series-vs-cc/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 21:44:32 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8417 At some point, playing from behind was going to catch up to Air Force’s hockey team. That point came Saturday afternoon. The Falcons fell behind for the eighth time in eight games, and unlike their past three games — all...

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]]> https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/26/air-force-emerges-with-split-at-aic-to-set-up-series-vs-cc/feed/ 0 8417 Three Signs of Air Force Hockey’s Identity Emerged in Sweep of Lindenwood https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/22/three-signs-of-air-force-hockeys-identity-emerging-in-sweep-of-lindenwood/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8407 It isn’t quite a Dennis Green “They are who we thought they were!” type of moment, but Air Force offered plenty of clues as to how it will find success this season. Coming off a weekend in which it was...

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]]> 8407 McCormick’s Goal Sends Air Force past Lindenwood, 3-2 https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/18/mccormicks-goal-sends-air-force-past-lindenwood-3-2/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:48:55 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8403 Air Force opened its season with four consecutive games against top-20 teams. Its reward? A matchup on Friday against a Lindenwood team that went into Wisconsin last weekend and got a program-lifting victory against a ranked team. The Falcons, however,...

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]]> 8403 One-Timers with … Air Force Hockey’s Mitchell Digby https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/16/one-timers-with-air-force-hockeys-mitchell-digby/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:51:54 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8393 When the opportunity to play hockey at Air Force presented itself, there was little question defenseman Mitchell Digby would take it. The senior stands as one of two upperclassmen to play regularly on defense, but he’s unfazed by bumper crop...

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]]> 8393 One-timers with Air Force Hockey Captain Clayton Cosentino https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/10/one-timers-with-air-force-hockey-captain-clayton-cosentino/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:18:22 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8382 You want leadership by example? Meet Air Force co-captain Clayton Cosentino. All the senior center did during the season-opening split against No. 20 Arizona State was score three goals, including Saturday’s winner, add an assist on the tying goal late...

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]]> 8382 Where Does Air Force’s Comeback vs. Arizona State Rank? https://www.afaflightpath.com/2024/10/09/where-does-air-forces-comeback-vs-arizona-state-rank/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:53:40 +0000 https://www.afaflightpath.com/?p=8375 Saturday night’s comeback victory against No. 20 Arizona State unquestionably was one for the ages for the Air Force hockey program. The Falcons’ 4-3 overtime win came after ASU thumped them 8-1 on Friday and then scored two goals in...

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