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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When it rains, it pours. The difference was this storm was welcomed by Air Force. The Falcons rained goals galore on Niagara on Friday night at Cadet Arena, taking a 6-3 Atlantic Hockey victory and snapping a nine-game losing streak….
A 4-1 opening-night loss to Maine in the Ice Breaker Tournament won’t dim Air Force’s optimism for this season too much, but it did raise a concern or two. For the second consecutive game, including last weekend’s 5-1 exhibition loss…
Not surprisingly most college hockey players make their biggest leaps in production from their freshmen to their sophomore seasons. That especially is true at service academies like Air Force, where new players also have to adjust to a rigorous academic…
Air Force has worked overtime getting ready for this weekend’s opportunity in Atlantic Hockey’s final four at Utica, N.Y. Division I’s second-youngest team, the Falcons gained plenty of crunch-time experience this season, particularly in the past 11 games since they…
Something about West Point and the postseason agrees with Air Force. Given an opportunity to reserve a spot in the Atlantic Hockey final four on Saturday night, the Falcons did just that on sophomore forward Parker Brown‘s redirection goal 1:02…
The path to success in hockey starts in the middle of the ice – from goal to defense to center. In college hockey, that strength typically rides shotgun with experience. That is one reason why Air Force’s top-six finish in…
Air Force escaped with an all-important Atlantic Hockey point Saturday, giving it four for the weekend, but it had a good chance to come away with even more at Waltham, Mass. Air Force twice surrendered leads, the final time with…
The numbers don’t lie. The only two service academies playing Division I hockey are virtually indistinguishable statistically this season. Air Force and Army West Point are separated by one point in the Atlantic Hockey standings, and both are breathing down the…
The patented second-half move is on. Air Force jumped to a first-period lead for the third game in a row, and that harbinger of good things for the Falcons jump started a 5-2 Atlantic Hockey victory against Mercyhurst at Erie,…
