Air Force took another step toward establishing a new trend on Thursday night. The Falcons made a third-period lead stand up for the second game in a row, and as a result they opened Atlantic Hockey play with a 3-2…
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It’s one thing to give up three-goal leads twice in the third period to a ninth-ranked Notre Dame team. It’s quite another to allow a first-year NCAA program to score the final five goals in a game and lose 7-6….
They won’t say it specifically, but Air Force’s players have their sights set on further playoff success. That would mean a return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. To do that, the Falcons most likely will…
Every hockey team needs those players who can push their teammates to the next level. Given the experience gained from earning a more favorable playoff position and then going on a run to the Atlantic Hockey championship game, Air Force…
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…
In a game that featured more plot twists than many mystery novels do, Air Force emerged with a crucial Game 1 victory Friday night against Army West Point in an Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series at West Point, N.Y. Junior forward…
Air Force played its most complete game in weeks and one of its better road games of the entire season in defeating Bentley, 4-1, in an Atlantic Hockey game with major postseason implications. The victory, sparked by two goals from…
Overtimes had been kind to Air Force until Friday. Playing in their seventh extra session of the season, the Falcons lost for the first time when Anthony Vincent scored from the high slot with 1:22 remaining to lift Holy Cross…
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…
If only Air Force wasn’t chasing the scoreboard was a familiar refrain during this season’s first half. Well, now we know what is possible when the Falcons make foes play follow the leader. For the fourth game in a row…
