AIIRR FOORCERCE HOOCKEYCKEY NOV. 27, 2012 Athletic Communications 2169 Field House Dr USAF Academy, CO 80840 Phone: (719) 333-2313 Fax: 719-333-3798 website: goairforcefalcons.com [email protected] Falcons host Mercyhurst and RIT AFA IS 3-6-3 OVERALL AFTER TWO LOSSES AT UCONN LAST WEEK Oct. 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA (EXH) L 2-4 This Week have split time in goal. Strang has seen the Oct. 12 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks# T 3-3 ot Air Force (3-6-3 overall and 2-3-1 AHA) hosts a majority of the action and has a .942 saves per- Oct. 13 at Alaska-Anchorage# T 3-3 ot pair of Atlantic Hockey games this weekend at the centage and a 1.99 GAA. Tibbett has a .934 saves Oct. 19 #19 COLO. COLLEGE L 2-6 Cadet Ice Arena. percentage and a 2.82 GAA. Oct. 20 at #7 Denver L 2-5 The Falcons host Mercyhurst (4-5-1, 4-2-0 AHA) Oct. 25 at Canisius* T 1-1 ot on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:05 p.m. MT. Scouting the Tigers Oct. 27 at Robert Morris* W 4-1 Air Force then hosts RIT (2-7-3, 1-4-2 AHA) on RIT is 2-7-3 overall and in ninth place in the Nov. 2 HOLY CROSS* L 2-3 Sunday, Dec. 2, at 6:05 p.m. MT AHA with a 1-4-2 record. The Tigers are off to Nov. 3 HOLY CROSS* W 7-0 their worst start since joining the AHA in 2006-07 Nov. 9 at Penn State W 5-1 Radio/Internet/Television Last weekend, the Tigers tied a home game Nov. 10 at Penn State L 1-5 with Clarkson, 3-3. Both games will be broadcast in Colorado Nov. 23 at UConn* L 1-2 RIT opened the season the season with a 5-4 Springs on The Sports Animal AM 1300 and on Nov. 24 at UConn (Hartford)* L 2-3 ot overtime win at Michigan. However, after that the internet at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com. Nov. 30 MERCYHURST* 7:05 win, the Tigers lost four straight. The only other Jay Ritchie will call the play-by-play while Dave Dec. 2 RIT* 6:05 win was a 3-0 victory at AIC. Toller will provide color analysis. Dec. 7 at Bentley* 7:05 RIT has scored 36 goals in 12 games, but has Pregame show begins 30 minutes before Dec. 8 at Bentley* 7:05 allowed 52. faceoff each day. Dec. 29 at Mariucci Classic TBA Adam Mitchell and Jeff Smith lead the team Both games will be video streamed live with with six goals each. Greg Noyes has five. Dec. 30 at Mariucci Classic TBA audio by America One Television. Subscriptions can Mitchell leads the team with 12 points. Jan. 5 at Niagara* 7:05 be purchased at www.americaone.com/college. Junior Josh Watson and sophomore Jordan Ruby Jan. 11 ARMY* 7:05 have split time in goal. Watson has seen the most Jan. 12 ARMY* (CBS S) 4:05 The Coach action and has been the most successful, earning Jan. 19 at Sacred Heart (Bridgeport)* 4:05 Head coach Frank Serratore is in his 16th both wins and having a 3.22 GAA and a .900 saves Jan. 20 at Sacred Heart (Bridgeport)* 12:05 season at Air Force with a record of 258-256-54 percentage. Watson has started the last two games Jan. 25 ROBERT MORRIS* 7:05 record (568 games). (both ties) and three of the last four. Jan. 26 ROBERT MORRIS* 7:05 He is the winningest coach in the history of Air Feb. 1 AIC* 7:05 Force hockey, having led Air Force to five AHA Last Season vs. Mercyhurst Feb. 2 AIC* 7:05 championships and five NCAA Tournaments in Air Force and Mercyhurst played four times Feb. 8 at Mercyhurst* 7:05 the last six years. last season and split the season series Feb. 9 at Mercyhurst* 7:05 In his 20th season as a collegiate head coach, he Mercyhurst won the only game in Erie, 3-2. Feb. 15 CANISIUS* 7:05 has an overall record of 307-348-63 (718 games). The teams split the series at the Academy, Feb. 16 CANISIUS* 7:05 with AFA winning the first game, 8-0, and MC Nothing Settled Feb. 22 at RIT* 7:05 winning the second game, 2-1. Feb. 23 at RIT* 7:05 Last season, Air Force set a new school record The teams met in the AHA Semifinals and AFA Mar. 1 NIAGARA* 7:05 with seven ties. won 5-2. Mar. 2 NIAGARA* 7:05 Air Force already has three ties this season In the playoff game, Paul Weisgarber scored Mar. 8-10 AHA First Round (Best of Three) 7:05 and has tied 10 times in the last 51 games. two goals, including an empty-netter in the final AFA has been to overtime four times this sea- minute to seal the win. Jason Torf made 23 saves Mar. 15-17 AHA Quarterfinals (Best of Three) TBA son and is 0-1-3 in the extra period. for AFA while Max Strang made 37. Mar. 22-23 AHA Final Four TBA Scouting the Lakers Last Season vs. RIT *Atlantic Hockey Association game Mercyhurst is 4-5-1 overall and 4-2-0 and in Air Force and RIT met four times last season # Kendall Classic in Anchorage, Alaska fourth place in the AHA. and the Falcons went 3-1 vs. the Tigers Last weekend, the Lakers split two games at RIT won the only meeting in Rochester, 3-1, in Bentley, winning the first game, 4-3, and losing November. the second, 5-1. AFA swept the series at the Academy in The Lakers have played every game this sea- February, 3-0 and 4-2. son on the road and also have a win at RIT. The teams met in the AHA Championship Ryan Misiak leads the team with 10 points Game and the Falcons won, 4-0. (3-7-10). Daniel Bahntge leads the team with Jason Fabian scored two goals in the game, four goals. including an empty-netter late in the third. Jason Senior Max Strang and junior Jordan Tibbett Torf made 34 saves in the shutout. AIR FORCE HOCKEY 2012-13 PAGE 2 TANDINGS Shooting Gallery Not the Norm 2012-13 AHA S HEAD COACH FRANK SERRATORE AHA AHA Overall A trademark of Air Force hockey the last six Place Pts GP W-L-T W-L-T years has been that the Falcons do not allow very Frank Serratore (Bemidji 1. Niagara 14 7 7-0-0 8-2-3 many shots on goal per game State, 1982) is in his 16th Holy Cross 13 9 6-2-1 7-3-1 season as the Falcons’ hock- 3. Bentley 10 7 5-3-0 6-5-0 Last season, Air Force allowed just 24.7 shots ey coach. He led Air Force 4. Mercyhurst 8 6 4-2-0 4-5-1 per game, among the fewest in the nation 5. Army 7 6 3-2-1 3-6-1 to five AHA Tournament However, in 12 games this season, the Falcons 6. Robert Morris 6 6 3-3-0 4-4-0 Championships and five UConn 6 7 3-4-0 4-5-1 are allowing 30.4 shots per game NCAA appearances (2007, Canisius 6 6 2-2-2 3-6-4 Prior to this season, just eight times in the pre- 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012). 9. Air Force 5 4 2-3-1 3-6-3 vious 42 games had Air Force allowed more than 10. RIT 4 7 1-4-2 2-7-3 Serratore is the winningest 11. AIC 3 6 0-4-3 3-6-3 30 shots in a game. This season, Air Force has coach in AFA history with a 258-256-54 record. 12. Sacred Heart 2 9 0-7-2 0-10-2 allowed 30 or more shots six times in 12 games He is in his 20th season as a college head coach including a season high 43 to Holy Cross. with a 307-348-63 career record. Serratore This Week When Air Force gave up 41 shots vs. Colorado owns more wins than any other coach in Air Thursday, November 29: College on Oct. 19, it was the most shots allowed Force hockey history. In service academy com- Army at Bentley, 7:05 pm ET by the Falcons since Mercyhurst had 43 on Feb. petition, Serratore is 19-10-1 vs. Army overall Friday, November 30: 18 2011 and 18-10-1 vs. the Black Knights while at Air Canisius at Connecticut, 7:05 pm ET The next night, Denver had 42 shots vs. the Force. Serratore came to the Academy from the Robert Morris at Holy Cross, 7:05 pm ET Falcons, marking the first time since 2003 vs. Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey Sacred Heart at Niagara, 7:05 pm ET Bemidji State that the Falcons allowed 40-plus League, where he was the director of hockey Mercyhurst at Air Force, 7:05 pm MT shots in consecutive games. operations in 1996. Serratore was the head coach at Denver from 1990-1994 posting a 49-91-9 Saturday, December 1: Canisius had 31 shots on Air Force in a 1-1 record. Serratore spent seven seasons in the Robert Morris at Holy Cross, 3:05 pm ET overtime tie on Oct.