2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season
| 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | T–2nd Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Cadet Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 20–12–5 |
| Conference | 16–7–5 |
| Home | 13–6–1 |
| Road | 7–5–4 |
| Neutral | 0–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Frank Serratore |
| Assistant coaches | Andy Berg Joe Doyle |
| Captain(s) | Ben Carey Max Hartner |
| Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons « 2014–15 2016–17 » | |
The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 48th season of play for the program and the 10th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 19th season.
Season[edit]
Departures[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Demers | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Connor Girard | Goaltender | United States |
Transferred to Amherst |
| Cole Gunner | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with EHC Klostersee) |
| Alex Halloran | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Scott Holm | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Berlin River Drivers) |
| Michael McDonald | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Matt Meier | Forward | United States |
Returned to juniors (Omaha Lancers) |
| George Michalke III | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Chris Truehl | Goaltender | United States |
Transferred to Quinnipiac |
| Will Vosejpka | Forward | United States |
Transferred to Amherst |
| Dan Weissenhofer | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bailey | Defenseman | United States |
19 | St. Cloud, MN |
| Billy Christopoulos | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Raleigh, NC |
| Jake Erickson | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Stillwater, MN |
| Evan Feno | Forward | United States |
20 | Morrison, CO |
| Evan Giesler | Forward | United States |
21 | Naperville, IL |
| Kyle Haak | Forward | United States |
21 | Okemos, MI |
| Matt Koch | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Hastings, MN |
| Evan Okeley | Forward | United States |
20 | Carmel, IN |
| Matt Perry | Forward | United States |
20 | Lakeville, MN |
| Matt Serratore | Forward | United States |
21 | Bemidji, MN |
| Shane Starrett | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Bellingham, MA |
| Zach Yoder | Defenseman | United States |
21 | Woodstock, GA |
Roster[edit]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Kyle Mackey | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1994-10-07 | Derby, New York | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 3 | 
|
Johnny Hrabovsky | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1993-03-19 | Hummelstown, Pennsylvania | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Phil Boje | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1994-04-13 | Shoreview, Minnesota | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Jake Erickson | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1994-11-03 | Stillwater, Minnesota | Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) | — |
| 7 |
|
Matt Koch | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1995-03-22 | Hastings, Minnesota | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | — |
| 8 | 
|
Max Hartner (C) | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1991-09-30 | Greenwood Village, Colorado | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
|
Jordan Himley | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1993-12-26 | Mundelein, Illinois | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 11 | 
|
Zach Yoder | Freshman | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1994-08-14 | Woodstock, Georgia | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Matt Serratore | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1994-06-21 | Bemidji, Minnesota | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Tyler Ledford | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1994-04-29 | Folsom, California | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Ben Kucera | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-04-23 | Overland Park, Kansas | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Evan Giesler | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-02-19 | Naperville, Illinois | Bismarck Bobcats (BCHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Kyle Haak | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1994-08-06 | Okemos, Michigan | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 18 |
|
Evan Feno | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1995-02-14 | Morrison, Colorado | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Evan Okeley | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-05-03 | Carmel, Indiana | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | — |
| 20 |
|
Dan Bailey | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1996-03-21 | St. Cloud, Minnesota | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Ryan Doucet | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 1992-10-11 | San Jose, California | Jamestown Ironmen (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Matt Perry | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1995-03-08 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Dylan Abood | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1993-05-31 | Centennial, Colorado | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL) | — |
| 24 |
|
A. J. Reid | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-09-09 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
| 25 |
|
Tyler Rostenkowski | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1993-06-02 | Chicago, Illinois | Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) | — |
| 26 |
|
Ben Carey (C) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1992-12-30 | Centennial, Colorado | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |
|
Erik Baskin | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1993-10-11 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) | — |
| 33 |
|
Chris Dylewski | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Tampa Bay Jr. Bolts (Independent) | — | |
| 40 | 
|
Shane Starrett | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1994-07-12 | Bellingham, Massachusetts | South Shore Kings (USPHL) | — |
| 44 | 
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Billy Christopoulos | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1994-02-01 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) | — |
| 52 |
|
Jonathan Kopacka | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1993-05-28 | Macomb, Michigan | Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL) | — |
Standings[edit]
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Robert Morris † | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 116 | 69 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 158 | 107 | |
| Air Force | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 85 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 110 | 86 | |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 89 | 59 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 109 | 90 | |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 86 | 82 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 108 | 115 | |
| #20 RIT * | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 93 | 77 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 118 | 116 | |
| Army | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 64 | 74 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 88 | 89 | |
| Canisius | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 72 | 82 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 92 | 121 | |
| Bentley | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 74 | 85 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 106 | 124 | |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 72 | 78 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 96 | 109 | |
| Niagara | 28 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 95 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 71 | 126 | |
| American International | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 105 | 39 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 80 | 159 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 5 | 6:05 PM | Calgary* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | W 5–0 | 1,159 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 9 | 7:05 PM | #5 Denver* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | W 5–4 OT | 2,542 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 10 | 7:06 PM | at #5 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Christopoulos | L 1–3 | 4,707 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 16 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Christopoulos | L 1–5 | 602 | 1–2–0 (0–1–0) | ||||
| October 17 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Starrett | T 3–3 OT | 417 | 1–2–1 (0–1–1) | ||||
| October 23 | 6:37 PM | at #2 Omaha* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Altitude | Starrett | L 2–4 | 7,898 | 1–3–1 | |||
| October 24 | 6:07 PM | at #2 Omaha* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | L 1–4 | 7,898 | 1–4–1 | ||||
| November 6 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Starrett | W 5–4 OT | 649 | 2–4–1 (1–1–1) | ||||
| November 7 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Starrett | L 1–3 | 1,059 | 2–5–1 (1–2–1) | ||||
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | Holy Cross | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | L 1–3 | 1,712 | 2–6–1 (1–3–1) | ||||
| November 13 | 7:05 PM | Holy Cross | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 5–1 | 2,278 | 3–6–1 (2–3–1) | ||||
| November 20 | 5:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Starrett | T 1–1 OT | 187 | 3–6–2 (2–3–2) | ||||
| November 21 | 5:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | Starrett | W 3–2 | 142 | 4–6–2 (3–3–2) | ||||
| November 27 | 7:05 PM | Colorado College* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | Starrett | W 4–3 | 2,379 | 5–6–2 | ||||
| November 28 | 7:07 PM | at Colorado College* | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | Starrett | L 3–4 | 6,672 | 5–7–2 | ||||
| December 4 | 5:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | W 3–2 | 1,863 | 6–7–2 (4–3–2) | ||||
| December 5 | 7:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | L 2–4 | 1,703 | 6–8–2 (4–4–2) | ||||
| January 2 | 7:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | W 3–2 | 2,116 | 7–8–2 (5–4–2) | ||||
| January 3 | 5:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | L 3–5 | 1,397 | 7–9–2 (5–5–2) | ||||
| January 8 | 7:05 PM | American International | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | W 8–2 | 1,920 | 8–9–2 (6–5–2) | ||||
| January 9 | 5:05 PM | American International | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 5–1 | 1,792 | 9–9–2 (7–5–2) | ||||
| January 15 | 5:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | Starrett | W 1–0 | 2,657 | 10–9–2 (8–5–2) | ||||
| January 16 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | Starrett | T 1–1 OT | 2,729 | 10–9–3 (8–5–3) | ||||
| January 22 | 5:05 PM | Niagara | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 3–0 | 1,931 | 11–9–3 (9–5–3) | ||||
| January 23 | 3:05 PM | Niagara | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 3–1 | 1,912 | 12–9–3 (10–5–3) | ||||
| January 29 | 5:35 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Starrett | W 3–2 | 1,494 | 13–9–3 (11–5–3) | ||||
| January 30 | 5:35 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Starrett | T 1–1 OT | 1,571 | 13–9–4 (11–5–4) | ||||
| February 5 | 7:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | T 2–2 OT | 2,519 | 13–9–5 (11–5–5) | ||||
| February 6 | 5:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 4–0 | 2,103 | 14–9–5 (12–5–5) | ||||
| February 12 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Starrett | L 2–4 | 1,374 | 14–10–5 (12–6–5) | ||||
| February 13 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Starrett | W 4–2 | 1,468 | 15–10–5 (13–6–5) | ||||
| February 19 | 7:05 PM | Robert Morris | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Christopoulos | L 4–7 | 2,394 | 15–11–5 (13–7–5) | ||||
| February 20 | 5:05 PM | Robert Morris | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Starrett | W 4–1 | 2,284 | 16–11–5 (14–7–5) | ||||
| February 26 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | TWCS | Starrett | W 6–1 | 615 | 17–11–5 (15–7–5) | |||
| February 27 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Starrett | W 3–0 | 982 | 18–11–5 (16–7–5) | ||||
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11 | 7:05 PM | Canisius* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Starrett | W 4–1 | 1,711 | 19–11–5 | ||||
| March 12 | 7:05 PM | Canisius* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Starrett | W 4–1 | 1,843 | 20–11–5 | ||||
| March 18 | 7:10 PM | vs. RIT* | Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York (Semifinal) | Starrett | L 1–2 OT | 3,347 | 20–12–5 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics[edit]
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ledford | F | 37 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 16 |
| Ben Kucera | C | 34 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 12 |
| Ben Carey | F | 37 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| Erik Baskin | F | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 27 |
| Jordan Himley | F | 37 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| Kyle Haak | F | 36 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| Matt Serratore | F | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | D | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Phil Boje | D | 36 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Evan Feno | F | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Kyle Mackey | D | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| Evan Giesler | F | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Jonathan Kopacka | D | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| Max Hartner | D | 37 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| A. J. Reid | C/RW | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| Zach Yoder | D | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| Dylan Abood | D | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Tyler Rostenkowski | D | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Matt Koch | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Evan Okeley | F | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Dan Bailey | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Starrett | G | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Doucet | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Dylewski | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Perry | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Christopoulos | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Total | 110 | 179 | 289 | 239 |
Goaltending statistics[edit]
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dylewski | 2 | 6:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Shane Starrett | 33 | 1781:55 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 689 | 4 | .924 | 1.92 |
| Billy Christopoulos | 10 | 448:32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 168 | 0 | .870 | 3.34 |
| Empty Net | - | 26:20 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2263:13 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 86 | 946 | 4 | .909 | 2.28 |
Rankings[edit]
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 (Final) | ||||||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | |||||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||
USCHO did not release a poll in Week 23.[4]
Awards and honors[edit]
| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Carey | Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward | [5] |
| Ben Carey | Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award | [5] |
| Shane Starrett | Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award | [5] |
| Frank Serratore | Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year | [5] |
| Shane Starrett | All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | [6] |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team | [6] |
| Shane Starrett | All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team | [6] |
| Matt Serratore |
References[edit]
- ^ "2015–16 Ice Hockey Roster". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "Air Force Falcons (Men) 2015-2016 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Air Force Academy 2015-2016 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Atlantic Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Online". Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.