Air Force announces 2010-11 hockey schedule
7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
July 6, 2010
2010-11 Air Force Hockey schedule in PDF Format 
USAFA, Colo. - The Air Force hockey team opens the 2010-11 season on Monday, Oct. 4, with an exhibition game against the University of Lethbridge at the Cadet Ice Arena. Four days later, the Falcons open the regular season, Oct. 8-9, at the Kendall Classic in Anchorage, Alaska where Air Force will face Alaska-Fairbanks and Alaska-Anchorage. The league schedule opens with a road game at new AHA member Robert Morris, Sunday, Oct. 17, at 6:05 p.m. ET. The game will be played at the Consol Energy Center, the new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The regular-season home schedule begins Friday, Oct. 22 as the Falcons host league rival AIC. The game begins a six-game home stand for the Falcons.
With Robert Morris and Niagara joining the AHA this season, the league schedule will be different than in the past. The Falcons will face Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, Canisius, Niagara and RIT three times each. AFA will play AIC, Army, Bentley, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart and UConn twice to round out the 27-game league slate.
Including the Alaska tournament, the Falcons will play non-conference games against Colorado College (Nov. 12) and Yale (Nov. 14) at home and will compete in the Denver Cup (Clarkson and Denver) on Nov. 26-27 at Magness Arena in Denver. Air Force is coming off of the team's fourth straight winning season. The Falcons finished the season with a 16-15-6 record. Air Force is the only team in the league to advance to the AHA Final Four in each of the last four seasons. The team's top three scorers, including two first-team all-league selections return. Senior forward Jacques Lamoureux and junior defenseman Tim Kirby both earned first-team all-AHA honors last season. Lamoureux led the team with 22 goals and 42 points. Kirby was the top scoring defenseman, and third overall, with 24 points. Senior Derrick Burnett was second on the team with 10 goals and 33 points.
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