Air Force travels to Bentley
1/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
This Week
Air Force (16-8-4, 13-5-2 AHC) travels to Bentley (9-12-5, 8-8-4 AHC) for a two-game league series, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at the John A. Ryan Arena in Watertown, Mass. Air Force is receiving votes in the USCHO.com national poll.
Live Stream
Both games will be streamed on AtlanticHockey.tv for a subscription fee.
Radio/Internet
Both games will be broadcast on Xtra Sports 1300. Both games are available online at GoAirForceFalcons.com. Jay Ritchie will call the play-by-play while Dave Toller will provide color analysis. Pregame show begins 30 minutes before faceoff each day.
Quick Strikes
* Air Force is tied for first place with 28 points while Bentley is in sixth with 20.
* The teams met earlier this season in Colorado and split a two-game series. Air Force won game one, 5-2, while Bentley won game two, 6-1.
* The games were closer than the score indicates as Air Force had an empty-net goal in the first game and Bentley had two in the second game.
*Air Force's nine home wins are the fifth most in the nation while the seven road wins are the 16th most.
* Air Force ranks first in the conference and fifth in the nation in faceoff winning percentage at 54.1 percent.
* Air Force is 14-1-2 when scoring three or more goals in a game.
* Since Jan. 5, both Air Force and Bentley are 5-2-1.
Trending
Junior Jordan Himley scored the game-winner on Friday vs. Army and leads the team with 14 goals this season ... He had 11 goals combined his first two seasons ... The game-winner was his team-leading third of the season ... Kyle Haak had one assist vs. Army and leads the team with 22 points (7-15-22) ... Phil Boje tied his season high with two points (both first assists) in the first game against Army ... He had an assist the second night for three in the series ... He is the team's top scoring defenseman with 19 points (5-14-19) ... Boje also leads the team, and ranks second in the league, with 54 blocked shots ... He had a career high eight blocks vs. Mercyhurst, Jan. 6 ... Dylan Abood is seventh in the league with 48 blocked shots, including five vs. Army on Jan. 28.
Series vs. Bentley
Air Force and Bentley have played 42 times and AF leads the series, 24-12-6. The teams have split their last four meetings, including a series at the Academy earlier this season. In the last 12 meetings between the two teams, Air Force has only won three times. Bentley has a 6-3-3 advantage over Air Force. In games played at Bentley, Air Force has a 10-5-1 advantage. In the last series at Bentley, 2014, Bentley swept Air Force. Air Force won five straight at Bentley from 2010-12.
Scouting Bentley
Bentley is 9-12-5, 8-8-4 in the AHC and in sixth place. Last week, Bentley swept a two-game series on the road at RIT, 3-2 and 6-3. Jonathan Desbiens had a hat trick in the second game. Aidan Pelino started in goal in the first game and made 34 saves. Jayson Argue started the second game and made 33. Argue and Pelino have split the last four games. On the season, Pelino has a .932 saves percentage and a 2.61 GAA. Aruge has a .907 saves percentage and a 3.10 GAA. Kyle Schmidt and Max French lead the team with 26 points each. They are tied for fourth in the league in scoring in all games.
