Billy Christopoulos

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
Position:
G

2017-18 (Junior)
Named the MVP of the Atlantic Hockey Tournament as he led the Falcons to the tournament title … Named to the NCAA West Regional all-tournament team in leading the Falcons to a win over No. 1 St. Cloud State and a bid in the NCAA Elite Eight … Third-team all-conference selection … Academic all-conference … Team MVP … Named Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Month three times (October, January and February) … AHC Goalie of the Week twice … Led the nation in minutes played (2,534) and was third in the nation in wins (23) … In all games this season, he led the league in GAA (2.06), the 11th best in the nation … Second in the league and 12th in the nation in saves percentage (.922) … At the AHC Tournament MVP, allowing just one goal in two games … Stopped 59 of 60 shots he faced … In the playoffs, his shutout streak of 214 minutes over the course of four games (Army games two and three, Canisius and Robert Morris) is the second longest in school history (Andrew Volkening 262, 2008-09) and the 17th longest in NCAA history … At the NCAA West Regional, he made 39 saves, the second most of his career, in the win over No. 1 St. Cloud State … His 1,026 saves this season are the fourth most in school history and the most since Al Morrison had 1132 in 1972-73.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
Named to the Atlantic Hockey all-academic team … Played in eight games with five starts … Posted a 2.79 GAA and a .901 saves percentage on the season with a 1-4-1 record … Came on in relief against No. 18 Western Michigan on the road and stopped 13 of 14 as the Falcons battled back for an overtime tie … Made four saves in overtime … Career-high 39 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to the eventual national champion Denver Pioneers … Made 20 saves in a 4-2 road win at Mercyhurst.

2015-16 (Freshman)
Played in 10 games with seven starts ... Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.34 GAA and a .870 saves percentage ... Earned the start in the season-opener, a 5-4 overtime win over fifth-ranked Denver ... Season-best 28 saves in the win over Pioneers ... Made 11 saves in a 3-2 win over Canisius, Dec. 4 ... Made 27 saves in a 3-2 win over Bentley, Jan. 2 ... Named academic all-conference.

Before Air Force
Played 124 games in three years of junior hockey … Spent the 2012-13 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL and played in 39 games with a .893 saves percentage and a 3.81 GAA … Played 32 games for the Buccaneers in 2013-14 and had a .907 saves percentage with a 3.74 GAA … Played 46 games for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL in 2014-15 and had a .906 saves percentage and a 3.03 GAA with a record of 22-22-1 ... Played for coaches John Rogger (Des Moines) and Kevin Willison (Alberni) ... Graduated from Lyons Township High School ... Lettered four years in baseball ... Baseball team was the state runner-up ... Team MVP in 2014-15.

Personal
Member of Cadet Squadron 40 ... Parents are Peter and Cheryl Christopoulos ... Has two older brothers ... Father was a college wrestler while his brother played college and minor league baseball … Major is management ... On the dean’s list and athletic’s list every semester ... On the commandant’s list in the spring 1028 for military excellence … This past summer, taught rising sophomores how to shoot the M9 at Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training … also worked Basic Cadet Training … is the athletic’s officer in his squadron … got to ride in an F-16 while on Operation Air Force at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., in the summer of 2017 … Favorite athlete to follow on social media is Anthony Rizzo … Favorite inspirational follow is Mindset of Greatness … Funniest follow is Barstool sports … if he could have dinner with any three people it would be Walter Payton, Will Ferrell and Ronald Reagan … Best advice he ever received is “Respect all, fear none” … favorite musician is Eric Chruch … favorite possession is the “lucky two dollar bill his dad gave me a long time ago … if he had a walk up song it would be Burn it to the Ground, by Nickelback … On road trips, he never forgets his lucky socks … Long-term goals are to either become a pilot or go to graduate school ... Something not many people know about him is that he can ride a unicycle and juggle at the same time … Greatest moment in sports was earning his first collegiate win over No. 5 Denver in the season opener in 2016 … Greatest team moment was winning the Atlantic Hockey Championship the last two years … Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Wears No. 44 because it’s the same number is dad wore in football and brother wore in baseball ... One word to describe himself is gritty ... Credits his parents and two older brothers as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Favorite sport other than hockey is baseball … Hobbies are playing golf, reading and hiking … Started playing hockey at the age of four … Favorite NHL team is the Carolina Hurricanes … Favorite NHL player is Montreal Canadians goalie Carey Price.