Friday, October 19
Buffalo, NY
5:35 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
Canisius College
Falcons travel to Canisius for AHC series
10/16/2018 2:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Air Force and Canisius meet in Buffalo, Oct. 19-20
This Week
Air Force (0-2-0, 0-0-0 AHC) opens Atlantic Hockey Conference play with a road series at Canisius (1-1-0, 1-1-0 AHC), Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20, at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y.
Live Stream
Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey game will be streamed on AtlanticHockey.tv for a subscription fee.
Radio/Internet
Every game will be broadcast on Xtra Sports 1300 in Colorado Springs and will be available online at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com. The game is also available on TuneIn. Jay Ritchie will call the play-by-play while Dave Toller will provide color analysis. Pregame show begins 30 minutes before faceoff.
Conference Openers
Air Force opens conference play this weekend in Buffalo. In Atlantic Hockey openers, Air Force is 7-4-1. The Falcons have won two straight conferences openers, beating Bentley at home in 2016 and Canisius last season in Buffalo.
Early Season Tilt
Air Force and Canisius were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the preseason coaches and media polls. The last two seasons, these teams have finished in the top three in the league. Last season, Canisius was second and Air Force tied for third. In last season's AHC semifinals, Air Force defeated Canisius, 3-0. In 2016-17, Canisius won the regular season title while Air Force was second. Air Force went on to win the 2016-17 tournament title while Canisius fell in the semifinals. In 2015-16, Air Force finished second while Canisius was sixth. The Falcons defeated the Griffs in the AHC quarterfinals at the Academy that season.
Scouting the Griffs
Canisius is 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. The Griffs opened the season by splitting a league series at Holy Cross last weekend. HC won game one, 4-2, while Canisius won the second game, 7-6. Nick Hutchison (3-1-4) and Jimmy Mazza (1-3-4) lead the team with four points each. Tucker Weppner started both games in goal and had an .840 saves percentage and a 4.04 GAA.
Series vs. Canisius
Air Force and Canisius have played 43 times and the Falcons hold a 21-13-9 lead in the series that began in 2006. Air Force won two of three games last season. In games played in Buffalo, Air Force leads the series, 9-5-4. The teams have played at the HarborCenter six times and Air Force is 3-2-1. In 2014-15, the teams split a two-game series. In 2016-17, Air Force took three points. Last season, the teams split a two-game series in Buffalo with Air Force winning game one, 3-1, and the Griffs winning game two, 3-2.
Air Force (0-2-0, 0-0-0 AHC) opens Atlantic Hockey Conference play with a road series at Canisius (1-1-0, 1-1-0 AHC), Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20, at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y.
Live Stream
Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey game will be streamed on AtlanticHockey.tv for a subscription fee.
Radio/Internet
Every game will be broadcast on Xtra Sports 1300 in Colorado Springs and will be available online at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com. The game is also available on TuneIn. Jay Ritchie will call the play-by-play while Dave Toller will provide color analysis. Pregame show begins 30 minutes before faceoff.
Conference Openers
Air Force opens conference play this weekend in Buffalo. In Atlantic Hockey openers, Air Force is 7-4-1. The Falcons have won two straight conferences openers, beating Bentley at home in 2016 and Canisius last season in Buffalo.
Early Season Tilt
Air Force and Canisius were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in the preseason coaches and media polls. The last two seasons, these teams have finished in the top three in the league. Last season, Canisius was second and Air Force tied for third. In last season's AHC semifinals, Air Force defeated Canisius, 3-0. In 2016-17, Canisius won the regular season title while Air Force was second. Air Force went on to win the 2016-17 tournament title while Canisius fell in the semifinals. In 2015-16, Air Force finished second while Canisius was sixth. The Falcons defeated the Griffs in the AHC quarterfinals at the Academy that season.
Scouting the Griffs
Canisius is 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. The Griffs opened the season by splitting a league series at Holy Cross last weekend. HC won game one, 4-2, while Canisius won the second game, 7-6. Nick Hutchison (3-1-4) and Jimmy Mazza (1-3-4) lead the team with four points each. Tucker Weppner started both games in goal and had an .840 saves percentage and a 4.04 GAA.
Series vs. Canisius
Air Force and Canisius have played 43 times and the Falcons hold a 21-13-9 lead in the series that began in 2006. Air Force won two of three games last season. In games played in Buffalo, Air Force leads the series, 9-5-4. The teams have played at the HarborCenter six times and Air Force is 3-2-1. In 2014-15, the teams split a two-game series. In 2016-17, Air Force took three points. Last season, the teams split a two-game series in Buffalo with Air Force winning game one, 3-1, and the Griffs winning game two, 3-2.
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