Air Force hosts Bentley, Nov. 8-9

This Week - Air Force (1-7-0, 1-3-0 AHA) hosts Bentley (3-4-0, 2-3-0 AHA), in an Atlantic Hockey Conference series, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 8-9, at 7:05 pm MT each night at Cadet Ice Arena.

Live Stream - Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey game will be streamed on FloSports.tv for a subscription fee. Links to all broadcasts are on the hockey schedule at www.GoAirForceFalcons.com.

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.

Notes from the SHU Series
* Air Force earned its first win of the season at Sacred Heart, Nov. 2
* Four different Falcons scored in the 4-3 win
* Junior Shawn Knowlton scored his first career goal. Knowlton had two points (1-1-2) in the series.
* Sophomore Alex Schilling made his first career start on Nov. 2 and earned his first career win
* Freshman Andrew Kruse collected his first career point with an assist
* Senior Matt Pulver scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season
* Senior Brady Tomlak had a goal on Friday and a goal and an assist on Saturday and leads the team with seven points (3-4-7) this season. He has scored a point in five of the eight games this season.
* Zach Mirageas scored a goal on Saturday, the first goal by a defenseman this season.

Scouting Bentley - Bentley is 3-4-0 overall and 2-3-0 in Atlantic Hockey. Bentley split a two-game series at home last weekend with Mercyhurst, falling 4-3 in overtime and then winning 6-3 on Saturday. Bentley also earned wins over Army (5-0) and New Hampshire (3-2 in OT). Sophomore Jakov Novak, an Ottawa draft pick, leads the team with five goals and eight points. Senior Aiden Pelino has a 3.03 GAA and a .877 saves percentage.

Series vs. Bentley - The teams have played 52 times and Air Force holds a 31-15-6 advantage in the series that began in 1998. As Atlantic Hockey foes, the teams played 43 times since the beginning of the 2006-07 season (13 years) and Air Force holds a 25-13-5 lead. The teams played four times last season and each team swept the series at home. The teams have split the last six games in the series. In games played at the Academy, AF leads 16-6-5. AF has won four straight over Bentley at Cadet Ice Arena with the last Bentley win coming in October, 2016.

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Players Mentioned

Shawn Knowlton

Andrew Kruse

Zach Mirageas

Matt Pulver

Alex Schilling

Brady Tomlak

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