Falcons host Holy Cross in final regular season series

This Week: Air Force (15-12-5, 13-9-4 AHC) hosts Holy Cross (9-18-5, 9-13-4 AHC) in a two-game Atlantic Hockey Conference series, Friday-Saturday, March 1-2, at the Cadet Ice Arena. Friday's game starts at 7:05 pm MT while Saturday's faceoff is at 5:05 MT.

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.

Trending: Senior Matt Koch leads the team with 20 assists and 23 points ... Koch ranks seventh in the league in points by a defenseman in all games ... Kyle Haak leads the team with 12 goals while Evan Feno and Kieran Durgan each have 11 goals ... Haak has scored a point in 12 of the last 18 games ... Durgan is tied for fifth in the nation in goals by a freshman (11) ... Billy Christopoulos leads the league in both saves percentage (.920) and GAA (2.15) in all games ... In conference games only, Christopoulos leads the league in both saves percentage (.927) and GAA (1.90) ... Air Force ranks second in the nation in penalty kill at 88.9 percent ... Air Force had a season high 40 shots at Mercyhurst, Feb. 22.

Saturday is Senior Night: Prior to Saturday's game, the Falcons will recognize the seven seniors: Dan Bailey, Billy Christopoulos, Evan Feno, Evan Giesler, Kyle Haak, Matt Koch, and Matt Serratore. The class has led the Falcons to two AHC Championships, two NCAA wins and trips to the NCAA Elite Eight and has won 85 games. The school record for wins by a class is 86 set by the Class of 2018.

Scouting Holy Cross: Holy Cross is tied for eighth place in the league, 9-18-5 overall and a 9-13-4 in the AHC. Holy Cross is one of the hottest teams in the league, posting a 5-2-2 record in the last nine games. Last weekend, the Crusaders took three points from second-place Bentley.
Senior defenseman Johnny Coughlin and freshman Anthony Vincentare are tied for the team lead with 21 points. Freshman Erik Gordon has seen the most action in goal and has a 3.06 GAA and a .892 saves percentage. Senior Tommy Nixon has started the last three games and has a .922 saves percentage and a 2.45 GAA this season.

Series vs. Holy Cross: Air Force and Holy Cross have played 47 times and Air Force holds a 22-12-13 lead in the series that began in 1993. As Atlantic Hockey rivals, the teams have played 32 times and ore than one-third of those games (11) and have ended in a tie. Air Force leads the AHC series, 14-8-10. The teams played twice last season in Worcester and the Crusaders took three points. Since 2012 (16 games), Air Force has won just three (3-7-6). The Falcons are winless in the last four against Holy Cross with the last victory coming in Worcester in 2016. In games played at the Academy, Air Force leads the series, 13-5-3. The teams haven't played at the Academy since November, 2015, when they split a two-game series.

Falcons host Holy Cross in final regular season series

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Players Mentioned

Dan Bailey

Billy Christopoulos

Kieran Durgan

Evan Feno

Evan Giesler

Kyle Haak

Matt Koch

Matt Serratore

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