Wednesday, January 6
Niagara, N.Y.
3:05 pm ET
Air Force Academy
vs
Sacred Heart University
Photo by: Buffalo Bisons
Falcons to meet Sacred Heart, Jan. 6
1/5/2021 6:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
This Week: Air Force (0-5-1, 0-5-1 AHA) faces the Sacred Heart Pioneers (1-3-0, 1-1-0 AHA) in a single, neutral site game on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 3:05 pm ET at Dwyer Arena in Niagara, N.Y. The game was originally scheduled at the Academy, Dec. 18-19. The second game of the series will be made up at a later date.
The Road Trip: Air Force is in the midst of a five-game, 10-day road trip. Following the series at Niagara, Jan. 3-4, the Falcons will face Sacred Heart on Jan. 6. The Falcons will then bus around Lake Erie to Erie, Pa., for a two-game series with Mercyhurst, Jan. 8-9. Air Force will also have a four-game road trip later in the season when the Falcons play at Bentley, Jan. 30-31, and at Holy Cross, Feb. 5-6.
Live Stream: Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey game will be streamed on FloHockey.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 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.
Scouting Sacred Heart: Sacred Heart is 1-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the AHA. SHU split a two-game series at Holy Cross Dec. 4-6, and then was swept by 13th-ranked Quinnipiac, Dec. 14-15. The Pioneers have not played since that Dec. 15th game. A series that was scheduled against Army, Jan. 2-3. Junior forward Ryan Steele and sophomore Braeden Tuck lead the team with four points each. Junior Josh Benson has started three of the four games in goal and has a .883 saves percentage and a 3.86 GAA,
Series vs. Sacred Heart: Air Force and Sacred Heart will meet for the 50th time in the history of the two programs. Air Force holds a 27-15-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Last season, the teams played four times and Sacred Heart won three of the games, including both in Colorado Springs. SHU is 6-1-1 against Air Force in the last eight. The teams have played at a neutral site five times and four went into overtime with all five being one-goal games. Each team has won two with one tie: UConn Tournament in 2003 (2-2 ot tie), RPI Tournament in 2004 (3-2 ot W), AHA Semifinals in 2007 (5-4 ot W), AHA Semifinals in 2010 (2-1 L) and at Quinnipiac in 2018 (2-1 ot L).
The Road Trip: Air Force is in the midst of a five-game, 10-day road trip. Following the series at Niagara, Jan. 3-4, the Falcons will face Sacred Heart on Jan. 6. The Falcons will then bus around Lake Erie to Erie, Pa., for a two-game series with Mercyhurst, Jan. 8-9. Air Force will also have a four-game road trip later in the season when the Falcons play at Bentley, Jan. 30-31, and at Holy Cross, Feb. 5-6.
Live Stream: Every home game and every Atlantic Hockey game will be streamed on FloHockey.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 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.
Scouting Sacred Heart: Sacred Heart is 1-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the AHA. SHU split a two-game series at Holy Cross Dec. 4-6, and then was swept by 13th-ranked Quinnipiac, Dec. 14-15. The Pioneers have not played since that Dec. 15th game. A series that was scheduled against Army, Jan. 2-3. Junior forward Ryan Steele and sophomore Braeden Tuck lead the team with four points each. Junior Josh Benson has started three of the four games in goal and has a .883 saves percentage and a 3.86 GAA,
Series vs. Sacred Heart: Air Force and Sacred Heart will meet for the 50th time in the history of the two programs. Air Force holds a 27-15-7 lead in the series that began in 2000. Last season, the teams played four times and Sacred Heart won three of the games, including both in Colorado Springs. SHU is 6-1-1 against Air Force in the last eight. The teams have played at a neutral site five times and four went into overtime with all five being one-goal games. Each team has won two with one tie: UConn Tournament in 2003 (2-2 ot tie), RPI Tournament in 2004 (3-2 ot W), AHA Semifinals in 2007 (5-4 ot W), AHA Semifinals in 2010 (2-1 L) and at Quinnipiac in 2018 (2-1 ot L).
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