Falcons finish season 3-10-1 overall
4/1/2021 8:46:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Air Force fell to Bentley in AHA first round
In Closing: Air Force closed out the 2020-21 season with a 3-10-1 overall record. The Falcons placed 10th in the AHA with a 3-9-1 conference record. Air Force swept Canisius in the final regular-season series, but the season ended with a 7-3 loss at Bentley in the AHA first round.
Playoff Picture: AIC won the AHA East Pod while Robert Morris won the West Pod. AIC was the overall No. 1 seed and won the AHA Tournament for the second time in three years (no tournament in 2020 due to COVID). AIC defeated Niagara while Canisius defeated Army in the semifinals. AIC defeated Canisius in the championship game and then fell to North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament.
Season Notes
* Air Force's three-game winning streak late in the season was the longest since the Falcons had a four-gamer in November, 2019.
* Season high five goals in the win over Canisius, Feb. 20 (5-1)
* After scoring eight goals in the first six games, the Falcons scored 27 in the last eight games.
* Willie Reim scored back-to-back game winners in overtime. He has three career game-winners.
* Reim led the team with six goals and 12 points in 14 games. Reim scored a point in the final six games (4-5-9), the longest streak of his career and the longest by any Falcon this season.
Starts and Stops: After starting the season Nov. 27, the Falcons had three pauses due to COVID protocols. Air Force had a 19-day pause from Dec. 14-Jan. 2 due to the Sacred Heart postponement and the holiday break. The Falcons then had a 20-day pause due to the postponement of the Army and Long Island series (Jan. 10-30). The Falcons had a 16-day layoff (Feb. 2-18) as the Holy Cross and RIT series were postponed. Air Force played just 14 games, tied as the third fewest in the nation (Vermont and Long Island 13) and were the fewest in Atlantic Hockey.
Freshmen Among Best in Nation: Air Force's freshman class (eight skaters) scored 30 points (11-18-29) in 14 games. The class ranks eighth in the nation with 2.14 points per game and 11th in goals per game (0.78). Only Mercyhurst ranked higher in Atlantic Hockey in both categories. Will Gavin led all Falcon freshmen with eight points (3-5-8) while Thomas Daskas and Nate Horn each had seven (3-4-7), Brian Adams had four (1-3-4), Luke Robinson had three (0-3-3) and Jake Marti had one (1-0-1).
Playoff Picture: AIC won the AHA East Pod while Robert Morris won the West Pod. AIC was the overall No. 1 seed and won the AHA Tournament for the second time in three years (no tournament in 2020 due to COVID). AIC defeated Niagara while Canisius defeated Army in the semifinals. AIC defeated Canisius in the championship game and then fell to North Dakota in the NCAA Tournament.
Season Notes
* Air Force's three-game winning streak late in the season was the longest since the Falcons had a four-gamer in November, 2019.
* Season high five goals in the win over Canisius, Feb. 20 (5-1)
* After scoring eight goals in the first six games, the Falcons scored 27 in the last eight games.
* Willie Reim scored back-to-back game winners in overtime. He has three career game-winners.
* Reim led the team with six goals and 12 points in 14 games. Reim scored a point in the final six games (4-5-9), the longest streak of his career and the longest by any Falcon this season.
Starts and Stops: After starting the season Nov. 27, the Falcons had three pauses due to COVID protocols. Air Force had a 19-day pause from Dec. 14-Jan. 2 due to the Sacred Heart postponement and the holiday break. The Falcons then had a 20-day pause due to the postponement of the Army and Long Island series (Jan. 10-30). The Falcons had a 16-day layoff (Feb. 2-18) as the Holy Cross and RIT series were postponed. Air Force played just 14 games, tied as the third fewest in the nation (Vermont and Long Island 13) and were the fewest in Atlantic Hockey.
Freshmen Among Best in Nation: Air Force's freshman class (eight skaters) scored 30 points (11-18-29) in 14 games. The class ranks eighth in the nation with 2.14 points per game and 11th in goals per game (0.78). Only Mercyhurst ranked higher in Atlantic Hockey in both categories. Will Gavin led all Falcon freshmen with eight points (3-5-8) while Thomas Daskas and Nate Horn each had seven (3-4-7), Brian Adams had four (1-3-4), Luke Robinson had three (0-3-3) and Jake Marti had one (1-0-1).
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