Blessing named AHA Goalie of the Week

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force sophomore goalie Guy Blessing was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Goalie of Week in helping lead the Falcons to a split with RIT, Oct. 20-21, at the Cadet Ice Arena.

In the series, Blessing recorded a .917 saves percentage and a 3.07 GAA while stopping 66 of 72 shots. In the first game against RIT, the Chandler, Ariz., native stopped 28 of 30 shots to lead the Falcons to their first conference win of the season. He made 14 saves in the third period and blanked the Tigers over the final 23 minutes. With under a minute remaining in the game, and the Falcons up a goal, Blessing stopped a penalty shot on Carter Wilkie, the preseason AHA co-player of the year. The next night, he stopped a career high 38 shots against the Tigers.

The weekly conference honor is the first by a Falcon this season and the first of Blessing's career.

Air Force (2-3-1 overall, 1-1-0 AHA) plays a pair of games against Colorado College this week in the battle for the Pikes Peak Trophy. The teams play at Colorado College on Friday, Oct. 28, and at Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 29.

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