
Air Force finished season 12-22-2
4/11/2023 9:28:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
One-Timers
* Air Force closed out the 2022-23 season with a 12-22-2 overall record and an 8-17-1 mark in Atlantic Hockey play to finish 10th
* The 2022-23 season marked the first one in Atlantic Hockey where not every team made the playoffs. The top eight of 10 teams qualified for the playoffs and the Falcons missed the playoffs for the first time since joining the league for the 2006-07 season.
* Senior Willie Reim led the team with 26 points (11-15-26). The 26 points were the most of his career
* Reim and junior Will Gavin tied for the team lead with 11 goals
* Senior Brandon Koch led the team with 18 assists
* Koch and junior Luke Rowe tied for second on the team in points, and the most by a defenseman, with 24 points. Rowe's 24 points are a career high.
* Air Force was the only team in the nation to start four different goaltenders
* Seven seniors, Blake Bride, Brandon Koch, Andrew Kruse, Bennett Norlin, Austin Park, Ty Pochipinski and Willie Reim closed out their careers at Air Force.
* Head coach Frank Serratore coached his 1100th career game on Feb. 17 against AIC. Serratore ranks fourth among active coaches in career games coached and is the 13th in NCAA history with 1104 career games.
* Air Force led the AHA and was 11th in the nation in faceoff percentage at .531
* Sophomore Clayton Cosentino led the nation in the regular season with 442 faceoff wins. He also led the conference in faceoff winning percentage at .610.
* Air Force ended the season by killing 32 of 35 (91.4%) over the last 10 games
* Air Force only scored the first goal in 14 of the 36 games this season. The Falcons were 8-5-1 when scoring first and 4-17-1 when allowing the first goal
* Air Force was held to one goal or less in 13 of the 36 games
* The Falcons scored 24 goals during a six-game stretch when the Falcons went 5-1 in February. In the final five games, the Falcons scored a combined nine goals
* When Air Force won the battle of special teams, the Falcons were 7-3-2. When the Falcons lost the battle of special teams, the Falcons were 1-10-0.
* Air Force was 10-4-2 when scoring three or more goals this season. However, when the Falcons scored two goals or less, Air Force was 2-18-0.
* Goaltenders Maiszon Balboa and Austin Park both earned their first career wins in the second half of the season Park earned a win over Niagara, Jan. 20, while Balboa earned his win at Army, Jan. 28.
* Air Force closed out the 2022-23 season with a 12-22-2 overall record and an 8-17-1 mark in Atlantic Hockey play to finish 10th
* The 2022-23 season marked the first one in Atlantic Hockey where not every team made the playoffs. The top eight of 10 teams qualified for the playoffs and the Falcons missed the playoffs for the first time since joining the league for the 2006-07 season.
* Senior Willie Reim led the team with 26 points (11-15-26). The 26 points were the most of his career
* Reim and junior Will Gavin tied for the team lead with 11 goals
* Senior Brandon Koch led the team with 18 assists
* Koch and junior Luke Rowe tied for second on the team in points, and the most by a defenseman, with 24 points. Rowe's 24 points are a career high.
* Air Force was the only team in the nation to start four different goaltenders
* Seven seniors, Blake Bride, Brandon Koch, Andrew Kruse, Bennett Norlin, Austin Park, Ty Pochipinski and Willie Reim closed out their careers at Air Force.
* Head coach Frank Serratore coached his 1100th career game on Feb. 17 against AIC. Serratore ranks fourth among active coaches in career games coached and is the 13th in NCAA history with 1104 career games.
* Air Force led the AHA and was 11th in the nation in faceoff percentage at .531
* Sophomore Clayton Cosentino led the nation in the regular season with 442 faceoff wins. He also led the conference in faceoff winning percentage at .610.
* Air Force ended the season by killing 32 of 35 (91.4%) over the last 10 games
* Air Force only scored the first goal in 14 of the 36 games this season. The Falcons were 8-5-1 when scoring first and 4-17-1 when allowing the first goal
* Air Force was held to one goal or less in 13 of the 36 games
* The Falcons scored 24 goals during a six-game stretch when the Falcons went 5-1 in February. In the final five games, the Falcons scored a combined nine goals
* When Air Force won the battle of special teams, the Falcons were 7-3-2. When the Falcons lost the battle of special teams, the Falcons were 1-10-0.
* Air Force was 10-4-2 when scoring three or more goals this season. However, when the Falcons scored two goals or less, Air Force was 2-18-0.
* Goaltenders Maiszon Balboa and Austin Park both earned their first career wins in the second half of the season Park earned a win over Niagara, Jan. 20, while Balboa earned his win at Army, Jan. 28.
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