Air Force finishes season 18-19-1

In Closing
* Air Force finished the season 18-19-1 overall and 15-10-1 in Atlantic Hockey
* Air Force's fourth-place finish in Atlantic Hockey was the highest since the Falcons finished third in 2019. It is just the second time the Falcons have been the No. 4 seed and the first time since 2007 when the Falcons won the AHA Tournament
* Air Force's 18 wins were the most since the 2017-18 team went 23-15-5, won the AHA Tournament and reached the NCAA Elite Eight.
* The Falcons hosted an AHA quarterfinal series, but fell to AIC, 3-1 and 3-2 OT, March 8-9.
* The Falcons' 34 power-play goals this season led the AHA and were ninth in the nation.
* Air Force led the AHA and was seventh in the nation with a .542 faceoff winning percentage.
* Air Force's penalty kill (84.8) was third in the AHA and sixth in the nation.
* AF led the nation with nine SHG. Air Force was 6-0 this season when scoring a shortie
* The Falcons were 16-7-0 when scoring three or more goals and 2-12-1 when scoring two or less.
* Air Force was 13-6-0 when scoring the first goal of the game and 5-13-1 when allowing it.
* Will Gavin led the AHA and was 25th in the nation with 19 goals this season. His 19 goals are the most by a Falcon since Jordan Himley's 22 in 2016-17.
* Gavin's 11 PPG led the AHA and were eighth in the nation. They are the most since Jacques Lamoureux had 13 in 2010-11
* Chris Hedden led the team with 37 points (8-29-37). He is the first defenseman to lead the team in scoring since Brandon Koch had 25 points in 2018-19 and just the fourth in school history.
* Hedden's 37 points are the most by a Falcon defenseman since Greg Flynn had 42 in 2008-09
* Hedden's 29 assists tie as the third most in the conference era and tie as the most since Greg Flynn had 35 (2008-09)
* Clayton Cosentino led the nation with 594 faceoffs won. His .592 winning percentage is the best by any player who won more than 500 faceoffs.
* Austin Schwartz led the nation with four SHG this season. They are the most shorties by a Falcon since Ben Carey had five in 2015-16.
* Air Force had nine players compete in their 100th career game during the season.
* The Falcons were 2-3-0 against ranked teams during the season
* Chris Hedden (37) and Will Gavin (36) marked the first time the Falcons had two players with more than 30 or more points in the same season since 2016-17
* Gavin's 95 career points are the most since Cole Gunner (147) and Chad Demers (126) finished their careers in 2015.
* Air Force graduated nine seniors that combined to score 42 percent of the team's goals and 44 percent of the team's points. The class includes three captains: Luke Rowe (C), Luke Robinson (C), and Parker Brown (A), along with Brian Adams, Maiszon Balboa, Sam Brennan, Will Gavin and Nate Horn and Jacob Marti.
* Head coach Frank Serratore earned his 500th career win at Army, Jan. 20, 2024. He became just the 16th coach in the history of NCAA Division I hockey to reach 500 Division I wins. Only three active coaches have 500 or more career wins: Notre Dame's Jeff Jackson, Quinnipiac's Rand Pecknold, and Cornell's Mike Schafer. Serratore completed his 27th season at Air Force and his 31st season as a college head coach.

Players Mentioned

Brian Adams

Maiszon Balboa

Sam Brennan

Parker Brown

Clayton Cosentino

Will Gavin

Chris Hedden

Nate Horn

Brandon Koch

Jacob Marti

Luke Robinson

Luke Rowe

Austin Schwartz

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