Friday, January 17
West Point, N.Y.
5:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Army
Falcons travel to Army for two-game series, Jan. 17-18
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THE GAMES
Game 1: Friday, Jan. 17, at Army, 7:05 pm ET, Tate Rink, West Point, NY
Game 2: Saturday, Jan. 18, at Army, 4:05 pm ET, Tate Rink, West Point, NY
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: Both games FloHockey
Radio: Fri.: XtraSports 1300 AM; xtrasports1300.com / Sat.: AM 740 KVOR; kvor.com
Live Stats Link is on AF hockey schedule
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Army
Record: 11-12-1, 8-6-0 AHA (5th, 24 pts) 7-15-0, 7-8-0 AHA (7th, 21 pts)
Streak: W 1 W 2
Last Series: Split (H), Bentley Swept Mercyhurst (H)
Next Series: vs. Holy Cross (H), Jan. 24-25 at Robert Morris, Jan. 24-25
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Brian Riley
School Record: 467-448-100 (28th yr) 249-374-92 (21st yr)
Career Record: 516-540-109 (32nd yr) 249-374-92 (21st yr)
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 53-27-9
Last Meeting: AF swept the series in West Point, Jan. 19-20 (8-1 and 7-6)
Streak: AF W 5
One Timers
* Air Force is coming off a split with second-place Bentley, Jan. 10-11.
* In conference games, Air Force leads the AHA in scoring defense, allowing just 1.50 goals per game (21 goals in 14 games)
* Air Force has allowed two goals or less in 11 of the last 14 games
* The Falcons have scored two goals or less in 15 of the last 19 games and are 9-9-1 in those games
* In AF's 14 AHA games, the average number of combined goals scored has been 3.35 (47 total goals)
* AF is averaging just 2.71 penalties per game, the fewest in the league. In penalty minutes per game, AF is the 13th-least penalized team in the nation with 7.8 PIM/Game
* AF has killed 16 straight opponent power plays dating back to the Niagara game, Dec. 6 (5 games). AF has killed 40 of 47 (85.1 percent) opponent power plays over the last 16 games.
* AF is 6-3 in one-goal games this season
* In 13 conference games this season, senior goalie Guy Blessing leads the league with a 1.25 GAA and a .953 saves percentage with a 7-6-0 record. He has allowed just 16 goals in 13 games.
* Junior Chris Hedden's nine goals are tied for the most in the nation among all defensemen (Sam Rinzel, Minnesota). He tied his career high with two goals in the 4-2 in over Niagara, Dec. 7.
* Senior Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 307 faceoff wins. He won 19 faceoffs in the first game at SHU, his second most of the season and career.
* Cosentino leads the team with 17 points (5-12-17). He scored the game-winning goal vs. Mercyhurst (Nov. 16), his second GWG of the season and seventh of his career. He tied his career high three points twice this season
* Air Force and Army have played 89 times and AF leads the all-time series, 53-27-9.
* Air Force swept Army in four games last season, taking five points in Colorado and winning all six at West Point. It was the first time either team has swept the series in the history of both programs
* Air Force has won five straight in the series and eight of the last nine.
* In games played at West Point, Air Force is 24-17-4 against Army.
About the Black Knights
Army is 7-15-0 overall and 7-8-0 in the AHA (seventh with 21 points). Last weekend, Army scored 22 goals in a sweep of Mercyhurst (9-1 and 13-1) at Tate Rink in West Point. The wins ended a nine-game losing streak that dated back to a pair of wins over RIT, Nov. 15-16. Defenseman Max Gadowsky and forward Nik Hong each have eight goals this season. Gadowski leads the team with 11 assists and 19 points. Freshman goalie J.J. Cataldo has started the last eight games and 14 of the last 15. He has a 2.18 GAA and a .927 saves percentage with a 6-9-0 record and one shutout. He had a career-high 45 saves against Merrrimack. Last weekend, he stopped 38 of 40 against Mercyhurst.
Series vs. Army
Air Force leads the all-time series vs. Army, 53-27-9. Air Force swept Army in four games last season, taking five points in Colorado and winning all six at West Point. Last season at Air Force, the Falcons won 4-3 in overtime and 4-2. In West Point, Air Force won 8-1 and 7-6. Air Force has won five straight in the series and eight of the last nine. In the last 17 games, Air Force is 11-3-3 against Army. In Atlantic Hockey games (since 2006-07), Air Force leads the series, 28-12-7 (including playoffs). Since becoming the Falcons' coach in 1997, Serratore is 41-17-8 (68 percent) vs. the Black Knights (64 games). In games played at West Point, Air Force is 24-17-4 against Army.
Note: There has always been a discrepancy in the series records according to Army and Air Force. In 1969, AF's first season of varsity hockey, the Falcons and Black Knights played twice in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Army won by scores of 12-4 and 8-0. The games are reflected in Army's series record (29-53-9 vs. AF), but have not been counted by Air Force (53-27-9 vs. Army). According to Air Force records, the games were considered exhibition games and were not on the team's original schedule or final results that season.
Game 1: Friday, Jan. 17, at Army, 7:05 pm ET, Tate Rink, West Point, NY
Game 2: Saturday, Jan. 18, at Army, 4:05 pm ET, Tate Rink, West Point, NY
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: Both games FloHockey
Radio: Fri.: XtraSports 1300 AM; xtrasports1300.com / Sat.: AM 740 KVOR; kvor.com
Live Stats Link is on AF hockey schedule
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Army
Record: 11-12-1, 8-6-0 AHA (5th, 24 pts) 7-15-0, 7-8-0 AHA (7th, 21 pts)
Streak: W 1 W 2
Last Series: Split (H), Bentley Swept Mercyhurst (H)
Next Series: vs. Holy Cross (H), Jan. 24-25 at Robert Morris, Jan. 24-25
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Brian Riley
School Record: 467-448-100 (28th yr) 249-374-92 (21st yr)
Career Record: 516-540-109 (32nd yr) 249-374-92 (21st yr)
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 53-27-9
Last Meeting: AF swept the series in West Point, Jan. 19-20 (8-1 and 7-6)
Streak: AF W 5
One Timers
* Air Force is coming off a split with second-place Bentley, Jan. 10-11.
* In conference games, Air Force leads the AHA in scoring defense, allowing just 1.50 goals per game (21 goals in 14 games)
* Air Force has allowed two goals or less in 11 of the last 14 games
* The Falcons have scored two goals or less in 15 of the last 19 games and are 9-9-1 in those games
* In AF's 14 AHA games, the average number of combined goals scored has been 3.35 (47 total goals)
* AF is averaging just 2.71 penalties per game, the fewest in the league. In penalty minutes per game, AF is the 13th-least penalized team in the nation with 7.8 PIM/Game
* AF has killed 16 straight opponent power plays dating back to the Niagara game, Dec. 6 (5 games). AF has killed 40 of 47 (85.1 percent) opponent power plays over the last 16 games.
* AF is 6-3 in one-goal games this season
* In 13 conference games this season, senior goalie Guy Blessing leads the league with a 1.25 GAA and a .953 saves percentage with a 7-6-0 record. He has allowed just 16 goals in 13 games.
* Junior Chris Hedden's nine goals are tied for the most in the nation among all defensemen (Sam Rinzel, Minnesota). He tied his career high with two goals in the 4-2 in over Niagara, Dec. 7.
* Senior Clayton Cosentino leads the nation with 307 faceoff wins. He won 19 faceoffs in the first game at SHU, his second most of the season and career.
* Cosentino leads the team with 17 points (5-12-17). He scored the game-winning goal vs. Mercyhurst (Nov. 16), his second GWG of the season and seventh of his career. He tied his career high three points twice this season
* Air Force and Army have played 89 times and AF leads the all-time series, 53-27-9.
* Air Force swept Army in four games last season, taking five points in Colorado and winning all six at West Point. It was the first time either team has swept the series in the history of both programs
* Air Force has won five straight in the series and eight of the last nine.
* In games played at West Point, Air Force is 24-17-4 against Army.
About the Black Knights
Army is 7-15-0 overall and 7-8-0 in the AHA (seventh with 21 points). Last weekend, Army scored 22 goals in a sweep of Mercyhurst (9-1 and 13-1) at Tate Rink in West Point. The wins ended a nine-game losing streak that dated back to a pair of wins over RIT, Nov. 15-16. Defenseman Max Gadowsky and forward Nik Hong each have eight goals this season. Gadowski leads the team with 11 assists and 19 points. Freshman goalie J.J. Cataldo has started the last eight games and 14 of the last 15. He has a 2.18 GAA and a .927 saves percentage with a 6-9-0 record and one shutout. He had a career-high 45 saves against Merrrimack. Last weekend, he stopped 38 of 40 against Mercyhurst.
Series vs. Army
Air Force leads the all-time series vs. Army, 53-27-9. Air Force swept Army in four games last season, taking five points in Colorado and winning all six at West Point. Last season at Air Force, the Falcons won 4-3 in overtime and 4-2. In West Point, Air Force won 8-1 and 7-6. Air Force has won five straight in the series and eight of the last nine. In the last 17 games, Air Force is 11-3-3 against Army. In Atlantic Hockey games (since 2006-07), Air Force leads the series, 28-12-7 (including playoffs). Since becoming the Falcons' coach in 1997, Serratore is 41-17-8 (68 percent) vs. the Black Knights (64 games). In games played at West Point, Air Force is 24-17-4 against Army.
Note: There has always been a discrepancy in the series records according to Army and Air Force. In 1969, AF's first season of varsity hockey, the Falcons and Black Knights played twice in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Army won by scores of 12-4 and 8-0. The games are reflected in Army's series record (29-53-9 vs. AF), but have not been counted by Air Force (53-27-9 vs. Army). According to Air Force records, the games were considered exhibition games and were not on the team's original schedule or final results that season.
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