Friday, October 31
USAFA, CO
7:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Brown University
Falcons host Brown in non-conference series, Oct. 31-Nov. 1
10/28/2025 10:12:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
THE GAMES
Game 1: vs. Brown, Friday, Oct. 31, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 2: vs. Brown, Saturday, Nov. 1, 5:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Radio: Friday: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com; Saturday.: KVOR AM 740 / kvor.com;
Live Stats StatBroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Brown
Record: 1-4-1, 0-2-0 AHA 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC
Streak: L 2 --
Last Series: at RIT, L 1-5, 3-7 W 2-0 Czech Select (exh.)
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Brendan Whittet
School Record: 473-461-103 (29th yr) 145-285-59 (17th yr)
Career Record: 522-553-112 (33rd yr) Same
THE SERIES
Overall: Brown leads, 6-2-3
Last Meeting: Brown earned a 1-1 overtime tie (SoW) and a 5-2 win last season in R.I.
Streak: Brown W-1
One Timers
* Air Force opened conference play at RIT, Oct. 24-25, falling, 5-1 and 7-3
* Sophomore Sam Stitz leads the team with six points (2-4-6), tied for third in the AHA
* Sophomore Will Dawson leads the team with three goals (3-2-5), tied for fifth in the league
* Sophomore Nick Sajevic leads the team with five assists (0-5-5), tied for second in the AHA.
* Sajevic leads the team with 57 faceoff wins, fifth in the AHA. His winning percentage of .538 leads the team.
* Air Force's top line of all sophomores, LW Will Dawson, C Nick Sajevic and RW Sam Stitz have been on the ice for eight of the team's 13 non-empty-net goals this season. The line scored one goal against Denver, one against Colorado College, four against St. Thomas (all in game two) and two in the second game at RIT.
* Air Force blocked a season-high 22 shots in the win over St. Thomas, Oct. 18. The Falcons had 20 against Denver, Oct. 11, and ranks fifth in the AHA in blocked shots per game at 14.7. The Falcons had 16 blocks at RIT, Oct. 25.
* Air Force had a season-high 42 shots on goal on Saturday vs. RIT and had a season-low 22 shots on goal Friday vs. RIT
* Air Force steps out of conference to host Brown, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, at Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force and Brown met last season in Providence, R.I., and the Bears came away with a 5-2 win and a shootout win (1-1 overtime tie) at Meehan Auditorium. Before that series, the teams had not met since 1996. Brown leads the series, 6-2-3.
Series vs. Brown
Air Force and Brown met last season in Providence, R.I., and the Bears came away with a 5-2 win and a shootout win (1-1 overtime tie) at Meehan Auditorium. Before that series, the teams had not met since 1996. Brown leads the series, 6-2-3. The teams first met in 1986 and Brown won both games in Providence. Air Force swept the series at Cadet Ice Arena in 1987. Air Force is 2-1-1 vs. Brown at Cadet Ice Arena and 0-4-2 at Brown. The last meeting in the series was a 7-7 overtime tie at Brown, Jan. 18, 1996.
Scouting the Bears
Brown opened the season with a 2-0 exhibition win over the Czech Republic Select team. The Bears got goals from Owen Dyer and an unassisted empty net goal from Zackary Tonelli. Tyler Shea and Fred Halyk split time in goal with Shea picking up 16 saves and Halyk adding 12. Halyk is a transfer from Denver and won the national championship with the Pioneers in 2023-24, While a Pioneer, Halyk, a freshman at the time, stopped all 24 shots against Air Force in a 4-0 DU win Oct. 28, 2023. Last season, Brown was 14-15-3 and placed eighth in the ECAC with a 9-11-2 league record. The season ended by getting swept by top-seeded Quinnipiac in the ECAC quarterfinals.
Game 1: vs. Brown, Friday, Oct. 31, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 2: vs. Brown, Saturday, Nov. 1, 5:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Radio: Friday: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com; Saturday.: KVOR AM 740 / kvor.com;
Live Stats StatBroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Brown
Record: 1-4-1, 0-2-0 AHA 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC
Streak: L 2 --
Last Series: at RIT, L 1-5, 3-7 W 2-0 Czech Select (exh.)
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Brendan Whittet
School Record: 473-461-103 (29th yr) 145-285-59 (17th yr)
Career Record: 522-553-112 (33rd yr) Same
THE SERIES
Overall: Brown leads, 6-2-3
Last Meeting: Brown earned a 1-1 overtime tie (SoW) and a 5-2 win last season in R.I.
Streak: Brown W-1
One Timers
* Air Force opened conference play at RIT, Oct. 24-25, falling, 5-1 and 7-3
* Sophomore Sam Stitz leads the team with six points (2-4-6), tied for third in the AHA
* Sophomore Will Dawson leads the team with three goals (3-2-5), tied for fifth in the league
* Sophomore Nick Sajevic leads the team with five assists (0-5-5), tied for second in the AHA.
* Sajevic leads the team with 57 faceoff wins, fifth in the AHA. His winning percentage of .538 leads the team.
* Air Force's top line of all sophomores, LW Will Dawson, C Nick Sajevic and RW Sam Stitz have been on the ice for eight of the team's 13 non-empty-net goals this season. The line scored one goal against Denver, one against Colorado College, four against St. Thomas (all in game two) and two in the second game at RIT.
* Air Force blocked a season-high 22 shots in the win over St. Thomas, Oct. 18. The Falcons had 20 against Denver, Oct. 11, and ranks fifth in the AHA in blocked shots per game at 14.7. The Falcons had 16 blocks at RIT, Oct. 25.
* Air Force had a season-high 42 shots on goal on Saturday vs. RIT and had a season-low 22 shots on goal Friday vs. RIT
* Air Force steps out of conference to host Brown, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, at Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force and Brown met last season in Providence, R.I., and the Bears came away with a 5-2 win and a shootout win (1-1 overtime tie) at Meehan Auditorium. Before that series, the teams had not met since 1996. Brown leads the series, 6-2-3.
Series vs. Brown
Air Force and Brown met last season in Providence, R.I., and the Bears came away with a 5-2 win and a shootout win (1-1 overtime tie) at Meehan Auditorium. Before that series, the teams had not met since 1996. Brown leads the series, 6-2-3. The teams first met in 1986 and Brown won both games in Providence. Air Force swept the series at Cadet Ice Arena in 1987. Air Force is 2-1-1 vs. Brown at Cadet Ice Arena and 0-4-2 at Brown. The last meeting in the series was a 7-7 overtime tie at Brown, Jan. 18, 1996.
Scouting the Bears
Brown opened the season with a 2-0 exhibition win over the Czech Republic Select team. The Bears got goals from Owen Dyer and an unassisted empty net goal from Zackary Tonelli. Tyler Shea and Fred Halyk split time in goal with Shea picking up 16 saves and Halyk adding 12. Halyk is a transfer from Denver and won the national championship with the Pioneers in 2023-24, While a Pioneer, Halyk, a freshman at the time, stopped all 24 shots against Air Force in a 4-0 DU win Oct. 28, 2023. Last season, Brown was 14-15-3 and placed eighth in the ECAC with a 9-11-2 league record. The season ended by getting swept by top-seeded Quinnipiac in the ECAC quarterfinals.
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Football Press Conference October 28, 2025
Tuesday, October 28
FB vs Wyoming recap
Tuesday, October 28
Troy Calhoun and Players POST Wyoming
Sunday, October 19
