Thursday, October 15
USAFA, Colo.
7:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Lindenwood
Air Force hockey hosts Lindenwood, Oct. 15-16
10/13/2026 9:04:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
THE GAMES
Game 1: Thursday, Oct. 15, vs. Lindenwood, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 2: Friday, Oct. 16, vs. Lindenwood, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats StatBroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Lindenwood
2026-27 Record: 1-1-0 2-2-0
Streak: L 1 L 1
Last Series: Split at St. Thomas Split at home with Lake Superior State
Next Series: H/A vs. Colo. College Home vs. Omaha
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Keith Fisher
School Record: 491-473-106 (30th year) 17-17-0 (2nd yr.)
Career Record: 540-565-115 (34th year) 17-17-0 (2nd yr.
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 4-2
Last Meeting: AF Swept LU, 3-2 and 2-1, Oct. 18-20, 2024
Streak: AF W2
One Timers
* Air Force opened the season with a split at St. Thomas, who was receiving votes in both national polls.
* AF won its season opener for the first time since 2023-24
* Air Force earned its first road opener win since Oct. 8, 2021 at Michigan State (3-2 ot).
* Air Force's five goals, Oct. 9, tie as the most since an 8-2 win over Michigan Tech last season (Jan. 2) in Tempe, Ariz. Air Force scored five or more goals seven times last season
* Air Force's top line of LW Christian Kim (1-0-1), C Nick Sajevic (2-0-2) and RW Sam Stitz (1-1-2) combined for four goals and an assist in the first game at St. Thomas.
* Air Force opened the season with a road win. Last season, Air Force won 11 road games, the most since the 2017-18 season.
* The win over STU was the first over an NCHC team since a 4-3 overtime win over No. 20 in the second game of the 2024-25 season.
* Senior Dominik Wasik had a career-high 43 saves Oct. 9. His previous high was 38 in the AHA Quarterfinals last season vs. Robert Morris.
* Junior Nick Sajevic had a career-high two goals, Oct. 9, vs. St. Thomas. He entered the game with 11 career goals, but never more than one in a game. Sajevic scored the first and last goals in the 5-1 win
* Sophomore center Hayden Nichol had a career-high two points, Oct. 9, with a pair of assists.
* Sophomore center Aidan Willis scored his first career power-play goal and first career game-winner, Oct. 9, tipping in a shot by Ren Morque in the first period
* Freshman winger Christian Kim scored his first career collegiate goal Oct. 9.
* Air Force closed out the 2025-26 season with an 18-15-4 record, the first winning season since 2018-19. The 18 wins tie (2023-24) as the most since 2017-18.
Series vs. the Lions
Air Force and Lindenwood have met six times and Air Force leads the series, 4-2. The teams last met in 2024 when the Falcons swept a series at the Cadet Ice Arena by scores of 3-2 and 2-1, Oct, 18-20. AF is 3-1-0 all time vs. the Lions at Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force and Lindenwood also split a series in St. Louis in 2022. Five of the six games in the series have been decided by two goals or less. The teams also played an exhibition series in St. Louis, Oct. 23-24, 2021, and the Falcons won both games.
Scouting the Lions
Lindenwood is 2-2-0 overall this season. The Lions opened the season with a split at home against Arizona State, falling in game one (5-0) and winning game two (9-6). The Lions split a series with Lake Superior State at home, winning game one (7-6) and falling game two (4-3). Ethan Zelke (1-4-5) and Michael Bevilacqua (0-5-5) lead the team with five points each. Brady McIsaac and Adam Raesler each have three goals. Liam Beerman and Klayton Knapp have each started two of the four games this season.
Game 1: Thursday, Oct. 15, vs. Lindenwood, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
Game 2: Friday, Oct. 16, vs. Lindenwood, 7:05 pm MT, Cadet Ice Arena
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television: None
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com
Live Stats StatBroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force Lindenwood
2026-27 Record: 1-1-0 2-2-0
Streak: L 1 L 1
Last Series: Split at St. Thomas Split at home with Lake Superior State
Next Series: H/A vs. Colo. College Home vs. Omaha
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Keith Fisher
School Record: 491-473-106 (30th year) 17-17-0 (2nd yr.)
Career Record: 540-565-115 (34th year) 17-17-0 (2nd yr.
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 4-2
Last Meeting: AF Swept LU, 3-2 and 2-1, Oct. 18-20, 2024
Streak: AF W2
One Timers
* Air Force opened the season with a split at St. Thomas, who was receiving votes in both national polls.
* AF won its season opener for the first time since 2023-24
* Air Force earned its first road opener win since Oct. 8, 2021 at Michigan State (3-2 ot).
* Air Force's five goals, Oct. 9, tie as the most since an 8-2 win over Michigan Tech last season (Jan. 2) in Tempe, Ariz. Air Force scored five or more goals seven times last season
* Air Force's top line of LW Christian Kim (1-0-1), C Nick Sajevic (2-0-2) and RW Sam Stitz (1-1-2) combined for four goals and an assist in the first game at St. Thomas.
* Air Force opened the season with a road win. Last season, Air Force won 11 road games, the most since the 2017-18 season.
* The win over STU was the first over an NCHC team since a 4-3 overtime win over No. 20 in the second game of the 2024-25 season.
* Senior Dominik Wasik had a career-high 43 saves Oct. 9. His previous high was 38 in the AHA Quarterfinals last season vs. Robert Morris.
* Junior Nick Sajevic had a career-high two goals, Oct. 9, vs. St. Thomas. He entered the game with 11 career goals, but never more than one in a game. Sajevic scored the first and last goals in the 5-1 win
* Sophomore center Hayden Nichol had a career-high two points, Oct. 9, with a pair of assists.
* Sophomore center Aidan Willis scored his first career power-play goal and first career game-winner, Oct. 9, tipping in a shot by Ren Morque in the first period
* Freshman winger Christian Kim scored his first career collegiate goal Oct. 9.
* Air Force closed out the 2025-26 season with an 18-15-4 record, the first winning season since 2018-19. The 18 wins tie (2023-24) as the most since 2017-18.
Series vs. the Lions
Air Force and Lindenwood have met six times and Air Force leads the series, 4-2. The teams last met in 2024 when the Falcons swept a series at the Cadet Ice Arena by scores of 3-2 and 2-1, Oct, 18-20. AF is 3-1-0 all time vs. the Lions at Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force and Lindenwood also split a series in St. Louis in 2022. Five of the six games in the series have been decided by two goals or less. The teams also played an exhibition series in St. Louis, Oct. 23-24, 2021, and the Falcons won both games.
Scouting the Lions
Lindenwood is 2-2-0 overall this season. The Lions opened the season with a split at home against Arizona State, falling in game one (5-0) and winning game two (9-6). The Lions split a series with Lake Superior State at home, winning game one (7-6) and falling game two (4-3). Ethan Zelke (1-4-5) and Michael Bevilacqua (0-5-5) lead the team with five points each. Brady McIsaac and Adam Raesler each have three goals. Liam Beerman and Klayton Knapp have each started two of the four games this season.
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