Oliver Genest

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- (U.S Air Force Photo by Ray Bahner)

Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sanford, Maine
Position:
F

2025-26 (Freshman): Played in 24 games and had seven points (5-2-7), mostly as the third-line right winger … First career point was an assist at RIT, Oct. 25 … First career goal came against Mercyhurst, Feb. 13 … Scored two more for the only hat trick by a Falcon during the season … Named the AHA Rookie of the Week, Feb. 17, after his hat trick … Scored Air Force’s second goal in the 4-3 win over Army, Feb. 20 … Scored the game-winner with 1:09 left in the third for a 3-2 win at league champion Bentley, Feb. 27 … Had five goals in a stretch of five games … Named to the academic all-Atlantic Hockey team.

Before Air Force: Played 173 games of junior hockey over four seasons … Played three games for the Seacoast Spartans of the EHL (0-2-2) and four games for the Maine Nordiques of the NAHL (1-1-2) in 2021-22 … Played 58 games for the Nordiques in 2022-23 and had 20 goals, 20 assists, 40 points and was a +20…In 2023-24, had 16 points (9-7-16) in 49 games for the Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) … In 2024-25, played 59 games for the New Hampshire Mountain Kings (NAHL) and had 41 goals, 36 assists and 77 points and was a +31 … Team captain in 2024-25 … NAHL leading goal scorer and third in the league in points in 2024-25 … Named first-team all-NAHL in 2024-25 … Graduated from Seacoast Performance Academy in Exeter N.H. … Team captain as a junior and senior … Was also a catcher on the baseball team … Graduated with 4.00 GPA and was on the high honor roll all four years.
Personal: Son of Heidi and Matthew Genest … Has one younger brother and one younger sister … Member of cadet squadron 31 … Major is management … Long-term goal is to become an acquisitions officer … On the Dean’s List twice and Athletic’s List once as a freshman … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Springsteen” by Eric Church … Has been to 17 different countries … Chose his number because he has always liked the No. 10, but never had the opportunity to wear it … Greatest individual moment in sports was scoring the overtime game-winner to clinch playoffs in 2022-23 for the Maine Nordiques … Greatest team moment was winning back to back Sanford Little League Titles … Aunt, Julia Yates, is a 1993 USAFA graduate and played volleyball … Uncle, Shanon Yates, is a 1992 USAFA graduate and played football … Hobbies are watching sports, enjoying time with family and friends, listening to podcasts, health, playing with his dog and working out.

Genest’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2024-25 24 5 2 7 4-8 27 0 0 1