2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Brady Tomlak
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Mich.
- Position:
- F
2018-19 (Junior)
Played in 34 games and was tied for fifth on the team with 18 points (8-10-18) … Two power-play goals and two game-winners … 316 faceoff wins and .583 faceoff winning percentage were both second on the team … Tied career high with three points in the win over Bemidji State and the tie with Mercyhurst … Four points in the Mercyhurst series in February … Scored a goal in each game in the sweep of Army at West Point … Scored game-winners against Army (late in the third period) and Robert Morris … Academic all-conference.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Played in 37 games and had five goals and 12 assists … Took more faceoffs than any other Falcon and won 54.9 percent, the best on the team among players who took more than 200 draws … One power-play goal and one game-winner … +12 was the fourth-best on the team and second among the forwards … Two points (1-1-2), including the game-winner in the third period, in the 3-2 win at Alaska, Oct. 6 … Also scored against Niagara, Jan. 26, AIC, Feb. 3, Bentley, Fe. 10 and Canisius, Feb. 17 … Air Force was 4-0-1 in games he scored in … Tied his career high with two assists in the 2-2 overtime tie at Robert Morris, Feb. 24.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Earned the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman … Played in 38 games and had 18 points on five goals and 13 assists … One game-winner and was a +4 … Led the team in face-off winning percentage at 57.3 … First career point was an assist against Ohio State in the Ice Breaker Tournament … Career-best two assists in the win over RIT (Nov. 11) … Scored against national-champion Denver … Career-best three points (1-2-3) in the win over Robert Morris (Jan. 20) … Scored Air Force’s second goal against top-seeded Harvard in the NCAA East Regional.
Before Air Force
Played 118 games of junior hockey…Played 58 games with the Springfield Jr. Blues in 2014-15 and had 24 points (13-11-24) … In 2015-16, played in 60 games and had 47 points (17-30-47) ... Led the team in goals in 2014-15 and in points in 2015-16 ... Member of National Honor Society ... Graduate from Stoney Creek.
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Personal
Member of cadet squadron 10 ... Parents are Mike and Michele Tomlak ... Has two younger sisters ... Major is management ... Considering a career in the acquisitions career field ... This past summer, worked Expeditionary Survival Training, teaching cadets how to safely use the M9 … Also completed the powered flight this past summer, flying 12 hours and being able to fly solo at the end of the course … Also did a summer research internship in Austin, Texas, working with an innovation startup company … Was on the Dean’s List both semesters junior year … Favorite athlete to follow on social media is Paul Bissonnette … Three people he would have dinner with are Tiger Woods, Lebron James and Jeff Bezos … Greatest team moment was back to back NCAA Elite Eights … Would like to go to pilot training or grad school after college … Father played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers ... Played 141 games over four season with the Whalers (1990-94) … Grandfather played at Michigan State and two uncles played at Dartmouth ... Starting playing hockey at the age of three ... One word to describe himself is outgoing ... Wears the No. 28 because that is the same number is father wore with the Whalers ... Favorite NHL team is the Detroit Red Wings ... Favorite player is Ryan O’Reilly.
