2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Guy Blessing
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- Position:
- G
2023-24 (Junior): Started all 38 games … Finished the season with a 2.81 GAA and an .899 saves percentage … Led the nation for most of the season in minutes played with 2160 … Finished 11th in the nation in minutes … Second in the league in saves with 895 … Two shutouts on the season tied as the third most in the league and ranked 20th in the nation … Named AHA Goalie of the Week twice (Nov. 13 and Feb. 12) … Stopped 36 of 39, including a shutout, to lead the Falcons to a sweep over Army, Nov. 10-11 … Second shutout of the season, third of his career, came in a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart … Made a then-career-high 40 saves in the win over Army, Jan. 19 … Made career-high 41 saves over RIT in a 3-2 win, Feb. 17 … Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team … Named to the academic all-Atlantic Hockey team.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Started 15 of the first 18 games before an injury ended his season in December … After missing the first three games, started 15 straight games and posted a 6-8-1 record with an .889 saves percentage and a 3.23 GAA … Made a season high 37 saves against RIT, Oct. 21 … Made 26 saves in a win over Colorado College, Oct. 29 … Led Air Force to a sweep of Alaska-Anchorage as the Falcons won three straight games … Earned his first career shutout, making 25 saves, to beat Bentley, Nov. 12 … Academic all-Atlantic Hockey and was the AHA Student Athlete of the Year.
2021-22 (Freshman): Played in seven regular-season games with two starts … First collegiate action came against Colorado College in relief, Oct. 30 … Stopped seven of the eight shots he faced in 13 minutes … Came on in relief at AIC, Jan. 2, and stopped 21 of 22 in 45 minutes … Started both games at home against Niagara, Jan. 14-15, and led the Falcons to a pair of wins … Stopped 28 of 32 in the first game and 18 of 20 in the second game … Also came on in relief against Army and Canisius and made three saves in each game … Played the final six minutes of the AHA Championship Game against AIC and made one save without allowing a goal … Played the final period of the second exhibition game at Lindenwood and made 11 saves … Named to the AHA all-academic team … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team.
Before Air Force: Played 49 games of junior hockey over two seasons … Played 26 games for the Topeka Pilots of the NAHL in 2019-20 … Posted a 2.57 GAA and a .910 saves percentage with a 15-10-1 record …In 2020-21, played in three games with the Lincoln Stars (USHL) and 18 games with the Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) … With the Brahmas, had a 2.44 GAA and a .906 saves percentage with a 9-5-1 record … Also played two playoff games … Graduated from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill. … Lettered three years in high school hockey and one in baseball … LFA Junior Male Athlete of the Year … Two-time Arizona all-state and all-academic.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 2 … Son of Susan and Dan Blessing … Has two siblings … Major is astronautical engineering … Long-term goal is to become a pilot … Is his squadron’s commander … On the Dean’s and Athletics’ List as a freshman … On the Superintendent’s List and the Ace’s List as a sophomore … Had a 4.0 GPA in both semesters his sophomore year … In the summer of 2024, worked at Boeing as part of the Cadet Summer Research Program and worked on the assault course during Basic Cadet Training … Completed the Jump (parachute) program in the summer of 2022 … In the summer of 2023, traveled to Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Operation Air Force and served as cadre during the assault course at Basic Cadet Training … Hobbies are snowboarding, golf and playing piano.
Blessing’s Career Stats
Year GP/GS MIN GA GAA REC SV SV% SH
2021-22 8/2 98 10 3.02 2-1-0 81 .890 0
2022-23 15/15 800 43 3.23 6-8-1 343 .889 1
2023-24 38/38 2160 101 2.81 18-18-1 895 .899 2
Career 61/55 3158 154 2.93 26-27-2 1319 .895 3
