Zane Spaniol

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

Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ham Lake, Minn.
Position:
G

Before Air Force: Played 66 games of junior hockey over two seasons … In 2023-24, played 33 games for the Brockville Braves (CCHL) … Team MVP and earned the Community Service Award with the Braves … In 2024-25, played 33 games with the Minnesota Mallards of the NAHL … Earned a Central Division Player of the Week Award and earned the team’s Hardest Worker Award … Graduated from Blaine (Minn.) High School …Team MVP, all-conference, Hobey Baker Character award and team captain as a senior … Senior year, ranked in the top five in the state in shots faced, earned his first varsity shutout and a playoff win … Member of the National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction … Jim Scheid Scholarship recipient.

Personal: Son of Dawn and Zak Spaniol … Member of cadet squadron 9 … Is the oldest of five children … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Promises” by Maverick City Music … Can play Billy Joel’s Piano Man on the harmonica … Maternal grandfather served in Navy, paternal grandfather served in the Marines in Vietnam, receiving three purple hearts … Hobbies are reading, being on the water (swimming, fishing, tubing, wake surfing), eating ice cream, taking panorama photos, playing lacrosse, wiffleball, and playing NHL video games with his brothers.