2014–15 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season
Conference	T–6th Atlantic Hockey
Home ice	Cadet Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	16–21–4
Conference	13–12–3
Home	12–6–1
Road	4–13–3
Neutral	0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Frank Serratore
Assistant coaches	Andy Berg Joe Doyle
Captain(s)	George Michalke III Dan Weissenhofer
Alternate captain(s)	Chad Demers
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The 2014–15 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 47th season of play for the program and the 9th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 18th season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Max Birkinbine	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Ryan Dau	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Jason Fabian	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Pensacola Ice Flyers)
Adam McKenzie	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Paul Moberg	Goaltender	United States	Left program (retired)
Jacob Musselman	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Dayton Demolition)
Benjamin Persian	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Jesse Ramsey	Forward	United States	Left program (retired)
Tony Thomas	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Ryan Timar	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Dayton Demolition)
Jason Torf	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Mitch Torrel	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Trevor Waldoch	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Dylan Abood	Defenseman	United States	21	Centennial, CO
Erik Baskin	Forward	United States	20	Minnetonka, MN
Phil Boje	Defenseman	United States	20	Shoreview, MN
Connor Girard	Goaltender	United States	21	Edina, MN
Jordan Himley	Forward	United States	20	Mundelein, IL
Jonathan Kopacka	Defenseman	United States	21	Macomb, MI
Ben Kucera	Forward	United States	19	Overland Park, KS
Tyler Ledford	Forward	United States	20	Folsom, CA
Kyle Mackey	Defenseman	United States	19	Derby, NY
Matt Meier	Forward	United States	19	Highlands Ranch, CO
Tyler Rostenkowski	Defenseman	United States	21	Chicago, Il
Will Vosejpka	Forward	United States	20	Midland, MI

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Kyle Mackey	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1994-10-07	Derby, New York	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
3		Johnny Hrabovsky	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1993-03-19	Hummelstown, Pennsylvania	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
4		Phil Boje	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1994-04-13	Shoreview, Minnesota	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
7		Matt Meier	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1995-07-02	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
8		Max Hartner	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-09-30	Greenwood Village, Colorado	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
10		Jordan Himley	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1993-12-26	Mundelein, Illinois	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
11		Dan Weissenhofer (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-08-20	Naperville, Illinois	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
13		Tyler Ledford	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1994-04-29	Folsom, California	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)	—
14		Ben Kucera	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1995-04-23	Overland Park, Kansas	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)	—
17		Chad Demers (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1990-11-15	Grafton, North Dakota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
18		George Michalke III (C)	Senior (RS)	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990-01-23	Parma, Ohio	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
19		Scott Holm	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1991-10-15	Plymouth, Minnesota	Surrey Eagles (BCHL)	—
20		Will Vosejpka	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1994-07-02	Midland, Michigan	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)	—
21		Ryan Doucet	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1992-10-11	San Jose, California	Jamestown Ironmen (NAHL)	—
22		Cole Gunner	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1990-10-11	Richfield, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
23		Dylan Abood	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1993-05-31	Centennial, Colorado	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)	—
24		A. J. Reid	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992-09-09	Lakeville, Minnesota	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
25		Tyler Rostenkowski	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1993-06-02	Chicago, Illinois	Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)	—
26		Ben Carey	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992-12-30	Centennial, Colorado	Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)	—
27		Erik Baskin	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1993-10-11	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
30		Chris Truehl	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1993-10-27	Stoughton, Wisconsin	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
31		Connor Girard	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1993-03-20	Edina, Minnesota	Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)	—
33		Chris Dylewski	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)		Colorado Springs, Colorado	Tampa Bay Jr. Bolts (Independent)	—
40		Alex Halloran	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1990-09-10	Salt Lake City, Utah	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
52		Jonathan Kopacka	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993-05-28	Macomb, Michigan	Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL)	—
55		Michael McDonald	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	191-02-16	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	Coulee Region Chill (NAHL)	—

Standings

2014–15 Atlantic Hockey standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Robert Morris †	28	19	5	4	42	106	66		37	24	8	5	133	90
Canisius	28	15	7	6	36	78	60		37	18	12	7	95	82
#16 RIT *	28	14	9	5	33	90	62		40	20	15	5	121	96
Bentley	28	14	9	5	33	76	67		37	17	15	5	100	92
Mercyhurst	28	14	11	3	31	90	87		39	19	16	4	116	122
Holy Cross	28	12	11	5	29	68	61		37	14	18	5	84	87
Air Force	28	13	12	3	29	82	82		41	16	21	4	119	130
Sacred Heart	28	10	12	6	26	77	82		38	13	19	6	96	113
Army	28	8	16	4	20	60	84		34	8	22	4	68	108
American International	28	4	17	7	15	69	107		36	4	25	7	87	155
Niagara	28	5	19	4	14	65	103		39	7	28	4	85	157
Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2015

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	6:05 PM	McGill*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Girard	W 5–3	1,098
Regular Season
October 10	7:05 PM	Mercyhurst		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 5–1	1,824	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 11	7:05 PM	Mercyhurst		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	L 2–4	1,657	1–1–0 (1–1–0)
Brice Alaska Goal Rush
October 17	10:30 PM	at #19 Alaska*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Goal Rush Semifinal)		Truehl	L 3–4	2,522	1–2–0
October 18	6:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage*		Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Goal Rush Consolation)		Truehl	L 1–4	916	1–3–0
October 24	7:05 PM	RIT		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	L 1–5	2,319	1–4–0 (1–2–0)
October 25	7:05 PM	RIT		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 4–3 OT	1,912	2–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 1	6:37 PM	at #3 North Dakota*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota (US Hockey Hall of Fame Game)		Starrett	L 2–3 OT	11,895	2–5–0
November 7	7:05 PM	Alabama–Huntsville*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	L 2–4	1,723	2–6–0
November 8	7:05 PM	Alabama–Huntsville*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	T 3–3 OT	1,556	2–6–1
November 14	5:05 PM	#17 Robert Morris		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania		Truehl	T 3–3 OT	874	2–6–2 (2–2–1)
November 15	7:05 PM	#17 Robert Morris		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania		Truehl	W 2–1 OT	1,069	3–6–2 (3–2–1)
November 21	7:36 PM	at #10 Denver*		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Truehl	L 0–7	4,426	3–7–2
November 22	7:05 PM	Colorado College*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)		Truehl	W 3–1	2,458	4–7–2
November 28	12:05 PM	at Canisius		LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York		Truehl	L 1–3	1,227	4–8–2 (3–3–1)
November 29	5:35 PM	at Canisius		LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York		Truehl	W 3–2	1,126	5–8–2 (4–3–1)
December 5	5:05 PM	at Bentley		John A. Ryan Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts		Truehl	L 1–2	345	5–9–2 (4–4–1)
December 6	5:05 PM	at Bentley		John A. Ryan Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts		Truehl	L 1–4	288	5–10–2 (4–5–1)
Catamount Cup
December 28	5:05 PM	at #10 Vermont*		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup Semifinal)		Truehl	L 2–4	4,007	5–11–2
December 29	2:00 PM	vs. Massachusetts*		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup Consolation Game)		Truehl	L 1–5	4,007	5–12–2
January 2	5:05 PM	at Holy Cross		Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Truehl	T 1–1 OT	964	5–12–3 (4–5–2)
January 3	5:05 PM	at Holy Cross		Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts		Truehl	L 1–3	714	5–13–3 (4–6–2)
January 9	7:05 PM	Niagara		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 4–3	1,402	6–13–3 (5–6–2)
January 10	7:05 PM	Niagara		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 4–3 OT	1,964	7–13–3 (6–6–2)
January 16	7:05 PM	Army		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)		Truehl	W 4–3	2,638	8–13–3 (7–6–2)
January 17	7:05 PM	Army		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)		Girard	W 3–1	2,500	9–13–3 (8–6–2)
January 23	5:35 PM	at American International		Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts		Girard	W 2–1 OT	327	10–13–3 (9–6–2)
January 24	5:05 PM	at American International		Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts		Girard	W 6–2	287	11–13–3 (10–6–2)
January 30	7:05 PM	#20 Robert Morris		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Girard	L 4–5 OT	1,987	11–14–3 (10–7–2)
January 31	7:05 PM	#20 Robert Morris		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Girard	L 2–5	2,074	11–15–3 (10–8–2)
February 6	5:05 PM	at Sacred Heart		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut		Girard	L 4–5 OT	148	11–16–3 (10–9–2)
February 7	5:05 PM	at Sacred Heart		Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut		Truehl	L 2–3	233	11–17–3 (10–10–2)
February 13	7:05 PM	American International		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 9–3	2,002	12–17–3 (11–10–2)
February 14	4:05 PM	American International		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 3–1	1,774	13–17–3 (12–10–2)
February 20	5:05 PM	at Niagara		Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York		Truehl	L 1–6	965	13–18–3 (12–11–2)
February 21	5:05 PM	at Niagara		Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York		Truehl	T 4–4 OT	1,198	13–18–4 (12–11–3)
February 27	7:05 PM	Canisius		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	L 1–4	1,614	13–19–4 (12–12–3)
February 28	5:05 PM	Canisius		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Truehl	W 4–1	1,763	14–19–4 (13–12–3)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 6	7:05 PM	American International*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 1)		Truehl	W 6–1	1,016	15–19–4
March 7	7:05 PM	American International*		Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (First Round Game 2)		Truehl	W 10–3	1,241	16–19–4
March 13	5:05 PM	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinals Game 1)	TWCS	Truehl	L 1–2	3,314	16–20–4
March 14	5:05 PM	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York (Quarterfinals Game 2)	TWCS	Truehl	L 3–7	3,057	16–21–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Cole Gunner	RW	41	21	25	46	42
Chad Demers	F	41	16	21	37	27
Scott Holm	F	41	16	19	35	12
A. J. Reid	C/RW	41	10	20	30	37
Erik Baskin	F	29	10	9	19	8
Tyler Ledford	F	41	2	16	18	12
Max Hartner	D	38	8	6	14	27
Ben Kucera	C	35	5	9	14	10
Ben Carey	F	41	5	9	14	12
Dan Weissenhofer	D	41	0	14	14	47
Johnny Hrabovsky	D	31	3	7	10	14
Jonathan Kopacka	D	32	1	9	10	16
Phil Boje	D	28	7	2	9	14
George Michalke	C	38	1	7	8	6
Dylan Abood	D	19	0	8	8	10
Jordan Himley	F	37	3	4	7	10
Tyler Rostenkowski	D	14	1	6	7	7
Kyle Mackey	D	28	2	4	6	30
Ryan Doucet	LW	21	2	3	5	8
Alex Halloran	D	22	2	3	5	4
Matt Meier	F	15	2	2	4	6
Mike McDonald	D	41	2	2	4	30
Will Vosejpka	F	22	0	2	2	6
Connor Girard	G	10	0	0	0	0
Chris Truehl	G	36	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	14
Total			119	207	326	409

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Chris Truehl	36	2028:32	13	18	4	100	834	0	.893	2.96
Connor Girard	10	442:29	3	3	0	22	170	0	.885	2.98
Empty Net	-	28:17	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
Total	41	2499:18	16	21	4	130	1004	0	.885	3.12

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	Week
	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Awards and honors

Player	Award	Ref
Cole Gunner	All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team