The 2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program and the 8th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 17th season.
| 2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion | |
| Conference | T–3rd Atlantic Hockey |
| Home ice | Cadet Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 21–14–4 |
| Conference | 15–9–3 |
| Home | 12–5–2 |
| Road | 7–8–2 |
| Neutral | 2–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Frank Serratore |
| Assistant coaches | Andy Berg Joe Doyle |
| Captain(s) | Adam McKenzie Ryan TImar |
| Alternate captain(s) | Dan Weissenhofer |
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Season
editDepartures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Artman | Defenseman |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| David Bosner | Goaltender | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Stephen Carew | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Kyle De Laurell | Forward | United States |
Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors) |
| Max Edson | Forward | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| Casey Kleisinger | Forward | United States |
Left program (retired) |
| John Kruse | Forward | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Mike Walsh | Defenseman | United States |
Graduation (retired) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Birkinbine | Forward | United States |
20 | White Bear Lake, MN |
| Ryan Dau | Forward | United States |
20 | Hudson, WI |
| Ryan Doucet | Forward | United States |
20 | San Jose, CA |
| Chris Dylewski | Goaltender | United States |
21 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Hummelstown, PA |
| A. J. Reid | Forward | United States |
21 | Lakeville, MN |
| Chris Truehl | Goaltender | United States |
19 | Stoughton, WI |
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Jacob Musselman | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1989-02-10 | Littleton, Colorado | Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Johnny Hrabovsky | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1993-03-19 | Hummelstown, Pennsylvania | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 6 | 
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Adam McKenzie (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1990-05-25 | Petaluma, California | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 8 |
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Max Hartner | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1991-09-30 | Greenwood Village, Colorado | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 10 | 
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Jesse Ramsey | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1991-06-03 | Rogers, Minnesota | Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) | — |
| 11 | 
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Dan Weissenhofer (A) | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1991-08-20 | Naperville, Illinois | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 12 |
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Benjamin Persian | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1991-01-04 | Orono, Minnesota | Owatonna Express (NAHL) | — |
| 13 | 
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Ryan Timar (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1989-11-17 | Novi, Michigan | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 16 |
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Jason Fabian | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1989-07-24 | Roseau, Minnesota | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 17 | 
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Chad Demers | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1990-11-15 | Grafton, North Dakota | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
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George Michalke III | Junior (RS) | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1990-01-23 | Parma, Ohio | Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) | — |
| 19 |
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Scott Holm | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1991-10-15 | Plymouth, Minnesota | Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — |
| 20 |
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Tony Thomas | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1990-11-16 | South Lyon, Michigan | Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) | — |
| 21 |
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Ryan Doucet | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 1992-10-11 | San Jose, California | Jamestown Ironmen (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
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Cole Gunner | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1990-10-11 | Richfield, Minnesota | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | — |
| 24 |
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A. J. Reid | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-09-09 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
| 25 |
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Mitch Torrel | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1993-06-02 | Monticello, Minnesota | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 26 |
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Ben Carey | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1992-12-30 | Centennial, Colorado | Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |
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Max Birkinbine | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1993-01-05 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — |
| 28 | 
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Ryan Dau | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1993-03-02 | Hudson, Wisconsin | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
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Jason Torf | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1991-04-26 | Hermosa Beach, California | Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL) | — |
| 30 |
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Chris Truehl | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1993-10-27 | Stoughton, Wisconsin | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) | — |
| 33 |
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Chris Dylewski | Freshman | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Tampa Bay Jr. Bolts (Independent) | — | |
| 39 |
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Paul Moberg | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1991-03-24 | Forest Lake, Minnesota | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — |
| 40 | 
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Alex Halloran | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1990-09-10 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) | — |
| 55 |
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Michael McDonald | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 191-02-16 | Mahtomedi, Minnesota | Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) | — |
| 77 |
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Trevor Waldoch | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1992-01-29 | Forest Lake, Minnesota | Austin Bruins (NAHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Mercyhurst† | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 107 | 65 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 148 | 124 | |
| Bentley | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 100 | 67 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 127 | 99 | |
| Air Force | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 73 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 115 | 106 | |
| Connecticut | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 75 | 61 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 91 | 86 | |
| Robert Morris* | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 95 | 78 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 145 | 130 | |
| Niagara | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 89 | 78 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 113 | 122 | |
| Canisius | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 81 | 78 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 120 | 125 | |
| Holy Cross | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 72 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 97 | 114 | |
| RIT | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 84 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 94 | 124 | |
| Sacred Heart | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 75 | 99 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 82 | 137 | |
| American International | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 107 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 90 | 151 | |
| Army | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 110 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 73 | 146 | |
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 6:05 PM | New Brunswick* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||||
| Kendall Hockey Classic | |||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:07 PM | vs. Alaska* | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Game 1) | Torf | L 1–6 | 3,024 | 0–1–0 | ||||
| October 12 | 9:07 PM | at Alaska Anchorage* | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Game 2) | Torf | L 2–4 | 3,592 | 0–2–0 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 18 | 7:05 PM | Penn State* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 5–2 | 2,519 | 1–2–0 | ||||
| October 19 | 7:05 PM | Penn State* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 3–1 | 2,189 | 2–2–0 | ||||
| October 25 | 7:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 3–2 | 1,859 | 3–2–0 (1–0–0) | ||||
| October 26 | 4:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 7–4 | 1,607 | 4–2–0 (2–0–0) | ||||
| November 1 | 5:05 PM | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Torf | W 2–0 | 1,788 | 5–2–0 (3–0–0) | ||||
| November 2 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Torf | L 2–8 | 1,788 | 5–3–0 (3–1–0) | ||||
| November 16 | 7:05 PM | Robert Morris | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 4–3 | 2,167 | 6–3–0 (4–1–0) | ||||
| November 19 | 7:07 PM | at Colorado College* | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | Torf | W 3–1 | 6,041 | 7–3–0 | ||||
| November 22 | 7:05 PM | Denver* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | T 3–3 OT | 2,033 | 7–3–1 | ||||
| November 23 | 7:07 PM | at Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Torf | L 1–3 | 5,232 | 7–4–1 | ||||
| November 29 | 7:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | L 2–4 | 1,967 | 7–5–1 (4–2–0) | ||||
| November 30 | 7:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | T 2–2 OT | 1,729 | 7–5–2 (4–2–1) | ||||
| December 6 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Torf | T 2–2 OT | 905 | 7–5–3 (4–2–2) | ||||
| December 7 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | Torf | T 3–3 OT | 817 | 7–5–4 (4–2–3) | ||||
| Ledyard Bank Classic | |||||||||||
| December 29 | 2:05 PM | vs. #16 Northeastern* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | Torf | W 5–2 | 2,905 | 8–5–4 | ||||
| December 29 | 5:23 PM | vs. #4 Providence* | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | Torf | W 3–2 | 2,466 | 9–5–4 | ||||
| January 3 | 5:05 PM | at American International | Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts | Moberg | L 3–4 OT | 78 | 9–6–4 (4–3–3) | ||||
| January 4 | 5:05 PM | at American International | Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts | Truehl | W 2–0 OT | 150 | 10–6–4 (5–3–3) | ||||
| January 10 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | Truehl | W 3–1 | 2,642 | 11–6–4 (6–3–3) | ||||
| January 11 | 5:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | Truehl | W 4–2 | 2,642 | 12–6–4 (7–3–3) | ||||
| January 17 | 7:05 PM | Sacred Heart | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Truehl | W 6–4 | 2,112 | 13–6–4 (8–3–3) | ||||
| January 18 | 7:05 PM | Sacred Heart | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Truehl | W 4–0 | 2,218 | 14–6–4 (9–3–3) | ||||
| January 24 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Truehl | L 1–3 | 991 | 14–7–4 (9–4–3) | ||||
| January 25 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | Truehl | L 3–5 | 537 | 14–8–4 (9–5–3) | ||||
| January 31 | 7:05 PM | Connecticut | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Moberg | L 3–5 | 1,259 | 14–9–4 (9–6–3) | ||||
| February 1 | 7:05 PM | Connecticut | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Truehl | W 3–1 | 1,924 | 15–9–4 (10–6–3) | ||||
| February 7 | 5:05 PM | Mercyhurst | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Truehl | W 5–3 | 1,749 | 16–9–4 (11–6–3) | ||||
| February 8 | 7:05 PM | Mercyhurst | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Truehl | W 2–0 | 2,214 | 17–9–4 (12–6–3) | ||||
| February 14 | 5:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Truehl | L 0–4 | 702 | 17–10–4 (12–7–3) | ||||
| February 15 | 5:05 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | Torf | W 4–2 | 589 | 18–10–4 (13–7–3) | ||||
| February 21 | 7:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | W 4–3 | 2,068 | 19–10–4 (14–7–3) | ||||
| February 22 | 7:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Torf | L 2–3 | 2,311 | 19–11–4 (14–8–3) | ||||
| February 28 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Torf | L 2–3 | 758 | 19–12–4 (14–9–3) | ||||
| March 1 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Torf | W 4–1 | 1,042 | 20–12–4 (15–9–3) | ||||
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14 | 7:05 PM | Niagara* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Torf | W 2–1 | 1,310 | 21–12–4 | ||||
| March 15 | 7:05 PM | Niagara* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Torf | L 3–4 | 1,481 | 21–13–4 | ||||
| March 16 | 7:05 PM | Niagara* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 3) | Torf | L 3–4 OT | 1,397 | 21–14–4 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Gunner | RW | 39 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 16 |
| Chad Demers | F | 39 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 26 |
| Scott Holm | F | 38 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 26 |
| George Michalke | C | 32 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| Jason Fabian | F | 39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
| Adam McKenzie | D | 39 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| Alex Halloran | D | 33 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 |
| Dan Weissenhofer | D | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 65 |
| Mitch Torrel | F | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| Tony Thomas | F | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| Ryan Timar | F | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| Ben Carey | F | 33 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| A. J. Reid | C/RW | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | D | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Max Hartner | D | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| Jacob Musselman | D | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Mike McDonald | D | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| Ben Persian | F | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ryan Dau | F | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Max Birkinbine | F | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Ryan Doucet | LW | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jesse Ramsey | LW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Moberg | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Truehl | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Torf | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 115 | 197 | 312 | 347 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Truehl | 14 | 716:50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 278 | 3 | .921 | 2.01 |
| Jason Torf | 26 | 1502:05 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 666 | 1 | .911 | 2.60 |
| Paul Moberg | 4 | 130:17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .767 | 4.61 |
| Empty Net | - | 16:36 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 39 | 2365:48 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 106 | 977 | 4 | .902 | 2.69 |
Rankings
edit| 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 | 24 | 25 (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 | 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 | NR | NR | ||||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 1.[4]
Awards and honors
edit| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Fabian | Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award | [5] |
| Adam McKenzie | All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team | [6] |
| Cole Gunner | ||
| Chris Truehl | Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "2013–14 Ice Hockey Roster". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "Air Force Falcons (Men) 2013-2014 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Air Force Academy 2013-2014 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Atlantic Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "AHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.