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1 AIR FORCE HOCKEY Athletic Communications 2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO Phone: (719) Fax: website: goairforcefalcons.com Falcons Advance to NCAA Tournament Air Force ( ) won the Atlantic Hockey Association championship for second consecutive season; NCAA Regional and opponent TBA THE SCOOP Air Force ( overall) won the Atlantic Hockey Association championship with a double overtime victory over Mercyhurst, 5-4, in Rochester, N.Y., March 16. The Falcons earn the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. Air Force will find out its opponent and regional site on the NCAA Selection Show Sunday, March 23, at 9:30 a.m. The show will be televised on ESPN. The four regional sites are Colorado Springs World Arena, Madison, Wis., Albany, N.Y. and Worcester, Mass. RADIO/INTERNET/TELEVISION All of Air Force s games will be broadcast on the radio on KKML AM 1300 The Sports Animal and on the internet at GoAirForceFalcons.com. Jay Ritchie will do the play-by-play while Dave Toller will do the color. The pregame show begins 20 minutes prior to faceoff each night. All NCAA Regional games are telecast on by the ESPN family of networks. Dates, times and channel are TBA. BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS Air Force became the first team in Atlantic Hockey Association history to win back-to-back conference championships. The Falcons defeated RIT, 5-0, in the semifinals to record the first shutout and largest margin of victory ever in an AHA semifinal game. The Falcons then defeated Mercyhurst, 5-4 in double overtime, in the second longest tournament game in league history. Including the AHA quarterfinal round, AFA outscored its opponents, 22-7, in the four games. NCAA REGIONAL TICKETS Fans can purchase all-session tickets for the NCAA Regional at the AFA athletic ticket office at or by calling USAF or in person at the ticket office in the Falcon Athletic Center. THE BIG DANCE The Falcons will make their second consecutive trip to The Big Dance. It is also the second trip to NCAA Tournament in the 40 years of hockey at the Air Force Academy. Air Force is the first service academy team to ever compete in the NCAA Hockey Tournament. UNBEATEN STREAK LONGEST IN NATION Air Force s current nine-game unbeaten streak is tied as the longest in the nation. The Falcons are in the last nine and have outscored its opponents by a combined score of AFA has won four of the games by shutout (7-0 at Mercyhurst, 3-0 at Canisius, 5-0 vs. AIC and 5-0 vs. RIT). The streak is the longest in school history vs. Division I teams and the longest since the school-record 11-game unbeaten streak in The current five-game winning streak is the longest since last season s six-gamer. This Week s Schedule Tuesday: Off (players/coach not available) Wednesday: Practice 3:30-5:15 pm Cadet Ice Arena (players/coach available from 2:15-3:15 and 5:15-5:30) Thursday: Practice 3:30-5:15 pm Cadet Ice Arena (players/coach available from 2:15-3:15 and 5:15-5:30) Friday: Off (players/coach not available) Saturday: Off (players/coach not available) Sunday: Off (players/coach not available) Monday: Practice 3:30-5:15 pm Cadet Ice Arena (players/coach available from 2:15-3:15 and 5:15-5:30) MARCH 19, 2008 Oct. 8 CALGARY (Exh) W 4-1 Oct. 13 USA Under 18 (Exh) W 4-3 Oct. 19 #14 QUINNIPIAC W 4-1 Oct. 20 #14 QUINNIPIAC W 3-1 Oct. 26 *at Bentley L 0-4 Oct. 27 *at Bentley W 3-1 Nov. 2 *MERCYHURST L 3-5 Nov. 3 *MERCYHURST W 6-2 Nov. 9 *At RIT W 2-1 ot Nov. 10 *At RIT L 3-4 Nov. 16 *UCONN W 3-2 Nov. 17 *UCONN L 2-3 ot Nov. 23 *HOLY CROSS W 3-1 Nov. 24 *HOLY CROSS T 5-5 ot Nov. 30 *at AIC W 6-3 Dec. 1 *at AIC W 4-2 Dec. 7 *CANISIUS T 3-3 ot Dec. 8 *CANISIUS T 3-3 ot Dec. 29 & #14 Boston College L 2-8 Dec. 30 & #12 Minnesota T 2-2 ot Jan. 4 *at Sacred Heart L 1-2 Jan. 5 *at Sacred Heart W 3-1 Jan. 11 *RIT W 5-2 Jan. 12 *RIT L 3-4 ot Jan. 18 #4 DENVER (FSN-RM) W 5-2 Jan. 19 at #3 Colorado College L 1-2 Jan 25 *at Army (CSTV) L 1-2 Jan 27 *at Army (ESPN U) L 1-2 Feb. 1 *BENTLEY T 4-4 ot Feb. 2 *BENTLEY W 3-1 Feb. 8 *at Mercyhurst L 1-3 Feb. 9 *at Mercyhurst W 7-0 Feb. 22 *at Canisius W 3-0 Feb. 23 *at Canisius W 4-3 Feb 29 *AIC T 2-2 ot Mar. 1 *AIC W 5-0 AHA QUARTERFINALS Mar. 7 USAFA, Colo. W 9-2 Mar. 8 USAFA, Colo. W 3-1 # if necessary AHA FINAL FIVE in Rochester, N.Y. Mar. 15 RIT (Semifinals) W 5-0 Mar. 16 Mercyhurst (champ.) W 5-4 2ot NCAA REGIONAL Site TBA Mar. 28 Regional Semifinal TBA Mar. 29 Regional Final TBA *Atlantic Hockey Association game & Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

2 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE AHA STANDINGS AHA AHA Overall Pts W-L-T GP W-L-T 1. Army RIT Air Force Sacred Heart Mercyhurst Canisius UConn Bentley Holy Cross AIC UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday-Sunday, March Air Force in the NCAA Regional. Opponent and regional site are TBA. Selection Show is Sunday, March 23, 9:30 a.m. RECENT SCORES Friday, March 14 #5 Mercyhurst 4, #4 Sacred Heart, 1 Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals) #5 Mercyhurst 4, #1 Army 2 #3 Air Force 5, #2 RIT 0 Sunday March 16 (Championship) #3 Air Force 5, #4 Mercyhurst 4 (2 ot) THE NUMBERS DON T LIE A look inside the stats shows why the Falcons have a nine-game unbeaten streak. The Falcon power play is operating at 26.7 percent (16-60). The penalty kill is at 93.3 percent (48-52). AFA has outscored its opponents, 43-12, for an average score of 5-1. In goal, Andrew Volkening has a 1.27 goals-against average and a.940 saves percentage in the last nine games. The offense has come from everyone as 15 different players have scored in the last nine games and seven players are averaging one point per game. RANKINGS Air Force has received votes every week in the USCHO/CSTV poll. The Falcons are also once again receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Based on the number of votes, Air Force is No. 19 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 22 in the USCHO/CSTV poll. The Falcons are also No. 18 in the InsideCollegeHockey.com power rankings poll. AFA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Air Force is 0-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Air Force, the No. 4 seed in the NCAA West Regional in Denver in 2007, nearly upset Minnesota, the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament. Air Force led 3-1 with just over eight minutes left, but the Gophers came back for a 4-3 win. AFA IN THE AHA TOURNAMENT Air Force is unbeaten in the AHA Tournament with a 7-0 all-time record. The Falcons are in their second season in the AHA and won the AHA title in their first year ( ). Air Force was 3-0 last season with wins over Holy Cross in the quarterfinals, Sacred Heart in overtime in the semifinals and Army in the championship game last season. AFA was 4-0 this season after sweeping Bentley in the quarterfinals and then beating RIT and Mercyhurst this season. Air Force is 4-0 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. Media Information Player/Coach Interviews Players and coaches are available for interviews before or after practice based on the schedule on page one of this release. All requests must be made at least one day in advance through Dave Toller in the athletic communications office. Air Force players are not available on game day. The locker room, training room, meeting rooms and weight room are off limits to media. Post-Game Interviews Head coach Frank Serratore and all Falcon players are available following the 10-minute cooling off period. Please direct requests to Dave Toller in the press box during the third period. There is no formal press conference. Interviews will be done in the hallway outside the Air Force locker room. The locker room is closed to media. Camera/Video Policy Air Force hockey practices are open to still and video photography. However, photographers may not interfere with practice in any way. Media Contact Dave Toller, sports information director/hockey contact Office: Cell: Hockey Press Box: dave.toller@usafa.edu AFA ALL-TIME IN CONFERENCE TOURNEYS Air Force is 11-9 all-time in conference tournaments. The Falcons won four games in this seasons tournament and three last season. Air Force was a member of the College Hockey America conference for seven seasons from to The Falcons were 4-9 in the history of the CHA Tournament. The Falcons won one game in the first three CHA Tournaments, twice beating Findlay and once beating Niagara on its home ice. After consecutive seasons of losing the first game, the fifth-seeded Falcons earned a tournament victory in with an overtime win over fourth-seeded Wayne State, 4-3, in Grand Rapids, Minn. AFA lost to Robert Morris, 4-3, in the first round of the 2006 CHA tournament in Detroit ATLANTIC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES POLL No... Team (First-Place Votes) Pts RIT (8) Air Force (1) Army Mercyhurst (1) Sacred Heart Holy Cross UConn Canisius Bentley AIC

3 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 3 AFA s Record When.. SCORING AFA scores 4 or more: AFA scores 3: AFA scores 2: AFA scores 1 or less: Opponent scores 4 or more: Opponent scores 3: Opponent scores 2: Opponent scores 1 or less: Falcons score first: Opponent scores first: INTERMISSIONS AFA leads after first period: Opponent leads after first period: Game tied after one period: AFA leads after second period: Opponent leads after second: Game tied after two periods: GAMES DECIDED In games decided by one goal: In games decided by two goals: In games decided by three or more: In overtime games: SHOTS ON GOAL Falcons out-shoot opponent: Opponent out-shoots AFA: Shots tied AFA has < 20 or less shots: AFA has shots AFA has shots AFA has shots AFA has 50+ shots Opponent has <20 shots: Opponent has shots: Opponent has shots: Opponent has shots: Opponent has 50+ shots: SPECIAL TEAMS Falcons win special teams Falcons lose special teams Special teams tied MISC. RECORDS Following a win: Following a loss: Following a tie: Game 1 of two-game series: Game 2 of two-game series: At home: On the road: On neutral ice: On Friday: On Saturday; On other days: VS. LEAGUES Vs. Atlantic Hockey: In AHA Playoffs Vs. CHA Vs. CCHA: Vs. WCHA: Vs. Hockey East Vs. ECAC AFA SET SCHOOL RECORD WITH 21 DIVISION I WINS Air Force s 21 Division I wins this season are the most in school history. The 21 wins are the third-most overall in school history. The team won 25 games while the team won 24. The previous record for Division I wins was 19 set last season. The 21 wins are the most in 11 years under Frank Serratore. WINNING SEASON CLINCHED Air Force has clinched a winning season for the second consecutive season. The Falcons are overall this season. Head coach Frank Serratore has led the Falcons to consecutive winning seasons for the first time in his 11 years. It also marks the first time in 18 years ( and ) that Air Force has had consecutive winning seasons. EHN INJURY UPDATE -- PRACTICING AND UPGRADED TO QUESTIONABLE Air Force senior center Eric Ehn, a 2007 All-American and one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, has been upgraded to questionable for the NCAA Tournament due to an injury suffered vs. Colorado College, Jan. 19, at the Colorado Springs World Arena. Ehn was skating down the slot with Tiger Bill Sweatt and was taken down on the play. He then slid into the end boards feet first. Ehn suffered a fractured left fibula (the smaller of the two shin bones) and some ligament damage in the left ankle. Ehn had surgery on Jan. 22 to stabilize the ankle joint. During surgery, a pin was placed in the ankle to hold the joint in place. His cast was removed Feb. 5 and began rehabilitation. He skated for the first time on Friday, March 7 and has been practicing with the team. FALCONS ON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Air Force had two players on the all-conference teams. Junior defenseman Greg Flynn was a second-team selection while senior center Eric Ehn was a third-team choice. Flynn, a defenseman from Lino Lakes, Minn., is second in the league and fourth in the nation in points by a defenseman with 30 points ( ). His +15 is tied for the team lead and best among the Falcon defensemen. He was named the AHA Player of the Week, Oct. 22, the first league honor of his career, when he scored three points (1-2-3) in AFA s sweep of 14th-ranked Quinnipiac. Flynn is one of just four defensemen in the nation to have 30 or more points and is the first Falcon defenseman with 30 or more points since Beau Bilek had 37 points in He had four points in the AHA quarterfinal series vs. Bentley, March 7-9, to help Air Force advance to the AHA Final Five. Ehn, a center from Dexter, Mich., is an assistant captain and ranks seventh in the AHA in points per game with 1.04 (25 points in 24 games). He is also third in the AHA and tied for 13th in the nation in assists per game with 0.79 (19 in 24 games). Before suffering a leg injury vs. Colorado College, he led the league in assists and was second in points. Fifteen of his 19 assists this season have been first assists. He was the AHA Player of the Week when he scored five points in the Holy Cross series. He has missed the last 12 games with a fractured left fibula and ligament damage in his left ankle suffered in the Colorado College. Ehn ranks 11th in career scoring at the Academy with 145 points in 130 career games. He has scored more points than any other Falcon in the last 22 years. FALCONS ON THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Three Falcons earned all-tournament honors at the AHA Final Five. Junior Brent Olson was on the team and was also the tournament s most valuable player. He led all scorers with five points (3-2-5), including two goals in the semifinal win over RIT. Defenseman Matt Charbonneau had three points in the tournament with three assists in the win over RIT. He was also a +2 and had seven shots. Sophomore goalie Andrew Volkening was the all-tournament goaltender for the second straight year. He earned two wins and had a 1.70 GAA and a.948 saves percentage, including a shutout win over RIT in the semifinals. He also had a career-high 49 saves in the championship game. One player who was not selected to the team was junior winger Josh Frider. Frider had four points (2-2-4) in the tournament. He tied the championship game vs. Mercyhurst with a goal in the third period to force overtime. He then scored the game winner 56 seconds into the second overtime. THE AIR FORCE -- NOT THE BUS FORCE Over the last two years, Air Force has been the best road team in Atlantic Hockey. Air Force s 10 Division I victories away from home (road and neutral) this season tie the school record set last season. AFA s 20 Division I road wins are the most in back-to-back years in school history. The 10 road wins are the second most in school history and the most since AFA won 11 road games in (mostly against non-division I teams).

4 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 4 Team Game Highs Points: 26 vs. Bentley, March 7 Goals: 9 vs. Bentley, March 7 Assists: 17vs. Bentley, March 7 PPG: 4 vs. AIC, Nov vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 9 Shots: 47 vs. Mercyhurst, March 16 Saves: 49 vs. Mercyhurst, March 16 Pen.: 16 vs. Bentley, March 8 PIM.: 51 vs. Bentley, March 7 Team Game Lows Points: 0 at Bentley, Oct. 26 Goals: 0 at Bentley, Oct. 26 Assists: 0 at Bentley, Oct. 26 Shots: 16 vs. Quinnipiac, Oct vs. Denver, Jan. 18 Saves: 7 vs. Holy Cross, Nov. 24 Pen: 2 several times PIM.: 4 several times Opponent Game Highs Points: 17 by Boston College, Dec. 29 Goals: 8 by Boston College, Dec. 29 Assists: 9 by Boston College, Dec. 29 PPG: 2 several times Shots: 53 vs. Mercyhurst, March 16 Saves: 43 vs. Bentley, March 8 Pen.: 18 vs. Bentley, March 8 PIM.: 52 vs. Bentley, March 8 Opponent Game Lows Points: 0 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 9 0 vs. Canisius, Feb vs. AIC, March 1 0 vs. RIT, March 15 Goals: 0 vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 9 0 vs. Canisius, Feb vs. AIC, March 1 0 vs. RIT, March 15 Assists: 0 by RIT, Nov vs. Mercyhurst, Feb. 9 0 vs. Canisius, Feb vs. AIC, March 1 0 vs. RIT, March 15 Shots: 11 vs. Canisius, Feb. 22 Saves: 11 by Denver, Jan. 18 Pen: 2 several times PIM: 4 several times Individual Game Highs Points: 3 by several players Goals: 3 by Fairchild vs. Denver, Jan. 18 Assists: 3 by several players PPG: 2 by Olson vs. RIT, March 15 Shots: 8 by Olson vs. Sacred Heart, Jan. 5 Saves: 49 by Volkening vs. Mercyhurst, Mar. 16 Pen: 4 by Schaffer vs. Bentley, March 8 PIM: 27 by Schaffer vs. Bentley, March 8 SEEING DOUBLE The last two seasons mark the two best years in 40 seasons of Air Force hockey. The Falcons have won back-to-back league championships, played in consecutive NCAA Tournaments and have won a school record 40 games in two season. Of the 40 wins, 20 have come at home and 20 on the road. SPECIAL TEAMS GREATLY IMPROVED In the last nine games, Air Force s penalty kill is at 93.3 percent (48-52) and the power-play is a 26.7 percent (16-60). Air Force has scored at least one power-play goal in each of the last seven games and in 11 of the last 13. The Falcons had killed 32 of the last 34 opponent power plays. AFA had killed 30 consecutive opponent power plays until Mercyhurst scored a 5-on-3 goal in the second period of the championship game. BETTER AT THE BUZZER Early in the season, Air Force struggled to win close games. From the middle of November to late February, Air Force was 0-6 in games decided by one goal. However, down the stretch, Air Force has won two games by one goal. Air Force beat Canisius, 4-3, Feb. 23 in Buffalo. The Falcons came from behind to beat Mercyhurst, 5-4 in double overtime, in the AHA championship game. Eleven of Air Force s 38 games this season have been decided by one goal and the Falcons are 4-7 in those games. SCORING BY COMMITTEE Air Force is one of the most balanced scoring teams in the league. The Falcons are one of only three teams in the league with two players who have 15 or more goals this season (RIT and Bentley are the others). Brent Olson has a career-best 18 goals while Jeff Hajner has a career-best 15 this season. Air Force has seven players with 25 or more points, more than any other team in the AHA. Olson leads the team with 38 points while Hajner has 37. Greg Flynn has 31 points, Matt Fairchild has 28, Josh Frider has 27 and Derrick Burnett and Eric Ehn have 25. Four weeks ago vs. Canisius, six different Falcons scored the team s seven goals. Three weeks ago vs. AIC, seven different Falcons scored seven goals while 14 different players scored AFA s 20 points in the series. In AFA s 9-2 win over Bentley March 7, nine different Falcons scored and 16 of the 18 skaters recorded a point in the game. Seven different Falcons scored AFA s 10 goals at the AHA Final Five. NOTHING SETTLED Air Force s six ties this season are a new school record, breaking the previous record of five set in and last season. Air Force has been to overtime 10 times this season with two win (at RIT and vs. Mercyhurst), two losses (home vs. UConn and RIT) and six ties (vs. Holy Cross, Canisius twice, Minnesota, Bentley and AIC) and have a record. NO SHOOTING Over the past two seasons, the Falcons have been the stingiest team in the nation in allowing shots on goal. AFA has led the nation in shots allowed in each of the last two seasons, giving up just 25 shots per game. The Falcons have been even less generous this season. AFA has allowed just 24.1 shots per game this season. The national average for shots per game is 29. Air Force has held its opponents to 20 shots or less 12 times this season. In the last seven games, Air Force has allowed an average of 18 shots per game. MOST DIVISION I WINS BY CLASS The Class of 2008 has won more Division I games in four years (65) than any other class in school history. The class won 14 in 2005, 11 in 2006, 19 in 2007 and 21 so far this season. The Class of 2007 won 58 games. FLYNN SECOND IN THE LEAGUE Junior defenseman Greg Flynn is second in the AHA in points by a defenseman with 31 points ( ) in 38 games. He had a career-best five points, all assists, in the RIT series, Jan In the last six games, he has four goals and three assists. The Lino Lakes, Minn., native is fourth in the nation in points by a defenseman. FLYNN HITS RARE FEAT FOR DEFENSEMAN Junior defenseman Greg Flynn recorded his 30th point of the season in the win over Bentley, March 8. He becomes the first Air Force defenseman to hit 30 points in a season since Beau Bilek had 37 in He is one of just four defensemen in the nation to have 30 or more points this season. CC s Jack Hillen leads the nation with 36 points while RIT s Dan Ringwald has 33. Alaska s Tyler Eckford and Flynn each have 31.

5 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 5 BRIGHT SPOT IN GOAL Sophomore goaltender Andrew Volkening has been solid all season with a.912 saves percentage and a 2.08 goals-against average. Volkening is on pace to set new school records for single-season saves percentage and goals-against average. The record for saves percentage is.907 set by Marc Kielkucki in The record for GAA in a season was set by Ben Worker with a 2.25 in Volkening has been especially strong in the second half of the season and has been unbeatable in the last nine games. In his last 20 games after an 8-2 loss to Boston College, he has allowed more than three goals just three times (a 4-3 overtime loss to RIT, a 4-4 tie with Bentley and a 5-4 double overtime win over Mercyhurst in the AHA Championship Game). Beginning with the 2-2 tie with then- 12th ranked Minnesota, Dec. 30, Volkening has a 1.79 goals-against average (38 goals in 21 games) and a.921 saves percentage. In his last nine games, he has a 1.27 GAA and a.940 saves percentage. He has recorded four shutouts in his last eight starts. In league games and all games, he ranks second in GAA, sixth in saves percentage and first in winning percentage. Volkening has had two shutout streaks of over 100 minutes this season. His career-best streak of 133 minutes, a new school record vs. Division I opponents, was set between Feb vs. Mercyhurst and Canisius. He also had a streak of 115 scoreless minutes from Feb. 29-March 7 vs. AIC and Bentley. He ranks 10th in the nation in goals-against average and 36th in the nation in saves percentage AIR FORCE HOCKEY REMAINING BROADCAST SCHEDULE All of Air Force s games in the NCAA Tournament will be broadcast in Colorado Springs on ESPN 1300 The Sports Animal/KKML and on the internet at Pregame show begins 20 minutes prior to faceoff FINISHING STRONG Air Force has gotten off to some slow starts in games this season, but the Falcons are finishing strong. Air Force is out-scoring its opponents, 42-29, in the third period. When Air Force loses the third period, it usually spells doom for the Falcons. In the Army series, the Black Knights won both third periods vs. Air Force, Jan , and won both games, 2-1. SPECIAL TEAMS DECIDES GAMES When Air Force wins the battle of special teams, AFA is this season. The Falcons are just when losing it. AFA is when the special teams are tied. The Falcons are +12 on special teams this season. Over the last two seasons, Air Force is when winning the special teams and when losing it. The first time in the last two years that Air Force has won the special teams and lost the game came in a 2-1 loss at Army, Jan. 27. THANK YOU FALCON FANS Air Force s average home attendance this season of 1,622 is the second-best in the last 11 years when official attendance, as opposed to estimated attendance, has been kept. The Falcons ad four crowds over 2,000 this season, including the last three home games vs. RIT and Denver, in the 2,502-seat arena. The school record official attendance of 1,680 as set in Below are the official attendance numbers since the season , , , , , , , , , , , ,531 SCHIAVONE FINALIST FOR LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD -- VOTING ONLINE HAS BEGUN AT Senior defenseman Frank Schiavone is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS award in college hockey. Schiavone has been selected from a group of 20 collegiate hockey players who have combined excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award presented annually to the NCAA s Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in eight sports focuses on the Four C s of classroom, character, community and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched in 2001 to honor the attributes of college basketball seniors. The first hockey award was given in Fans can vote online at The winner will be chosen based on a nationwide vote that will include coaches, media and fans. The award winner will be announced and recognized at the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four in Denver, CO. FALCON SCORING STREAKS Point Streak 8 Jeff Hajner (Nov. 24-Jan. 4) 8 Matt Fairchild (Feb. 9-March 15) 7 Eric Ehn (Nov. 10-Dec. 1) 6 Brent Olson (Feb. 29-Present) 6 Brent Olson (Dec. 8-Jan. 11) 4 Matt Charbonneau (Feb. 8-23) 4 Josh Frider (Nov. 23-Dec. 1) 4 Brent Olson (Nov. 23-Dec. 1) 4 Brent Olson (Nov. 3-16) 4 Derrick Burnett (Oct. 27-Nov. 9) 4 Greg Flynn (Feb. 29-March 8) 4 Jeff Hajner (March 1-8) Goal Streak 3 Josh Frider (Nov ) 3 Eric Ehn (Nov ) 3 Jeff Hajner (Dec. 7-29) AFA S CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Greg Flynn - Player of the Week, Oct. 22 Andrew Volkening - Goalie of the Week, Oct. 22 Eric Ehn - Player of the Week, Nov. 26 Brent Olson - Player of the Week, Dec. 3 Matt Fairchild - Player of the Week, Jan. 21 Derrick Burnett - Rookie of the Week, March 10 Brent Olson - Player of the Week, March 17 Andrew Volkening - Goalie of the Week, March 17

6 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 6 ERIC EHN-ALL-AMERICAN Senior center Eric Ehn was averaging more than a point per game prior to his injury vs. Colorado College, Jan. 19. He is still second in the league in scoring with 25 points in 24 games. Ehn was hot early in the season but then cooled off. In November and December, he had 14 points in seven games. The assistant captain was the AHA Player of the Week when he had three points (1-2-3) in the first Holy Cross game and then two points (1-1-2) in the second game. Last season, Ehn became the first AFA player, and first service academy player, ever selected as one of the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. He was also the first service academy player ever named an All-American by the AHCA (second-team East). The Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Year in , Ehn was named a first-team All-American by InsideCollegeHockey.com and by U.S. College Hockey Online. A first-team all-conference selection, he set a new league record with 45 points in 28 conference games. In all games, he finished the season with 64 points ( ) in 40 games to finish second in the nation in scoring. He is out indefinitely with a fractured left fibula and ligament damage in his left ankle. EHN 11TH ON CAREER SCORING LIST Eric Ehn is 11th on the career scoring list with 146 points in 132 games. He is the first AFA player to crack the top 11 in career scoring in the last 22 years.ehn has more points in Division I games than any other player in school history. The rankings are below: NO NAME, POS YEARS GMS GLS AST PTS 1. Chuck Delich, F Gary Batinich, F Tom Richards, F Mike Smellie, F Frank Daldine, F Dave Bunker, F Robin Robideaux, F Eric Ehn, F 2005-Pres HEAD COACH FRANK SERRATORE Frank Serratore (Bemidji State, 1982) is in his 11th season as the Falcons hockey coach. He has led Air Force to back-to-back conference championships, a first in school and AHA history. Serratore has a record at Air Force. He is in his 15th season as a college head coach with a career record. Serratore owns more wins than any other coach in Air Force hockey history. In service academy competition, Serratore is vs. Army overall and vs. the Black Knights while at Air Force. Since Navy does not have a varsity team, the only competition is against Army. Serratore came to the Academy from the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League, where he was the director of hockey operations in Serratore was the head coach at Denver from posting a record. Serratore spent seven seasons in the United States Hockey League with three different teams and collected a combined record of Head Coach - Air Force Academy (1997-Pres.); Record: (10th season) Head Coach - Minnesota Moose [IHL] ( ); Record: Head Coach - University of Denver ( ); Record: Head Coach - Omaha Lancers [USHL] (1990); Record: Assistant Coach - Univ. of North Dakota ( ) Head Coach - Rochester (MN) Mustangs [USHL] ( ); Record: Head Coach - Austin (Minn.) Mavericks [USHL] ( ); Record: * combined USHL record of Playing Experience (Goaltender) Nashville South Stars (CHL), 1982; Bemidji State, ; Western Michigan, ; St. Paul Vulcans (USHL), Collegiate Coaching Record Denver Denver Denver Denver Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Record: Career Record: (10th year) (14th year)

7 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 7 LAST WEEK - AHA CHAMPIONS March 15: Brent Olson and Matt Fairchild each scored two goals and Andrew Volkening posted his fourth shutout in the last seven games to lead Air Force to a 5-0 win over RIT in the semifinals of the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament, Saturday, March 15, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. An AHA record crowd of 3,933 watched as Air Force advances to the championship game for the second consecutive year. Air Force struck first on the power play when Brent Olson scored at the 6:32 mark. Defenseman Matt Charbonneau skated around a defenseman and made a centering pass to Olson right in front. The junior winger netted his 16th of the season for a 1-0 lead. AFA outshot RIT, 10-7, in the opening period and killed two Tiger power-plays, the No. 4 unit in the nation. The Falcons dominated the second period with three goals, two of them on special teams. Mike Phillipich gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead at the 5:49 mark with an even-strength goal. Charbonneau started the rush in his own end and fed Josh Schaffer down the left wing. Schaffer s centering pass was right on the tape of Phillipich coming down the slot. Midway through the period, RIT was trailing 2-0 and had a 5-on-3 power play for 57 seconds. Not only did Air Force kill the penalty, but the Falcons added to their lead. Brett Nylander fed Matt Fairchild in the neutral zone and the sophomore winger skated down the left side with an RIT player hanging all over him. He netted his third short-handed goal of the season, and his 10th of the year, to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead at the 10:04 mark. Then, with 2:42 remaining, Olson scored his second of the game on the power play. With a 4-on-3 advantage, Olson scored from Charbonneau and Jeff Hajner for a 4-0 lead. In the third period, Fairchild s second of the game gave Air Force a 5-0 lead at the 10:34 mark from Michael Mayra and Hajner. The shutout was the first ever in an AHA semifinal game and the largest margin of victory ever in the league semifinals. AFA is the first team to ever play in the championship game in consecutive years. Volkening stopped all 24 shots he faced in the game and now has four shutouts in his last seven games. RIT goalie Louie Menard made 22 saves for RIT. AFA was 2-for-7 on the power play while RIT was 0-7. Air Force out-shot RIT, 29-22, in the game. March 16: Josh Frider s goal 56 seconds into the second overtime lifted Air Force to a 5-4 win over Mercyhurst in the championship game of the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament, Sunday, March 16, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. With the win, Air Force ( ) wins its second consecutive AHA championship and earns the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Air Force, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, will play in one of the four regionals on March The opponent and site will be determined on Selection Sunday, March 23. Mercyhurst ends the season with a overall record. Air Force is the first AHA team to ever win back-to-back titles. Air Force broke the scoreless tie with 1.9 seconds left in the first period. Midway through the period, Air Force killed off 34 seconds of a 5-on-3 power play. Then, with 21 seconds left, Ben Cottreau was called for charging, putting the Falcons on the power-play. Mike Phillipich took a shot fro the slot that was saved and Brent Olson collected it on the right side. His tough-angle shot from near the goal line got past Matt Lundin for a 1-0 lead. The Falcons took a 2-0 lead in the second period when Frank Schiavone scored with a shot from the center point at the 13:23. Scott Kozlak made a no-look pass from the goal line to Schiavone who netted his fifth of the season. However, the final three minutes of the period was all Mercyhurst. Back-to-back penalties called on Greg Flynn and Frank Schiavone gave the Lakers 1:41 of a 5-on-3 advantage. The Lakers were buzzing around the net and Matt Fennell hit the cross bar with a shot on the power play. Just seconds later, Ben Cottreau scored on the flurry in front from Jeff Terminisi. After a penalty on AFA s Jeff Hajner, Laker winger Steve Cameron scored with a wrister from the left side to tie the game at 2-2 with 13.8 seconds left in the period. A wild third period saw Mercyhurst twice take the lead, only to have Air Force tie the game each time and force overtime. The Lakers took their first lead of the game less than four minutes into the third period when Nick Vandenbeld scored fro Chris Risi for a 3-2 Laker lead. The Falcons came back to tie the game at the 9:50 mark when senior Josh Schaffer scored on a flurry in front of the net. Mike Phillipich and Sean Bertsch assisted on the play to tie the game at 3-3. Just over a minute later, the Lakers took a 4-3 lead on a goal by Brett Robinson. His goal, a rebound of his own shot at the 11;09 mark, came from Matt Pierce and Kirk Medernach. AFA again tied the game 19 seconds later on a goal by Josh Frider. Olson took a shot from the left side that bounced off the back wall. Frider collected the puck and beat Lundin short side for his 12th of the season. Each team had chances late in the game, but it was the Lakers that had the final opportunity in regulation. Cottreau skated with the puck down the slot and Volkening made a save as the buzzer sounded, forcing overtime. In the first overtime, each team had 12 shots on goal. Mercyhurst had several odd-man rushes that were poked away by the Falcon defensemen or saved by Volkening. In the second overtime, Olson skated the puck down the right side and took a shot that was saved. Frider cleaned up the rebound for his second goal of the game and his 13th of the season. Mercyhurst outshot Air Force, 53-47, in the game. Volkening made a career-high 49 saves. Lundin made 42 for the Lakers. AFA was 1-for-6 on the power play while MC was 2-for-7.

8 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 8 SEASON STANDING NOTES TEAM CAPTAINS Junior winger Mike Phillipich will wear the C this season. Senior center Eric Ehn and defensemen Matt Charbonneau and Frank Schiavone will wear an A. The team captains are selected by vote of the players. HISTORIC VICTORY OVER DU Air Force s win over Denver was the Falcons first over DU since 1980, ending a 19-game losing streak to the Pioneers. The win was also AFA s first ever win over Denver at the Academy, ending an 11-game losing streak at home to the Pioneers. It was also the Falcons first win over a WCHA team since beating Colorado College, 6-5 in overtime, in 1985 at the Broadmoor World Arena. The win was the first over a top five team since beating fourth-ranked Colorado College, 7-6 in overtime in 1975 at the Academy. The win over the No. 4 team in the nation ties as the highest ranked team Air Force has ever beaten. TOSS YOUR HAT Sophomore Matt Fairchild netted his first career hat trick on Friday vs. Denver. It was the first hat trick by a Falcon this season and the first since Andrew Ramsey scored four vs. AIC, Nov. 17, 2006 Fairchild entered the game with just three goals this season and just six in the previous 61 games of his career. Fairchild tallied the second short-handed goal of his career and the second in the last four games. He also had a SHG vs. Sacred Heart to seal the 3-1 win. TOY TRICK For the eighth consecutive year, the Air Force hockey team helped brighten the holiday season for area children. At the Canisius series, Dec 7-8, the hockey team collected 560 toys which will be distributed to children in hospitals, clinics and shelters during the holiday season. In the eight years of the Toy Trick, the team collected and distributed more than 4,360 toys. The Air Force hockey team handed toys to children at the Colorado Springs Children s Hospital at Memorial and at the Denver Children s Hospital on Jan. 1, FROM JUNIORS TO THE ACADEMY For the first time in school history, the Falcons have a roster made up entirely of players who played junior hockey. Prior to Frank Serratore s arrival at the Academy in 1997, AFA rarely had a player with junior hockey experience. While most college hockey teams were older and more experienced because of players from the junior ranks, the Falcons relied almost strictly on players who came directly from high school. However, over the last few years, that fact has changed. Serratore s first team in had two players with junior hockey experience (Dan Davies and James Ord) and 29 that came straight from high school. Each year, the Falcons took more players from junior hockey. Last season, the Falcons had two players who came to the Academy straight from high school, but Andrew Ramsey and Ben Worker both have graduated. FIRST TIME IN PRESEASON RANKINGS For the first time in school history, the Air Force hockey team received votes in both preseason national polls. The Falcons have received votes before, but never in the preseason poll. Air Force was 20th in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine with seven votes. The Falcons were 29th in the USCHO/CSTV poll with six votes. SERRATORE IS ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH AT AFA Head coach Frank Serratore is the all-time winningest coach in the history of Air Force hockey. Serratore earned his 155th victory with a 3-2 win over UConn, Nov. 16. Serratore passed Chuck Delich ( ) and John Matchefts ( ) who each won 154 games at Air Force. Delich earned 154 wins in 12 seasons. Matchefts collected 154 wins in 11 years. Serratore s 155th win came in just over 10 full seasons. Serratore tied Delich and Matchefts with the win over RIT, Nov. 9. Serratore reached two milestones in the Quinnipiac series. The win on Friday was his 150th at the Academy. The win on Saturday was his 200th as a collegiate head coach. MOST GOALS SINCE... Air Force s seven goals vs. Mercyhurst are the most this season and the most since scoring seven vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Oct. 26, 2006, in the first game of the Lightning College Hockey Classic in Tampa, Fla. The seven goals ties as the most since scoring nine vs. Union in the Icebreaker Tournament at the Colorado Springs World Arena, Oct. 8, The seven goals are the most AFA has ever scored in an Atlantic Hockey Association game and are the second most AFA has ever scored in a conference game. In Air Force s first ever conference game vs. College Hockey America opponent Findlay, AFA defeated the Oilers, 8-1, at Cadet Ice Arena. VOLKENING SETS SCHOOL RECORD SCORELESS STREAK Sophomore goaltender Andrew Volkening set a new school record by shutting out Division I opponents for 133 consecutive minutes beginning with the Feb. 8 win over Mercyhurst. The Lakers scored at the 14:33 mark of the third period in a 3-1 AFA loss. He then blanked the Lakers, 7-0, the next night. After a weekend off, Volkening beat Canisius, 3-0, Feb. 22. In the second game, the Griffins scored at the 12:37 mark of the first period. Volkening broke the record of 131 consecutive Division I minutes set by Peter Foster in Volkening s streak is the second-longest in school history against all opponents. Pat Kielb s streak of 168 consecutive scoreless minutes came against Division II teams in Kielb posted back-to-back shutouts vs. Mankato State (then Division II) and still holds the school record with eight straight shutout periods. Volkening is the first goalie in school history to have back-to-back shutouts vs. Division I teams. SENIOR NIGHT Saturday night s game vs. AIC, March 1, marked the final regular-season home game for seven Falcon seniors. Bryan Becker, Matt Charbonneau, Eric Ehn, Ian Harper, Josh Print, Josh Schaffer and Frank Schiavone will make their final regular-season home appearance at Cadet Ice Arena. This senior class was part of the first service academy team to ever win a league championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. The class has won more Division I games, 60, than any other in school history. The group has played in a combined 707 games with 295 points and eight wins from the goaltender (Harper).

9 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 9 BEATING THE BEST Air Force has a record vs. ranked teams this season. The Falcons opened the season by sweeping then No. 14 Quinnipiac at the Academy by scores of 4-1 and 3-1. Quinnipiac is currently ranked 16th. The Falcons lost to then No. 14 (currently No. 7) Boston College, 8-2. The Falcons tied then No. 12 and current No. 22 Minnesota, 2-2 in overtime. Air Force defeated No. 4 Denver, 5-2, Jan. 18. The next night, the Falcons fell to No. 3 Colorado College, 2-1, at the World Arena. Colorado College is currently No. 5 while Denver is No. 6. BEST NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE IN NATION Air Force is the only team in the nation to have played every non-conference game this season against teams ranked in the top 15. Air Force is vs. ranked teams this season. The Falcons opened the season by sweeping then-no. 14 Quinnipiac. AFA fell to then No. 14 Boston College and tied then-no. 12 Minnesota. Air Force beat then-no. 4 Denver and lost 2-1 at No. 3 Colorado College. All five teams are currently in the USCHO/CSTV top 20 with Minnesota the lowest ranked team at No. 17. The only team with a similar non-conference schedule is Mercyhurst. The Lakers played eight non-conference games against teams in the top 20 (all six of AFA s games were vs. the top 15). Mercyhurst was 0-8 in those games. vs. No. 19 Ohio State (L 1-2), No. 8 Notre Dame (L 0-4), No. 17 Maine (L 2-4 and 1-4) No. 5 Michigan State (L 2-6 and L 2-6) and No. 20 Michigan Tech (L 2-3 and 1-5). The previous rankings are at the time of the game. GOAL EXPLOSION Air Force s 9-2 win over Bentley in the AHA Quarterfinals at Cadet Ice Arena, March 8, set several records. The nine goals scored are the most ever in an AHA Tournament game. The goals also tie as the second most ever scored by an Air Force team vs. a Division I team. Air Force defeated Colorado College, 10-5, in 1972 at Cadet Ice Arena. AFA scored seven goals in the second period, a school record vs. a Divsion I team and the second most in school history. AFA secored eight goals vs. Wisconsin-Superior in 1971 in the first period. The seven goals are the most ever scored in the second period of any game in school history. AFA SETS RECORD WITH 17 REGULAR-SEASON DIVISION I WINS Air Force s 17 Division I regular-season wins are the most in school history. Air Force had 16 Division I wins in the regular season ( ) last season. The overall school record for victories was set in with 25 wins.

10 AIR FORCE HOCKEY PAGE 10 Air Force 4, No. 14 Quinnpiac 1 Oct. 19, 2007 USAFA QU AF FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Flynn [1] (Burnett, Schaffer), 10:13; QU 1 - Nelson [1] (Bates, Leitch), 12:21 SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Phillipich [1] (Charbonneau, Mayra), 7:41 THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Nylander [1] (Schaffer), 1:04; Phillipich [2] (Ehn), 10:30 SHOTS: AF ; QU ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (60:00) ; QU - Bud Fisher (60:00) ; PENALTIES: AF 7-14; QU 5-10; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-5; QU 0-7 Air Force 3, No. 14 Quinnpiac 1 Oct. 20, 2007 USAFA QU AF FIRST PERIOD: AF 1 - Mayra [1] (Ehn, Flynn), PP, 11:59 SECOND PERIOD: No Scoring. THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - Hajner [1] (Olson, Fairchild), 3:45; AF 3 - Flynn [2] (Kozlak, Kelly), 4:42; QU 1 - Marshall [1] (Leitch), PP, 12:05 SHOTS: AF ; QU ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (60:00) ; QU - Peter Vetri (57:00) ; PENALTIES: AF 8-16; QU 7-14; POWER PLAYS: AF 1-6; QU 1-7 Bentley 4, Air Force 0 Oct. 26, 2007 Waltham, Mass. AF BC FIRST PERIOD: BC 1 - Menzione [2] (Cloutier, Peterson), PP, 8:57 SECOND PERIOD: No Scoring THIRD PERIOD: BC 2 - Peterson [1] (Prewitt, Graffunder), 3:24; BC 3 - Prewitt [1] (Canzoneri, Gumaer), 4:28; BC 4 - Prewitt [2] (Judd), EN, 16:26 SHOTS: AF ; BC ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (56:53) ; BC - Joe Calvi (60:00) ; PENALTIES: AF 5-10; BC POWER PLAYS: AF 0-5; BC 1-3 Air Force 3, Bentley 1 Oct. 27, 2007 Waltham, Mass. AF BC FIRST PERIOD: BC 1 - Cloutier [1] (Menzione, Peterson), 9:05; AF 1 - Phillipich [3] (Mayra, Flynn), 14:29. SECOND PERIOD: AF 2 - Hajner [2] (Mayra, Ehn), PP, 3:31 THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Nylander [2] (Burnett, Ehn), 16:46 SHOTS: AF ; BC ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (60:00) ; BC - Joe Calvi (59:28) ; PENALTIES: AF 5-18 ; BC POWER PLAYS: AF 1-6; BC 0-2 Mercyhurst 5, Air Force 3 Nov. 2, 2007 USAFA MC AF FIRST PERIOD: MC 1 - Cameron [1] (Toomey), 19:49 SECOND PERIOD: MC 2 - Fisher [1] (Bowman), 6:26; AF 1 - Schiavone [1] (Page, Kelly), 6:57; AF 2 - Mayra [2] (unassisted), 7:45; MC 3 - Pitt [2] (Pierce, Cottreau), PP, 14:13; MC 4 - Pitt [3] (Pierce, Cottreau), PP, 19:12. THIRD PERIOD: AF 3 - Charbonneau [1] (Fairchild, Burnett), EX, 18:20; MC 5 - Toomey [2] (Medernach), EN, SH, 19:38 SHOTS: AF ; MC ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (57:23) ; MC - Zapolski (60:00) ; PENALTIES: AF 6-12 ; MC ; POWER PLAYS: AF 0-7; MC 2-5 Air Force 6, Mercyhurst 2 Nov. 3, 2007 USAFA MC AF FIRST PERIOD: MC 1 - Pierce [1] (Robinson, Collins), :52; MC 2 - Fennell [1] (Cottreau, Toomey), PP, 8:14; AF 1 - Nylander [3] (B. Johnson, Olson), 11:20 SECOND PERIOD: No Scoring. THIRD PERIOD: AF 2 - M. Becker [1] (Frider, Hajner), 3:38; AF 3 - Page [1] (Charbonneau, Kozlak), 5:06; AF 4 - Kozlak [1] (Burnett, Olson), EX, 5:53; AF 5 - Flynn [3] (B. Johnson, Hajner), PP, 10:41; AF 6 - Ehn [1] (Olson, Hajner), PP, 19:58 SHOTS: AF ; MC ; SAVES: AF - Andrew Volkening (59:45) ; MC - Zapolski (59:58) ; PENALTIES: AF 6-12; MC 11-22; POWER PLAYS: AF 2-11; MC 1-5 Team Rankings Category Stats AHA NCAA Scoring Offense st 8th Scoring Defense nd 12th Scoring Margin st 7th Penalty Minutes th 37th Power Play th 22nd Penalty Kill rd 26th Team Winning%.632 1st 10th * Denotes Conference leader Individual (AHA Rank - All Games) Player Category Stats Rank Ehn Points/gm 1.04 (25) 8th Olson Points/gm 1.00 (38) 7th Hajner Points/gm 0.97 (37) 8th Olson Goals 047 (18) 5th Hajner Goals 0.39 (15) T7th Ehn Assists 0.79 (19) 3rd Flynn Assists 0.61 (22) 5th Hajner Assists 0.58 (22) 7th Hajner PP Points 0.47 (18) T8th Flynn PP Points 0.47 (18) T8th Hajner PPG 9 T2nd Frider PPG 7 T6th Olson PPG 6 T9th Fairchild SHG 3 1st Kelly SHG 2 T3rd Hajner GWG 3 T5th Flynn Def. Scoring 31 2nd Mayra Def. Scoring 19 T4th Charbonneau Def. Scoring 18 T5th Burnett Frosh Scoring 25 3rd GAA Volkening nd Saves% Volkening.912 5th Winning% Volkening.649 1st Individual (National Rank) Player Category Stats Rank Ehn Points rd Olson Points th Hajner Points th Olson Goals rd Hajner Goals th Ehn Assists th Hajner PPG 9 T12th Frider PPG 7 T28th Fairchild SHG 2 T15th Kelly SHG 3 T9th Flynn Def. Scoring th Burnett Frosh Scoring st GAA Volkening th Saves% Volkening th Winning% Volkening.649 8th