Sources indicated that the Black Knights would be able to make the trip to State College, Pa., despite a government shutdown that has put a number of personnel on furlough.
With Jason Torf back between the pipes and Adam McKenzie on defense, the Falcons are solid in their own zone.
Army’s season-opening scrimmage is set to go on as scheduled Saturday but games are in question for both the Black Knights and Air Force as the goverment shutdown rolls on. Army coach Brian Riley said in an email Friday that his team’s scrimmage and Skate with the Black Knights event at Tate Rink will happen … Read more
According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, Air Force’s games in the Kendall Classic, Oct. 11-12 in Anchorage, Alaska, may not be played due to the U.S. government’s partial shutdown. The school announced Tuesday that travel for all intercollegiate athletics is cancelled. A press release from the academy stated that Air Force “will attempt to play … Read more
Former Air Force player and assistant coach Joe Doyle is returning to his alma mater as the Falcons’ new assistant coach, replacing Mike Corbett, who was named the head coach at Alabama-Huntsville in July. Doyle, a 1989 Academy graduate, served as an assistant coach with the Falcons from 1994-98 and from 2002-06. He comes to … Read more
The Chargers enter a conference after a stretch as an independent, but Mike Corbett is the team’s third head coach in the last four years. Matthew Semisch reports.
Alabama-Huntsville announced on Monday the hiring of Mike Corbett as the Chargers’ new head coach. Corbett replaces Kurt Kleinendorst, who stepped down earlier this offseason after one season at UAH. Corbett spent the past 10 years as an assistant coach at Air Force, including serving as the team’s associate head coach during the 2012-13 season. … Read more
Air Force junior forward George Michalke, on medical leave for the rest of the season, has joined the USHL’s Tri-City Storm as an assistant coach.
Summaries of the seven tournaments that run Friday through Monday.
Given their similar records and no head-to-head results, is it possible to separate New Hampshire and Boston College right now? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look into it in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Atlantic Hockey commissioner Robert DeGregorio visited the Buffalo State Ice Arena on Sunday to present Canisius junior Ryan Bohrer with the conference’s 2011-12 Student-Athlete Award before the Golden Griffins’ game with ECAC foe Clarkson. Just over a week earlier, the arena had been on the commissioner’s radar for a more controversial reason — Canisius forward … Read more
A pair of one-win teams are facing uphill battles. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about Maine and Wisconsin in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Atlantic Hockey announced Thursday that Canisius sophomore forward Matthew Grazen has received an additional seven-game suspension for a checking from behind penalty on Air Force forward George Michalke and subsequent game disqualification incurred on Oct. 25 against Air Force. Grazen served the automatic one-game suspension for the disqualification on Oct. 28. “Canisius College strongly disagrees … Read more
It’s no surprise that Air Force has again been picked to be Atlantic Hockey champions. The Falcons have accomplished that feat five of the six seasons they’ve been in the league. While 10 of the 12 AHA teams have made it to Rochester for the semifinals in those six years, it has almost always been … Read more
Our 2012-13 preview series continues with a look at the best returning defensemen in college hockey. Daver Karnosky reports.
The season is right around the corner, and our preseason coverage begins with a look at 10 returning goaltenders to keep an eye on this season. Roman J. Uschak reports.
Joe Novak could hardly contain his excitement this February while he read the job advertisement for the director of hockey operations at the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference. “As I read the description I saw it was a perfect fit,” he said. “I jumped on it right away. This position is both a great challenge … Read more
The Hockey IntelliGym aims to improve “hockey sense,” and the Falcons’ early returns are promising. Joe Paisley reports.
Minnesota-Duluth’s Jack Connolly has been named the 2012 winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s hockey. Connolly is one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, and he is a three-time WCHA All-Academic selection. “Winning the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award means a lot … Read more
Air Force has promoted Mike Corbett to associate head coach, the school announced Wednesday. Corbett has been an assistant to Falcons coach Frank Serratore for nine seasons. “Mike has done an outstanding job throughout his tenure at Air Force,” Serratore said in a statement. “He has played a key role in the overall success the … Read more