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2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season

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2015–16 Air Force Falcons
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceT–2nd Atlantic Hockey
Home iceCadet Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall20–12–5
Conference16–7–5
Home13–6–1
Road7–5–4
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachFrank Serratore
Assistant coachesAndy Berg
Joe Doyle
Captain(s)Ben Carey
Max Hartner
Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 48th season of play for the program and the 10th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 19th season.

Season

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Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Chad Demers Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Connor Girard Goaltender  United States Transferred to Amherst
Cole Gunner Forward  United States Graduation (signed with EHC Klostersee)
Alex Halloran Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Scott Holm Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Berlin River Drivers)
Michael McDonald Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Matt Meier Forward  United States Returned to juniors (Omaha Lancers)
George Michalke III Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Chris Truehl Goaltender  United States Transferred to Quinnipiac
Will Vosejpka Forward  United States Transferred to Amherst
Dan Weissenhofer Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Dan Bailey Defenseman  United States 19 St. Cloud, MN
Billy Christopoulos Goaltender  United States 21 Raleigh, NC
Jake Erickson Defenseman  United States 20 Stillwater, MN
Evan Feno Forward  United States 20 Morrison, CO
Evan Giesler Forward  United States 21 Naperville, IL
Kyle Haak Forward  United States 21 Okemos, MI
Matt Koch Defenseman  United States 20 Hastings, MN
Evan Okeley Forward  United States 20 Carmel, IN
Matt Perry Forward  United States 20 Lakeville, MN
Matt Serratore Forward  United States 21 Bemidji, MN
Shane Starrett Goaltender  United States 21 Bellingham, MA
Zach Yoder Defenseman  United States 21 Woodstock, GA

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Kyle Mackey Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1994-10-07 Derby, New York Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
3 Pennsylvania Johnny Hrabovsky Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1993-03-19 Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 Minnesota Phil Boje Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1994-04-13 Shoreview, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 Minnesota Jake Erickson Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1994-11-03 Stillwater, Minnesota Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
7 Minnesota Matt Koch Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995-03-22 Hastings, Minnesota Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
8 Colorado Max Hartner (C) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-09-30 Greenwood Village, Colorado Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
10 Illinois Jordan Himley Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1993-12-26 Mundelein, Illinois Janesville Jets (NAHL)
11 Georgia (U.S. state) Zach Yoder Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-14 Woodstock, Georgia Janesville Jets (NAHL)
12 Minnesota Matt Serratore Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1994-06-21 Bemidji, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL)
13 California Tyler Ledford Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1994-04-29 Folsom, California Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
14 Kansas Ben Kucera Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-04-23 Overland Park, Kansas Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
15 Illinois Evan Giesler Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-19 Naperville, Illinois Bismarck Bobcats (BCHL)
16 Michigan Kyle Haak Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-08-06 Okemos, Michigan Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
18 Colorado Evan Feno Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-02-14 Morrison, Colorado Janesville Jets (NAHL)
19 Indiana Evan Okeley Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-05-03 Carmel, Indiana Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
20 Minnesota Dan Bailey Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1996-03-21 St. Cloud, Minnesota Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
21 California Ryan Doucet Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1992-10-11 San Jose, California Jamestown Ironmen (NAHL)
22 Minnesota Matt Perry Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-03-08 Lakeville, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
23 Colorado Dylan Abood Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1993-05-31 Centennial, Colorado Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)
24 Minnesota A. J. Reid Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-09-09 Lakeville, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL)
25 Illinois Tyler Rostenkowski Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-02 Chicago, Illinois Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)
26 Colorado Ben Carey (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992-12-30 Centennial, Colorado Wenatchee Wild (NAHL)
27 Minnesota Erik Baskin Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1993-10-11 Minnetonka, Minnesota Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
33 Colorado Chris Dylewski Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Colorado Springs, Colorado Tampa Bay Jr. Bolts (Independent)
40 Massachusetts Shane Starrett Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1994-07-12 Bellingham, Massachusetts South Shore Kings (USPHL)
44 North Carolina Billy Christopoulos Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1994-02-01 Raleigh, North Carolina Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
52 Michigan Jonathan Kopacka Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-05-28 Macomb, Michigan Port Huron Fighting Falcons (NAHL)

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Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Robert Morris 28 18 6 4 40 116 69 39 24 11 4 158 107
Air Force 28 16 7 5 37 85 60 37 20 12 5 110 86
Holy Cross 28 16 7 5 37 89 59 36 18 13 5 109 90
Mercyhurst 28 15 9 4 34 86 82 36 17 15 4 108 115
#20 RIT * 28 14 9 5 33 93 77 39 18 15 6 118 116
Army 28 8 11 9 25 64 74 38 14 15 9 88 89
Canisius 28 10 13 5 25 72 82 39 12 22 5 92 121
Bentley 28 9 13 6 24 74 85 40 14 20 6 106 124
Sacred Heart 28 10 15 3 23 72 78 37 13 20 4 96 109
Niagara 28 5 18 5 15 58 95 37 6 25 6 71 126
American International 28 6 19 3 15 57 105 39 7 29 3 80 159
Championship: March 19, 2016
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:05 PM Calgary* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos W 5–0  1,159
Regular Season
October 9 7:05 PM #5 Denver* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos W 5–4 OT 2,542 1–0–0
October 10 7:06 PM at #5 Denver* Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Christopoulos L 1–3  4,707 1–1–0
October 16 5:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   Christopoulos L 1–5  602 1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 17 5:05 PM at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   Starrett T 3–3 OT 417 1–2–1 (0–1–1)
October 23 6:37 PM at #2 Omaha* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Altitude Starrett L 2–4  7,898 1–3–1
October 24 6:07 PM at #2 Omaha* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett L 1–4  7,898 1–4–1
November 6 5:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Starrett W 5–4 OT 649 2–4–1 (1–1–1)
November 7 5:05 PM at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania   Starrett L 1–3  1,059 2–5–1 (1–2–1)
November 12 7:05 PM Holy Cross Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett L 1–3  1,712 2–6–1 (1–3–1)
November 13 7:05 PM Holy Cross Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 5–1  2,278 3–6–1 (2–3–1)
November 20 5:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   Starrett T 1–1 OT 187 3–6–2 (2–3–2)
November 21 5:05 PM at Sacred Heart Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut   Starrett W 3–2  142 4–6–2 (3–3–2)
November 27 7:05 PM Colorado College* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)   Starrett W 4–3  2,379 5–6–2
November 28 7:07 PM at Colorado College* Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)   Starrett L 3–4  6,672 5–7–2
December 4 5:05 PM Canisius Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos W 3–2  1,863 6–7–2 (4–3–2)
December 5 7:05 PM Canisius Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett L 2–4  1,703 6–8–2 (4–4–2)
January 2 7:05 PM Bentley Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos W 3–2  2,116 7–8–2 (5–4–2)
January 3 5:05 PM Bentley Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett L 3–5  1,397 7–9–2 (5–5–2)
January 8 7:05 PM American International Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos W 8–2  1,920 8–9–2 (6–5–2)
January 9 5:05 PM American International Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 5–1  1,792 9–9–2 (7–5–2)
January 15 5:05 PM at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New York (Rivalry)   Starrett W 1–0  2,657 10–9–2 (8–5–2)
January 16 4:05 PM at Army Tate RinkWest Point, New York (Rivalry)   Starrett T 1–1 OT 2,729 10–9–3 (8–5–3)
January 22 5:05 PM Niagara Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 3–0  1,931 11–9–3 (9–5–3)
January 23 3:05 PM Niagara Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 3–1  1,912 12–9–3 (10–5–3)
January 29 5:35 PM at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York   Starrett W 3–2  1,494 13–9–3 (11–5–3)
January 30 5:35 PM at Canisius LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, New York   Starrett T 1–1 OT 1,571 13–9–4 (11–5–4)
February 5 7:05 PM RIT Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett T 2–2 OT 2,519 13–9–5 (11–5–5)
February 6 5:05 PM RIT Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 4–0  2,103 14–9–5 (12–5–5)
February 12 7:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Starrett L 2–4  1,374 14–10–5 (12–6–5)
February 13 5:05 PM at Holy Cross Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts   Starrett W 4–2  1,468 15–10–5 (13–6–5)
February 19 7:05 PM Robert Morris Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Christopoulos L 4–7  2,394 15–11–5 (13–7–5)
February 20 5:05 PM Robert Morris Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Starrett W 4–1  2,284 16–11–5 (14–7–5)
February 26 5:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York TWCS Starrett W 6–1  615 17–11–5 (15–7–5)
February 27 5:05 PM at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York   Starrett W 3–0  982 18–11–5 (16–7–5)
Atlantic Hockey Tournament
March 11 7:05 PM Canisius* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 1)   Starrett W 4–1  1,711 19–11–5
March 12 7:05 PM Canisius* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 2)   Starrett W 4–1  1,843 20–11–5
March 18 7:10 PM vs. RIT* Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New York (Semifinal)   Starrett L 1–2 OT 3,347 20–12–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Tyler Ledford F 37 7 20 27 16
Ben Kucera C 34 15 10 25 12
Ben Carey F 37 12 13 25 8
Erik Baskin F 35 12 12 24 27
Jordan Himley F 37 8 14 22 10
Kyle Haak F 36 9 10 19 10
Matt Serratore F 36 10 8 18 12
Johnny Hrabovsky D 36 7 8 15 6
Phil Boje D 36 4 11 15 14
Evan Feno F 35 4 8 12 10
Kyle Mackey D 31 2 9 11 26
Evan Giesler F 36 4 6 10 14
Jonathan Kopacka D 32 0 10 10 16
Max Hartner D 37 4 5 9 8
A. J. Reid C/RW 22 2 7 9 22
Zach Yoder D 29 1 8 9 30
Dylan Abood D 33 2 6 8 12
Tyler Rostenkowski D 31 5 2 7 16
Matt Koch D 18 0 5 5 2
Evan Okeley F 24 2 2 4 8
Dan Bailey D 11 0 3 3 0
Shane Starrett G 33 0 2 2 0
Ryan Doucet LW 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Dylewski G 2 0 0 0 0
Matt Perry F 2 0 0 0 2
Billy Christopoulos G 10 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 14
Total 110 179 289 239

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Chris Dylewski 2 6:26 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.00
Shane Starrett 33 1781:55 16 9 5 57 689 4 .924 1.92
Billy Christopoulos 10 448:32 4 3 0 25 168 0 .870 3.34
Empty Net - 26:20 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 37 2263:13 20 12 5 86 946 4 .909 2.28

Rankings

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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 (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 NR

USCHO did not release a poll in Week 23.[4]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Ben Carey Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward [5]
Ben Carey Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award [5]
Shane Starrett Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award [5]
Frank Serratore Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year [5]
Shane Starrett All-Atlantic Hockey First Team [6]
Johnny Hrabovsky All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team [6]
Shane Starrett All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team [6]
Matt Serratore

References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Ice Hockey Roster". U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Air Force Falcons (Men) 2015-2016 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Air Force Academy 2015-2016 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Atlantic Hockey Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Atlantic Hockey Online". Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.