Friday, October 24
Rochester, NY
5:05 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
RIT
Air Force opens AHA play at RIT
10/20/2025 1:24:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
THE GAMES
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24, at RIT, 7:05 pm ET, Rochester, N.Y.
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25, at RIT, 5:05 pm ET, Rochester, N.Y.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: Fri: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com; Sat.: KVOR AM 740 / kvor.com;
Live Stats SideArm Stats
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force RIT
Record: 1-2-1 1-2-0
Streak: W 1 W 1
Last Series: Split with St. Thomas (H) W, 6-2, vs. Clarkson (H)
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Matt Thomas
School Record: 473-459-103 (29th yr) 1-2-0 (1st yr)
Career Record: 522-551-112 (33rd yr) 49–107–21(6th yr) Add this yr
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 37-31-4
Last Meeting: RIT swept AF, 2-1 and 3-2 ot, Jan. 31- Feb. 1, 2025, at Cadet Ice Arena
Streak: RIT - W 2
One Timers
* Air Force split with St. Thomas, Oct. 17-18.
* The 6-2 win over St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 18, marked the first time in school history the Falcons have rebounded from a nine-or-more-goal loss to win the next night. It also marked the first time the Falcons have rebounded from allowing nine goals to win the next night since 1986
* Air Force's top line of all sophomores, LW Will Dawson, C Nick Sajevic and RW Sam Stitz have been on the ice for six of the team's nine non-empty-net goals this season. The line scored one goal against Denver, one against Colorado College and four against St. Thomas, all in game two.
* Air Force blocked a season-high 22 shots in the win over St. Thomas, Oct. 18. The Falcons had 20
against Denver, Oct. 11, and ranks fifth in the AHA in blocked shots per game at 15.75.
* Junior Carter Clafton made a career-high 58 saves against fifth-ranked Denver. The 58 saves were the most ever by a Falcon in the conference era (since 1999) and set a new Atlantic Hockey record. The Air Force record for saves in a game is 64, by Dave Spannbauer vs. Lake Forest, Nov. 15,
1975.
* Sophomore center Michael Kadlecik scored his first career goal vs. St. Thomas, Oct. 17. The short-handed goal was the first shortie by the Falcons this season.
* Sophomore defensemen Ren Morque and Jake Peterson each scored their first career goals vs. St. Thomas, Oct. 18.
* Air Force was picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches' poll
* Air Force opens AHA play on the road for the third straight season.
* Air Force has earned points in 17 of the 19 road series to open the AHA season. In AHA openers, the Falcons are 11-7-1 and 8-8-4 in AHA road openers. In the AHA season-opening series, the Falcons are 14-16-2 (not including 2011, 2012 and 2013 as teams opened with single games).
* In last season's AHA opener, Air Force split at AIC, winning 2-1 ot and falling, 4-2. Air Force has won back-to-back road openers in overtime.
Series vs. RIT
AF leads the all-time series vs. RIT, 37-31-4. Last season, RIT swept the Falcons at Cadet Ice Arena, 2-1 and 3-2 ot. In the last 10 games, RIT has won six and Air Force has won four. Nine of the last 11 have been decided by two goals or less with three going into overtime. Air Force leads in AHA games 33-27-3. In the history of the series, 56 of the 72 games (78 percent) have been decided by two goals or less with 18 games going into overtime. RIT and Air Force both joined the AHA at the same time, the 2006-07 season. The two have combined for eight regular-season titles and 11 tournament titles in 19 years. Air Force is 13-15 against RIT in Rochester. The Falcons are also 8-6 at Gene Polisseni Center.
Scouting the Tigers
RIT is 1-2-0 overall this season. The Tigers opened the season with a conference series at home against Sacred Heart. The Pioneers swept the series, 1-0 and 6-1. RIT rebounded last week with a 6-2 win over Clarkson at home. Seven different players have scored a goal for the Tigers. Simon Isabelle leads the team with three points (1-2-3). Jakub Krbecek has started two games and Collin Mackenzie has started one. Krbecek leads the team with a 1.51 GAA and a .945 saves percentage. Krbecek made 28 saves in the win over Clarkson.
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24, at RIT, 7:05 pm ET, Rochester, N.Y.
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25, at RIT, 5:05 pm ET, Rochester, N.Y.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Stream: FloHockey
Radio: Fri: XtraSports 1300 AM / xtrasports1300.com; Sat.: KVOR AM 740 / kvor.com;
Live Stats SideArm Stats
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force RIT
Record: 1-2-1 1-2-0
Streak: W 1 W 1
Last Series: Split with St. Thomas (H) W, 6-2, vs. Clarkson (H)
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Frank Serratore Matt Thomas
School Record: 473-459-103 (29th yr) 1-2-0 (1st yr)
Career Record: 522-551-112 (33rd yr) 49–107–21(6th yr) Add this yr
THE SERIES
Overall: AF Leads 37-31-4
Last Meeting: RIT swept AF, 2-1 and 3-2 ot, Jan. 31- Feb. 1, 2025, at Cadet Ice Arena
Streak: RIT - W 2
One Timers
* Air Force split with St. Thomas, Oct. 17-18.
* The 6-2 win over St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 18, marked the first time in school history the Falcons have rebounded from a nine-or-more-goal loss to win the next night. It also marked the first time the Falcons have rebounded from allowing nine goals to win the next night since 1986
* Air Force's top line of all sophomores, LW Will Dawson, C Nick Sajevic and RW Sam Stitz have been on the ice for six of the team's nine non-empty-net goals this season. The line scored one goal against Denver, one against Colorado College and four against St. Thomas, all in game two.
* Air Force blocked a season-high 22 shots in the win over St. Thomas, Oct. 18. The Falcons had 20
against Denver, Oct. 11, and ranks fifth in the AHA in blocked shots per game at 15.75.
* Junior Carter Clafton made a career-high 58 saves against fifth-ranked Denver. The 58 saves were the most ever by a Falcon in the conference era (since 1999) and set a new Atlantic Hockey record. The Air Force record for saves in a game is 64, by Dave Spannbauer vs. Lake Forest, Nov. 15,
1975.
* Sophomore center Michael Kadlecik scored his first career goal vs. St. Thomas, Oct. 17. The short-handed goal was the first shortie by the Falcons this season.
* Sophomore defensemen Ren Morque and Jake Peterson each scored their first career goals vs. St. Thomas, Oct. 18.
* Air Force was picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches' poll
* Air Force opens AHA play on the road for the third straight season.
* Air Force has earned points in 17 of the 19 road series to open the AHA season. In AHA openers, the Falcons are 11-7-1 and 8-8-4 in AHA road openers. In the AHA season-opening series, the Falcons are 14-16-2 (not including 2011, 2012 and 2013 as teams opened with single games).
* In last season's AHA opener, Air Force split at AIC, winning 2-1 ot and falling, 4-2. Air Force has won back-to-back road openers in overtime.
Series vs. RIT
AF leads the all-time series vs. RIT, 37-31-4. Last season, RIT swept the Falcons at Cadet Ice Arena, 2-1 and 3-2 ot. In the last 10 games, RIT has won six and Air Force has won four. Nine of the last 11 have been decided by two goals or less with three going into overtime. Air Force leads in AHA games 33-27-3. In the history of the series, 56 of the 72 games (78 percent) have been decided by two goals or less with 18 games going into overtime. RIT and Air Force both joined the AHA at the same time, the 2006-07 season. The two have combined for eight regular-season titles and 11 tournament titles in 19 years. Air Force is 13-15 against RIT in Rochester. The Falcons are also 8-6 at Gene Polisseni Center.
Scouting the Tigers
RIT is 1-2-0 overall this season. The Tigers opened the season with a conference series at home against Sacred Heart. The Pioneers swept the series, 1-0 and 6-1. RIT rebounded last week with a 6-2 win over Clarkson at home. Seven different players have scored a goal for the Tigers. Simon Isabelle leads the team with three points (1-2-3). Jakub Krbecek has started two games and Collin Mackenzie has started one. Krbecek leads the team with a 1.51 GAA and a .945 saves percentage. Krbecek made 28 saves in the win over Clarkson.
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