Air Force Academy

Spanky Leonard

21

Class: Senior Hometown: Elk River, Minn. High School: Elk River

Weight: 195 Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/29/1981 Last Team: Great Falls Americans (AWHL)

2002-03 (Junior) Played in 32 games ... Missed five games with a sprained right ankle (Jan. 5-19) ... Sixth on the team with 16 points on nine goals and seven assists ... Four points, two in each game, against Bentley (Oct. 25-26) ... Power-play goals vs. Bentley, Oct. 25, and Niagara, Nov. 2 ... One goal and one assist in the UAH series, Nov. 15-16 ... Two goals against Quinnipiac, Feb. 15, his first multiple-goal game of the season ... Scored a goal against Findlay, Feb. 21 ... Scored a power-play goal against Wayne State in the CHA Tournament.

2001-02 (Sophomore) Tied for second in the CHA with 24 assists ... Led AFA in assists ... Tied for fifth on the team with 29 points ... Sixth on the team with 73 shots ... Second in the CHA in power-play points (18) ... 10-game point-scoring streak, the longest by any Falcon, ended Jan. 19 vs. Bemidji State ... Three points, all assists, in the series against Army, Dec. 7-8 ... Three points, all assists, in the Radisson Inn Classic ... Five points in the Wayne State series in November ... Three points, two goals, in the game against Holy Cross, Oct. 20 ... Career-best four assists in the win over Fairfield, Oct. 14.

2000-01 (Freshman) Played in 36 of the 37 games, mostly at center ... Ranked third among the freshmen with 10 points ... Two power-play goals ... Scored goals against Ferris State, Fairfield and Augsburg ... Scored the game-winner against Fairfield in the first round of the Quinnipiac Cup, Oct. 20 ... Four-game point-scoring streak at mid-season.

High School (Elk River) Lettered three years in hockey ... Team captain as a senior ... Named all-conference twice ... Scored the game-winning goal in the third overtime period to lead Elk River to the state tournament ... Team won the sectional championship as a senior and placed third in the state tournament ... Member of the National Honor Society ... On the all-academic team three years ... Earned the distinguished academic achievement award three years ... High school hockey coach was Tony Sarsland.

Personal Nickname is Spanky ... Parents are James and Cheryl Leonard ... Given name is Jed ... Member of Cadet Squadron 3, the Dogs of War ... Major is management ... Hobby is playing golf ... Played for Rikard Gronberg's Great Falls Americans in the AWHL in 1999-2000 ... Completed Global Engagement in the summer of 2002-03 ... Worked on the warrior course of Basic Cadet Training this past summer and also took a summer class ... On the commandant's list for military excellence and also on the athletic's list in the spring of 2003 ... Came to the Academy for "a great education and to play Division I hockey" ... Favorite TV show is Law and Order ... Favorite meal is his mom's spaghetti ... Favorite movie is Slapshot ... Greatest moment in sports was scoring the game-winning goal in the third overtime to send Elk River to the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament ... Lists his brothers as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Lists his teammates as what he likes best about Air Force hockey ... Favorite team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Detroit Red Wing forward Steve Yzerman.

Career
Year	         GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	SOG	PP	SH	GW
2000-01 (Fr.)	36	3	7	10	2-4	36	2	0	1
2001-02 (So.)	32	5	24	29	16-32	73	2	0	0
2002-03 (Jr.)	32	9	7	16	12-24	67	3	0	1
Totals	        100	17	38	55	30-60	166	7	0	2