Air Force Academy

Shane Saum

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Class: Senior Hometown: Palmer, Alaska High School: Wasilla [Alaska] and Rosemount [Minn.]

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180 Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/06/1980 Last Team: Danville Wings (NAHL)

2002-03 (Junior) Played in all 37 games ... Seventh on the team with 15 points (5-10-15) ... Led the team with 86 penalty minutes ... Three points in the Bentley series (Oct. 25-26) ... Two assists in the second game ... Scored a goal against Wis.-Stout, Dec. 6 ... Two points, one goal and one assist, in the Wayne State series, Jan. 4-5 ... Scored a goal in the second game vs. Bemidji State, Jan. 25 ... One assist in the Quinnipiac series ... One goal and one assist vs. Findlay, Feb. 21-22 ... Scored AFA's only goal in the Feb. 22nd game.

2001-02 (Sophomore) Tied for third on the team and 10th in the CHA with 14 goals ... Tied for fifth on the team with 29 points ... Third on the team with 42 penalty minutes ... Led the team with a +10 plus/minus ratio in all games ... Third on the team with 92 shots on goal ... Tied for second on the team with seven goals in CHA games ... Three points, all assists, in the CHA Tournament ... Two in the win over Niagara ... Three goals, two in the first game, in the UAH series, Feb. 15-16 ... Five points in the Radisson Inn Classic, one goal and four assists ... Scored a goal in three straight games, Oct. 12-19 ... Five points in the Fairfield series, Oct. 12-14 ... Two goals in the first game, Oct. 12.

2000-01 (Freshman) Played in 26 games, mostly at right wing ... Eighth on the team in scoring, despite missing 11 games ... Eight goals and seven assists for 15 points ... +7 was the second-best plus/minus ratio among the forwards and the third best on the team ... Led the team with 45 penalty minutes ... Four power-play goals were tied for fourth on the team ... Two game-winners tied for second ... Scored three points in his first collegiate series (American International, Oct. 13-14) ... Netted his first career hat trick in the 7-1 win over Augsburg, Nov. 12 ... Missed the final three series of the regular season and the CHA Tournament due to a violation of Academy rules.

High Schools (Wasilla [Alaska], Rosemount [Minn.] and Danville [Ill.]) Lettered three years in hockey, three in football and two in soccer ... Named all-conference twice ... Graduated from Danville H.S. in Illinois.

Personal Shoots right ... Member of Cadet Squadron 9, The Vikings ... Nickname is Sommer ... Parents are Charles and Theresa Saum ... Major is management ... Hobbies are hunting, fishing and playing golf ... Future goal is to be a pilot in the Air Force ... Played for Josh Mervis' Danville Wings of the North American Hockey League ... Played in the NAHL all-star game ... Team captain and MVP in 1999-2000 ... Helped lead the team to a third-place finish in the 1999 national tournament ... Selected to play in the King of the Hill Tournament in 1999 ... Is the assistant athletic officer in his squadron ... Attended Operation Air Force in Alaska in the summer of 2002 ... Also completed Global Engagement that summer ... Spent part of last summer as the logistics officer at Basic Cadet Training ... Also spent time with his family and fished in Alaska ... Person in history he would most like to meet is former Philadelphia Flyer player and coach Bobby Clarke ... As a kid, ran a dog sled team in Alaska with his father ... Greatest moment in sports was taking second in the National Junior "A" Tournament and having his jersey retired by the Danville Wings ... Favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks ... Favorite player is Flyers' right wing Jeremy Roenick.

Career
Year	         GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	SOG	PP	SH	GW
2000-01 (Fr.)	26	8	7	15	17-45	62	4	0	2
2001-02 (So.)	34	14	15	29	17-42	92	2	0	3
2002-03 (Jr.)	37	5	10	15	28-86	93	1	0	1
Totals	         97	27	32	59	62-173	247	7	0	6