Tom Starkey
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    Tom Starkey

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Maple Grove, Minn.

    High School:
    Maple Grove

    Height / Weight:
    5-11 / 195

    Position:
    Forward

    Birthdate:
    10/07/1981

    Last Team:
    Maple Grove H.S.

    2002-03 (Junior) Played in 36 of the 37 games and had 11 points on four goals and seven assists ... Scored against Holy Cross to give the Falcons a 6-4 lead in the first game ... Scored a 5-on-3 short-handed goal against Niagara, Nov. 1 ... One goal and one assist in the UAH series, Nov. 15-16 ... One goal and one assist in the win over Quinnipiac, Feb. 15 ... Season-best two points in that game.

    2001-02 (Sophomore) Earned the team's most improved player award ... Played in 32 games ... Tied for sixth on the team with nine goals and seventh with 18 points ... 15 penalties tied for fourth on the team ... Scored AFA's only short-handed goal of the season ... Played in 16 CHA games and had three goals and five assists ... First career hat trick in the win over New England College, Nov. 30 ... Career best four points (2-2-4) in the UAH series, Feb. 15-16.

    2000-01 (Freshman) Played in 34 games at both center and wing ... Three goals on the season tied as the second most among the freshmen ... Scored against Wayne State, St. Michael's and Connecticut ... Scored the game-winner early in the third period against UConn in the 2-1 win, Jan. 6.

    High School (Maple Grove) Lettered four years in hockey, once in soccer and once in baseball ... Team MVP and all-conference selection as a senior ... Team captain as a senior ... Named all-conference as a sophomore ... Rookie of the year and most improved as a freshman ... Best game came when he scored two goals in the last 37 seconds, including the game-winner with 0.9 remaining to give Maple Grove a win over Centennial ... Played on the USA Hockey Select 17 team ... High school coach was Gary Stefano.

    Personal Shoots right ... Member of Cadet Squadron 30, the Knights ... Nickname is Starks ... Parents are Mark and Lois Starkey ... Major is management ... Is the assistant operations officer in his squadron ... Hobbies are golf, watching movies and listening to music ... Future goal is to own his own business ... Completed Global Engagement in the summer of 2002 ... Was an instructor at Basic Cadet Training this past summer and also worked the Falcon Sports Camps ... Favorite band is the Dave Matthews Band ... Favorite reading material is anything by John Grisham ... Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting ... Favorite actor is Chris Farley ... Advice to young people is "never take anything for granted" ... Greatest moment in sports came when he scored two goals in less than two minutes at the end of a high school game ... The thing he likes most about Air Force hockey is his teammates ... Lists his parents as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... Favorite team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Wild forward Marian Gaborik.

    Career
    Year	         GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	SOG	PP	SH	GW
    2000-01 (Fr.)	34	3	0	3	6-12	36	0	0	1
    2001-02 (So.)	32	9	9	18	15-30	63	1	1	0
    2002-03 (Jr.)	36	4	7	11	11-22	55	0	1	0
    Totals	        102	16	16	32	32-64	154	1	2	1

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