Casey Kleisinger

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Edwards, Colo. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170

Position: F Last Team: Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)

2010-11 (Freshman)

Played in 34 of the 38 games and had five goals and eight assists for 13 points ... Tied for third on the team in goals by a freshman and fourth in points ... First career goal came against Denver, Nov. 27 ... Career-best two points (1-1-2) at Mercyhurst, Feb. 18 ... Tied his career high of two points (1-1-2) vs. the Lakers the next night ... Again matched his career high of two points vs. Sacred Heart as Air Force completed the sweep of the Pioneers in the AHA quarterfinals ... Scored his first career game-winner, the first goal of that game, on March 12.

Before Air Force

Played in 55 regular-season games for the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL ... Played for coach Byron Pool ... Selected to play in the Central Division Top Prospects tournament ... Earned Central Division Player of the Week honors ... Second on the team in points with 54, tied for second with 34 assists and was fourth with 20 goals ... Tied for 13th in the league in points ... Led the team with nine power-play goals ... In 10 playoff games, had 14 points on five goals and nine assists, the fourth most of any player in the NAHL ... Named the most valuable player and selected to the all-tournament team at the NAHL's Robertson Cup as he helped lead the Bobcats to the national championship ... Scored the game-winning goal in the championship game ... Played 53 games for the Bobcats in 2008-09 and had 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists ... Bobcats' playoff MVP as the Bobcats won the Central Division ... Graduated from Middleton High School ... Lettered three years in hockey and soccer and two in track ... Was third in the state in points in 2004-05 in Colorado ... First-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention in 2005-06.

Personal

Member of Cadet Squadron 8 ... Parents are Terry and Laurie Kleisinger ... Has one brother, Cody ... Father was a goalie for the University of Wisconsin and helped lead the Badgers to the NCAA Championship in 1981 and 1983 and a runnerup finish in 1982 ... Father also played for the New York Rangers and was the goalie coach at Colorado College from 2000-04 ... Returned to Colorado College in 2009-10 as the goalie coach and is currently in that position ... Major is management ... Minor is Spanish ... Completed Global Engagement and Space and Missiles this past summer ... Also took a summer course in operations research ... On the dean's and athletic's list as a freshman ... Would like to work in the acquisitions field after graduation ... Favorite book is Ender's Game ... Something not many people know about him is that he is a certified scuba diver ... Chose his jersey number because seven is his favorite number ... Hometown of Edwards, Colo., is 12 miles from Vail and was listed No. 6 by Money Magazine for the Rich and Single in the United States ... Started playing hockey at the age of four ... Favorite NHL team is the Colorado Avalanche ... Favorite NHL player is former Av Peter Forsberg.