Ben Persian
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    Ben Persian

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Orono, Minn.
    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 185
    Position:
    F
    Last Team:
    Owatonna Express (NAHL)

    03/02/2013

    Air Force sweeps 13th-ranked Niagara with 6-1 win

    Adam McKenzie had four points; Ben Persian had two goals

    02/16/2013

    Air Force sweeps Canisius with 3-2 win

    Scott Holm scored two goals and Ben Persian scored one in 3-2 victory

    02/01/2013

    Air Force and AIC skate to 2-2 overtime tie

    Demers and De Laurell score for Air Force as the Falcons extend unbeaten streak to seven games

    01/26/2013

    Air Force sweeps Robert Morris with 4-1 win

    AFA moved into sole possession of second place with a sweep of the Colonials

    01/19/2013

    Kleisinger scores two as Air Force beat Sacred Heart, 5-2

    Falcons improve to 8-9-5 overall and 6-5-3 in the AHA

    2011-12 (Sophomore)

    Played in one game, against North Dakota in the season opener ... Had one shot on goal.

    Before Air Force

    Played two seasons for the Owatonna Express of the NAHL ... Junior coach was Chuck Linconheld ... Led the team with 24 goals and 48 points in 55 games in 2010-11 ... Fourth on the team with 24 assists ... Also had four power-play goals and four game-winners ... Played 48 games in 2009-10 and had seven goals and six assists ... Named the NAHL Central Division player of the week in October 2010 ... Lettered three years in hockey and football and two in baseball at Orono High School ... All-conference three times in hockey and named honorable mention all-state as a senior ... All-conference twice in football ... All-state honorable mention and named the Wright County most valuable receiver as a senior.

    Personal

    Member of Cadet Squadron 16 ... Parents are Steve and Kathy Persian ... Has one brother ... Major is undeclared ... This past summer, completed Expeditionary and Survival Evasion Training and the Jump (parachute) program ... On the dean's list both semesters as a freshman and on the athletic's list once ... Favorite book is the No Easy Day ... Person in history he would like to meet is Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... Started playing hockey at the age of five ... Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild ... Favorite player is Wild forward Zach Parise.

    PERSIAN'S CAREER STATS
    Year GP G A PTS
    2011-12 1 0 0 0
    Totals 1 0 0 0
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