Jason Torf

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif. Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180

Position: G Last Team: Motor City Metal Jackets (NAHL)

2010-11 (Freshman)

Named to the AHA all-rookie team ... Earned the team's John Matchefts Award as the top freshman, the first goalie to ever win the award ... Played and started 33 games ... Made 29 consecutive starts dating back to his win over Yale, Nov. 14 ... 16 wins were the second-most of any freshman goaltender in the nation ... Had a 2.87 GAA and a .909 saves percentage, the best marks among all freshmen in the AHA in all games ... First career start came against Alaska-Anchorage with 28 saves in a 3-2 loss ... First career win came against No. 3 Yale in a 4-3 win as he made 34 saves on Nov. 14 ... Named the AHA Rookie of the Week, Nov. 15 ... 39 saves twice during the season (No. 12 Denver; and Bentley, Dec. 31) ... Named the AHA Goalie of the Month for December ... Named the AHA Rookie and Goalie of the Week, Jan. 3, as he stopped 58 of 62 in the Bentley series ... Career-best 40 saves in the win at Mercyhurst, Feb. 19 ... Named the AHA Rookie of the week for third time as he stopped 51 of 54 in a sweep of Robert Morris, Feb. 25-26 ... First career shutout came in the AHA quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Sacred Heart, March 12 ... Second career shutout and tied his career high with 40 saves in the 1-0 win over RIT in the AHA championship game ... Named to the AHA all-tournament team and was the goalie and freshman of the week in the AHA, March 21 ... 26 saves in the NCAA Tournament game against top-seeded Yale.

Before Air Force

Played in 24 regular-season games with the Metal Jackets and ranked sixth in the league with a .916 saves percentage ... Played for coach David Cole ... His 2.85 goals-against average ranked ninth in the league ... Went 1-1 in the playoffs with a .938 saves percentage and a 2.60 GAA ... Graduated from Culver Academy ... Lettered four years in hockey and three in soccer ... Soccer team captain and all-conference twice ... Earned his school's best athlete award and was academic all-state.

Personal

Member of Cadet Squadron 21 ... Parents are Kevin and Susan Torf ... Has two siblings, Kyle and Caleigh ... Major is aeronautical engineering ... Minor is Portugese ... Both of his parents and his brother were all born in South Africa ... Jason is the first American born in the family ... Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins still live in South Africa and he has visited there several times ... Completed the Space Program and Global Engagement this past summer ... On the dean's list both semesters as a freshman ... Also on the commandant's list once for military excellence and on the athletic's list once ... Long-term goal is to work for Boeing as an engineer doing military contracts ... Listens to classical music before games ... Favorite movie is She's Out of My League ... Greatest moment in sports was his first NCAA win over No. 3 Yale at home ... One word to describe himself is "cheerful" ... Favorite sport other than hockey is soccer ... Started playing roller hockey at age five and transitioned to ice at age eight ... Hobbies are music, playing guitar, the beach and all sports ... Favorite NHL team is the Los Angeles Kings ... Favorite player is Montreal goalie Carey Price.