Two Falcons candidates for NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge
    Andrew Volkening and Matt Fairchild among the 75 candidates

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    Feb. 5, 2010

    USAFA, Colo. - Air Force seniors Matt Fairchild and Andrew Volkening are candidates to compete in the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge in Detroit in April.

    The voting for the skills challenge will run until noon on Monday, February 15. From the list of (approximately) 75 names, please cast your vote for the six best position players and two goalies for each gender of the East team and each gender of the West team. Fans will only be able to submit a vote once. The selection committee will take all voting into consideration prior to making its announcement of the final rosters by the end of February.

    To help determine the final 32 student-athletes who will participate in the skills challenge, fans can vote at www.NCAA.com/frozenfour.

    The Frozen Four Skills Challenge will be held April 9 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., and will highlight the "Friday Night at the Frozen Four". The night will also include the presentation of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, the Hockey Humanitarian Award and the announcement of the American Hockey Coaches Association All-American teams.

    An Air Force player has competed in each of the last three skill challenges, Andrew Ramsey in 2007, Eric Ehn in 2008 and Greg Flynn in 2009. Ehn and Flynn both took home MVP honors at the event.

    Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling Ticket Master at 800/745-3000, or by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com.

     

     

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