# 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 48th season of play for the program and the 10th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 19th season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Chad Demers | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Connor Girard | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Amherst |
| Cole Gunner | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with EHC Klostersee) |
| Alex Halloran | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Scott Holm | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Berlin River Drivers) |
| Michael McDonald | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Matt Meier | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Omaha Lancers) |
| George Michalke III | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Chris Truehl | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Quinnipiac |
| Will Vosejpka | Forward | United States | Transferred to Amherst |
| Dan Weissenhofer | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Dan Bailey | Defenseman | United States | 19 | St. Cloud, MN |
| Billy Christopoulos | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Raleigh, NC |
| Jake Erickson | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Stillwater, MN |
| Evan Feno | Forward | United States | 20 | Morrison, CO |
| Evan Giesler | Forward | United States | 21 | Naperville, IL |
| Kyle Haak | Forward | United States | 21 | Okemos, MI |
| Matt Koch | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Hastings, MN |
| Evan Okeley | Forward | United States | 20 | Carmel, IN |
| Matt Perry | Forward | United States | 20 | Lakeville, MN |
| Matt Serratore | Forward | United States | 21 | Bemidji, MN |
| Shane Starrett | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Bellingham, MA |
| Zach Yoder | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Woodstock, GA |

## Standings

2015–16 Atlantic Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Robert Morris † | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 116 | 69 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 158 | 107 |
| Air Force | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 85 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 110 | 86 |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 89 | 59 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 109 | 90 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 86 | 82 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 108 | 115 |
| #20 RIT * | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 93 | 77 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 118 | 116 |
| Army | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 64 | 74 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 88 | 89 |
| Canisius | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 72 | 82 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 92 | 121 |
| Bentley | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 74 | 85 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 106 | 124 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 72 | 78 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 96 | 109 |
| Niagara | 28 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 95 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 71 | 126 |
| American International | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 105 | 39 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 80 | 159 |
| Championship: March 19, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 5 | 6:05 PM | Calgary* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | W 5–0 | 1,159 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 9 | 7:05 PM | #5 Denver* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,542 | 1–0–0 |
| October 10 | 7:06 PM | at #5 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Christopoulos | L 1–3 | 4,707 | 1–1–0 |
| October 16 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | | Christopoulos | L 1–5 | 602 | 1–2–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 17 | 5:05 PM | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, Pennsylvania | | Starrett | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 417 | 1–2–1 (0–1–1) |
| October 23 | 6:37 PM | at #2 Omaha* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Altitude | Starrett | L 2–4 | 7,898 | 1–3–1 |
| October 24 | 6:07 PM | at #2 Omaha* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | L 1–4 | 7,898 | 1–4–1 |
| November 6 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Starrett | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 649 | 2–4–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 7 | 5:05 PM | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | | Starrett | L 1–3 | 1,059 | 2–5–1 (1–2–1) |
| November 12 | 7:05 PM | Holy Cross | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | L 1–3 | 1,712 | 2–6–1 (1–3–1) |
| November 13 | 7:05 PM | Holy Cross | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 5–1 | 2,278 | 3–6–1 (2–3–1) |
| November 20 | 5:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Starrett | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 187 | 3–6–2 (2–3–2) |
| November 21 | 5:05 PM | at Sacred Heart | Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut | | Starrett | W 3–2 | 142 | 4–6–2 (3–3–2) |
| November 27 | 7:05 PM | Colorado College* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | | Starrett | W 4–3 | 2,379 | 5–6–2 |
| November 28 | 7:07 PM | at Colorado College* | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) | | Starrett | L 3–4 | 6,672 | 5–7–2 |
| December 4 | 5:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | W 3–2 | 1,863 | 6–7–2 (4–3–2) |
| December 5 | 7:05 PM | Canisius | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | L 2–4 | 1,703 | 6–8–2 (4–4–2) |
| January 2 | 7:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | W 3–2 | 2,116 | 7–8–2 (5–4–2) |
| January 3 | 5:05 PM | Bentley | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | L 3–5 | 1,397 | 7–9–2 (5–5–2) |
| January 8 | 7:05 PM | American International | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | W 8–2 | 1,920 | 8–9–2 (6–5–2) |
| January 9 | 5:05 PM | American International | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 5–1 | 1,792 | 9–9–2 (7–5–2) |
| January 15 | 5:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | | Starrett | W 1–0 | 2,657 | 10–9–2 (8–5–2) |
| January 16 | 4:05 PM | at Army | Tate Rink • West Point, New York (Rivalry) | | Starrett | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,729 | 10–9–3 (8–5–3) |
| January 22 | 5:05 PM | Niagara | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 3–0 | 1,931 | 11–9–3 (9–5–3) |
| January 23 | 3:05 PM | Niagara | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 3–1 | 1,912 | 12–9–3 (10–5–3) |
| January 29 | 5:35 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | | Starrett | W 3–2 | 1,494 | 13–9–3 (11–5–3) |
| January 30 | 5:35 PM | at Canisius | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | | Starrett | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,571 | 13–9–4 (11–5–4) |
| February 5 | 7:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,519 | 13–9–5 (11–5–5) |
| February 6 | 5:05 PM | RIT | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 4–0 | 2,103 | 14–9–5 (12–5–5) |
| February 12 | 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | | Starrett | L 2–4 | 1,374 | 14–10–5 (12–6–5) |
| February 13 | 5:05 PM | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | | Starrett | W 4–2 | 1,468 | 15–10–5 (13–6–5) |
| February 19 | 7:05 PM | Robert Morris | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Christopoulos | L 4–7 | 2,394 | 15–11–5 (13–7–5) |
| February 20 | 5:05 PM | Robert Morris | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Starrett | W 4–1 | 2,284 | 16–11–5 (14–7–5) |
| February 26 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | TWCS | Starrett | W 6–1 | 615 | 17–11–5 (15–7–5) |
| February 27 | 5:05 PM | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | | Starrett | W 3–0 | 982 | 18–11–5 (16–7–5) |
| Atlantic Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 11 | 7:05 PM | Canisius* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 1) | | Starrett | W 4–1 | 1,711 | 19–11–5 |
| March 12 | 7:05 PM | Canisius* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinals Game 2) | | Starrett | W 4–1 | 1,843 | 20–11–5 |
| March 18 | 7:10 PM | vs. RIT* | Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York (Semifinal) | | Starrett | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,347 | 20–12–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Tyler Ledford | F | 37 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 16 |
| Ben Kucera | C | 34 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 12 |
| Ben Carey | F | 37 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| Erik Baskin | F | 35 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 27 |
| Jordan Himley | F | 37 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| Kyle Haak | F | 36 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
| Matt Serratore | F | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 12 |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | D | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Phil Boje | D | 36 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Evan Feno | F | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Kyle Mackey | D | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| Evan Giesler | F | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Jonathan Kopacka | D | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| Max Hartner | D | 37 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| A. J. Reid | C/RW | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| Zach Yoder | D | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| Dylan Abood | D | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Tyler Rostenkowski | D | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Matt Koch | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Evan Okeley | F | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Dan Bailey | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Starrett | G | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Doucet | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Dylewski | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Perry | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Christopoulos | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Total | | | 110 | 179 | 289 | 239 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Chris Dylewski | 2 | 6:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Shane Starrett | 33 | 1781:55 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 689 | 4 | .924 | 1.92 |
| Billy Christopoulos | 10 | 448:32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 168 | 0 | .870 | 3.34 |
| Empty Net | - | 26:20 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2263:13 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 86 | 946 | 4 | .909 | 2.28 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
USCHO did not release a poll in Week 23.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Ben Carey | Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward |
| Ben Carey | Atlantic Hockey Individual Sportsmanship Award |
| Shane Starrett | Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Goaltending Award |
| Frank Serratore | Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year |
| Shane Starrett | All-Atlantic Hockey First Team |
| Johnny Hrabovsky | All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team |
| Shane Starrett | All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team |
| Matt Serratore | All-Atlantic Hockey Rookie Team |