Six Falcons earn AHA All-Academic honorsUSAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Six Air Force hockey players were named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic Team. Seniors Matt Charbonneau, Eric Ehn and Frank Schiavone were joined on the team by juniors Greg Flynn and Mike Phillipich and sophomore Matt Fairchild. Charbonneau, Ehn and Schiavone all graduated in the Class of 2008 on May 28. 
Frank Schiavone Named to Academic All-District TeamSenior defenseman Frank Schiavone was named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® University Division At-Large All-District VII Teams as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and released Thursday, May 22.Schiavone was joined on the team by five other Air Force athletes fencing senior Justin Raines and men's swimming senior Spencer Liedl were all named to the men's at-large first team. Junior Abigail Rogers from the woman's gymnastics team was named to the women's at-large first team. These four will be on the ballot for Academic All-America honors. Sophomore Erlyn Rudico from women's tennis and senior Elizabeth Enyart from women's fencing were named to the second team. 
Falcons finish season with 21-12-6 recordAir Force finished the 2007-08 season with a 21-12-6 overall record. The Falcons won the Atlantic Hockey Association championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Air Force finished third in the AHA with a 14-9-5 record. The Falcons were the third seed in the AHA Tournament. AFA swept Bentley in the quarterfinals, then defeated RIT in the semifinals before edging fifth-seeded Mercyhurst, 5-4, in double overtime.
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Volkening and Burnett earn AHA Monthly AwardsAir Force goaltender Andrew Volkening and right winger Derrick Burnett earned AHA Monthly Awards for March. Volkening earned goalie of the month honors while Burnett was named the rookie of the month. [+] 4/12/08Ehn Named Top Performer at Skills CompetitionAir Force senior Eric Ehn was named the West Team's Top Performer at the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., Friday, April 11. Ehn led the West Team to a 13-6 win over the East Team in the third annual competition as part of the "Friday Night at the Frozen Four". [+] 4/11/08Schiavone named to Lowe's Senior Class All-America TeamAir Force Academy senior defenseman Frank Schiavone was named to the Lowe's Senior CLASS All-America Team. Schiavone was one of 10 finalists for the award, which was presented to Princeton's Landis Stankievech. Schiavone was named to the Lowe's All-America second team, marking the second consecutive season Air Force has had a Lowe's All-American. Billy Devoney, a 2007 Academy graduate, was on the team last season. [+] 4/7/08Air Force Hockey Announces Team AwardsSenior Matt Charbonneau earned two major awards and sophomore goaltender Andrew Volkening was named the team MVP at the annual Air Force Hockey Awards Banquet, Sunday, April 6, at the Garden of the Gods Club. [+] 4/3/08Ehn to compete in NCAA Skills Competition on ESPNUAir Force senior Eric Ehn has been selected to compete in the third annual NCAA Frozen Four Skills Competition at Pepsi Center in Denver, Friday, April 11. Ehn is the most decorated hockey player in school history. A 2007 All-American and Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist, he concluded his career with 146 points in 133 career games. A native of Dexter, Mich., Ehn missed 14 games from Jan. 19-March 17 with a leg injury this season. He returned to the lineup in the NCAA Northeast Regional and played vs. second-ranked Miami. [+] 3/31/08Three Falcons earn player of week honors from Atlantic HockeyThree Air Force Falcons earned player of the week honors from the Atlantic Hockey Association as a result of the team's performance at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., March 29. Fourth-seeded Air Force took top-seeded Miami (the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament) into overtime, before falling, 3-2. Andrew Volkening was named the goalie of the week, Josh Print was the player of the week and Derrick Burnett was the rookie of the week. [+] |
 
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