Keep 'em on the perimeter

Jason Fabian (right) tries to get to Patch Alber during the NCAA Hockey Championship Tournament Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Falcons came up short against the Eagles 2-0. This was the Falcons' fifth trip to the tournament in the last six years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

In the crease

Jason Torf keeps track of the Eagles' offense during the NCAA Hockey Championship Tournament Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Falcons came up short against the Eagles 2-0. This was the Falcons' fifth trip to the tournament in the last six years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

Make something happen

Paul Weisgarber tries to push past two Boston College Eagles during the NCAA Hockey Championship Tournament Saturday, March 24, 2012. The Falcons came up short against the Eagles 2-0. This was the Falcons' fifth trip to the tournament in the last six years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

Army holds off Air Force, 5-4

An Air Force shot on goal flies over the head of Army goalie Ryan Leets during the Falcons' match against the Black Knights Jan. 15, 2011, in the Air Force Academy's Cadet Ice Arena. Army held off an Air Force rally to win the second in a two-game series, 5-4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Army holds off Air Force, 5-4

Air Force forwards Jacques Lamoreux, left, and Kyle De Laurell fight for control of the puck against Army defender Cheyne Rocha in the final seconds of Army's 5-4 victory in the Air Force Academy's Cadet Ice Arena Jan. 15, 2011. Air Force travels to meet the UConn Huskies Jan. 21-22 at 7:05pm each night in Storrs, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Army holds off Air Force, 5-4

Air Force junior forward Paul Weisgarber scores Air Force's fourth goal of the game against Army in the Air Force Academy's Cadet Ice Arena Jan. 15, 2011. Army scored its fifth goal against an open Air Force net to secure a 5-4 victory. Weisgarber is a native of Fargo, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Army holds off Air Force, 5-4

Air Force sophomore defender Mike Walsh centers the puck during the Falcons' game versus the Army Black Knights Jan. 15, 2011. Army and Air Force split the series, with Army winning the Jan. 15 matchup 5-4. Walsh is a native of Vernon Hills, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Falcons upset No. 3 Yale, 4-3

Air Force junior forward Paul Weisgarber gets back up after being taken into the boards by Yale's Broc Little during the Falcons-Bulldogs match at Cadet Ice Arena Nov. 14, 2010. Weisgarber, a native of Fargo, N.D., scored one of Air Force's four goals in the third period to upset No. 3 Yale, 4-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Falcons upset No. 3 Yale, 4-3

Yale goalie Jeff Malcolm clears a puck during the Bulldogs' game at Air Force in the Cadet Ice Arena Nov. 14, 2010. The Falcons scored four goals on 15 shots in the third period to upset third-ranked Yale, 4-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Falcons upset No. 3 Yale, 4-3

Air Force freshman George Michalke fights Yale's Nick Jaskowiak for control of the puck during the Falcons' match against the Bulldogs Nov. 14, 2010 at the Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force upset the No. 3 Bulldogs with four goals in the third period. Michalke is a native of Palma, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Cadets play Santa for children in need

Falcons forward Jeff Hajner and defender Brad Sellers rein in toys from the "Toy Trick" after the Falcons scored their first goal of the game against American International College Dec. 5, 2009, at the Air Force Academy's Cadet Ice Arena. The Falcons have distributed more than 5,000 toys to children in local hospitals and clinics during the Toy Trick's 10 years of operations. Hajner, a senior, is from Las Vegas. Sellers, a junior, is from Centenniel, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/J. Rachel Spencer)

Hockey: Volkening named AHA goalie of the week

Air Force goalie Andrew Volkening, seen here (right) blocking a shot by Alabama-Huntsville forward Tom Train during the Falcons-Chargers game at the Cadet Ice Arena Oct. 17, 2009, was selected as the Atlantic Hockey Association's goalie of the week for earning two wins against the Rochester Institute of Technology Oct. 23-24. This is the 10th time Volkening, a senior and native of Genoa, Ill., has received the award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)