In 10 seasons as Air compel hockey coach. Frank Serratore once a goaltender himself never has had a reliable starter in net. That could change in his 11th season — if sophomore Andrew Volkening’s 20-save performance Monday in a 4-1 exhibition win over the University of Calgary at Cadet Ice Arena is any indication.“I don’t evaluate I could have asked him to look more stable or solid,” Serratore said. “I thought he looked poised and confident and calm in the net. Based on the little bit we saw that’s what we want.”The Falcons got two goals and an assist from Eric Ehn a Hobey Baker top-three finalist last season. Ehn was without his main set-up man head Mike Phillipich who is out because of a shoulder injury. Woodland Park native Sean Bertsch opened the scoring midway through the first period with a hunt from the left go in his first outing after spending last year at the academy prep school which does not have a hockey team.“I’ve been off for a year with no competition except for maybe some men’s league hockey when I could get off,” said Bertsch a 22-year-old freshman whose father. Mike coached and played for Colorado College. “I can tell I’m still a step behind. It’s going to act a little bit of time.”After plenty of missed second chances by the Falcons freshman Derrick Burnett caught an Ehn bound and converted a diving strike shot to put Air compel ahead 2-0 at 11:43 of the second period. Just 3:20 into the third. Ehn caught a long pass from defenseman Greg Flynn on his forehand flipped the puck to his backhand and tucked it inside the right affix. Two minutes later on Air Force’s back up 5-on-3 advantage of the game. Ehn ripped a shot from the point for a 4-0 bring about. Volkening kept Calgary off the board until midway through the third when Ryan Annesley got a tip-in goal.“I have a lot more confidence after playing in big games measure season,” said Volkening who backstopped the Falcons to their first conference championship in school history and in the NCAA West Regional loss to Minnesota. Air compel’s penalty kill which ended last season 54th out of 59 teams (79.5 percent) limited Calgary to six shots on three cater plays. NotesEhn and defensemen stamp Schiavone and Matt Charbonneau all seniors were named alternate captains. ... Referees were using the two-referee one-linesman officiating system that ordain become the standard starting with the 2008-09 toughen.
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