American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey

American International Yellow Jackets
University American International College
Conference AHC
Head coach Eric Lang
3rd season, 23–40–12 (.387)
Captain(s) Austin Orszulak
Alternate captain(s) Dominic Rocobaldo
Bryant Christian
Arena MassMutual Center
Capacity: 6,866
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Springfield, Massachusetts
Colors Black, White, and Gold[1]
              
Current uniform

The American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the American International College. The Yellow Jackets are a member of Atlantic Hockey. They play at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2]

Season-by-season results[3]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

NCAA D-I Champions (1948–present) NCAA Frozen Four (1948–present) Conference Regular Season Champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Overall Record[4] National Tournament Results
Regular
Season
Finish		 W L T
William Turner (1948–1957)
1948–49 Independent – 4 3 0
1949–50 Independent – 6 5 1
1950–51 Independent – 8 8 1
1951–52 Independent – 8 5 0
1952–53 Independent – 9 6 1
1953–54 Independent – 5 10 0
1954–55 Independent – 6 4 0
1955–56 Independent – 11 4 0
1956–57 Independent – 5 13 0
Joe Bucholz (1957–1964)
1957–58 Independent – 4 14 0
1958–59 Independent – 6 14 0
1959–50 Independent – 6 9 0
1960–61 Independent – 5 12 0
1961–62 ECAC Hockey 26th 4 15 0
1962–63 ECAC Hockey 24th 7 11 0
1963–64 ECAC Hockey 24th 7 11 0
College Division
William Turner (1964–1970)
1964–65 Independent – 7 10 0
1965–66 Independent – 14 10 0
1966–67 Independent – 13 10 1
1967–68 Independent – 12 7 0
1968–69 Independent – 15 8 0
1969–70 Independent – 5 15 0
Wally Barlow (1970–1972)
1970–71 Independent – 8 12 1
1971–72 Independent – 9 11 0
Peter Esdale (1972–1974)
1972–73 Independent – 9 14 2
Division II
1973–74 Independent – 9 18 1
Paul Thornton (1974–1978)
1974–75 Independent – 14 12 0
1975–76 Independent – 16 8 0
1976–77 Independent – 18 6 0
1977–78 Independent – 15 7 1
Wayne LeChance (1978–1982)
1978–79 Independent – 13 12 0
1979–80 Independent – 14 13 0
1980–81 Independent – 12 12 0
1981–82 Independent – 7 20 0
Lincoln Flagg (1982–1984)
1982–83 Independent – 8 16 0
1983–84 ECAC 2 – 10 16 0
Gary Wright (1984–2016)
1984–85 ECAC 2 – 16 15 0
Division III
1985–86 ECAC East – 11 19 1
1986–87 ECAC East – 9 19 2
1987–88 ECAC East – 21 10 0
1988–89 ECAC East – 24 7 0
1989–90 ECAC East – 18 9 3
1990–91 ECAC East – 16 11 2
1991–92 ECAC East – 11 13 2
1992–93 ECAC East – 16 8 3
1993–94 ECAC East – 14 12 0
1994–95 ECAC East – 4 19 2
1995–96 ECAC East – 7 15 2
1996–97 ECAC East – 5 18 2
1997–98 ECAC East – 5 18 1
Division I
1998–99 MAAC 5th 12 16 4
1999–00 MAAC 9th 7 20 3
2000–01 MAAC 9th 10 20 1
2001–02 MAAC 9th 7 21 0
2002–03 MAAC 9th 10 20 2
2003–04 Atlantic Hockey 9th 5 25 4
2004–05 Atlantic Hockey 9th 4 23 4
2005–06 Atlantic Hockey 8th 6 21 5
2006–07 Atlantic Hockey 10th 8 25 1
2007–08 Atlantic Hockey 10rd 8 23 5
2008–09 Atlantic Hockey 10th 5 28 2
2009–10 Atlantic Hockey 10rd 5 24 4
2010–11 Atlantic Hockey 12th 8 24 1
2011–12 Atlantic Hockey 10th 8 26 3
2012–13 Atlantic Hockey 9th 12 17 6
2013–14 Atlantic Hockey 10th 10 25 1
2014–15 Atlantic Hockey 10th 4 25 7
2015–16 Atlantic Hockey 11th 7 29 3
Eric Lang (2016–Present)
2016–17 Atlantic Hockey 10th 8 20 8
2017–18 Atlantic Hockey 8th 15 20 4

All-time coaching records

As of April 8, 2018

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
2016–PresentEric Lang223–40–12.387
1984–2016Gary Wright32313–605–76.353
1982–1984Lincoln Flagg218–32–0.360
1978–1982Wayne LaChance446–57–0.447
1974–1978Paul Thornton463–33–1.655
1972–1974Peter Esdale218–32–3.368
1970–1972Wally Barlow217–23–1.427
1957–1964Joe Bucholz739–86–0.312
1948–1957, 1964–1970William Turner15128–118–4.520
Totals 9 coaches 70 seasons 665-1026-97 .399

Awards

Rookie of the year

Atlantic Hockey
  • Brennan Kapcheck (2018)

Team Sportsmanship Award

Atlantic Hockey
  • 2014, 2015, 2016

Coach of the Year

MAAC

All–MCAA Team

First Team

The following Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey players have been chosen as First Team All-MAAC.[5]

  • Aaron Arnett (2001)

Second Team

  • Chance Thede (1999)
  • Mike Sowa (1999)

Rookie Team

  • Guillaume Caron (2001)
  • Trent Ulmer (2001)

All–Atlantic Hockey Team

First Team

The following Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey players have been chosen as First Team All-Atlantic Hockey.[6]

  • Guillaume Caron (2004)
  • Frank Novello (2005)

Second Team

  • Ben Meisner (2013)
  • Adam Pleskach (2013)

Third Team

  • Jeremr Tendler (2007, 2008)
  • Adam Pleskach (2012)
  • Jeff Ceccacci (2013)
  • Jon Puksar (2014)
  • Jānis Jaks (2018)

Rookie Team

  • Adam Pleskach (2010)
  • Chris Porter (2013)
  • David Norris (2014)
  • Stefano Durante (2018)
  • Brennan Kapchek (2018)

Roster

As of September 20, 2018.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Evan Plotnik Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-08-21 Capistrano Beach, California Melfort (SJHL) —
2 Illinois Nicolas Luka Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-08-18 Bartlett, Illinois Coulee Region (NAHL) —
3 Czech Republic Patrik Demel Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-11-28 Ostrava, Czech Republic Bismarck (NAHL) —
4 Texas Jeff Baum Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-17 Colleyville, Texas Providence (HEA) —
5 Michigan Ryan Polin Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-12-05 Holt, Michigan Topeka (NAHL) —
6 Ukraine Vitaliy Novytskyy Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-05-07 Kharkiv, Ukraine Sioux Falls (USHL) —
7 Sweden Oskar Strömberg Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996-11-26 Sollentuna, Sweden New Jersey (NAHL) —
8 Illinois Brennan Kapcheck Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-11-17 Mount Prospect, Illinois Aston (NAHL) —
9 Illinois Ryan Papa Graduate F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-01-16 Prospect Heights, Illinois St. Cloud State (NCHC) —
10 Sweden Martin Mellberg Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-09-17 Stockholm, Sweden Lone Star (NAHL) —
11 Czech Republic Jan Štefka Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1997-02-18 Olomouc, Czech Republic Connecticut (NCDC) —
12 Minnesota Eric Otto Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-19 Burnsville, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
13 Sweden Hugo Reinhardt Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-04-06 Kungsbacka, Sweden Fargo (USHL) —
14 Utah Jared Pike Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-12-31 Sandy, Utah Bismarck (NAHL) —
15 Slovakia Matúš Spodniak Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-12-22 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia Ogden (WSHL) —
16 Alberta Kyle Stephan Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-02-20 Banff, Alberta Wenatchee (BCHL) —
17 Illinois Chris Dodero Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-06-08 West Chicago, Illinois Janesville (NAHL) —
18 Florida Blake Christensen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-09-15 Coral Springs, Florida Wenatchee (BCHL) —
19 British Columbia Darius Davidson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-01-24 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
20 Norway Tobias Fladeby Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-05-20 Asker, Norway Bismarck (NAHL) —
21 Pennsylvania Justin Cole Freshman (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-01 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
22 Minnesota Parker Revering Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-11 Alexandria, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL) —
23 New Jersey Austin Albrecht Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-14 Flemington, New Jersey UMass (HEA) —
24 Alberta Joel Kocur Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-09-18 Edson, Alberta Flin Flon (SJHL) —
25 Slovenia Luka Maver Freshman (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-10-25 Ljubljana, Slovenia Lincoln (USHL) —
27 Latvia Jānis Jaks Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-08-22 Iecava, Latvia Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
28 California Elijiah Barriga Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-16 West Covina, California UNLV (ACHA) —
29 British Columbia Shawn McBride (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-08-23 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) —
30 Ontario Stefano Durante Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-06-04 Brampton, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL) —
33 Sweden Zackarias Skog Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-06-27 Gothenburg, Sweden Omaha (USHL) —

See also

References

  1. ↑ Logo Usage & Brand Standards Manual (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "American International Yellow Jackets Men's Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Year-By-Year Results". American INternational Yellow Jackets. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  4. ↑ Code explanation; W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games
  5. ↑ "All-MAAC Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  6. ↑ "All-Atlantic Hockey Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". American International College Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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