The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 21st season.

Early on it appeared that the Falcons were going to live up to the expectations when new starting goaltender, Billy Christopoulos, filled in ably for the departed Shane Starett.

By the end of February, Air Force had miraculously pulled into a 3-way tie for 3rd place in the conference and entered the Atlantic Hockey Tournament with a bye into the quarterfinal round.

After arriving in Rochester, the Air Force offense kept up its shot total while Christopoulos remained stout in goal.

[1] Though the team had been good over the preceding two and a half months, it was no surprise when Air Force was given the lowest seed for the tournament.

The game started slowly but the Air Force needed to kill of two penalties in the later half of the first period to keep the Huskies from getting a lead.

The Huskies pulled their goalie in a desperate attempt to tie the game, but Air Force managed to collect two empty-net goals to win the match 4–1.

The Bulldogs pulled back and played a defensive game in the final 40 minutes but that gave the Falcons a chance to tie the match.