United States Air Force Academy Men's Ice Hockey

Click Here For Recruiting Questionnaire Email Coach Serratore A short conversation with coach Frank Serratore makes your pulse race a little faster. His enthusiasm and energy for Air Force hockey are that powerful. As the fourth head coach in the history of Air Force hockey, Serratore was in his office less than a week when he pointed out what it would take to turn the program around. “We want to be the hardest working team in the country,” Serratore said. “We want to have a team full of over-achievers. Not everyone is blessed with outstanding ability, but everyone can work hard and play with pride and spirit.” Serratore enters his 29th season at Air Force with a 472-457-102 record at the Academy. He has an overall mark of 521-549-111 in 32 seasons as a college head coach. He became just the 16th coach in the history of NCAA Division I hockey to reach 500 Division I wins and currently stands 15th on the list. Only one other active coach has 500 or more career Division I wins: Quinnipiac’s Rand Pecknold (591 entering 2025-26). Not only has Serratore turned the Falcon program around, he has turned it into a legitimate national contender, with seven conference tournament championships, two regular-season conference championships and seven NCAA appearances in the last 19 years. Over the last 15 years, Air Force has beaten a team ranked in the top five in the nation nine times. In 2023-24, the Falcons were picked to finish eighth in the conference, but exceeded everyone's predicti

Andy Berg enters his 20th overall season at the Air Force Academy and his seventh as associate head coach. A 2003 graduate of the Academy, Berg, who served as a graduate assistant in 2003-04, assists with coaching on the ice and also with the nation-wide recruiting effort. He was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2019-20 season. Berg separated from the Air Force in the summer of 2010 after seven years of active duty. A native of Stillwater, Minn., Berg graduated from the Academy with a degree in management and was a four-year letterman at forward. A two-time all-CHA selection, Berg finished his career tied for 12th in scoring with 142 points (64-78-142) in 140 games. As a senior, he earned the Chuck Delich Award as the team’s most valuable player. He led the team and was second in the CHA with 22 goals and was fourth in the league with 40 points. His 15 power-play goals led the CHA and were second in the nation. Berg’s 15 power-play goals in 2002-03 tied the school record set by Mark Manney in 1981-82. His 33 career power-play goals are the third most in school history. A three-sport star at Stillwater (Minn.) High School, Berg earned more CHA awards than any other Falcon with five major awards. He was named the CHA Rookie of the Year in the league’s first season and was also named to the all-rookie team. He was a second-team all-conference selection as a sophomore and senior and was named to the CHA all-tournament team as a junior. Berg is one of only two Falcons

Joe Doyle enters his 21st overall season at the Air Force Academy and his seventh as associate head coach. Doyle served as an assistant coach with the Falcons from 1994-98, from 2002-06 and from 2013-19. He was named associate head coach prior to the 2019-20 season. A 1989 Academy graduate, Doyle returned to the Academy from USA Hockey (Colorado Springs, Colo.) where he was a regional director of the American Development Model from 2009-13. His responsibilities included assisting with the blueprint for the optimal athlete development, focusing on age-appropriate training and utilizing long-term athlete development principles for the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Districts. Doyle plays an integral part in Air Force’s nation-wide recruiting efforts along with working with the Falcon defenseman. Doyle’s knowledge of the Academy and his passion for both the Air Force and the sport of hockey have been instrumental to the Falcons’ success. Many of his recruits have gone on to great Air Force careers as well as laying the foundation for the teams that won five Atlantic Hockey championships in seven years. A four-year letterman for the Falcons at right wing, Doyle is a member of the Academy’s Hockey Wall of Fame. During his junior and senior years, he was selected as the team’s most valuable player and was a part of the first class in AFA history to post four consecutive winning seasons. He played in 110 career games and posted 126 points on 57 goals and 69 assists. He stands 23rd in ca

Jonathon Elliott has been named assistant hockey coach at the Air Force Academy, according to an announcement today by head coach Frank Serratore. Elliott replaces Josh Holmstrom who served on the staff from 2022-25. Elliott comes to the Academy after spending the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach with the Kalamazoo Wings of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks (NHL). While with the Wings, Elliott coached the power-play unit, assisted with recruiting, free agent signings, on-ice skill sessions, planning and conducting practices and meetings, analyzing game footage and the development and evaluation of players. Prior to his time in Kalamazoo, Elliott spent two seasons at Miami University. In 2022-23, he was the director of hockey operations where he managed all aspects of travel and scheduling and led all video recording and editing initiatives. In the 2023-24 season, he served as an assistant coach, assisting with on-ice practices, recruiting, scouting reports and academic progress. “We are very excited to have Jonathon Elliott joining our staff,” head coach Frank Serratore said. “Jon comes in with a great reputation and possesses both college and professional coaching experience. The expertise he brings to the program will enable him to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.” A 2016 graduate of St. Mary’s University (Winona, Minn.), he was a four-year letterman as a forward, playing in 62 career games. He served as an as