Hockey: Ehn named conference offensive player of week

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNEWS) --  Air Force junior center Eric Ehn was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Week as he helped lead the Falcons to a two-game sweep of AIC in Springfield, Mass., Feb. 23-24.

Ehn, the nation's leading scorer with 60 points in 36 games, broke the AHA record for points in a season in league games with 45. Ehn had five points in the AIC series (2-3-5) and finished the conference regular-season schedule with 16 goals, a league-best 29 assists and a record-setting 45 points.

The product of Dexter, Mich., had three assists, including the helper on Andrew Ramsey's game-winner, Feb. 23 in AFA's 6-2 win at AIC. He then scored two goals Feb. 24 in the 5-1 win.

He became the first Falcon to score 60 or more points in a season in 27 years. He has scored in four straight games and has 13 points in his last six games.

Air Force, 16-15-5 overall and 13-10-5 in the AHA, is off until March 10 when the fourth-seeded Falcons host the fifth-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders at the Academy's Cadet Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m.

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