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The Air Force Academy has landed 3 local players. My peers tell me that all of these players are headed to Juniors for a year or 2, but the following players have committed:

Ben Persian - Orono
Tom Fallen - Armstrong
Joe Reykamp - Breck

Good luck. It was fun watching you in high school.

March3333Madness wrote:The Air Force Academy has landed 3 local players. My peers tell me that all of these players are headed to Juniors for a year or 2, but the following players have committed:

Ben Persian - Orono
Tom Fallen - Armstrong
Joe Reykamp - Breck

Good luck. It was fun watching you in high school.

Heisenberg reports that Fallen and Rehkamp have both committed, but nothing about Persian. Is he missing it, is it news, or is this false information??
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Good group of kids heard there may be another one or two as well.

Confirmed.

Persian committed this weekend during the Great 8 tourney.

You can also add Jason Fabian to the list. He's from Roseau and signed with them after a year of juniors.

where did persian commit to?

TastyOldGreg wrote:where did persian commit to?

Being this is an AFA recruit thread I would bet he commited to Air Force??

TastyOldGreg wrote:where did persian commit to?

Read the ENTIRE thread and you should be able to figure it out

Stephan Carew who played in the NAHL at Owatana this year and Benilde before that is headed to the Air Force Academy as well.

John Kruse (Owatonna NAHL) is heading to Air Force too. Kind cool that both Kruse and Carew played together at Eden Prairie since mites - separated in HS, now back together in Juniors and will play at AF together.

What does the Air Force Academy look for in high school students?
What do i need to do in high school to have a good chance of getting accepted in to the Air Force?
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sarapova wrote:What does the Air Force Academy look for in high school students?
What do i need to do in high school to have a good chance of getting accepted in to the Air Force?

Go check out their web site. The academy has very high academic standards, and high athletic standards as well. The biggest hurdle that they have to overcome in recruitment is that attending the academy is more than 4 years of school. After graduation you have a 5 year committment to the Air Force (10 if you become a pilot). If a kid thinks he might play pro hockey, then AFA is not the place to attend. If one is looking for a career, then if you can get it, it's a great place.

There must be some kind of clause to leave for a pro career. Dan Hinote spend two years at Army before going on to a professional career.

From what I understand. Air Force would love to have an NHL hockey player. If a Cadet wants to leave the Academy after 2 years that is an option with no furthur obligation. The other option is that if a player is good enough and there is high level opportunities presented to him the Academy will do everything in their power to station the cadet close to a team that is interested in him after his 4 years of schooling and will accomadate his schedule as long as he fulfills basic requirements. Two years after leaving the Academy if an opportunity is there to sign an NHL or a solid AHL contract the Cadet can apply for early dismissal. If the early dismissal is granted the Cadet will be aksed to be a spokesman for the Academy in the future.

It is my understanding that the AFA coaching staff has also tendered an offer to a defenseman from Duluth East, McLean. Sorry, I don't know his first name. They spent a lot of time speaking with his family following the Great 8.

Alex McLean, nice kid, good player congrats.

But here's the other side of an AFA commitment. They want you to play JRs for 2 yrs, to test your dedication and maturity. It is also another way for these players to be rostered on a Jr team forsure, not that any of them would have a problem making one of these teams. They get a spot, Owatonna is like AFA minor league affiliate.

Good Luck to all of the boys, hope they represent our country well.

Based on separate thread, it appears the Air Force Academy has added another recruit, Duluth East's Alex McLean. Presumably, this is for the 2010-11 season after a year in Junior Hockey.