The Canisius College hockey team concludes its six-game homestand with a pair of games against Air Force. The Griffs face the Falcons on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. and on Monday at 7:05 p.m.

UNFAMILIAR FACES STEPPING UP
• Since the turn of the calendar, a number of new faces have stepped up for Canisius to lead the team to a 4-2-0 record.
• A team that relied upon two players in the first half of the season - Kyle Gibbons and Taylor Law posted a point on 73.3 percent of the team's goals - Canisius went from averaging 1.67 goals per game the first half of the season to 2.83 goals per game in January.
• The secret for Canisius is the number of players it can now rely upon to lead the offense. A total of 14 players have posted at least two points and no more than five during the run.
• Six players have recorded their first career multi-point games in January - Doug Jessey, Mitch McCrank, Duncan McKellar, Ben Parker, Braeden Rigney and Tyler Wiseman.

McKELLAR'S POSITION CHANGE PAYING OFF
• The leader of the new faces stepping up for the Griffs has been sophomore defender Duncan McKellar.
• McKellar has posted five assists in his last five games after recording just one point in his first season and a half with the Griffs (20 games).
• His five points are tied for the team lead during the month of January.
• McKellar is now showing that his position switch from forward to defense is paying off. He is in his first full year on the blue line this season.
• The sophomore posted his first career multi-point game in the Griffs' most recent game (2a), including the primary assist on the gamewinner.

CAPOBIANCO RECORDS FIRST CAREER SHUTOUT
• Sophomore netiminder Tony Capobianco is coming off the best weekend in his young career.
• Capobianco posted two wins in a weekend for the first time in his career, anchoring the Canisius defense to 2-0 and 4-3 victories.
• Saturday's 2-0 win marked the first shutout in his collegiate career.
• Capobianco owns a 4-5-2 record during his second season at Canisius, posting a 2.84 goals against average and .921 save percentage.

MORRISON NEARS PROGRAM'S SAVES RECORD
• Dan Morrison is getting close to making his mark on the program's record book.
• Morrison has totaled 2,679 saves during his career and is approaching the school record.
• The senior is now just 92 saves shy of the mark set by Bryan Worosz from 2001 to 2005 (2,771 saves).
• Morrison is enjoying a career-best season during his final campaign, posting personal bests with a 2.80 gaa and .914 save percentage.

CANISIUS - AIR FORCE SERIES HISTORY
• In 16 all-time meetings between the two schools, the Falcons hold a slight advantage against the Griffs, 6-5-5.
• The series has been very competitive between the two Atlantic Hockey foes with only four of the 16 meetings being decided by more than two goals.
• In fact, eight of the last nine games between the two schools have either resulted in a tie, been decided by one or goal or been decided by two goals with an empty-net tally.
• Air Force owns a 4-2-1 record against the Griffs in Buffalo.
• On Oct. 29, Canisius rallied with two goals in the final 94 seconds, including a tally by Doug Beck with 6.0 seconds left, for a 3-3 draw. Tony Capobianco added a career-best 45 saves in the tie.

ABOUT THE FALCONS
• Air Force enters the weekend in fourth place in the Atlantic Hockey standings with a 9-4-4 league record. The Falcons are 11-7-5 overall.
• A 4-2 win in its most recent game at Army ended a six-game winless streak for Air Force (0-3-3).
• Kyle DeLaurell leads the team with 28 points and 14 goals this season.
• Cole Gunner ranks second on the Falcons with 22 points, including a team-best 18 assists.
• Stephen Caple has seen a majority of time in goal for Air Force, posting a 10-4-5 record on a 2.29 goals against average and .907 save percentage.