The 2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 55th season of play for the program and the 17th in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented the United States Air Force Academy and were coached by Frank Serratore, in his 26th season.

By returning most of the previous season's players, Air Force only had one real unknown about the team and that came in goal. With the graduation of Alex Schilling, coach Serratore turned to sophomore Guy Blessing as the Falcons' new starter. The young netminder played a bit inconsistently through the early part of the season but had the team in a good position by Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, it was at that time that the offense began to dry up. The Falcons went on a 9-game losing streak where they scored more than two goals on just one occasion. To make matters worse, Blessing had come down with a Bursitis-related injury in early December.^[1] He attempted to play through the pain in the series against Holy Cross but it was too much for him to continue. While the team hoped that he would recover after the winter break, Blessing's condition didn't improve enough and he ended up missing the remainder of the season.

In the meantime, a heavy snowfall caused the closure of the Buffalo airport, nessitating that the series with Canisius on December 30–31 be postponed.^[2] It was later rescheduled for February 13 and 14.^[3]

When the team finally returned to the ice in early January, coach Serratore was forced to alternate between his two upperclassmen goaltenders, Maiszon Balboa and Austin Park. This was caused in part because of the early departure of Aaron Randazzo but also because his replacement, Raymond Picard, had been playing on the Falcons' club team and was only there for emergencies. The two netminders combined to provide a stable situation in goal. Over the second half of the season, the Falcons received a nearly identical quality of goaltending that they had from Blessing. However, the Falcons were not fully able to solve their scoring woes. While the Falcons had a decent amount of depth scoring, they had no top-end players and just two players were able to get into double-digit goal figures. Aside from a brief respite around early February, the entire team had trouble putting the puck in the net. Over the 18 games that Air Force played in 2023, they scored more than 2 goals in just seven of those matches, going 5–2 in those contests. In the others, the team went 1–10 and tumbled down the Atlantic Hockey standings, ending up in the conference cellar.

To compound the team's problems, the conference had changed the playoff format before the start of the season, eliminating the first round and starting with the quarterfinals. As a result, the Falcons ended up missing the postseason entirely, marking the first time that Air Force had missed the playoffs since joining the CHA back in 1999.^[4]

As of August 12, 2022.^[5]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Guy Blessing	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-05-08	Chandler, Arizona	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
2		Andrew Kruse	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-12-06	Delano, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
4		Luke Rowe (C)	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1998-08-08	Succasunna, New Jersey	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
6		Chris Hedden	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-20	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Omaha (USHL)	—
7		Brian Adams	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-12-07	San Ramon, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
8		Blake Bride (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-04-22	Broomfield, Colorado	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
9		Lucas Coon	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-11-24	Steamboat Springs, Colorado	Odessa (NAHL)	—
10		Austin Schwartz	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-06-18	Parker, Colorado	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
13		Mason McCormick	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-05-25	Verona, Wisconsin	Waterloo (USHL)	—
14		Jacob Marti	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-06-10	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
15		Bennett Norlin	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-10-26	Farmington, Minnesota	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
16		Sam Brennan	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-01-16	Brighton, Michigan	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
17		Parker Brown	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1999-09-08	Hanahan, South Carolina	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
18		Holt Oliphant	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-17	Northbrook, Illinois	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
20		Brandon Koch	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-18	Hastings, Minnesota	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
21		Liam Hansson	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-12-16	Ramsey, New Jersey	Cranbrook (BCHL)	—
22		Drake Usher	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-04-29	Upland, California	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
23		Willie Reim (A)	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-01-11	North Oaks, Minnesota	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
24		Nate Horn	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1999-03-02	Elk River, Minnesota	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
25		Jason Kleinhans	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-10-04	Herndon, Virginia	Danbury (NAHL)	—
26		Clayton Cosentino	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-06-18	San Carlos, California	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
27		Luke Robinson	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-02-16	Nashville, Tennessee	Dubuque (USHL)	—
28		Mitchell Digby	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-26	Ottawa Lake, Michigan	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
29		Jasper Lester	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-07-31	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
30		Aaron Randazzo	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-05-31	Alexandria, Minnesota	Green Bay (NAHL)	—
30		Raymond Picard	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2004-03-18	Portland, Connecticut	Springfield Pics (USPHL)	—
37		Will Gavin	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-10-21	Durham, Connecticut	Northern (NCDC)	—
41		Austin Park	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-05	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
47		Dalton Weigel	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-12-30	Bloomington, Minnesota	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
51		Maiszon Balboa	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-04-18	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
55		Brett Oberle	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-27	Woodbury, Minnesota	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
64		Ty Pochipinski	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-06-05	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Penticton (BCHL)	—
82		Andrew DeCarlo	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-23	Huntington Beach, California	Lone Star (NAHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[8]