COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- For years, Chuck Delich was Air Force hockey on the ice and then behind the bench. In many ways, the longtime academy supporter still is.
For years, the banner recognizing the 1977 graduate on the south wall of Cadet Ice Arena was the only one hanging because it takes a national honor to qualify. Defenseman Eric Ehn joined him in 2008 followed by blue-liner Greg Flynn, goalie Andrew Volkening and forward Jacques Lamoureux.
Delich, 56, is glad to see more banners hanging, though he jokes being the only black and white image makes him feel old. But it also makes his induction at Saturday's Air Force Academy Hall of Fame ceremony a symbolic recognition of his teammates in the small black and white photos in the rink's Wall of Fame.
