BOSTON - The final week of October includes the two Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) programs that have yet to play a conference contest, Robert Morris and Niagara, going head-to-head in a home-and-home series.

AHA play continues as this week's men's slate begins with (RV) Sacred Heart visiting Holy Cross in the first of two games at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Both the Pioneers (3-2-0, 2-0-0 AHA) and Crusaders (2-5-0, 2-1-0 AHA) enter the game with two AHA wins.

 

MATCHUPS

Oct. 30/31 (Thursday/Friday)

• (RV) Sacred Heart at Holy Cross

Oct. 31/Nov. 1 (Friday/Saturday)

• Niagara vs. Robert Morris (Game One in Moon Township, Pa. - Game Two in Niagara University, N.Y.)
• Bentley at Mercyhurst
• RIT at Colagte
• (RV) Brown at Air Force

Nov. 1 (Saturday)

• Army West Point at Canisius

 

QUICK HITS

• Sacred Heart senior blueliner Mikey Adamson has tallied three points (3A) on Oct. 31, 2025, against Army West Point, tied for the most on Halloween among active skaters.
• Between 2008-10, Army West Point's Owen Meyer and RIT's Dan Ringwald each scored 6 points (3G-3A) over two games, tying for the most points on Oct. 31 in AHA history.
• RIT forward Caleb Elfering recorded four points (1G-3A), tied for the most among freshmen in Division I last week.
• In the AHA era (since 2003-04), no Canisius skater has had more than senior forward Grant Porter's 11 points (4G-7A) or junior forward Walter Zacher's six goals in October (both 9GP).

 

KILLER INSTINCTS

RIT is one of five teams in the nation to allow one or fewer power play goals. Operating at a success rate of 94.10 percent, they hold the third-highest penalty kill across Division I.

The Tigers play a non-AHA opponent when they visit Colgate this weekend. They are one of two AHA teams (Army West Point) and five teams nationally that have not allowed a goal to nonconference opponents in 2025-26.
 

WINGING IT

The reigning AHA postseason champions started conference play where it left off in March, sweeping then-(RV) Canisius in its two-game series last weekend. The Falcons outscored the Golden Griffins 7-1 and earned their first shutout victory (3-0) on Saturday, Oct. 25.

This is Bentley's third 2-0 start to conference play in AHA history (since 2003-04), the first time since 2011-12.

Since 2003-04, no Falcon goaltender (min. 2 GP) has recorded a better goals-against average (0.50) and save percentage (.980) than sophomore Nicholas Bevilacqua in October.
 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Forward: Jack Seymour, SR, Holy Cross (Chelsea, Quebec) - 3 GP, 4 PTS (2G-2A) vs. No. 6/6 Quinnipiac/Army West Point

Defenseman: Colton Cameron, JR, Bentley (Cloverdale, British Columbia) - 2GP, 2 PTS (2G) vs. (RV) Canisius

Goaltender: Nicholas Bevilacqua, SO, Bentley (Abington, Mass.) - 2 GP (2-0-0), 0.50 GAA, .980 SV% vs. (RV) Canisius

Rookie: Caleb Elfering, FR (F), RIT (Richland, Wash.) - 2 GP, 3 PTS (1G-2A) vs. Air Force
 

BY THE NUMBERS

8 - Porter tallied 11 points (4G-7A) during his eight-game point streak that came to an end last weekend, the longest streak by a Golden Griffin since 2022-23 (Keaton Mastrodonato, nine games). The senior is the only player to record a point in eight straight games this season.

51 - Bentley senior forward Stephen Castagna provided two helpers last weekend to tally 51 in his collegiate career. Only 21 active skaters have 50 or more.

43 - Air Force senior Chris Hedden has notched 43 points (14G-29A) at Cadet Ice Arena, the most among active defensemen on home ice.

125 - Holy Cross senior forward Matt DeBoer skated in his 125th collegiate game on Friday, Oct. 25, tying him for the second-most played in Division I.
 

SCORING LEADERS

GOALS

1. Walter Zacher (Canisius) - 6
2. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 4
3. Maxim Muranov (Niagara) - 4
4. Connor Welsh (Holy Cross) - 4

ASSISTS

1. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 7
2. Nils Forselius (Army West Point) - 5
3. Nick Sajevic (Air Force) - 5
4. Six tied - 4

POINTS

1. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 11
2. Walter Zacher (Canisius) - 9
3. Felix Trudeau (Sacred Heart) - 6
4. Sam Stitz (Air Force) - 6

 

GOALTENDING LEADERS

*Min. 33% of team minutes played.

GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE

1. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - 0.50
2. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - 1.25
3. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 1.76
4. Deivs Rolovs (Niagara) - 1.76

SAVE PERCENTAGE

1. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - .980
2. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - .951
3. Deivs Rolovs (Niagara) - .946
4. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - .941

SAVES

1. Chase Clark (Canisius) - 232
2. JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - 176
3. Edward-Charles Gravel (Mercyhurst) - 154

ABOUT ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA
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