BOSTON - A week ahead of American in the United States, four AHA programs compete in single-game series, and three face non-conference opponents.

Niagara began the week's slate with an overtime thriller that ended (RV) RIT's nine-game winning streak.
 

MATCHUPS

Nov. 18 (Tuesday)

• (RV) RIT 1 - Niagara 2 (OT) | Box Score

Nov. 20/23 (Thursday/Sunday)

• Alaska Anchorage at (RV) Holy Cross

Nov. 21 (Friday)

• (RV) RIT at Bentley

Nov. 21/22 (Friday/Saturday)

• Air Force at Army West Point
• Mercyhurst at Canisius
• Robert Morris at Lindenwood

Nov. 22 (Saturday)

• LIU at Sacred Heart

 

AROUND AHA

• Robert Morris's Charlie Schenkel leads all AHA freshmen goaltenders (min. 4 GP) with a 3.32 goals-against average.
• Mercyhurst senior forward Ryan Coughlin leads all Lakers with six career multi-point games.
• Canisius senior blueliner Jack Pascucci has tallied 27 blocks this season, the second most in AHA.
• Army West Point junior forward Brent Keefer is just two points from 50 in his career, entering the weekend with 48 (21G-27A).

 

QUICK HITS

• RIT's Jakub Krbecek leads all Division I sophomore netminders (min. 4 GP) with a 1.55 goals-against average and .940 save percentage.
• Junior forwards Declan McDonnell (Niagara) and Barring Woodring (Army West Point) are tied for the conference's longest active point streak at four games.
• 14 AHA skaters have recorded two multi-point efforts since Nov. 1.
• RIT junior defenseman Crossley Stewart has six points (6A) since Nov. 1, tied for the second most in the nation among blueliners.

 

AIR FORCE VS. ARMY

The Black Knights are set to host the Falcons in two games at Tate Rink this Friday (Nov. 21) and Saturday (Nov. 22), with both puck drops at 7 p.m. ET.

According to its site, Air Force leads the all-time series against Army West Point, 53-30-10. The Falcons' Hedden leads all active skaters in the series with 12 points (12A) in nine games played against the Black Knights.

Last season, Army West Point dominated the series, taking three of four games (3-0-1) and averaging 3.3 goals per game in 2024-25. The Falcons also lead the last 10 meetings 4-5-1.
 

TIP OF THE HAT

Last weekend, AHA saw its first hat trick of the 2025-26 campaign when Sacred Heart senior forward Felix Trudeau netted three in his 100th career game. The Pioneers' forward recorded the first hat trick in a game since Bentley's A.J. Hodges did so on March 14 last season.

Austin Magera completed the last Sacred Heart on Feb. 16, 2021.

Only a day later, Niagara forward Maxim Muranov had a four-point (3G-1A) effort and is one of only six freshmen in Division I to record a hat trick in 2025-26. Muranov's hat trick was the first by a Niagara skater since Reed Robinson's on Nov. 17, 2018.
 

300 ON THE HORIZON

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley enters the weekend with 298 career Division I wins (all with the Colonials). The program's only head coach in its 20-year history is just two victories away from 300 wins.

If the Colonials can help Schooley reach the milestone this weekend, Schooley would become the 54th (26th active) Division I men's hockey coach to reach the milestone.
 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Forward: Felix Trudeau, SR, Sacred Heart (Terrebonne, Quebec) - 2 GP, 5 PTS (5G) vs. Canisius
Defenseman: Will Elias, JR, Holy Cross (Weston, Mass.) - 2 GP, 3 PTS (3A) vs. Air Force
Goaltender: Ajeet Gundarah, SO, Sacred Heart (Richmond, British Columbia) - 2 GP (2-0-0), 1.50 GAA, .943 SV% vs. Canisius
Rookie: Maxim Muranov (F), Niagara (Moskva, Russia) - 2 GP, 7 PTS (4G-3A) vs. Army West Point
 

BY THE NUMBERS

5 - Sacred Heart's 6-1 win last Friday against Canisius is tied for the largest goal differential (5) in a contest featuring AHA programs this season.

6 - Holy Cross's six wins over AHA opponents are tied for the most in the conference.

9 - RIT's nine-game win streak was the third longest in the program's history at the Division I level. Bentley has only allowed nine goals to AHA opponents this season, the least in the conference.

13 - Muranov's 13 points (8G-5A) are tied for the fourth-most by an AHA freshman through their first 12 games.

300 - Canisius senior Chase Clark reached 300 saves last week, the first AHA goaltender to do so in 2025-26.

 

SCORING LEADERS

*Stats are from all regular-season contests.

GOALS

1. Felix Trudeau (Sacred Heart) - 9
2. Maxim Muranov (Niagara) - 8
3. Jack Stockfish (Holy Cross) - 7
4. Three tied - 6

ASSISTS

1. Nick Sajevic (Air Force) - 9
2. William Elias (Holy Cross) - 8
3. Crossley Steward (RIT) - 8
4. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 8

POINTS

1. Maxim Muranov (Niagara) - 13
2. Felix Trudeau (Sacred Heart) - 12
3. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 12
4. Four tied - 11

 

GOALTENDING LEADERS

*Min. 33% of team minutes played.

GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE

1. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 1.55
2. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - 1.59
3. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - 1.99
4. Dominik Wasik (Air Force) - 2.11

SAVE PERCENTAGE

1. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - .940
2. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - .936
3. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - .929
4. Dominik Wasik (Air Force) - .924

SAVES

1. Chase Clark (Canisius) - 300
2. JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - 272
3. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 265
4. Charlie Schenkel (Robert Morris) - 262

ABOUT ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) is in its second season following the merger between the Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America. The conference fields 10 Division I men's teams and seven women's teams. For more information, visit atlantichockeyamerica.com.

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