BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) programs have been busy all Thanksgiving week, with two games taking place before the weekend slate of contests.
All 10 teams are in action this week, including five games that feature AHA schools going head-to-head.
MATCHUPS
Nov. 25 (Tuesday)
- (RV) Bentley 3 at Army West Point 1 - BOX SCORE
Nov. 26 (Wednesday)
- (RV) Holy Cross 6 at No. 8/8 Quinnipiac 7 (OT) - BOX SCORE
Nov. 29 (Saturday)
- New Hampshire at (RV) Bentley
- No 18/19 UMass at Army West Point
Nov. 28/29 (Friday/Saturday)
- Air Force at Canisius
- RIP at Niagara
- Robert Morris at Mercyhurst
FRIENDSHIP FOUR (Nov. 28/29) - Belfast, Northern Ireland
- (RV) Sacred Heart vs. No. 20/(RV) Union (Game Two vs. (RV) RIT or (RV) Miami)
- (RV) RIT vs. (RV) Miami (Game Two vs. No. 20/(RV) Union or (RV) Sacred Heart
AROUND AHA
- Army West Point junior forward Barron Woodring leads AHA with 174 faceoff wins.
- Robert Morris forward Bruce McDonald's seven assists lead all freshmen within the conference.
- Mercyhurst freshman forward Will Schumacher is on a three-game goal-scoring streak, tied for the longest active in AHA.
- Canisius senior forward Grant Porter leads the team with 13 points (5G-8A)
QUICK HITS
- Holy Cross senior forward Jack Seymour leads the nation at plus-20.
- Sacred Heart senior forward Felix Trudeau is one of nine skaters in AHA history with two hat tricks in a single month.
- AHA has seen four hat tricks this month, the second-most among Division I conferences in November.
- Niagara forward Maxim Muranov's eight points (4G-4A) in six games are tied for the fourth-most among freshmen in November.
2025 FRIENDSHIP FOUR
(RV) Sacred Heart and (RV) RIT have traveled across the pond to compete in the 2025 Friendship Four this Friday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Friendship Four is the only Division I hockey tournament played outside of North America and takes place at the home of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Until this season, no AHA program has competed in the event. The pair of programs joins the NCHC's (RV) Miami and ECAC Hockey's No. 20/(RV) Union to complete the four-team pool.
Both AHA programs face non-conference opponents to begin the tournament, with no guarantee of facing each other this weekend.
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.
OFFENSE IN OVERDRIVE
When it comes to scoring, Holy Cross has been one of the nation's most successful teams in Division I since Nov. 1. The Crusaders are tied for the most goals in the nation since November began, netting 32 through seven contests.
Four times this month, Holy Cross has potted five or more goals in a single month. The Crusaders are averaging 4.6 goals per game, tied for the second-most in the country.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Felix Trudeau, SR, Sacred Heart - 1 GP, 3 PTS (3G) vs. LIU
Defenseman: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force - 2 GP, 4 PTS (1G-3A) vs. Army West Point
Goaltender: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force - 2 GP (2-0-0), 2.45 GAA, .912 SV% vs. Army West Point
Rookie: Kyan Haldenby (F), Canisius - 2 GP, 3 PTS (2G-1A) vs. Mercyhurst
BY THE NUMBERS
3 - Since 2020-21, only three AHA skaters have recorded two hat tricks in the same month.
4 - Trudeau's four multi-goal games are the second-most in Division I.
12 - Holy Cross senior forward Matt DeBoer is tied for the national lead with 12 points (6G-6A) in November.
80 - With a goal on Tuesday, Nov. 28, Bentley senior forward Stephen Castagna became the third active AHA player to reach 80 career points (23G-57A).
SCORING LEADERS
*Stats are from all regular-season contests.
GOALS
- Felix Trudeau (Sacred Heart) - 12
- Maxim Muranov (Niagara) - 8
- Michael Abgrall (Holy Cross) - 8
- Two tied - 8
ASSISTS
- Nick Sajevic (Air Force) - 13
- William Elias (Holy Cross) - 10
- Noah Eyre (Holy Cross) - 10
- Seven tied - 8
POINTS
- Matt DeBoer (Holy Cross) - 16
- Felix Trudeau (Sacred Heart) - 15
- Jack Stockfish (Holy Cross) - 15
- Three tied - 14
GOALTENDING LEADERS
*Min. 33% of team minutes played.
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE
- Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - 1.59
- Lukas Swedin (Bentley) - 1.59
- Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 1.67
- Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - 1.99
SAVE PERCENTAGE
- Lukas Swedin (Bentley) - .939
- Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - .936
- Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - .935
- Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - .930
SAVES
- Chase Clark (Canisius) - 357
- JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - 351
- Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - 294
- Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 288
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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