BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) is set to play 10 games over three days, beginning with Holy Cross hosting Niagara in a conference matchup in Worcester, Mass., on Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
 

MATCHUPS

Nov. 7/8 (Friday/Saturday)

• Niagara at Holy Cross
• LIU at Robert Morris
• Mercyhurst at RIT
• Air Force at Sacred Heart

Nov. 7/9 (Friday/Sunday)

• Army West Point vs. (RV) Bentley (Game One in Waltham, Mass. - Game Two in West Point, N.Y.)

 

QUICK HITS

• Since Oct. 15, RIT has the second-most goals (25) in the nation through five games played, and the third-most goals per game (5.0).
• Bentley senior forward Stephen Castagna's seven points (2G-5A) against conference opponents is tied for the most in Division I.
• Bentley's power play unit has operated at a 31.3 percent success rate, the sixth-best in Division I.
• Senior forward Glebs Prohorenkovs is one of 25 AHA players ever to reach a minimum of 1,200 faceoff wins, taking 1,232 from the dot.

 

HEDDEN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Air Force blueliner senior Chris Hedden enters the weekend with 78 career points (24G-54A).

The Kalamazoo, Mich., native is on the verge of becoming only the 15th AHA defenseman since 2010 to record at least 80 points in their collegiate run.

Among active Division I defensemen, Hedden leads in points and is the only one to reach double digits in power play goals (11). Hedden's 177 career blocks are the third-most among any collegiate skater.
 

STRIPES ARE THE STANDARD

RIT is off to one of its best starts in program history, posting a 5-2-0 overall record heading into the weekend. In program history, the Tigers have had five or more wins only three times through Nov. 1.

Through three non-conference contests, RIT has captured three wins, the only time in program history it has remained undefeated against non-AHA opponents through the start of November.

As the Tigers head into another AHA series hosting Mercyhurst in Rochester, N.Y., it is worth noting that they lead the all-time series against the Lakers. RIT has taken four of the last six against the visiting opponent this weekend and is 37-21-6 overall, including a 19-9-4 home record.
 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Forward: Tanner Kimpke, JR, Robert Morris (Calgary, Alberta) - 2 GP, 3 PTS (3G) vs. Niagara

Defenseman: Mack Oliphant, SR, Holy Cross (Northbrook, Ill.) - 2 GP, 2 PPTS (1G-1A) vs. Sacred Heart

Goaltender: Jakub Krbecek, SO, RIT (Prague, Czech Republic) - 2 GP (2-0-0), 1.00 GAA, .955 SV% vs. Colgate

Rookie: Owen Goodbrand (F), FR, Bentley (Waterdown, Ontario) - 2 GP, 3 PTS (3G) vs. Mercyhurst
 

BY THE NUMBERS

.973 - Bentley netminder Nicholas Bevilacqua leads all Division I sophomores (min. 2 GP) with a 0.67 goals-against average and a .973 save percentage.

4 - RIT senior forward Tyler Mahan has scored in four straight games, tied for the third-longest active streak of the season.

5 - Niagara forward Marshall Finnie's five goals are tied for the most by a freshman in AHA history through Nov. 1.

263 - Canisius senior goaltender Chase Clark leads the nation with 263 saves.
 

SCORING LEADERS

GOALS

1. Walter Zacher (Canisius) - 6
2. Tyler Mahan (RIT) - 5
3. Marshall Finnie (Niagara) - 5
4. Seven tied - 4

ASSISTS

1. Bruce McDonald (Robert Morris) - 7
2. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 7
3. Nick Sajevic (Air Force) - 6
4. Nils Forselius (Army West Point) - 6

POINTS

1. Grant Porter (Canisius) - 11
2. Stephen Castagna (Bentley) - 9
3. Walter Zacher (Canisius) - 9
4. Sam Stitz (Air Force) - 8

 

GOALTENDING LEADERS

*Min. 33% of team minutes played.

GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE

1. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - 0.67
2. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - 1.50
3. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - 1.81
4. JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - 2.24

SAVE PERCENTAGE

1. Nicholas Bevilacqua (Bentley) - .973
2. Jakub Krbecek (RIT) - .945
3. Ajeet Gundarah (Sacred Heart) - .935
4. JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - .930

SAVES

1. Chase Clark (Canisius) - 263
2. JJ Cataldo (Army West Point) - 199
3. Charles-Edward Gravel (Mercyhurst) - 196
4. Deivs Rolovs (Niagara) - 170

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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