BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Tuesday for games played between Jan. 19-25, 2026.
Two programs were represented, with one first-time honoree.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Sofia Nuutinen, JR, Mercyhurst (Vantaa, Finland)
Defenseman: Kendall Butze, SR, Penn State (Cleveland, Ohio)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Mikah Keller, F, Penn State (Mosinee, Wis.)
FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Nuutinen collected her second AHA weekly honor of 2025-26 after tying for the fourth-most points in the conference last week with four (2G-2A) in two contests.
The Vantaa, Finland native tied for the third-most goals in AHA last week, and played a key role in the Lakers’ game one win over Robert Morris. Nuutinen notched all four points in the 5-1 Mercyhurst victory on Friday, Jan. 23 in Erie, Pa.
DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
Butze earned her second Defenseman of the Week honor after leading AHA with six points (2G-4A) over two games played last week to help Penn State clinch the 2025-26 AHA regular season title.
The Cleveland, Ohio native netted a goal in the Nittany Lions’ game one win over Delaware, and recorded a season high four points (1G-3A) in the 7-0 win on Saturday, Jan. 24.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Among AHA netminders (min. 33% team minutes played), Luggin was among the conference leaders to take her fourth weekly honor of the campaign (second consecutive).
The Vienna, Austria, native helped the Lakers sweep Robert Morris in two games (2-0-0) and recorded a 1.00 goals-against average, a .964 save percentage and made 54 saves.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Keller tied for the conference lead among freshmen with three points (1G-2A) in two games played.
This week marks the first-ever AHA weekly honor for the Mosinee, Wis. native.
2025-26 HONORS
Jan. 12-18
Forward: Molly Henderson, SR, Lindenwood (Rockford, Ill.)
Defenseman: Abby Poitras, SO, Mercyhurst (Whitby, Ontario)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Tatiana Blichova, F, Lindenwood (Presov, Slovakia)
Jan. 5-11
Forward: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State (Orangeville, Ill.)
Defenseman: Payten Evans, SR, Mercyhurst (Calgary, Alberta)
Goaltender: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Rookie: Tilli Keranen, F, RIT (Kuopio, Finland)
Dec. 29-Jan. 4
Forward: Sofia Nuutinen, JR, Mercyhurst (Vantaa, Finland)
Defenseman: Sofia Ljung, JR, Mercyhurst (Hudiksvall, Sweden)
Goaltender: Tara Bach, FR, Mercyhurst (Oakville, Ontario)
Rookie: Ava Drabyk, G, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Dec. 1-7
Forward: Julia Schalin, SO, Mercyhurst (Espoo, Finland)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Maggie Hatch, R-JR, Robert Morris (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
Rookie: Julia Perjus, R-FR, Mercyhurst (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nov. 24-30
Forward: Zsofia Pazmandi, JR, Lindenwood (Kaposvar, Hungary)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Rookie: Linnea Misner (D), Robert Morris (Springfield, Manitoba)
Nov. 17-23
Forward: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State
Goaltender: Maggie Hatch, R-JR, Robert Morris
Rookie: Tilli Keranen (F), RIT
Nov. 10-16
Forward: Katelyn Roberts, SR, Penn State (Chanhassen, Minn.)
Defenseman: Kendall Butze, SR, Penn State (Cleveland, Ohio)
Goaltender: Sophia Bellina, SR, RIT (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rookie: Riley Gramlich (D), RIT (Burstall, Saskatchewan)
Nov. 3-9
Forward: Julia Schalin, SO, Mercyhurst (Espoo, Finland)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Michaela Paulinyova (F), FR, Lindenwood (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Forward: Addie Alvarez, JR, RIT (Rochester, N.Y.)
Defenseman: Holly VanNetten, FR, Mercyhurst (Simcoe, Ontario)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Lexie Lonask (D), FR, Delaware (Chandler, Ariz.)
Oct. 20-26
Forward: Jessica MacKinnon, SO, Robert Morris (Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia)
Defenseman: Kaitlyn Schooley, JR, Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)
Goaltender: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Rookie: Matilde Fantin, F, FR, Penn State (Como, Italy)
Oct. 13-19
Forward: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State (Orangeville, Ill.)
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State (Lake Country, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Oct. 6-12
Forward: Matilde Fantin, FR, Penn State (Como, Italy)
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State (Lake Country, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Sophia Bellina, SR, RIT (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rookie: Tatiana Blichova (F), FR, Lindenwood (Presov, Slovakia)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Forward: Peyton Armstrong, SO, Syracuse (Bancroft, Ontario)
Defenseman: Leah Stecker, SR, Penn State (Randolph, N.J.)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Katelynn Charlton (F), FR, Delaware (Brampton, Ontario)
Sept. 22-28
Forward: Jessica MacKinnon, SO, Robert Morris (Clark Harbour, Nova Scotia)
Defenseman: Makayla Javier, SR, Mercyhurst (Abingdon, Md.)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Linnea Misner (D), FR, Robert Morris (Springfield, Manitoba)
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