BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Tuesday for games played between Feb. 9-15, 2026.

Four programs were represented with two first-time honorees.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Killian Kiecker-Olson, SR, Canisius (Andover, Minn.)
Defenseman: Noah Ellis, SR, Sacred Heart (Urbandale, Iowa)
Goaltender: Danick Leroux, FR, Holy Cross (Candiac, Quebec)
Rookie: Oliver Genest, F, Air Force (Sanford, Maine)

FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Kiecker-Olson earned his first-ever AHA Forward of the Week honor after leading AHA with five points (1G-4A) in two games played last week against Holy Cross.

In each contest, the Andover, Minn. native recorded multi-point efforts. In a 3-4 loss on Friday, Feb. 13, the forward tallied two assists. In the series finale, Kiecker-Olson tallied a season high three points (1G-2A) in a 5-3 win on Saturday, Feb. 14.

DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
Ellis collected his second weekly conference honor of 2025-26 after tying for the AHA points lead among defensemen last week with three (1G-2A) in two games played.

The Urbandale, Iowa native tallied all three points in a 4-0 road win at Bentley on Friday, Feb. 13.

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
For the second consecutive week, Leroux has been named AHA’s Goaltender of the Week.

The Candiac, Quebec native appeared between the pipes in both games of a split (1-1-0) at Canisius. The freshman netminder posted a 3.53 goals-against average and a .877 save percentage. Additionally, Leroux was one of three AHA goaltenders to record 50+ saves in the week, as he recorded 50.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
For the first time in his collegiate career, Genest has been named AHA’s Rookie of the Week.

The Sanford, Maine native netted his first collegiate goal in the same game that he recorded his first career hat trick on Friday, Feb. 13, in a 3-3 tie against Mercyhurst.

2025-26 HONORS
Feb. 2-8
Forward: Matt Kursonis, SO, Holy Cross (West Boylston, Mass.)
Defenseman: Dominic Elliott, SO, Robert Morris (Allendale, Mich.)
Goaltender: Danick Leroux, FR, Holy Cross (Candiac, Quebec)
Rookie: Billy Batten, F, Army West Point (Phoenixville, Pa.)

Jan. 26-Feb.1
Forward: Jake Black, SR, Bentley (Pomfret, Conn.)
Defenseman: Jack Dalton, JR, Bentley (River Forest, Ill.)
Goaltender: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force (Superior, Colo.)
Rookie: Cole Christian, F, Air Force (Duluth, Minn.)

Jan. 19-25
Forward: Austin Brimmer, SR, RIT (Markham, Ontario)
Defenseman: Dominic Elliott, SO, Robert Morris (Allendale, Mich.)
Goaltender: Lucas Massie, SO, Robert Morris (Claremont, Calif.)
Rookie: FJ Buteau, D, Canisius (Montreal, Quebec)

Jan. 12-18
Forward: Walter Zacher, JR, Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Defenseman: FJ Buteau, FR, Canisius (Montreal, Quebec)
Goaltender: Chase Clark, SR, Canisius (Williamsville, N.Y.)
Rookie: Teagan Kendrick, G, Sacred Heart (St. Albert, Alberta)

Jan. 5-11
Forward: Jake Black, SR, Bentley (Pomfret, Conn.)
Defenseman: Noah Ellis, SR, Sacred Heart (Urbandale, Iowa)
Goaltender: Lukas Swedin, FR, Bentley (Stockholm, Sweden)
Rookie: Teagan Kendrick, G, Sacred Heart (St. Albert, Alberta)

Dec. 29-Jan. 4
Forward: Brent Keefer, JR, Army West Point (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Defenseman: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Goaltender: Petter Wickström Stumer, SO, Canisius (Stockholm, Sweden)
Rookie: Evan Konyen, R-FR, F, RIT (Newmarket, Ontario)

Dec. 1-7
Forward: Jack Ivey, SO, Army West Point (San Diego, Calif.)
Defenseman: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Goaltender: Nicholas Bevilacqua, SO, Bentley (Abington, Mass.)
Rookie: Danick Leroux, FR, Holy Cross (Candiac, Quebec)

Nov. 24-30
Forward: Barron Woodring, JR, Army West Point (Downers Grove, Ill.)
Defenseman: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Goaltender: Lukas Swedin, FR, Bentley (Stockholm, Sweden)
Rookie: Charlie Schenkel (G), Robert Morris (Toronto, Ontario)

Nov. 17-23
Forward: Felix Trudeau, SR, Sacred Heart
Defenseman: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force
Goaltender: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force
Rookie: Kyan Haldenby (F), Canisius

Nov. 10-16
Forward: Felix Trudeau, SR, Sacred Heart (Terrebonne, Quebec)
Defenseman: Will Elias, JR, Holy Cross (Weston, Mass.)
Goaltender: Ajeet Gundarah, SO, Sacred Heart (Richmond, British Columbia)
Rookie: Maxim Muranov (F), Niagara (Moskva, Russia)

Nov. 3-9
Forward: Matt DeBoer, SR, Holy Cross (Las Vegas)
Defense: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Goaltender: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force (Superior, Colo.)
Rookie: Zach Wigle (F), FR, RIT (Oakville, Ontario)

Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Forward: Tanner Kimpke, JR, Robert Morris (Calgary, Alberta)
Defenseman: Mack Oliphant, SR, Holy Cross (Northbrook, Ill.)
Goaltender: Jakub Krbecek, SO, RIT (Prague, Czech Republic)
Rookie: Owen Goodbrand (F), FR, Bentley (Waterdown, Ontario)

Oct. 20-26
Forward: Jack Seymour, SR, Holy Cross (Chelsea, Quebec)
Defenseman: Colton Cameron, JR, Bentley (Cloverdale, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Nicholas Bevilacqua, SO, Bentley (Abington, Mass.)
Rookie: Caleb Elfering, FR, RIT (Richland, Wash.)

Oct. 13-19
Forward: Walter Zacher, JR, Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Defenseman: Crossley Stewart, JR, RIT (Halifax, N.S.)
Goaltender: Chase Clark, SR, Canisius (Williamsville, N.Y.)
Rookie: Dax Williams, FR, Holy Cross (Calgary, Alberta)

Oct. 6-12
Forward: Stephane Huard, JR, Sacred Heart (Blainville, Quebec)
Defenseman: Lane Brockhoff, GR, Niagara (Edberg, Alberta)
Goaltender: JJ Cataldo, SO, Army West Point (Stuart, Fla.)
Rookie: Maxim Muranov (F), FR, Niagara (Moskva, Russia)

Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Forward: Grant Porter, SR, Canisius (Weston, Mass.)
Defenseman: Lukas McCloskey, FR, Army West Point (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Goaltender: Chase Clark, SR, Canisius (Williamsville, N.Y.)
Rookie: Marshall Finnie, FR, Niagara (Lethbridge, Alberta)

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