BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Wednesday for games played between March 2-8, 2026.

Three programs were represented, and all four honorees had previously been recognized by the conference.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Jake Black, SR, Bentley (Pomfret, Conn.)
Defenseman: John Babcock, FR, Robert Morris (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Charlie Schenkel, FR, Robert Morris (Toronto, Ontario)
Rookie: Danick Leroux, G, Holy Cross (Candiac, Quebec)

FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Black collected his third honor of 2025-26 after tying for the national lead in points, tallying five (3G-2A) through two games played.

The Pomfret, Conn. native potted the game-winning goal against Mercyhurst 6:43 into the third overtime, ending the 14th-longest Division I men’s hockey contest (third-longest in AHA postseason history).

Since Jan. 1, the senior forward is tied for the national lead with 15 goals and ranks second in that span with 31 points (15G-16A).

DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
Babcock took his second weekly honor of 2025-26 after skating in three games last weekend and tallying three points (1G-2A).

The North Vancouver, British Columbia native also recorded 20 blocks in the quarterfinal round of the AHA tournament. The freshman leads the nation with 117 blocks, 34 more than the next closest (83 - Dominic Elliot, Robert Morris)

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
This week marks Schenkel’s first Goaltender of the Week award, but his second overall AHA weekly honor.

The Toronto native posted a 2-1-0 record and helped the Colonials earn a series win over Air Force to advance to the AHA semifinal round. In net, Schenkel boasted a 1.75 goals-against average, a .959 save percentage and led the Division I with 141 saves.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Leroux played an important role in helping push Holy Cross to the semifinal group of the AHA postseason, following a performance in two games (2-0) over RIT.

The Candiac, Quebec native recorded a 2.27 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage in between the pipes.

2025-26 HONORS
Feb. 23-March 1
Forward: Jack Stockfish, SR, Holy Cross (North Bay, Ontario)
Defenseman: John Babcock, FR, Robert Morris (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force (Superior, Colo.)
Rookie: Danick Leroux, G, Holy Cross (Candiac, Quebec)

Feb. 16-22
Forward: Reid Pabich, SR, Sacred Heart (Verona, Wis.)
Defenseman: Mikey Adamson, SR, Sacred Heart (Quincy, Mass.)
Goaltender: JJ Cataldo, SO, Army West Point (Stuart, Fla.)
Rookie: Lukas Swedin, G, Bentley (Stockholm, Sweden)

Feb. 9-15
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)

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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