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Atlantic Hockey America Announces 2025-26 Men’s All-Conference Teams

All-AHA and AHA All-Rookie teams honored for performance during conference play.

BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) recognizes 24 student-athletes named to the 2025-26 All-AHA and All-Rookie teams.

2025-26 ALL-AHA FIRST TEAM
The forwards of the All-AHA First Team include Sacred Heart senior Felix Trudeau, Holy Cross senior Jack Stockfish and Bentley senior Jake Black. Trudeau ended the season with AHA’s most goals (16) and points overall with 33 (16G-17A) through 25 league games played. The Pioneers’ forward recorded two hat tricks and finished the campaign leading all skaters with seven power play goals. AHA’s sole Spengler Cup representative, Stockfish, recorded 25 points (10G-15A) in 26 games and netted three power play goals. Since Jan. 1, Black’s 24 points (11G-13A) in conference play are tied for the fifth most in the nation. Overall, throughout the AHA campaign, Black notched 31 points (14G-17A) through 26 contests and led the league with four game-winners.

The pair of senior blueliners named to the All-AHA First Team are Air Force’s Chris Hedden and Sacred Heart’s Mikey Adamson. Hedden had his second-highest single-season point total in league play in 2025-26, accumulating 24 (9G-15A) in 26 games. The only active blueliner with 100+ career points (34G-74A-108PTS), Hedden led all Division I defensemen in conference games in both goals (9) and points (24). Adamson finished with the second-most points among AHA blueliners, totaling 22 (2G-20A) in 26 contests. The Sacred Heart senior’s 20 assists led all defensemen in the nation when it came to conference matchups.

Army West Point sophomore JJ Cataldo was named the All-AHA First Team goaltender due to his solid performance in conference play. The netminder posted a 7-14-3 record through 24 games. Between the pipes, Cataldo tied for the conference lead with three shutouts and outright led all netminders with 664 saves. The sophomore had a 2.65 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.

2025-26 ALL-AHA SECOND TEAM
Robert Morris sophomore Tanner Klimpke, Army West Point sophomore Jack Ivey and Bentley senior Stephen Castagna were the trifecta of forwards named to the All-AHA Second Team. Klimpke skated in 26 AHA contests and led Robert Morris with 22 points (12G-10A). Ivey led all Army West Point skaters with 19 points (8G-11A) through 26 games. The Black Knight forward’s six power play goals were second behind Trudeau. Castagna tied for the second-most points among Bentley skaters, as he recorded 24 (9G-15A) in 26 contests.

Holy Cross senior Mack Oliphant and Robert Morris sophomore Dominic Elliott are the duo of defensemen named to the All-AHA Second Team. Oliphant accumulated 10 points (4G-6A) in 26 conference games with the Crusaders, and potted one goal on the man advantage. Elliott led all Robert Morris blueliners with 13 points (4G-9A), also through 26 games. The Colonials’ sophomore finished second in the conference with 66 blocks in AHA play.

RIT sophomore Jakub Krbecek is this year’s All-AHA Second Team goaltender. The Tigers’ netminder posted a 13-10-1 record through 24 conference games and had the second-lowest goals-against average (2.34) along with a .912 save percentage and the third-most saves in the conference (562).

2025-26 ALL-AHA THIRD TEAM
A trio of Canisius Golden Griffins in senior Grant Porter, junior Walter Zacher and senior Killian Kiecker-Olson are the All-AHA Third Team’s group of forwards. Porter skated in 26 games and finished second among Golden Griffins with 24 points (7G-17A) and netted two power play goals and a game-winner during the campaign. Zacher finished one point behind Porter, as he had 23 points (13G-10A) in 26 contests. The junior found the back of the net with game-winners on three separate occasions. Kiecker-Olson led all Canisius skaters with 25 points (8G-17A) in 26 games.

The blueliners that earned spots on the All-AHA Third Team were Bentley junior Jack Dalton and Air Force junior Nolan Cunningham. Dalton registered 15 points (2G-13A), tied for the fifth-most among AHA blueliners. Cunningham finished second on Air Force to Hedden in points, but tied for the third-most in the league with 16 (6G-10A).

Air Force junior Dominik Wasik earned a spot as the All-AHA Third Team’s goaltender after he finished with a 13-9-3 record in 26 contests between the pipes for the Falcons. Wasik also finished second in AHA with 628 saves, and posted a 2.36 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.

AHA All-Rookie Team
Two RIT Tigers and a Niagara skater make up the forwards on the AHA All-Rookie Team. RIT freshman Zach Wigle’s 17 points (7G-10A) in 26 contests were the second-most among all AHA freshmen. The Tigers also had the leader in freshman scoring as freshman forward Evan Konyen notched 18 (7G-11A) through 26 games. Niagara freshman Maxim Muranov hit the ice in 22 AHA games and recorded 14 points (4G-10A), tied for the fourth-most among first-year student-athletes in the league. Muranov registered a hat trick on Nov. 15 against Army West Point.

Canisius’s FJ Buteau and Robert Morris’s John Babcock are the duo of freshmen defensemen named to the AHA All-Rookie Team. Buteau led all AHA freshmen blueliners with 15 points (5G-10A) in 26 games played. Babcock led all AHA defensemen with 80 blocks and led the nation with 117 on the season. In 26 games, the Robert Morris freshman recorded seven points (3G-4A) and was plus-7.

Bentley freshman Lukas Swedin earned a spot on the AHA All-Rookie Team after posting an 8-5-3 record in 16 conference games. The Falcons’ netminder had a 2.36 goals-against average, a .914 save percentage and 405 saves during the campaign. The freshman played a vital role in helping Bentley secure the AHA’s regular season title. 

*All stats are from regular season AHA inter-conference games.
 
ALL-AHA First Team
F: Felix Trudeau, SR, Sacred Heart
F: Jack Stockfish, SR, Holy Cross
F: Jake Black, SR, Bentley  
D: Chris Hedden, SR, Air Force
D: Mikey Adamson, SR, Sacred Heart  
G: JJ Cataldo, SO, Army West Point
ALL-AHA Second Team
F: Tanner Klimpke, JR, Robert Morris
F: Jack Ivey, SO, Army West Point
F: Stephen Castagna, SR, Bentley
D: Mack Oliphant, SR, Holy Cross
D: Dominic Elliott, SO, Robert Morris
G: Jakub Krbecek, SO, RIT
ALL-AHA Third Team
F: Grant Porter, SR, Canisius
F: Walter Zacher, JR, Canisius
F: Killian Kiecker-Olson, SR, Canisius
D: Jack Dalton, JR, Bentley
D: Nolan Cunningham, JR, Air Force
G: Dominik Wasik, JR, Air Force
AHA All-Rookie Team
F: Zach Wigle, FR, RIT
F: Evan Konyen, FR, RIT
F: Maxim Muranov, FR, Niagara
D: FJ Buteau, FR, Canisius
D: John Babcock, FR, Robert Morris
G: Lukas Swedin, FR, Bentley


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