Matteo Giampa – Canisius
• Produced 18 goals, 17 assists and 35 points in 36 games in freshman season with Canisius
•Lead Canisius in all three major offensive categories and is the first Canisius freshman to lead the team in scoring since Vincent Scarsella (2007-08)
• Ended season ranked among the top 10 freshmen in Division I in both goals and points.
• One of just seven skaters in the AHA to average more than a point per game during league play.
• Scored multiple points on 11 occasions, finishing with two goals in four games while dishing out two-or-more assists in five contests.
• Netted his first career goal in his collegiate debut at Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 13)
• Tallied two goals and added an assist in matchup with nationally ranked Michigan State (Oct. 19)
• Played two seasons for the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
• Tallied 135 points (45g/90a) in 107 regular-season contests with the Pontiacs
• Led Bonnyville in scoring during the 2022-23 season, registering 92 points on 27 goals and 65 assists
• Chipped in 22 points (7g/15a) in 16 postseason contests for the Pontiacs, helping guide the squad to an appearance in the AJHL’s North Division Championship
• Took part in development camp with the Florida Panthers during the 2023 offseason
Awards
• Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Year
• All-AHA Second Team and AHA All-Rookie Team honoree
• Two-time Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Month (November, January)
• AHA Player of the Month for November
• Tied for third most points and goals by a first-year player in AHA history
• Ranked among the top 10 in the AHA in all three major offensive statistical categories during conference play, placing third in goals, tied for fifth in points and tied for 10th in assists.
• AHA All-Academic Team selection
• Claimed Bonnyville’s Top Scorer Award and was named both the team’s regular-season MVP and the Neil Crawley Plus Minus Award recipient in 2022-23
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Trey Funk – Canisius University
• Tallied 13 points on seven goals and six assists in 2023-2024 for his freshman season
• Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in 5-3 victory against Holy Cross (Nov. 3)
• Scored first career goal in non-conference matchup versus RPI (Dec. 29)
• Notched opening goal in series finale against Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara (Jan. 20)
• Played three seasons for the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL), amassing 84 points (38g/46a) in 119 career games played (2020-23)
• Served as team captain of the Pontiacs for the 2022-23 season, registering career highs in goals (22), assists (24) and points (46) in 52 games played
• Chipped in eight goals and nine assists during 16 postseason contests for the Pontiacs, helping guide the squad to an appearance in the AJHL’s North Division Championship
Awards
• Named AHA Rookie of the Week after recording three assists in 6-4 triumph at Army (Nov. 17)
• AHA All-Academic Team selection
• AJHL Most Dedicated Player award recipient in 2022-2023 season
• 2022-2023 Pontiacs Top Defensive Forward
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Kash Rasmussen – Canisius University
• Joined Canisus in the 2024-2025 season for his Junior year.
• Spent two seasons at Michigan Tech (2022-24)
• Appeared in 73 games for the Huskies, recording eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points
• Played in 38 games and recorded 11 points on five goals and six assists during freshman campaign in 2022-23
• Played parts of five seasons and 154 games in the AJHL, recording 48 goals and 68 assists for 116 points
• Team captain of the Bonnyville Pontiacs in 2021-22
Awards
• 2022-2023 Krampade All-American Scholar selection by the American Hockey Coaches Association
• Named to the AJHL North All-Star Team and was a finalist for league MVP in 2021-2022
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Jack Budd – Canisius University
• Appeared in 15 games registering two goals and 2 assists for four points in his freshman year
• Logged 16 blocked shots on the season
• Scored first career goal in 3-1 triumph against Air Force (Nov. 24)
• Played two seasons in the AJHL, splitting time between the Grande Prairie Storm and the Bonnyville Pontiacs (2021-23)
• Notched 43 points (20g/23a) in 42 regular-season games with the Pontiacs
• Tallied seven goals and 13 assists in 16 postseason contests with Bonnyville, helping guide the squad to an appearance in the AJHL’s North Division Championship
• Was teammates with fellow Canisius Sophomores Trey Funk and Matteo Giampa while with the Pontiacs
Awards
• AHA All-Academic Team selection
• 2022-2023 Pontiacs Playoff MVP
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AJ Macualay – Bemiji State University
• Skated in 67 career games for the Nanooks totaling 24 points off seven goals and 17 assists
• Scored three power-play goals and totaled 26 career penalty minutes
• Posted a career-high 15 points off five goals and 10 assists and blocked a team-high 39 shots in 2023-24
• Played junior hockey for the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the AJHL for three seasons (2019-2022)
• Named Pontiacs assistant captain in 2020-2021 and played 56 games, lighting the lamp on nine times, and assisted on 33 others for 42 total points.
• In six playoff games, he scored one goal, assisted on four and tallied five points.
Award
• 2020-2021 Pontiacs Most Valuable Player Award
• 2021-2022 Pontiacs Top Defenceman
• 2021-2022 Pontiacs Playoff MVP
• 2021-2022 AJHL (North) All-Star Team
• 2021-2022 AJHL W.G Scott Memorial Outstanding Defenceman finalist
• 2023-2024 Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup Champion
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Luka Sukovic – Clarkson University
• Joined Clarkson as a freshman for the 2024-2025 season
• Played two seasons for the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL), amassing 80 points (43g/37a) in 88 career games played (2022-24)
• Led the AJHL in scoring with 35 goals and 32 assists for 67 points in 57 games played during the 2022-2023 season
• Scored two goals and five assists during 16 postseason contests for the Pontiacs, helping guide the squad to an appearance in the AJHL’s North Division Championship
Award
• 2023-2024 AJHL Most Valuable Player
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Charlie Russell – University of Maine
• Most recently played for the Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL, playing in 45 games while recording 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points
• Played the 2022-23 season for the Fargo Force (USHL), skating in 69 games while recording 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points
• began the 2023-24 season at Clarkson, skating in seven games
• Played in the AJHL for the Bonnyville Pontiacs, notching 36 points on 16 goals and 20 assists.
Award
• 2021-2022 Pontiacs Rookie of the Year Award
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Easton Hesse – Lake Superior State University
• Played three seasons of junior hockey in the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League) with the Bonnyville Pontiacs (2018-2021)
• Played in 19 games for the Pontiacs during the 2018-19 season and registered a 13-2-2 record, Posted a 1.77 goals against average and a .929 save percentage with four shutouts
• Played in 50 games for Bonnyville during the 2019-20 season and registered a 27-19-4 record, 2.99 goals against average and a .913 goals against average
• Played in 10 games for the Pontiacs during the 2020-21 season and registered a 6-3-1 record, 2.11 goals against average and a .931 save percentage with two shutouts
• Posted the AJHL’s best save percentage during the 2020-21 season.
Award
• 2018-2019 Pontiacs Rookie of the Year
• 2019-2020 Pontiacs Unsunug Hero Award
• 2020-2021 Pontiacs Most Valuable Player Award
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Will Hilfiker –
Alaska Fairbanks University
• Hilfiker’s sophomore season with Alaska, he skated in 12 games, tallying one point on the season, a goal on March 6, 2024 against Stonehill, Hilfiker’s first-career tally
• On the season, posted a +6 and a career-high +2 in two separate games
• Called for two penalties on the year for 15 penalty minutes and blocked one shot on the year
• Skated in five games in his freshman year producing one point, an assist, coming on Dec. 9, 2022 at home against Alaska Anchorage
• He blocked two shots in his freshman season
• In two seasons with the Pontiacs (2020-2022), he played 59 games and produced four goals and 15 assists for 19 points
• In his second season, 2021-22, Hilfiker was awarded the assistant captain’s ‘A’ and skated in six postseason games.
Award
• 2018-2019 Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup Champion
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JR Ashmead – Robert Morris University
• Played four years of junior hockey with the (AJHL) Bonnyville Pontiacs (2020-2024)
• Across 172 games, he produced 22 goals, 57 assists and 79 points
• Named Pontiacs assistant captain in 2023-2024
Award
• 2021-2022 Pontiacs Most improved Player
• 2022-2023 All-Academic AJHL Team
• 2022-2023 Pontiacs Top Defenceman
• 2023-2024 All-Defensive AJHL Team
• 2023-2024 Pontiacs Pontiacs Top Defenceman
• 2023-2024 Pontiacs Plus/Minus Award
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Mike Cataldo – Brown University
• Skated in 26 games as a freshman center and finished the season with two goals and three points at Brown
• Recorded his first collegiate goal against LIU (Dec. 1) and added another in the tie against Union (Feb. 3)
• Finished the season with 22 shots and 12 blocked shots.
• Spent the 2022-23 season with the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL), Posting 15 goals and 36 points in 60 games played
• Added two goals and four points in 14 playoff games helping the Pontiacs to the AJHL North Division Final
Award
• 2022-2023 Pontiacs Most Gentlemanly Player
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Reilly Connors – St-Lawerence University
• Played three seasons for the Yale Bulldogs, captaining the team in 2023-24 before transferring to St. Lawrence
• played 91 collegiate games with the Bulldogs in total and has 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points
• Played in 27 games for the Pontiacs in the 2019-2020 season, scoring eight goals and eight assists for 16 points
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Roc Truman – University of Massachusetts – Lowell
• Appeared in two games for the River Hawks in his sophomore campaign, recording one goal for one point
• Scored his first collegiate goal in his first collegiate appearance at Providence (01/27)
• Did not appear in a game for the River Hawks as a freshman in 2022-2023.
• Played 13 games with the Bonnyville Pontiacs in 2020-2021 season, scoring five points off five assists
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Nick Traggio – Brown University
• Skated in 26 games as a sophomore defenseman and finished the season with three goals and one assist for four points
• Recorded his first collegiate goal at Stonehill (Dec. 3) before adding goals against Rensselaer (Jan. 6) and Union (Feb. 3)
• Blocked 28 shots and finished the season with a +2 rating.
• Skated in nine games as a rookie defenseman, finished the season with four shots on goal, four blocked shots, and four penalty minutes.
• Played the 2021-22 season with the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) and posted seven goals and 26 assists for 33 points in 51 games
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Alex Power – Quinnipiac University
• Made appearances in 31 contests in 2023-2024 as a sophomore
• scored his first college goal against Brown (11/10)
• Dished his first helper a week later against Cornell (11/17).
• Made one appearance as a freshman, skating against Dartmouth in Friendship Four Semifinals on Nov. 25.
• Played two seasons with the Bonnyville Pontiacs (2020-2022)
• Played 65 games with the Pontiacs putting up 26 goals and 20 assists for 46 points
Award
• 2022-2023 NCAA (ECAC) Regular Season Champion
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Ryan Duguay – Northern Michigan University
• Played 23 games for the Pontiacs in the 2021-2022 season, and had one goal and three assists for four points.
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