WORCESTER, Mass – Five Holy Cross men's hockey student-athletes earned spots on the All-Atlantic Hockey postseason teams, the league offices announced on Tuesday.
 
Senior forward Liam McLinskey and senior goaltender Thomas Gale were named to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team, junior defenseman Mack Oliphant earned a spot on the second team, and junior forward Devin Phillips was named to the third team. Freshman forward Matt Kursonis was named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team.
 
McLinskey paced the Crusaders and the league with 39 points and 19 goals in Atlantic Hockey regular season play. His 20 assists were the most for the Crusaders and the fourth-most in the AHA. Overall, McLinskey's 43 points, 20 goals, and 1.26 points per game lead the league. This is McLinskey's second career first team selection.
 
Gale finished the regular season with a 20-11-2 record, 2.04 goals-against average, and .930 save percentage with two shutouts. His 20 wins and 895 saves were tied for the fourth-most in the nation, while his goals-against placed him 11^th, and his save percentage tied for eighth. Gale was one of just 17 goaltenders to play 30+ games this season and paced the league in conference play with a 1.71 goals-against and .940 save percentage. This is his first Atlantic Hockey postseason honor.

Oliphant posted a career-high 21 points over the Atlantic Hockey regular season on two goals and 19 assists in 30 games. Oliphant's 19 assists were the ninth-most by a defenseman in the NCAA this season, and the second-most for blueliners in Atlantic Hockey. This is his second career Atlantic Hockey postseason honor, having earned All-Rookie honors as a freshman in 2023.
 
Phillips recorded a career-high 26 points on eight goals and 18 assists in 28 regular season games. His 21 blocked shots matched his career high, and were the second-most by a Crusader forward this season. This is his first career Atlantic Hockey postseason honor.
 
Kursonis becomes the eleventh Crusader to be named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie team following a freshman campaign that saw him post 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists in 21 games. Kursonis ripped off a nine-game point streak from Jan. 11 to Feb. 8, over which the Crusaders went 8-0-1.
 
No. 1 seed Holy Cross (22-13-2) will host no. 5 seed Army in the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey semifinal round, beginning on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m.

 
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey All-Atlantic Hockey Teams

First Team:
F: Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross
F: Ethan Leyh, Bentley
F: Matthew Wilde, RIT
D: Mac Gadowsky, Army
D: Nick Bochen, Bentley
G: Thomas Gale, Holy Cross
Second Team:
F: Felix Trudeau, Sacred Heart
F: Trevor Hoskin, Niagara
F: Matteo Giampa, Canisius
D: Mikey Adamson, Sacred Heart
D: Mack Oliphant, Holy Cross
G: Connor Hasley, Bentley
 
Third Team:
F: Devin Phillips, Holy Cross
F: Jay Ahearn, Niagara
F: Tyler Fukakusa, RIT
D: Hunter Sansbury, Sacred Heart
D: Evan Stella, AIC
G: Ajeet Gundarah, Sacred Heart
 
All-Rookie Team:
F: Jack Ivey, Army
F: Matt Kursonis, Holy Cross
F: Trevor Hoskin, Niagara
D: Dominic Payne, Canisius
D: Dominic Elliott, Robert Morris
G: Ajeet Gundarah, Sacred Heart
 
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