WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior defenseman Mack Oliphant and junior Jack Stockfish were named finalists for Atlantic Hockey Individual Awards, the league office announced Thursday. The award winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 17.
 
Oliphant is a finalist for the Individual Sportsmanship Award, which is given annually to the player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, as voted on by the head coaches in Atlantic Hockey. Oliphant, who is fifth in the nation in average time on ice per game at 25:47 a night, has only committed four penalties this season. Oliphant finished the regular season with a 15 points on five goals and ten assists in all 34 games, tacking on a career-high 41 blocked shots, earning a spot on the All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team for a second-straight season.

Stockfish, the reigning Atlantic Hockey Preseason Player of the Year, is a finalist for Atlantic Hockey Forward of the Year. paced the Crusaders with 31 points on 12 goals and 19 assists in the regular season games, and tallied 25 points on ten goals and 15 assists in 26 league games. Stockfish, who was named to the All-Atlantic Hockey First Team on Tuesday, enters the semifinal round with 35 points on 14 goals and 21 assists, and the second highest mark at the faceoff dot in Atlantic Hockey at 57.8%.
   
The Crusaders travel to Bentley on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m. for game one of the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey Semifinal Round.
 
2026 Atlantic Hockey Individual Award Finalists:

Player of the Year:
Felix Trudeau, F, Sacred Heart
Chris Hedden, D, Air Force
JJ Cataldo, G, Army
 
Forward of the Year:
Felix Trudeau, F, Sacred Heart
Jack Stockfish, Holy Cross
Jake Black, Bentley
 
Best Defenseman:
Chris Hedden, Air Force
Mikey Adamson, Sacred Heart
 
Goaltender of the Year:
JJ Cataldo, Army
Jakub Krbecek, RIT
 
Best Defensive Forward:
Kellan Hjartarsonm, BEN
Cameron Garvey, RMU
Simon Isabelle, RIT
 
Rookie of the Year:
Zach Wigle, RIT
Evan Konyen, RIT
Lukas Swedin, BEN
 
Individual Sportsmanship Award:
Mack Oliphant, Holy Cross
Barrett Brooks, Mercyhurst
Stephen Castagna, BEN
 
Coach of the Year:
Andy Jones, Bentley
Derek Schooley, Robert Morris
Matt Thomas, RIT
 
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