Men's HCA October Honors Are Announced
Friday, November 6, 2026
The 2026-27 season is well under way and here are the first monthly honorees from the Men’s Hockey Commissioners Association!
Men’s Forward of the Month: Jayden Perron, SR F, Michigan
(Winnipeg, MB)
Perron led the nation in scoring with 16 points in eight games, helping Michigan to a 7-1 start and the No. 1 ranking in the nation. Perron scored a nation’s best 10 goals and added six assists. He had a nine-game goal scoring streak with points in 13 straight games.
Runners-Up:
Leo Bulgakov , SO F, Augustana
(Minsk, Belarus) (8 GP, 8-3-11)
Ethan Wyttenbach SO F, Quinnipiac
(Roslyn, NY) (7 GP, 4-8-12)
William Whitelaw, SR F, Western Michigan
(Rosemount, MN) (7 GP, 7-7-14)
Owen Kim, SO F, Holy Cross
(No. Vancouver, BC) (10 GP, 6-6-12)
Nick Pierre, JR F, Merrimack
(Cottage Grove, MN) (8 GP, 8-4-12)
Men’s Co-Goalies of the Month: J.J. Cataldo, JR G, Army West Point
(Stuart, FL)
His numbers of .944 and 1.49 are the reason that Army started off 4-0-0 in AHA for the first time in program history. He recorded back-to-back shutouts.
Jackson Unger, SO G, Colorado College (Calgary, AB)
Unger was rock solid in net for No. 11 Colorado College, backstopping the Tigers to a 6-2-0 record while starting all eight games. He posted a .953 save percentage and a 1.38 goals-against average.
Runners-Up:
Jack Parsons, SO G, Providence
(Ithaca, NY) (5 GP, 4-1-0, .940, 1.78)
Owen Bartoszkiewicz, SR G, Michigan Tech
(Northville, MI) (8 GP, 6-2-0, .942, 1.76)
Men’s Defender of the Month: Ty Hanson, JR D, Minnesota Duluth
(Hermantown, MN)
Hanson was a force all over the ice in October, leading the No. 6 Bulldogs to a 6-2-2 record. The UMD co-captain tallied 14 points, his eight goals leading all NCHC skaters and tied for second nationally, and were three more than any other NCAA defenseman.
Runners-Up:
Drew Schock, SO D, Michigan
(Green Bay, WI) (8 GP, 3-7-10)
Seamus Powell, SR D, Merrimack
(Marcellus, NY (8 GP, 2-6-8)
Kazimier Sobieski, JR D, RPI
(Deerfield, MA) (8 GP, 4-3-7)
Men’s Co-Rookies of the Month: Adam Benák, FR F, Western Michigan
(Plzen, Czechia)
Benák started his college career with 13 points in seven games in October to help No. 5 Western Michigan begin the season 6-1-0. His 13 points and 10 assists were both tops among all NCAA freshmen in October, with the 10 assists second among all NCHC skaters.
Jacob Oster, SO G, Vermont (Manotick, ON)
Oster made his NCAA debut after missing all of last season with injury and immediately contributed to help Vermont to a 4-3-0 start to the year. His 1.64 GAA is first in Hockey East and his .941 SV% is second, ranking seventh and 10th in the NCAA, respectively.
Runners-Up:
Nathan Free, FR F, Union
(Calgary, AB) (7 GP, 6-5-11)
Cooper Foster, FR F, Lake Superior State
(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) (8 GP, 2-7-9)
