Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Ice Hockey Athletes of the Week: January 12, 2026

1/12/2026 12:39:24 PM

Player of the Week

Dylan Duckson (Mahtomedi, Minn.) - Junior - Forward - New England College
Duckson had a two-goal weekend for NEC, most notably scoring a short-handed, game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over seventh-ranked Babson on Saturday as the Pilgrims dealt the Beavers their first loss in conference play this season. Duckson added a goal in Friday night's matchup against Southern Maine. His two goals over the weekend pushed his season total to three for the year.

Goaltender of the Week

Anthony Beaulieu (Lawrence, Mass.) - Sophomore - New England College
Beaulieu made a season-high 40 saves in Saturday's 2-1 win over No. 7 Babson Saturday, as the Pilgrims gave the nationally-ranked Beavers their first loss in conference play so far this season. He also had 28 stops in a one-goal setback at Southern Maine. 

Rookie of the Week

Kailin Chen (Beijing, China) - Freshman - Center - UMass Dartmouth
In a 2-0-0 week for the Corsairs, Chen netted three goals - including the game-winner in both contests - adding an assist for four total points. Additionally, he was a +2 with a blocked shot, while going 24-18 from the face-off circle. He scored the eventual game-winning goal and assisted on the previous game-tying goal - all in the third period of a 6-3 victory at Keene State that saw the Corsairs score four times in the third Friday. Chen recorded two goals - both on the power play - with the game-winning goal coming at 10:46 of the third period to lift the Corsairs over WestConn, 3-2 on Saturday.