Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Ice Hockey Athletes of the Week: February 16, 2026

2/16/2026 8:45:51 PM

Player of the Week

Jimmy Fallon (Milton, Mass.) - Junior - Forward - Babson
Fallon scored three goals and added one assist for four points as No. 11 Babson picked up a pair of home conference wins. The junior forward provided an assist in Friday’s 2-1 victory over UMass Boston and then recorded his third hat trick of the season with a goal in the first period and two more in the second as the Beavers defeated UMass Dartmouth, 7-3, on Saturday.

Goaltender of the Week

Nate Mueller (Rogers, Minn.) - Senior - Babson
Mueller posted a 2.00 goals against average and stopped 51-of-55 shots for a .927 save percentage in a pair of league wins. The senior netminder turned away 24 shots in Friday’s 2-1 victory over UMass Boston and then made 27 saves to help the Beavers defeat UMass Dartmouth, 7-3, on Saturday.

Rookie of the Week

Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick) - Freshman - Forward - Southern Maine
Aucoin put up a five points week as he scored two goals and set up three others in a 2-0 week for the Huskies, posting a +6 rating for the weekend. He had a goal and two assists in Friday's 8-5 win over UMass Dartmouth then added a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over UMass Boston on Saturday.