NCAA Conference Season Awards Flooded With NAHL Alumni

March 26, 2025

NCAA awards have been handed out across all conferences and many former NAHLers have earned recognition.

Throughout the 2024-2025 NCAA regular season, former NAHLers were consistently pegged as weekly and monthly conference award recipients; the recently announced post-season all-conference teams and individual awards were no different. Alumni representation was seen across all major six Division I conferences including: five first-team selections, eight all-rookie team selections, one Rookie of the Year, and three players earning the highest honor at their position.

Atlantic Hockey America (AHA):

Former Springfield Jr. Blue and Fairbanks Ice Dog, Mac Gadowsky, has been in the press all season for his outstanding play with Army West Point Academy. The Fairbanks, Alaska native earned AHA Defenseman of the Week five times and AHA Defenseman of the Month twice. His consistency throughout the season led him to be awarded with the AHA’s Best Defenseman Award; he was also named a finalist for Player of the Year. In 38 games played for the Black Knights, Gadowsky logged 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists). His 16 goals led the nation amongst blueliners and those 42 points placed him tied with Denver’s Zeev Buium with most points by a defenseman. Gadowsky was also named to the All-AHA First Team and received the AHA Individual Sportsmanship Award. He recently made Army program history by being the first player recognized as a Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist.

Captain of Air Force Academy and former Bismarck Bobcats captain, Austin Schwartz, was once again recognized for his defensive play, earning AHA Co-Defensive Forward of the Year for the second consecutive year. The Parker, Colorado native amassed 21 points (12 goals, 9 assists) in 40 games for the Falcons, setting career-high numbers in both goals and points. Alongside his offensive production, he blocked 62 shots throughout the season, the most amongst AHA forwards. Schwartz became the first forward in conference history to earn back-to-back Defensive Forward of the Year honors.

AHA Honors:

Mac Gadowsky, Army, AHA Best Defenseman Award
Mac Gadowsky, Army, AHA Individual Sportsmanship Award
Austin Schwartz, Air Force, AHA Co-Defensive Forward of the Year

Mac Gadowsky, Army, All-AHA First Team
Connor Hasley, Bentley, All-AHA Second Team (Odessa Jackalopes)
Mack Oliphant, Holy Cross, All-AHA Second Team (Johnstown Tomahawks)
Jay Ahearn, Niagara, All-AHA Third Team (Johnstown Tomahawks)
Dominic Elliot, Robert Morris, AHA All-Rookie Team (Oklahoma Warriors)
Jack Ivey, Army, AHA All-Rookie Team (Amarillo Wranglers)

Big Ten Conference (B1G):

Two former NAHL standouts, Gavin Morrissey and Cameron Korpi, made major impacts in their freshman campaigns. Former Austin Bruin and 2023 Robertson Cup Finalist, Gavin Morrissey, broke the 30-point threshold in his first season as a Badger, tallying 32 points (9 goals, 23 assists) in 37 games. His strong play earned him a spot on the B1G All-Freshman Team alongside former Oklahoma Warrior netminder, Cameron Korpi.

Korpi, a South Lyon, Michigan native, made 18 appearances and 16 starts between the pipes for the Wolverines throughout the season. He wrapped up his rookie campaign with a 7-6-1 record, boasting a 3.08 goals against average and .904 save percentage.

B1G Honors:

Gavin Morrissey, Wisconsin, B1G All-Freshman Team
Cameron Korpi, Michigan, B1G All-Freshman Team
Arsenii Sergeev, Penn State, All-B1G Second Team (Shreveport Mudbugs)

Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA):

The NAHL to Minnesota State University-Mankato pipeline for goaltender runs strong as former Johnstown Tomahawk Alex Tracy became another Maverick netminder to earn CCHA’s Goaltender of the Year Award. Tracy, a Chicago, Illinois native, led the nation in both goals against average (1.43) and save percentage (.945) in his 37 appearances on the season. Tracy also logged a career-best five shutouts and allowed more than two goals just five times in his 37 starts. Tracy was named CCHA Goaltender of the Year as well as the highest honor, CCHA Player of the Year. His dominant play in the crease earned him recognition beyond the conference, as he was the second NAHL alum named as a Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalist.

His fellow teammate and former St. Cloud Norsemen, Evan Murr, was another key piece to the Mavericks’ continued success in the conference, earning CCHA Defenseman of the Year in his sophomore season. Murr logged 22 points in 26 conference games, leading all CCHA defenseman and setting a career personal best. Throughout the season so far, Murr has found the back of the net seven times and dished 19 assists; leading the Mavericks blueline in both statistical categories.

CCHA Honors:

Alex Tracy, Minnesota State, CCHA Player of the Year
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State, CCHA Goaltender of the Year
Evan Murr, Minnesota State, CCHA Defenseman of the Year
Jackson Jutting, Bemidji State, CCHA Defensive Forward of the Year (Minnesota Magicians)

Alex Tracy, Minnesota State, All-CCHA First Team
Evan Murr, Minnesota State, All-CCHA First Team
Lucas Wahlin, St. Thomas, All-CCHA First Team (Kenai River Brown Bears)
Luke Mobley, Augustana, All-CCHA Second Team (Fairbanks Ice Dogs)
Travis Shoudy, Ferris State, All-CCHA Second Team (Austin Bruins)

Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC):

The NAHL’s Central Division was heavily represented in the end-of-year awards in the ECAC, highlighted by former Bismarck Bobcat Michael Neumeier. Neumeier, a Kerrebert, Saskatchewan native, had an impressive rookie season with the Colgate Raiders. In 21 ECAC games played, Neumier tallied 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists), placing him second amongst defenseman on the Raiders only to Tommy Bergsland, also a former Bismarck Bobcat. For his efforts, Neumeier received ECAC’s Rookie of the Year, with NAHL alum Ben Muthersbaugh following in close pursuit as a finalist.

ECAC Honors: