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It’s time for the first NCAA Roundup of the 2026-27 season, where we highlight BCHL alumni making noise at the Division I level.
CCHA Goaltender of the Week
Oliver Auyeung-Ashton – Sophomore – Northern Michigan University (Victoria Grizzlies)
Auyeung-Ashton was tops among conference netminders with a 1.02 goals-against average and a .966 save percentage last week, going 1-1-0, while notching his first shutout of the season. He stopped a combined 56 of 58 shots in the series against Miami University, including all 30 that he faced on Friday in a 3-0 Northern Michigan win.
Auyeung-Ashton spent three seasons with the Victoria Grizzlies from 2022 to 2025. He won the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy as the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2022-23 after posting a .927 save percentage, a 2.48 goals-against average and five shutouts in 44 appearances. Over his three years in the league, he owns a 50-29-12 record.
CCHA Defencemand of the Week
Hudson Thornton – Junior – Bemidji State University (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Thornton paced CCHA blueliners with two points on a goal and an assist, including the overtime-winning tally on Saturday night against St. Cloud State. Notching five shots on goal, he was a plus-two, while logging 26:12 minutes of ice time against the Huskies. The 3-2 victory was the Beavers first over SCSU since 2022.
Thornton played the 2019-20 season with the Chilliwack Chiefs where he had six goals, 11 assists and 17 points in 54 regular season games.
Atlantic Hockey Forward of the Week
Matt Kursonis – Junior – College of the Holy Cross (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
Kursonis had a goal in each game last week as Holy Cross opened its season with a split against Maine. Friday, he picked up a blocked shot in the defensive zone and raced the length of the ice for a shorthanded goal for his team’s only tally of the night. On Saturday, he opened the scoring with an even-strength goal. He had four shots on the weekend and led all skaters with 22 faceoff wins (53.7 per cent).
Kursonis played two seasons with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs from 2022 to 2024, totaling 26 goals, 28 assists and 54 points in 73 regular-season games, and another 23 points in 34 postseason contests.
Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week
Jack Lisson – Freshman – Canisius University (West Kelowna Warriors)
Lisson posted a 23-save shutout in his collegiate debut Friday night for Canisius, then came on in relief Saturday and stopped all eight shots he faced in the third period and overtime. Lisson’s Saturday night efforts allowed Canisius to come back from a 5-3 deficit to earn a tie, and he won the ensuing shootout 2-1. He is the only goaltender in the NCAA to make multiple appearances last weekend and not allow a goal.
Lisson played 10 games for the West Kelowna Warriors during the 2024-25 season, compiling a record of 2-3-3 with a .907 save percentage and a 2.98 goals-against average.
