The United Collegiate Hockey Conference is pleased to announce its weekly award winners, released on November 2, 2026, for games played from October 30-November 1. The UCHC weekly awards program highlights the top performances from around the conference over each week of the regular season. It is the first UCHC weekly honors release of the 2026-27 season.
UCHC MEN’S CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Danny Bagnole, SUNY Geneseo, So., F, Franklin Park, IL
Bagnole tallied four points on a goal and three assists to help lead the Knights to the Buffalo State Tournament Championship over the weekend. He began the weekend by dishing out two assists in a 5-1 win over No. 5 Wisconsin-Stout and added a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over host Buffalo State on Saturday night.
UCHC MEN’S CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Drake Morse, Utica, Sr., F, Grand Rapids, MI
Morse contributed two goals, one assist, and a shootout winner to help No. 6 Utica escape No. 8 Adrian undefeated. In the opening contest of the weekend, Morse tallied an assist on the Pioneers’ third-period equalizer by Andrew Della Rovere to send the game to overtime, as Utica won 3-2 in the extra session. On Saturday, Morse scored two goals, one of which was a power play tally. In addition to his pair of goals, Morse also came up clutch in the eventual shootout, scoring glove-side to give the Pioneers a huge shootout victory.
UCHC WOMEN’S CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Mo McBride, Elmira, Sr., F, Norwich, VT
McBride delivered a dominant opening weekend, scoring all six of Elmira's goals to lead the Soaring Eagles to a pair of road victories. In Friday's season opener against SUNY Potsdam, McBride netted all four goals in a 4-1 victory. She followed that performance with another multi-goal outing on Saturday, scoring both goals in Elmira's 2-0 shutout victory over SUNY Canton. McBride finished the weekend with a nation-leading six goals, accounting for all of Elmira's offensive production as the Soaring Eagles opened the season with a 2-0 record.
UCHC WOMEN’S CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Klara Miuller, Chatham, Jr., F, Klaipepda, Lithuania
In the Cougars season opening win against Lebanon Valley, Miuller scored four goals and assisted on another, leading the Cougars to their first season opening win since February 2021. She scored the first three goals of the game for a natural hat-trick for the Cougars and recorded points on all five.
UCHC MEN’S GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Jacob Torgner, SUNY Geneseo, Sr., G, Mjolby, Sweden
Torgner stopped 50-of-53 shots in helping lead SUNY Geneseo to the Buffalo State Tournament Championship. He made 28 saves in a 5-1 win over No. 5 Wisconsin-Stout and made 22 more in a 5-2 win over the hosts. He recorded a 1.50 goals against average and a .943 save percentage.
UCHC WOMEN’S GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – Yael Fatiev, Utica, Fr., G, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Fatiev and the Pioneers opened their regular season in a home-and-home set with the William Smith College Herons. After entering in relief of a 4-2 defeat by the Herons in game one, Fatiev was called upon for her first collegiate start in game two, playing a pivotal role in the 2-0 bounce back win for Utica. After stopping each of the two shots she faced in game one, Fatiev turned away all 40 on the road to cap her first victory with a shutout. The former member of Israel’s national team only got better as the game progressed, making 8, 13, and 19 saves in each frame, respectively.
UCHC MEN’S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Brett DeVincent, St. John Fisher, Fr., G, San Jose, CA
DeVincent excelled in his first two collegiate starts between the pipes for St. John Fisher, stopping 37-of-39 shots for a 1.00 goals against average and .949 save percentage in a pair of wins over SUNY Fredonia. He made 22 saves in a 3-2 win on Friday night and stopped all 17 shots he faced for his first collegiate shutout in a 2-0 win on the road Saturday night.
UCHC WOMEN’S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Hailey Baughan, St. John Fisher, Fr., F, Ithaca, NY
Baughan helped lead the Cardinals to a 2-0 weekend against Neumann University in her first two collegiate games. She totaled four points on three goals and one assist while posting a plus-two rating. In Friday's series opener, Baughan recorded two points with a power-play goal and an assist. She followed up with two goals, including a power-play tally, in Saturday's contest. Baughan also contributed in the faceoff circle, winning 13 of 20 draws.