Atlantic University Sport announced their hockey award winners, with three Tigers earning honours.ÌýÌý
Third-year Â鶹´«Ã½ goaltender Grace Beer (Oakville, Ont.) was chosen as the AUS most valuable player of the season.ÌýAbby Larkin (Mermain, P.E.I.) who was named rookie of the year and Leah MacSween earned an all-star nod.Ìý
Most Valuable Player:ÌýGrace Beer, Â鶹´«Ã½ TigersÌý
The Atlantic University Sport women’s hockey most valuable player for the 2024-25 season is third-year goaltender Grace Beer of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Tigers. Ìý
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A recreation student hailing from Oakville, Ont., Beer led the conference with a save percentage of .950 this season—the third best in U SPORTS.
She played in 21 games for the Tigers this season, starting in 20 of them, and led the league in wins with 14.
Â鶹´«Ã½ finished the regular season with a 15-9-3-1 record and is taking on Moncton in the playoff quarterfinal round.
Beer’s MVP nod marks the first time a player from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Tigers has ever won the top honour. She was also named an AUS First Team All-Star today.
Beer now becomes the Atlantic conference nominee for the Brodrick Trophy for U SPORTS player of the year. The last AUS student-athlete to be named best in the country was former UNB standout Kendra Woodland in 2022-23.Ìý
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Rookie of the Year:ÌýAbby Larkin, Â鶹´«Ã½ TigersÌý
Abby Larkin from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Tigers is the AUS women’s hockey rookie of the year.
A first-year science student from Mermain, P.E.I., Larkin was also named to the AUS All-Rookie Team today.
She played in 27 games for the Tigers during the regular season, recording 18 points with seven goals and 11 assists.
Larkin is just the second-ever player from a Tigers lineup to be named the conference’s top rookie. Former Â鶹´«Ã½ standout Jocelyn LeBlanc first earned the honour in 2007-08.
With this win, Larkin will be the conference nominee for the U SPORTS rookie of the year award. Past AUS winners include Abby Lewis of STFX (2021-22), Alex Normore of STFX (2010-11) and Courtney Schriver of Saint Mary’s (2004-05).
Second Team All-Star:ÌýLeah MacSween
Third-year forward Leah MacSween was named a second team all-star.Ìý
The Oakville, Ontario native led the Tigers in scoring this season, netting nine goals and adding 11 assists.Ìý
MacSween is a psychology student.Ìý