Trio of Orange Players Honored With AHA Weekly Awards
2/25/2026 9:48:00 AM | Ice Hockey
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University women's ice hockey team earned three AHA Player of the Week awards with Peyton Armstrong, Sami Gendron, and Jordan Blouin earning Forward of the Week, Defenseman of the Week, and Rookie of the Week. The Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its weekly awards on Tuesday afternoon.
The Bancroft, Ontario, native Armstrong earned Forward of the Week after her four-point performance during Saturday's match against RIT. The sophomore contributed to every Syracuse scoring play with two goals and two assists, matching her career high of four points previously set against RIT earlier this season. This is Armstrong's second AHA Forward of the Week award this season.
Senior Gendron earned her second career AHA Defenseman of the Week award for her two-assist performance versus the Tigers. The Rockland, Ontario, native led all blueliners this weekend in points and contributed three blocks defensively on defense.
And lastly freshman forward Blouin earned her first career AHA weekly award winning Rookie of the Week. The Calgary, Alberta, native had a goal and two assists in Saturday's game tying her career-high of three points.
The other AHA weekly award recipient was Lindenwood's Madison Bowtell (Goaltender).
The Syracuse Orange travel to #3 Penn State this weekend for the AHA Semifinals best-of-three series at Pegula Ice Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday if-necessary. All games will be streamed on B1G+.
