The goalie posting a goals against average of 1.81, good for fifth in the nation. He also leads the nation in shutouts with six this season. Next up, the three finalists will be announced April 3, with the winner announced April 12 at the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh.

At Thursday's Atlantic Hockey awards banquet in Rochester, the Purple Eagles also captured three major awards. Head coach David Burkholder was named Coach of the Year, Chubak was selected as the Player of the Year and Marc Zanette was named Best Defensive Forward.