The American Hockey Coaches Association NCAA Division II-III men's head coaches have recognized the top 31 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2024-2025. Four Aurora University Spartans, goalie
JaCob Mucitelli, defenseman
Juliano Santalucia, forward
Hassan Akl and forward
Landry Schmuck, lead the way in being selected as a First-Team or Second-Team All-American.
Mucitelli, Santalucia and Akl all earned First-Team All-American honors while Schmuck was a Second-Team selection. Santalucia led the AU defensive unit with 10 goals and 22 assists with three goals coming on the power play and three being game-winners. Akl leads Division III in scoring with 51 points with 13 goals and 38 assists with the assists leading NCAA Division III. Four goals have come on the power play and one as a game-winner. Mucitelli anchored the AU defense in net with an 18-5 overall record with 2.47 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. He has collected one shutout on the season. The trio was previously named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association All-Conference.
Schmuck earned his All-American honors as a freshman after he previously earned the top honor for a newcomer in the NCHA. He finished with a Division III leading 31 goals (10 more than the next highest individual) and finished third in Division III in points with 44 with 13 assists. His goals came with 10 on the power play and eight being game-winning goals.
The 2024-2025 season came to an end for the AU men's hockey team with new standards for wins in a season with a 24-5-1 overall record, while winning the first NCHA Peters Cup title, made the first NCAA Tournament appearance and won the first playoff game in program history.
The 2024-2025 teams are a diverse group coming from 18 schools, 11 states, and three Canadian provinces, as well as two players from outside North America. AU, Hobart and St. Norbert lead the way, each with four selections. There are four fifth-year students, eight seniors, nine juniors, five sophomores and five freshmen. Eight players will participate in the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championships, hosted this weekend by Utica University.
The CCM Hockey/AHCA All-American Hockey Teams are sponsored by CCM Hockey and chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide.