Week 5 - December 1, 2025
NE10 Player of the Week
Leo Piandes, Assumption
Junior | Forward | Arlington, Mass.
Piandes had a huge performance against Salve Regina on Saturday. He scored his first collegiate hat trick, as he scored all of the goals for Assumption. Piandes' three-goal performance is the first Assumption hat-trick since Ronny Paragallo had a trio on January 3, 2024, at Wentworth.
NE10 Goaltender of the Week
Callum Welch, Assumption
Junior | Goaltender | Strafford, N.H.
Welch logged 60 saves against undefeated Salve Regina on Saturday. He logged the most saves in a single game in the Northeast 10 since Collin Berke had 72 in the 2024 NE10 Championship game.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Jake Russell, Assumption
Freshman | Forward | Arlington, Mass.
Russell totaled two assists in two games for Assumption, while also winning 65.7 percent of his faceoffs. At UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday, he had an assist and a blocked shot while winning 11-of-17 faceoffs. Russell capped off the week with another assist while also winning 12-of-18 battles at the dot at undefeated Salve Regina.
Season Awards History
Player of the Week
Week 1: Ryan Kayser, SNHU
Week 2: Mario Paganini, Franklin Pierce
Week 3: Jonathan Surrette, Assumption
Week 4: Jake DiNapoli, Assumption
Week 5: Leo Piandes, Assumption
Goaltender of the Week
Week 1: Michael Salvatore, Assumption
Week 2: Cole Manahan, Saint Michael's
Week 3: Cam Carroll, Saint Anselm
Week 4: Benjamin Cunneen, Post
Week 5: Callum Welch, Assumption
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Anthony Guzzardi, Post
Week 2: Marshall Thomas, Saint Michael's
Week 3: Sean Connolly, Saint Anselm
Week 4: Gavin Simon, SNHU
Week 5: Jake Russell, Assumption
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