BUFFALO – Canisius forward Nick Hutchison has been named to the 2016-17 Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Atlantic Hockey Conference All-Rookie Team, league officials announced Friday.

A native of Hicksville, N.Y., Hutchison is just the eighth player in program history to garner all-rookie team accolades and the first since Dave Kostuch was named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team during the 2008-09 season. 

Hutchision appeared in 27 league games for the Griffs during his rookie campaign, helping lead Canisius to the program's first Atlantic Hockey regular season title. He finished the regular season tied for first amongst AHC freshmen in scoring, amassing 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. Hutchison also paced Atlantic Hockey rookies and ranked sixth overall with six power-play goals.

The Atlantic Hockey Conference will announce its all-league teams March 9 and will reveal its individual award winners on March 16.

With its regular season title, Canisius (19-10-7) secured the No. 1 seed for the 2017 Atlantic Hockey Conference Tournament. The Griffs begin their quest for the title March 10-12 when it hosts a best-of-three quarterfinal round series at KeyBank Rink in HARBORCENTER. Canisius' opponent will be determined at the conclusion of the first round of the tournament, held March 3-5 at the home sites of the No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 seeded teams.

Tickets for the quarterfinal round series are available now and can be purchased either visiting ticketmaster.com or by calling 716-888-TIXX.

2016-17 Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Atlantic Hockey Conference All-Rookie Team

Forwards:

Nick Hutchison, Canisius | Dominic Franco, Army West Point | Ryner Gorowsky, Bentley

Defense:

Adam Brubacher, RIT | Alex Wilkinson, Army West Point

Goalie:

Francis Marotte, Robert Morris