Thomas Gale has been one of the nation’s top goaltenders all season, as the senior pairs his 15 wins with a .927 save percentage and 2.21 GAA. However, Gale has especially been on a roll of late, and the Quebec native was named the AHA Goaltender of the Month earlier this week. 

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Gale allowed two goals or less in five of his seven January games and made 198 of a possible 213 saves – giving himself a .930 save percentage. He finished the month 5-1-1 and his 15 wins are tied for fifth in the nation. It’s his second monthly and fourth weekly award of the season and he has Holy Cross up to second in the AHA standings with 41 points. 

Gale back-stopped the Crusaders to a sweep of Canisius last weekend, making 36 saves in Friday’s 3-2 win (OT) and 28 more in Saturday’s 4-1 win. Holy Cross has a six-game win streak and eight-game point streak (7-0-1) with Gale playing a key part in both. 

Holy Cross (15-11-2, 14-4-2) will play at RIT this weekend. The Crusaders were one of two AHA teams to receive votes in this week’s USCHO poll, joining Sacred Heart. Both games will be streamed on FloHockey. Here are some of the other top storylines this week in Atlantic Hockey.

Men’s Hockey 

• Atlantic Hockey released its other monthly awards on Tuesday as Niagara’s Jay Ahearn, Army’s Mac Gadowsky and Niagara’s Trevor Hoskin were named the AHA Forward, Defenseman and Rookie of the Month. 
• Bentley earned a 5-2 win over Army last Sunday. Gadowsky extended his point streak to nine games in the loss while Bentley’s Connor Hasley made 26 saves, giving himself a .929 save percentage. Hasley leads AHA with five shutouts this season. 
• Sacred Heart sits atop the AHA standings with 46 points, five ahead of Holy Cross. However, first and fourth place are separated by just seven points. 
• Holy Cross forward Liam McLinskey had another two goals last weekend and leads the conference with 17. Ten different AHA skaters have lit the lamp more than 10 times this season. 
• Four different AHA skaters have reached the 30-point mark: Felix Trudeau (31), Hoskin (31), McLinskey (30) and Aheard (30).

Women’s Hockey

• Penn State’s 16 conference wins are tied for second in AHA history, just one behind the 2012-13 Mercyhurst team that finished 17-3-0. The Nittany Lions have four games left to tie or potentially break the record. Penn State is currently 25-4-1 and 16-0-0 in AHA play. 
• Penn State hosts second-place Mercyhurst this weekend, while RIT visits Lindenwood and Syracuse heads to Robert Morris. The AHA regular season has just two weeks left as all six teams have four games remaining. 
• The conference also announced its monthly women’s awards on Tuesday. Mercyhurst forward Vanessa Upson, Mercyhurst defenseman Megan McKay, Penn State goalie Katie DeSa and Mercyhurst forward Julia Schalin took home the respective honors. 
• Syracuse forward Jackson Kinsler had six points last weekend with three goals and three assists as Syracuse swept Lindenwood. The Orange are currently third in the conference with 26 points. 
• RIT’s power-play owns a 27.8% success rate, which leads AHA and is tied for sixth in the country.

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