Luke Hughes and Mackie Fantilli of the University of Michigan hockey team have earned accolades for their standout performances in the 2021-2022 season. Hughes, a defenseman, was named to the first team AHCA/CCM All-America honors and became the first player since Mike Cammalleri to earn back-to-back All-America honors. Meanwhile, Fantilli was honored as the 2023 Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year by the Hockey Commissioners Association. He led the nation in scoring with 65 points in 36 games, scoring 30 goals and 35 assists. He has multi-point performances in 19 of 36 games and has a seven-game point streak, setting a new single-tournament record for goals and points in the Big Ten Tournament.

In other hockey news, UMass defenseman Scott Morrow was named a New England Men's Division I All-Star for the second time in his career. He finished his sophomore season as the points leader for the Minutemen with 31 on nine goals and 22 assists, including four tallies on the power play, one shorthanded and two game winners, seeing action in all 35 games. He also became just the second Minuteman blueliner to post 30+ points in multiple seasons.