SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men's hockey team announced its team award winners for the 2024-25 season last week, with seven student-athletes earning recognition for their play on the ice and dedication to the program off the ice.

For the third straight season, junior John Prokop was named the team's Most Valuable Player. The blueliner earned All-ECAC Hockey honors for the third straight season with a spot on the third team and finished the season with eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points, ranking sixth on the team in scoring and first among defensemen, as well as posting a team-best +12 rating. The junior, who was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the conclusion of the season, finished his three-year career with 20 goals and 65 assists for 85 points in 107 games, ranking fourth in program history in both assists and points by a Union defenseman.

Senior Cullen Ferguson was the recipient of the Scott Richardson Unsung Hero Award. The defenseman missed one game in his four-year collegiate career, skating in 144 games on the blue line and accumulating nine goals with 42 assists for 51 points. Captaining the team as a senior, Ferguson scored a career-high four goals and chipped in 12 assists for 16 points while also tying for the team lead with 47 blocked shots.

First-year Drew Sutton earned the Charlie N. Morrison Award, given annually to a player who participates in extracurricular activities while demonstrating academic interest and achievement. On the ice, the first-year played in 35-of-36 games and scored three goals with three assists for six points.

Junior Colby MacArthur was named the winner of the Coaches Award. In his third season, MacArthur tied for the team lead in points with a career-high 29, scoring seven goals and adding a team-leading 22 assists playing in all 36 games, while also finishing third on the team with a +11 rating. He tied for the team lead with five power-play goals to ran seventh in ECAC Hockey, while his 22 helpers were tied for sixth best in the conference this season. 

First-year Ben Muthersbaugh was named the team's Rookie of the Year after an excellent first season in garnet. The first-year appeared in all 36 games and tied for third in team scoring with 28 points on 13 goals and 15 assists, recording the most goals and points by a Union rookie in over a decade. He finished in a three-way tie for third in ECAC Hockey scoring among rookies with 16 points (8-8-16) in league play and his eight goals in conference play tied him for second among first-year players. He was also earned the Freshman Athletic Prize as Union's Co-Male First-Year Athlete of the Year.

First-year Lucas Buzziol was named the team's Most Improved Player. After playing in six of the team's first 11 games, he dressed for the final 23 contests of the season and finished the season with five goals and eight assists for 13 points to rank second among rookies in scoring. The ended the year with five points in the last seven games, including goals in both postseason contests against Dartmouth.

Junior Brandon Buhr was named the recipient of the Thomas Van Arden Dukehart Academic Award for the second straight season, an award presented to the player with the highest grade point average. The economics major, who was Union's nominee for ECAC Hockey's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, boasts a 4.0 GPA and was named Union's Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition to his work off the ice, Buhr was named to the All-ECAC Hockey third team after ranking third in the conference with a team-leading 19 goals and adding nine assists for 28 points in 36 games, while also ranking third in ECAC Hockey with 13 goals in conference play, including four game-winning goals and a pair of hat tricks.