ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT sophomore forward Carter Wilkie was named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year, while junior Aiden Hansen-Bukata was voted Best Defenseman, junior Cody Laskosky landed Best Defensive Forward and Wayne Wilson was tabbed the Coach of the Year as the league announced its 2022-23 major awards, Tuesday.  
 
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year - Carter Wilkie

• Wilkie finished the regular season leading Atlantic Hockey and tied for 15th nationally with 37 points while tying for 23rd nationally and first in the conference with 1.09 points per game. He was also tied for seventh in the league with 13 goals and tied for third with 24 assists.
• The Hobey Baker Award nominee finished the regular season ranked seventh in the country with 403 faceoff wins and was one of only eight players with over 400. He also won 52.8 percent of his draws.
• He is only the 11th player in RIT's Division I era to score 30 points in multiple seasons after also totaling 30 points (13 goals/17 assists) as a first-year on his way to Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team honors.
• Voted the AHA Co-Preseason Player of the Year, Wilkie was a two-time Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month (November, January) and four-time Player of the Week honoree this season.
• Wilkie compiled 14 goals and 26 assists to tie for 17th nationally with 40 points and finish as only the 11th Division I-era Tiger to hit the 40-point plateau in a season.

 
Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman - Aiden Hansen-Bukata

• Hansen-Bukata finished the regular season tied for fifth nationally with 0.88 assists per game and tied for ninth with 28 assists.
• He notched a league-best 23 assists in conference play during the regular season while leading all defensemen with 25 points.
• Hansen-Bukata notched two assists and blocked four shots in the Tigers' 4-3 OT win over Holy Cross in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals.
• He finished the campaign ranked 10th nationally with 30 assists and tied for sixth nationally among defensemen with 32 points.
• Hansen-Bukata was the first Tiger to log 30 assists in a season since Josh Mitchell in 2015-16 and was the 28th RIT player to eclipse 30 points in a season.
• He also ended the season 12th nationally with 69 blocked shots, including a career-high seven in the 4-3 win at Holy Cross (Jan. 27) during the regular season.

 
Atlantic Hockey Best Defensive Forward - Cody Laskosky

• Laskosky finished fourth for the Tigers with a career-high 28 points, while finishing third on the squad with 13 goals and fourth with 15 assists.
• RIT finished the season with the conference's top scoring defense, only allowing 2.12 goals per game.
• Laskosky registered 66 defensive zone takeaways and 37 hits.
• Laskosky scored the game-winning goal in the Tigers' 4-3 win at AIC (Nov. 5) and also had what proved to be the deciding tally two games later in a 3-1 win over visiting Sacred Heart (Nov. 11).
• Laskosky started the season with a team-high nine-game scoring streak.
• Logged his first career hat-trick during RIT's 10-4 win at Canisius (Dec. 3)

 
Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year - Wayne Wilson

• Wilson guided RIT to a 25-13-1 record - the second most wins in a season during the Tigers' Division I era.
• Wilson led the Tigers to an 18-7-1 conference finish, winning the inaugural Robert DeGregorio Trophy by 10 points in the final standings. He also led RIT to their fifth regular-season championship as well as the top seed for the Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
• Wilson moved into a tie for 40th in NCAA Men's Ice Hockey history with 434 victories and currently ranks ninth among active Division I coaches with a 434-303-78 record the last 24 seasons - all on the Tiger bench.
• The only coach in NCAA history to win the Spencer Penrose (D1 National COY, 2010) and the Edward Jeremiah (D3 National COY, 2001) awards, he totaled a 116-31-12 mark in six Division III campaigns (1999-2005) and owns a 318-272-66 record during 18 Division-I seasons.
• Wilson coached his 800th career game earlier this season, becoming only the 48th coach to achieve the milestone.

 
RIT Atlantic Hockey Major Award Winners
Player of the Year
2022-23 – Carter Wilkie
2020-21 – Will Calverley
2014-15 – Matt Garbowsky
 
Defensive Player of the Year
2022-23 – Aiden Hansen-Bukata
2015-16 – Chase Norrish
2009-10 – Dan Ringwald
 
Best Defensive Forward
2022-23 – Cody Laskosky
2020-21 – Will Calverley
2014-15 – Matt Garbowsky
 
Coach of the Year
2022-23 – Wayne Wilson