PRONUNCIATION: byoo-CAT-uh
• Finished RIT career tied for 27th on the D1-era scoring list with 78 points; tied for sixth among defensemen.
• Only the third D1-era Tiger defenseman with multiple 30-point seasons
2023-24
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Atlantic Hockey Second-Team All-Conference
• Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week -
Jan. 29 |
Feb. 19
• Ended the campaign sixth for the Tigers with 31 points and second with 26 assists.
• Ranked first on the squad with a plus-23 plus-minus
• Finished the regular season ranked second in Atlantic Hockey in assists and 11th in points.
• Named AHA Defenseive player of the week two of the final four weeks of the regular season
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AHCA All-American Scholar
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2022-23
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Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman
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Atlantic Hockey First-Team All-Conference
• Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week -
Oct. 10
• Finished the campaign ranked 10th nationally with 30 assists and tied for sixth nationally among defensemen with 32 points.
• Ended the regular season tied for fifth nationally with 0.88 assists per game and tied for ninth with 28 assists.
• Notched a league-best 23 assists in conference play during the regular season while leading all defensemen with 25 points.
• First Tiger to log 30 assists in a season since Josh Mitchell in 2015-16.
• Ended the campaign 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.
• Finished second for the Tigers in plus-minus with a +19.
• Logged two assists and blocked four shots in the Tigers' 4-3 OT win over Holy Cross in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Semifinals (Mar. 11).
• Credited with three assists on four occasions, including 4-0 shutout vs. Bentley (Feb. 17) during a five-game point-scoring streak.
• Scored goals in back-to-back victories (3-2, 4-1) vs. Army (Oct. 7-8).
2021-22
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Finished fifth on the team with 11 assists while totaling 13 points in 38 appearances
• Fifth for the Tigers with 34 blocked shots
• Assisted the game-tying goal in 4-3 at Army (Oct. 8) as well as in 2-1 win over St. Lawrence (Oct. 16).
• Had the primary assist on the OT GWG in 3-2 upset at No. 13 Notre Dame (Oct. 21)
• Scored the GWG 48 seconds into OT and added an assist in 6-5 victory at Niagara (Jan. 22)
• Logged two assists in 4-2 win at Niagara (Feb. 18)
• Primary assist on the OT GWG in 3-2 win at Air Force (Feb. 25)
2020-21
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Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
• Played all 20 games during his first collegiate campaign
• Notched his first collegiate point with an assist in the season-opening 8-5 win over No. 9 Clarkson (Nov. 27)
• Logged an assist in the 6-1 victory over No. 19 Robert Morris (Feb. 20)
• Third on the squad with 19 blocked shots
• Blocked three shots on three occasions, including in 6-4 win over Mercyhurst (Jan. 28)
BEFORE RIT
• Helped the Nanaimo Clippers clinch the 2020 BCHL Island Division regular-season championship
• 2019 BCHL Second-Team All-Star
• Totaled 66 points (9 goals 57 assists) in two seasons with the Clippers
• Played for 2018 PJHL Champion Delta Ice Hawks … graduated from South Delta Secondary.
PERSONAL:
• Aiden “Bukes” Reid Hansen-Bukata is the son of Trisha and Mark Hansen-Bukata
• Born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Has one sister – Kiera
• Lists baseball, volleyball and video games as hobbies
• Best advice he’s received – “Keep your head up. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is the mentally tough that can learn and never make them again.”
• Lists his parents as having the biggest influence on his playing career (“They are my biggest fans, come to every game and support me through thick and thin.")
• Started playing hockey at age four (“I loved being on the ice more than anything and watching my dad play also drove me to be the player and person I am today.")
• Favorite NHL team is the Vancouver Canucks and favorite player is Duncan Keith
• Majoring in communications.
