WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley hockey team announced its team award winners at its end of season banquet on Friday, held at Craft Food Hall in Waltham.

Voted on by the team, six awards were presented.

Leading Scorer

Most Improved

Rookie of the Year

Best Defensive Player

Most Valuable Player

Falcon Award

Leading Scorer-Ethan Leyh

Leyh led the team with 29 points. He also led the squad with 13 goals and was third in assists with 16.

Most Improved-Ryan Mansfield

A freshman, Mansfield finished fourth on the team with 18 points, on seven goals and 11 assists. He was named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week on Jan. 22. Of his 18 points, 11 came in the second half of the season.

Rookie of the Year-Kellan Hjartarson

Hjartarson scored eight goals and had nine assists in his freshman season after joining the Falcons following two seasons with Cranbrook in the BCHL. He played in all but one game this season, scored three game-winning goals and saw significant playing time on the power play.

Best Defensive Player-Tucker Hodgson

An assistant team captain, Hodgson played in all 35 games and logged significant minutes on the penalty kill. He was among the team leaders in blocked shots and reached the 100 career games milestone during the season.

Most Valuable Player-Ethan Leyh

Leyh was voted team MVP after a stellar season. He was selected third team All-Atlantic Hockey and was a finalist for the AHA Best Defensive Forward award. Named team captain before the season, Leyh was twice the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week.

Falcon Award-Stephen Castagna

The Falcon Award is given to the player that best embodies the values of giving, selflessness, and being a good teammate.

An assistant captain as a sophomore, Castagna led the team with 21 assists and was second with 27 points. He played on both the power play and penalty kill and blocked 29 shots to go along with his offensive production.