UNB's Cassie McCallum and Moncton's Thomas Pelletier named East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athletes of the Week

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Cassie McCallum
University: University of New Brunswick
Sport: Women’s Hockey
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Rothesay, N.B.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: Kinesiology

Cassie McCallum of the UNB REDS women’s hockey team is the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athlete of the Week for the week ending March 1, 2026.

A fifth-year goaltender from Rothesay, N.B., McCallum played a critical role in helping UNB build an early 2-1 lead in their best-of-five AUS semi-final series against St. Thomas, allowing just one goal over three games.

In Wednesday’s 1-0 win, McCallum was the game’s first star following a masterful 26-save shutout.

She allowed just a single goal, on 16 shots, in Thursday’s 1-0 loss before bouncing back and shutting out the Tommies again, Sunday. McCallum stopped 24 shots in UNB’s 3-0 victory.

McCallum’s strong play carried over into Game 4, where she backstopped the REDS to a 4-3 victory Monday night to clinch the series and secure their place in the best-of-three AUS championship finals.

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MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Thomas Pelletier
University: Université de Moncton
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Defence
Hometown: Quebec City, Que.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA Psychology

Thomas Pelletier from the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus men’s hockey team has been named the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending March 1, 2026.

A fourth-year defenceman from Quebec City, Que., Pelletier played a key role both defensively and offensively in the first two games of the best-of-five semi-final series of the Bell AUS Men’s Hockey Championship against the Acadia Axemen.

He scored one goal on four shots in Friday’s 3-1 victory. On Saturday, he opened the scoring for his team on a breakaway in a 5-2 win, registering three shots and a +2 rating.

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Throughout the 2025-26 season, each East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athlete of the Week will receive a $50 ECL gift card and a signed certificate, courtesy of East Coast Lifestyle and Atlantic University Sport.

ATHLÈTE MASCULIN DE LA SEMAINE
Nom : Thomas Pelletier
Université : Université de Moncton
Sport : Hockey masculin
Position : Défenseur
Ville d’origine : Québec (Qc)
Année d’éligibilité : Quatrième
Programme universitaire : B.A. en psychologie

Thomas Pelletier, de l’équipe de hockey masculin des Aigles Bleus de l’Université de Moncton, est l’Athlète masculin de la semaine SUA East Coast Lifestyle pour la semaine se terminant le 1er mars 2026.

Défenseur de quatrième année d’admissibilité originaire de Québec (Qc), Pelletier a joué un rôle clé tant à la défensive qu’à l’offensive lors des deux premières parties de la série demi-finale trois de cinq du championnat de hockey masculin SUA Bell face aux Axemen d’Acadia.

Il a inscrit un but sur quatre lancers dans une victoire de 3-1 vendredi soir. Samedi, il a ouvert la marque pour les siens en s’échappant seul devant le filet dans un gain de 5-2, enregistrant trois lancers et un différentiel de +2.

Le troisième match de la série est prévu pour le mardi 3 mars à Acadia.

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Tout au long de la saison 2025-2026, chaque Athlète de la semaine SUA East Coast Lifestyle recevra une carte-cadeau ECL de 50 $ et un certificat signé, gracieuseté de East Coast Lifestyle et de Sport universitaire de l’Atlantique.