Grant Ahcan

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 170
Hometown:
Savage, Minn.
Previous Team:
Cedar Rapids (USHL)
High School:
Burnsville
S/C:
L

Honors and Awards: 2024-25 NCHC Academic All-Conference

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 36 games in junior campaign, scoring five goals and six assists for 11 points … Recorded two shorthanded goals, one game-winning goal, 37 shots on goal and 21 blocks … Added an empty net score to cap off a 4-0 win on the road over No. 10/9 Michigan (Oct. 19) … Had an assist in each game of a series sweep over Augustana (Oct. 25-26) … Had the first two-goal game of his career in a 3-2 overtime win over Miami (Nov. 8), scoring a shorthanded tally before netting the OT winner … Scored against North Dakota (Dec. 14) … Had an assist in three shots on goal at Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 11) … Had a career-best two assists against Arizona State (Jan. 18) … Had a goal and an assist for two points against Omaha (Jan. 24).

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 23 games in sophomore campaign, scoring three goals and five assists for eight points … Recorded 20 shots on goal with 10 blocks … Had an assist and +1 mark on the ice in 4-1 win over Alaska (Oct. 20) … Recorded an assist and a season-best mark of +2 on the ice in 6-0 win over Miami (Nov 4) … Scored first goal of the season to help finish road sweep of Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … Found the back of the net and had a season-high three shots on goal at Omaha (Dec. 9) … Registered an assist at Bemidji State (Dec. 29) … Scored against North Dakota (Jan. 20) … Had an assist against Denver (March 2) and at Minnesota Duluth (March 8).

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 19 games in his freshman season, recording five points with two goals and three assists … Finished the season with a +5 mark on the ice, one shorthanded goal and one game-winning goal … Scored two points, including his first career goal against Wisconsin (Oct. 14), as he became the first Husky since Michael Olson in 2005 to have his first collegiate goal to be a shorthanded goal … Found the back of the net in a 6-2 win over No. 14/15 Omaha (Feb. 24) … Had an assist and a season-best +3 mark on the ice against Minnesota Duluth (March 12) … Recorded an assist in NCAA Tournament win over No. 10/9 Minnesota State (March 23).

Before SCSU: A 2020 graduate of Burnsville High School, was a captain for the Blaze … Tallied 25 goals and 43 assists for 68 points in 68 games in three seasons for Burnsville … Played junior hockey with the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats (2020-21) and the USHL’s Cedar Rapids Roughriders (2021-22) … Posted 16 points (nine goals / seven assists) and a +3 mark in 45 games in Bismarck … Scored 25 points (12 goals / 13 assists) in 61 games and was assistant captain for Cedar Rapids.

Personal: The son of Tim and Michelle Ahcan … Brother, Jack, played for St. Cloud State from 2016-20 (captain for 2019-20 team) and is currently playing in the Boston Bruins system … Brother, Roman, plays collegiate hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers … Plans to major in Finance at SCSU … Enjoys golf, fishing and going up north to his cabin with friends.