COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two days after being named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Player of the Month, Arizona State senior forward Ryan Kirwan has been selected one of three HCA Men’s National Players of the Month for January, as the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) revealed the national January honorees on Thursday.
 
Along with Kirwan, Army sophomore defenseman Mac Gadowsky and Minnesota junior forward Jimmy Snuggerud were also tabbed HCA Men’s National Players of the Month for January.
 
Kirwan helped ASU to a 7-2-0 record in January, tying for the NCAA lead with 11 goals during the month with Snuggerud. Kirwan had seven goals all season entering January. The DeWitt, N.Y. native erupted for 17 points in nine games to start 2025, ranking third in the NCAA in January scoring. Kirwan recorded at least a point in eight of his nine January games, with five multi-point games, including a trio of three-point games. The Penn State transfer also scored a goal in six of his nine games, including four multi-goal games. He averaged 1.89 points per game in January, which was third in the NCHC, while his four power play goals led the league last month.
 
Kirwan opened January by being named MVP of the Desert Hockey Classic after leading ASU to the title with a four-goal, five-point weekend. That included a hat trick against Robert Morris on Jan. 3, which helped him earn the first of two NCHC Forward of the Week nods during the month. Kirwan helped the Sun Devils to a sweep at St. Cloud State on Jan. 17-18 with a three-goal, four-point weekend, including three points in the series opener and the game-winning goal in the finale. The Hobey Baker Award nominee picked up his second Forward of the Week award after five points against Colorado College, including a career-high-tying four points on Jan. 25 in a 5-4 loss. Kirwan stretched his point streak to five games with two power play goals on Jan. 31 in a win at Miami to close out the month.
 
Kirwan finished the month with a +9 plus/minus, which tied for third in the NCHC, and fired 35 shots on goal, which was second in the conference in January. His 31.4 shooting percentage was also second in the NCHC. Kirwan now leads the NCHC and ranks sixth in the NCAA with 18 goals this season, while his 28 points tie for fourth in the conference.
 
In addition to Kirwan, Gadowsky and Snuggerud, Michigan Tech freshman goaltender Ryan Manzella was tabbed HCA Men’s National Rookie of the Month for January, while Augustana sophomore Josh Kotai and UConn junior Tyler Muszelik shared HCA National Goalie of the Month honors. Omaha junior Simon Latkoczy was a runner-up for National Goaltender of the Month.
 
The NCHC has now captured three HCA national monthly honors this season, including Player of the Month twice:

• October Player of the Month – Jack Devine, Denver, Sr., F
• November Goaltender of the Month – Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College, Jr.
• January Player of the Month – Ryan Kirwan, Arizona State, Sr., F

Kirwan and the No. 12 Sun Devils host No. 6 Denver in a top-15 showdown this weekend in Tempe. Friday’s game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.