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Valade and Fairbrother named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Oct. 6-12, 2025
Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Valade and Fairbrother named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Oct. 6-12, 2025

Men's hockey forward Reid Valade and women's rugby scrum half Katherine Fairbrother have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week ending October 12, 2025.

Reid Valade / Men's Hockey / Caledon, ON / 3rd year / Commerce

Reid Valade, a third year forward from Caledon, ON, is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Oct. 6-12, 2025.

Over a pair of Huskies wins, Valade recorded five points (three goals, two assists). Through four games played, Valade leads the AUS in goals (6), points (9), and plus/minus rating (+7), leading the Huskies to an undefeated 4-0-0 start.

In Friday's 6-4 win over the UPEI Panthers, Valade scored one goal and added an assist, recording a +4 plus/minus rating and four shots on goal.

In Saturday's 4-3 win over the UNB REDS, Valade scored two goals and added an assist, recording a +2 plus/minus rating and six shots on goal.

The Huskies improve to a league-leading 4-0-0 to begin the campaign, and hit the road next weekend, taking the STFX X-Men (2-1-0) on Wednesday night in Antigonish, and the Dalhousie Tigers (0-3-1) on Saturday night at the Halifax Forum, with both games scheduled to drop the puck at 7 p.m.

Katherine Fairbrother / Women's Rugby / Saint John, NB / 5th year / Arts - Criminology

Katherine Fairbrother, a fifth year scrum half from Saint John, N.B. is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Oct. 6-12, 2025.

In her final game as a Husky, Fairbrother was named Player of the Game in the Huskies loss to STFX on Friday night.

2025-26 Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax:

Week 1: Aug. 18-24: Malik Williams, Football
Week 2: Aug. 25-31: Justin Shibley, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 3: Sept. 1-7: Jahmari Brown, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 4: Sept. 8-14: Tomas Mello, Men's Soccer & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
 Week 5: Sept. 15-21: Ryan Butler, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
 Week 6: Sept. 21-28: Liam Legge, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 7: Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Ryan Butler, Football & Avery Cant, Women's Hockey
 Week 8: Oct. 6-12: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby