X-Men hockey defenseman Nathan Chiarlitti was named the StFX Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 12, 2014. Nathan, a first year Human Kinetics student from Maple, Ont. played two strong games defensively for the X-Men over the weekend and has been playing well since the second term resumed. In StFX’s 5-3 loss to Dalhousie on Friday Nathan assisted on the X-Men’s second goal. He played a strong game Saturday in a close 2-1 loss to Acadia. Nathan has been a significant contributor on the X-Men’s penalty kill and consistently plays against the opposing teams’ top lines in only his freshman season. He has played in all 18 X-Men games to date and has six points on the season.