Men's Ice Hockey

CCHA Players of the Week: Dec. 10-11

The CCHA is proud to recognize four student-athletes and its Players of the Week for the games of Dec. 10-11. Bowling Green's Christian Stoever (Goaltender) & Austen Swankler (Rookie) and Lake Superior State's Louis Boudon (Forward) & Jacob Bengtsson (Defenseman) took home this week’s honors.

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CCHA Forward of the Week: Louis Boudon, Jr., Lake Superior State (Grenoble, France)

Lake Superior State junior forward Louis Boudon led the Lakers to a weekend sweep over the No. 19 Northern Michigan Wildcats with three goals and an assist in the pair of games. Boudon, who was tied for the team-lead in points over the weekend, notched an assist on the team’s fifth goal in Friday night’s 7-2 win over NMU. The Laker captain followed with a three-goal performance on Saturday night, netting his second hat trick of the season to lead the Lakers to a 4-1 win over the Wildcats. Boudon evened the game at one in the first period with an even strength goal and scored the eventual game winner late in the third period as he tallied a five-on-three power play goal. The Grenoble, France native capped off the hat trick with a shorthanded empty net goal to clinch the Laker win. Boudon also had an impressive weekend in the faceoff circle for the Lakers as the centerman won 30 of the 43 draws he took. After the four-point effort against the Wildcats, Boudon has totaled 27 points this season to rank second in the CCHA (11G, 16A).
 

CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Jacob Bengtsson, So., Lake Superior State (Stockholm, Sweden)

Lake Superior State sophomore defenseman Jacob Bengtsson posted four assists for the Lakers in a weekend sweep over the No. 19 Northern Michigan Wildcats. In Friday’s 7-2 win, Bengtsson recorded the primary assist on the Lakers fourth goal of the game. The defenseman finished the night with a +4 rating and added two blocked shots in the win. On Saturday night, Bengtsson had a hand in three of the team’s four goals in the game as the sophomore tallied three assists in the 4-1 win. The Swedish defenseman tied his single game high in points (3) and assists (3). Bengtsson was tied for the team-lead in points this weekend and led all Laker defensemen in points in the series. Following the weekend, Bengtsson leads all CCHA defensemen in points (20) and ranks second among all NCAA defensemen in points this season.  
 

CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Christian Stoever, Fr., Bowling Green (Northville, Mich.)

Freshman Christian Stoever spent nearly four periods in net for the Bowling Green Falcons, allowing just one goal in 78:48 of game time. Stoever was the netminder in the third period on Friday, making 11 saves. The following night, he spent the entire game between the pipes and made a career-best 41 saves, including 18 in the third period. Stoever held the Falcons to a 2-1 victory on Saturday, finishing the weekend with 52 saves, a .981 save percentage, and .076 GAA.
 

CCHA Rookie of the Week: Austen Swankler, Fr., Bowling Green (North Huntingdon, Penn.)

Austen Swankler led the Bowling Green Falcons with four points on the weekend, registering back-to-back multi-point efforts. On Friday, Swankler tallied two assists, both on power play goals from Alex Barber. The following night, Swankler earned the assist on Nathan Burke's game-tying goal, then scored the game-winning goal for the second time this season. Swankler leads the Falcons with 18 points this year. He also had five multi-point performances.
 

History of CCHA Awards
 
Forward:
Dec. 13, 2021: Louis Boudon (LSSU) **
Dec. 6. 2021: Nathan Smith (MSU) **
Nov. 29, 2021: Tristan Ashbrook (MTU)
Nov. 22, 2021: Coale Norris (BGSU)
Nov. 15, 2021: Owen Sillinger (BSU)
Nov. 8, 2021: Mike Colella (NMU)
Nov. 1, 2021: Brendan Furry (MSU)
Oct. 25, 2021: Louis Boudon (LSSU)
Oct. 18, 2021: Tyler Kirkup (BSU)
Oct. 8, 2021: Alec Broetzman (MTU)
Oct. 5, 2021: Nathan Smith (MSU)


Defenseman:
Dec. 13, 2021: Jacob Bengtsson (LSSU)
Dec. 6. 2021: Trevor Cosgrove (NMU) **
Nov. 29, 2021: Elias Rosén (BSU)
Nov. 22, 2021: Jacob Livingstone (MSU)
Nov. 15, 2021: Ben Newhouse (NMU)
Nov. 8, 2021: Trevor Cosgrove (NMU)
Nov. 1, 2021: Akito Hirose (MSU)
Oct. 25, 2021: Trevor Zins (UST)
Oct. 18, 2021: Jacob Nordqvist (LSSU)
Oct. 11, 2021: Gabriel Chicoine (BGSU)
Oct. 5, 2021: Blake Evennou (FSU)


Goaltender:
Dec. 13, 2021: Christian Stoever (BGSU)
Dec. 6. 2021: Ethan Langenegger (LSSU) **
Nov. 29, 2021: Ethan Langenegger (LSSU)
Nov. 22, 2021: Dryden McKay (MSU) ***
Nov. 15, 2021: Rico DiMatteo (NMU)
Nov. 8, 2021: Logan Stein (FSU)
Nov. 1, 2021: Dryden McKay (MSU)
Oct. 25, 2021: Mattias Sholl (BSU)
Oct. 18, 2021: Charlie Glockner (NMU)
Oct. 11, 2021: Blake Pietila (MTU)
Oct. 5, 2021: Dryden McKay (MSU)


Rookie:
Dec. 13, 2021: Austen Swankler (BGSU) ***
Dec. 6. 2021: Josh Nixon (LSSU) 
Nov. 29, 2021: Tanner Edwards (MSU)
Nov. 22, 2021: Oscar Geschwind (NMU)
Nov. 15, 2021: Jere Vaisanen (BSU)
Nov. 8, 2021: Austen Swankler (BGSU) 
Nov. 1, 2021: Bradley Marek (FSU) **
Oct. 25, 2021: Timo Bakos (LSSU)
Oct. 18, 2021: Dawson Tritt (LSSU)
Oct. 11, 2021: Austen Swankler (BGSU) 
Oct. 5, 2021: Bradley Marek (FSU) 

* = Times earned award