Men's Ice Hockey

CCHA Players of the Week: Jan. 28-29

The CCHA is proud to recognize four student-athletes and its Players of the Week for the games of Jan. 28-29. Ferris State's Luke Farthing (Defenseman) and Lake Superior State's Miroslav Mucha (Forward), Seth Eisele (Goaltender) & Josh Nixon (Rookie) took home this week’s honors.

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CCHA Forward of the Week: Miroslav Mucha, Sr., Lake Superior State (Bytca, Slovakia)

Lake Superior State senior forward Miroslav Mucha led the Lakers to a weekend split against the No. 20 Northern Michigan with three goals and an assist in the pair of games. Mucha, who led his teammates with four points in the series, recorded his first career multi-goal game in Friday’s 6-1 win in Marquette. The senior winger gave the Lakers a 2-0 lead on Friday with a power play goal that stood as the game winner. Mucha scored his second goal of the game and his seventh of the season with seconds left in the first period to give the Lakers a 3-0 lead. Mucha capped off his three-night point, tying his single-game career high with the primary assist on the game’s final goal. The Bytca, Slovakia native notched his third goal of the series as he scored the lone Laker goal of the game in Saturday night’s 2-1 overtime loss. After the four-point effort against the Wildcats, Mucha has totaled 23 points (8G, 15A) in 28 games this season.
 

CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Luke Farthing, So., Ferris State (Stoutsville, OH)
 
Ferris State sophomore defenseman Luke Farthing netted his first goal of the season Friday to cap the Bulldogs three-goal second period. The sophomore blue liner was a plus-2, blocked four shots and added an assist on Ferris State's lone regulation goal Saturday.
 

CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Seth Eisele, Jr., Lake Superior State (Lake Elmo, MN)

Lake Superior State junior goaltender Seth Eisele backstopped the Lakers to a CCHA road split against the No. 20 Northern Michigan last weekend. In Friday’s 6-1 win in Marquette, Eisele stopped 40 of the 41 shots he faced from the Wildcats to earn his sixth win of the season. The Laker netminder was named the First Star of the Game as he was stellar in net, including a 22-save effort in the second period against NMU. Eisele followed with another solid performance in goal for the Lakers in Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss. The Lake Elmo, Minn. native made 33 saves for the Lakers. Eisele closed out the weekend with 73 saves on 76 shots faced in 122:30 minutes played, totaling a.961 save percentage and a 1.68 goals against average in the series.
 

CCHA Rookie of the Week: Josh Nixon, Fr., Lake Superior State (Mississauga, ON)
 
Lake Superior State freshman forward Josh Nixon notched two goals in the team’s weekend split against the No. 20 Northern Michigan Wildcats. In Friday’s 6-1 win over the Wildcats, Nixon scored the game’s opening goal at the 1:13 of the first period to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead. Later in the game, Nixon netted his seventh of the season to put the Lakers ahead by a score of 5-1. The rookie winger finished the game with a team-high four shots on goal in the game while also posting a +3 rating. Following the weekend series, the Mississauga, Ont. ranks second among all CCHA rookies in points this season with 17 (7G, 10A).
 

History of CCHA Awards
 
Forward:
Jan. 31, 2022: Miroslav Mucha (LSSU)
Jan. 24, 2022: David Silye (MSU)
Jan. 17, 2022: Ethan Stewart (FSU)
Jan. 10, 2021: Nathan Smith (MSU) ***
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:
Jan. 31, 2022: Luke Farthing (FSU)
Jan. 24, 2022: Jack McNeely (MSU)
Jan. 17, 2022: Elias Rosén (BSU) **
Jan. 10, 2021: Trevor Cosgrove (NMU) ***
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:
Jan. 31, 2022: Seth Eisele (LSSU)
Jan. 24, 2022: Noah Giesbrecht (FSU)
Jan. 17, 2022: Blake Pietila (MTU) **
Jan. 10, 2021: Dryden McKay (MSU) ****
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:
Jan. 31, 2022: Josh Nixon (LSSU) **
Jan. 24, 2022: Kaleb Ergang (FSU)
Jan. 17, 2022: Tim Piechowski (UST)
Jan. 10, 2021: Mattias Sholl
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