The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of January 13-4 and four student-athletes from three different programs have been recognized. Brendan Furry (Minnesota State) was the Forward of the Week, while Jared Kucharek (Lake Superior State) earned Defenseman of the Week honors. Keenan Rancier (Minnesota State) was tabbed Goaltender of the Week and Aaron Trotter (St. Thomas) was Rookie of the Week. 

 
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CCHA Forward of the Week: Brendan Furry, Sr., Minnesota State (Toledo, Ohio) 
 
Furry led all CCHA skaters with four points last week on two goals and two assists. Posting a +2 while leading then-No. 17 Minnesota State to a road sweep of Arizona State, he opened the weekend by recording the game-winning goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over the Sun Devils. On Saturday, he scored and assisted on two more goals, while totaling nine shots on the weekend. He also won 60% (18-of-30) face-offs. 
 
CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Jared Kucharek, Sr., Lake Superior State (Royal Oak, Mich.) 
 
Kucharek helped the Lakers to a weekend split with Ferris State. He scored a goal for a point and was a +1 with three shots and three blocked shots at the defensive end of the ice. On Saturday, he scored and was +2 in Lake Superior State’s 4-1 victory.  

 
CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Keenan Rancier, So., Minnesota State (Victoria, B.C.) 
 
Rancier went 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .982 save percentage, including his first collegiate shutout, in a road sweep of Arizona State last week. On Friday, he made 30 saves in a 3-1 victory, before stopping all 26 shots he faced in a 5-0 win on Saturday. For the week, he stopped 56-of-57 shots, including all eight while the Mavericks were shorthanded, helping the penalty go 4-for-4. 

 
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Aaron Trotter, Fr., St. Thomas (Victoria, B.C.) 
 
Trotter went 1-1-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage last weekend, helping the Tommies to a split at then-No. 13 Michigan Tech. On Friday, he made 36 saves in a 2-0 defeat, before turning away 27-of-29 in a 3-2 victory on Saturday – the first over a ranked opponent in the program’s Division I era. For the week, he totaled a league-high 63 saves over 119:28 minutes of action.


For more information, contact: 

Perry Laskaris 
Director of Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement 
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) 
Laskaris@ccha.com 
(651) 308-1065 
 

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2022-23 CCHA Weekly Awards
 
Forward:
Jan. 16, 2023: Brendan Furry (MSU)
Jan. 9, 2023: Austen Swankler (BGSU)**
Jan. 3, 2023: Mitch Deelstra (FSU)
Dec. 19, 2022: Jakub Lewandowski (BSU)
Dec. 12, 2022: Kristof Papp (NMU)
Dec. 5, 2022: Taylor Schneider (BGSU)
Nov. 28, 2022: David Silye (MSU)**
Nov. 21, 2022: Nathan Burke (BGSU)
Nov. 14, 2022: Ryan O'Hara (BGSU)
Nov. 7, 2022: David Silye (MSU)
Oct. 31, 2022: Louis Boudon (LSSU)
Oct. 24, 2022: AJ Vanderbeck (NMU)
Oct. 17, 2022: Sam Morton (MSU)
Oct. 10, 2022: Mitchell Martan (BSU)
Oct. 3, 2022: Austen Swankler (BGSU)

Defenseman:
Jan. 16, 2023: Jared Kucharek (LSSU)
Jan. 9, 2023: Jake Livingstone (MSU)***
Jan. 3, 2023: Brett Thorne (MTU)**
Dec. 19, 2022: Brenden MacLaren (FSU)
Dec. 12, 2022: Matt Slick (FSU)
Dec. 5, 2022: Elias Rosen (BSU)**
Nov. 28, 2022: Elias Rosen (BSU)
Nov. 21, 2022: Brett Thorne (MTU)
Nov. 14, 2022: Will Zmolek (BSU)
Nov. 7, 2022: Andy Carroll (MSU)
Oct. 31, 2022: Jake Livingstone (MSU)**
Oct. 24, 2022: Ethan Gauer (UST)
Oct. 17, 2022: Akito Hirose (MSU)
Oct. 10, 2022: Jake Livingstone (MSU)
Oct. 3, 2022: Aiden Gallacher (NMU)

Goaltender:
Jan. 16, 2023: Keenan Rancier (MSU)
Jan. 9, 2023; Blake Pietila (MTU)***
Jan. 3, 2023: Christian Stoever (BGSU)**
Dec. 19, 2022: Mattias Sholl (BSU)***
Dec. 12, 2022: Alex Tracy (MSU)
Dec. 3, 2022: Noah Giesbecht (FSU)**
Nov. 28, 2022: Aaron Trotter (UST)
Nov. 21, 2022: Noah Giesbrecht (FSU)
Nov. 14, 2022: Mattias Sholl (BSU)**
Nov. 7, 2022: Christian Stoever (BGSU)
Oct. 31, 2022: Blake Pietila (MTU)**
Oct. 24, 2022: Mattias Sholl (BSU)
Oct. 17, 2022: Blake Pietila (MTU)
Oct. 10, 2022: Zack Rose (BGSU)
Oct. 3, 2022: Logan Stein (FSU)

Rookie:
Jan. 16, 2023: Aaron Trotter (UST)
Jan. 9, 2023: Lleyton Roed (BSU)**
Jan. 3, 2023: Connor McGrath (FSU)**
Dec. 19, 2022: Jake Braccini (UST)
Dec. 12, 2022: Christian Fitzgerald (MSU)
Dec. 5, 2022: Andrew Noel (FSU)
Nov. 28, 2022: Josh Eernisse (UST)
Nov. 21, 2022: Kyle Kukkonen (MTU)
Nov. 14, 2022: Joey Larson (NMU)**
Nov. 7, 2022: Luc Wilson (MSU)
Oct. 31, 2022: Beni Halasz (NMU)
Oct. 24: 2022: Lleyton Roed (BSU)
Oct. 17, 2022: Alex Tracy (MSU)
Oct. 10, 2022: Connor McGrath (FSU)
Oct. 3, 2022: Joey Larson (NMU)

* = Times earned award this year