The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of January 27-28 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. David Silye (Minnesota State) was named the Forward of the Week, while Jacob Bengtsson (Lake Superior State) earned Defenseman of the Week honors. Blake Pietila (Michigan Tech) and Lleyton Roed (Bemidji State) repeated as Goaltender of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively. 

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CCHA Forward of the Week: David Silye, Jr., Minnesota State (Arnprior, Ont.)  
 
Silye led the Mavericks to a road sweep of Ferris State last weekend, recording four points on three goals and one assist. He scored two goals in a 4-1 victory on Friday night in Big Rapids, Mich., before collecting a goal and an assist in a 5-1 triumph on Saturday. He was +1 for the weekend, with four shots, while winning 69.0% (20-of-29) of face-offs. 
 
CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Jacob Bengtsson, Jr., Lake Superior State (Stockholm, Sweden) 
 
Bengtsson helped the Lakers to a weekend split with Bemidji State last week, dishing out a league-high three assists, while leading all conference blueliners with five blocks at the defensive end of the ice. On Friday, he was even with one assist in a narrow 3-2 loss to the Beavers, before he notched two helpers, including one on the game-winning goal, in a Lake Superior State 3-2 victory. 

CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Blake Pietila, Sr., Michigan Tech (Howell, Mich.) 
 
Pietila continued his hot streak, going 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .979 save percentage, leading Michigan Tech to a home-and-home sweep of Upper Peninsula-rival Northern Michigan. He stopped 46-of-47 shots, including all 20 in a 3-0 shutout on Friday night – his nation-leading seventh of the season. On Saturday in Marquette, he turned away 26 in a 4-1 victory that saw the Huskies keep pace in the conference standings. 

 
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Lleyton Roed, Fr., Bemidji State (White Bear Lake, Minn.) 
 
Roed led all league rookies with two points on a goal and an assist last week, while pacing Bemidji State at +2. Helping the Beavers to a series split at Lake Superior State, he assisted on the game-winning goal in Friday's 3-2 victory, before scoring the team’s second goal in a 3-2 loss on Saturday. His 10 total shots on goal were the second-most among all CCHA skaters. 


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. 30, 2023, David Silye (MSU)***
Jan. 23, 2023: Mack Byers (UST)
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. 30, 2023: Jacob Bengtsson (LSSU)
Jan. 23, 2023: Akito Hirose (MSU)
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. 30, 2023: Blake Pietila (MTU)*****
Jan. 23, 2023: Blake Pietila (MTU)****
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. 30, 2023: Lleyton Roed (BSU)****
Jan. 23, 2023: Lleyton Roed (BSU)***
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