The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Month for February and four student-athletes from three different programs have been recognized. Adam Flammang (Bemidji State) and Eric Pohlkamp (Bemidji State) were named Forward and Defenseman of the Month, respectively, while Blake Pietila collected his seventh career conference Goaltender of the Month award. Cole Moore (Bowling Green) garnered Rookie of the Month honors for the second time.
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CCHA Forward of the Month: Adam Flammang, So., Bemidji State (St. Michael, Minn.)
Flammang led all CCHA skaters in points (8), goals (5), plus-minus (+9) and game-winning goals (2) in the month of February, leading the Beavers to a 6-1-1 record. Sixth in shots (23), he converted 21.7% of his attempts into goals, while dishing out three assists. Opening the month on a six-game point streak, he had a four-point weekend (3 goals, 1 assist) at Northern Michigan on February 9 and 10, helping the Beavers to five points in the standings. Taking just one minor penalty over eight games, he also chipped in with four blocks at the defensive end of the ice.
CCHA Defenseman of the Month: Eric Pohlkamp, Fr., Bemidji State (Brainerd, Minn.)
Pohlkamp paced all conference blueliners with seven points in games during February, scoring three goals and assisting on four more, while posting a +3 plus-minus. One of his tallies was a game-winner, while another came on the power play. He was second among all skaters in both shots on goal (25) and blocked shots (16), helping Bemidji State to a 6-1-1 record, including a 5-0-1 mark in CCHA play. Notching at least one point in six contests, he had a goal and an assist on February 9 at Northern Michigan, leading the Beavers to a 4-2 victory. He closed out the month by scoring the game-winning goal at St. Thomas on February 24 in a 3-1 victory.
CCHA Goaltender of the Month: Blake Pietila, Sr., Michigan Tech (Howell, Mich.)
Pietila went 3-2-1 with a 1.99 goals against average and a .927 save percentage and one shutout during the month of February. Posting the best goals-against average among netminders with more than four appearances, he totaled 152 saves over his six starts, including three games with 30 or more stops. His month was highlighted by making 31 saves in a 7-0 shutout at Bowling Green on February 23.
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Cole Moore, Fr., Bowling Green (Toronto, Ont.)
Moore posted a 3-2-1 record with a 2.05 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage in six games during the month of February, stopping 193-of-204 shots over 322:20 minutes of action. He recorded 30 or more saves in each of the last four contests, including a high of 37 in a 4-2 victory over Lake Superior State on February 10. At St. Thomas on February 16, he stopped all 32 shots he faced in relief, helping the Falcons to a 3-3 tie and a shootout win.
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2023-24 CCHA Monthly Awards
Forward:
February, 2024: Adam Flammang (BSU)
January, 2024: Sam Morton (MSU)
December, 2023: Adam Eisele (MSU)
November, 2023: Jared Westcott (LSSU)**
October, 2023: Jared Westcott (LSSU)
Defenseman:
February, 2024: Eric Pohlkamp (BSU)
January, 2024: Evan Murr (MSU)
December, 2023: Travis Shoudy (FSU)
November, 2023: Kyle Looft (BSU)**
October, 2023: Kyle Looft (BSU)
Goaltender:
February, 2024: Blake Pietila (MTU)**
January, 2024: Alex Tracy (MSU)
December, 2023: Blake Pietila (MTU)
November, 2023: Aaron Trotter (UST)
October, 2023: Jake Sibell (UST)
Rookie:
February, 2024: Cole Moore (BGSU)**
January, 2024: Luigi Benincasa (FSU)
December, 2023: Cole Moore (BGSU)
November, 2023: Isaac Gordon (MTU)
October, 2023: Tanner Latsch (NMU)