The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games on February 2-3 and four student-athletes from three different programs have been recognized. Quinn Emerson (Bowling Green) was named the Forward of the Week, while teammate Michael Bevilacqua (Bowling Green) was the Defenseman of the Week. Aaron Trotter (St. Thomas) collected Goaltender of the Week honors, while Kevin Marx Noren (Northern Michigan) was the league’s Rookie of the Week.

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CCHA Forward of the Week: Quinn Emerson, So., Bowling Green (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) 

Emerson paced all CCHA skaters in points (4), assists (3) and plus-minus (+4), leading Bowling Green to a road sweep of Ferris State last weekend. He opened the weekend by scoring a goal and assisting on the game-winner in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory. He then dished out a pair of helpers in a 3-1 win on Saturday night. For the weekend, he notched four shots on goal and one block at the defensive end of the ice. 

CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Michael Bevilacqua, Fr., Bowling Green (Hamburg, N.Y.) 
 
Bevilacqua broke out with a three-point weekend, scoring two goals – including the first of his collegiate career – with one assist, to help Bowling Green to a road sweep of Ferris State. On Friday, he scored the game-winning goal as part of a three-goal third period for the Falcons in a 4-3 victory, while also recording an assist. He then netted the opening goal in a 3-1 win on Saturday. He totaled four shots on goal in the two contests and helped BGSU surrender a league-best 2.00 goals per game. 

CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Aaron Trotter, So., St. Thomas (Victoria, B.C.) 
 
Trotter went 1-1-0 with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage, helping the Tommies to a four-point weekend in first-place battle with Minnesota State. Also recording his first two assists of the year, he made a league-best 68 saves across the two contests, including 33 in a 4-2 road victory on Saturday night. His 35 stops on Friday night were his second-highest total of the year. 
 
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Kevin Marx Noren, Fr., Northern Michigan (Knivsta, Sweden) 
 
Marx Noren paced all CCHA skaters with four assists last week, helping Northern Michigan take 5-of-6 points from rival Michigan Tech. He recorded a pair of helpers along with a game-high seven shots on goal in a 4-1 home win over the Huskies on Friday. On Saturday, he dished out two more assists in a 3-3 tie, before the Wildcats won the shootout. On the weekend, he totaled eight shots with one block defensively. 


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

2023-24 CCHA Weekly Awards
 
Forward:
Feb. 5, 2024: Quinn Emerson (BGSU)
Jan. 29, 2024: Stepan Pokorny (FSU)
Jan. 22, 2024: Lucas Sowder (MSU)
Jan. 15, 2024: Josh Groll (MSU)
Jan. 8, 2024: Lleyton Roed (BSU)
Jan. 2, 2024: Jack Works (MTU)
Dec. 18, 2023: Tim Bakos (LSSU)
Dec. 11, 2023: Carter Jones (BSU)
Dec. 4, 2023: Ryan O'Neill (UST)
Nov. 27, 2023: Ryland Mosley (MTU)
Nov. 20, 2023: Jared Westcott (LSSU)**
Nov. 13, 2023: Artem Shlaine (NMU)
Nov. 6, 2023: Lucas Wahlin (UST)
Oct. 30, 2023: Jared Westcott (LSSU)
Oct. 23, 2023: Liam Malmquist (UST)
Oct. 16, 2023: Tanner Latsch (NMU)
Oct. 9, 2023: Luke Manning (UST)

Defenseman:
Feb. 5, 2024: Michael Bevilacqua (BGSU)
Jan. 26, 2024: Evan Murr (MSU)**
Jan. 22, 2024: Travis Shoudy (FSU)**
Jan. 15, 2024: Evan Bushy (LSSU)
Jan. 8, 2024: Evan Murr (MSU)
Jan. 2, 2024: Chase Pietila (MTU)**
Dec. 18, 2023: Vince Corcoran (BSU)
Dec. 11, 2023: Travis Shoudy (FSU)**
Dec. 4, 2023: Mason Wheeler (MSU)
Nov. 27, 2023: Matthew Campbell (MTU)
Nov. 20, 2023: Kyle Looft (BSU)***
Nov. 13, 2023: Kyle Looft (BSU)**
Nov. 6, 2023: Chase Pietila (MTU)
Oct. 30, 2023: Josh Zinger (NMU)**
Oct. 23, 2023: Kyle Looft (BSU)
Oct. 16, 2023: Josh Zinger (NMU)
Oct. 9, 2023: Travis Shoudy (FSU)

Goaltender:
Feb. 5, 2024: Aaron Trotter (UST)**
Jan. 29, 2024: Easton Hesse (LSSU)
Jan. 22, 2024: Mattias Sholl (BSU)
Jan. 15, 2024: Jake Sibell (UST)**
Jan. 8, 2024: Keenan Rancier (MSU)
Jan. 2, 2024: Blake Pietila (MTU)**
Dec. 18, 2023: Mattias Sholl (BSU)
Dec. 11, 2023: Cole Moore (BGSU)
Dec. 4, 2023: Blake Pietila (MTU)
Nov. 27: 2023: Beni Halasz (NMU)**
Nov. 20, 2023: Charlie Glockner (NMU)
Nov. 13, 2023: Aaron Trotter (UST)
Nov. 6, 2023: Ethan Langenegger (LSSU)
Oct. 30, 2023: Beni Halasz (NMU)
Oct. 23, 2023: Jake Sibell (UST)
Oct. 16, 2023: Alex Tracy (MSU)
Oct. 9, 2023: Christian Stoever (BGSU)

Rookie:
Feb. 5, 2024: Kevin Marx Noren (NMU)
Jan. 29, 2024: Isaac Gordon (MTU)***
Jan. 22, 2024: Isaac Gordon (MTU)**
Jan. 15, 2024: Evan Bushy (LSSU)
Jan. 8, 2024: Luigi Benincasa (FSU)***
Jan. 2, 2024: Chase Pietila (MTU)
Dec. 18, 2023: Cam Kungle (LSSU)
Dec. 11, 2023: John Herrington (LSSU)**
Dec. 4, 2023: Luigi Benincasa (FSU)**
Nov. 27: 2023: Brody Waters (BGSU)
Nov. 20, 2023: Luigi Benincasa (FSU)
Nov. 13, 2023: Evan Murr (MSU)
Nov. 6, 2023: Isaac Gordon (MTU)
Oct. 30, 2023: Eric Pohlkamp (BSU)
Oct. 23, 2023: Tanner Latsch (NMU)**
Oct. 16, 2023: Tanner Latsch (NMU)
Oct. 9, 2023: John Herrington (LSSU)

* = Times earned award this year