The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for January 16-17 and four student-athletes from two different programs have been recognized. Lucas Wahlin (St. Thomas) was the Forward of the Week for the second time this season, while Luca Fasciano (Michigan Tech) garnered Defenseman of the Week honors. Owen Bartoszkiewicz (Michigan Tech) collected his league-leading fifth Goaltender of the Week and Lucas Van Vliet (St. Thomas) claimed his third Rookie of the Week.
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CCHA Forward of the Week: Lucas Wahlin, Sr., St. Thomas (Woodbury, Minn.)
Wahlin led CCHA skaters with two goals, including the 50th of his collegiate career, while dishing out one assist for three points in No. 18/19 St. Thomas' home sweep of Bemidji State last week. A +2 for the weekend, he scored one shorthanded goal, with four shots and one block defensively across 22:06 minutes - the most among conference forwards. On Friday, he scored a shorthanded goal in a Tommies' 5-1 win, before recording a goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.
CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Luca Fasciano, So., Michigan Tech (Toronto, Ont.)
Fasciano scored a goal and handed out two assists for three points in Michigan Tech's home sweep of then-No. 17 Minnesota State last weeking. Posting a league-best +4, he had four shots on goal and five blocks defensively, while averaging 20:36 minutes per game. On Friday, he had one helper in a 3-1 Huskies victory, before notching his first collegiate multi-point game (1 goal, 1 assist) in a 4-1 Tech triumph on Saturday.
CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Owen Bartoszkiewicz, Jr., Michigan Tech (Northville, Mich.)
Bartoszkiewicz went 2-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .972 save percentage last week, which led all conference netminders. Helping the Huskies to a sweep of then-No. 17 Minnesota State, he his GAA and SV% ranked second nationally amost two-start goalies. On Friday, he made 24 saves in a 3-1 Michigan Tech win. He then turned away 46-of-47 shots in a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Lucas Van Vliet, Fr., St. Thomas (Livonia, Mich.)
Van Vliet paced CCHA freshmen with three points last week, scoring two goals with one assist in a home sweep of Bemidji State. He was a +1 for the weekend, with two power-play tallies and one game-winner, while totaling five shots on goal across 17:35 of ice time. On Friday, he recorded a goal and an assist in a 5-1 victory, before netting the eventual game-winning goal in a 3-2 decision on Saturday.
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2025-26 CCHA Weekly Awards
Forward:
Oct. 6, 2025: Adam Flammang (BSU)
Oct. 13, 2025: Gavin Best (FSU)
Oct. 20, 2025: Alex Gaffney (UST)
Oct. 27, 2025: Stiven Sardarian (MTU)
Nov. 3, 2025: William Ahlrik (LSSU)
Nov. 10, 2025: Stiven Sardarian (MTU)**
Nov. 17, 2025: Noah Morneau (BGSU)
Nov. 24, 2025: Connor McClennon (BSU)
Dec. 1, 2025: Tristan Lemyre (MSU)
Dec. 8, 2025: Caiden Gault (NMU)
Dec. 15, 2025: Lucas Wahlin (UST)
Dec. 30, 2025: Stiven Sardarian (MTU)***
Jan. 5, 2026: Tyler Hotson (BGSU)
Jan. 12, 2026: Max Koskipirtti (MTU)
Jan. 20, 2026: Lucas Wahlin (UST)**
Defenseman:
Oct. 6, 2025: Chase Cheslock (UST)
Oct. 13, 2025: Adam Barone (LSSU)
Oct. 20, 2025: Hayden Hennen (AU)
Oct. 27, 2025: Evan Murr (MSU)
Nov. 3, 2025: Hudson Thornton (BSU)
Nov. 10, 2025: Mitch Wolfe (BSU)
Nov. 17, 2025: Evan Murr (MSU)**
Nov. 24, 2025: Christopher Lie (FSU)
Dec. 1, 2025: Nick WIlliams (UST)
Dec. 8, 2025: Breck McKinley (BGSU)
Dec. 15, 2025: Ralfs Bergmanis (MSU)
Dec. 30, 2025: Easton Young (AU)
Jan. 5, 2026: Jack Anderson (MTU)
Jan. 12, 2026: Jack Mesic (FSU)
Jan. 20, 2026: Luca Fasciano (MTU)
Goaltender:
Oct. 6, 2025: William Gramme (NMU)
Oct. 13, 2025: Hobie Hedquist (FSU)
Oct. 20, 2025: Alex Tracy (MSU)
Oct. 27, 2025: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)
Nov. 3, 2025: Josh Kotai (AU)
Nov. 10, 2025: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)**
Nov. 17, 2025: Alex Tracy (MSU)**
Nov. 24, 2025: Alex Tracy (MSU)***
Dec. 1, 2025: Alex Tracy (MSU)****
Dec. 8, 2025: Carsen Musser (UST)
Dec. 15, 2025: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)***
Dec. 30, 2025: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)****
Jan. 5, 2026: Rorke Applebee (LSSU)
Jan. 12, 2026: Josh Kotai (AU)**
Jan. 20, 2026: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)*****
Rookie:
Oct. 6, 2025: Calem Mangone (LSSU)
Oct. 13, 2025: Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (NMU)
Oct. 20, 2025: Leo Bulgakov (AU)
Oct. 27, 2025: Max Hildebrand (BSU)
Nov. 3, 2025: Teydon Trembecky (MTU)
Nov. 10, 2025: Noah Morneau (BGSU)
Nov. 17, 2025: Dominik Rymon (BGSU)
Nov. 24, 2025: Lucas Van Vliet (UST)
Dec. 1, 2025: Lucas Van Vliet (UST)**
Dec. 8, 2025: Nathan Pilling (UST)
Dec. 15, 2025: Jacob Jastrzebski (AU)
Dec. 30, 2025: Leo Bulgakov (AU)**
Jan. 5, 2026: Hayes Hundley (UST)
Jan. 12, 2026: Ty Higgins (BGSU)
Jan. 20, 2026: Lucas Van Vliet (UST)***
* = Times earned award this year