The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for October 23-24 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Noah Morneau (Bowling Green) was named the Forward of the Week for the second time this season, while Owen baumgartner (Augustana) was the Defenseman of the Week. Lassi Lehti (Minnesota State) picked up Goaltender of the Week honors and Akseli Pukkanen (Ferris State) was the Rookie of the Week.
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CCHA Forward of the Week: Noah Morneau, So., Bowling Green (Windsor, Ont.)
Morneau paced all CCHA skaters in points (4), goals (2), power-play goals (2) and face-off wins (20) last week, helping Bowling Green to road sweep of Lake Superior State. He won 55.6% of his draws while averaging 16:19 minutes per game. On Friday, he recorded two goals and one assist for three points in a 6-2 Falcons victory. He then dished out one helper in a 4-2 win on Saturday.
CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Owen Baumgartner, Sr., Augustana (Owatonna, Minn.)
Baumgartner led conference blueliners in points (2) and plus-minus (+2) last week, helping then-No. 13/15 Augustana to a road sweep of Ohio State. He tallied one goal and one assist on the weekend, with three shots on goal and three blocks at the defensive end, across an average of 21:18 ice time per game. On Friday, he scored the Vikings' opening goal in a 3-2 overtime win. He then picked up an assist in a 4-3 Augustana victory on Saturday.
CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Lassi Lehti, Gr., Minnesota State (Espoo, Finland)
Lehti had the best weekend of any netminder nationally, going 2-0-0, while leading all two-start netminders in goals-against average (0.50), save percentage (.988) and total saves (81). For the weekend, he stopped 81-of-82 shots, including 19-of-20 while the Mavericks were shorthanded, leading the penalty kill go 11-for-12. On Friday, he turned away a career-high 51 shots in a 3-1 Minnesota State victory. He then registered a 30-save shutout on Saturday in which the Mavericks won, 2-0.
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Akseli Pulkkanen, Fr., Ferris State (Tampere, Finland)
Pulkkanen led Ferris State to its first win of the season on Saturday, helping the Bulldogs to a series split with then-No. 11/13 Michigan Tech. On the weekend, he had one goal, one shot on goal, one block and averaged 10:51 minutes per contest. On Saturday, he scored the eventual game-winning goal, on the power play, in a 2-1 Ferris State victory.
Perry Laskaris
Director of Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)
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2026-27 CCHA Weekly Awards
Forward:
Oct. 5, 2026: Matthew Van Blaricom (MTU)
Oct. 12, 2026: Noah Morneau (BGSU)
Oct. 19, 2026: Leo Bulgakov (AU)
Oct. 26, 2026: Noah Morneau (BGSU)**
Defenseman:
Oct. 5, 2026: Hudson Thornton (BSU)
Oct. 12, 2026: Landon Fandel (AU)
Oct. 19, 2026: Luke Shipley (MTU)
Oct. 26, 2026: Owen Baumgartner (AU)
Goaltender:
Oct. 5, 2026: Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (NMU)
Oct. 12, 2026: Mathis Langevin (AU)
Oct. 19, 2026: Owen Bartoszkiewicz (MTU)
Oct. 26, 2026: Lassi Lehti (MSU)
Rookie:
Oct. 5, 2026: Coster Dunn (NMU)
Oct. 12, 2026: Cooper Foster (LSSU)
Oct. 19, 2026: Owen Pitters (NMU)
Oct. 26, 2026: Akseli Pulkkanen (FSU)
* = Times earned award this year