The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for November 6-7 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Noah Morneau (Bowling Green) claimed his third Forward of the Week award, while Tyler Miller (Michigan Tech) was the Defenseman of the Week. Lassi Lehti (Minnesota State) was Goaltender of the Week for the second time in three weeks and Jiri Klima (Bemidji State) garnered Rookie of the Week honors.

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CCHA Forward of the Week: Noah Morneau, So., Bowling Green (Windsor, Ont.)
 
Morneau led conference forwards in goals (3) and plus-minus (+3) last week, leading Bowling Green to a home sweep of Bemidji State. He totaled four shots on goal and notched one power-play and one game-winning tally, while winning 53.8% of his face-offs. On Saturday, he recorded his second collegiate hat trick and first this season in a 5-3 victory over the Beavers. 



CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Tyler Miller, Jr., Michigan Tech (Medicine Hat, Alta.) 
 
Miller had one goal and two assists for three points last week and was a +1 with three shots and one block defensively, helping then-No. 14/15 Michigan Tech take 4-of-6 points from its weekend series against No. 8/9 Augustana. Averaging 19:14 minutes per game, he assisted on the tying goal on Friday in a 2-2 final that the Huskies won in a shootout. He then had a team-high two points (1 goal, 1 assist), including a power-play goal in a 2-2 tie and shootout triumph on Saturday. 



CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Lassi Lehti, Gr., Minnesota State (Espoo, Finland) 
 
Lehti went 1-1-0 with CCHA-bests in goals-against average (1.01), save percentage (.962) and shutouts (1), helping Minnesota State to a road split with Northern Michigan. Stopping 51-of-53 shots on the weekend, he made 28 saves in a 2-1 loss on Friday, before turning away all 23 shots he saw in a 3-0 victory on Saturday.


 
CCHA Rookie of the Week: Jirí Klíma, Fr., Bemidji State (Suchý Dul, Czechia) 
 
Klíma had a league-best three goals and one assist for four points last week, posting a -2 rating in a pair of defeats at Bowling Green. He recorded a nation-leading 14 shots on goal in the series, picking up one power-play tally and one block defensively, while averaging 18:45 minutes per contest. On Friday, he scored both Beavers goals in a 5-2 defeat. He then notched two goals and one assist in a 5-3 loss on Saturday.



Perry Laskaris 

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

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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)**
Nov. 2, 2026: Leo Bulgakov (AU)**
Nov. 9, 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)
Nov. 2, 2026: Maxon Vig (BSU)
Nov. 9, 2026: Tyler Miller (MTU)

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)
Nov. 2, 2026: Mathis Langevin (AU)**
Nov. 9, 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)
Nov. 2, 2026: Heath Nelson (AU)
Nov. 9, 2026: Jiri Klima (BSU)

* = Times earned award this year