The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for February 20-21 and three student-athletes from two different programs have been recognized. Calem Mangone (Lake Superior State) was named Forward and Rookie of the Week, while Easton Young (Augustana) and Josh Kotai (Augustana) garnered Defenseman and Goaltender of the Week awards, respectively.
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CCHA Forward & Rookie of the Week: Calem Mangone, Fr., Lake Superior State (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
Mangone was second nationally and first among conference rookies in points with five, scoring two goals and dishing out three assists for Lake Superior State in a sweep at Northern Michigan. Netting one power-play goal, he had four shots and averaged 19:39 minutes per game. On Friday, he had two goals and one assist in a 7-5 Lakers victory, before handing out two assists in a 5-2 win on Saturday.
CCHA Defenseman of the Week: Easton Young, So., Augustana (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
Young paced CCHA blueliners with three points last week, scoring a goal and assisting on two more in a five-point weekend for No. 18 Augustana at No. 15 St. Thomas. He scored a goal in a 3-3 tie on Friday, before the Vikings went on to take the shootout point. He followed that up by assisting on a pair of tallies in a 4-0 shutout victory on Saturday. For the weekend, he totaled a +1 rating, with six shots on goal across 17:25 minutes per contest.
CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Josh Kotai, Jr., Augustana (Abbotsford, B.C.)
Kotai went 1-0-1 with a 1.45 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage last weekend, helping No. 18 Augustana take a critical five points from their road trip to No. 15 St. Thomas. Registering his nation-leading fifth shutout of the season, he stopped 67-of-70 shots overall, including all 28 he saw in a 4-0 win on Saturday night. On Friday, he made 35 saves in a come-from-behind 3-3 tie, before the Vikings claimed the shootout point.
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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)**
Jan. 26, 2026: Stiven Sardarian (MTU)****
Feb. 2, 2026: Quinn Emerson (BGSU)
Feb. 9, 2026: Oliver Peer (BSU)
Feb. 17, 2026: Tyler Schleppe (FSU)
Feb. 23, 2026: Calem Mangone (LSSU)
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)
Jan. 26, 206: Jackson Niedermayer (BGSU)
Feb. 2, 2026: Jack Anderson (MTU)**
Feb. 9, 2026: Jack Anderson (MTU)***
Feb. 17, 2026: Jack Anderson (MTU)****
Feb. 23, 2026: Easton Young (AU)**
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)*****
Jan. 26, 206: Aaron Trotter (UST)
Feb. 2, 2026: Josh Kotai (AU)***
Feb. 9, 2026: Jacob Steinman (BGSU)
Feb. 17, 2026: Alex Tracy (MSU) *****
Feb. 23, 2026: Josh Kotai (AU)****
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)***
Jan. 26, 2026: Nathan Pilling (UST)**
Feb. 2, 2026: Reid Morich (MSU)
Feb. 9, 2026: Nathan Pilling (UST)***
Feb. 17, 2026: Max Hildebrand (BSU)**
Feb. 23, 2026: Calem Mangone (LSSU)**
* = Times earned award this year