The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of October 2829 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Louis Boudon (Lake Superior State) was named Forward of the Week, while Jake Livingstone (Minnesota State) earned Defenseman of the Week honors. Blake Pietila (Michigan Tech) was named Goaltender of the Week and Beni Halasz (Northern Michigan) was tabbed Rookie of the Week. CCHA Forward of the Week: Louis Boudon, Sr., Lake Superior State (Grenoble, France) Boudon paced all CCHA skaters with three goals and an assist last week for four points, helping the Lakers to a split with Clarkson. The Lake Superior State captain recorded one goal on the power play, one shorthanded and one at even-strength, with league-highs in face-off wins (28) and shots on goal (11), while posting a +3 for the weekend.

CCHA Goaltender of the Week: Blake Pietila, Sr., Michigan Tech (Howell, Mich.)

Pietila stopped all 36 shots he faced on the weekend in picking up a pair of shutout wins over St. Lawrence by scores of 6-0 and 3-0. Recording 18 saves in each game, he made eight stops while the Huskies were shorthanded, helping the penalty kill go a perfect 8-for-8. This is the second Goaltender of the Week award for Pietila, who now leads the nation in shutouts (3). CCHA Rookie of the Week: Beni Halasz, Fr., Northern Michigan (Budapest, Hungary) Halasz went 1-1-0 with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in two starts last week, helping the Wildcats to a split with Alaska. He made 20 stops in a 2-1 loss on Friday, before turning away 26 in a 3-2 victory on Saturday. For the weekend, he saved 10-of-11 shots while shorthanded.