The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of January 6-7 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Austen Swankler (Bowling Green) was named the Forward of the Week, while Jake Livingstone (Minnesota State) was the Defenseman of the Week. Blake Pietila (Michigan Tech) collected Goaltender of the Week honors and Lleyton Roed (Bemidji State) garnered Rookie of the Week.

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

Pietila was named Desert Hockey Classic Most Valuable Player after going 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage last week in Tempe, Ariz. He made 24 saves in a 4-2 victory over host Arizona State for then-No. 16 Michigan Tech, before turning away 31-of-33 shots in a 3-2 win over then-No. 6 Boston University in the championship game on Saturday. For the weekend, he made a total of 55 saves in 120 minutes of action.