The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its Players of the Week for the games of January 19-21 and four student-athletes from four different programs have been recognized. Mack Byers (St. Thomas) was the Forward of the Week, while Akito Hirose (Minnesota State) earned Defenseman of the Week honors. Blake Pietila (Michigan Tech) collected his fourth Goaltender of the Week honor and Lleyton Roed (Bemidji State) was the Rookie of the Week.

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

Pietila went 1-0-1 with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage, which were both tops among two-start netminders in the CCHA. He made a total of 48 saves on 51 shots, with six coming while the Huskies were shorthanded, helping the team go 9-for-9 on the penalty kill. On Friday, he turned away all 21 shots he faced for his nation-leading sixth shutout, before making 27 saves in a 3-3 tie at Ferris State on Saturday.