Sardarian, Morrell for MTU; Ewart, Ouelette for NMU
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Northern Michigan University Defenseman Tynan Ewart and goaltender Ryan Ouellette have been recognized as CCHA Players of the Week, following their respective performances at this years Great Lakes Invitaional (GLI) holiday hockey tournament, announced today by the CCHA.
Ewart led conference blueliners in points (2), assists (2) and blocked shots (8) last week for the Wildcats, as they fell to No. 1 Michigan State, 2-0, and Michigan Tech, 4-3 in overtime. He had four blocks in Northern Michigan’s GLI opener against the Spartans, before recording two helpers and four more blocks as the ‘Cats came back to force overtime against Huskies in the Third Place game.
Ouellette posted a CCHA-best .953 save percentage last week, stopping 41-of-43 shots against No. 1 Michigan State on Sunday in the Great Lake Invitational semifinals. After allowing two goals in the first period, he closed out the game with 32 consecutive saves, keeping the Wildcats within striking distance.
Michigan Tech’s Stiven Sardarian and Logan Morrell have been named CCHA Players of the Week. It’s the second time both players have earned the honor this season.
Stiven Sardarian is the CCHA Forward of the Week. He paced all CCHA skaters with three points last week, dishing out three assists, including setting up the overtime-winner in Michigan Tech 4-3 overtime victory over Northern Michigan on Monday. Finishing at plus-2 for the week, he had three shots on goal and two blocks defensively. He ranks ninth in the country with 22 points to lead the CCHA.
Logan Morrell is the CCHA Rookie of the Week after he scored the overtime game winner in the GLI Third Place Game. He scored 20 seconds into the extra session to lift the Huskies to a 4-3 victory over Northern Michigan. Morrell is tied for the team lead with eight goals this season which ranks fifth amongst NCAA freshmen.
Michigan Tech is in Palm Springs, California for the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup. The Huskies will open against No. 10 UMass Lowell on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. Holy Cross and Omaha will meet in the second semifinal at Acrisure Arena.
