Huskies have three players on the Coaches’ Preseason All-CCHA Team
MARQUETTE, Mich. — The 2026/2027 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced its coaches preseason poll for the upcoming season.
Michigan Tech earned 65 points and four first-place votes by the coaches. Bowling Green was second with 62 points and a pair of first-place nods. Minnesota State also had a pair of votes to finish first and accumulated 59 points. Augustana (57), Bemidji State (46), Lake Superior State (41), Ferris State (33), and Northern Michigan (29) rounded out the coaches’ poll.
In the media poll, Michigan Tech accumulated 116 points and four first-place votes. Minnesota State had six first-place votes and 113 points. Augustana (107) and Bowling Green (101) were also in the top four and received nods for first place. Bemidji State (76), Lake Superior State (64), Ferris State (56), and Northern Michigan (43) rounded out the poll.
Max Koskipirtti was named to the All-CCHA Second Team during his junior season after he skated in all 39 games and tallied a career-best 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists. He attended the 2026 Dallas Stars NHL Development Camp for the second year in a row in the offseason. Koskipirtti had 26 points in CCHA action last season, ranking sixth in the conference. He also ranked 11th in the nation in faceoff wins and 16th nationally with four game-winning goals.
Isaac Gordon skated in 38-of-39 games and tallied 29 points with eight goals and 21 assists. He went on a nine-game point streak from Jan. 3-31 with three goals and seven assists over the span and had a point in 13 of the final 16 games. Gordon was named the 2023 CCHA Rookie of the Year and to the 2023 CCHA All-Rookie Team.
Owen Bartoszkiewicz started 38-of-39 games in his first season with Tech last year, going 23-12-3 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. He ranked fourth in the nation in games played, fourth in wins, and fifth in saves (978). Bartoszkiewicz was named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week five times and earned shutouts at St. Lawrence (Nov. 1) and against Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 3).
The CCHA officially drops the puck on year five of the reconfigured league on Friday, October 3. Eight of the CCHA’s nine teams will be in action on opening weekend, with Minnesota State getting its season underway on October 10.
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2026-27 CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Michigan Tech – 65 (4 first-place votes)
Bowling Green – 62 (2)
Minnesota State – 59 (2)
Augustana – 57
Bemidji State – 46
Lake Superior State – 41
Ferris State – 33
Northern Michigan – 29
2026-27 Preseason Coaches’ All-CCHA Team
Oliver Peer, F, Bemidji State
Max Koskipirtti, F, Michigan Tech
Isaac Gordon, F, Michigan Tech
Ben Doran, F, Bowling Green
Breck McKinley, D, Bowling Green
Hayden Hennen, D, Augustana
Owen Bartoszkiewicz, G, Michigan Tech
2026-27 CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Player of the Year
Oliver Peer, F, Bemidji State
2026-27 CCHA Preseason Coaches’ Co-Rookies of the Year
Cooper Foster, F, Lake Superior State
Nathan Leek, F, Ferris State
Mazden Leslie, D, Bowling Green
2026-27 CCHA Preseason Media Poll
Michigan Tech – 116 (4 first-place votes)
Minnesota State – 113 (6)
Augustana – 107 (2)
Bowling Green – 101 (1)
Bemidji State – 76
Lake Superior State – 64
Ferris State – 56
Northern Michigan – 43
2026-27 Preseason Media All-CCHA Team
Oliver Peer, F, Bemidji State
Max Koskipirtti, F, Michigan Tech
Luigi Benincasa, F, Minnesota State
Breck McKinley, D, Bowling Green
Hayden Hennen, D, Augustana
Will Skahan, D, Minnesota State
Owen Baumgartner, D, Augustana
Oliver Auyeung-Ashton, G, Northern Michigan
2026-27 Preseason Media Players of the Year
Oliver Peer, F, Bemidji State
2026-27 Preseason Media Rookie of the Year
Mazden Leslie, D, Bowling Green
