Michigan Tech goaltender Owen Bartoszkiewicz and defenseman Luke Shipley were named the CCHA’s Goaltender of the Week and Defenseman of the Week on Monday after the Huskies’ home sweep of Alaska in Houghton. Northern Michigan freshman center Owen Pitters picked up the league’s Rookie of the Week award after the Wildcats’ home series with Stonehill.
Tech’s goalie and defenseman
Bartoszkiewicz, a junior, stopped 60 of 62 shots over the two games. He made 30 saves in Friday’s 3-0 shutout and 30 more in Saturday’s 4-2 win. He leads the CCHA with five wins and ranks second in the league with a .942 save percentage, along with a 1.83 goals-against average.
Shipley, a sophomore in his first season at Tech, decided Saturday’s game. He tied it on the power play at 7:05 of the third period and scored the winner at 14:11, his first two goals as a Husky. He has five points, two goals and three assists, this season.
The Huskies are 5-1, ranked No. 11 in the USCHO poll and No. 13 in the USA Hockey poll. They open CCHA play this weekend at Ferris State, with games Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, at Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids, both set for 7:07 p.m., according to Michigan Tech. Read the Michigan Tech series wrap from the Alaska weekend.
Pitters keeps NMU’s rookie run going
Pitters, from Chesterfield, had a goal and three assists as Northern Michigan won 5-1 on Friday and lost 2-1 in overtime on Saturday at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. The Mining Journal reported that his nine shots and plus-4 rating led all conference rookies for the weekend, and that he won 12 of 21 faceoffs while centering a third line with Michael Burchill and Nik Gudmundson.
It is the second time in two home weekends that a Wildcat has won the rookie award, after Coster Dunn earned it following NMU’s series with Miami. Pitters was a scratch on opening weekend before making his college debut against Michigan State. “Owen has earned his opportunity through his hard work in practice,” coach Dave Shyiak told the paper.
Pitters has four points in four games. Northern Michigan, 2-4, is off this weekend and opens CCHA play Oct. 30-31 at Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D. Read the Northern Michigan series wrap from the Stonehill weekend.
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