Oliver Peer named CCHA's Preseason Player of the Year; Beavers picked 5th in both polls
Sep. 14—BEMIDJI — Oliver Peer is already winning 2026-27 CCHA honors. The Bemidji State men's hockey team's top-line center was named the league's Preseason Player of the Year in the Coaches and Media Polls. Bemidji State was picked to finish fifth in both polls. Michigan Tech was selected as the league's top team in both polls as well. Peer, a native of Burlington, Ontario, had 20 goals and ...
Oliver Peer has been named the 2026-27 CCHA preseason Player of the Year, according to both Coaches and Media Polls. The Bemidji State men's hockey team center, who transferred from the University of New Brunswick, had 20 goals and 16 assists in his first season with the Beavers last year. The Beavers are also being picked as the fifth-best team in the league by both polls.
Michigan Tech is the top-ranked team in both polls, with Peer, Michigan Tech forwards Max Koskipirrti and Isaac Gordon, and Bowling Green's Ben Doran joining the coaches' Preseason Player of the Year list. Additionally, three freshmen were selected as Preseason Rookie of the Year, with Bowling Green's Mazden Leslie receiving the media vote.
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