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 ...
Bemidji State University men's hockey team center Oliver Peer was recently named the 2026-27 CCHA preseason Player of the Year, according to both Coaches and Media Polls. Born in Burlington, Ontario, Peer led the team with 20 goals and 16 assists during his first season.
Peer, who transferred from the University of New Brunswick ahead of the 2025-26 season, was also selected to both All-CCHA preseason teams. Michigan Tech forwards Max Koskipirrti and Isaac Gordon, Bowling Green's Ben Doran, Augustana's Hayden Hennen, and Bowling Green's Breck McKinley rounded out the coaches' selections.
Peer was joined by Koskipirtti, McKinley, and Augustana's Owen Baumgartner, as well as Northern Michigan goaltender Oliver Auyeung-Ashton on the media's list. The CCHA coaches picked three freshmen for Preseason Rookie of the Year: Bowling Green's Mazden Leslie, Ferris State's Nathan Leek, and Lake Superior State's Cooper Foster. Leslie was the sole media selection.
The league's virtual Media Day is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
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