HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech senior Jack Anderson has been named the CCHA Defenseman of the Month for January, the conference announced on Tuesday.
 
Anderson scored four goals and added six assists in 10 games in January. The alternate captain also blocked 20 shots and had a plus-12 rating. Anderson had a pair of three-point games during the month. He became the first Tech defenseman since January 1985 to score a hat trick, burying three goals against Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 3) at the Desert Hockey Classic. He scored on the power play and added two assists in a win at No. 15 St. Thomas (Jan. 31).
 
In his first season with the Huskies, Anderson has 16 points on six goals and 10 assists. He ranks eighth in the nation in goals by a defenseman and fifth in CCHA defenseman points. He has twice been named the CCHA Defenseman of the Week, both in January.
 
Anderson joins Teydon Trembecky (Rookie – October) and Stiven Sardarian (Forward – November), who also received a CCHA Player of the Month award this season.
 
Tech is ranked No. 20 this week and is 18-10-2 overall and 13-5-2 in the CCHA. The Huskies host No. 16 Augustana this weekend for the annual Winter Carnival series. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 5:07 p.m. on Saturday. The Huskies and Vikings will play a total-goal series for the MacInnes Trophy.