HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech senior Jack Anderson has been named the Hockey Commissioners' Association's National Defenseman of the Month for January.

Jack Anderson (St. Louis, Mo.) led all CCHA blueliners in goals (4), points (10), plus-minus (+12) and blocks (20) in January, helping No. 20 Michigan Tech to a 7-3-0 record. Third in minutes per game (23:48), he recorded 18 shots and was assessed just four penalty minutes. His month was highlighted by netting his first collegiate hat trick against Alaska Anchorage on January 3, before scoring a goal with two assists in a 4-3 win at No. 15 St. Thomas on January 31. Blocking at least one shot in all 10 games last month, he had two games with four, which is one shy of his season-high.
 
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.
 
Anderson is the third CCHA student-athlete to garner such an honor this season, joining Minnesota State's Evan Murr, who was the Defenseman of the Month in November and Brett Meerman, who picked up Forward of Month honors in December.
 
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.