HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech's Jack Anderson has been named the CCHA Defensive Defenseman of the Year the league announced on Wednesday. Anderson was also named to the All-CCHA First Team.
 
Jack Anderson played in all 26 conference games for Michigan Tech this season, averaging 23:07 minutes per game, which ranked fifth among CCHA defensemen. His 48 blocked shots ranked seventh and he was a plus-11, which was second-best. Scoring six goals and dishing out 11 assists for 17 points, he had a five-game goal streak, which is the second longest in the nation in over 20 years. He blocked at least one shot in 20 games and had five blocks in a game twice.
 
Anderson transferred to Michigan Tech after playing three seasons at Lindenwood. He has appeared in 128 career NCAA games and has 49 points, scoring 15 goals and adding 34 assists. As an alternate captain this season, he has skated in all 38 games and has tallied 11 goals and 13 assists. He ranks fourth in the nation in goals by a defenseman and 16th in blocked shots (65).
 
Anderson was named the National Defenseman of the Month for January and the CCHA Defenseman of the Month for January and February. He earned four CCHA Defenseman of the Week honors.
 
Voting for the 2024-25 All-CCHA Teams and year-end awards was conducted by the nine head coaches at each CCHA member institution, based on CCHA conference games only. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.