Mankato, Minn. --- Minnesota State senior center C.J. Suess has been named the 2017-18 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Year.

A member of the 2017-18 WCHA All-First Team, Suess became the first Maverick to capture the WCHA scoring title after he compiled 36 points on a league-best 19 goals (tied) and 17 assists in 28 conference games this season.  The Forest Lake, Minn., native had a league-best plus-19 rating.

Suess leads Minnesota State in points (43) and goals with a career-high 22 markers. He stands as Minnesota State's active career scoring leader with 127 points on 57 goals and 70 assists.  His 127 career points stand tied for fifth on the school's career scoring list for the DI-era. 

The 2017-18 Hobey Baker nominee currently stands second in the nation with 509 face-off wins, is tied for tenth in goals (22), tied for 12th in points (43) and stands tied for 18th in plus/minus with a plus-18.

Currently rated sixth in the country by USCHO.com, Minnesota State stands 29-9-1 for the year and will find out its postseason destination when the NCAA announces the 16-team play-off bracket Sunday.