Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's individual awards

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association gives awards at the conclusion of each season. The current awards include Player of the Year, Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year, as well as the league leaders in points scoring and goaltending. In addition, several WCHA players have won the Hobey Baker Award for the nation's best college hockey player.

Past winners have included numerous National Hockey League players, players in European professional leagues, NHL All-Stars, Olympic gold medalists, Stanley Cup champions, and Hockey Hall of Famers. Minnesota and North Dakota are the most successful teams, with 55 award winners and statistical leaders each. All current and former members of the conference are represented, with the exception of Bowling Green.

No player has been selected for the same award more than twice. Murray McLachlan of Minnesota was named Rookie of the Year and twice named Player of the Year, the only player to be selected for three awards. Minnesota's John Mayasich and Michigan Tech's Tony Esposito are the only players to lead the conference statistically in three seasons. John MacInnes of Michigan Tech was named Coach of the Year five times.

The Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year is chosen by a vote of faculty athletic representatives, while the Defensive Player of the Year is chosen by the league's head coaches. All other award winners are selected by votes from coaches, players, sports information directors, and local media.

All extant awards were discontinued in 2021 when the men's division of the WCHA was dissolved.

Hobey Baker Award

The Hobey Baker Award has been awarded annually since 1981 to the most outstanding player in NCAA ice hockey. In that time, 16 players have won the award while playing for WCHA schools.

Winners Year Player Position School 1981 Neal Broten Center Minnesota 1984 Tom Kurvers Defense Minnesota–Duluth 1985 Bill Watson Right Wing Minnesota–Duluth 1987 Tony Hrkac Center North Dakota 1988 Robb Stauber Goaltender Minnesota 1994 Chris Marinucci Left Wing Minnesota–Duluth 1996 Brian Bonin Center Minnesota 2002 Jordan Leopold Defense Minnesota 2003 Peter Sejna Left Wing Colorado College 2004 Junior Lessard Right Wing Minnesota–Duluth 2005 Marty Sertich Center Colorado College 2006 Matt Carle Defense Denver 2007 Ryan Duncan Left Wing North Dakota 2010 Blake Geoffrion Center Wisconsin 2012 Jack Connolly Center Minnesota–Duluth 2013 Drew LeBlanc Forward St. Cloud State

Winners by school School Winners Years Minnesota–Duluth 5 1984, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2012 Minnesota 4 1981, 1988, 1996, 2002 North Dakota 2 1987, 2007 Colorado College 2 2003, 2005 Denver 1 2006 Wisconsin 1 2010 St. Cloud State 1 2013

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year award has been awarded since the 1960–61 season. Before 1992, it was known as the Most Valuable Player award.

Winners Season Player Position School 1960–61 Jerry Walker Forward Denver 1961–62 Red Berenson Forward Michigan 1962–63 Lou Nanne Defenseman Minnesota 1963–64 none selected 1964–65 Gerry Kell Forward North Dakota 1965–66 Mel Wakabayashi Forward Michigan 1966–67 Keith Christiansen Forward Minnesota–Duluth 1967–68 Keith Magnuson Defenseman Denver 1968–69 Murray McLachlan Goaltender Minnesota 1969–70 Murray McLachlan (2) Goaltender Minnesota 1970–71 Bob Murray Defenseman Michigan Tech 1971–72 Doug Palazzari Forward Colorado College 1972–73 Ron Grahame Goaltender Denver 1973–74 Doug Palazzari (2) Forward Colorado College 1974–75 Mike Polich Forward Minnesota Tom Ross Forward Michigan State 1975–76 Mike Zuke Forward Michigan Tech 1976–77 Brian Walsh Forward Notre Dame 1977–78 Mike Eaves Forward Wisconsin 1978–79 Mark Johnson Forward Wisconsin 1979–80 Tim Harrer Forward Minnesota 1980–81 Steve Ulseth Forward Minnesota 1981–82 Phil Sykes Forward North Dakota 1982–83 Bob Mason Goaltender Minnesota–Duluth 1983–84 Tom Kurvers Defenseman Minnesota–Duluth 1984–85 Bill Watson Forward Minnesota–Duluth 1985–86 Dallas Gaume Forward Denver 1986–87 Tony Hrkac Forward North Dakota 1987–88 Robb Stauber Goaltender Minnesota 1988–89 Curtis Joseph Goaltender Wisconsin 1989–90 Gary Shuchuk Forward Wisconsin 1990–91 Scott Beattie Forward Northern Michigan 1991–92 Duane Derksen Goaltender Wisconsin 1992–93 Derek Plante Forward Minnesota–Duluth 1993–94 Chris Marinucci Forward Minnesota–Duluth 1994–95 Brian Bonin Forward Minnesota 1995–96 Brian Bonin (2) Forward Minnesota 1996–97 Mike Crowley Defenseman Minnesota 1997–98 Curtis Murphy Defenseman North Dakota 1998–99 Jason Blake Forward North Dakota 1999–2000 Steve Reinprecht Forward Wisconsin 2000–01 Jeff Panzer Forward North Dakota 2001–02 Mark Hartigan Forward St. Cloud State 2002–03 Peter Sejna Forward Colorado College 2003–04 Junior Lessard Forward Minnesota–Duluth 2004–05 Marty Sertich Forward Colorado College 2005–06 Matt Carle Defenseman Denver 2006–07 Ryan Duncan Forward North Dakota 2007–08 Richard Bachman Goaltender Colorado College 2008–09 Jamie McBain Defenseman Wisconsin 2009–10 Marc Cheverie Goaltender Denver 2010–11 Matt Frattin Forward North Dakota 2011–12 Jack Connolly Forward Minnesota–Duluth 2012–13 Drew LeBlanc Forward St. Cloud State 2013–14 Cody Kunyk Forward Alaska 2014–15 Tanner Kero Forward Michigan Tech 2015–16 Alex Petan Forward Michigan Tech 2016–17 Michael Bitzer Forward Bemidji State 2017–18 C. J. Suess Forward Minnesota State 2018–19 Troy Loggins Forward Northern Michigan 2019–20 Marc Michaelis Forward Minnesota State 2020–21 Dryden McKay Goaltender Minnesota State

Winners by school School Winners Years Minnesota 10 1963, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997 North Dakota 8 1965, 1982, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011 Minnesota–Duluth 8 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2012 Wisconsin 7 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2009 Denver 6 1961, 1968, 1973, 1986, 2006, 2010 Colorado College 5 1972, 1974, 2003, 2005, 2008 Michigan Tech 4 1971, 1976, 2015, 2016 Minnesota State 3 2018, 2020, 2021 Michigan 2 1962, 1966 Northern Michigan 2 1991, 2019 St. Cloud State 2 2002, 2013 Michigan State 1 1975 Notre Dame 1 1977 Alaska 1 2014 Bemidji State 1 2017

Offensive Player of the Year The Offensive Player of the Year was first awarded in 2019.

Winners Season Player Position School 2019–20 Marc Michaelis Forward Minnesota State 2020–21 Julian Napravnik Forward Minnesota State

Winners by school School Winners Years Minnesota State 2 2020, 2021

Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year

Winners Season Player Position School 1986–87 Tony Granato Forward Wisconsin 1987–88 Steve Johnson Forward North Dakota 1988–89 Tim Budy Forward Colorado College 1989–90 Dave Shields Forward Denver 1990–91 Brad Werenka Defenseman Northern Michigan 1991–92 Geoff Sarjeant Goaltender Michigan Tech 1992–93 Brett Hauer Defenseman Minnesota–Duluth 1993–94 Brian Konowalchuk Forward Denver Jeff Nielsen Forward Minnesota 1994–95 Justin McHugh Forward Minnesota 1995–96 Dan Trebil Defenseman Minnesota 1996–97 Petri Gunther Defenseman Denver 1997–98 Mitch Vig Defenseman North Dakota 1998–99 Kyle McLaughlin Defenseman St. Cloud State Scott Swanson Defenseman Colorado College 1999–2000 Jeff Scissons Forward Minnesota–Duluth 2000–01 Karl Goehring Goaltender North Dakota 2001–02 Mark Cullen Forward Colorado College 2002–03 Tom Preissing Defenseman Colorado College 2003–04 Connor James Forward Denver 2004–05 Steven Johns Defenseman Minnesota State 2005–06 Ted O'Leary Forward Denver 2006–07 Lee Sweatt Defenseman Colorado College 2007–08 Joel Hanson Defenseman Minnesota State 2008–09 J. P. Testwuide Defenseman Denver 2009–10 Eli Vlaisavljevich Defenseman Michigan Tech 2010–11 Chay Genoway Defenseman North Dakota 2011–12 Brad Eidsness Goaltender North Dakota 2012–13 Drew LeBlanc Forward St. Cloud State 2013–14 Chad Brears Forward Alabama–Huntsville 2014–15 Tanner Kero Forward Michigan Tech 2015–16 Jamie Phillips Goaltender Michigan Tech 2016–17 Chad McDonald Forward Ferris State 2017–18 Olivier Mantha Goaltender Alaska–Anchorage 2018–19 Max Coatta Forward Minnesota State 2019–20 Edwin Hookenson Defenseman Minnesota State 2020–21 Zach Driscoll Goaltender Bemidji State

Winners by school School Winners Years Denver 6 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09 North Dakota 5 1987–88, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2010–11, 2011–12 Colorado College 5 1988–89, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07 Michigan Tech 4 1991–92, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16 Minnesota State 4 2004–05, 2007–08, 2018–19, 2019–20 Minnesota 3 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 Minnesota–Duluth 2 1992–93, 1999–2000 St. Cloud State 2 1998–99, 2012–13 Wisconsin 1 1986–87 Northern Michigan 1 1990–91 Alabama–Huntsville 1 2013–14 Bemidji State 1 2020–21

Defensive Player of the Year

Winners Season Player Position School 1991–92 Dallas Drake Forward Northern Michigan 1992–93 Chris Hynnes Defenseman Colorado College 1993–94 Shawn Reid Defenseman Colorado College 1994–95 Brian Rafalski Defenseman Wisconsin 1995–96 Eric Rud Defenseman Colorado College 1996–97 Eric Rud (2) Defenseman Colorado College 1997–98 Matt Henderson Forward North Dakota Andy Sutton Defenseman Michigan Tech 1998–99 Brad Williamson Defenseman North Dakota 1999–2000 Jeff Dessner Defenseman Wisconsin 2000–01 Jordan Leopold Defenseman Minnesota 2001–02 Jordan Leopold (2) Defenseman Minnesota 2002–03 Joe Cullen Forward Colorado College Aaron MacKenzie Defenseman Denver 2003–04 Ryan Caldwell Defenseman Denver 2004–05 Mark Stuart Defenseman Colorado College 2005–06 Matt Carle Defenseman Denver 2006–07 Alex Goligoski Defenseman Minnesota 2007–08 Jack Hillen Defenseman Colorado College 2008–09 Chay Genoway Defenseman North Dakota 2009–10 Brendan Smith Defenseman Wisconsin 2010–11 Justin Schultz Defenseman Wisconsin 2011–12 Justin Schultz (2) Defenseman Wisconsin 2012–13 Nick Jensen Defenseman St. Cloud State 2013–14 Colton Parayko Defenseman Alaska 2014–15 Colton Parayko (2) Defenseman Alaska 2015–16 Casey Nelson Defenseman Minnesota State 2016–17 Daniel Brickley Defenseman Minnesota State 2017–18 Alec Rauhauser Defenseman Bowling Green 2018–19 Philip Beaulieu Defenseman Northern Michigan 2019–20 Alec Rauhauser Defenseman Bowling Green 2020–21 Will Cullen Defenseman Bowling Green Elias Rosén Defenseman Bemidji State

Winners by school School Winners Years Colorado College 7 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08 Wisconsin 5 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 North Dakota 3 1997–98, 1998–99, 2008–09 Minnesota 3 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07 Denver 3 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 Bowling Green 3 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 Alaska 2 2013–14, 2014–15 Minnesota State 2 2015–16, 2016–17 Northern Michigan 2 1991–92, 2018–19 Michigan Tech 1 1997–98 St. Cloud State 1 2012–13 Bemidji State 1 2020–21

Goaltender of the Year

Winners Season Player School 2017–18 Atte Tolvanen Northern Michigan 2018–19 Atte Tolvanen Northern Michigan 2019–20 Dryden McKay Minnesota State 2020–21 Dryden McKay Minnesota State

Winners by school School Winners Years Minnesota State 2 2019–20, 2020–21 Northern Michigan 2 2017–18, 2018–19

Rookie of the Year

Winners + Sophomore of the Year Season Player Position School 1959–60 George Kirkwood Goaltender Denver 1959–60 Lou Angotti Forward Michigan Tech 1960–61 Jack Wilson Defenseman Denver 1961–62 Gordon Wilkie Forward Michigan 1962–63 George Hill Forward Michigan Tech 1963–64 Tom Polanic Defenseman Michigan 1964–65 Gary Milroy Forward Michigan Tech 1965–66 Gary Gambucci Forward Minnesota 1966–67 Keith Magnuson Defenseman Denver 1966–67 Bob Munro Forward North Dakota 1967–68 Murray McLachlan Goaltender Minnesota 1968–69 George Morrison Forward Denver 1969–70 Don Thompson Forward Michigan State