The CCHA Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team. The award went on hiatus after the original CCHA was disbanded after the 2012–13 season, and was reinstated when the league resumed play in 2021–22.
The Player of the Year was first awarded in 1977 and every year thereafter until 2013, when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference. The award returned along with the league in 2022.
Two players (Brendan Morrison and Ryan Miller) have received the award two separate times, both doing so in consecutive years.
Award winners
1976–77 Mike Liut Goaltender Bowling Green1977–78 John Markell Forward Bowling Green Don Waddell Defenceman Northern Michigan 1978–79 Ken Morrow Defenceman Bowling Green 1979–80 Steve Weeks Goaltender Northern Michigan 1980–81 Jeff Pyle Left Wing Northern Michigan 1981–82 George McPhee Forward Bowling Green 1982–83 Brian Hills Forward Bowling Green 1983–84 Paul Pooley Forward Ohio State 1984–85 Ray Staszak Forward Illinois-Chicago 1985–86 Dan Dorion Right Wing Western Michigan 1986–87 Wayne Gagné Defenceman Western Michigan 1987–88 Mark Vermette Right Wing Lake Superior State 1988–89 Bruce Hoffort Goaltender Lake Superior State 1989–90 Kip Miller Left Wing Michigan State 1990–91 Jim Dowd Center Lake Superior State 1991–92 Dwayne Norris Right Wing Michigan State 1992–93 Brian Savage Left Wing Miami 1993–94 David Oliver Right Wing Michigan 1994–95 Brian Holzinger Center Bowling Green 1995–96 Center Michigan
1996–97 Center Michigan 1997–98 Goaltender Michigan State 1998–99 Center Michigan State 1999–00 Center Michigan State 2000–01 Goaltender Michigan State 2001–02 Goaltender Michigan State 2002–03 Left Wing Ferris State 2003–04 Center Miami 2004–05 Goaltender Northern Michigan 2005–06 Right Wing Nebraska-Omaha 2006–07 Goaltender Notre Dame 2007–08 Center Michigan 2008–09 Goaltender Alaska 2009–10 Goaltender Miami 2010–11 Center Miami 2011–12 Defenceman Michigan State 2012–13 Center Miami 2021–22 Goaltender Minnesota State 2022–23 Goaltender Michigan Tech 2023–24 Forward Minnesota State 2024–25 Goaltender Minnesota State 2025–26 Goaltender Augustana
Winners by school Michigan State 8Bowling Green 6Miami 5Michigan 4Northern Michigan 4Lake Superior State 3Minnesota State 3Western Michigan 2Alaska 1Augustana 1Ferris State 1Illinois-Chicago 1Michigan Tech 1Nebraska–Omaha 1Notre Dame 1Ohio State 1
Winners by position Center 9 Right Wing 5 Left Wing 4 Forward 7 Defenceman 4 Goaltender 13
See also CCHA Awards
References
General
Specific
External links CCHA Awards (Incomplete)