The CCHA Rookie of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the best freshman player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.
The Rookie of the Year award was first presented in 1978 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 CCHA was reestablished in 2020, with play starting in the 2021–22 season, at which time the award was reinstated.
Award winners
1978–79 George McPhee Forward Bowling Green 1979–80 Steve Mulholland Right Wing Lake Superior State 1980–81 Jeff Poeschl Goaltender Northern Michigan Paul Pooley Forward Ohio State 1981–82 Jon Elliot Goaltender Michigan 1982–83 Chris Seychel Left Wing Michigan 1983–84 Gary Emmons Center Northern Michigan Bill Shibicky Forward Michigan State 1984–85 Paul Ysebaert Left Wing Bowling Green 1985–86 Joe Murphy Right Wing Michigan State 1986–87 Nelson Emerson Right Wing Bowling Green 1987–88 John DePourcq Center Ferris State 1988–89 Rod Brind'Amour Center Michigan State 1989–90 David Roberts Left Wing Michigan 1990–91 Brian Wiseman Center Michigan 1991–92 Brian Loney Right Wing Ohio State 1992–93 Chris Brooks Center Western Michigan 1993–94 Brendan Morrison Center Michigan 1994–95 Marty Turco Goaltender Michigan 1995–96 Marc Magliarditi Goaltender Western Michigan 1996–97 Daryl Andrews Defenceman Western Michigan
1997–98 Mark Eaton Defenceman Notre Dame 1998–99 Mike Comrie Center Michigan 1999–00 Chris Gobert Center Northern Michigan 2000–01 R. J. Umberger Center Ohio State 2001–02 Patrick Dwyer Right Wing Western Michigan 2002–03 Jeff Tambellini Left Wing Michigan 2003–04 T. J. Hensick Center Michigan 2004–05 Bill Thomas Right Wing Nebraska-Omaha 2005–06 Jeff Lerg Goaltender Michigan State 2006–07 Mark Letestu Center Western Michigan 2007–08 Max Pacioretty Left Wing Michigan 2008–09 David Wohlberg Center Michigan 2009–10 Andy Taranto Right Wing Alaska 2010–11 T. J. Tynan Center Notre Dame 2011–12 Alex Guptill Left Wing Michigan 2012–13 Riley Barber Right Wing Miami 2021–22 Bradley Marek Forward Ferris State 2022–23 Kyle Kukkonen Center Michigan Tech 2023–24 Isaac Gordon Forward Michigan Tech 2024–25 Elias Jansson Forward Michigan Tech 2025–26 Lucas Van Vliet Forward St. Thomas
Winners by school
Current teams Bowling Green 3Michigan Tech 3Northern Michigan 3Ferris State 2Lake Superior State 1St. Thomas 1
Former teams Michigan 12Western Michigan 5Michigan State 4Ohio State 3Notre Dame 2Alaska 1Miami 1Nebraska-Omaha 1
Winners by position Center 14 Right Wing 8 Left Wing 6 Forward 7 Defenceman 2 Goaltender 5
See also CCHA Awards
References General
Specific
External links CCHA Awards (Incomplete)