The CCHA Goaltender of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season to the best goaltender in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.
It was first presented in 2001, and continued to be presented 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 was revived along with the league starting in the 2021–22 season.
The award was known as the "Best Goaltender" from 2005 to 2013.
Only one player (Ryan Miller) received the award more than once, winning Goaltender of the Year in the first two years it was conferred.
Award winners 2000–01 Ryan Miller Michigan State 2001–02 Ryan Miller Michigan State 2002–03 Mike Betz Ohio State 2003–04 Dominic Vicari Michigan State 2004–05 Tuomas Tarkki Northern Michigan 2005–06 Charlie Effinger Miami 2006–07 David Brown Notre Dame 2007–08 Jeff Zatkoff Miami 2008–09 Chad Johnson Alaska 2009–10 Cody Reichard Miami 2010–11 Shawn Hunwick Michigan 2011–12 Connor Knapp Miami 2012–13 Brady Hjelle Ohio State 2021–22 Dryden McKay Minnesota State 2022–23 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech 2023–24 Mattias Sholl Bemidji State 2024–25 Alex Tracy Minnesota State 2025–26 Josh Kotai Augustana
Winners by school
Current teams Minnesota State 2Augustana 1Bemidji State 1Michigan Tech 1Northern Michigan 1
Former teams Miami 4Michigan State 3Ohio State 2Alaska 1Michigan 1Northern Michigan 1Notre Dame 1
See also CCHA Awards
References
General
Specific
External links CCHA awards (incomplete)