The CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association conference tournament to the most valuable player in the championship, as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.
History The Most Valuable Player in Tournament was first awarded in 1972, but was not conferred again until 1982. After that time, it had been bestowed every year until 2013 when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference. In 1998, the most valuable player award for the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was renamed the Bill Beagan Trophy. In 2001, Ryan Miller won the award for the second time, becoming the only player to ever win it more than once.
In 2020, the CCHA was revived by seven schools that had been members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, with conference play starting in 2021–22. The conference tournament returned that season, and the MVP award was intended to return as well, however, the award was not presented in the revived league's first tournament in 2022, possibly due to the controversial end to the game. The MVP would not be presented again until the 2025 tournament, in which Evan Murr became the first defenseman to become the conference's tournament most valuable player. The award was renamed back to the CCHA Tournament MVP Award when presented that season.
Award winners
Year Winner Position School 1972 Bill McKenzie Goaltender Ohio State 1982 Ron Scott Goaltender Michigan State 1983 Mike David* Goaltender Bowling Green 1984 Glenn Healy* Goaltender Western Michigan 1985 Norm Foster Goaltender Michigan State 1986 Bill Horn Goaltender Western Michigan 1987 Bobby Reynolds Right wing Michigan State 1988 Paul Connell Goaltender Bowling Green 1989 Jason Muzzatti Goaltender Michigan State 1990 Peter White Center Michigan State 1991 Clayton Beddoes Center Lake Superior State 1992 Darrin Madeley Goaltender Lake Superior State 1993 Blaine Lacher Goaltender Lake Superior State 1994 Mike Stone Center Michigan 1995 Wayne Strachan Right wing Lake Superior State 1996 John Madden Center Michigan 1997 Brendan Morrison Center Michigan Note: * recipient not on championship team
Year Winner Position School 1998 Mike York Center Michigan State 1999 Mark Kosick Center Michigan 2000 Ryan Miller Goaltender Michigan State 2001 Ryan Miller Goaltender Michigan State 2002 Mike Cammalleri Left wing Michigan 2003 Jed Ortmeyer Right wing Michigan 2004 Paul Caponigri Forward Ohio State 2005 Jeff Tambellini Left wing Michigan 2006 Jeff Lerg Goaltender Michigan State 2007 David Brown Goaltender Notre Dame 2008 Tim Miller Left wing Michigan 2009 Jordan Pearce Goaltender Notre Dame 2010 Shawn Hunwick Goaltender Michigan 2011 Andy Miele Center Miami 2012 Frank Slubowski Goaltender Western Michigan 2013 T. J. Tynan Center Notre Dame 2025 Evan Murr Defenceman Minnesota State 2026 Alex Tracy Goaltender Minnesota State
Winners by school School WinnersMichigan 9Michigan State 9Lake Superior State 4Notre Dame 3Western Michigan 3Bowling Green 2Ohio State 2Miami 1Minnesota State 2
Winners by position Position Winners Center 9 Right wing 3 Left wing 3 Forward 1 Defenceman 1 Goaltender 18
See also CCHA Awards CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
References
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External links CCHA Awards (Incomplete)