The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Big Ten regular season to the best freshman in the conference as voted by a media panel and the head coaches of each team.
The Freshman of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Rookie of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.
Award winners Year Winner Position School 2013–14 J. T. Compher Left wing Michigan 2014–15 Dylan Larkin Center Michigan 2015–16 Kyle Connor Left wing Michigan 2016–17 Trent Frederic Center Wisconsin 2017–18 Mitchell Lewandowski Forward Michigan State 2018–19 Sammy Walker Forward Minnesota 2019–20 Cole Caufield Forward Wisconsin 2020–21 Thomas Bordeleau Forward Michigan2021–22 Jakub Dobeš Goaltender Ohio State Luke Hughes Defenseman Michigan 2022–23 Adam Fantilli Forward Michigan 2023–24 Artyom Levshunov Defenceman Michigan State 2024–25 Michael Hage Forward Michigan 2025–26 Gavin McKenna Left wing Penn State
Winners by school School WinnersMichigan 7Michigan State 2Wisconsin 2Minnesota 1Ohio State 1Penn State 1
Winners by position Position Winners Center 2 Right wing 0 Left wing 3 Forward 5 Defenceman 2 Goaltender 1
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