The tournament Most Outstanding Player is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship to the player to be judged the most outstanding. The award was first conferred in 1984 but was retired after the 1990 championship. The award was resurrected in 2009 and has been given out annually since (as of 2019).
As of 2020, only one player has won the award multiple times (B. J. O'Brian) who, coincidentally, is also the only player to win the award while not playing for the national champion. The 2020 and 2021 tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, as a result no tournament Most Outstanding Player was awarded.
Award winners Source:
1984 Paul Donato Forward 1985 Chet Hallice Goaltender 1986 Mike Alexander Forward 1987 Vacated † 1988 Not Awarded 1989 Shawn Wheeler Forward 1990 Paul Caufield Forward 1991–2008 Award retired 2009 Ross MacKinnon Goaltender 2010 B. J. O'Brien* Goaltender 2011 B. J. O'Brien Goaltender 2012 David Jacobson Goaltender 2013 Jordan Singer Forward
2014 Joe Perry Forward 2015 Nathaniel Heilbron Goaltender 2016 Eliot Grauer Forward 2017 William Pelletier Forward 2018 Tanner Froese Forward 2019 Tanner Karty Forward 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 Sam Ruffin Forward 2023 Damon Beaver Goaltender 2024 Austin Mourar Defenseman 2025 Kahlil Fontana Forward
† Chris Panek was the Tournament MOP in 1987 but the award was rescinded when Plattsburgh State's appearance was vacated as a result of NCAA rules violations.* Player was not a member of the championship team.
Award Breakdown
+Winners by schoolSchoolWinners 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+Winners by positionPositionWinners Forward 11 Defenceman 1 Goaltender 7
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