NCHC Player of the Year NCHC Player of the YearSportIce hockeyAwarded forThe Player of the Year in the NCHCHistoryFirst award2014Most recentZeev Buium The NCHC Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1] The Player of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Player of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4] Award winners Year Winner Position School 2013–14 Josh Archibald Right Wing Omaha 2014–15 Joey LaLeggia Defenseman Denver 2015–16 Ethan Prow Defenseman St. Cloud State 2016–17 Will Butcher Defenseman Denver 2017–18 Henrik Borgström Center Denver 2018–19 Jimmy Schuldt Defenseman St. Cloud State 2019–20 Scott Perunovich Defenseman Minnesota–Duluth 2020–21 Shane Pinto Center North Dakota 2021–22 Bobby Brink Right Wing Denver 2022–23 Jason Polin Right Wing Western Michigan 2023–24 Jackson Blake Right Wing North Dakota 2024–25 Zeev Buium Defenseman Denver Winners by school School Winners Denver 5 North Dakota 2 St. Cloud State 2 Minnesota–Duluth 1 Omaha 1 Western Michigan 1 Winners by position Position Winners Defenseman 6 Right Wing 4 Center 2 Goaltender 0 Left Wing 0 See alsoNCHC Awards List of CCHA Player of the YearReferences ^ "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-04-19. ^ "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013. ^ "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014. ^ "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration". 17 March 2016. External linksNational Collegiate Hockey ConferenceCurrent teams Arizona State Sun Devils Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Miami RedHawks Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Omaha Mavericks St. Cloud State Huskies Western Michigan Broncos Future teams St. Thomas Tommies (joining in 2026) Venues Mullett Arena (Arizona State) Ed Robson Arena (Colorado College) Magness Arena (Denver) Steve Cady Arena (Miami) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) Lawson Arena (Western Michigan) Future venues Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (St. Thomas) Seasons 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Awards Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Goaltender of the Year Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Forward of the Year Defensive Forward of the Year Defensive Defenseman of the Year Offensive Defenseman of the Year Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sportsmanship Award All-NCHC Teams
