Frozen Faceoff MVP NCHC Frozen Faceoff MVPSportIce hockeyAwarded forThe Most Valuable Player in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff tournamentHistoryFirst award2014Most recentJami Krannila The Frozen Faceoff MVP is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference tournament season to the best player in the championship as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team.[1] The Frozen Faceoff MVP was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[2][3][4] Award winners Year Winner Position School 2014 Daniel Doremus Forward Denver 2015 Blake Coleman Forward Miami 2016 Mikey Eyssimont Forward St. Cloud State 2017 Alex Iafallo Forward Minnesota–Duluth 2018 Tanner Jaillet Goaltender Denver 2019 Hunter Shepard Goaltender Minnesota Duluth 2020 Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Riese Gaber Right Wing North Dakota 2022 Ryan Fanti Goaltender Minnesota Duluth 2023 Jami Krannila Center St. Cloud State Winners by school School Winners Minnesota Duluth 3 Denver 2 St. Cloud State 2 Miami 1 North Dakota 1 Winners by position Position Winners Center 1 Right Wing 1 Forward 4 Defenceman 0 Goaltender 3 See alsoNCHC AwardsReferences ^ "Denver Wins Inaugural NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship". NCHC Hockey. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014. ^ "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. ^ "Grit, Guts Lift St. Cloud State to First Frozen Faceoff Crown". 20 March 2016. External linksNCHC Tournaments 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 All-Tournament Team Frozen Faceoff MVP NCHCNational 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