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NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 
Summary
The NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best defensive forward in the conference. Each team selects a player from their own roster to be on the conference Scholar-Athlete Team. The coaches of each NCHC team then vote to determine the Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[2]
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The Best Player from all of the member teams who possesses at least a 3.25 GPA and has played in at least 25% of the team's games during their career.[1] |
| History | |
| First award | 2014 |
| Most recent | Luke Grainger |
The Scholar-Athlete of the Year was first awarded in 2014 and is a successor to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year which was discontinued after the conference dissolved due to the 2013–14 NCAA conference realignment.[3][4][5]
Award winners edit
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Nic Dowd | Forward | St. Cloud State |
| 2014–15 | Nick Mattson | Defenseman | North Dakota |
| 2015–16 | Gabe Levin | Forward | Denver |
| 2016–17 | Justin Parizek | Forward | Omaha |
| 2017–18 | Tyler Vesel | Forward | Omaha |
| 2018–19 | Mason Bergh | Forward | Colorado College |
| 2019–20 | Karch Bachman | Forward | Miami |
| 2020–21 | Kale Bennett | Defenseman | Western Michigan |
| 2021–22 | Drew Worrad | Forward | Western Michigan |
| 2022–23 | Ethan Frisch | Defenseman | North Dakota |
| 2023–24 | Luke Grainger | Forward | Western Michigan |
Winners by school edit
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Winners by position edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NCHC Announces Scholar-Athlete Team". NCHC Hockey. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 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.
- ^ NCHC (March 17, 2016). "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration".