CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament


The CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association conference tournament to the most valuable player in the championship, as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team.

History

The Most Valuable Player in Tournament was first awarded in 1972, but was not conferred again until 1982. After that time, it had been bestowed every year until 2013 when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference. In 1998, the most valuable player award for the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was renamed the Bill Beagan Trophy. In 2001, Ryan Miller won the award for the second time, becoming the only player to ever win it more than once.
In 2020, the CCHA was revived by seven schools that had been members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, with conference play starting in 2021–22. The conference tournament returned that season, and the MVP award was intended to return as well, however, the award was not presented in the revived league's first tournament in 2022, possibly due to the controversial end to the game. The MVP would not be presented again until the 2025 tournament, in which Evan Murr became the first defenseman to become the conference's tournament most valuable player. The award was renamed back to the CCHA Tournament MVP Award when presented that season.

Award winners

YearWinnerPositionSchool
1972Bill McKenzieGoaltenderOhio State
1982Ron ScottGoaltenderMichigan State
1983Mike David*GoaltenderBowling Green
1984Glenn Healy*GoaltenderWestern Michigan
1985Norm FosterGoaltenderMichigan State
1986Bill HornGoaltenderWestern Michigan
1987Bobby ReynoldsRight wingMichigan State
1988Paul ConnellGoaltenderBowling Green
1989Jason MuzzattiGoaltenderMichigan State
1990Peter WhiteCenterMichigan State
1991Clayton BeddoesCenterLake Superior State
1992Darrin MadeleyGoaltenderLake Superior State
1993Blaine LacherGoaltenderLake Superior State
1994Mike StoneCenterMichigan
1995Wayne StrachanRight wingLake Superior State
1996John MaddenCenterMichigan
1997Brendan MorrisonCenterMichigan

Note: * recipient not on championship team
YearWinnerPositionSchool
1998Mike YorkCenterMichigan State
1999Mark KosickCenterMichigan
2000Ryan MillerGoaltenderMichigan State
2001Ryan MillerGoaltenderMichigan State
2002Mike CammalleriLeft wingMichigan
2003Jed OrtmeyerRight wingMichigan
2004Paul CaponigriForwardOhio State
2005Jeff TambelliniLeft wingMichigan
2006Jeff LergGoaltenderMichigan State
2007David BrownGoaltenderNotre Dame
2008Tim MillerLeft wingMichigan
2009Jordan PearceGoaltenderNotre Dame
2010Shawn HunwickGoaltenderMichigan
2011Andy MieleCenterMiami
2012Frank SlubowskiGoaltenderWestern Michigan
2013T. J. TynanCenterNotre Dame
2025Evan MurrDefencemanMinnesota State