CCHA Player of the Year


The CCHA Player of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season to the best player in the conference as voted by the coaches of each CCHA team. The award went on hiatus after the original CCHA was disbanded after the 2012–13 season, and was reinstated when the league resumed play in 2021–22.
The Player of the Year was first awarded in 1977 and every year thereafter until 2013, when the original CCHA was dissolved as a consequence of the Big Ten Conference forming its men's ice hockey conference. The award returned along with the league in 2022.
Two players have received the award two separate times, both doing so in consecutive years.

Award winners

1976–77 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]Mike LiutGoaltenderBowling Green
1977–78 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]John MarkellForwardBowling Green
1977–78 NCAA [Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]Don WaddellDefencemanMichigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]
1978–79Ken MorrowDefencemanBowling Green
1979–80Steve WeeksGoaltenderNorthern Michigan
1980–81Jeff PyleLeft WingNorthern Michigan
1981–82George McPheeForwardBowling Green
1982–83Brian HillsForwardBowling Green
1983–84Paul PooleyForwardOhio State
1984–85Ray StaszakForwardIllinois-Chicago
1985–86Dan DorionRight WingWestern Michigan
1986–87Wayne GagnéDefencemanWestern Michigan
1987–88Mark VermetteRight WingLake Superior State
1988–89Bruce HoffortGoaltenderLake Superior State
1989–90Kip MillerLeft WingMichigan State
1990–91Jim DowdCenterLake Superior State
1991–92Dwayne NorrisRight WingMichigan State
1992–93Brian SavageLeft WingMiami
1993–94David OliverRight WingMichigan
1994–95Brian HolzingerCenterBowling Green
1995–96CenterMichigan

1996–97CenterMichigan
1997–98GoaltenderMichigan State
1998–99CenterMichigan State
1999–00CenterMichigan State
2000–01GoaltenderMichigan State
2001–02GoaltenderMichigan State
2002–03Left WingFerris State
2003–04CenterMiami
2004–05GoaltenderNorthern Michigan
2005–06Right WingNebraska-Omaha
2006–07GoaltenderNotre Dame
2007–08CenterMichigan
2008–09GoaltenderAlaska
2009–10GoaltenderMiami
2010–11CenterMiami
2011–12DefencemanMichigan State
2012–13CenterMiami
2021–22Goaltender2021–22 [Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season|Minnesota State]
2022–23GoaltenderMichigan Tech
2023–24ForwardMinnesota State
2024–25ForwardMinnesota State