Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | To the Most Outstanding Player in the WCHA conference tournament. |
History | |
First award | 1988 |
Editions | 34 |
Final award | 2021 |
First winner | Dean Anderson |
Most wins | Bill Pye (2) |
Most recent | Ashton Calder |
The WCHA Most Outstanding Player in Tournament was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the WCHA tournament to the best player in the championship as voted by the head coaches of each member team.[1]
The Tournament MVP was first awarded in 1988 and every year thereafter. The award was changed from 'most valuable' to 'most outstanding' for the 2017 tournament.[2]
Bill Pye is the only player to have won the award more than once. Additionally, two recipients have received the honor while not playing for the conference champion.
Note: * recipient not on championship team
Year | Winner | Position | School |
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2005 | Brett Sterling* | Left wing | Colorado College |
2006 | Jordan Parise | Goaltender | North Dakota |
2007 | Blake Wheeler | Right wing | Minnesota |
2008 | Alex Kangas* | Goaltender | Minnesota |
2009 | Alex Stalock | Goaltender | Minnesota Duluth |
2010 | Evan Trupp | Left wing | North Dakota |
2011 | Matt Frattin | Right wing | North Dakota |
2012 | Aaron Dell | Goaltender | North Dakota |
2013 | Nic Kerdiles | Center | Wisconsin |
2014 | Cole Huggins | Goaltender | Minnesota State |
2015 | Brad McClure | Forward | Minnesota State |
2016 | Darren Smith | Goaltender | Ferris State |
2017 | Shane Hanna | Defenceman | Michigan Tech |
2018 | Patrick Munson | Goaltender | Michigan Tech |
2019 | Nick Rivera | Forward | Minnesota State |
2020 | Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
2021 | Ashton Calder | Forward | Lake Superior State |
Position | Winners |
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Center | 5 |
Right wing | 3 |
Left wing | 3 |
Forward | 3 |
Defenceman | 3 |
Goaltender | 15 |
Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey | |
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Teams in the final season | |
Venues in the final season |
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Championships and awards | |
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