NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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NCHC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forThe 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 award2014
Most recent Luke Grainger

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]

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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

YearWinnerPositionSchool
2013–14 Nic Dowd Forward St. Cloud State
2014–15 Nic Mattson Defenseman North Dakota
2015–16 Gabe Levin Forward Denver
2016–17 Justin Parizeki Forward Omaha
2017–18 Tyler Vesel Forward Omaha
2018–19 Mason Bergh Forward Colorado College
2019–20 Karch Bachman Forward Miami
2020–21 Kyle 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

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References

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  2. "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. "The CCHA is going away, but its history will have a final resting place". USCHO.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  4. "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  5. NCHC (March 17, 2016). "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration".