NCHC Forward of the Year

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NCHC Forward of the Year
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forThe Best Forward in the NCHC
History
First award2014
Most recent Jason Polin

The NCHC Forward of the Year is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference regular season to the best forward in the conference as voted by the coaches of each NCHC team. [1] [2] [3]

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The Forward of the Year was first awarded in 2014.

Award winners

YearWinnerPositionSchool
2013–14 Josh Archibald Right Wing Omaha
2014–15 Trevor Moore Left Wing Denver
2015–16 Danton Heinen Right Wing Denver
2016–17 Anthony Louis Center Miami
2017–18 Henrik Borgström Center Denver
2018–19 Patrick Newell Forward St. Cloud State
2019–20 Jordan Kawaguchi Forward North Dakota
2020–21 Shane Pinto Center North Dakota
2021–22 Bobby Brink Right Wing Denver
2022–23 Jason Polin Right Wing Western Michigan

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References

  1. "Archibald, Dowd, LaLeggia Headline NCHC Award Winners". NCHC Hockey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. "NCHC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. March 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. "Prow, Berry Capture NCHC's Top Honors at Awards Celebration". 17 March 2016.