CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
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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.[1]
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The Most Valuable Player in the CCHA Tournament |
| History | |
| First award | 1972 |
| Most recent | Alex Tracy |
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.[2] In 1998, the most valuable player award for the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was renamed the Bill Beagan Trophy.[3][4] 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,[5] 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.[6] The award was renamed back to the CCHA Tournament MVP Award when presented that season.
Award winners
Winners by school
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Winners by position
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